In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market. More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion, companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because business people typically know what product they are looking for.
However, many companies still hesitate to use the Web because of doubts about its reliability. “Businesses need to feel they can trust the pathway between them and the suppliers,” says senior analyst Blane Erwin of Forrester Research. Some companies are limiting the risk by conducting online transactions only with established business partners who are given access to the company’s private Internet.
Another major shift in the model for Internet commerce concerns the technology available for marketing. Until recently, Internet marketing activities have focused on strategies to “pull” customers to sites. In the past year, however, software companies have developed tools that allow companies to “push” information directly onto consumers. Companies such as Virtual Vineyards are already starting to use similar technologies to push messages to customers about special sales, product offerings, or other events. But push technology has earned the contempt of many Web users. Online culture thinks highly of the notion that the information flowing onto the screen comes there by specific request. Once commercial promotion begins to fill the screen uninvited, the distinction between the Web and television fades. That’s a prospect that horrifies Net purists.
But it is nearly inevitable that companies on the Web will need to resort to past strategies to make money. A Web site selling the right kind of products with the right mix of interactivity, hospitality, and security will attract online customers. And the cost of computing power continues to free fall, which is a good sign for any enterprises setting up shop in silicon. People looking back 5 or 10 years from now may well wonder why so few companies took the online plunge.
1.All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that ________.
A. two major shifts in Internet commerce are mentioned in this passage
B. in some way, the Web acts as the pathway
C. “push” technology enjoys low reputation among Web users
D. many companies began to take the online plunge decades ago.
2.In the view of Net purist, ________.
A. there should be no marketing messages in online culture
B. money making should be given priority on the Web
C. the Web should be able to function as the television set
D. there should be no online commercial information without requests
3.The term “past strategies” (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to ________.
A. interactivity, hospitality and security B. business-to-business sales
C. “push technology” D. online marketing
4.The author’s tone of writing this passage is ________.
A. pessimistic B. hopeful
C. disappointed D. indifferent
高三英语阅读理解困难题
In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market. More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion, companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because business people typically know what product they are looking for.
However, many companies still hesitate to use the Web because of doubts about its reliability. “Businesses need to feel they can trust the pathway between them and the suppliers,” says senior analyst Blane Erwin of Forrester Research. Some companies are limiting the risk by conducting online transactions only with established business partners who are given access to the company’s private Internet.
Another major shift in the model for Internet commerce concerns the technology available for marketing. Until recently, Internet marketing activities have focused on strategies to “pull” customers to sites. In the past year, however, software companies have developed tools that allow companies to “push” information directly onto consumers. Companies such as Virtual Vineyards are already starting to use similar technologies to push messages to customers about special sales, product offerings, or other events. But push technology has earned the contempt of many Web users. Online culture thinks highly of the notion that the information flowing onto the screen comes there by specific request. Once commercial promotion begins to fill the screen uninvited, the distinction between the Web and television fades. That’s a prospect that horrifies Net purists.
But it is nearly inevitable that companies on the Web will need to resort to past strategies to make money. A Web site selling the right kind of products with the right mix of interactivity, hospitality, and security will attract online customers. And the cost of computing power continues to free fall, which is a good sign for any enterprises setting up shop in silicon. People looking back 5 or 10 years from now may well wonder why so few companies took the online plunge.
1.All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that ________.
A. two major shifts in Internet commerce are mentioned in this passage
B. in some way, the Web acts as the pathway
C. “push” technology enjoys low reputation among Web users
D. many companies began to take the online plunge decades ago.
2.In the view of Net purist, ________.
A. there should be no marketing messages in online culture
B. money making should be given priority on the Web
C. the Web should be able to function as the television set
D. there should be no online commercial information without requests
3.The term “past strategies” (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to ________.
A. interactivity, hospitality and security B. business-to-business sales
C. “push technology” D. online marketing
4.The author’s tone of writing this passage is ________.
