笔译三级综合能力（阅读理解）模拟试卷3
阅读理解（含10小题）
The European online fashion business is fierce. Just ask backers of one-time highfliers like boo.com, the urban sportswear retailer that tanked last year, and dressmart.com, the struggling men\’s wear specialist. Those once stellar online brands expanded too fast, spent much more than they earned, and then lost their investor support after Internet stocks began plummeting last April. The markets sent online fashion stores a tough message: come up with business models that generate revenues.
A few firms have shown that not all online fashion shops are Internet disasters. Copenhagen-based haburi.com, the online designer-label discount store, Sweden\’s sportswear vendor Sportus and the Italian shirts store Marco Bracci are doing well in a very tough environment.
Haburi\’s distinctive business model is an Internet version of the factory outlet where brand manufacturers sell directly to consumers at lower prices from huge out-of-town shopping malls. Michael Vad, Haburi\’s CEO, says that Europe\’s apparel factory outlet sector could yield $10 billion in sales annually.
According to Vad, national regulations that limit malls outside city centers have hampered the development of this sector. \\
1.The European online fashion business________.(B)
A. has gone through the most difficult times
B. was in a big boom some time ago
C. lost support of all its stockholders
D. made much money from urban sportswear last year
解析：第一段第三句提到“那些曾经的主要线上品牌扩张得太快，花的比赚的多得多”，由此可知线上时装店曾经很繁荣。所以答案为B。
2.The word tanked underlined in Paragraph I means________.(A)
A. shrank
B. protected
C. covered
D. boomed
解析：该句中的and表示前后并列，and之后的内容提到“专营男装的线上销售商dress mart．com在苦苦挣扎”，由此可知城市运动服装的零售商boo．com的情况也不好。因此tanked和shrank(缩小，收缩)意思一致。
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?(D)
A. The models of the online fashion stores were not suitable.
B. Some online fashion stores still make profits.
C. There are online stores in Italy that make money.
D. Sweden’s online stores are doing well by discount.
解析：根据第二段第二句“Sweden’s sportswear vendor Sport us…doing well in a very tough environment．”可知，选项B、C正确；文中并未提及瑞典的线上商店是通过打折将生意做好的，所以答案为D。
4.Haburi’s business model________.(C)
A. is famous for its own Internet webpage
B. could reach $10 billion in sales annually
C. wants to borrow the concept of out-of-town shopping malls
D. tends to make money by selling cheaper commercial goods
解析：根据题干中提到的Haburi定位到文章第三段，该段第一句提到brand manufacturers sell directly to consumers at lower prices from huge out-of-town shopping malls，答案为C。
5.Which of the following is NOT true of online shopping?(D)
A. Customers can save time by online shopping.
B. Online shopping helps reduce retailers’ cost.
C. Online shopping saves customers’ energy.
D. Customers are sure to buy high-quality goods online.
解析：第四段倒数第二句在介绍Haburi的目的时，提到to cut the retailer’s costs，save consumers the long drive，and deliver orders within two or five days，而选项D未被提及。
6.Apparel online business________.(C)
A. can meet various needs of customers
B. has comparatively lower cost than bookstores
C. is hard to make people believe its high-quality goods
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