In 1998 consumers could purchase virtually anything over the Internet. Books, compact discs, and even stocks were (1) from World Wide Websites that seemed to (2) almost daily a few years earlier, some people had predicted that consuners accustomed to shopping in stores would be (3) to buy things that they could not see or touch (4) . For a growing number of time-starved consumers, however, shopping from their home computer was proving to be a convenient (5) to driving to the store.

A research estimated that in 1998 US consumers could purchase $ 7.3 billion of goods over the Internet, double the 1997 total. Finding a bargain was getting easier, (6) the rise of online auctions and Websites that did comparison shopping on the Internet for the best (7) .

For all the consumer interest, (8) in eyberspaee was still a largely (9) business, however. Internet pioneer Amazon. eom, which began selling books in 1995 and later (10) into recorded music and videos, posted (11) of $ 153.7 million in the third quarter, up from $ 37.9 million in the same period of 1997. Overall, (12) , the company’ s loss widened to $ 45.2 million from $9.6 million, and analysts did not expect the company to turn a profit (13) 2001. (14) the great loss, Amazon. tom had a stock market value of many billions, reflecting investors’ (15) about the future of the industry.

Internet retailing appealed (16) investors because it provided an efficient means for reaching millions of consumers without having the cost of operating (17) stores with their armies of salespeople. Selling online carried its own risks, however, (18) so many companies competing tor consumers’ attention, price competition was (19) and profit (20) thin or nonexistent.

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B.tax

C.tariff

D.avenue

阅读下面一段文言文，完成6—9题。

曾巩，字子固，建昌南丰人。生而警敏，年十二，试作《六论》，援笔而成，辞甚伟。甫冠，名闻四方。欧阳修见其文，奇之。

嘉祐二年进士及第，出通判越州。岁饥，度常平①不足赡，而田野之民，不能皆至城邑。谕告属县，讽富人自实粟，总十五万石，视常平价稍增以予民。民得从便受粟，不出田里，而食有余。又贷之种粮，使随秋赋以偿，农事不乏。

知齐州，其治以疾 * * 急盗为本。曲堤周氏子高横纵，贼良民，力能动权豪，州县吏莫敢诘，巩取置于法。章邱民聚党村落间，号“霸王社”，椎剽夺囚，无不如志。巩属民为保伍，使几察其出入，有盗则鸣鼓相援，每发辄得盗。有葛友者，名在捕中，一日，自出首。巩饮食冠裳之，假以骑从，夸徇四境。盗闻，多出自首。巩外视章显，实欲携贰其徒，使之不能复合也。自是外户不闭。

徙洪州。会江西岁大疫，巩命县镇悉储药待求，军民不能自养者，来食息官舍，资其食饮衣衾之具，分医视诊。师征安南，所过州为万人备。他吏暴诛亟敛，民不堪。巩先期区处猝集，师去，市里不知。

徙明、亳、沧三州。巩负才名，久外徙，世颇谓偃蹇不偶。一时后生辈锋出，巩视之泊如也。过阙，神宗召见，劳问甚宠，拜中书舍人。

巩性孝友，父亡，奉继母益至，抚四弟、九妹于委废单弱之中，宦学婚嫁，一出其力。为文章，上下驰骋，一时工作文词者，鲜能过也。少与王安石游，安石声誉未振，巩导之于欧阳修，及安石得志，遂与之异。神宗尝问：“安石何如人？”对曰：“安石文学行义，不减扬雄，以吝故不及。”帝曰：“安石轻富贵，何吝也？”曰：“臣所谓吝者，谓其勇于有为，吝于改过耳。”帝然之。

（节选自《宋史》卷三一九）

［注］①常平：官仓名。

6．对下列句子中加点词的解释，不正确的一项是（ ▲ ） (3分)

A．贼良民，力能动权豪 贼：残害

B．讽富人自实粟 讽：劝说

C．实欲携贰其徒 　　 贰：离间

D．安石轻富贵，何吝也？　　　　轻：轻易

7．下列句子中，全部属于曾巩仁政措施的一组是（ ▲ ） (3分)

①民得从便受粟，不出田里，而食有余 ②又贷之种粮，使随秋赋以偿

③自是外户不闭 　　　　　　　④巩命县镇悉储药待求

⑤资其食饮衣衾之具 　　　　⑥巩先期区处猝集

A．①②③　 B．①④⑥ C．②④⑤ D．③⑤⑥

8．下列对原文有关内容的分析和概括，不正确的一项是（ ▲ ） (3分)

A．曾巩通判越州时，除了打开常平仓赈济灾民，还告示属县，劝说富人将十五万石粮食以比常平仓储粮稍高的价格卖给百姓，从而解决了饥荒问题。

B．曾巩为了保护百姓，打击盗贼，让百姓形成保伍，让他们侦察盗贼行踪，有情况就击鼓传递消息，相互救援，所以每次都能将盗贼捕获。

C．曾巩享有才名，却长期做地方官，世人便认为他时运不好。而与此同时，一些晚生后辈却春风得意仕途显达，但曾巩对此非常淡泊。

D．曾巩在年轻的时候曾同王安石交往，当时王安石的声誉不高，曾巩把他引荐给欧阳修。但王安石得志后，竟然疏远了曾巩，将他视为陌路。

9．把文言文阅读材料中画线的句子翻译成现代汉语。(9分)

(1) 巩饮食冠裳之，假以骑从，夸徇四境。(3分)

(2) 为文章，上下驰骋，一时工作文词者，鲜能过也。(3分)

(3) 臣所谓吝者，谓其勇于有为，吝于改过耳。(3分)