Standing in line for the latest iPhone at the Apple store, queueing for tickets to Wimbledon or even just waiting at the post office might just have got a lot easier. Japanese car-maker Nissan （尼桑）claims to have just the thing to relieve the sore(酸痛的) legs of tired queuers.
The new system of “self-driving” chairs is designed to detect when someone at the front of the queue is called, and automatically move everyone else one step forward in line. The new invention is shown off in a company video, which shows a busy restaurant with customers waiting outside.
In the video, diners are sitting in a row of chairs, but will not have to stand when the next hungry diner is called to a table. Instead, the chairs, equipped with autonomous technology that detects the seat ahead, move along a path toward the front of the line. When the person at the front of the queue is called, the empty chair at the front can sense it is empty and so moves out of pole position. Cameras on the remaining chairs then sense the movement and follow automatically.
The system, which is similar to the kind used in Nissan’s autonomous vehicle technology, will be tested at selected restaurants in Japan this year. Nissan said. “It appeals to anyone who has queued for hours outside a crowded restaurant: it eliminates the boredom and physical pain of standing in line,” Nissan added.
Although Tokyo has some 160,000 restaurants, long queues are not uncommon. Chosen restaurants that meet the criteria will be able to show the chairs outside their restaurant next year. Nissan also released a short video showing the chairs being used in an art gallery, moving slowly in front of the various paintings to let viewers appreciate the art without the need to stand up.
1.What can we know about the “self-driving” chairs from the text?
A. They are in hot demand like iPhone.
B. They are intended for queueing diners.
C. They are the invention of a car company.
D. They are completely different from vehicle technology.
2.What enables the chairs to detect the seat ahead?
A. Pole position. B. Autonomous technology.
C. Cameras equipped on them. D. Sensors equipped along the path.
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “eliminates” in Paragraph 4?
A. Steals. B. Reduces. C. Removes. D. Hides.
4.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A. Queueing is a rare scene outside Japanese restaurants.
B. “Self-driving” chairs are the most useful in art galleries.
C. Japanese people prefer eating in restaurants to at home.
D. “Self-driving” chairs haven’t been in official use in restaurants.
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Standing in line for the latest iPhone at the Apple store, queueing for tickets to Wimbledon or even just waiting at the post office might just have got a lot easier. Japanese car-maker Nissan （尼桑）claims to have just the thing to relieve the sore(酸痛的) legs of tired queuers.
The new system of “self-driving” chairs is designed to detect when someone at the front of the queue is called, and automatically move everyone else one step forward in line. The new invention is shown off in a company video, which shows a busy restaurant with customers waiting outside.
In the video, diners are sitting in a row of chairs, but will not have to stand when the next hungry diner is called to a table. Instead, the chairs, equipped with autonomous technology that detects the seat ahead, move along a path toward the front of the line. When the person at the front of the queue is called, the empty chair at the front can sense it is empty and so moves out of pole position. Cameras on the remaining chairs then sense the movement and follow automatically.
The system, which is similar to the kind used in Nissan’s autonomous vehicle technology, will be tested at selected restaurants in Japan this year. Nissan said. “It appeals to anyone who has queued for hours outside a crowded restaurant: it eliminates the boredom and physical pain of standing in line,” Nissan added.
Although Tokyo has some 160,000 restaurants, long queues are not uncommon. Chosen restaurants that meet the criteria will be able to show the chairs outside their restaurant next year. Nissan also released a short video showing the chairs being used in an art gallery, moving slowly in front of the various paintings to let viewers appreciate the art without the need to stand up.
1.What can we know about the “self-driving” chairs from the text?
A. They are in hot demand like iPhone.
B. They are intended for queueing diners.
C. They are the invention of a car company.
D. They are completely different from vehicle technology.
2.What enables the chairs to detect the seat ahead?
A. Pole position. B. Autonomous technology.
C. Cameras equipped on them. D. Sensors equipped along the path.
3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “eliminates” in Paragraph 4?
