Supermarket Morrisons today announced to launch an online shopping operation within two years in a move to catch up with its web-savvy rivals. The UK's fourth biggest supermarket said Morrisons.com would offer grocery and non-food products but would take time to build from zero.
As part of its online development, Morrisons - the only one of the "Big Four" grocers to have a significant internet business - revealed it had invested £32 million in a 10% stake of a New York-based online grocer. The announcement came as Morrisons posted a 13% increase in underlying pre-tax profits of £869 million in the year to January 30.
Morrisons is implementing a growth strategy which is focused on expanding its e-commerce business and moving into the convenience store market. It has earmarked £3 billion in investment over the next three years. The supermarket floated the idea of launching its own website last year and today is the first firm commitment to realising that goal.
Last month, the company took its first major step to launching an online operation with the acquisition of internet retailer Kiddicare for £70 million. The company said this move, along with the 10% "strategic" stake in American online grocer FreshDirect announced today, would help it launch its own website in the future. FreshDirect was launched in 2002 and serves 600,000 customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The deal will see Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips join the company's board.
Morrisons also revealed it would open three convenience stores, around 3,000 sq ft in size, in July under the name M Local. The shops will be located in Morrisons' heartland in the north of England, in neighbourhoods around the M62 motorway. The company said the convenience business was the second-fastest growing part of the market. Rival models include Tesco Metro and Sainsburys Local.
小題1:FreshDirect severs 600,000 customers in          .
A．ConnecticutB．New JerseyC．New YorkD．certain states
小題2:Which would help Morrisons launch its own wesbsite in the future?
A．Taking measures to beat its rivals as quickly as it could
B．Offering enough grocery and non-food products from zero
C．Building more convenience stores and market in the United States
D．Launching an online operation with the acquisition of interest retailer
小題3:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A．Morrisons Has Many Business Rvials
B．Morrisons Will Launch an Online Operation
C．Morrisons Switches to Run Online Shopping
D．Morrisons Wants to Establish Branches

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
文章講述的主要是Morrisons將要介入網(wǎng)購(gòu)及其細(xì)節(jié)問(wèn)題。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段倒數(shù)2,3行serves 600,000 customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.說(shuō)明ABC三個(gè)州都是太的顧客的范圍，故D正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段1,2行he company took its first major step to launching an online operation with the acquisition of internet retailer Kiddicare for £70 million以及第四行would help it launch its own website in the future.說(shuō)明D的說(shuō)法是正確的。
小題3:B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段說(shuō)明文章講述的主要是Morrisons將要介入網(wǎng)購(gòu)。
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A．ontoB．intoC．out D．off
小題14:
A．ThanksgivingB．HalloweenC．Christmas D．Eastern
小題15:
A．riseB．a(chǎn)riseC．raise D．a(chǎn)rouse
小題16:
A．headedB．a(chǎn)rrivedC．left D．felt
小題17:
A．ThoughB．AsC．Since D．Before
小題18:
A．closetsB．housesC．doors D．windows
小題19:
A．nearlyB．hardlyC．closely D．immediately
小題20:
A．cornersB．sidesC．edges D．covers

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