单选题 You have probably seen ads (广告) in newspapers or on television for mail-order companies. Perhaps a catalogue （商品目录) has been sent to you. Why do people buy things they have not seen m person? Some people believe that things can be bought more cheaply by mail. Another good thing about buying by mail is that it is easier and more enjoyable to sit at home and work through a catalogue than to shop around the stores. With a catalogue from a large company, you have your own shop window for almost everything you want to buy.
Buying from a catalogue is so easy. It saves the shopper time and trouble. Sometimes, it saves the shopper money, too. But people often buy more than they can really afford (付得起) or need, because many things look so good to them. {{U}}They{{/U}} can probably pay a certain part of the full price-a down payment. Then they pay a certain amount of money every month until the goods is paid for in full. But by then they often find what they have bought are of no use at all.

单选题 Why do people buy things without seeing them in person?

A. To enjoy themselves.
B. To save money and trouble.
C. To get more than they need.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 句意：为什么人们要买他们没有亲眼见过的东西呢?细节题。文章两个段落中均说明了通过邮购的方式买东西可以节省时间和避免麻烦，有时候还可以省钱。可知答案为B。

单选题 What does the word "They" in "They can probably pay a certain part of the full price..." refer to?

A. People.
B. Shops.
C. Goods.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 句意：句子“They can probably pay a certain part of the full price…”中“They”指的是谁?推理题。根据上下文意思，该句子用的是主动句，所以C选项不对；付款应是消费者的行为，可知答案为A。

单选题 We know from the text that ______.

A. a catalogue may show you what a company is selling
B. it is easier and more enjoyable to shop around stores
C. you can set up your own shop with a catalogue

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 句意：从文章中我们可以得出。主旨题。B选项与原文意思正好相反，C选项文章中没有提到，可知答案为A。

单选题 What is the problem with mail-order?

A. People have to work through a catalogue.
B. People may buy more than they are able to pay for.
C. People have to pay every month,

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 句意：邮购有什么问题?细节题。文章第二段中提到“But people often buy more than they can really afford or need…”，可知答案为B。

单选题 According to the text, people can get the goods first and pay ______.

A. bit by bit
B. a few months later
C. until it is of no use at all

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 句意：根据这篇文章，人们可以先拿到商品然后支付。细节题。由文中第二段倒数第二句话可以得出，可知答案为A。