Shopping used to mean actually going to shops, but nowadays, you can shop without even leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your mouse and your things will be sent to your house in a couple of days.

November 11^th is a big day for people who like shopping online. On that day last year, many online stores offered a big discount and free delivery service. The biggest online shopping sites in China,Taobao.com and Tmall.com ，sold things worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.

“Goods online are often much cheaper. It also saves me a lot of time. And we often have more goods on many online stores than in shopping malls,” Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing, said to China Daily. She stayed up very late for a lot of cheap goods online. She spent several thousand that day.

Another big advantage of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different cities, even different countries, with ease. “I like eating duck neck very much and I often buy it on Taobao from shops in Wuhan. It’s much more delicious than what our local (当地的) stores sell, but cheaper,” said Zang Xin, a girl in Yangzhou.

While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, especially for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily attracted by advertisements on the Internet and buy things they don’t need.

“Middle school students should pay more attention to their study. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert. “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the ages of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things that they want to. Some of goods are even bad for young students such as cigarettes and wine.”

1.Nowadays many people like shopping online instead of _________.

A．clicking their mouse                     B．paying money

C．sitting in front of their computers           D．going to shops

2.What does the underlined phrase “with ease” mean?

A．轻松地           B．困难地           C．便宜地           D．昂贵地

3.According to the article, which of the following is not an advantage of shopping online?

A．It can save people time and money.          B．Online stores have better quality goods.

C．People can buy things from different places.   D．Online stores may have more kinds of goods.

4.People worry about students shopping online because students _________.

A．have no time to waste and are easily attracted to buy bad things

B．may depend too much on online shopping

C．haven’t met the online store owners

D．may buy nothing with a lot of money

5.The article is mainly about _________.

A．how to buy good products online

B．how to find good online stores.

C．advantages and disadvantages of online shopping.

D．dangers of shopping online for students.

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents．They  1  that their parents don't understand them．They often think their parents are too strict  2  them．

Parents often find  3   difficult to win their children's trust (信任) and they seem  4   how they themselves  5  when they were young．

For example, young people like to do things without much  6 ．It's one of their ways to  7  that they grow up and they can  8  any difficult problems．Older people worry more easily．Most of them plan things ahead and don't like their plans  9 ．So when you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success  10  you ask before you really start doing it．

Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and something else．But they  11  to cause any trouble．They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people's world and they want to make a new culture (文化)  12  their own．And if their parents don't like their music or clothes or their way of speech, the young people feel very sad．Sometimes  13  going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home  14  and do what they like．

If you plan to do something, you'd better win your parents over and get them to understand you． 15   your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do．

1．A．see                           B．hope                 C．say                D．know

2．A．with                   B．in                    C．to                 D．over

3．A．that                    B．this                   C．one                 D．it

4．A．to forget                B．forgetting              C．to remember          D．remembering

5．A．thought                 B．wanted                C．needed                     D．felt

6．A．speaking               B．thinking               C．seeing              D．reading

7．A．learn                  B．see                  C．find                D．show

8．A．solve                  B．find                 C．know               D．find out

9．A．to be started             B．to be made             C．to be changed         D．to be known

10．A．since                B．if                   C．because            D．after

11．A．don't mean             B．mean                 C．don't like             D．like

12．A．at                   B．to                   C．over                D．of

13．A．instead               B．instead of              C．besides             D．except

14．A．alone                B．lonely                C．silently              D．silent

15．A．Of                  B．If not                C．If so               D．However

Shopping used to mean actually going to shops, but nowadays, you can shop without even leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your mouse and your things will be sent to your house in a couple of days.
November 11^th is a big day for people who like shopping online. On that day last year, many online stores offered a big discount and free delivery service. The biggest online shopping sites in China,Taobao.com and Tmall.com ，sold things worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.
“Goods online are often much cheaper. It also saves me a lot of time. And we often have more goods on many online stores than in shopping malls,” Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing, said to China Daily. She stayed up very late for a lot of cheap goods online. She spent several thousand that day.
Another big advantage of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different cities, even different countries, with ease. “I like eating duck neck very much and I often buy it on Taobao from shops in Wuhan. It’s much more delicious than what our local (当地的) stores sell, but cheaper,” said Zang Xin, a girl in Yangzhou.
While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, especially for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily attracted by advertisements on the Internet and buy things they don’t need.
“Middle school students should pay more attention to their study. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert. “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the ages of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things that they want to. Some of goods are even bad for young students such as cigarettes and wine.”
【小题1】Nowadays many people like shopping online instead of _________.