A. pessimistic B. hopeful
C. disappointed D. indifferent
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
A year ago I went through one of the most difficult times in my life. I had ______ all my business within a month. I chose a less crowded area for tourists to see if I could gain my ________ in life again. I booked a day trip to see the ________. I sat in a little motor boat with 5 other people to see the whales.
We __________ saw a couple of water spouts（水柱）, which our guide said were whales. To my amazement, all of a sudden, one __________ right in front of my face. Everyone __________ to take pictures of her under the water __________ she swam away. She looked me right in the eye. I __________out to touch her. She stayed out of the water long enough for me to __________ her. It was an amazing feeling. Then she swam away. A little later, the guide _________ that two whales were coming close to the boat. It was my new friend with her baby. It was __________ to see how she pushed her baby towards our boat. She was bringing her baby to __________ me!
On the trip back everyone was ________ talking about the experience. The guide told us that only once before had he witnessed a whale allowing __________ to touch it. Why did this happen? I have no ________ for why she chose me for the special advantage. Maybe the mother whale __________ my sadness. She helped me to see the light, __________ I was in a very dark place.
That __________ meeting paved the way for me to put life back into perspective(远景). That huge beautiful creature made me __________ that despite the obstacles(障碍) life puts in your way, there is always an opportunity for a new __________.
You must never give up.
1.A. recovered B. gained C. done D. lost
2.A. health B. confidence C. victory D. experience
3.A. whales B. friends C. sprouts D. pictures
4.A. still B. already C. also D. soon
5.A. sank B. surfaced C. dived D. escaped
6.A. feared B. hesitated C. tried D. pretended
7.A. before B. when C. after D. while
8.A. climbed B. swam C. jumped D. reached
9.A. smell B. catch C. feel D. see
10.A. shouted B. suggested C. urged D. insisted
11.A. boring B. unbelievable C. frightening D. uncomfortable
12.A. attack B. meet C. scold D. thank
13.A. carelessly B. naturally C. regretfully D. cheerfully
14.A. someone B. me C. everyone D. him
15.A. excuse B. explanation C. duty D. responsibility
16.A. spotted B. predicted C. enjoyed D. shared
17.A. so B. even though C. if D. now that
18.A. regular B. normal C. magical D. common
19.A. think B. remember C. recall D. understand
20.A. boating B. swimming C. beginning D. meeting
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
Moby Dick,or The Whale,of which only 5 copies were sold in the year of its first publication,has been recognized as one of the greatest masterpieces of the twentieth century novels across the world.Yet its author,Herman Melville,was not blessed enough to change his fate as the great work did.
Herman was born into an upper class New York family in 1819,but he had to drop out of school at the age of 15due to bankruptcy （破产）of the family.He struggled for living by working as a clerk at a bank,a farmer and a primary school teacher,but did not manage to hold on quite long to any of the jobs.And in 1841,he turned himself a whaling sailor on a big whaler.
In the next three years,his sailor’s life was torn apart by betrayal,injury,living with anthropophagi（食人族）， love,killing,imprisonment,prison break,which did not bear the expected fruit of fortune or being a captain.
At the age of 25 ,Herman returned to America,starting his writing career.During the following five years,he published five novels,among which was Moby Dick,but none of the works brought him any fame or sense of success.
He had to live up with his poor life,supported by regular financial help from his father in-law.Not much changed even after his father-in-law assisted him onto a post at the customhouse(海关).His self-doubt whether he should fight to write as an author disturbed Herman for the rest of his life till his death in 1899,which is suggested in his wife’s diary.And his wife described his several struggles where he fought bitterly back to his desk to pick up his pen.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Moby Dick according to the passage?
A. It came out as a published novel in the twentieth century.
B. It was not recognized as a great work until the twentieth century.
C. It was not for sale until the twentieth century.
D. It was adampted from the passage?
2.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Herman chose his life on purpose to make himself a great writer.
B. Herman’s parents had scheduled those failures in his life to make him a man.
C. Herman did not offer the best of himself to foresee and avoid those series of misfortune.
D. Herman’s insufficient capability to fight problems he was faced with might result.
3.What is the first working element that built Herman up be a most outstanding writer?
