Despite the promising publishing industry in ...

Despite the promising publishing industry in China today, many Chinese people spend little time reading. Some of them read just to kill time or prepare for the tests rather than enjoy the reading itself.

As far as I am concerned , Chinese people don’t read as much as they used to for the following reasons. For one thing, people have too much going on in their mind as China is now experiencing great changes, so it has become difficult for them to enjoy reading quietly; for another, with heavy work load, people in China only read when they need something for practical use or something relaxing to keep them away from working pressure.

Personally, reading is of great significance in life. It not only provides a source of satisfaction and pleasure, but also serves as a means to seek information and to acquire, develop and apply knowledge. Besides, people can read to enhance language proficiency and to broaden life experience as well.

I myself have improved English a lot through reading. At the beginning, I thought it difficult to read English novels but gradually, my language proficiency was enhanced before I realized it. Personally, it will make a great difference by reading.

【写作内容】

以约30个词概括上文的主要内容.

然后以约120个词就“阅读的意义”这一话题发表你的看法，并包括以下要点：

你认为现在中国人不如以前喜欢阅读的原因是什么？

你觉得阅读重要吗？为什么？

以你或他人的经历举例论证你的观点。

【写作要求】

1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

高二英语书面表达中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the more and more competitive service industry, it is no longer enough to promise customer satisfaction. Today, customer “delight” is what companies are trying to achieve in order to keep and increase market share.

It is accepted in the marketing industry, and confirmed by a number of researches, that customers receiving good service will promote business by telling up to 12 other people; those treated badly will tell their tales of woe to up to 20 people, and 80 percent of the people who feel their complaints are handled fairly will stay loyal.

New challenges for customer care have come when people can obtain goods and services through telephone call centers and the Internet. For example, many companies now have to invest a lot of money in information technology and staff training in order to cope with the “phone rage”—caused by delays in answering calls, being cut off in mid-conversation or left waiting for long periods.

“Many people do not like talking to machines,” says Dr. Storey Senior Lecturer in Marketing at City University Business School. “Banks, for example, encourage staff at call centers to use customer data to establish instant and good relationship with them. The aim is to make the customer feel they know you and that you can trust— the sort of comfortable feelings people have during face-to-face chats with their local branch manager.”

Recommended ways of creating customer delight include: under-promising and over-delivering (saying that a repair will be carried out within five hours, but getting it done within two); replacing a faulty product immediately; throwing in a gift voucher (购物礼卷) as an unexpected “thank you” to regular customers; and always returning calls, even when they are complaints.

Aiming for customer delight is all very well, but if services do not reach the high level promised, disappointment or worse will be the result. This can be eased by offering an apology and an explanation of why the service did not meet usual standards with empathy (for example, “I know how you must feel”), and possible solutions (replacement, compensation or whatever fairness suggests best meets the case).

Airlines face some of the toughest challenges over customer care. Fierce competition has convinced them that delighting passengers is an important marketing tool, while there is great potential for customer anger over delays caused by weather, unclaimed luggage and technical problems .

For British Airways staff, a winning telephone style is considered vital in handling the large volume of calls about bookings and flight times. They are trained to answer quickly, with their name, job title and a “we are here to help” attitude. The company has invested heavily in information technology to make sure that information is available instantly on screen.

British Airways also says its customer care policies are applied within the company and staff are taught to regard each other as customers requiring the highest standards of service.

Customer care is obviously here to stay and it would be a foolish company that used slogans such as "we do as we please”. On the other hand, the more customers are promised, the greater the risk of disappointment.

1.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that________.

A. complaining customers are hard to satisfy

B. unsatisfied customers receive better service

C. Satisfied customers catch more attention

D. well-treated customers promote business

2.The writer mentions “phone rage” (Paragraph 3) to show that________.

A. customers often use phones to express their anger

B. people still prefer to buy goods online

C. customer care becomes more demanding

D. customers rely on their phones to obtain services

3.What does the writer recommend to create delight?

