共用题干Smartphone Customers Up for GrabAbout 10 years ago I met an advertising executive in New York who explained the difficulty of advertising a new brand of deodorant（除臭剂）to consumers. “ Most people never change their deodorant.”I remember him saying,“They pick one brand when they are young,and stick with it for a long,long time .If it works,why switch?”_________(46)Once they have picked a type of phone,whether it's Apple iOS,Google An-droid or something else,it's difficult,and often expensive,to switch.Consumers become comforta-ble with the interface and design of the phone and the apps they have purchased on that platform._________(47)That is why the race to pull in smartphone buyers is going to be especially severe over the next 18 to 24 months._________(48)there are still hundreds or millions of mobile phone owners around the world who have yet to move from a standard mobile or feature phone to its smarter, more intelligent big brother:the smartphone.Yet the change is happening at a much quicker pace than techinology analysts and companies originally theorized.A report issued this week by Nielsen,the market research firm,found that among Americans_________(49)55 percent opted for a smartphone.This is up from 34 percent a year ago.At this point,who will lead that market is not up for debate.Android has been growing at a pace no one could have imagined,even Google .The company said this week that it now activates more than 500,000 Android devices each day.Mr. Llamas said Apple,which changed the smartphone game in 2007 when it introduced the iPhone,potentially has a ceiling with consumers as its mobile phone is often more expensive than those of its competitors.Although millions of customers flock to Apple products for their beauty,simplicity and power-ful brand,many can't afford a new iPhone.This could change_________(50)as some analysts expect.“Right now the iPhone only comes in one flavor;it's not like other Apple products like the iPod where there are several different sizes,shapes and prices,”Mr. Llamas said._________(49)A: Although it may seem that everyone owns a smartphone these days.B: If Apple offers a less expensive model of the iPhone later this year.C:.The same theory can be applied to customers who are making the switch to smartphones today.D: Who purchased a new mobile phone in the last three months.E: The smartphone race is still raging.F: If it works,why switch?
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Smartphone Customers Up for Grab
About 10 years ago I met an advertising executive in New York who explained the difficulty of advertising a new brand of deodorant（除臭剂）to consumers. “ Most people never change their deodorant.”I remember him saying,“They pick one brand when they are young,and stick with it for a long,long time .If it works,why switch?”
_________(46)Once they have picked a type of phone,whether it's Apple iOS,Google An-droid or something else,it's difficult,and often expensive,to switch.Consumers become comforta-ble with the interface and design of the phone and the apps they have purchased on that platform.
_________(47)
That is why the race to pull in smartphone buyers is going to be especially severe over the next 18 to 24 months._________(48)there are still hundreds or millions of mobile phone owners around the world who have yet to move from a standard mobile or feature phone to its smarter, more intelligent big brother:the smartphone.
Yet the change is happening at a much quicker pace than techinology analysts and companies originally theorized.A report issued this week by Nielsen,the market research firm,found that among Americans_________(49)55 percent opted for a smartphone.This is up from 34 percent a year ago.
At this point,who will lead that market is not up for debate.Android has been growing at a pace no one could have imagined,even Google .The company said this week that it now activates more than 500,000 Android devices each day.
Mr. Llamas said Apple,which changed the smartphone game in 2007 when it introduced the iPhone,potentially has a ceiling with consumers as its mobile phone is often more expensive than those of its competitors.
Although millions of customers flock to Apple products for their beauty,simplicity and power-ful brand,many can't afford a new iPhone.This could change_________(50)as some analysts expect.“Right now the iPhone only comes in one flavor;it's not like other Apple products like the iPod where there are several different sizes,shapes and prices,”Mr. Llamas said.
Smartphone Customers Up for Grab
About 10 years ago I met an advertising executive in New York who explained the difficulty of advertising a new brand of deodorant（除臭剂）to consumers. “ Most people never change their deodorant.”I remember him saying,“They pick one brand when they are young,and stick with it for a long,long time .If it works,why switch?”
