The monthly sales of Mo Yan’s works ________ 199 times compared with those before he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
A.accelerated B.stretched C.multiplied D.switched
高二英语单项填空中等难度题
The monthly sales of Mo Yan’s works ________ 199 times compared with those before he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
A.accelerated B.stretched C.multiplied D.switched
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Obviously, you want to make the most of your precious time, to squeeze every last drop out of the days. Here we’ve rounded up the best events for you to enjoy in June in Shanghai.
■Shanghai International Literary Festival
The literary event champion of Shanghai is back! Every type of author is set to appear at this year’s gathering, including legendary Chinese American writer Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter’s Daughter), Internet business expert Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built), the Anthill founder Alec Ash (Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New China) and many more. Stay tuned for our full festival preview and author features.
June 10~22, various times, RMB 85 or RMB 150 (for literary lunches). Glam.
■Vivienne Westwood
The iconic (人像的) fashion designer is the subject of this exhibition of Chinese modern art and environmental-friendly fashion inspired by Westwood’s strong attitude towards a climate revolution. Participating artists include Sun Xun, Wu Junyong and Zhang Ruyi.
Until June 28, free entry. Chi K11 Art Museum.
■Dog Day Saturdays
On the first Saturday of the month, The Rooster (Jing’an) throws a backyard party where dogs are welcome. There will be free hot dogs. Flying Dog Beers and dog treats for the little buddies. Donations will also be collected for local animal rescue group, Best Friends China.
June 6, 3~5p.m., RMB 50. The Rooster (Jing’an).
■Mom to Mom Sale
Sell or stock up on clothes, toys, books, strollers and other family goods at this twice-a-year market organized by Shanghai mothers. Sellers will contribute 15 percent of all their profit to the charity group, Heart to Heart.
June 21~22, 10 a.m.~2 p.m. Free entry. Shanghai Racquet Club.
1.Who could you possibly meet at Glam on 21, June?
A.Jack Ma. B.Sun Xun. C.Amy Clark. D.Alec Ash.
2.Which event is most likely to attract the environmentalists?
A.Mom to Mom Sale.
B.Dog Day Saturdays.
C.Vivienne Westwood.
D.Shanghai International Literary Festival.
3.What do Dog Day Saturdays and Mom to Mom Sale have in common?
A.They take place at the same time.
B.They support charity work.
C.They are organized annually.
D.They are free of charge.
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As the coronavirus (冠状病毒) outbreak continues, many Americans are fearful of using public transportation. They are also looking for ways to get exercise without going to a gym. So, it may not be surprising that the pandemic (疫情) has led to a major increase in bicycle sales.
In the US, bicycles at big stores have sold out. And small bicycle stores cannot keep up with demand for “family-style” bicycles: the low-cost, easy-to-ride models. “The bicycle industry is seeing its biggest sales increase since the oil crisis of the 1970s,” said Jay Townley, an industry expert. He compared the sale of bicycles to the rush to buy products like toilet paper at the start of the pandemic.
The rise in bicycle sales is not happening just in the US. Italy has created bicycle paths for the growing number of people who want to avoid public transportation. In London, city officials plan to ban cars from some central roads. Bike shop owners in Manila say demand is even stronger than what they see at Christmas time.
Of course, you can only buy a bicycle if you can find one. In the US, the shortages now mean it may take many months to get a bicycle. High demand is not the only reason for the shortage. Many bicycle factories were shut down to stop the spread of COVID-19. The increase in bicycle demand began in March as countries began to close down. In April, the sale of bicycles increased 200 percent in the US.
Joe Minutolo is the co-owner of Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop in Maine. He said he hoped the increased sales meant a change in the way people think about transportation. “People are having a chance to rethink things,” he said, “Maybe we’ll all learn something out of this, and something really good will happen.”
1.What causes the increase in bicycle sales?
A.Shortage of public transportation.
B.Outbreak of the coronavirus.
C.People’s desire to defeat disease.
D.People’s fear of natural disasters.
2.What change has the pandemic caused in Italy?
A.More bikes are sold than at Christmas time.
B.“Family-style” bicycles are in great need.
C.Cars are banned from some central roads.
D.New bicycle paths have been built.
3.What can we know from Paragraph 4?
A.It’s impossible to buy a bike.
B.Bike factories were closed in April.
C.High demand for bikes began in March.
D.It takes many months to produce a bike.
4.What is Joe Minutolo’s attitude towards the increased sales of bicycles?
A.Doubtful. B.Positive. C.Uncertain. D.Critical.
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Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was it he that was favored by the Swedish Academy? Chinese media seemed to be 36as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City, Shandong, Mo's 37 where he stayed with his family.
Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo 38out of school and became a farmer when he was a(n) 39. He joined the military and devoted himself to 40 after Chinese literary circles started rethinking deeply the Cultural Revolution.
Mo's novel "Big Breasts & Wide Hips" tells a story of a mother who struggled and suffered 41 and tangled (缠结的) fates with Chinese people in the 20th century. His more recent work "Frog" more directly 42 China's one-child family policy, which helped 43 the country's population explosion 44 brought tragedies to farmers in the past 60 years.
"I think the reason why I could win the45is that my works present lives with unique Chinese 46 , and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of 47 human beings, which goes beyond differences of nations and races," Mo said to Chinese journalists. Mo also said many 48 arts originated from his hometown, such as clay sculpture, paper cuts, traditional new-year paintings, have 49 and influenced his novels.
Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more 50 of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they 51 as a world literature.
As the world's fast-developing country with a long history, China will 52 meet conflicts with western civilizations.__53_, the country faces internally a wide gap between the rich and the poor, 54 environment pollution and an aging population. Paying more attention to such 55 , Chinese writers may create more works that record the nation's journey to rejuvenation(复兴).With more Chinese writers like Mo, the world could learn a more real China. Perhaps, this is another reason for the Swedish Academy's choice. (words:338)
1. A．astonished B．ashamed C．embarrassed D．disappointed
2. A．business B．birthplace C．bookstore D．workplace
3. A．escaped B．ran C．dropped D．moved
4. A．adult B．citizen C．parent D．teenager
5. A．training B．writing C．farming D．speaking
6. A．hardship B．unemployment C．disease D．accident
7. A．adapted B．supported C．criticized D．praised
8. A．destroy B．cause C．increase D．control
9. A．and B．but C．or D．so
10. A．prize B．game C．respect D．profit
11. A．customs B．institutions C．characteristics D．feelings
12. A．particular B．usual C．strange D．common
13. A．advanced B．elegant C．folk D．royal
14. A．inspired B．interrupted C．prevented D．processed
15. A．imaginative B．reflective C．appreciative D．productive
16. A．admire B．arise C．fail D．lack
17. A．uncertainly B．unbearably C．unavoidably D．unacceptably
18. A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．However D．Meanwhile
19. A．worsening B．softening C．deepening D．widening
20. A．suggestions B．plans C．arguments D．problems
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Having been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature, _________.
A. Mo Yan’s years of effort was well deserved
B. his folks back at home were on top of the world.
C. the current network evaluation is full of envy and jealousy
D. Mo Yan felt that his years of effort paid off
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Over the past months,dozens of carmakers have launched models online,and tens of thousands of dealerships across the country are selling cars via livestreaming(直播）.
As Chinese customers always have their smartphones at their side,they have been accustomed to shopping online. Moreover,the sales are made better received by virtual showrooms where customers can see the vehicles and interact(互动）in real-time about their prices and equipment.
To cater to the new trend,car salespeople need new skills in this world. Good product knowledge remains the basis,but if you want to be successful,you have to appear in livestreams like a type of TV presenter.
“Car salespeople are becoming entertainers,"said Michael Mayer,head of sales and marketing for Volkswagen brand in China. “The competition is tough,"he added. "Those who want to be found must always offer something new. "
The contest soon escalated. In March,British brand Land Rover came up with a 30-hour livestreaming event,during which its new Discovery Sport was launched. GM' s Cadillac invited online celebrities(名人）to help sell vehicles in April.
In China,a young man named Li Jiaqi is believed to know lipstick better than anyone else. Almost every night,millions of girls and ladies wait for him to appear online and introduce new lipsticks. Li was invited in April to help market Cadillac' s CT4. Despite the huge number of online viewers,none of them placed an order on the vehicle priced around 200,000 yuan.
Another online celebrity named Weiya helped attract orders for Roewe RX5 plus:4,180 were sold in 30 seconds. The key,said industry insiders,was the discount. Christine,a marketing manager of an international carmaker tells China Daily that she believes livestreaming with online celebrities won't help sales. "In fact,if you give dealers the same discount,they may sell even faster,"she said. "A lipstick is affordable for anyone,while a car is different. But bosses do not want their brands to remain silent,especially when others are seemingly having a good time. "
Some bosses decided to try it themselves. Nio Chairman Li Bin explained products. The 40-minute live show on May 18 brought in a total of 320 orders,5,288 test-drive appointments and sales valuing 128 million yuan. Orders continued to grow after the show and sales reached nearly 150 million yuan by the next day. WM President Shen Hui rapped unskillfully. Its online launch on May 10 obtained 1,400 million views. In two days it received over 4,000 orders,and more than 30,000 people showed interest in the model.
