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In 1998 consumers could purchase virtually anything over the Internet. Books, compact discs, and even stocks were available from
In 1998 consumers could purchase virtually anything over the Internet. Books, compact discs, and even stocks were available from
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2012-07-17
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In 1998 consumers could purchase virtually anything over the Internet. Books, compact discs, and even stocks were available from World Wide Web sites that seemed to spring up almost daily. A few years earlier, some people had predicted that consumers accustomed to shopping in stores would be reluctant to buy things that they could not see or touch in person. For a growing number of time-starved consumers, however, shopping from their home computer was proving to be a convenient alternative to driving to the store.
A research estimated that in 1998 US consumers would purchase $ 7. 3 billion of goods over the Internet, double the 1997 total. Finding a bargain was getting easier, owing to the rise of online auctions and Web sites that did comparison shopping on the Internet for the best deal.
For all the consumer interest, retailing in cyberspace was still a largely unprofitable business, however. Internet pioneer Amazon, com, which began selling books in 1995 and later branched into recorded music and videos, posted revenue of $ 153. 7 million in the third quarter, up from $ 37. 9 million in the same period of 1997. Overall, however, the company’s loss widened to $ 45. 2 million from $ 9. 6 million, and analysts did not expect the company to turn a profit until 2001. Despite the great loss, Amazon, com had a stock market value of many billions, reflecting investors’ optimism about the future of the industry.
Internet retailing appealed to investors because it provided an efficient means for reaching millions of consumers without having the cost of operating conventional stores with their armies of salespeople. Selling online carried its own risks, however. With so many companies competing for consumers’ attention, price competition was intense and profit margins thin or nonexistent. One video retailer sold the hit movie Titanic for $ 9. 99, undercutting (削价) the $ 19. 99 suggested retail price and losing about $ 6 on each copy sold. With Internet retailing still in its initial stage, companies seemed willing to absorb such losses in an attempt to establish a dominant market position.
Finding a bargain on the Internet was getting easier partly because______.
选项
A、there were more and more Internet users
B、there were more and more online auctions
C、the consumers had more money to spend
D、there were more goods available on the Internet
答案
B
解析
本题是一道具体细节题。问在因特网上买到价廉物美的商品越来越容易了,部分原因是什么。利用查阅式阅读法,我们可以在第二段第二句中找到相关信息。这句话指出,由于网上拍卖活动和网址的增加,使消费者可以通过比较买到自己最称心的东西,因此更容易成交。所以,本题的正确答案应是B。
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