_________(46)Once they have picked a type of phone,whether it's Apple iOS,Google An-droid or something else,it's difficult,and often expensive,to switch.Consumers become comforta-ble with the interface and design of the phone and the apps they have purchased on that platform.
_________(47)
That is why the race to pull in smartphone buyers is going to be especially severe over the next 18 to 24 months._________(48)there are still hundreds or millions of mobile phone owners around the world who have yet to move from a standard mobile or feature phone to its smarter, more intelligent big brother:the smartphone.
Yet the change is happening at a much quicker pace than techinology analysts and companies originally theorized.A report issued this week by Nielsen,the market research firm,found that among Americans_________(49)55 percent opted for a smartphone.This is up from 34 percent a year ago.
At this point,who will lead that market is not up for debate.Android has been growing at a pace no one could have imagined,even Google .The company said this week that it now activates more than 500,000 Android devices each day.
Mr. Llamas said Apple,which changed the smartphone game in 2007 when it introduced the iPhone,potentially has a ceiling with consumers as its mobile phone is often more expensive than those of its competitors.
Although millions of customers flock to Apple products for their beauty,simplicity and power-ful brand,many can't afford a new iPhone.This could change_________(50)as some analysts expect.“Right now the iPhone only comes in one flavor;it's not like other Apple products like the iPod where there are several different sizes,shapes and prices,”Mr. Llamas said.
_________(49)
A: Although it may seem that everyone owns a smartphone these days.
B: If Apple offers a less expensive model of the iPhone later this year.
C:.The same theory can be applied to customers who are making the switch to smartphones today.
D: Who purchased a new mobile phone in the last three months.
E: The smartphone race is still raging.
F: If it works,why switch?
A: Although it may seem that everyone owns a smartphone these days.
B: If Apple offers a less expensive model of the iPhone later this year.
C:.The same theory can be applied to customers who are making the switch to smartphones today.
D: Who purchased a new mobile phone in the last three months.
E: The smartphone race is still raging.
F: If it works,why switch?
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解析：前段提到了因为怕麻烦，顾客不愿意轻易换除臭剂，接下来作者要讨论顾客更换手机的问题，即文章的主题，所以选C。
空格前说“Consumers become comfortable with”，他们原有的手机，同理，手机还好用，他们又何必劳神更换呢？
尽管目前似乎很多人都有智能手机，然而，还是有人愿意换成更为智能化的手机（后面的内容），所以选A。
这部分做定语从句，修饰前面的“Americans”。
条件句，即如果苹果公司今年晚些时候提供一款价格更为低廉的“iphone”，则情况会有所改变。
空格前说“Consumers become comfortable with”，他们原有的手机，同理，手机还好用，他们又何必劳神更换呢？
尽管目前似乎很多人都有智能手机，然而，还是有人愿意换成更为智能化的手机（后面的内容），所以选A。
这部分做定语从句，修饰前面的“Americans”。
条件句，即如果苹果公司今年晚些时候提供一款价格更为低廉的“iphone”，则情况会有所改变。
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BComputer programmer David Jones earns ￥35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card (信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases (推出) two new games for the fast throwing computer market each month.But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage (抵押贷款), or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.” David added: “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”60. In what way is David different from people of his age?A. He often goes out with friends.B. He lives with his mother.C. He has a handsome income. D. He graduated with six O-levels.
