【IhavebeenusingtheInternetsinceIwasfiveyearsold,whenmydadfirstsatmedowninfrontofacomputerandconnectedmetheWorldWideWeb.I’vealwaysfeltlikeamasteroftheInternetworld.AOLInstantMessaging,MSN,Gmail,Facebo】

　　IhavebeenusingtheInternetsinceIwasfiveyearsold,whenmydadfirstsatmedowninfrontofacomputerandconnectedmetheWorldWideWeb.

　　I’vealwaysfeltlikeamasteroftheInternetworld.AOLInstantMessaging,MSN,Gmail,Facebook.Myspace---I’vegotitallundercontrol.Ithoughttherewasnothingmoretoitbesidescheckingmye-mailandwastingmytime,untilIwasintroducedtoelectroniccommerce(e-commerce):businessontheInternet.

　　Someonlinebusinessarerunfromone-roomhomeoffices.Othershavehundredsofemployee(雇员)spreadacrossfivedifferentcontinent.HaveyoueverheardofAmazon.com,Yahoo.com?

　　MyfriendsoftensaidtheygotcheaptextbooksoffAmazon.com,orhadagooddeal(交易)onSteveMaddenbootsthatwereonsaleatSteveMaden.com.Unfortunatelyforme,Icontinuedmy“e-commerceless”Web-surfing,unaware(不知道)ofallthedealsIwasmissingouton.

　　Thatis,ofcourse,untilmysisterfinallysoldtheideatome.

　　“Whyareallthesepackagesarrivinginthemailforyou,Katy?”Iaskedheroneday.Strangeenvelopeshadbeenputonourdoorstepforweeksnow,eachonealwaysaddressedtomysister;andweallknowlittlesistersshouldneverbegettingmoremailthantheirelders!

　　“Oh,it’sthethingsIorderedonline!”sheanswered.Iwatchedspeechlesslyassheopenedthem.Therewasnowayourparentswerelettingherspendthatmuchmoney-onlineoroff!

　　“Howmuchdidallofthiscoat?”

　　“Oh,onlyabout$15inall!”Shesaidexcitedly.“EverythingoneBayisonsale!It’swaybetterthangoingtothemall.”

　　Ifeltasifmyentirelife,therehadbeenastorerightinmybackyardthatIhadneverwalkedinto!Thatweek,IorderedausedSpanishtextbookformysummercourseonlinefor10percentofthepublishingprice.Afewdayslater,IboughtaniPodprotectorandabookortwoviathewonderfuleBay.com.

　　小题1:Fromthefirsttwoparagraphwecanconcludethattheauthor A．hadnoexperienceusingcomputersB．hadnoideaofwhate-commerceisC．onlyusedtheInternettochecke-mailD．thoughtsurfingtheInternetwasawasteoftime小题2:Thewriterdidn’tfindoutaboute-commerceuntil