【AmericansarebuyingmoreproductsandservicesthaneverbeforethroughtheInternet.Andexpertssaythepopularityofonlinesalesislikelytospreadtoothercountries.Onlinesalesnowrepresentasmuchasone－tenthofallretailsalesinthe】

　　AmericansarebuyingmoreproductsandservicesthaneverbeforethroughtheInternet.Andexpertssaythepopularityofonlinesalesislikelytospreadtoothercountries.Onlinesalesnowrepresentasmuchasone－tenthofallretailsalesintheUnitedStates.Thishasledtraditionalstorestoseeknewwaystokeeptheircustomersloyal.

　　LynneShanerusedtheInternettobuyeverythingsheneededforherweddingandholidaygiftsforherhusbandandstep－daughter.Otherthanfood，90percentofherpurchasesweremadeonherhomecomputer.“Ifindthat，bybeingabletogoonlineandchoosethethingsthatIneedtochoose，andhavethemdeliveredtomerightatmydoorstep，Iavoidallthedriving，allthecrowds，allthenoiseofthat，andIusuallygetabetterselection.”

　　Therearealotofpeoplelikeher.ExpertssayAmericanonlineshoppinghitrecordsinbothNovemberandDecember.Fifty－sevenpercentofAmericanshaveboughtsomethingelectronically.Storeownersworrythatthisgrowingamountofonlinesaleswillhurttheirbusiness.CornellUniversitymarketingprofessorEdMcLaughlinsaystheyshouldbeworried.ProfessorMcLaughlinsaystraditionalstorescankeeptheircustomersbysellinggoodslikeclothing，whichbuyersmaywanttoseeandtryonbeforepurchasing.Hesaysthestorescouldalsoofferthingsthataredifficulttoship.Healsosayssomestorescanpleasecustomersbyofferingtosetuporrepairelectronicproducts.

　　Whilee－commerceworriessomebusinessowners，theonlyworryfordeliveryserviceslikeFedExandUPSiskeepingupwiththenumberofpackages.UPSManagerDanaKlinesayshercompanyisveybusyatthistimeoftheyear.UPSissobusythatithasfilled55，000temporaryworkerpositionsduringtheholidayseason.

　　35．ItisimpliedinParagraph1thatonlineshopping________．

　　A．isdifficulttokeepitscustomersloyal

　　B．isbecomingmoreandmorepopularinAmerica

　　C．representsmostofretailsalesintheUnitedStates

　　D．ismorepopularinothercountriesthaninAmerica

　　36．WhatLynneShanersaidinParagraph2showsthatonlineshoppingis________．

　　A．convenient B．costly

　　C．surprising D．exciting

　　37．WhatdoesProfessorMcLaughlinmainlytellownersoftradit