2014江苏省溧水县高考英语最后冲刺 阅读理解巩固训练2
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题(42)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题(42）及答案【江苏省常州市金坛一中2013模拟】CEver wonder how much a cloud weighs？What about a hurricane?A meteorologist has done some estimates and the results might surprise you.Let's start with a very simple white puffy cloud — a cumulus cloud （积云）。
How much does the water in a cumulus cloud weigh? Peggy LeMone，senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder，Colorado, did the numbers. "The water in the little cloud weighs about 550 tons，" she calculates。
"Or if you want to convert it to something that might be a little more meaningful … think of elephants."The thought of a hundred elephants-worth of water suspended in the sky begs another question — what keeps it up there？"First of all, the water isn’t in elephant siz ed particles（微粒)，it's in tiny tiny tiny particles," explains LeMone. And those particles float on the warmer air that’s rising below。
江苏省南京市2014高考英语最后冲刺 阅读理解巩固自练2
2014江苏省南京市高考英语阅读理解巩固自练阅读理解(2013·西安市标准化考练，D)Up to 45 rare species of Australian animals are in danger of becoming extinct within 20 years, scientists warned in a report. But hope is not lost! According to the report, the species can be saved if immediate action is taken to control their natural predators (天敌) and other threats.The threatened animals can be found in the faraway Kimberley region of northwestern Australia. The region is similar in square miles to California. Thirty percent of the endangered species are unique to the region, while others have already disappeared in other parts of Australia.Dr. Tara Martin, a research scientist said in the report, “A large extinction event is happening in Australia. The north has really been the last stronghold (主要栖息地) for many species of birds and mammals and reptiles. The Kimberley is really their last chance on earth.”Many of the species are under threat because they are hunted by wild cats. These cats kill around 500 000 native animal s in the Kimberley region every day. The species face another threat, too. Their native habitat is also being destroy ed by wildfires and by wild donkeys and goats that compete for food and water. Humans introduced cats, donkeys and goats to Australia to be farm animals or pets. However, their populations have exploded in the region because they have few natural predators.The report calls for $ 95 million to immediately start protection programs. The report also suggests reducing wild donkey and goat populations in the region, building fences, fighting wildfires and educating the community about how to help the endangered species. Richard Hobbs, an ecologist at the University of Western Australia, says the costs are worthwhile because the measures will not be too difficult to carry out.文章大意：本文是一篇调查报告。
江苏省南京市高考英语最后冲刺 阅读理解巩固自练2
2014江苏省南京市高考英语阅读理解巩固自练阅读理解(2013·西安市标准化考练，D)Up to 45 rare species of Australian animals are in danger of becoming extinct within 20 years, scientists warned in a report. But hope is not lost! According to the report, the species can be saved if immediate action is taken to control their natural predators (天敌) and other threats.The threatened animals can be found in the faraway Kimberley region of northwestern Australia. The region is similar in square miles to California. Thirty percent of the endangered species are unique to the region, while others have already disappeared in other parts of Australia.Dr. Tara Martin, a research scientist said in the report, “A large extinction event is happening in Australia. The north has really been the last stronghold (主要栖息地) for many species of birds and mammals and reptiles. The Kimberley is really their last chance on earth.”Many of the species are under threat because they are hunted by wild cats. These cats kill around 500 000 native animal s in the Kimberley region every day. The species face another threat, too. Their native habitat is also being destroy ed by wildfires and by wild donkeys and goats that compete for food and water. Humans introduced cats, donkeys and goats to Australia to be farm animals or pets. However, their populations have exploded in the region because they have few natural predators.The report calls for $ 95 million to immediately start protection programs. The report also suggests reducing wild donkey and goat populations in the region, building fences, fighting wildfires and educating the community about how to help the endangered species. Richard Hobbs, an ecologist at the University of Western Australia, says the costs are worthwhile because the measures will not be too difficult to carry out.文章大意：本文是一篇调查报告。
