高二英语阅读专项训练11

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1、高二英语阅读专项训练（11）（4+1）There’snoshortageofwebsitesofferingdeals-everythingfromdailydealstomembers-onlyprivatesales.Butwhenitcomestorealjaw-droppingdeals,there’sonecompanythatseemstohavefiguredoutawaytoreallydeliver.ThecompanyiscalledQuiBidsandtheyauction（拍卖）thehotte

2、st,in-demandelectronicslikeAppleipadsandipods,aswellasotheritemslikegiftcardsfromthetopretailers（零售商）.Unlikeothersites,thepricespeoplepayarenowherenearretail.Howlowaretheprices?$33.84foranewAppleipad32GB（retail$600）$22.10foranewNikonD90DigitalSLRCamera（retail$10

3、70）Ourfirstreactiononseeingthesepriceswasdisbelief.Afterall,howcouldQuiBidspossiblyaffordtoselltheseitemsforsolittle----surelytheymustbelosingalotofmoney.That’swhereitsuniquebusinessmodelcomesintoplay.Yousee,foreverybidabuyerplacesforanitemonQuiBids,thecompanyco

4、llectsasmallfeefromthebidder.Thefeetobidisonlyabout60cents,butbasedonthevolumeofsalesandbids,thecompanyisabletocollectenoughtomakeupfortheridiculouspricestheitemssellfor.Butbestofall,participatingintheQuiBidsauctionisincrediblyfun.Becauseeachbidcostsalittletopla

5、ce,shopperscanstrategizewhentoplacetheirbids.Eachauctionhasastricttimelimit.Whenyouplaceyourbid,thesystemaddsalittletimetotheauctiontoseeifanyotherbidscomein.Ifyouhavethewinningbidwhentheclockrunsout----youwintheitemforthatprice.ButthebestpartofQuibidsmaybethe“B

6、uy-It-Now”feature.Thisallowsbidderswhodidnotwinanauctiontostillbuytheproducttheywantandapplythecostofthebidstheyplacedasadiscountontheregularproductprice.Soyoustillgettheitemandthebidsyouplacedpreviouslyintheauctiondon’tcostyouanything!1.Accordingtothepassage,th

7、esuccessofQuibidsmainlyliesin.A.howitsbuyingandsellingisconductedB.thechangeinpeople’sshoppingmodelC.thequalityofthegoodsandserviceD.theirwillingnesstorisklosingmoney2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.otherretailerswillbeoutofbusinessB.winningabidisnotjustama

8、tterofluckC.QuibidsonlysellpopularelectronicsD.thepricesonQuibidsarethelowest3.Abuyerwhobidtwicefora$20MP4cangetonefrom“Buy-It-Now”for.A.$21.2B.$20C.$19.4D.$18.84.Whi