Apple has given in to intense pressure from Chinese state media about its customer service practices, ________ to consumers in its second-largest market.
A．apologizing B．apologize C．having apologized D．to apologize
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Apple has given in to intense pressure from Chinese state media about its customer service practices, ________ to consumers in its second-largest market.
A．apologizing B．apologize C．having apologized D．to apologize
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Apple has given in to intense pressure from Chinese state media about its customer service practices, ________ to consumers in its second-largest market.
A．apologizing B．apologize C．having apologized D．to apologize
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It’s such a shame to lose a free throw. Playing in the court has pressure from the opponent, time, your teammates, the audience, and yourself. You have to shoot the ball despite all the pressures around. But with a free throw, you have the ball, no one will try to get it from you, and you have all the time to shoot the ball. But why is it that many players, even good shooters, miss most of their free throws? Maybe they need more practice or maybe they need to apply more ways to improve their free throw.
Improve your player or your free throwing skills by following the tips below:
Make it personal. The truth is, there is no rule on how one should handle and throw the ball in a free throw. What matters is that the player should shoot the ball from the free throw line no matter how he does it. So when trying to improve your free throw shooting, better stick to what works the best for you. Do not copy other people’s techniques. Make it your own and leave those techniques as theirs.
Formulate (公式化) a repetitive way of shooting the ball. A free throw should be personalized. But it should also be repetitive. You should be able to repeat your free throw techniques whether you are in your court or in another court, whether you are energized or tired. You can’t say you have a personal free throw technique if you can’t repeat it over and over again.
Shoot at the same position and distance for every free throw. Basketball courts may be located in different places or maybe marked with different paint colors. But all of these courts maintain the same distance from the ring to the free throw line. Familiarize your perfect position when making your free throws. That should help you do your perfect throw.
1.Why do so many players fail to make a successful free throw?
A. Because they don’t have any special skills
B. Because they are lacking in practice and tips.
C. Because they are not so familiar with rules
D. Because many of them are green hands.
2.What can you do if you want to be a wonderful free thrower?
A. Learn from others.
B. Form your own throwing skills.
C. Keep active in the court.
D. Learn to throw in different locations.
3.The underlined word “ring” in the last paragraph may most probably mean “________”.
A. sound B. basket C. ball D. group
4.Which of the following might serve as the best title of the above passage?
A. How to play basketball successfully in the court.
B. How to improve your basketball throw skills.
C. How to gain more points in throwing.
D. How to improve your basketball free throwing.
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What lessons China can draw from _____ financial crisis in the United States has become _____ hot topic in Beijing.
A．the ; a B．a ; a C．the ; / D．/ ; the
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President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has been taking intensive English lessons in order to _____ his guests during his state visit to the UK.
A. appeal B. grasp C. hold D. impress
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Some schools in the United States offer Chinese language classes with government support from China.
Saint Mary’s School is a private college preparatory school in Medford, Oregon.
Carly Irvine is in her fourth year of learning Mandarin(普通话).
CARLY IRVINE: “Since China and America are working so closely and our relationship is growing more and more, I think it will be very important in the future to know Chinese.”
Saint Mary’s also teaches Spanish, German and Latin. It added Mandarin in two thousand five. Two years ago, it became the first school in the country to join the Confucius Classroom program.
The program pays about half the costs of a teacher sent to a school in the United States. China’s Education Ministry also provides books and other materials.
Saint Mary’s principal, Frank Phillips, says knowing Chinese will help students in a world where China is quickly gaining economic power.
Zheng Ling, a teacher at Saint Mary’s, came from China in two thousand eight.
ZHENG LING: “People do not know much about China, especially the latest development. So I think this is a chance for them to know more about China, what China is really like. It’s quite different from what it was twenty years ago.”
The Confucius Classroom program is in about forty countries, including more than fifty American schools and universities.
A recent report said more schools in the United States are teaching Chinese and Arabic, although the numbers are still low.
45. How many American schools and universities have the Confucius Classroom program?
A. 4. B. 20. C. 40. D. 50.
46. Which of the following is true about Saint Mary’s School?
A. It is a public college preparatory school.
B. It added Mandarin in two thousand six.
C. It became the first school in America to join the Confucius Classroom program.
D. It also teaches Spanish, German and French.
47. How does Carly Irvine think learning Chinese?
A. Helpful. B. Useless. C. Unnecessary. D. Terrible.
48. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Some US Students Learn Mandarin with China’s Help.
