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Lisa is analyzing the questionnaire about online shopping.
Lily: Hi,Lisa. Pretty busy? Right?
Lisa: Yeah,I.m collecting data from the questionnaires for the online shoppers on the 回答
.
Lily: Really? Sounds interesting.
Lisa: Well,the results are quite 回答
. What do you think are the most popular things people buy online?
Lily: Definitely,clothes.
Lisa: No,at first I thought so too,but the results show that I.m wrong.
Lily: How could that be? If the most popular thing being sold online is not clothes,then what is it?
Lisa: Don.t feel surprised. 回答
the survey,online courses 回答
the first place,especially the courses for accounting and languages.
Lily: Really? It.s unbelievable. What.s next? It should be the clothes or snacks,right?
Lisa: You are wrong again,the results shocked me too. Following online courses,health products 回答
the second place.
Lily: That really surprised me,too. You just taught me a lesson and 回答
my understanding about online shopping.
Lisa: Have a seat,and let me show you some more unexpected results.
Lily: OK! I.m really 回答
about it.
Lisa is analyzing the questionnaire about online shopping.
Lily: Hi,Lisa. Pretty busy? Right?
Lisa: Yeah,I.m collecting data from the questionnaires for the online shoppers on the 回答
.
Lily: Really? Sounds interesting.
Lisa: Well,the results are quite 回答
. What do you think are the most popular things people buy online?
Lily: Definitely,clothes.
Lisa: No,at first I thought so too,but the results show that I.m wrong.
Lily: How could that be? If the most popular thing being sold online is not clothes,then what is it?
Lisa: Don.t feel surprised. 回答
the survey,online courses 回答
the first place,especially the courses for accounting and languages.
Lily: Really? It.s unbelievable. What.s next? It should be the clothes or snacks,right?
Lisa: You are wrong again,the results shocked me too. Following online courses,health products 回答
the second place.
Lily: That really surprised me,too. You just taught me a lesson and 回答
my understanding about online shopping.
Lisa: Have a seat,and let me show you some more unexpected results.
Lily: OK! I.m really 回答
about it.
Building a house costs quite a lot of money.Suppose you plan to build a house.Your first step will be to find a right piece of land.Your choice will depend on many different things.You will probably try to find a sunny place, with pleasant surroundings(环境) near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work.
Next you will find a good builder, and together with the builder you will work out a plan.The builder will draw the plan.It will show the number of rooms, their position and size, and other parts, which must be noticed, such as windows, doors, and electric outlets.The builder will work out how much money is needed to build your house.He will work out the cost of the wood, bricks, the glass, and everything else that must be used in building the house.Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate(预算)must be corrected and revised(修订).His estimate is based on existing prices, but prices of such things may change, and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house.
When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to change your plan.(You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too high!)You may find that the house you wanted at first costs too much, or that you can spend a little more and add something to your plan.The builder.s estimate depends on the plan, but the final plan depends on the builder.s estimate.
1.The best title of this passage would be “ 回答
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A.Building a House Costs Much Money
B.Estimate Is Important
C.Planning a House
2.The first thing for a person to build a house is 回答
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A.to get as much money as possible
B.to find a suitable piece of land
C.to work out a plan
3. The phrase “draw a plan” in this passage means 回答
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A.making a picture of a building or a room
B.making a plan
C.working out a plan
4.When the builder starts to build a house, his estimate will have to be corrected and revised because 回答
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A.it is wrongly worked out by a workman
B.the future owner of the house thinks the estimate is so high that he cannot afford the building.
C.The prices of building materials and the expenses(费用)of labor may be different from the
original prices and expenses
5.What is the relationship(关系)between the estimate and the plan? 回答
A.The plan depends on the estimate.
B.The plan has nothing to do with the estimate.
C.The estimate and the plan depend on each other.
Mary Johnson: Good morning, Mr. Liu! How good to see you! Have you had a nice journey?
Liu Hua: 回答
D
Mary: May I introduce an old friend of mine to you? Tony Smith is an architect and has a special interest in bridge design.
TonySmith: 回答
A
Liu Hua: How do you do? Mr. Smith. Nice to meet you.
Tony: Nice to see you, too. I know, you are the design leader of the Island & Tunnel Project of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. It’s my honor to meet you here.
Liu Hua: 回答
E
Tony: It is said that the bridge is the longest cross-sea bridge in the world. How long is it?
LiuHua: Sure. You know, this bridge connects Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau. It has a total length of 49.968 km, of which 35.578 km will be built over the sea.
Tony: 回答
B
Mary: It sounds fantastic. I also want to see it when it’s finished.
LiuHua: No problem, you are welcome!
Mary: Now we’ll send you to the hotel and you can take a rest there. We’ll have a meeting on bridge design tomorrow morning.
Liu Hua: 回答
C
Tony: You’re welcome.
A. How do you do? Mr. Liu.
B. That’s great! I hope someday I can witness such a miracle!
C. Thank you very much for your help.
D. Glad to see you, too, Mary. Indeed, it’s been a very nice journey.
E. Thank you very much.
When a few college students jokingly declared Nov. 11 a National Singles Day in the 90s in China, they would never be able to imagine that they were creating the biggest online shopping spree in the world. It started as a way for young people to make fun of themselves as being single and invite other single friends to have fun at bars, restaurants and karaoke rooms. They chose 11/11 because 1 is the loneliest number, etc. Then businesses began to take notice.
In 2009, online retail giant Alibaba announced it would be selling everything at half price on taobao.com on Nov. 11. It was the first time for Chinese single men and women, and indeed married people, too, to enjoy the huge discounts in online shopping on the Singles Day. Over the last few years, Alibaba, JD and other Chinese e-commerce companies all expanded their one-day discounts, and sales grew dramatically.
In 2014, Alibaba Group scored $5.71 billion on November 11, setting a new record for the e-commerce giant since it started the Singles Day sales five years ago. That was much higher than the combined $3.7 billion online sales of Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday from desktop computers in the U.S.A.
1. In 2009 Alibaba began to sell everything at half price at taobao.com on Nov. 11.回答
2. Some companies like Alibaba expanded their two days discounts and sales grew dramatically.回答
3. In 2014, Alibaba scored $4.71 billion on November 11.回答
4.Thanksgiving Day has got the best selling。回答
5. They chose 11/11 because 1 is the loneliest number.回答
A 4 year Kid, who does not know what an Email or a Chat App is, prays to God: “Hey, Lord, Please make me a smartphone”. This young kid is asking such a wish from God, because he sees that his parents at home are completely glued to this magical device called smartphone and has no time to look up at him. The smartphone is getting more attention in the house than the child. His parents are present there physically, but their minds are somewhere else.
It’s so true that this device has become an inseparable part of our day to day life, and we are addicted to it. We will start feeling restless if we do not look to our phone after a few minutes. We react faster to a phone beep or a message compared to a call by a family member from a different room. We all need to come out of this head-down syndrome. We all need to connect and communicate in real world. We need to put this technology to good use and not become a slave.
So what shall we do? It’s simple: the solution is called “digital break”. This means, when you return home from work, you simply turn off or mute all your digital devices for a few hours every day, or at least once in a while. What do you do then? You can share your time with the family, chatting with your wife or husband, playing games with your kids, doing things with other family members, etc. in real life. You will soon realize the world outside the smartphone is much more enjoyable
1. The kid is 5 years old. 回答
2. The kid asked God for a smartphone. 回答
3. Smartphones have become an inseparable part of our daily life. 回答
4. We all need to connect and communicate in virtual world. 回答
5. The only solution to the head-down syndrome is called “digital break. 回答