Directions: Write an essay based on the following table. In your essay, you should
    1) interpret the table, and
    2) give your comments.
    You should write about 150 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.
   
【正确答案】
【答案解析】As the graph indicates, online shopping has been gaining popularity in our country. In 2010, the volume of business was only 514 billion yuan, but three years later, this amount got more than tripled, reaching 1885. 1 billion. In 2015, as much as 4005. 9 billion yuan of transactions occurred online. How should we look at this prosperity of online shopping?
   How should we acconnt for this increase? First and foremost, most people have smart phones and more families can now have access to the internet. So what they need is just a click away, secondly, online shopping proves to be more convenient and cost-effective, inclining many people to develop the habit of reckless shopping online. Last but not least, thanks to the fast economic boom in our country, most chinese people seem to have the money to buy whatever they need or want from online stores.
   Undeniably, the merits of online shopping coexist with its demerits. If history is a guide, there is good reason to expect this mode of shopping to play a more dominant role in our business world. To ensure the healthy development of business, the central government should formulate stricter laws to safeguard the interest of consumers.