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题(32)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（32)及答案【江苏省常州市西夏墅中学2013模拟】CThe singer, Mick Jagger，of the Rolling Stones sings a song that tells people they can’t always get what they want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need。
The past years in my life my parents have told me this saying many times. I’ve always complained about the quote(引语). Although over time I have told myself to learn from it.This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm，Florida。
This has been a killer for me because I haven’t be en able to see her and she is having a rough time in school. The last two months have been hard but we are working through it。
I have been trying to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go down there。
My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money to give him. I spent several days and nights thinking of ways to earn money to go see my girlfriend. I finally came to the conclusion that I would get a job and work hard to earn some money to give to my dad。
江苏省溧水县2014高考英语最后冲刺 阅读理解巩固训练7
2014江苏省溧水县高考英语阅读理解巩固训练社会现象类(2013·湖北，D)A German study suggests that people who were too optimistic about their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within 10 years than those pessimists who expected their future to be worse.The paper, published this March in Psychology and Aging, examined health and welfare surveys from roughly 40,000 Germans between ages 18 and 96.The surveys were conducted every year from 1993 to 2003.Survey respondents (受访者) were asked to estimate their present and future life satisfaction on a scale of 0 to 10, among other questions.The researchers found that young adults (age 18 to 39) r outinely overestimated their future life satisfaction, while middleaged adults (age 40 to 64) more accurately predicted how they would feel in the future.Adults of 65 and older, however, were far more likely to underestimate their future life satisfaction.Not only did they feel more satisfied than they thought they would, the older pessimists seemed to suffer a lower ratio (比率) of disability and death for the study period.“We observed that being too optimistic in predicting a better future than actually observed was associated with a greater risk of disability and a greater risk of death within the following decade，” wro te Frieder R．Lang, a professor at the University of ErlangenNuremberg.Lang and his colleagues believed that people who were pessimistic ab out their future may be more careful about their actions than people who expected a rosy future.“Seeing a dark fut ure may encourage positive evaluations of the actual self and may contribute to taking improved precautions(预防措施)，”the authors wrote.Surprisingly, compared with those in poor health or who had low incomes, respondents who enjoyed good health or income were associated with expecting a greater decline.Also, the researchers said that higher income was related to a greater risk of disability.The authors of the study noted that there were limitations to their conclusions.Illness, medical treatment and personal loss could also have driven health outcomes.However, the researchers said a pattern was clear.“We found that from early to late adulthood, individuals adapt their expectations of future lifesatisfaction from optimistic, to accurate, to pessimistic，” the authors concluded.5．According to the study, who made the most accurate prediction of their future life satisfaction?A．Optimistic adults. B．Middleaged adults.C．Adults in poor health. D．Adults of lower income.解析细节理解题。
2014届高三英语阅读理解训练题(有答案)
2014届高三英语阅读理解训练题（有答案）2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（2）及答案阅读理解----Ban an iPhne reall ae u happier? A ne stud sas “es” Arding t a surve f 3,000 peple arund the rld, aess t (进入) uniatins tehnlg is a ar fatr in inreasing happinesse all need a fe basi things in rder t be happ: aess t lean ater and fd, a he, health are, and relatinships But ne the neessities are et, hat d peple st desire? The anser is aess t uniatin devies (设备), arding t the surve b BS, the hartered Institute fr ITst peple in the stud gave siilar ansers, but the ptential (潜在的) happiness inrease that tehnlg uld bring abut as partiularl great in en and in peple ith l ines r levels f eduatin — even in develping untries hile farers in the Afrian untrside aren’t liel t pi up the latest shin ts fr Apple, even a siple ell phne an serve as a valuable happiness-inreasing tl, alling the develpent f sial netrs bend the unit“hether ung r ld, e’re all sial beings, e all have a need fr uniatin,” researher Paul Flatters tld BB NesIn rural (乡村) unities, aess t uniatins tehnlg suh as ell phnes andputers is liited, but expanding, thans t grups lie ne Laptp Per hild, hih supplies hildren in