For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (歐洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允許) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes.With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (質(zhì)量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.
小題1:Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.   
A．not popularB．growingC．not possibleD．cheap
小題2:People like teleshopping because it is ____ .
A．AmericanB．cheaperC．easier D．more popular
小題3:Some Europeans don’t like teleshopping because they ____ .
A．don’t like to buy things
B．don’t watch TV
C．believe the things sold on TV are expensive
D．think the things sold on TV are bad quality
小題4:In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .
A．help businessmen get more moneyB．keep the shops open longer
C．have fewer buyersD．bring better TV programmes
小題5:The best title of this passage is ____ .
A．American TeleshoppingB．Teleshopping Companies
C．Teleshopping in EuropeD．Teleshopping—Junk on the Air

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:C

小題1:根據(jù)Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (歐洲).及下文描述可知選B。
小題1:根據(jù)Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes .及下文描述著讓他們的購(gòu)物變得更容易。故選C。
小題1:根據(jù)They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (質(zhì)量) of the things for sale on TV.可知選D。
小題1:根據(jù)German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.可知選A，賣出更多的東西就能賺到更多的錢。
小題1:通過閱讀短文可知本文主要描述了電視購(gòu)物在歐洲的發(fā)展情況，故選C。
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