正确答案:why computer crimes can't be eliminated
题目详解:根据问题中?The passage is mainly about?的提示，从第1段的最后一句中?have managed to get away without punishment? 和最后一段最后一句中?departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere?提供的信息判断，选项中的\符合题意。
As the great low ebb of high tech sweeps through the world of online commerce, two kinds of sites are weathering the storm. The first group is often referred to as \online extensions of stores like Walmart or Sears. They take an existing, traditional 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,\says Maheesh Jain, Cafepress. com's co-founder and vice-president. \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 . surviving a crisis B . coming into being
C . being dominated by a stormy high tech wave
D . struggling in the storm
提交的答案:surviving a crisis 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 second kind offers untraditional jobs to people experienced in auctioning
B . the second kind is rising while the first kind is declining in the world of online commerce C . the first kind extends items sold beyond the traditional categories D . the first kind sells commodities while the second offers service
提交的答案:the first kind sells commodities while the second offers service 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 . Its customers are those who want to sell things rather than buy things. B . It, along with similar sites, has changed the traditional way of marketing.
C . Its users don't have to transact the items to be sold face-to-face with their customers. D . It keeps its profit to a minimum in order to attract online customers.
提交的答案: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 want to avoid the trouble of negotiating with clients. B . Those who have problem keeping their commodities moving. C . Those who sell a great variety of items. D . Those who sell unconventional commodities.
提交的答案:Those who want to avoid the trouble of negotiating with clients. 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 high quality of the merchandise it offers to customers. B . The help it offers major companies in marketing their commodities. C . The conveniences it gives to companies in selling their commodities. D . The speed and security it offers users to put their ideas into practice.
提交的答案:The speed and security it offers users to put their ideas into practice. 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。
Henry Ford, the famous U. S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, \America is business. \the business world. Few would argue with Ford' s statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how much people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finances and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in every other section. Most national news has an important financial aspect to it. Welfare, foreign aid, the federal budget, and the policies of the Federal Reserve Bank are all heavily affected by business. Moreover, business news appears in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as \positive side of Henry Ford' s statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has