I first heard this story _____ from a girl I had met in New York's Greenwich Village.A. since a few yearsB. a few years beforeC. for a few yearsD. a few years ago
I broke Tom's teacup yesterday, so I had to buy him _______. A.a new oneB.an new oneC.the new oneD.one new
Dear Mr. Robert,It was 1) _______ to learn of you setting up your own advertising 2) _______. Please accept my heartfelt congratulations.With your brilliant 3) _______ and long record of fine achievements, I’m sure the new agency will be a great success. I sincerely hope you will find the happiness and 4) _______ in this new venture.Should there be any way in which we can be of 5) _______, please do not hesitate to contact me personally.Yours sincerely,John Will
Excerpt 1 I saw a television advertisement recently for a new product called an air sanitizer.A woman stood in her kitchen, spraying the empty space in front of her as though using Mace against an imaginary assailant.She appeared very determined.Where others are satisfied with antibacterial-laced sponges, dish soaps, hand sanitizers and telephone wipes, here was a woman who sought to sterilize the air itself. Excerpt 2 During the early stages of the Industrial Revolution, advertising was a relatively straightforward means of announcement and communication and was used mainly to promote novelties and fringe products.But when factory production got into full swing and new products, e.g.processed foods, came onto the market, national advertising campaigns and brand naming of products became necessary.Before large-scale factory production, the typical manufacturing unit had been small and adaptable and the task of distributing and selling goods had largely been undertaken by wholesalers.The small non-specialized factory which did not rely on massive investment in machinery had been flexible enough to adapt its production according to changes in public demands. Excerpt 3 Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of.It serves directly to assist a rapid distribution of goods at reasonable price, thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices.By drawing attention to new ideas it helps enormously to raise standards of living. Excerpt 4 Search advertising—the small text-ads that appear alongside Google and Yahoo Searches—account for 40% of the online ad market.Another 20% goes to display ads and 18% to classified advertising.But search advertising can also work like a small ad and will increasingly challenge print classifieds as websites provide localized and more elaborate services for online users. Excerpt 5 This year the combined advertising revenues of Google and Yahoo! will rival the combined primetime ad revenues of Americas three big television networks, ABC, CBS and NBC predicts Advertising Age.It will, says the trade magazine, represent a "watershed moment" in the evolution of the Internet as an advertising medium.A 30-second prime-time TV ad was once considered the most effective—and the most expensive—form. of advertising.But that was before the Internet got going.And this week online advertising made another leap forward. Excerpt 6 Advertising does more for the material benefit of the community than any other force I can think of.There is one more point I feel I ought to touch on.Recently I heard a well-known television personality declare that he was against advertising because it persuades rather than informs.He was drawing excessively fine distinctions.Of course advertising seeks to persuade. If its message were confined merely to information—and that in itself would be difficult if not impossible to achieve, for even a detail such as the choice of the colour of a shirt is subtly persuasive—advertising would be so boring that no one would pay any attention.But perhaps that is what the well-known television personality wants.An example of a product which might well have been advertised during the early stages of the Industrial Revolution is______.A．a cooking utensilB．new child"s toyC．tinned fruitD．household soap
BI hated dinner parties .But I decided to give them another shot because Im in London. And my friend Mallery invited me . And because dinner parties in London are very different from those in New York, Im having a dinner party means : Im booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you cant afford and well be sharing the cheque evenly , no matter what you eat. Worse, in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives .Theyll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who dont drink, end up paying even more . But if try to use the same trick , the hostess will shout; Where are you going ? And its not like I can say I have somewhere to go : everyone knows I have nowhere to go.But in London, dinner parties are in peoples homes . Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix .The last time I went to one , the guests were from France , India ,Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations . In New York ,the mix is less striking . Its like a gathering at Bloomingdales , a well-known department store.For New Yorkers, talking ,talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New Yorkers. But at Mallerys , when I side that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was , In New Yorkers people would think it was a usual club.第60题：What does the word “shot” in Paragraph I probably mean?A. Choice B. Try C. Style D. Goal
