Sales of CDs have declined dramatically since...

Sales of CDs have declined dramatically since the early 2010s, when people ______ to enjoy music downloaded from the internet.

A. have begun.　　 B. began.　　 C. begin.　　 D. would begin.

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27．Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people       to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.

A．begin B．began         C．have begun        D．had begun

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Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people _____to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.

A. begin           B. began             C. have begun      D. had begun

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Xiaomi’s sales strategy is largely responsible for the decline, having grown indistinguishable from that of many other Chinese manufacturers, according to Hong Kong-based cell-phone market journalist Yasuhiro Yamane. When the company first arrived on the scene in 2011 and 2012, its products were sold online by reservation only, building an air of exclusivity(排外)and lending the brand a high image. This strengthened the appeal of the smart phones, which resembled Apple’s iPhones.

But starting in 2013, Xiaomi began concentrating on high-volume sales, allowing many more resellers to carry its phones—a critical turning point in the company’s fortunes. While sales increased, Xiaomi’s products became viewed less as premium items and more as widely available, mass-market phones, according to Yamane.

To keep consumers from losing interest, Xiaomi introduced a lower-end brand, Redmi, in July 2013. Phones in that family sell for 1000 yuan($150) or less, around half the price of products from the flagship Mi series.

When China’s economy began to skid at the end of 2014, the company leaned harder on the Redmi brand to hold on to market share in the following year—a grave mistake. Though it had some effect, the strategy ultimately “drove home the image of Xiaomi as a low-cost phone maker,” Yamane said.

This should serve as a warning to other makers in China, where companies tend to emerge and quickly disappear due to their focus on short-term gains over long-term planning. “There is still a chance that Xiaomi could right itself and regain its old appeal,” Yamane said.

1.What made people consider Xiaomi a high image in 2011?

A. The fact that it is expensive

B. The fact that it is different from other Chinese manufacturers

C. The fact that it is like Apple’s iPhones

D. The fact that people could only buy its phones from the Internet

2.According to the passage, what was Xiaomi’s plan mainly about in 2013?

A. Making Xiaomi more available　　 B. Fixing on Xiaomi fortune

C. Increasing its sales　　 D. Setting its turning point

3.How did Xioami hold on to market share when the economy declined?

A. . By focusing on long-term planning　　 B. By righting itself

C. By introducing new brands　　 D. By depending on lower-end brands.

4.Which of the following statement is likely to be Yamane’s opinion?

A. Allowing many resellers to sell its phones is the turning point of Xiaomi

B. The strategy Xiaomi made had no effect at all

C. The companies in China should concentrate on short-term gains.

D. Redmi is popular among all the consumers

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I have had all kinds of interesting neighbors since the early days of my life. When I was a baby I would stand in my wooden crib(婴儿床) and watch the world go by through the window. Some neighbors watched me watching the world go by with by big, wondering eyes and found me very interesting. They used to call me “the beauty at the window”.

The early neighbors I could remember were from the second house I lived in. Peter and Paul were twins. We went to play school together although they were a year older than me. I well remember the Alsatian they had which ran into me when I was invited to their fifth birthday party. Needless to say, I was well-known for my loud screams after the party. But they said the pet was scared of my screams and didn’t appear until the party was over.

Peter and Paul were the first boys who encouraged me to climb the gate. I could never tell the difference between boy and girl behaviors—I just did what I thought was fun. Not only did I have a great time performing that first climb, I also got my skirts dirty, and was criticized by my mother.

The Japanese neighbors I had living in this same house were my favorite, as they introduced me to sea-salt baked shrimps (烤虾) which were so crisp that you could eat the shrimp totally. They gave me some seaweed for my birthday. Thankfully, no other member in my family enjoyed the seaweed as I did. Perhaps what my mother used to joke to me was true, that I was picked up out of the dustbin that belonged to a Japanese home.

Maybe sometimes it is difficult to find good neighbors in this society. But all it takes is a spark(火花) to get a fire going. I have decided to be that spark wherever I live and pass love on to my neighbors.

1.We can guess "the Alsatian" in the twin brothers' home is ________.

A. a small child

B. an interesting toy

C. a dog

D. a bicycle

2.From the passage we can know that the author ________.

A. enjoyed the Japanese neighbors' cooking style most

B. had difficulty getting on with the twin brothers' family

C. was described as interesting when playing with boys

D. had many neighbors that worked in restaurants

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The author often moved to other places.

B. Peter and Paul liked to play tricks on others.

C. The neighbors the author had were good at cooking.

D. The author had a good relationship with her neighbors.

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The number of visitors ______ steadily since the reopening, despite a sharp decline compared to normal years.

A.has risen B.is rising

C.had been rising D.has been rising

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Since the sales promotion, all the items _______well.

