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1、OnlineShopping1OnlineShopping網(wǎng)上購物AnIncreasingTrend日益流行的趨勢Readthetextbelowanddotheactivitythatfollows.閱讀下面的短文，然后完成練習(xí)：WithonlytwoweekstogobeforeChristmas,buyingpresentsisahighpriorityforalotofpeople.However,thisyearnotsomanypeopleareleavingtheirhomestobrowsearoundtheshops.Thesedayslotsofp
2、eoplecandotheirshoppinginthecomfortoftheirownhomewiththehelpoftheinternet.Onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons;pricesareoftenloweronline,youdon’thavetoqueueupinbusyshopsandyoucanbuyalmostanyproductimaginablewithjustafewclicksofyourmouse.Computertrendsareoftenmal
3、e-dominatedbutthisyearwomenareexpectedtodomoreshoppingontheinternetthanmen.Itseemswomenarenowmoreattractedtotheconvenienceofonlineshoppingthantheyusedtobe.AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto￡240(3360Yuan)comparedtotheslightlyloweraverageof￡233formen,whiletheaveragespendp
4、erpersononthehighstreetisonly￡197.70%ofinternetusers,maleandfemale,arenowbuyingtheirChristmasgiftsonline.Inthepastalotofpeoplewerereluctanttoshoponline.Manywereworriedaboutthesecurityofenteringtheircarddetailsontheinternetandthereliabilityoftheinternetbutasshoppingonlinehasbecomemorewid
5、espread,theseworrieshavebeguntodisappear.45%ofinternetusersstilldohavesecurityworriesbutithasn’tsloweddowntheever-increasingnumbersofonlineshoppers.OnevictimoftheonlineshoppingboomistheUKhighstreet.Christmastradingcanrepresentupto60%ofturnoverforsomestores.Manycompaniesareconcernedthatn
6、otenoughshoppersarecomingthroughtheirdoorsintherun-uptoChristmas.Asaresulttherearelotsofspecialoffersintheshops.MostshopstraditionallyhavesalesafterChristmasbutthisyearthebargainshavecomeearlyinanattempttolureconsumerstospend.BadnewsforthehighstreethasbecomegoodnewsforthebankbalancesofU
7、KshoppersthisChristmas!2Glossary詞匯表tobrowsearound–瀏覽inthecomfortoftheirownhome–在家里舒舒服服的(…)toqueueup–排隊anyproductimaginable–可以想象到的產(chǎn)品afewclicksofyourmouse–點(diǎn)擊male-dominated–由男性主宰的你的鼠標(biāo)thehighstreet–主要商業(yè)街reluctant–勉強(qiáng)的enteringtheircarddetails–填寫reliability-可靠性銀行卡資料widespread–流行廣泛的int