A. Calling customers regularly           B. Giving a “thank you” note.

C. Delivering a quicker service                   D. Promising more gifts.

4.If a manager should show his empathy (Paragraph 6), what would he probably say?

A. “I know how upset you must be.”           B. “I appreciate your understanding.”

C. “I’m sorry for the delay.”                          D. “I know it’s our fault.”

5.Customer delight is important for airlines because________.

A. their telephone style remains unchanged

B. they are more likely to meet with complaints

C. the services cost them a lot of money

D. the policies can be applied to their staff

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Social media is one of the fastest growing industries in today’s world. A study conducted by the US Pew Research Center showed that 92 percent of teenagers go online daily. The wide spread of social media has changed nearly all parts of teenagers’ lives.

• Changing relationships

High school student Elly Cooper from Illinois said social media often reduces face- to-face communication. “It makes in-person relationships harder because of people’s attention given to their phones instead of their boyfriends or girlfriends,” Cooper said.

Yet, some people believe social media has made it easier to start relationships with anyone from anywhere. Beth Kaplan from Illinois met her long-distance friend through social media. He currently lives in Scotland, but they’re still able to frequently communicate with each other. “I can feel close to someone that I’m talking to via FaceTime,” Kaplan said.

• Wanting to be “liked”

The rise of social media has changed the way teenagers see themselves. The 19- year-old Essena O’Neill announced on the social networking service Instagram that she was quitting social media because it made her unable to stop thinking about appearing perfect online. Negative comments also can do great damage to a teenager’s self-esteem. Teenagers who get negative comments can’t help but feel hurt.

• Opening new doors

However, Armin Korsos, a student from Illinois, takes advantage of the comments he receives over social media to improve his videos on the social networking site YouTube. “Social media can help people show themselves and their talents to the world in a way that has never been possible before,” Korsos said.

1.Who met the long-distance friend through social media?

A. Elly Cooper.　　 B. Beth Kaplan.

C. Essena O’Neill.　　 D. Armin Korsos.

2.What does Essena O’Neill think of social media?

A. It hurts her seriously.　　 B. It promotes friendship.

C. It upsets her sometimes.　　 D. It develops confidence.

3.What is the topic of the text?

A. Teenagers’ attitude toward social media.

B. Social media’s influence on teenagers.

C. A recent study conducted in the US.

D. New ways of self-improvement.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Group buying is one of the fastest growing trends in South Africa today. Industry leaders are confident the growth potential remains strong since group buying is location-specific. Start-up costs are low and profit room remains high, so many sites continue to receive invested money despite widespread criticism and Facebook’s decision to phase out of deal business due to privacy concerns.

In the early stages of all industries, some companied fail because they cannot compete with stronger companies in difficult economic conditions. To deal with difficult conditions, an alarming number of businesses are developing group buying websites in places like China and India, so the increase of group buying in South Africa is nothing more than a natural progression into the international mainstream.

The group buying concept is fairly new and consumers have accepted this concept because they can now make full use of the rich information available on the Internet. Group buying is convenient and easy so it works. Anyone can view a site, join a mailing list, subscribe to RSS or print out a coupon(优惠券). The current group buying structure offered by the industry leaders works although there are still challenges to overcome.

Perhaps, the future of group buying is tied to the joining together of social media and mobile devices. Mobile devices are with us wherever we go and almost everyone is using some type of social media site like Facebook or Twitter to stay informed. Using GPS and social media technology to provide real time location-specific promotions would be beneficial to every consumer looking for the best deals in town.

Pause for a moment and think about it! What is better than signing on to your phone while having fun in town and you receive a real time information that your favorite shop across the street is offering a killer dial?

The future of the group buying in South Africa is bright and we can expect to see more advanced approaches to this concept in the future. In addition to the technological advances consumers will see the range of promotions expand to include new products and services.

1.What does the underlined phrase “phase out of” mean in the passage?

2.The author sets China and India as examples to show that ________.

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

4.The author’s attitude towards the future of group buying is ________.

