出自:2023年初级学期期末统一考试英语机考
When a few college students jokingly declared Nov. 11th National Singles’ Day in the 90s in China, they would never have imagined 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 for 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. 11th. It was the first time for Chinese single men and women, and indeed married people, too, to enjoy huge discounts in online shopping on 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 in sales on Nov. 11th, setting a new record for the e-commerce giant since it started the Singles’ Day sales five years previously. That was much higher than the combined $3.7 billion online sales of Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the U.S.A.
1-1、Where did the idea of Nov. 11th National Singles’ Day come from?
A、Young people.
B、Some married people.
C、A few college students.
The top U.S. electric car maker, Tesla Motors, has started selling its popular Model S cars in China through its Chinese-language website. Tesla launched its Chinese-language website at the end of December 2013, hoping to attract new orders from Chinese buyers. It follows the opening of Tesla.s showroom in Beijing last month. And industry experts think it could be just the beginning of Tesla.s drive into the Chinese market.As an innovative company, Tesla has a bright future in China because of an increasing demand for luxury cars. Support facilities for electric cars, such as charging stations, have been built or are in the process of being built in many cities across the country. Tesla has made itself as one of the leaders in the electric car industry. It designs, produces and sells vehicles. It aims to mass-produce fully electric cars at prices affordable to average buyers. But there are some difficulties the company still has to overcome in China. One of the major problems is that Tesla does not have a name in Chinese. It.s also not yet clear what the government tax rate will be for their cars. This means even interested buyers can.t know the full price for a Tesla car. The Tesla showroom in Beijing has opened, and its Chinese website is now available. But so far there are no marketing and public relations teams for Tesla Beijing, so it remains something of a mystery. Experts believe with a growing demand for luxury cars in China, and the government.s push for clean electric cars, Tesla has a big chance to win in the world.s second largest economy.
1-1、Tesla launched its Chinese-language website at the end of December 2013, hoping to attract new orders from Chinese buyers.
A、√
B、×