A. Steals. B. Reduces. C. Removes. D. Hides.
4.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A. Queueing is a rare scene outside Japanese restaurants.
B. “Self-driving” chairs are the most useful in art galleries.
C. Japanese people prefer eating in restaurants to at home.
D. “Self-driving” chairs haven’t been in official use in restaurants.
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Standing in line is a pain. At the post office. At the box office. At a restaurant. But on Black Friday, it’s an experience.
The first spot outside some Best Buy stores is usually claimed weeks before Black Friday, often by a person in a tent. Shoppers at Walmart will print out maps of the store, with circles around their primary targets. Someone, somewhere, will try to cut in line at a Target, arousing the anger of the people who played it fair.
At risk are both bargains and bragging rights, turning what would otherwise be a miserable experience into an adventure.
“These queues are quite different than the usual annoying ones we encounter day to day at the A.T.M. or in the subway,”said Richard Larson, a professor at M.I.T. who has spent years studying line behavior.
Professor Larson, whose nickname in academic circles is Dr. Queue, said he would never wait in a line on Black Friday himself. The lines, he said, are“once a year, they’re exciting. They’re the kind you might tell your grandchildren about.”
Lines test patience, personal space and principles of fairness and rationality, especially on Black Friday, when the crowds can be overwhelming. Still, the promise of a once-a-year score draws shoppers to queues that start before sunrise—or in some cases, the night before.
J. Jeffrey Inman, a veteran of Black Friday lines and president of the Society for Consumer Psychology, said that many families treat the hours long experience as a bonding ritual and a cherished tradition.
“It’s not something unimportant,”said Mr. Inman, who is also a professor of marketing at the University of Pittsburgh.“And there’s this layer of competition to it, with people edging forward, because there are only so many of those big screen TVs inside the door.”
People may actually gravitate toward longer lines, so they can feel a greater sense of accomplishment once they finally make a purchase. Professor Larson said,“Even if they don’t know what the line is for, they reason that whatever’s at the end of it must be fantastically valuable.”
1.From the second paragraph, we can learn that _______.
A.people in Target are most likely to cut in line
B.shops will hand out store maps to shoppers
C.shoppers dislike queuing well in advance
D.queuing for Black Friday is common
2.Which of the following statements is J. Jeffrey Inman most likely to agree with?
A.Shoppers stand in line to enjoy the pleasure of bargaining with salespeople.
B.People feel like winning if they get something after queuing for some time.
C.Standing in line on Black Friday is not an exciting experience for some people.
D.Grandchildren like hearing grandparents talking about their experience of queuing.
3.The phrase“gravitate toward”is closest in meaning to ______.
A.turn a blind eye to B.be attracted by
C.pick up bargains in D.be cheated by
4.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A.Why Stand in Line on Black Friday?
B.Fairness: Key to Consumer Psychology
C.Standing in Line Is a Pain, Says Professors
D.Black Friday is Getting Increasingly Valuable
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Apple Store
Description
Tap the Apple Store app on your iPhone or iPod touch, and you can do all things Apple.Buy Apple products and accessories(配件) and read customer reviews. Add free laser engraving and choose signature gift wrap on select products to make your items even more special. Find Apple Retail Stores, reserve select Apple products for pickup at your favorite store, and request help when you are at the store. Schedule Genius Bar and One to One reservations and check in for them when you arrive.
The Apple Store app is also the easiest way to buy or reserve your new iPhone --- right from your current iPhone. You can do it in just a few taps, without entering your AT & T account information. Order your new iPhone from the Apple Online Store and it’s shipped to you free and ready to use. Or reserve your new iPhone, pick it up at an Apple Retail Store, and we’ll set it up for you in minutes.
Apple Online Store Features
•Explore new and featured products from Apple.
•Buy a new iPhone and other Apple products, accessories, and software.
