六级考试推荐阅读练习（5）
<p> <span word="Increasingly">Increasingly</span>, <span word="online">online</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> 41% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="shippingan">shippingan</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="novelty">novelty</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="bonus">bonus</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="L">L</span>.<span word="L">L</span>. <span word="Bean">Bean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nordstrom">Nordstrom</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="promotional">promotional</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="required">required</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Buy">Buy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Walmart">Walmart</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p> <span word="promotional">promotional</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>. 推销的，推销广告或宣传的</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Retail">Retail</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 9 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="theyd">theyd</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="E">E</span>-<span word="merchants">merchants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="interestsbecause">interestsbecause</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="NRF">NRF</span> <span word="data">data</span>:</p><p> <span word="More">More</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="offers">offers</span>36.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p>
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