He Xiaopeng,founder of Xpeng Motor,said“Many people ask me when Xpeng will do livestreaming. I am worried that it will become a data-falsifying show. Everyone knows that the data is exaggerated(夸张）。But if you do not do it,you will feel you fall behind. "
Mayer said digitalization will continue,but that does not mean Volkswagen will make online sales the standard. He said it is more important to digitalize further process steps and thus work in a more customer-friendly and cost-effective manner.
1.Why is selling cars via livestreaming so popular according to the passage?
A.It is an avoidable trend that all car companies applaud.
B.Companies can make the biggest profit via livestreaming.
C.Vehicles sold online work in. a more customer-friendly manner.
D.Real-time interaction via livestreaming caters to customers' needs.
2.As car salespeople,what basic skill should they own?
A.Entertaining audience well.
B.Knowing the cars for sale well.
C.Making themselves famous.
D.Appearing like TV presenters.
3.The underlined word"escalated”in Paragraph 5 probably means
A.became less serious
B.sprang up everywhere
C.became increasingly fierce
D.disappeared gradually
4.All of the following have done livestreaming EXCEPT
A.Volkswagen
B.Xpeng Motor
C.Land Rover
D.Cadillac
5.What can be inferred from Christine's words?
A.Discount rather than celebrities counts in selling cars.
B.Car salespeople can sell better than online celebrities.
C.The lipstick and the car share the same target customers.
D.She thinks highly of livestreaming with online celebrities.
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Sports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.
An attraction of sport programs for the major U.S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons—the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.
Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract male viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance.
Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the ratings are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars, business and personal computer, and holiday trips .This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings. Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of “company cars” and computer. With such viewers, these programs don’t need high ratings to stay on the air.
1.Television sport programs on weekend afternoons________ .
A. result in more sport events
B. get more viewers to play sports
C. bring more money to the television networks
D. make more people interested in television
2.Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programs?
A. Because there would be few viewers
B. Because the advertisers would be off work
C. Because television programs would go slowly
D. Because viewers would pay less for watching television
3.In many families, men make decisions on________ .
A. holiday trips B. sports viewing
C. television shopping D. expensive purchases
4.The ratings are not important for golf and tennis programs because________ .
A. their advertisers are carmakers
B. their viewers are attracted by sports
C. their advertisers target at rich people
D. their viewers can afford expensive cars
5..What is the passage mainly about?
A. Television ratings are determined by male viewers.
B. Sports are gaining importance in advertising on television.
C. Rich viewers contribute most to television companies.
D. Commercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport events.
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C.Your creativity and marketing skills.
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Mo Yan has published dozens of novels, of _____some are very popular among Chinese readers, Red Sorghum, for example.
A．those B．whose C．whom D．Which
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Chinese writer Mo Yan’s Nobel Prize for Literature might ignite an explosion of global interest in Chinese literature and lead to more titles translated into English, European experts say.
“Hopefully, the award means more people will read Chinese literature and more works will get translated,” says Michel Hockx, professor of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia from University of London. “Many very good Chinese writers have been accepted globally for a long time already. Mo Yan is probably the most translated Chinese writer alive, with at least five of his novels made available in English over the past 20 years.”
Jonathan Ruppin, web editor of bookseller Foyles, says Mo’s win coincides with growing interest in Chinese literature and recognizes the talents of a distinctive and visionary writer. “We are very excited by the fact that English translations of more of his books should now become available,” Ruppin says. He made the comment after Mo became the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in its century-long history.
As East-West cultural exchange has been booming, Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention in recent years. Hockx explains, “It’s mainly because there are many more opportunities for Chinese writers to visit other countries, to publish their works outside China and to interact with readers abroad. At the same time, more and more people globally are learning Chinese and taking an interest in the Chinese language and culture .”
University of Oxford lecturer in modern Chinese literature Margaret Hillenbrand says, “The obvious reason for the growing global presence of Chinese literature is the growing global presence of China itself. People have come to realize that there is a serious knowledge deficit between China and its international counterparts — in particular,China knows incomparably more about Europe and America than the other way round— and reading Chinese literature is an effective, simple means of solving that gap.”
1.The underlined word “ignite” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.
A. start out B. burn up
C. set off D. appeal to
2.Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention mainly because ________.
A. Chinese writers have been writing more and more books in English
B. the Chinese language has become the most wide used language in the world
C. the Chinese government attaches great importance to literature
D. the cultural communication between China and western countries has developed
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Chinese literature has spread with the development of China.
B. The Nobel Prize for Literature has a history of hundreds of years.
C. In the past, no Chinese writers were accepted outside China.
D. Foreigners know about China mainly by reading Mo Yan’s works.
4.How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. China knows more about Europe and America than before.
B. China knows more about Europe and America than they know about China.
C. China, Europe and America know one another more than before.
D. Compared with America, China knows more about Europe.
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