Sales of Apple’s new iPhone 11 in China began...

Sales of Apple’s new iPhone 11 in China began on Friday, but were met with a cooler reception from consumers than in previous years. Unlike in previous years, no long lines were seen outside Chinese shops on Friday for the new iPhone, and the product release only made the headlines in a few media outlets.

Huawei unveiled（公布）its Mate 30 smartphone series on Thursday night. Its new devices have won consumers’ hearts at home and abroad. Many compared it with Apple’s new iPhone 11, saying that beats the new iPhone in terms of innovation and quality. One customer surnamed Zhao, an IT specialist who pre-ordered a Mate 30 Pro on Friday, said that he chose Mate 30 without hesitation. Zhao said, “ It’s obvious that Huawei’s new phone with its advanced 5G mode would lead the future global telecommunication market, and its new innovative features in gesture and side control attracted my attention, too.”

In contrast with iPhone 11’s lukewarm（冷淡的）sales, Chinese netizens have engaged in discussions on Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro. An online poll on the Mate 30 and iPhone 11 on Weibo on Friday showed that more than 60 percent of netizens chose the Mate 30, while less than 20 percent chose the iPhone 11. Many chose Huawei not out of patriotism （爱国主义）but for its technology.

Overseas consumers also engaged in active discussions on Huawei’s new flagship devices on technology sites and social media platforms. On Twitter, many netizens said “nice”, “best phone ever” and “my favorite one” on Huawei’s Twitter account. Some netizens in countries like the UK, the Netherlands and Argentina asked when Huawei’s new devices would be released in their countries.

1.How did customers react to Apple’s new product?

A.They thought it was cool to use it.

B.They stood in long lines to purchase it.

C.They thought its quality was worse than before.

D.They were less interested in it than former years.

2.In what aspect is Mate 30 better than iPhone 11 according to paragraph 2?

A.The price and the weight. B.The appearance and the speed.

C.The quality and innovation. D.The service life and function.

3.What does the underlined word “poll” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Store. B.Vote.

C.Account. D.Exam.

4.What could be the best title for the text?

A.A New Era—5G B.Huawei Is Better than Apple

C.Apple’s New iPhone 11 D.Huawei’s Mate 30 Defeats iPhone 11

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Sales of Apple’s new iPhone 11 in China began on Friday, but were met with a cooler reception from consumers than in previous years. Unlike in previous years, no long lines were seen outside Chinese shops on Friday for the new iPhone, and the product release only made the headlines in a few media outlets.

Huawei unveiled（公布）its Mate 30 smartphone series on Thursday night. Its new devices have won consumers’ hearts at home and abroad. Many compared it with Apple’s new iPhone 11, saying that beats the new iPhone in terms of innovation and quality. One customer surnamed Zhao, an IT specialist who pre-ordered a Mate 30 Pro on Friday, said that he chose Mate 30 without hesitation. Zhao said, “It’s obvious that Huawei’s new phone with its advanced 5G mode would lead the future global telecommunications market, and its new innovative features in gesture and side control attracted my attention, too.”

In contrast with iPhone 11’s lukewarm（冷淡的）sales, Chinese netizens have engaged in discussions on Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro. An online poll on the Mate 30 and iPhone 11 on Weibo on Friday showed that more than 60 percent of netizens chose the Mate 30, while less than 20 percent chose the iPhone 11. Many chose Huawei not out of patriotism but for its technology.

Overseas consumers also engaged in vigorous（有力的）discussions on Huawei’s new flagship devices on technology sites and social media platforms. On Twitter, many netizens said “nice”, “best phone ever” and “my favorite one” on Huawei’s Twitter account. Some netizens in countries like the UK, the Netherlands and Argentina asked when Huawei’s new devices would be released in their countries.

1.How did customers react to Apple’s new product?

A.They thought it was cool to use it.

B.They stood in long lines to purchase it.

C.They thought its quality was worse than before.

D.They were less interested in it than former years.

2.In what aspect is Mate better than iPhone 11 according to paragraph 2?

A.The price and the weight. B.The appearance and the speed.

C.The quality and innovation. D.The service life and function.

3.What does the underlined word “poll” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Store. B.Vote.

C.Account. D.Exam.

4.What is the attitude of the overseas consumers toward Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro?

A.neutral. B.disappointed.

C.aggressive. D.complimentary.

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NEW YORK—Microsoft on Monday made another effort to challenge Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android in the exploding smartphone market—launching a wireless operating system，Windows Phone 7.

Consumers will consider it“always delightful and thoroughly mine，”Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at a launch event. Ballmer said last year that Microsoft had“screwed up”with its Windows Mobile operating system.For example，it failed to keep up with touch-screen innovations that make iPhones and Android phones easy to use.

Microsoft fell from third to fourth place in market share this year，behind BlackBerry，iPhone and Android. Only 10.8% of smartphone owners used Microsoft’s system in August，down from 18% last December.