•Add free personal engraving to any new iPad or iPod.
•Choose signature gift wrapping for any iPad or iPod, select Mac notebooks, and select Apple software and accessories.
•Read customer reviews and get answers to product questions.
Apple Retail Store Features
•Reserve iPhone and other select products for pick up.
•Request help, check in for reservations, and receive meet-up alerts when you are at a store(iOS 4 required).
•Make Genius Bar and One to One reservations.
•Sign up for workshops and events.
What’s New in Version 1.1
•Add engraving and gift wrapping to select purchases from the Apple Online Store.
•Reserve products for pickup at an Apple Retail Store.
•Check in for reservations and request help within stores(iOS 4 required).
•Add Apple Retail Store reservations directly to iCal.
Please note: With Location Services on and the Apple Store app open, Apple will use your location to identify nearby Apple Retail Stores and to offer additional services when you are in a store. If you have previously selected the Apple Store app using location but do not want this new feature, you can update your Location Services preferences in General Settings.
1.The text is intended to ______.
A.recommend a new product of Apple B.inform the readers of Apple Store
C.describe the function of Apple Store D.offer additional services to customers of Apple Store
2.Tap the Apple Store app on your iPhone, and you can _______.
A.buy Apple products only B.get to any Apple Retail Store
C.reserve iPhone products for pickup D.request help wherever you are
3.Which of the following is NOT the advantage of Apple Online Store?
A.Reserve your new iPhone without entering your AT & T account information.
B.Order your new iPhone and it’s shipped to you free and ready to use.
C.Reserve your new iPhone and pick it up at an Apple Retail Store conveniently.
D.Check in for reservations, and received meet-up alerts when you are at a store.
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My mother and I started our morning by rushing into the local grocery store. I waited in line at the Starbucks counter while she around to pick up a few things.
As I was there I noticed an elderly woman, wearing layers (层) layers of old torn clothing, moving behind me in line.
She had a few toiletries(化妆品)and seemed to want the Starbucks cashier to since our queue was shorter than the grocery store queues were.
At some point I became of her moving closer behind me –it was than I was comfortable with! I instinctively (本能地) a hand over my purse and drew it closer to me. My fear and imagination raced creating wild about this homeless woman who might try to from me.
Then it was my to order. As the cashier rang up my total I discovered I was 37 cents . I called to my mother but she is hard of hearing. She asked me to what I said but she still couldn't me out.
At that point, a long grey arm, with in its sleeves, over from behind me. She laid 37 cents out on the counter, saying, "Here, We all need some sometimes."
I was ! Here was a woman who clearly had very little to and in great need herself. I had judged her and she had reached out, voluntarily, to help me!
What an amazing gift and lesson this woman gave me about others. Thank You, God!!
1.A. travelled B. shopped C. flew D. searched
2.A. sitting B. lying C. resting D. standing
3.A. upon B. after C. of D. in
4.A. ring up B. make up C. put up D. take up
5.A. ashamed B. afraid C. aware D. embarrassed
6.A. further B. slower C. quicker D. closer
7.A. hid B. placed C. cleaned D. opened
8.A. jokes B. stories C. lies D. problems
9.A. rob B. catch C. steal D. pick
10.A. turn B. advice C. decision D. hope
11.A. lost B. short C. missing D. enough
12.A. replay B. rewrite C. repeat D. record
13.A. break B. put C. drop D. make
14.A. designs B. colors C. lines D. holes
15.A. pushed B. threw C. stopped D. reached
16.A. care B. concern C. help D. attitude
17.A. frightened B. shocked C. encouraged D. excited
18.A. give B. send C. report D. take
19.A. wrongly B. naturally C. sensitively D. clearly
20.A. offering B. accepting C. judging D. thanking
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I am determined to get a ticket for the concert it means standing in a line all night.
