business and extend it into the online arena. The second group provides a unique service made possible by the Internet's special characteristics. Job sites and online auctioneer e-Bay are both good examples of the new breed of business that the Internet continues to foster. Cafepress. com is one of the latter group. It's a website that provides users with online stores where they can sell shirts, mugs, and mousepads customized with their own logos and/or slogans. By itself, this is a fairly useful service, and an example of how the Internet has changed the art of marketing and customer service. Cafepress. com, however, is rather remarkable for another reason. Customers don't need to print large lots of items. They don't need to worry about shipping the goods to their customers. And they don't need to talk to another human being to get their store \site lets you upload an image and choose what sort of item you'd like it to appear on. You can then choose how much to mark the item up -- the difference between the item's base cost and your mark-up price is your profit. Base prices are high, but understandable when you consider what Cafepress. com does for the initial investment. An 11-bunce mug starts at $ 10.99. For that, Cafepress. Com prints the mug on a piece-by-piece basis, provides the ordering software, handles the money, packs it, and ships it for you. The mug's purchaser pays shipping and handling costs; the store owner's effort is limited to uploading the original image for the mug, setting the cost, and writing a brief description of the item. It seems to be catching on. \want to do some kind of merchandising, who want to offer a range of products to their users, but don't want the hassles associated with it,\co-founder and vice-president. \where we come in -- we're one of the few companies that offer this kind of full-service solution.\ But the most exciting aspect of Cafepress. com is not its ability to help major corporations outsource and customize their merchandising efforts. What's remarkable about the system is how simple it is to open a store. An average individual with an idea that could sell 50 T-shirts or mugs can't justify a traditional merchandising effort, but with Cafe-press.com, users can easily bring ideas to fruition with very little time and no financial risk. Moreover, the quality of the merchandise is good; I've ordered a mug and a shirt from Cafepress. com, and both were shipped relatively promptly, and arrived exactly as promised. Cafepress. com is an idea that's easy to get excited about. It's a small -- but tangible -- example of how the Internet can change the way we live.
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1. The expression \A . coming into being
B . being dominated by a stormy high tech wave C . surviving a crisis
D . struggling in the storm
正确答案:surviving a crisis
题目详解:“weather”在这里的意思是“安全度过(困难、风暴等)”，“the storm”指的是上半句提到的内容。这句话可以翻译为“当高新技术巨大的衰退浪潮袭击整个电子商务领域时，两
种网站却正在破浪前进”，由此可知答案为“surviving a crisis”。
2. The first kind of site differs from the second kind of site in that ______. A . the first kind sells commodities while the second offers service
B . the second kind offers untraditional jobs to people experienced in auctioning C . the first kind extends items sold beyond the traditional categories
D . the second kind is rising while the first kind is declining in the world of online commerce
正确答案:the first kind sells commodities while the second offers service
题目详解:定位于文章第一段第二至五句“第一类网站通常被称作“点击井涂抹”——比如象Walmart或Sears(两个连锁零售商的名字)”这样的商店扩大到网上销售；第二类充分利用互联网的特点，提供一种独特的服务，一些就业信息网站和象e-bay这样的在线拍卖商是这类新网站的好例子，互联网将继续促进这类买卖的开展，由此可知答案为“the first kind sells commodities while the second offers service”。
3. Which of the following about Cafepress. com is NOT true?
A . It, along with similar sites, has changed the traditional way of marketing.
B . Its users don't have to transact the items to be sold face-to-face with their customers. C . Its customers are those who want to sell things rather than buy things. D . It keeps its profit to a minimum in order to attract online customers.
正确答案:It keeps its profit to a minimum in order to attract online customers.
题目详解:根据第二段第二句可排除“Its customers are those who want to sell things rather than buy things.”；由本段最后一句可排除“It, along with similar sites, has changed the traditional way of marketing.”；此外，根据第三段第三句可排除选项“Its users don't have to transact the items to be sold face-to-face with their customers.”，由此可知答案为“It keeps its profit to a minimum in order to attract online customers.”。
4. What kind of customers need Cafepress. com most according to its vice-president? A . Those who have problem keeping their commodities moving. B . Those who sell a great variety of items.
C . Those who want to avoid the trouble of negotiating with clients. D . Those who sell unconventional commodities.
正确答案:Those who want to avoid the trouble of negotiating with clients.
题目详解:定位于第五段第二句“该公司的副总裁说，越来越多的公司来找我们，他们想销售货物，有一系列的货物要卖，但想省去争论的麻烦”，由此可知答案为“Those who want to avoid the trouble of negotiating with clients.”。
5. What is the most outstanding about Cafepress. com according to the author? A . The conveniences it gives to companies in selling their commodities.
B . The speed and security it offers users to put their ideas into practice. C . The help it offers major companies in marketing their commodities. D . The high quality of the merchandise it offers to customers.
正确答案:The speed and security it offers users to put their ideas into practice.