But Windows Phone 7 is“a total departure from anything they’ve done”.Microsoft says it sought to simplify common activities. For example，you can instantly take a picture with a phone’s camera by pushing a button on the device. You don’t have to first awaken it from its sleep mode and launch the camera application. You also can program the phones to automatically upload photos to Facebook or other social network sites in a couple of seconds. Users can easily work with Microsoft Office contact and calendar information as well as documents created in Microsoft’s Word，Excel and PowerPoint.

The phones will not show videos built on Adobe’s Flash platform，widely used by services including YouTube and Hulu.

AT&T will offer the first Windows Phone 7 smartphone，the Samsung Focus，on Nov.8.Soon after，it will have the LG Quantum and HTC Surround. Each will cost S|  199.99 with a two-year service contract. T-Mobile will have two Windows Phone 7 models out for the holiday shopping season：the HTC HD7 and Dell Venue Pro. It did not say how much they’ll cost.

1.What is the main idea of paragraph 4？

2.What does the underlined phrase“screwed up”in the 2^nd paragraph probably mean？

3.Which of the following phones will NOT use Windows Phone 7 operating system？

4.Why did Microsoft see a drop in market share last year？

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？

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Under new rules posted by the Civil Aviation (航空) administration of China on Friday, pilots will have to pass a “level four” test of Mandarin Chinese, China’s official language. Those who speak with an accent that “often impedes” comprehension will not pass. These rules take effect in January 2016.

China’s 56 ethnic groups speak more than 80 languages and dialects. Even native Mandarin speakers can have trouble communicating with each other depending on the strength of their accents, which can be mutually unintelligible (难理解的).

One flight trainer illustrated the scope for linguistic confusion, especially when common English aviation terms are used. Asked if there is a problem on board, a Chinese pilot might answer in the negative with the words mei you, or “there isn’t.” But someone speaking with a heavy Sichuan accent would pronounce mei you as “May day” — unconsciously parroting the universally recognized distress call (遇难信号).

Like their international counterparts (对应物), Chinese aviators have developed codes to avoid confusion resulting from homonyms (同音异义字) or near-homonyms. They use the terms yao for one and guai for seven, which are otherwise pronounced yi and qi respectively and easily confused.

The new rule could affect all pilots, who must renew their license every six years, and adds to a growing list of burdens for the profession.

1.What does the underlined word “impedes” in Para 1 mean?

A. improves　　 B. helps

C. misleads　　 D. limits

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

A. Sichuan dialect has the contrary meaning to Mandarin.

B. Native Mandarin speakers can understand each other well.

C. It isn’t necessary for a pilot to pass the test before January 2016.

D. “May day” is a distress call in our everyday life.

3.What is the purpose of the Chinese aviators using the terms yao for one and guai for seven?

A. To avoid misunderstanding.

B. To communicate with their international counterparts.

C. To pass the test.

D. To avoid their accents.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Chinese Pilots Told to Get Rid of Regional Accents

B. Chinese Pilots

C. Rich Chinese Languages

D. Hard to Be a Chinese Pilot

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China's first regional regulation on online sales issued in Hangzhou, which is　　　　　 home to a number of China's e-commerce heavyweights such as Alibaba, will take _　　　　　　 effect on May l．

A．the; \　　　　　 B．\;an　　　　　　 C．\, \　　　　　　 D．a; the

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With about 10 million new iPhone 6s ordered in the initial days on the market, a lot of old iPhones are bound to be thrown into the dustbins. Sure, you could sell, donate or recycle your old iPhone, but you probably will not. And there are better things to do with it.

One creative example: At the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a biology class is making old iPhones into microscopes. Using less than $10 worth of supplies, the old phones are mounted onto a lens and can magnify an object to 175 times its size.

Here are 5 smart-and-cheap uses for old iPhones.

Music for your car

Take your music library on the road. Some cars are equipped with docking ports for iPhones and have dashboard screens so you can choose your favourite music hands-free. Or you can just use the cigarette lighter for power.

Remote Control

Televisions, speakers and other devices now have apps that allow users to make their iPhones into fashionable remotes. Carm Lyman, 42, of Napa, California, transformed his iPhone 4 into a remote for his household sound system after his iPhone 5 arrived. Lyman can control the audio levels and activate speakers in various parts of his home as well as access different music services.

Cookbook

No need to go through recipe books or hunt around for other devices when you have a kitchen iPhone. Download a cookbook app, such as My Recipe Book (99 cents) or Big Oven (free), and just leave the device on the kitchen counter. It takes up almost no space and will hold far more recipes than any book.

Baby Monitor

Sure, you can spend $100 or more on a baby monitor, or you can just set your old iPhone up to watch video of your baby in real time as well as hear and even talk to him or her. Cloud Baby Monitor ($3.99) also allows parents to receive the signal on a wireless network or on WiFi so they do not have to be within a certain number of feet of the monitor.

