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Nowadays, the development of online bookstores has posed a threat to numerous

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问题    Nowadays, the development of online bookstores has posed a threat to numerous physical bookstores. In terms of merits and demerits of these two sorts of bookstores, different people hold different opinions. The fallowings are opinions on which kind of bookstore is the better. Read them carefully and write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should:
   1. summarize briefly the arguments on both sides:
   2. give your comment.
   Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
   Write your article on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
Gil Haylon, a bookstore owner
   We live in a society where everyone wants things now. With a physical bookstore, once you purchase a book, you can immediately start reading it. With an online bookstore, it can take days or even weeks for the book you have ordered to be shipped to your house.
   At an online bookstore, it is not always easy to tell if you want to buy the book. You will get a summary of course, and if you are lucky you will be able to read an excerpt of a few pages. However, in a physical bookstore, you can skim through the book. The pages of the book you can read to see if you like the book is not limited to a chapter. Sometimes it takes more than an excerpt to find out if you want to read a book.
Chin-Peng Chu, a professor of National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
   Some people are lazy and don’t want to go the store. This is exactly why physical bookstores are better. Online bookstores are encouraging people to be lazy when it does not take much effort to go to a bookstore. For some people, going to a bookstore physically may be the only exercise they get.
   Some people don’t even have computers or any other device that would enable them to buy books online. You do not need any special equipment to shop at a bookstore. In physical bookstores, you get to read the books right away, while with online bookstores it could take even weeks. These things would also make a physical bookstore more convenient.
   If people don’t have time to shop at a physical bookstore, then how do they have time to shop at an online bookstore? Yes, for some people this may be because the physical bookstore is further away. However, it is very unlikely that you will never go to a region with a bookstore. After all, if you are on a big shopping trip in a city, why not stop by at the bookstore on the way? This is simply to prove that people do have time to shop at physical bookstores. Even those with a busy schedule can find time.
Lynn Neary, a correspondent of NPR
   Online bookstores are more convenient. My parents never have time to take me to an actual bookstore, so I buy most of my books online. In our technologically advanced society, most books seem to be bought online. It’s easier for those with a busy schedule or even those that are just too lazy to go to a store.
Mihir Patkar, a tech writer
   Buying books online and having them shipped is outdated. Now people just find the book they want, buy it online, and can read it anywhere they take their phone, laptop, or kindle. The search option and the category selection makes finding books easier, plus they have a far wider selection of books than a physical bookstore could ever have. I’ll admit that, for book nerds like me, a physical book and the bookstores that sell them is like heaven. The feeling of opening a fresh book for some unknown adventures is addicting.
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答案               Online Bookstores Outweighs Physical Bookstores
    In recent years, buying books online is gaining increasing popularity. This is primarily due to the fact that virtual bookstores provide a much wider range of books and save the trouble of going to a physical bookstore to find a particular book. However, some people still prefer buying books in a physical bookstore because it enables them to see the book directly so as to make sure it is what they want and they can also get the book immediately after they purchase it. In my opinion, the advantage of online bookstores outweighs that of physical bookstores.
    To begin with, online bookstores can provide a much lower price than physical bookstores. Without the need to rent a space for the actual store and to hire an army of employees to help the clients, online bookstores can offer great discounts to customers. It is also easy for customers to find the best deal by comparing prices from different online bookstores.
    In addition, it is much more convenient to buy a book online than to go to a physical store in person. People can just sit down in front of the computer to make a browse of a far wider selection of books from a variety of sources online. Readers’ comments, as well as book reviews, are available to help people get an idea whether the book is worth buying or not. Once the customers have made up their mind, they can easily make the purchase by a click of the mouse button and wait at home for the free delivery of the book.
    All in all, with the development of online bookstores, traditional physical bookstores are put at a competitive disadvantage. In order to survive in such an internet age, the traditional physical bookstore must make some reform and innovation to meet people’s demand.
解析     题目是关于网上书店和实体书店孰优孰劣，共给出了四段关于网上书店和实体书店的评论。在概括时，考生需注意总结共性观点。这四段评论中，前两段认为实体书店优于网上书店；后两段则侧重于网上书店的好处。根据题目的要求，考生可采取以下作文布局：
第一段：分别概括人们对实体书店和网上书店的看法，并提出自己的观点——网上书店优于实体书店。
第二段：说明网上书店比实体书店价格更为优惠。
第三段：说明网上购书比实体书店购书更为方便。
第四段：指出网上书店的发展使实体书店处于竞争劣势，为求生存实体书店应努力改革创新。
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