Shopping in the United States changes a lot. About ninety years ago most people

Shopping in the United Stateschanges a lot. About ninety years ago most people shopped in small stores thatwere owned by one person or a family. Women went from the bakery to thebutcher’s to the grocer and on to the fruit and vegetable seller in order toget their food for the week. Then, about sixty years ago, supermarkets wereborn. In a supermarket, people could get all the different kinds of food theyneeded without going to different stores.

The next bigchange in shopping in the United States was the shopping mall. A shopping mallis a group of stores under one roof. Because malls allowed people to shopwithout worrying about the weather, they soon became very popular. The mallbecame a place for people to socialize in addition to shopping. If you walkthrough a mall, you will see older people sitting, chatting and drinkingcoffee. Malls are places for teenagers to hang out. Many teens will often just“go to the mall” and spend time with their friends.

The recentchange in American shopping was the superstore. Large chain stores such asWal-Mart, Office Depot and Toys“R”Us have been built all across the UnitedStates. Because they are so large, they can buy goods at a great discount andsell them much cheaper than smaller stores. Sometimes, when they are built nearsmall towns, many of the small town stores have to close. They just cannotcompete with their giant neighbors.

And now, onlineshopping is becoming more and more popular all over the States. People are toobusy to go to the physical stores, so they go shopping over the Internet. Online shopping has lots ofadvantages. For instance, online stores are usually available 24 hours a day.Searching or browsing online shops can be faster than browsing the physicalstores. While, online shopping also has its disadvantages. People are at higherrisk of being cheated on the part of the merchant than in a physical store. Andprivacy of personal information may be let out.

1.Which of the following shows the right orderof shopping development in the United States?

①small stores  ②superstores ③shopping malls  ④shoppingonline   ⑤supermarkets

A. ①②③④⑤               B.①⑤②③④             C.②③④①⑤                D.①⑤③②④

2.Which is the place for people to spend timewith others according to the passage?

A. Small stores.              B.Shopping malls.       C. Supermarkets.           D.Superstores.

3.Why can the superstores sell products at much lowerprices?

A. Because they can buy goods at a reduction inprice.

B. Because they are across the United States.

C. Because they sell all kinds of productspeople need.

D. Because they are built near small towns.

4.What’s the disadvantage of online shopping according tothe passage?

A. Wasting time.                                                    B.Fixed prices.

C. Leaking personal information.                       D.No chance to do physical activities.

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

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