2012年大学英语四级模拟试题05! E' @: a: {1 Q$ _: E
' t F* w2 y( P" z! p) v& uThe term e-commerce refers to all commercial transactions conducted over the Internet, including transactions by consumers and business-to-business transactions. Conceptually, e-commerce does not 1 from well-known commercial offerings such as banking by phone, "mail order" catalogs, or sending a purchase order to supplier 2 fax. E-commerce follows the same model 3 in other business transactions; the difference 4 in the details.
" E- u" `. \) [4 a2 T6 l To a consumer, the most visible form of e-commerce consists 5 online ordering. A customer begins with a catalog of possible items, 6 an item, arranges a form of payment, and 7 an order. Instead of a physical catalog, e-commerce arranges for catalogs to be 8 on the Internet. Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone, e-commerce arranges for orders to be sent 9 a computer network. Finally, instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check, e-commerce 10 one to send payment information electronically. 3 J0 j! ^2 M% `2 S& f# P8 c c d
In the decade 11 1993, e-commerce grew from an 12 novelty ( 新奇事物) to a mainstream business influence. In 1993, few 13 had a web page, and 14 a handful allowed one to order products or services online. Ten years 15 , both large and small businesses had web pages, and most 16 users with the opportunity to place an order. 17 , many banks added online access, 18 online banking and bill paying became 19 . More importantly, the value of goods and services 20 over the Internet grew dramatically after 1997.
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3. A) appeared B) used C) resorted D) served 1 ?, Q. `1 [* r2 g
4. A) situates B) lies C) roots D) locates ! t* F, v( k6 V: { u" _
5. A) on B) of C) for D) to
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7. A) sends in B) puts out C) stands for D) carries away * O) e. X# ^5 c& t
8. A) visible B) responsible C) feasible D) sensible ( P& p1 B" \+ N! f1 I5 ~/ S4 e% L
9. A) beside B) over C) beyond D) up
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12. A) optional B) invalid C) occasional D) insignificant 1 d; y* W; Q+ w" D
13. A) communities B) corps C) corporations D) compounds 7 _) _, \- w& P
14. A) largely B) slightly C) solely D) only
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16. A) offered B) convinced C) equipped D) provided
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18. A) and B) or C) but D) though - ^% F% Q) T5 d5 v% U, Y( a: k) m
19. A) different B) flexible C) widespread D) productive
5 c/ H, i) E; N2 q- S5 T Y 20. A) acquired B) adapted C) practiced D) proceeded |