develping untries ith basi laptps that all the t researh shl prets and nnet ith thers all ver the rld ther grups, lie the U’s puter Aid, are helping rural villagers get ired ith the help f prtable ber afes (便携式网吧) that all lals t lg nline t send eails and perfr r-related researh And ba he, it sees fr the results that sall IT devies lie the iPhne reall an inrease ur happiness — prvided u use it t tal ith and send essages, phts, and vides t friends and fail t help strengthen ur sial netrs, rather than sipl pla Angr Birds4 H des an iPhne ae ne happier, arding t the stud?A B giving ne a higher ineB B letting ne eep in tuh ith thersB giving ne hanes t surf the InternetD B letting ne en vies r tae phts46 hat des the stud sh us?A H an peple are using iPhnesB hat uniatin tls peple lie t usehat peple need besides the basi neessitiesD hat is the life f peple in develping untries lie47 The underlined rds “Angr Birds” in the last paragraph st prbabl refer t “______”A birds that are angrB an e-gaenaught hildrenD a puter48 The authr rte the text t tell us that ______A uniatins tehnlg an inrease happinessB the iPhne is the best ell phne in the rldplaing ith an iPhne is a aste f tieD peple in develped untries are happier7[2013·重庆卷] EIt is idel nn that an English nversatin begins ith The eatherSuh a fixatin ith the eather finds expressin in Drhnsn’s faus ent that “hen t English eet, their first tal is f eather” Thugh hnsn’s bservatin is as aurate n as it as ver t hundred ears ag, st entatrs fail t e up ith a nvining explanatin fr this English eather－speaBill Brsn, fr exaple, nludes that，as the English eather is nt at all exiting，the bsessin ith it an hardl be understdHe argues that “T an utsider，the st striing thing abut the English eather is that there is nt ver uh f it” Sipl, the reasn is that the unusual and unpreditable eather is alst unnn in the British Islesere Paxan, hever, disagrees ith Brsn, arguing that the English eatheris b nature attrativeBrsn is rng, he sas，beause the English preferene fr the eather has nthing t d ith the natural phenena “The interest is less in the phenena theselves, but in unertaint” Arding t hi, the eather in England is ver hangeable and unertain and it attrats the English as ell as the utsider Brsn and Paxan stand fr n isneptins abut the eather－spea ang the EnglishBth entatrs, seh, are issing the pintThe English eather nversatin is nt reall abut the eather at allEnglish eather－spea is a sste f signs，hih is develped t help the speaers vere the natural reserve and atuall tal t eah therEverne ns nversatins starting ith eather－spea are nt requests fr eather dataRather, the are rutine greetings，nversatin starters r the blan “fillers” In ther rds, English eather－spea is a eans f sial bnding72．The authr entins Drhnsn’s ent t sh that ________．A．st entatrs agree ith DrhnsnB．Drhnsn is faus fr his eather bservatin．the ent as aurate t hundred ears agD．English nversatins usuall start ith the eather73．hat des the underlined rd “bsessin” st prbabl refer t?A．A sial trendB．An etinal state．A histrial neptD．An unnn phenenn74．Arding t the passage，ere Paxan believes that ________．A．Bill Brsn has little nledge f the eatherB．there is nthing speial abut the English eather．the English eather attrats peple t the British IslesD．English peple tal abut the eather fr its unertaint7．hat is the authr’s ain purpse f riting the passage?A．T explain hat English eather－spea is abutB．T analse isneptins abut the English eather．T find fault ith bth Bill Brsn and ere PaxanD．T nvine peple that the English eather is hangeable【要点综述】本通过对Bill Brsn和ere Paxan两人迥然不同的观点的陈述阐明作者对英国人以天气为寒暄内容的见解。
2014江苏省溧水县高考英语最后冲刺 阅读理解巩固训练4
2014江苏省溧水县高考英语阅读理解巩固训练社会生活类阅读理解In the United States, there were some well-constructed houses for native Indians, ranging from the simple brush shelter to the five-storied pueblo.In the eastern United States, one of the existing types was that commonly known under the Algonkian name of wigwam in which the Iroquois Indians lived. The wigwams were of wagon-top shape with straight sides and ends, made by bending young trees to form the round shape. Over this shape pieces of tree bark were laid to protect the Indians from bad weather. Over the bark dried grass was added. A small hole allowed smoke to escape from the top. Doorways at each end served also as windows. The Iroquois Indians built trunk walls all around their villages. The wall had only one opening. They could quickly close this opening if their enemies came near.Interestingly, the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi also lived in a wigwam of a most primitive(原始的) construction, but different from those of the Iroquois Indians. The Choctaw Indians’ wigw ams, made from mud, cane and straw, were in