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Singles day, occurs on November 11, and it has become the world’s biggest online shopping day, due to Jack Ma’s particular vision of e-commerce. It is a fact that online shopping has played an important part of Chinese daily life. Below are three popular shopping sites in China:
Taobao and T-mall
Both of them are the brands of China’s Alibaba group, whose founder is Jack Ma. Taobao is the biggest and the most important shopping site in China. The difference between Taobao and T-mall is that Taobao is mostly about middle, small size companies and individual merchants (商人), while T-mall only allows certified large scale corporation merchants to sell goods on it. Thus the price of goods is commonly lower on Taobao but the quality is not always guaranteed. However, T-mall is the opposite, where the majority of items are a bit more expensive but have guaranteed quality.
Jd.com
Jd.com is one of the China’s biggest e-commerce companies and sells various goods, including daily necessities, food, clothes and electronics etc. Meanwhile, Jd.com sells a lot of computer parts, providing installation advice services and installation assistance services, which differ from other retailers (零售商). Also, Jd.com has its self-run delivery group, offering the best and quickest delivery service. In some cities, you can pay after goods have been delivered to your door.
Suning.com
Suning.com is a B2C online shopping platform of Suning Company, selling electronics, mobile phones, computers and books etc. Different from the aforementioned shopping sites, Suning has physical stores selling electronics across the nation and it focuses on synchronous (同步的) development of online shopping and physical shopping. Therefore, customers can see electronic products for themselves in their retail stores and then purchase it online. At the same time, Suning offers better after-sale service and immediate delivery service.
1. What can we learn about Taobao and T-mall?
A. They have nothing in common.
B. T-mall is larger and more important than Taobao.
C. Their sellers are different in size and qualification.
D. The quality of their goods can both be guaranteed.
2. Which shopping site best suits you if you want to buy a laptop hardware and install it by yourself?
A. Taobao. B. T-mall.
C. Jd.com. D. Sunning.com.
3. What is special about Sunning.com?
A. It sells electronics.
B. It has physical stores.
C. It offers after-sale service.
D. It provides delivery service.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. B
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要向我们介绍了中国的三个受欢迎的购物网站以及它们各自的特色。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Taobao and T-mall部分关键句“The difference between Taobao and T-mall is that Taobao is mostly about middle, small size companies and individual merchants (商人), while T-mall only allows certified large scale corporation merchants to sell goods on it.”（淘宝与天猫的区别在于，淘宝主要是针对中小企业和个体商人，而天猫只允许经过认证的大型企业商户在其上销售商品。）可知，淘宝和天猫的区别之一在于它们的卖家规模不同，淘宝主要是中小企业和个体商人，天猫主要是经过认证的大型企业商户。再根据这部分关键句“Thus the price of goods is commonly lower on Taobao but the quality is not always guaranteed. However, T-mall is the opposite, where the majority of items are a bit more expensive but have guaranteed quality.”（因此，淘宝上的商品价格通常较低，但质量并不总是有保障的。然而，天猫则恰恰相反，大多数商品价格稍贵，但质量有保障。）可知，在商品质量上，天猫比淘宝更有保证。由此可知，淘宝和天猫上卖家的规模和资质各不相同。故选C项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据Jd.com部分关键句“Meanwhile, Jd.com sells a lot of computer parts, providing installation advice services and installation assistance services, which differ from other retailers (零售商).”（同时，京东销售大量电脑配件，提供安装建议服务和安装协助服务，这与其他零售商不同。）可知，京东销售电脑配件，而且提供安装建议服务和安装协助服务。由此可推断出，如果你想购买笔记本电脑硬件并自己安装，京东最适合你。故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Sunning.com部分关键句“Different from the aforementioned shopping sites, Suning has physical stores selling electronics across the nation and it focuses on synchronous (同步的) development of online shopping and physical shopping.”（与上述购物网站不同的是，苏宁在全国设有实体店销售电子产品，专注于网络购物和实体购物的同步发展。）可知，与其他购物网站不同的是，苏宁在全国设有实体店，也就是说，苏宁的特殊之处在于它有实体店铺。故选B项。