A. His rich life experience and perseverance. B. His sharp sense to observe and think.
C. Help from his wife and father-in-law. D. His brilliant language talent and skill.
4.What can we learn from Herman’ life story?
A. There is no much point struggling and working too hard in one’s like.
B. Never invest too much of yourself into what others have the power to judge.
C. Never trust decisions that have been made by others.
D. Never doubt yourself but stick to what you are committed to.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Ａlot of language learning, has been discovered, is happening in the first year of life, so parents should talk much to their children during that period.
A. as B. it C. which D. this
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A lot of language learning ,_______has been discovered, is happening in the first year of life, so parents should talk much to their children during that period .
A. as B. it C. which D. this
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
I was not good in math in the first year of junior high schoo1.Having been failed so many times in math exams，I was anxious about the subject．Every time I tried hardly to work out a math problem，I was afraid of making mistakes，that really made me feel helpless．Luckily，I met a nice math teacher in second year. She told me that I didn’t need to worry about making mistakes because I could find out my shortcomings through my mistake．She always encouraged myself to try again whenever I make a mistake．Thanks to my teacher’s encouragement，I became interesting in math and made rapid progress．My experience proves that failure was the mother of success and that we can learn a lot from our mistakes．
高三英语短文改错中等难度题查看答案及解析
A lot of language learning，________ has been discovered，is happening in the first year of life，so parents should talk much to their children during that period.(2012·安徽，29)
A．as B．it C．which D．this
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A lot of language learning，________has been discovered，is happening in the first year of life，so parents should talk much to their children during that period. (2012·安徽，29)
A．as B．it
C．which D．this
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Though itin the desert most of the year, people still live there.
—That’s the case. They say east or west home is the best.
A．hasn’t rained B． didn’t rain C．doesn’t rain D．hadn’t rained
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Whether we’re 2 years old or 62, our reasons for lying are mostly the same: to get out of trouble, for personal gain and to make ourselves look better in the eyes of others. But a growing body of research is raising questions about how a child’s lie is different from an adult’s lie, and how the way we deceive changes as we grow.
“Parents and teachers who catch their children lying should not be alarmed. Their children are not going to turn out to be abnormal liars,” says Dr. Lee, a professor at the University of Toronto and director of the Institute of Child Study. He has spent the last 15 years studying how lying changes as kids get older, why some people lie more than others as well as which factors can reduce lying. The fact that children tell lies is a sign that they have reached a new developmental stage. Dr. Lee conducted a series of studies in which they bring children into a lab with hidden cameras. Children and young adults aged 2 to 17 are likely to lie while being told not to look at a toy, which is put behind the child’s back. Whether or not the child takes a secret look is caught on tape.
For young kids, the desire to cheat is big and 90% take a secret look in these experiments. When the test-giver returns to the room, the child is asked if he or she looked secretly. At age 2, about a quarter of children will lie and say they didn’t. By 3, half of kids will lie, and by 4, that figure is 90%, studies show.
Researchers have found that it’s kids with better understanding abilities who lie more. That’s because to lie you also have to keep the truth in mind, which includes many brain processes, such as combining several sources of information and faking that information. The ability to lie — and lie successfully — is thought to be related to development of brain regions that allow so called “executive functioning”, or higher order thinking and reasoning abilities. Kids who perform better on tests that involve executive functioning also lie more.
1.What’s the purpose of children telling lies?
A. To help their friends out. B. To get rid of trouble.
C. To get attention from others. D. To create a popular image.
2.The underlined word “deceive” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by “ ”.
A. tell lies B. handle troubles
C. raise questions D. do research
3.From the second paragraph we can know that .
A. which factors can reduce lying
B. why some lie more than others
C. it is normal for kids to tell lies
D. how lying changes as kids grow
4.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. children’s lies are the same as adults’
B. the better kids are, the more they lie
C. the older kids are, the more they lie
D. kids always keep the truth in their mind
5.What is NOT included in the passage?
A. The reasons why kids tell lies.
B. Which kind of kids tells more lies.
C. Experiments about lying of young kids.
D. What to do with lying children.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析