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Need to buy something? Why go to a store? Buy it on the Internet! Need it now? Why wait? Ask for next-day delivery（投递）！Each day, more and more people try online shopping. In fact, online sales have doubled in the last ten years. But not everyone is excited. Some scientists now say that online shopping is bad for the environment.
People are surprised to hear this. “They think, ‘I don’t need to drive, and the business doesn’t need to build a store, so there will be less pollution, ”says Nuria Prost, an environmental scientist. “But it is not so simple. In fact, online shopping is wasteful. It also adds to air pollution.”
In truth, the Internet is not always as good a friend to the environment as it seems. For example, most people thought that the Internet would help offices use less paper and other materials. But paper use increased by 33 percent between 1986 and 1997. “Online shopping could have similarly negative（负面）effects（影响）,”says Nevil Cohen, a professor of environmental science.
Part of the problem is what people are buying these days. In the past, people bought things on the Internet that did not require much packing（包装）material（材料）, such as books and clothing. But now people also shop online for large, heavy products（产品）such as televisions, computers, and furniture. These products need to be packed in large amounts of plastic and paper. This creates a lot of waste.
Another problem caused by online shopping is air pollution. When customers buy products and ask for next-day delivery, companies often have to send them by air. Airplanes use much more fuel than cars and produce more carbon dioxide（CO2）（二氧化碳）. When people buy a lot of different things from different online businesses, this creates even more travel by airplane.
Online product returns are also a problem. For example, an online shoe store may allow customers to return shoes without extra pay if they are the wrong size. This doubles the packing material and number of airplane trips required to sell one pair of shoes.
“If people want to protect the environment, they need to think before they shop,” says Prost. “People need to ask themselves: Is this exactly what I want? Do I really need it tomorrow, or can I wait? ” Online stores can also charge（收费）customers for returns. This may make people shop more carefully. “Online shopping is fast and easy,” says Prost, “but we can’t forget the negative effects it has on the environment.”
1.Why does online shopping create a lot of waste?
A. Because companies charge more for product returns.
B. Because people buy too many things they don’t need.
C. Because paper use has increased by 33 percent from 1986 to 1997.
D. Because large, heavy products require much packing material.
2.What do companies do to meet the needs of the next-day delivery?
A. Prepare more products.
B. Get more workers to pack.
C. Send the products by air.
D. Open more stores in cities.
3.What is probably the best title of the passage?
A. A Better Way to Shop?
B. A Different Lifestyle to Keep?
C. A Good Deal to Make?
D. A New Business to Start?
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---I need something to cut the beef.
--- Oh, you want a knife. I’ll buy ______ for you .
A. one B. it C. this D. that
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_________ going to Xin Shijie Store to buy some milk.
A. Let’s B. Why
C. Why not D. What about
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－Greenie fruit store is on sale. Do you want to go with me?
－Sure, I want to buy some ________.
A. cups B. pears C. shorts
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It’s Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. White go to a store. They want to buy their son some _______.
They leave(离开) home _________ 9:30. There are many cars on the way. They can’t drive(开车) too fast and it’s not _______ to park(停) their car. _______ 45 minutes(分钟), they are at the store. In the store they see a _______ basketball. It’s very cool. And brown is their son’s favorite color. “_______ is this basketball?” Mrs. White asks. “It’s eighty yuan.” Answers the girl in the store. “It’s not expensive(贵的), we’ll _______ it.” Then they find a yellow ping-pong bat. The bat looks cool _______. Mr. White says to _______. “You buy our son the basketball, so I want to buy this ping-pong bat ________him.” Mrs. White says: “All right.” The ping-pong bat is fifty-two yuan. Do you know which one their son like?
1.A.food B.sports things C.fruit
2.A.at B.in C.on
3.A.right B.easy C.in
4.A.After B.For C.Before
5.A.yellow B.brown C.red
6.A.What color B.What food C.How much
7.A.have B.do C.take
8.A.two B.to C.too
9.A.the girl B.Mrs. White C.his son
10.A.to B.for C.about
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The clothes look nice at Mr．Green's store．Let's _________some．
A.going and to buy B.go and buy C.goes and buys
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--Excuse me．Is there a near here？I want to buy some drinks．
--Yes．Go along the street and it’s on your left．
A. zoo B. school C. supermarket D. museum
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Do you often go shopping? You go to a clothes store and see a lot of clothes. Can you buy the right clothes for yourself? Here are some ideas for you.
First, ask yourself a question: What style (款式) of clothes do I want? In this way, you can know the style of clothes.
Then, choose( 选择) the color. You can find clothes in all colors. Some people like red and others like black.
Next, find the right size. If you are short, you can choose Size S.
Finally, ask the shop assistant to give you a good price.
1.When you buy the clothes for yourself, first you need to ask yourself
_________________.
A. What color of clothes do I like? B. What size of clothes do I want?
C. What style of clothes do I want? D. What are my favorite clothes?
2.According to the passage, the right order is _____________.
①Choose the color of clothes. ②Choose the style of clothes.
③Get a good price. ④Find the right size.
A. ①②④③ B. ④③①② C. ②①④③ D. ④③②①
3.What’s the best title (题目)for the passage?
A. The Clothes and Styles B. The Clothes and Colors
C. The Clothes and Prices D. Ideas of Buying Clothes
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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
Mr. Backer is going to the store .He wants to buy some food for dinner .He goes into the food store and sees a woman with ten children .
All the children are wearing(穿着)the same clothes-white hats,blue jackets and black pants.
“Are all the children yours?” Mr. Backer asks the woman.
“Yes,you are right ” She answers.
“Do you always dress them in the same clothes?” asks Mr. Backer.
“Yes ” answers the woman. “We dress them in the same clothes because we don’t want to lose any of them. When they are with other children,it’s easy to find them out.And we don’t want to take other children home by mistake(错误地）. When other children are with ours, it is easy to see them, because their clothes are different.”
How clever(聪明的) the woman is!
1.Why does Mr. Backer go to the store?
Because he___________________________________________in the store.
2.Who is the woman?
She is the_______________________________of the ten children.
3.What do the children wear on that day?
They wear___________________________and white hats.
4.Why do the children wear the same clothes every day?
Because it is___________________________for the woman to find them out.
5.What do you think of(认为) this woman ?
I think she is _____________________________.
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--- Where are you going?
--- To the________to buy some juice for Mum.
A. tea store B. school gym C. corner store
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