Vehicle Tracker

Whether you need to find your car if it is stolen, record where you have traveled, or spy on your teenage driver, the built-in GPS in your phone can be used as a tracking device. An app like InstaMapper ($2.99) lets you watch the vehicle in real-time and have a record of it. Keep in mind that the phone can still dial 911, even if it does not have cellphone service, Smith said.

You can also use your old phone as a back-up in case your new model suffers irreparable harm. That said, the battery of a phone that sits in a drawer unused could be exhausted to the point where it is no longer workable.

1.We can learn from the passage that an old iphone___________.

A. can be used as a microscope

B. is necessary to be charged regularly

C. can light a cigarette in a car

D. is able to communicate with a baby

2.Who will probably benefit the most from an old iphone?

A. A housewife　　　　 B. A musician

C. A traveller　　　　 D. A phone user

3.If you expect the uses to work properly, ___________.

A. the wifi is a must

B. you are required to download apps

C. cellphone service is needed

D. some extra work must be done to your phone

4.Which of the following statement is true?

A. The uses mentioned above can’t funtion in an iphone6.

B. The uses can be available in a certain small area.

C. An old iphone may give you clues about a stolen car.

D. A cookbook app takes up no space of your old iphone.

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New iPhone goes on sale on Friday with ____ bigger screen and 4G wireless technology, as _____ company seeks to keep its competitiveness.

A. a; the 　 　　 B. a; a

C. the; the　　 　 D. the; a

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Without the development of the Internet, Taobao and Tmall______$ 5.7 billion in sales on 11 November, 2013.

A. wouldn't make        B. didn't make        C. hadn't made        D. wouldn't have made

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At dawn on Friday, May 19, 1780, farmers in New England stopped to wonder at the pink color of the sun. By noon the sky had darkened to midnight blackness, causing Americans, still in the painful struggle of a prolonged war of independence, to light candles and tremble at thoughts of the Last Judgment. As the birds quieted and no storm accompanied the darkness, men and women crowded into churches, where one minister commented that “The people were very attentive.” John Greenleaf Whittier later wrote that “Men prayed, and women wept; all ears grew sharp . . .”

A recent study of researchers, led by Richard Guyette from the University of Missouri’s Tree Ring Laboratory, has shown that vast forest fires in the Algonquin Highlands of southern Ontario and elsewhere in Canada brought this event upon New England. The scientists have discovered “fire scars” on the rings for that year, left when the heat of a wildfire has killed a part of a tree’s cambium (形成层). Evidence collected also points to a drought that year. An easterly wind and low barometric pressure (低气压) helped force smoke into the upper atmosphere. “The record fits pretty close,” says Guyette. “We had the right fuel, the drought. The conditions were all there.”

Lacking the ability to communicate quickly over long distances, Americans in 1780 remained in the dark about the event, which had disappeared by the next day. Over the next several months, the papers carried heated debates about what brought the darkness. Some were the voices of angry prediction, such as one Massachusetts farmer who wrote, “Oh! Backsliding New-England, attend now to the things which belong to your peace before they are forever hid from your eyes.” Others gave different answers. One stated that a “flaming star” had passed between the earth and the sun. Ash, argued another commentator. The debate, carried on throughout New England, where there were no scientific journals or academies yet, reflected an unfolding culture of scientific enquiry already sweeping the Western world, a revolution nearly as influential as the war for independence from the English.

New Englanders would not soon forget that dark day; it lived on in folklore, poems, and sermons for generations.

1.New Englanders crowded into churches because they were frightened by ________.

A. the pink color of the sun

B. the darkened sky at daytime

C. the Last Judgment on Friday

D. the American War of Independence

2.What can we infer about the event in New England on May 19, 1780?

A. Prayers remained silent and attentive.

B. Night birds no longer came out to sing.

C. People’s ears became sharper than usual.

D. Midday meals were served by candlelight.

3.According to the researchers, the origin of the event was ________.

A. an east wind

B. a severe drought

C. some burning fuel

D. low barometric pressure

4.What can we know about the debates after the dark day?

A. They focused on causes of the event.

B. They swept throughout the Western world.

C. They were organized by scientific institutions.

D. They improved Americans’ ability to communicate.

5.What can be the best title for the text?

A. New England’s dark day.

B. Voices of angry prediction.

C. There is no smoke without fire.

D. Tree rings and scientific discovery.

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1.Who posted the lost and found information?

A. A mother　　     　　　　　　　 B. A kind woman

C. A heartbroken girl　     　　 D. A parent

2. If you want to send your kids to the babysitter’s home, you can find one in______.

A. Ad 1　　　　     　　 B. Ad 2

C. Ad 3　　　         D. Ad 4

3.What do we know about Tina?

A. She can speak two languages.

B. She lives alone now.

C. She takes care of children over 3.

D. She used to be a teacher’s assistant.

4.An applicant accepted by Ad 5 will have to　　　 　　 .

A. be able to speak two languages

B. be a college graduate

C. work every weekend

D. look after two children

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