题目内容
【题目】Failed in buying things off Taobao and Tmall, three Americans set out to create Baopals, a website that acts as a middleman between foreigners and these e-commerce(电子商务) sites.
“We really wanted to shop on Taobao and Tmall because we knew we could buy things at really ______ prices,” said Charlie Erickson, one of the three Americans. “But we were unable to do so because we couldn’t read Chinese and therefore needed help on almost every detail, including searching for products, paying for them and tracking(追踪) the deliveries(投递).”
“That’s when we_______ the idea of creating an English website to help other foreigners.” On the opening day ---- March 1 in 2016, Baopals received 12_______ of 22 products which totaled about 1,360 yuan ($202) in sales. Today, 16 months from its opening, 115,000 orders with a total value of 29 million yuan have been placed on the site.
Users can shop on Baopals on the website or WeChat, both of which ______ details such as product information and customer reviews.
When users buy a product on Baopals, they are buying it_______ from the Taobao or Tmall sellers. They don’t need a middle buyer to buy for them. But users need to pay Baopals a 5percent service fee each order. Baopals also helps to _______the English addresses into Chinese.
Thornhill explained that the main problem faced by many foreigners when shopping online in China is not always the _______problem but the payment methods. He pointed out that many international credit cards cannot be used on Alibaba’s website because some foreign banks might think the deals unsafe and ______ the payment. Because of this, Baopals teaches users how to use Alipay, UnionPay and WeChat Pay for their deals.
【1】A. lowB. usualC. risingD. valuable
【2】A. heard ofB. asked forC. paid attention toD. came up with
【3】A. repliesB. ordersC. callsD. tickets
【4】A. knowB. catchC. supportD. provide
【5】A. busilyB. silentlyC. directlyD. excitedly
【6】A. getB. lookC. divideD. translate
【7】A. priceB. qualityC. deliveryD. language
【8】A. passB. countC. cancelD. notice
【答案】
【1】A
【2】D
【3】B
【4】D
【5】C
【6】D
【7】D
【8】C
【解析】
文章大意:三个美国人在淘宝和天猫上买东西失败了,于是他们开始创建Baopals网站,充当外国人和这些电子商务网站之间中间人。文章主要介绍了Baopals网站创建的原因、功能以及它所带来的收益利润。
【1】句意:我们真的很想在淘宝和天猫上购物,因为我们知道我们可以以很低的价格买到东西。考查形容词及语境理解。A. low低的;B. usual通常的;C. rising上升的;D. valuable有价值的。根据后面的prices,结合常识可知,在淘宝和天猫上可以买到价格很低的东西,故答案选A。
【2】句意:就在那时,我们想到了创建一个英文网站来帮助其他的外国人。考查动词短语及语境理解。A. heard of听说;B. asked for要求;C. paid attention to注意;D. came up with提出、想到。根据后面的the idea of creating an English website to help other foreigners.可知是想到了创建一个英文网站来帮助其他的外国人,故答案选D。
【3】句意:2016年3月1日开业当天,Baopals共收到22种产品的12个订单,销售额约为1360元(202美元)。考查名词及语境理解。A. replies回答、答复;B. orders订单;C. calls电话;D. tickets票。根据后面的of 22 products which totaled about 1,360 yuan ($202) in sales.可知此处表达的是“订单”,故答案选B。
【4】句意:两者都提供了产品信息和客户评论等细节。考查动词及杨经理。A. know知道;B. catch抓住;C. support支持;D. provide提供。根据后面的details such as product information and customer reviews.可知此处表达的是“提供”,故答案选D。
【5】句意:当用户在Baopals上购买产品时,他们是直接从淘宝或天猫卖家那里购买的。考查副词及语境理解。A. busily忙碌地;B. silently沉默地;C. directly直接地;D. excitedly兴奋地。根据下文They don’t need a middle buyer to buy for them. But users need to pay Baopals a 5percent service fee each order.可知是:当用户在Baopals上购买产品时,他们是直接从淘宝或天猫卖家那里购买的。但是他们需要向Baopals支付每笔订单5%的服务费,故答案选C。
【6】句意:Baopals还帮助将英文地址翻译成中文。考查动词及语境理解。6. A. get得到;B. look看;C. divide分开;D. translate翻译。根据Baopals also helps to ___6___the English addresses into Chinese.可知句意为“Baopals还帮助将英文地址翻译成中文。” translate…into…“把…翻译成…”,固定搭配,故答案选D。
【7】句意:Thornhill解释说,很多外国人在中国网购时面临的主要问题并不总是语言问题,而是支付方式。考查名词及语境理解。A. price价格;B. quality质量;C. delivery交付;D. language语言。联系上文Baopals also helps to ___6___the English addresses into Chinese.结合when shopping online in China is not always the ___7___problem but the payment methods.可知,很多外国人在中国网购时面临的主要问题并不总是语言问题,而是支付方式。故答案选D。
【8】句意:因为一些外国银行可能认为这些交易不安全,因此取消了付款。考查动词及语境理解。A. pass经过;B. count计算;C. cancel取消;D. notice通知、注意。根据上文some foreign banks might think the deals unsafe,可知应是“取消”付款,故答案选C。
解答完形填空首先要通读全文,掌握大意。结合选项初步弄清短文写了些什么内容。在理解全文意思的基础上,结合文章内容对空缺句子作合乎逻辑的推理。必须弄清空缺词句的确切含义,空缺词句与其前后句的意义衔接必须自然、合理,最后根据语境,结合选项,选出正确答案。如,第3小题,根据后面的of 22 products which totaled about 1,360 yuan ($202) in sales.可知此处表达的是“订单”,故答案选B。第8小题,根据上文some foreign banks might think the deals unsafe,可知应是“取消”付款,故答案选C。