Text 3Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of. It serves directly to assist a rapid distribution of goods at reasonable price, thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices. By drawing attention to new ideas it helps enormously to raise standards of living. By helping to increase demand it ensures an increased need for labour, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment. It lowers the costs of many services: without advertisements your daily newspaper would cost four times as much, the price of your television license would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or tube would cost 20 per cent more.And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a guarantee of reasonable value in the products and services you buy. Apart from the fact that twenty-seven acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to live up to the promise of his advertisements. He might fool some people for a little while through misleading advertising. He will not do so for long, for mercifully the public has the good sense not to buy the inferior article more than once. If you see an article consistently advertised, it is the surest proof I know that the article does what is claimed for it, and that it represents good value.Advertising does more for the material benefit of the community than any other force I can think of.There is one more point I feel I ought to touch on. Recently I heard a well-known television personality declare that he was against advertising because it persuades rather than informs. He was drawing excessively fine distinctions. Of course advertising seeks to persuade.If its message were confined merely to information—and that in itself would be difficult if not impossible to achieve, for even a detail such as the choice of the colour of a shirt is subtly persuasive— advertising would be so boring that no one would pay any attention. But perhaps that is what the well-known television personality wants.51. By the first sentence of the passage the author means that ________.[A] he is fairly familiar with the cost of advertising[B] everybody knows well that advertising is money consuming[C] advertising costs money like everything else[D] it is worthwhile to spend money on advertising
In the author’s opinion, ________.[A] advertising can seldom bring material benefit to man by providing information[B] advertising informs people of new ideas rather than wins them over[C] there is nothing wrong with advertising in persuading the buyer[D] the buyer is not interested in getting information from an advertisement
B I hated dinner partics. ButI decidedto give them anothar shot because I'm in LondonAnd my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very differenfrom those back in New york. There, 'Tin having a dinner party' means: "I'm booklng a table for t2 at8 restaurant you can't afford and we'll be sharing the cheque evenly, no matter what you eat." Worse, in Manhanan there is always someone who leaves before the bijanives. They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don'drink, end up paying even more. But ifI try to tree the same trick, the hostess will shou:"Where are you going?" And it's not likeI can say I have somewhere to go: everyone know shave nowhere to goButin London, dinner parties are in people's homes. Not only that, the guests are aninteresting mix. The last timeI went to one, the guests were from France, India. Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations.hI New York. the mix is less striking It's like a gathering at Blooming dale's,a well-known department store.For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queensi New York. But at Mallery's, whenI said thatI had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was.In New York people would thinkit wasa usual new clubWhat does the word "shot"in Paragraph j probably mean?A．Choice.B．TryC．Style.D．Goal
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共用题干1.Two former lovers are to get married next month after reuniting on Facebook 27 years after their romance first ended.2.Paul Eaton,56,and Dawn Pitman,48,first met when he stayed at her mother's bed and breakfast hotel in 1982.The couple enjoyed an 18-month romance before going their separate ways because Ms. Pitman,then 21,thought she was too young to settle down.3.They both met other partners and had children in the following years,but never forgot about each other,then in 2008,water board worker Mr. Eaton joined social networking website Facebook, where he saw some pictures of Ms.Pitman on holiday and got in touch.The mother-of-one,a care worker from Exmouth,Devon,said,"I went to America on holiday and my niece Rachel put all these pictures on Facebook.The irony was that I told her to put them off because I felt it was an invasion of privacy and she said she would get them around to it when she had time.If I hadn't been on Facebook,he would not have contacted me and we would have never got back together."4.Ms.Pitman later mentioned,"I did think of him quite a lot over the years and wondered what happened to him. He hasn't changed a bit.He's the same old laid back,easygoing Paul I knew all those years ago."Mr. Eaton,a father-of-two from Bransley,South Yorkshire said:"It was totally a chance thing. I had only been on Facebook for one day.I just typed Dawn's name in and I hoped for the best.It was a bit scary when I contacted her. I thought she might be married and would have a dozen kids."5.The couple met up again on New Year's Eve 2008 and were amazed to discover the intervening years had been kind to each other."It was a real shock,"Mrs.Pitman said,"We both saw each other and he was exactly the same as I remember and that's what he said about me.He hadn't changed a bit.I knew then he was the one for me."6.Mr. Eaton added:"We just knew instantly as soon as we met up again.We didn't even have to discuss it or propose.When we knew each other all those years ago,I was a white van man and Dawn had a sports car. I still got a white van and Dawn still has a sports car. Some things never change.She always said that we would see each other again.I just didn't think it would be 27 years."The couple are due to get married in Exmouth on March 20.Paragraph 6______A:How Facebook Works.B:The Old Romance Between Mr. Eaton and Ms.Pitman.C:Ms.Pitman's Holiday in America.D:How the Couple Found Each Other.E:The Happy Ending.F: The Meeting After 27 Years.