the form of a bee-hive. The covering was made of a long, tough grass. A post in the centre supported the roof. A hole in the top admitted the light, and allowed the smoke to pass out.The tipi tent-housing of the upper lake and plains area was put up with poles set lightly in the ground, tied together near the top, and covered with bark and grass in the lake country. It was easily portable, and two women could set it up or take it down within an hour.The Pawnee, Mandan and other Indian tribes(部落)along the Missouri built solidring-shaped structures of trunk, covered with earth and dried grass, housing a dozen families.The Wichita and other tribes of the Texas border built large ring-shaped houses covered with dried grass.Apart from the regular housing, almost every tribe had some style of housing.1. Which of the following pictures shows the house for the Iroquois Indians?2. According to the passage, the Pawnee Indians built their houses .A. with openings in the trunk wallsB. large enough for several familiesC. in a ring shape with bark and mudD. by bending young trees to form the shape3. All the native Indian houses described in the passage were .A. of the same shapeB. covered with grassC. built with a post in the centreD. built with doorways at each end4. The passage suggests that .A. all the native Indians built trunk walls all around their housesB. all the native Indian houses were built with poles tied togetherC. the Iroquois Indians took safety into account while building their wigwamsD. the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi built their wigwams with straight sides and ends【参考答案】63.1-4 ABBC[故事型阅读理解]----- (一)War Horse is a historical s tory by Michael Morpurgo. It is written for kids aged8 to 12. Now just sit and get through the introduction to the plot.In 1914, a young horse named Joey is sold to a farmer. The farmer's son, Albert, is thrilled. He cares for Joey. When the family begins to feel the financial impact of war, Albert's father secretly sells Joey to an army officer named Captain Nicholls. Albert begs the captain to let him join the army. Albert is too young, but Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him.Nicholls treats Joey well. Though Joey still remem bers Albert, he grows to like his new master. He develops a friendship with another horse, Topthorn, who belongs to Nicholls' friend, Captain Stewart. The horses and men are shipped overseas for battle. They soon face their own battle in France, and Captain Nicholls is killed.A young soldier named Warren becomes Joey's new owner. Joey and Topthorn do well in battle, but the Germans capture Warren and Stewart and their horses. The horses' duty of pulling carts full of wounded German soldiers earns them praise. An old farmer and his granddaughter, Emilie, dote_on th e horses as well. When the German army moves out of the area, Emilie and her grandfather keep the two horses. Joey and Topthorn are content to work on the farm until another band of soldiers takes them. They become workhorses under bad conditions. Joey is very upset when Topthorn dies of exhaustion.Alone and frightened, Joey wanders into “noman'sland” between the German and English camps. An English soldier takes him back to c amp.Joey is reunited with Albert. As the war ends, Albert's officer announces the horses will be sold in France. An old Frenchman buys Joey. The man, Emilie's grandfather, tells Albert how Emilie lost the will to live after the horses were taken. However, he eventually sells Joey to Albert for one penny, as long as Albert promises to share Emilie's story so her life will not be in vain. Jo ey and Albert return home.1．Why does Albert's father secretly sell Joey?A．Because he's in need of money.B．Because Captain Nicholls is fond of Joey.C．Because Albert is too young to care for Joey.D．Because he believes Joey will contribute to the country.2．Which of the following is TRUE about Captain Nicholls?A．He's a rich man.B．He's a Frenchman.C．He's a man of his word.D．He doesn't win Joey's trust.3．The underlined phrase “dote on” in Paragraph 4 pro bably means “________”．A．train B．ride C．raise D．love4．Which of the following words can be used to describe Emilie's grandfather?A．Brave. B．Generous.C．Hardworking. D．Humorous.(一)【要点综述】本文叙述了一个英国农场少年阿尔伯特的父亲为了维持农场，无奈之下将马儿乔伊卖给军队，为前线运送军火物资。
