Internet shopping is a new way of shopping. Nowadays, you can shop for just about anything from your armchair. All you need is a computer which is linked to the Internet. Shopping on the Internet is becoming increasingly popular. In the United States, people spent over US $ 2.5 billion on Internet shopping in 1998. This figure is expected to reach US $ 11 billion by the year 2004. People can shop for a variety of products on the Internet. Physical products include items such as books, CDs, clothes and food. These types of products are the most common purchases through the Internet. You can also buy information products such as on-line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer software through the Internet. Services such as booking airline tickets, reserving hotels or renting ears are also available on the Internet. You can also go shopping on the Internet for entertainment services and take part in on-line games. Internet shopping offers a number of benefits for the shopper. The must important advantage is convenience. You can shop whenever you like as the on-line shops are open 24 hours a day and you don't have to queue with other shoppers at the cheek-out counters. Secondly, it is easy to find what you are looking fur on the Internet. Even out-of-print books may be ordered on line. Finally, it is often cheaper to buy goods through the Internet, and you can tell the shop exactly what you want. The main disadvantage of Internet shopping is that you cannot actually see the products you are buying or cheek their quality. Also, many people enjoy shopping in the city and miss the opportunity to talk to friends. Some people are worried about paying for goods using credit cards, so Internet companies are now finding ways to make on-line payment safe. Internet shopping is sure to become more and more popular in the years ahead. It promises to change the way we buy all kinds of things-from tonight's dinner to a new ear.
单选题
On-line news and magazine stories are ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文章第二段阐述了网上购物的种类，不仅可以买到诸如书本、CD、衣服等实物商品，还可以买到电子新闻、杂志、软件等信息产品，甚至还有娱乐服务和网络游戏等。其中提到了You can also buy information products such as on-line news or magazine stories, or you can download computer software through the Internet. 即On-line news and magazine stories属于information products，所以选D。A文章未提及；目前网上已提供在线新闻和杂志，排除B：这些新闻杂志是需要购买的，并不能免费下裁，排除C。
单选题
The best thing about Internet shopping is ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。第三段第一、二句话：Internet shopping offers a number of benefits for the shopper. The most important advantage is convenience．即最大的优势是便利。选项A和B虽然也是网上购物的好处，但不是最重要的；选项C不是网上购物的好处之一，而是网上购物的一个缺陷，即不能检查商品的质量。
单选题
The disadvantages of Internet shopping include all of the following EXCEPT that ______.
单选题
What is the author's attitude toward the future of Internet shopping?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 态度题。文章最后一段说“Internet shopping is sure to become more and more popular in the years ahead. It promises to change the way we buy all kinds of things-from tonight's dinner to a new car．”可以看出，作者对网上购物的未来持乐观态度(optimistic)。negative(消极的)；concerned(关心的)；critical(批评的)，都与文章内容不符。