共用题干1.Two former lovers are to get married next month after reuniting on Facebook 27 years after their romance first ended.2.Paul Eaton,56,and Dawn Pitman,48,first met when he stayed at her mother's bed and breakfast hotel in 1982.The couple enjoyed an 18-month romance before going their separate ways because Ms. Pitman,then 21,thought she was too young to settle down.3.They both met other partners and had children in the following years,but never forgot about each other,then in 2008,water board worker Mr. Eaton joined social networking website Facebook, where he saw some pictures of Ms.Pitman on holiday and got in touch.The mother-of-one,a care worker from Exmouth,Devon,said,"I went to America on holiday and my niece Rachel put all these pictures on Facebook.The irony was that I told her to put them off because I felt it was an invasion of privacy and she said she would get them around to it when she had time.If I hadn't been on Facebook,he would not have contacted me and we would have never got back together."4.Ms.Pitman later mentioned,"I did think of him quite a lot over the years and wondered what happened to him. He hasn't changed a bit.He's the same old laid back,easygoing Paul I knew all those years ago."Mr. Eaton,a father-of-two from Bransley,South Yorkshire said:"It was totally a chance thing. I had only been on Facebook for one day.I just typed Dawn's name in and I hoped for the best.It was a bit scary when I contacted her. I thought she might be married and would have a dozen kids."5.The couple met up again on New Year's Eve 2008 and were amazed to discover the intervening years had been kind to each other."It was a real shock,"Mrs.Pitman said,"We both saw each other and he was exactly the same as I remember and that's what he said about me.He hadn't changed a bit.I knew then he was the one for me."6.Mr. Eaton added:"We just knew instantly as soon as we met up again.We didn't even have to discuss it or propose.When we knew each other all those years ago,I was a white van man and Dawn had a sports car. I still got a white van and Dawn still has a sports car. Some things never change.She always said that we would see each other again.I just didn't think it would be 27 years."The couple are due to get married in Exmouth on March 20.He's the same old laid back,easygoing Paul I knew______.A:got in touchB:an invasion of privacyC:too young to settle downD:her candlesE:met upF: all those years ago
共用题干1.Two former lovers are to get married next month after reuniting on Facebook 27 years after their romance first ended.2.Paul Eaton,56,and Dawn Pitman,48,first met when he stayed at her mother's bed and breakfast hotel in 1982.The couple enjoyed an 18-month romance before going their separate ways because Ms. Pitman,then 21,thought she was too young to settle down.3.They both met other partners and had children in the following years,but never forgot about each other,then in 2008,water board worker Mr. Eaton joined social networking website Facebook, where he saw some pictures of Ms.Pitman on holiday and got in touch.The mother-of-one,a care worker from Exmouth,Devon,said,"I went to America on holiday and my niece Rachel put all these pictures on Facebook.The irony was that I told her to put them off because I felt it was an invasion of privacy and she said she would get them around to it when she had time.If I hadn't been on Facebook,he would not have contacted me and we would have never got back together."4.Ms.Pitman later mentioned,"I did think of him quite a lot over the years and wondered what happened to him. He hasn't changed a bit.He's the same old laid back,easygoing Paul I knew all those years ago."Mr. Eaton,a father-of-two from Bransley,South Yorkshire said:"It was totally a chance thing. I had only been on Facebook for one day.I just typed Dawn's name in and I hoped for the best.It was a bit scary when I contacted her. I thought she might be married and would have a dozen kids."5.The couple met up again on New Year's Eve 2008 and were amazed to discover the intervening years had been kind to each other."It was a real shock,"Mrs.Pitman said,"We both saw each other and he was exactly the same as I remember and that's what he said