B. China is quickly gaining economic power.
C. Saint Mary’s School.
D. Carly Irvine.
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In 1972, Richard Sears, a young American from the state of Tennessee, began learning Chinese because of his fascination with traditional Chinese culture.
“Chinese characters are the only ancient script now still in use in the world and it’s a miracle of human history,” said Sears in fluent Chinese.
As a primitive form of Chinese characters and the oldest fully developed characters in China, Jiaguwen, or oracle bone inscriptions, were first discovered in 1899 and aimed for their inscriptions on tortoise shells and animal bones.
Drawn to the ancient language, Sears often went back and forth between China and the US. In 1994, he made a decision to make the ancient Chinese characters available online. Taking advantage of his professional skill，Sears started programming and building a database of oracle bone inscriptions on his own. It took him seven years just to scan the characters in Chinese ancient books. In 2002, the Jiaguwen enthusiast’s website was launched, though with only a few page views per day in the beginning. However, it surged to 600,000 per day in 2011 after a blogger recommended the site on Chinese social media platform Weibo. “I became a web celebrity overnight and was given a nickname ‘Uncle Hanzi’,” Sears said with a smile. Hanzi means Chinese characters.
During the past 26 years, he has accumulated a great deal of information on his website-more than 96,000 ancient Chinese character forms from archeological sources. Up till now, the web site has been continuously updated, giving lovers of the ancient language from all over the world free access to browse at their leisure. In order to reveal the mystery behind the ancient characters, he spent a great deal of money and time buying and going through dozens of books, living on a shoestring.
Since last year, Sears has been working with a Chinese technology company on a smartphone application for children to learn about how the characters evolved. The app is expected to be launched next year.
1.Which of the following is true of oracle bone inscriptions?
A.They used to spread to other countries in Europe.
B.It is over 100 years since they were first discovered.
C.They are the only ancient language still in use today.
D.They were named for their inscriptions on hard rocks.
2.What can we infer about Richard Sears?
A.He has a good command of the computer. B.He is promoting his website in the U. S. A.
C.He developed a smartphone app for adults. D.He has made a fortune from the website.
3.What happened to Sears’s website in 2011?
A.It was attacked by hackers. B.It declined gradually.
C.It boomed suddenly. D.It suffered a big loss.
4.What kind of life is Richard Sears leading now?
A.He is now leading a wealthy life. B.He is now leading a lonely life.
C.He is now leading a quiet life. D.He is now leading a plain life.
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117. Feeling more and more pressure from the environment _______, the government has decided to close down the factories pouring out poisonous chemicals.
| A．polluted | B．having polluted |
| C．being polluted | D．having been polluted |
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In the United States, friendships can be close, constant, intense, generous, and real, yet fade away in a short time if things change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greeting for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while—then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship where it's left off and are delighted.
In the States, you can feel free to visit people's homes and share their holidays without fear that you are taking on a lasting obligation. Do not hesitate to accept hospitality because you cannot give it in return. No one will expect you to do so for they know you are far from home. Americans will enjoy welcoming you and be pleased if you accept their hospitality easily.
Once you arrive there, the welcome will be full and warm and real. Most visitors find themselves easily invited into many homes there. In some countries it is considered inhospitable to entertain at home, offering what is felt as "merely" home cooked food, not "doing something" for your guest. It is felt that restaurant entertaining shows more respect and welcome. Or for various other reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties, or family custom, outsiders are not invited into homes.
In the United States, both methods are used, but it is often considered more friendly to invite a person to one's home than to go to a public place, except in pure business relationships. So, if your host or hostess brings you home, do not feel that you are being shown inferior treatment.
1..
. In the United States, friendships might ________ if things become different.
A. disappear little by little B. last forever
C. be heartbreaking D. end suddenly
2..
All the following factors but ________ prevent people from inviting their friends home for
dinner according to the passage.
A. different languages B. naughty children
C. different customs D. small houses
3..
. We can infer that ________ in America according to this passage.
A. friendships are difficult to get but easy to lose
B. it is hard for a person to pick up the friendship when he comes across his long lost friend
C. you might be considered as a person hungry for social activities if you accept an invitation too easily
D. people care little about where they are invited to go for dinner
4..
. Why is giving a dinner party at home considered less hospitable in some countries?
A. Because eating at the restaurant is a sign of respect.
B. Because having dinner at home seems less friendly.
C. Because dishes prepared at home are less delicious.
D. Because a dinner at the restaurant is more expensive.
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Everyone who comes to the party is given a wooden apple with _____ own names cut in it as a souvenir.
| A．his | B．her | C．their | D．our |
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