A. now that B. even if
C. as if D. so that
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A few weeks ago I was at the comer store, and there stood an old lady in front of me in line. She seemed very ______ when the cashier asked her to pay $ 38.00. She had about $ 5.00 in her wallet, and she began to ______. The cashier became very ______, telling her that she cannot buy these ______ because she didn’t have enough money. So, I told the cashier not to ______ it, and that I would ______ the difference. The cashier gave me a funny look,______ I really felt for this woman.
Anyway, I paid for my groceries and ______ the store. When I got outside, I saw the lady standing there. I asked her what was ______. She said that she could not remember where she lived, and she began to cry again. I said some names of the ______ around the area but she had no clue (线索). Just then, a car ______ and a woman jumped out of the car. It was this lady’s daughter. I ______ that her mother couldn’t find her way home. The daughter told me that she had Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默病) and that she had been ______ off a lot lately. Then the daughter ______ that her mother had 3 - bags of groceries and wondered ______ she got the money to pay for them. I was not ______ if I should tell her that I paid for them, but I did.
The daughter wanted to pay me back, but I ______. The daughter said “Thank you” and I said “Good bye”.
I felt so ______ and happy right through the day, because making others feel ______ makes me feel good. I know that if this ______ happened again, I would do the same thing.
1.A. excited B. puzzled C. disappointed D. convinced
2.A. cry B. bargain C. argue D. interrupt
3.A. unfair B. uncomfortable C. impatient D. impossible
4.A. diets B. programmes C. details D. items
5.A. ask for B. worry about C. charge D. order
6.A. make B. judge C. pay D. measure
7.A. so B. and C. therefore D. but
8.A. entered B. searched C. left D. closed
9.A. wrong B. matter C. happened D. problem
10.A. goods B. streets C. suggestions D. solutions
11.A. drove out B. pulled down C. drove off D. pulled up
12.A. responded B. explained C. described D. recommended
13.A. travelling B. racing C. wandering D. wondering
14.A. watched B. noticed C. collected D. returned
15.A. why B. where C. when D. whether
16.A. doubtful B. urgent C. jealous D. sure
17.A. refused B. appreciated C. denied D. ignored
18.A. anxious B. pleased C. interested D. relaxed
19.A. well B. content C. good D. proud
20.A. situation B. condition C. surrounding D. experience
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_______ in a long queue, we waited for the store to open to buy a New iPad .
A．Standing B．To stand C．Stood D．Stand
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_______ in a long queue, we waited for the store to open to buy a New iPad.
A. Standing B. To stand C. Stood D. Stand
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“I find myself glancing at my watch to see how long I’ve been standing in line,” she said. “Everywhere I go, I notice if the dumpster(垃圾罐)gates are open or if there’s trash in the parking lot.” Ms. Clark is a “mystery shopper”, one of thousands of contract workers that companies hire to pretend as regular customers in order to judge customer service, cleanliness and whether a store is selling a product that meets company specifications (规格).
Mystery shoppers can be found or, rather, not found, everywhere from restaurants and automotive shops to convenience stores and department stores. They play a constant cat-and-mouse game with store and restaurant employees and managers. However it’s not all fun and games. Once in the field, a mystery shopper will typically visit several stores or restaurants per hour, taking mental notes while inside, then jotting down physical notes after they leave.
It’s important for mystery shoppers to be as exact as possible, because the client companies are looking for data they can use to improve their service. The questionnaire won’t say, “Does the trash can need to be emptied?” What an educated shopper will say is, “The trash can to the left of the front door was overflowing with 10 pieces of trash on the ground.” Companies don’t need opinion but facts.
Nowadays mystery shoppers are armed with a number of high-tech devices, such as a digital scale and a digital thermometer, as well as a handheld PC for recording the entire experience. It’s a challenging job but a rewarding one. Mystery shoppers can be full time or part time, but the full-time workers tend to stick to standard mystery shopping while part-timers often choose the less complex reward-based programs. In those , the shoppers stay disguised(装扮的) only until the “shop” is finished, and then reveal (透漏) themselves to the store management and award prizes to employees who provided excellent service.
