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1、昆明市2014高考英语（阅读理解）一轮训练题（8）及答案WhatiseBay?Thesimpleansweristhatitisaglobaltradingplatformwherenearlyanyonecantradepracticallyanything.Peoplecansellandbuyallkindsofproductsandgoods,includingcars,moviesandDVDs,sportinggoods,traveltickets,musicalinstruments,clothesandshoes—thelis
2、tgoesonandon.TheideacamefromPeterOmidyar,whowasborninParisandmovedtoWashingtonwhenhewasstillachild.Athighschool,hebecameveryinterestedincomputerprogrammingandaftergraduatingfromTuftUniversityin1988,heworkedforthenextfewyearsasacomputerengineer.InhisfreetimehestartedeBayasak
3、indofhobby,atfirstofferingtheservicefreebywordofmouth.By1996therewassomuchtrafficonthewebsitethathehadtoupgrade（升级）andhebeganchargingafeetomembers.Joinedbyafriend,PeterSkoll,andin1998byhiscapableCEO,MegWhitman,hehasneverlookedback.Eveninthegreat.comcrashesofthelate1990s,eBa
4、yhasgonefromstrengthtostrength.ItisnowoneofthetenmostvisitedonlineshoppingwebsitesontheInternet.eBaysellsconnections,notgoods,puttingbuyerandsellerintocontactwitheachother.Allyouhavetodoistakeane-photo,writeadescription,filloutasalesformandyou’reinbusiness:theworldisyourmar
5、ketplace.Ofcourseforeachitem（商品）soldeBaygetsapercentageandthatisagreatdealofmoney.EverydaytherearemorethansixteenmillionitemslistedoneBayandeightypercentoftheitemsaresold.13.WelearnfromthetextthateBayprovidespeoplewith___________.A.awayofbuyingandsellinggoodsB.awebsiteforth
6、emtoupgradeC.aplacetoexhibittheirownphotosD.achancetobuythingsatlowprices14.WhydidPetercreateeBayaftergraduatingfromuniversity?A.Forfun.B.Tomakemoney.C.Forgatheringtheengineers.D.Tofulfillataskofhiscompany.15.From“hehasneverlookedback”inParagraph2welearnthatPeter__________.
7、A.didnotfeellonelyB.wasalwayshopefulC.didnotthinkaboutthepastD.becamemoreandmoresuccessful16.HowdoeseBaymakemoneyfromitswebsite?A.Bybringingcallerstogether.B.Bychargingforeachsale.C.Bylistingitemsonline.D.Bymakinge-photos.6、【文章大意】eBay是进行全球贸易的网络平台，你可以通过它买到任何你所需的商品，大到汽车小到一双鞋子
8、，你只要轻点鼠标就可以买到。13.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段可知。14.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的Inhisfreetimehestarte