题目详解:文章第六段首句提到，Cafepress．com最令人兴奋的一面不是它促进了一些大公司的产品销售，它最突出的特点是使开一个商店变得非常简单。随后又举了个例子来说明这一观点，由此可知答案为“The speed and security it offers users to put their ideas into practice.”。而其他三个选项虽然文中都提到了，但都不是Cafepress．com最突出的特点，不是答案。
In Mexico, President Vicente Fox is making an effort to calm protests in the farming sector through a dialogue with the government. But, the talk, so far, is mostly one-sided. The dialogue between Fox government officials and farm group leaders held on Tuesday here in Mexico City included two cabinet officials and a number of governors and legislators, but very few campesinos, as the farmers are called in Spanish. The leaders of the nation's largest campesino organizations, the Congreso Agrario Permanente, or Permanent Agrarian Congress, and the Confederation National Campesino, or National Farmers Confederation, boycotted the session. They complained that the government's decision to change the venue, from the National Archives building to a sports complex, violated an agreement to consult with them on such arrangements. President Fox is calling on all such groups to attend another meeting later this week so that they can contribute to the effort to improve the lot of Mexico's farmers. He says he wants to move forward quickly to develop a national accord for the agricultural sector by March 15. He says this accord should include details about how to provide more financing and credit to farmers as well as how to help farmers commercialize their products. President Fox is encouraging poor farmers to develop more skills in both production and in marketing. He says that some farm operations in Mexico are prospering under the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA. Mr. Fox notes that the Mexican farm sector produces 157 products for sale in the United States and that Mexico leads the world in production of several types of products, including watermelons, tomatoes, broccoli and cauliflower. Mexican tomato producers are among the most enthusiastic supporters of the trade agreement. In the past ten years, Mexico has nearly doubled its tomato exports and today, one out of every three tomatoes sold in the United States comes from Mexico. But campesino leaders say NAFTA has favored such large-scale operations and left behind the millions of poor, small-scale farmers who cannot compete with the United States and Canada. Two weeks ago, some 20,000 campesinos marched in Mexico City demanding that the government renegotiate NAFTA, something President Fox has said he would not favor. Under the terms of the treaty, tariffs on several commodities were reduced to zero on January 1. By 2008, tariffs are set to fall on a number of other products including corn, sugar and beans. The United States has remained out of the fray over NAFTA here in
Mexico other than issuing statements highlighting the benefits of the agreement. However. Canada's ambassador to Mexico. Keith Christie, in an interview published in the Reforma newspaper Tuesday, said his country is against any change in the treaty. He said NAFTA is a complete package and it is not possible to change one part without reopening the entire agreement. That, he said, would not be good for any of the countries involved and he noted that both Canada and Mexico have gained more than the United States in terms of increased exports as a result of NAFTA.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What fact indicated that the talk was mostly one-sided? A . The President manipulated the government.
B . There were very few farmers present in the dialogue. C . The campesino leaders supported the President.
D . The cabinet officials and governors and legislators were on the farmer's side.
正确答案:There were very few farmers present in the dialogue.
题目详解:定位于原文第二段“福克斯政府官员和农业组的领导之间的对话在墨西哥城展开，参加这次谈话的有两名内阁官员、数名州长和立法委员，几乎没有农民”，由此可见，几乎没有农民参加这次关于农业的对话，应该说是单边的，故答案为“There were very few farmers present in the dialogue.”。
2. Why did the farm leaders protest against the session?
A . Because they did not like the session to be held in the National Archives building.
B . Because they thought the decision of changing venue was against the previous agreement.
C . Because they did not think sports had anything to do with the talk. D . Because they thought the talk was unfair to poor farmers.
正确答案:Because they thought the decision of changing venue was against the previous agreement.
题目详解:定位于原文第三段第二句话“他们抱怨政府决定把会议地点由国家档案大厦改在一个综合体育场，违背了他们就会议安排达成的协议”，故答案为“Because they thought the decision of changing venue was against the previous agreement.”。
3. What is implied about the Mexican agricultural products? A . Some agricultural products are imported from the US.
B . Some Mexican agricultural product has got a majority of America market share. C . The Mexican agricultural products are in the leading place in the world. D . The Mexican agricultural products have been highly commercialized.
正确答案:Some Mexican agricultural product has got a majority of America market share.
题目详解:根据第七段的最后一句话：在美国出售的每3个番茄中就有一个产自墨西哥。这与选项“Some Mexican agricultural product has got a majority of America market share.”(某种农产品在美国市场上占很大份额)是一致的，故其为答案。选项“The Mexican agricultural products have been highly commercialized.”和“Some agricultural products are imported from the US.”文中并末提到，而选项“The Mexican agricultural products are in the leading place in the world.”不正确，因为并不是所有的墨西哥农产品都占世界主导地位，而只是其中一些农产品。
4. What do campesino leaders think is the disadvantage of NAFTA? A . They think it hinders the development of Mexican agriculture. B . They think it hurts the interests of poor Mexican farmers. C . They think it unfair to Mexican farmers.
D . They think it affects the benefits of the campesino organizations.
正确答案:They think it hurts the interests of poor Mexican farmers.
题目详解:文中倒数第三段的第一句明确提到：农民组织领导说北美自由贸易协议支持了大规模经营，而丢下了数百万贫穷的小规模经营的农民，他们是没有能力与美国和加拿大竞争的。由此可说明北美自由贸易协议伤害到了贫困农民的利益，故答案为“They think it hurts the interests of poor Mexican farmers.”。
5. What does Keith Christie think of the treaty?
A . He thinks it no good for any countries concerned. B . He is in favor of reopening the entire agreement. C . He is against any change of it.
D . He thinks Mexico will get more benefits from it than Canada will.
正确答案:He is against any change of it.
题目详解:文中最后一段第二、三句提到Keith Christie的想法：他的国家反对这一条约的任何改动。并且他还说，北美自由贸易协议是一套完整协议，不可能在没有重新进行讨论全部协议的情况下改变其中任何一部分，故答案为“He is against any change of it.”。而最后一段最后一句提到：修改这一条约不会对任何成员国有利，KeithChristie还提醒说，从增加出口方面讲，北美自由贸易协议的结果是加拿大和墨西哥两国都比美国获益多，由此排除选项“He thinks it no good for any countries concerned.”和“He thinks Mexico will get more benefits from it than Canada will.”。
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