I have been using the Internet since I was five years old, when my dad first sat me down in front of a computer and connected me the World Wide Web.

I’ve always felt like a master of the Internet world. AOL Instant Messaging, MSN, Gmail, Facebook. Myspace---I’ve got it all under control. I thought there was nothing more to it besides checking my e-mail and wasting my time, until I was introduced to electronic commerce(e-commerce): business on the Internet.

Some online business are run from one- room home offices. Others have hundreds of employee(雇员)spread across five different continent. Have you ever heard of Amazon. com, Yahoo. com?

My friends often said they got cheap textbooks off Amazon.com, or had a good deal(交易)on Steve Madden boots that were on sale at SteveMaden.com. Unfortunately for me, I continued my “e-commerceless” Web-surfing, unaware(不知道)of all the deals I was missing out on.

That is, of course, until my sister finally sold the idea to me.

“Why are all these packages arriving in the mail for you, Katy?” I asked her one day. Strange envelopes had been put on our doorstep for weeks now, each one always addressed to my sister; and we all know little sisters should never be getting more mail than their elders!

“Oh, it’s the things I ordered online!” she answered. I watched speechlessly as she opened them. There was no way our parents were letting her spend that much money- online or off!

“How much did all of this coat?”

“Oh, only about $15in all!” She said excitedly. “Everything on eBay is on sale! It’s way better than going to the mall.”

I felt as if my entire life, there had been a store right in my backyard that I had never walked into! That week, I ordered a used Spanish textbook for my summer course online for 10 percent of the publishing price. A few days later, I bought an iPod protector and a book or two via the wonderful eBay.com.

1.From the first two paragraph we can conclude that the author        

2.The writer didn’t find out about e-commerce until       

3.We can infer from the last paragraph that the author       .

4.What’s the purpose of the article?

5.What would be the best title of the article?

I have been using the Internet since I was five years old, when my dad first sat me down in front of a computer and connected me the World Wide Web.
I’ve always felt like a master of the Internet world. AOL Instant Messaging, MSN, Gmail, Facebook. Myspace---I’ve got it all under control. I thought there was nothing more to it besides checking my e-mail and wasting my time, until I was introduced to electronic commerce(e-commerce): business on the Internet.
Some online business are run from one- room home offices. Others have hundreds of employee(雇员)spread across five different continent. Have you ever heard of Amazon. com, Yahoo. com?
My friends often said they got cheap textbooks off Amazon.com, or had a good deal(交易)on Steve Madden boots that were on sale at SteveMaden.com. Unfortunately for me, I continued my “e-commerceless” Web-surfing, unaware(不知道)of all the deals I was missing out on.
That is, of course, until my sister finally sold the idea to me.
“Why are all these packages arriving in the mail for you, Katy?” I asked her one day. Strange envelopes had been put on our doorstep for weeks now, each one always addressed to my sister; and we all know little sisters should never be getting more mail than their elders!
“Oh, it’s the things I ordered online!” she answered. I watched speechlessly as she opened them. There was no way our parents were letting her spend that much money- online or off!
“How much did all of this coat?”
“Oh, only about $15in all!” She said excitedly. “Everything on eBay is on sale! It’s way better than going to the mall.”
I felt as if my entire life, there had been a store right in my backyard that I had never walked into! That week, I ordered a used Spanish textbook for my summer course online for 10 percent of the publishing price. A few days later, I bought an iPod protector and a book or two via the wonderful eBay.com.
【小题1】From the first two paragraph we can conclude that the author        

One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery(墓地). He threw himself down on one of tombs(坟墓).

The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming after me?" He asked.

"I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"

1. That day Charlie was ＿＿＿＿.

A. leaving the station for a cemetery               B. walking slowly along the street

C. on his way to Mr. Green's house                 D. on his way back home

2.When he found someone following him, Charlie ＿＿＿＿.

A. was too frightened to move                   B. stopped to ask the man why

C. hid himself in a cemetery                      D. knew clearly what to do

3. Charlie went into a cemetery because he ＿＿＿＿.

A. tried to get rid of the stranger

B. got tired after a day's walk

C. walked too fast and lost

D. wanted to hide his things there

4.When the stranger followed him into the cemetery, Charlie thought ＿＿＿＿.

A. the stranger would ask him the way

B. the stranger would come to stay with him

C. he was in danger of losing his money or even his life

D. he could be asked about Mr. Green

5. The stranger followed Charlie because ＿＿＿＿.

A. he wanted to kill Charlie.      

B. he wanted to steal things.

C. he wanted to go to Charlie's place.

D. he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there.

    One evening，Robert was on his way home from the railway station．When he turned round  a corner．he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near．He began to walk faster．The footsteps became faster，too．He slowed down．The footsteps also slowed down．Now he was sure that someone must be going after him．He tried to hide．Still the steps followed him．He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and found himself in a cemetery(墓地)．He threw himself down on one of the tombs(坟墓)．

    The man behind came near．Robert could hear the man jump over the grass．Thoughts of thieves or murderers(凶手)filled his mind．Robert stood up and faced the man，“What do you want?”he asked．“Why are you coming after me?”

   “I say，”the stranger asked．”Do you always go home like this，or take some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Brown’s and don’t know the way．The station master told me to follow you as you live next door．Excuse me for asking，but is there much further to go before we get there?”

    1．One evening Robert went home from    ．

       A．the school               B．the hospital

       C．his factory               D．the railway station

    2．When he was walking，he found    ．

       A．a cemetery              B．some tall grass

       C．someone going after him   D．strange footsteps in front of him

    3．At last Robert hid himself    ．

       A．in some tall grass         B．in a cemetery

       C．in a comer              D．in an old house

    4．When the strange jumped over the grass，Robert       ．

       A．cried                            B．ran faster as soon as he can

       C．stood up and asked some questions    D．called his family

    5．Which of the following is TRUE? 

       A．Robert isn’t afraid of the strange．

       B．Robert planted some grass．

       C．Robert’s duty is to look after the cemetery．

       D．The station master knew Robert’s house．