【OnlineshoppingisgrowingfastinChinaandmoreandmoreChinesearebuyingbooksonline.Atthesametimetraditionalbookstoresarefacingnewchallenges.AbookstoreinBeijingisgoingoutofbusiness(生意).Allofitsbooksare】
OnlineshoppingisgrowingfastinChinaandmoreandmoreChinesearebuyingbooksonline.Atthesametimetraditionalbookstoresarefacingnewchallenges.AbookstoreinBeijingisgoingoutofbusiness(生意).Allofitsbooksareonsale.BookstoreownerWangJiansayshotsalesofbooksontheInternetpushedhimtochangethewayhedidbusiness.
Chinahasthehighestonlinebookbuyingrate(率)intheworld.Morethanyearsagodangdang.combecamethefirstonlinebooksellerandnowbecomesveryimportantintheChineseonlinebookmarket.
FacingthischallengetheXinhuaBookstorealsobuiltitsonlinestoreafewyearsago.ZhangJianCEOoftheXinhuabookstore.comsaysnowtheyareenlargingtheironlineservices.
A“pricewar(战争)”istakingshapebetweentraditionalbookstoresandonlinebookstores.Facedwiththelow-costadvantageofonlinebookstorestraditionalonescandonothingbutlowertheirprices.Atthesametimeonlinebookstoresarealsostartingpricewarsbetweeneachother.
Nowsometraditionalbookstoresaretryingtheirbesttoattractbuyersintheirownway.Theyexhibitbooksbetterandprovide(提供)averyrelaxedreadingenvironmentinthebookstore.Eventhoughtraditionalbookstorescanhardlycompetewithsomeoftheadvantagesofonlinebookstoresforexample24-hourservice
1.Whatisthepassageabout?
A.Thedevelopmentofonlinebookstores
B.Thedisadvantagesoftraditionalbookstores
C.Thegreatadvantagesofonlinebookstores
D.Thechallengestraditionalbookstoresface
2.WhatmadeWangJianchangethewayhedidbusiness?
A.Thesmallsalesofhisbooks
B.Thetiringworkofsellingbooks
C.Thehighcostofrunningthebookstore
D.Competitionwithothertraditionalbookstores
3.Toattractbuyerstraditionalbookstoresandonlinebookstoresbothchooseto______.
A.lowerthepricesofbooks
B.provide24-hourservice
C.providerelaxedreadingareas
D.exhibitbooksinabetterway
4.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.
A.traditionalbookstoreswillbreakupsoonerorlater
B.dangdang.comisthefirstwebsitesellingbooksinChi