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习(2)及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（2）及答案阅读理解----BCan an iPhone really make you happier? A new study says “Yes”. According to a survey of 35,000 people around the world, access to (进入) communications technology is a major factor in increasing happiness.We all need a few basic things in order to be happy: access to clean water and food, a home, health care, and relationships. But once the necessities are met, what do people most desire? The answer is access to communication devices (设备), according to the survey by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.Most people in the study gave similar answers, but the potential (潜在的) happiness increase that technology could bring about was particularly great in women and in people with low incomes or levels of education — even in developing countries.While farmers in the African countryside aren’t likely to pick up the latest shiny toys from Apple, even a simple cell phone can serve as a valuable happiness-increasing tool, allowing the development of social networks beyond the community.“Whether young or old, we’re all social beings, we all have a need for communication,” researcher Paul Flatters told BBC News.In rural (乡村) communiti es, access to communications technology such as cell phones and computers is limited, but expanding, thanks to groups like One Laptop Per Child, which supplies children in developing countries with basic laptops that allow them to research school projects and connect with others all over the world. Other groups, like the UK’ s Computer Aid, are helpin g rural villagers get wired with the help of portable cyber cafes (便携式网吧) that allow locals to log online to send emails and perform work-related research.And back home, it seems from the results that small IT devices like the iPhone really can increase your happiness — provided you use it to talk with and send messages, photos, and videos to friends and family to help strengthen your social networks, rather than simply play Angry Birds.45. How does an iPhone make one happier, according to the study?A. By giving one a higher income.B. By letting one keep in touch with others.C. By giving one chances to surf the Internet.D. By letting one enjoy movies or take photos.46. What does the study show us?A. How many people are using iPhones.B. What communication tools people like to use.C. What people need besides the basic necessities.D. What is the life of people in developing countries like.47. The underlined words “Angry Birds” in the last paragraph most probably refer to “______”.A. birds that are angryB. an e-gameC. naughty childrenD. a computer48. The author wrote the text to tell us that ______.A. communications technology can increase happinessB. the iPhone is the best cell phone in the worldC. playing with an iPhone is a waste of timeD. peo ple in developed countries are happierC7[2013·重庆卷] EIt is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather.Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr.Johnson's famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson's observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather－speak.Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that，as the English weather is not at all exciting，the obsession with it can hardly be understood.He argues that “To an outsider，the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive.Bryson is wrong, he says，because the English preference for the weather has nothing to d o with the natural phenomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather－speak among the English.Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point.The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all.English weather－speak is a system of signs，which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other.Everyone knowsconversations starting with weather－speak are not requests for weather data.Rather, they are routine greetings，conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weather－speak is a means of social bonding.72．The author mentions Dr.Johnson's comment to show that ________．A．most commentators agree with Dr.JohnsonB．Dr.Johnson is famous for his weather observationC．the comment was accurate two hundred years agoD．English conversations usually s tart with the weather73．What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?A．A social trend.B．An emotional state.C．A historical concept.D．An unknown phenomenon.74．According to the passage，Jeremy Paxman believes that ________．A．Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weatherB．there is nothing special about the English weatherC．the English weather attracts people to the British IslesD．English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty75．What is the author's main purpose of writing the passage?A．To explain what English weather－speak is about.B．To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.C．To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.D．To convince people that the English weather is changeable.【要点综述】本文通过对Bill Bryson和Jeremy Paxman两人迥然不同的观点的陈述来阐明作者对英国人以天气为寒暄内容的见解。