A. have been sold        B. were sold            C. had sold            D. have been selling

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Since advertising can increase sales of production, _____it can _____the price.

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A 16-year survey on the arctic Norwegian island of Svalbard found the reindeer（驯鹿）there have declined in weight by an alarming 12 percent. The reduction in average body-mass is being blamed on global warming.

In research presented lately at a meeting of the British Ecological Society in Liverpool, scientists will explain how rising temperatures are making female reindeer difficult to obtain nutrients during important periods of being pregnant.

Snow in Svalbard typically covers the ground for eight months of the year, which, combined with low temperatures, limits grass growth to June and July. But as summer temperatures have increased by around 1.5℃, grasslands have become more productive, allowing female reindeer to gain more weight by the autumn and therefore to conceive（孕育）more calves.

However, warmer winters have brought with them greater rainfall which freezes when is settles on the snow, therefore locking out the reindeer from the life-supporting food below. As a result, female reindeer are becoming starved, causing them to give birth to much lighter young. The average mass of an adult reindeer in 1998, when the survey began, was 55kg, but by 2016 IT had dropped to 48kg.

Professor Steve Albon, an ecologist at the James Hatton Institute in Aberdeen , said that, because the mammals have a relatively high surface-area-to-volume ratio（表面积与体积比）, they are no particularly energy efficient.

Reindeer can often access the inadequate food sources beneath the snow by clearing IT away with their antlers（鹿角）, but they cannot break through the hard ice. Without access to the food in winter, calves are being born far lighter than they should be. Numbers of reindeer have also increased rapidly in the past 20 years, meaning that those which are born are facing greater competition for food. “The implication（含义）are that there may well be more smaller reindeer in the Arctic in the coming decades, but possibly at the risk of catastrophic die-offs because of increased ice on the ground,”said Professor Albon Despite the gloomy findings, reindeer appear to be suffering less from the impact of climate change than some other arctic species.

1.Which of the following may be the most important reason for the smaller reindeer?

A. Heavy snow.

B. Greater rainfall.

C. Hard ice.

D. Global warming.

2.According to the passage, rising temperatures will not lead to_________.

A. grass growing more rapidly in summer

B. more rainfall in the arctic area in winter

C. female reindeer’s gaining more weight in winter

D. female reindeer’s suffering from hunger in winter

3.What does the underlined word“gloomy”in the last paragraph mean?

A. Exciting.

B. Optimistic.

C. Disappointing.

D. Doubtful.

4.How does the writer develop the passage?

A. By analyzing the research.

B. By classification of reindeer.

C. By comparing opinions of experts.

D. By telling stories of different species.

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Since my early childhood, my parents have always told me to enjoy every part of my life, no matter how ordinary it may seem. Before the summer of 2005, I never thought there was anything _______ about living in Sugar Land, Texas. All I wanted was to _______ Texas.

For most people, spending three weeks in the Tuscan countryside is a(n) _______ vacation. It also _______ my family. During my first week abroad, I admitted I _______ the foreign atmosphere. A new language and culture _______ me. For those seven days, I was totally absorbed in becoming something I could never be—a(n) _______. It was almost as if I wished to _______ my own identity for something new that was not _______ to me at all.

At some point along the drive between Florence and Genoa, it ________ me: I didn’t want to throw away who I was for any ________ wonders. Italy was an attractive and impressive country, ________ I had no emotional connection with it. I ________ Sugar Land. From that moment on, all I ________ was to return home.

I think it’s ________ that I could never fall in love with my home until I left it. Now I ________ the everyday parts of my life in Sugar Land are really the most prized treasures in my heart. Now ________, I find all my time spent living in Sugar Land made me ________. Therefore, now I can ________ say that being a Texan is who I am, and there’s no way I can ________ that.

1.A.special B.certain C.disappointing D.ordinary

2.A.improve B.leave C.control D.ignore

3.A.adventure B.public C.annual D.dream

4.A.expected B.shocked C.attracted D.welcomed

5.A.sensed B.created C.needed D.liked

6.A.upset B.amused C.impressed D.discouraged

7.A.traveler B.farmer C.American D.Italian

8.A.abandon B.waste C.hide D.damage

9.A.rude B.related C.useful D.close

10.A.hit B.warned C.disturbed D.embarrassed

11.A.old B.foreign C.real D.potential

12.A.so B.and C.but D.or

13.A.rely on B.show off C.stand for D.belong to

14.A.desired B.remembered C.admired D.hated

15.A.inspiring B.terrifying C.interesting D.rewarding

16.A.prefer B.guarantee C.imagine D.understand

17.A.looking back B.checking up C.growing up D.fighting back

18.A.exist B.smile C.insist D.succeed

19.A.safely B.smoothly C.confidently D.warmly

20.A.spot B.change C.use D.lack

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