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1、【英语】中考英语初中英语英语阅读理解汇编技巧小结及练习题一、中考英语阅读理解汇编1．阅读理解Needtobuysomething?Whygotoastore?BuyitontheInternet!Needitnow?Whywait?Asktoreceiveitthenextday!Eachday,moreandmorepeopletryon-lineshopping.Infact,onlinesaleshavedoubledinthelasttenyears.Butnoteveryoneisexcited.Somescientistsnowsaythatonlineshoppingisbad
2、fortheenvironment.Peoplearesurprisedtohearthis."Theythink,Idon'tneedtodrive,andthebusinessdoesn'tneedtobuildastore,sotherewillbelesspollution,"saysNuriaProst,anenvironmentalscientist."Butitisnotsosimple.Infact,onlineshoppingiswasteful.Italsoaddstoairpollution."Intruth,theInternetisnotalwaysasgoodaf
3、riendtotheenvironmentasitseems.Forexample,mostpeoplethoughtthattheInternetwouldhelpofficesuselesspaperandothermaterials.Butpaperuseincreasedby33percentbetween1986and1997."Onlineshoppingcouldhavesimilarlyharmfulresults,"saysNevilCohen,aresearcherofenvironmentalscience.Partoftheproblemiswhatpeopleare
4、buyingthesedays.Inthepast,peopleboughtthingsontheInternetthatdidnotrequiremuchpackingmaterial,suchasbooksandclothing.Butnowpeoplealsoshoponlineforlarge,heavyproductssuchastelevisions,computers,chairsandtables.Theseproductsneedtobepackedinlotsofplasticandpaper.Thiscreatesalotofwaste.Anotherproblemca
5、usedbyonlineshoppingisairpollution.Whencustomersbuyproductsandasktoreceivethemthenextday,onlinebusinessesoftenhavetosendthembyair.Airplanesusemuchmoreoilthancarsandproducemorecarbondioxide（二氧化碳）.Whenpeoplebuyalotofdifferentthingsfromdifferentonlinebusinesses,thiscreatesevenmoretravelbyairplane.Onli
6、neproductreturnsarealsoaproblem.Forexample,anonlineshoestoremayallowcustomerstoreturnshoesforfreeiftheyarewrongsize.Thisdoublesthepackingmaterialsandnumberofairlinetripsrequiredtosellonepairofshoes."Ifpeoplewanttoprotecttheenvironment,theyneedtothinkbeforetheyshop,"saysProst."Peopleneedtoaskthemsel
7、ves:IsthisexactlywhatIwant?DoIreallyneedittomorrow,orcanIwait?"Onlinestorescanalsoaskcustomerstopaymoneyforreturns.Thismaymakepeopleshopmorecarefully."Onlineshoppingisfastandeasy,"saysProst,"butwecan'tforge