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2014江苏省溧水县高考英语阅读理解巩固训练阅读理解(2013·太原市二模，B)MARCH 05, 2013TOKYO (AFP)—A father froze to death while sheltering his nineyearold daughter from severe weekend snowstorms that swept northern Japan. Mikio Okada, one of at least nine people killed as snowstorms swept across Hokkaido (北海道), died as he tried to protect his only child Natsune against winds of up to 109 kilometers per hour in Yubetsu, Hokkaido, as temperatures fell sharply to minus 6 degrees centigrade.Okada's body was uncovered by rescuers looking for the pair after relatives raised the alarm. Natsune was wearing her father's jacket and was wrapped in his arms. The pair had last been heard from at 4 p. m. on Saturday, after fisherman Okada picked his daughter up from a school where she was being looked after while he was at work. Okada called his relatives to say his truck had become stuck in the driving snow, which was several meters deep in places. He told them he and Natsune would walk the remaining kilometre. The two were found just 300 meters from the truck at 7 a．m. on Sunday.Okada had his body bent over his daughter, gently holding her in his arms and apparently using his body and a warehouse wall to provide shelter. The small girl was taken to hospital, where she was found to have no serious injuries. Her father was officially pronounced dead by doctors at the same hospital.The newspaper Yomiuri said Natsune's mothe r had died of illness two years earlier. The paper quoted neighbors as saying Okada had been an extremely caring father who would often delay the start of his working day to enjoy breakfast with his daughter.His death came as fami lies all over Japan celebrated Girls' Day, a festival in which they gather at home and decorate houses with dolls. “He reserved a cake for his only daughter and was looking forward to celebrating Dolls' Festival together，”a neighbor told the Yomiuri.文章大意：本文是一篇新闻报道。
文章报道了在日本发生的一场暴风雪，父亲为了保护女儿被冻死的感人故事。
8．When the disaster happened, the father and daughter were ________.A．returning home after visiting relativesB．just 300 meters away from homeC．driving home after a visit to a hospitalD．on their way home from the girl's school答案：D 细节理解题。
根据文章第二段第三、四句“... after fisherman Okada picked his daughter up from a school... his truck had become stuck in the dri ving snow...”可知，D项正确。
9．Which of the following doesn't show the father's love for his daughter?A．Okada called his relatives to say his truck had become stuck.B．Okada had his body bent over his daughter.C．Okada had been looking forward to Dolls' Festival.D．Natsune was wearing her father's jacket.答案：A 细节理解题。
文章第二段第四句“Okada called his relatives to say his truck had become stuck in the driving snow...”只是在陈述一个事实，并不能显示父女情深。
故A项正确。
本题可用排除法。
10．What can we infer from the passage?A．The relatives were not careful enough and raised the alarm too late.B．No one cared for Natsune at home while her dad was at work.C．The rescuers' delay resulted in the avoidable death.D．Okada had just celebrated Girls' Day with his daughter before he died.答案：B 推理判断题。
根据文章第二段第三句“... wh ere she was being looked after while he was at work”可推知，在Okada上班时，没有人照顾女儿。
故B项正确。
11．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A．9yearold girl made orphan in snowstormB．Snowstorm takes away 9yearold girl's fatherC．Father dies sheltering daughter from snowstormD．Japanese dad dies in snowstorm答案：C 标题概括题。
根据文章第一段第一句及对文章的整体描述可知，C项做标题最恰当。
阅读理解解读Traditional businessmen feel worried that growing ecommerce will reduce their shareof the market.According to a survey, 90% of some people's purchases are made on the computer. As they find that by being able to go online and choose the things that they need to choose, and have them delivered right to their doorsteps, they could no longerbe bothered with driving, the crowds, the noise of that, and they usually get a better selection.Cornell University Marketing Professor, MeLaughlin says traditional stores can keep their customers by offering goods like clothing, which customers may want to see and try on before purchasing, as well as items that are difficult to ship. He says some traditional stores are also pleasing customers with services that set up or repair computers and electronics.Traditional stores also offer a social experience that some shoppers enjoy. There is still a lot of emotion in the buying decision that takes place. Oftentimes, you need that last sense of “this is exactly what I want” before you part with money. And you can't always get that online. It's a rather cold process.As more and more people have Internet access and smart phones, online commerce is likely to continue its growth here in the United States and in other countries.文章大意：本文为一篇议论文。