To be a mystery shopper, it’s important to be a good observer, but sometimes it’s important to have the right profile(外表), too. Companies often hire shoppers from particular backgrounds to better blend in with clients’ regular customers. If a secret shopper will be sent in, for example, to do a high-end automotive shop, the candidate must have a particular profile that meets a high-end, luxury car-type buyer profile. “It’s a challenge to perform your shop without being discovered,” Ms. Clark said, “because most of the people that we work for are very aware of the mystery shopping program.”
67. According to the text a “mystery shopper” would not have to .
A. sign a contract with the employer B. travel a lot around the city
C. provide exact facts to the company D. fill in questionnaires
68. We learn from the text that Ms. Clark .
A. visits some shops regularly and sometimes does something special
B. pretends to be a shopper and evaluates the services
C. is a government official looking into the services
D. is a manager of a company offering good services
69. People are willing to become a mystery shopper mainly because they can .
A. get the best service and get paid at the same time
B. play a cat-and-mouse game with shop employees and managers
C. do the job either full time or part time and get paid well
D. observe clearly what happens in the shops
70. What does the underlined word “those” in the 4th paragraph refer to?
A. The shops where the mystery shoppers go.
B. The less complex reward-based programs.
C. Part-time jobs.
D. Excellent services.
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BEIJING — Rising smartphone star Xiaomi is moving upmarket and taking aim at Apple's iPhone. The Chinese maker known for low-priced phones on Thursday unveiled (发布) a new model that Chairman Jun Lei said is comparable to Apple's iPhone 6 but thinner, lighter and much cheaper. The phone starts at 2, 299 yuan ($375), less than half the 5,288 yuan ($ 865) price of an iPhone 6 in China.
Xiaomi, founded in 2010, passed South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. in the second quarter of last year as the best-selling smartphone brand in China by number of phones sold. The company is expanding into India and other developing markets but has yet to announce plans to enter the United States or Europe.
Xiaomi "is a respected brand that already has an Apple-like following" in China, said analyst Brian Blair, who tracks mobile device makers at Rosenblatt Securities. Apple is still a relatively small player in China, selling about 45 million iPhones there last year, Blair estimates, but will continue to grow.
"Apple is very much a premium (高端的) brand," said Blair. "The company that's more at risk is Samsung, which has been losing share in that market."
Privately held (私人控股的) Xiaomi said last year's sales tripled to 61. 1 million phones and revenue (收益) more than doubled to 74. 3 billion yuan ($12.2 billion). The company, based in Beijing, recently completed a round of fundraising from investors that it said valued Xiaomi at $ 45 billion, making it one of the world's most valuable technology brands.
Xiaomi ran into legal trouble in India in December after a court blocked sales while it hears a complaint by Sweden's LM Ericcson that the Chinese company violated its patents（专利）.
In a blog post earlier this month, Lei called the case a "rite of passage" (成年礼) for a young company.
1.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Xiaomi sold more cellphones than Samsung in 2010 in China.
B. Compared to Xiaomi, Apple's iPhone 6 is thinner and lighter.
C. Low-price is Xiaomi's advantage over Apple's iPhones.
D. The company is expanding into the United States or Europe.
2.What can be inferred from the passage according to Brian Blair?
A. More than 45 million iPhones will be sold this year.
B. Xiaomi can beat Apple in the market of China.
C. He thinks Xiaomi is superior to Apple.
D. Samsung will be closed for losing share in the market.
3.How is the 5th paragraph developed?
A. By giving examples.
B. By analyzing cause and effect.
C. By providing data.
D. By making comparisons.
4.What's the attitude of Jun Lei towards the case of Xiaomi in India?
A. Negative. B. Satisfied. C. Positive. D. Doubtful.
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