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【题目】 Four years ago, we asked ourselves: what if we could create a shopping experience with no waiting in lines and no checkout? Or could we create a physical store where customers could simply take what they want and go? Our answer to those questions is Amazon Go, where you could experience the idea of “just walk out shopping”.

Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required. We created the world’s most advanced shopping technology, so you never have to wait in line. With our “just walk out shopping” experience, simply use the Amazon Go app to enter the store, take the products you want, and go! No lines, no checkout.

Our checkout-free shopping experience is made possible by the same types of technologies used in self-driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning. Our “just walk out technology” automatically detects(探测) when products are taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in your virtual cart(购物车). When you’re done shopping, you can just leave the store. Shortly after, we’ll charge your Amazon account and send you a receipt.

We offer delicious ready-to-eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack options made fresh every day by our on-site chefs and favorite local kitchens and bakeries. Our choice of foodstuff is from bread and milk to cheeses and locally made chocolates. You’ll find well-known brands we love, plus special finds we’re excited to introduce to customers. For a quick home-cooked dinner, pick up one of our chef-designed Amazon Meal Kits, and you can make a meal for two in about 30 minutes.

Our 1,800-square-foot shopping space is conveniently compact (紧凑的), so busy customers can get in and out fast. It is located at 2131, 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, on the corner of 7th Avenue and Blanchard Street. All you need is an Amazon account(账户), a supported smartphone, and the free Amazon Go app.

Amazon Go is now only open to Amazon workers in our testing program, and will be open to the public soon.

【1】From the passage, we can learn that Amazon Go ___________.

A.sells all kinds of goodsB.is open to the public

C.is a checkout-free storeD.uses unknown technologies

【2】What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3?

A.When Amazon Go charges.B.How Amazon Go works.

C.Where Amazon Go lies.D.What Amazon Go sells.

【3】Customers pay for the products from Amazon Go by ___________.

A.using their Amazon accountsB.walking out of the store

C.scanning smartphones when leavingD.paying cash at the counter

【4】The main purpose of the passage is to ___________.

A.tell people of the shopping experienceB.advise people to work for Amazon

C.inform people of a new concept storeD.encourage people to shop online

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

本文介绍了亚马逊线下实体店Amazon Go，它颠覆传统的便利店和超市的运营模式，使用计算机视觉，深度学习和传感器技术，彻底跳过传统收银结账过程。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段“Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required. We created the world’s most advanced shopping technology, so you never have to wait in line.”可知这是一种不需要结账的商店。故选C。

【2】段落大意题。根据第三段“Our checkout-free shopping experience is made possible by the same types of technologies used in self-driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning可知主要讲的是商店是如何运作的。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段“Shortly after, we’ll charge your Amazon account and send you a receipt”可知顾客支付他购买的商品通过他的亚马逊账号。故选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段“Amazon Go is currently only open to Amazon employees in our testing program，and will be open to the public soon”可知文章主要是为了告诉人们一个新的商店概念。故选C。