In the mid 1990’s, people started doing business on the internet. At that time, there were two kinds of companies. First, there were traditional companies. They sold things in stores. Then, there were internet companies. They didn’t have a store, and they only sold things on the net.

Traditional companies didn’t want to lose any business. Quickly, they made their own websites and began selling things on the net. These are the so-called “brick and click” companies. Many stores are made of brick, and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That’s where the name “brick and click” comes from.

By the late 1990’s, e-businesses like Amazon.com, Buy.com, and eToys.com were in trouble. Their profits were not very high. Competition was fierce(激烈的) and many of these businesses were losing a lot of money. In 2000, many e-businesses went out of business.

Why are brick and click companies, like Barnes and Noble, Toys R Us, and Walmart so successful? Frist, many customers know and trust their names. Their websites, like walmart.com, are easy to remember. These companies also have a lot of experience. They know how to run a successful business.

In the world of e-commerce(电子商业), companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer. Will brick and click companies win the war? Only time will tell.

1. What did many traditional companies do in the mid 1990’s?

A. They went out of business.                 B. They made websites.

C. They bought internet companies.            D. They sold their computers.

2. Which would be a brick and click company?

A. A clothing company with no website.

B. A bookseller with five stores and an internet site.

C. A video seller with a big website but no stores.

D. A restaurant.

3. What gave internet companies a lot of trouble in the late 1990’s?

A. There was a lot of competition.             B. Their websites were bad.

C. They didn’t know what to sell.              D. Their profits were high.

4. People like buying from brick and click companies because____________.

A. their names are hard to remember           B. they have nice websites

C. they are cheap                          D. people trust them

5. What does “win the war” mean?

A. Quit doing business and become a soldier.   B. Lose the most customers.

C. Be the most successful.                  D. Win a game.

We all waste food, you and me, every day, millions of tons of it. In China, enough food is wasted in restaurants every year to feed 200 million people. And the amount of food wasted by Chinese consumers is increasing fast. So our nation is being encouraged to stop wasting food.

So what should Chinese consumers do to prevent food waste?

♦ Keep a kitchen diary

All of us should keep a kitchen diary, and we can know that how much food we waste at home. The first thing for us to do is to stop throwing away food that we can still eat. We should eat everything we buy and if we cannot, we should buy less.

♦ Buy only what we need

We should ask for smaller portions in stores. We should also check how much food we have before buying more. We shouldn’t bring much food we don’t need home even if large posters ask us to do so.

♦ Develop the habit of packing food

Chinese consumers are generous and friendly. In restaurants, often too much food is ordered and served. So when ordering out, we are supposed to exclude the food in the order if we don’t plan to eat it. And order smaller servings in restaurants and take home what we cannot finish.

Don’t put it off! Let’s stop food waste today!

1 Why is our nation being encouraged to stop wasting food?

A. Because there’s enough food for Chinese people.

B. Because Chinese consumers like to try delicious food.

C. Because the number of food wasted by us is growing fast.

D. Because it’s traditional to invite friends to dinner in China.

2Miss Li is a housewife; she’d better __________ at home.

A. keep a kitchen diary                         B. buy things as much as possible

C. cook too much food for her family       D. keep the food as long as possible

3 In order to urge more and more people to prevent food waste, we design a poster with the

words __________.

A. Enjoy the food!    B. Keep healthy!    C. Share the dish!    D. Waste not, want not!

4 Your friend invites you to dinner, which of the following is NOT right?

A. He asks for the right portions.

B. You leave a lot of food on the table.

C. You ask your friend to order less food.

D. He takes away the food that you can still eat.

5As teenagers, what should we do to stop food waste?

A. Have a balanced diet.

B. Eat less food to keep fit.

C. Keep the balance of nature.

D. Have a good habit of clearing the plate.

Malls (购物中心) are popular places for Americans to go to. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.

People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free. And the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.

The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, and of course, they also eat in food courts (广场) that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do almost everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping centers in fact.

61. Those Americans ______ are called mall rats.

　　 A. who eat in food courts at malls 　　　　　 B. who spend so much time at malls

C. who enjoy themselves at malls 　　　　　 D. who do all their shopping at malls

62. The passage gives ______ reasons why American people like malls.

　　 A. 2　　　　 　　　 B. 3 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 4　　　 　　　　 D. 5

63. According to the passage, Americans like doing shopping ______.

　 　A. in one place　　　 B. in a quiet place　　　 C. in a busy place　 D. in different places

64. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

　　 A. People like to go to the mall. 　　　　　　　 B. The Mall of America is noisy.

　　 C. When America had the first mall. 　　　 D. The Mall of America is very large.

65. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. People can see a doctor in some malls. B. Parking is free in all the malls.

C. The malls are only in big cities. 　　　　　 D. The largest mall is in Hong Kong.

There are many online food shopping sites（网址）. This is very surprising. Things like CDs, MP3, magazines and DVDs sell well online. But it is quite different to sell food online because people like to see food with their own eyes. It is very important for people to buy fresh fruit and vegetables. People like to choose their food by its color. They also want to feel and smell it. But some people like to go to the same shop to buy food, because they think the food there are very good. So if the food is always good, they may also feel comfortable（舒适的） buying it online.

Boxes of fruit and vegetables have been delivered（运送） to homes around Britain for a few years now. Dried or canned（罐装的） foods are almost always the same, but things like apples are not. People may want to choose their own apples so they can take the ones that aren’t bruised（碰伤）or the ones that look nice. Buy dried and canned food online is easier. A person can buy this kind of food on the Internet and then buy fruits and vegetables at a store or a market.

Now people can also buy food through supermarket websites. There people can find most of the things that supermarkets usually sell. Other food websites sell different types of food. Some sell food from one part of the world, such as Asia and Africa. Others sell food that is hard to find in supermarkets. There are also websites that sell foods, such as cakes and candies.

The food is usually delivered by the next day or even on the same day. People still need to be careful, though. They must check to see if the food is fresh when they get it. It is a good idea for people to find out how far away the food is being sent from. It is also a problem if the company does not use refrigeration（冷藏）when they deliver food that should be kept cold. If traveling a long way in summer to deliver the goods（货物）, this is important.

1．What does the writer think of the food shopping sites today?

    A．Interesting.             B．Surprising.              C．Perfect.           D．Expensive.

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

    A．Fresh fruit and vegetables aren’t easier to sell than books online.

    B．There is difference between shopping online and shopping in stores.

    C．The foods bought online are always better than those in the supermarket.

    D．People like to buy dried food more than choose fruit on the Internet.

3．What does the third paragraph（段）mainly tell us?

    A．It tells us there are many websites on the Internet.

    B．It introduces several types of food websites to us.

    C．It tells us how to keep food from the websites cold.

    D．It teaches us what to do after we get food online.

4．What advice does the writer give us in the last paragraph?

    A．It is necessary to check the food when it is brought to your home.

    B．Shopping food online should be under control of our governments.

    C．Shopping online will have a much better future.

D．The writer suggests that food companies should improve their services.