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1、OnlineShopping1OnlineShopping网上购物AnIncreasingTrend日益流行的趋势Readthetextbelowanddotheactivitythatfollows.阅读下面的短文，然后完成练习：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词汇表tobrowsearound–浏览inthecomfortoftheirownhome–在家里舒舒服服的(…)toqueueup–排队anyproductimaginable–可以想象到的产品afewclicksofyourmouse–点击male-dominated–由男性主宰的你的鼠标thehighstreet–主要商业街reluctant–勉强的enteringtheircarddetails–填写reliability-可靠性银行卡资料widespread–流行广泛的int