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Beijing today, first published in May, 2001, is the capital’s only English weekly newspaper and is published with the help of the Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government and run by Beijing Youth Daily. Its readers include English-speaking foreigners living in Beijing and local Chinese who have great interest in English or take English as a working language.

The paper’s main content deals with metropolitan life, explaining the differences and similarities between Eastern and Western culture. Its culture and lifestyle part is regarded as a guide to metropolitan life in Beijing.

The paper has 24 pages in four main sections:

NEWS: Select stories that discuss cultural differences.

COMMUNITY: Reports on developments related to foreigners in the city and a platform(平台)by which they can communicate with a bigger audience.

CULTURE and LIFESTYLE: Highlights from international lifestyle and fashion trends in Beijing

STUDY: Cheerful and humorous pieces to help English-language students improve their skills

Beijing Today circulates 50,000 copies published every Friday. It is one of Beijing’s most authoritative(权威的) English media sources, and is sold at post newsstands and distributed in hotels, apartment complexes, etc.

Price: 2 yuan per issue

1.Which of the following sections would be the best choice to exchange thoughts with others？

A. NEWS                            B. COMMUNITY                          C. CULTURE and LIFESYLE          D. STUDY

2.If you want to subscribe to Beijing Today for half a year, you need to pay ________.

A. 52 yuan                           B. 24 yuan                                             C. 104 yuan                                           D. 48 yuan

3.What CANNOT you read in Beijing Today?

A. News abou foreign cultural festivals

B. fashion trends in Paris.

C. Discussions with foreigners

D. Skills in improving English

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Though the aerospace industry has made greater progress in China, the scientists will not _________ themselves ___________ this status.

A. resign; to           B. sign; for       C. design; for          D. resign; for

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Within a few years China ____ well have the most advanced railway industry in the world.

A. will　　　　　　　　 B. can　　　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　 D. may

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

These years, China’s agriculture has been developing steadily, thus 　　　 light industry with ample raw materials.

A. to provide　　 B. provides

C. providing　　 D. provided

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

单词拼写（共10题，每题1分，满分10分

1.China is __________(丰富的)in all kinds of minerals.

2.The business man promised to __________(捐赠) all his belongs after his death.

3.The young man sat by the river, __________(深思)that he had no right to do that.

4.The students have __________(方法，通路) to the reading during lunch break.

5.The Premier is busy dealing with important ________________(事务) of state.

6.His attitude __________(表明)that he hadn’t heard of what you have said.

7.Doing exercise can help us to gain the power to __________(抵御)disease

8.The Entrance Exam is around the corner; He is __________(忙于)with his lessons..

9.He tried hard to __________(安慰) the crying girl.

10.He aimed the arrow at the __________(靶子),but failed

高二英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

1.It is a new term in today’s tourism industry. But in an age of growing environmental awareness, it is not too difficult for us to imagine and understand this new form of holiday.

Ecotourism, which is considered as a kind of responsible tourism, is typically defined as travel to places where special and unusual plants, animals and cultural heritages are the main attractions.2.Therefore, some natural and cultural spots also form a part of ecotourism.

Ecotourism is developing at great speed. According to a recent report by the World Tourism Organization, ecotourism in recent years has enjoyed an annual growth of about 5% worldwide.3.They included bird watching, hiking, diving, photography and taking part in various kinds of local cultural events.

4.However, it looks like some smaller towns and country areas may well become the new destinations for people to visit tomorrow because they are rich in ecological, cultural and historical resource.

Ecotourism has been gaining increasing recognition and popularity mainly for the relaxing, natural and vivid experience it offers to tourists. People are attracted to nature and long to be close to it. However, a conflict between nature and human beings is unavoidable.5..

A. The definition of ecotourism is beyond words.

B. It takes ecology and culture into consideration.

C. You may not be very familiar with “ecotourism”.

D. More than 80 activities have been listed for ecotourism.

E. People can have great fun enjoying nature through ecotourism.

F. Big cities are still the major places that attract tourists in our society today.

G How to protect natural resources while taking advantage of them is of great importance.

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