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One in four Britons would not trust their neighbors to take delivery of a parcel and 10 per cent sus...
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One in four Britons would not trust their neighbors to take delivery of a parcel and 10 per cent suspect them of having stolen a parcel in the past, a survey has found.
A study of 2,000 shows that barely half of people know who their neighbors are. A majority would never ask their neighbors to look after such things as keys (68 percent), pets (89 percent) while they were out and even taking in parcels is taking trust too far for more than a third of us (35 percent), according to research for InPost UK.
One in ten (11 percent) have had parcels taken by a neighbor or from right outside their house. When it comes to deliveries, almost a quarter (26 percent) have gone into work late or have left early to wait in for a parcel. This gives rise to people queuing in the Post Office more than 20 minutes to pick up or send a parcel.
As a result, shoppers are looking for more convenience this Christmas. While 83 percent will still get gifts sent to their home, one in five (19 percent) will have parcels delivered to their office and 33 percent will click and collect in store or from a nearby shop.
In addition, almost two thirds of online shoppers (64 percent) are considering using parcel lockers because they provide a local 24/7 service.
Jonathan Smith, chairman at InPost UK, said: “It’s surprising that people don’t trust those closest to them to help them out and to see that missed deliveries are still such an issue, especially as we head into the peak shopping period.”
1.What’s the problem of British delivery parcels?
A. They are always stolen by strangers.
B. Some missing parcels are suspected to be taken by neighbors.
C. Most of the parcels have to be picked up in the post office.
D. Deliveries almost cause 50% going into work late or leaving early.
2.According to the passage, we can learn that .
A. merely half of people know their neighbors
B. only one in four Britons trust their neighbors to take delivery of a parcel
C. a majority would ask their neighbors to look after their pets
D. two thirds of online shoppers still get their parcels sent to their home
3.What’s the attitude of Jonathan Smith towards the issue?
A. Unexpected. B. Critical.
C. Overstate. D. Optimistic.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The delivery problem in Britain
B. How can we trust each other
C. The trust crisis(危机) in neighborhoods in Britain
D. The way to improve delivery
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