五、阅读理解
Bailey Ryan, the shopkeeper（店主）of a plant shop, makes shopping for plants more interesting by selling（销售）online. Ryan says that she shares stories about each plant, like whether（是否）it's pet-friendly and where it can fit in people's home.
Livestream（网络直播）selling is popular nowadays. The shopkeeper can tell the prices（价格）of the plants and the stories behind
them.
In June 2022, Bailey Ryan began selling her flowers online. She learned a lot about what really makes customers（顾客）buy. “Livestreaming is not only a way to sell but also a way to make friends. You have to be friendly and interesting.”
“People come to my livestreaming room（直播间）and say, ‘I love your energy’ or ‘I'm very tired today and I just feel so much better now’—different from shops in the mall—we can talk like friends and share more.”
If you are interested in livestreaming, try finding out more. She says that livestream selling will be more popular because people have more connection（联系）.
“People from all over the country get to know each other's likes and dislikes, just from their comments（评论）online,” she says. “They become friends in their shared love for the plants. Like shopping in a shopping mall, people become more interested in a plant when someone else picks it up. The same is in livestreaming.”
（
B
）1. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to（指代）?
A. The prices. B. The plants.
C. The customers. D. The livestreaming rooms.
（
B
）2. Why does Bailey Ryan think livestream selling will be more popular?
A. Because there are all kinds of things online.
B. Because people can share and talk with each other.
C. Because it's fast and easy to buy things in livestream selling.
D. Because things in a livestreaming room are not expensive.
（
A
）3. In which part of the newspaper can we read this passage?
A. Modern life. B. Sports world.
C. Fashion shows. D. Healthy life.