about me.He hadn't changed a bit.I knew then he was the one for me."6.Mr. Eaton added:"We just knew instantly as soon as we met up again.We didn't even have to discuss it or propose.When we knew each other all those years ago,I was a white van man and Dawn had a sports car. I still got a white van and Dawn still has a sports car. Some things never change.She always said that we would see each other again.I just didn't think it would be 27 years."The couple are due to get married in Exmouth on March 20.Mr. Eaton joined social networking website Facebook,where he saw some pictures of Ms.Pit-man on holiday and______.A:got in touchB:an invasion of privacyC:too young to settle downD:her candlesE:met upF: all those years ago
共用题干1.Two former lovers are to get married next month after reuniting on Facebook 27 years after their romance first ended.2.Paul Eaton,56,and Dawn Pitman,48,first met when he stayed at her mother's bed and breakfast hotel in 1982.The couple enjoyed an 18-month romance before going their separate ways because Ms. Pitman,then 21,thought she was too young to settle down.3.They both met other partners and had children in the following years,but never forgot about each other,then in 2008,water board worker Mr. Eaton joined social networking website Facebook, where he saw some pictures of Ms.Pitman on holiday and got in touch.The mother-of-one,a care worker from Exmouth,Devon,said,"I went to America on holiday and my niece Rachel put all these pictures on Facebook.The irony was that I told her to put them off because I felt it was an invasion of privacy and she said she would get them around to it when she had time.If I hadn't been on Facebook,he would not have contacted me and we would have never got back together."4.Ms.Pitman later mentioned,"I did think of him quite a lot over the years and wondered what happened to him. He hasn't changed a bit.He's the same old laid back,easygoing Paul I knew all those years ago."Mr. Eaton,a father-of-two from Bransley,South Yorkshire said:"It was totally a chance thing. I had only been on Facebook for one day.I just typed Dawn's name in and I hoped for the best.It was a bit scary when I contacted her. I thought she might be married and would have a dozen kids."5.The couple met up again on New Year's Eve 2008 and were amazed to discover the intervening years had been kind to each other."It was a real shock,"Mrs.Pitman said,"We both saw each other and he was exactly the same as I remember and that's what he said about me.He hadn't changed a bit.I knew then he was the one for me."6.Mr. Eaton added:"We just knew instantly as soon as we met up again.We didn't even have to discuss it or propose.When we knew each other all those years ago,I was a white van man and Dawn had a sports car. I still got a white van and Dawn still has a sports car. Some things never change.She always said that we would see each other again.I just didn't think it would be 27 years."The couple are due to get married in Exmouth on March 20.The irony was that I told her to put them off because I felt it was______.A:got in touchB:an invasion of privacyC:too young to settle downD:her candlesE:met upF: all those years ago
共用题干1.Two former lovers are to get married next month after reuniting on Facebook 27 years after their romance first ended.2.Paul Eaton,56,and Dawn Pitman,48,first met when he stayed at her mother's bed and breakfast hotel in 1982.The couple enjoyed an 18-month romance before going their separate ways because Ms. Pitman,then 21,thought she was too young to settle down.3.They both met other partners and had children in the following years,but never forgot about each other,then in 2008,water board worker Mr. Eaton joined social networking website Facebook, where he saw some pictures of Ms.Pitman on holiday and got in touch.The mother-of-one,a care worker from Exmouth,Devon,said,"I went to America on holiday and my niece Rachel put all these pictures on Facebook.The irony was that I told her to put them off because I felt it was an invasion of privacy and she said she would get them around to it when she had time.If I hadn't been on Facebook,he would not have contacted me and we would have never got back together."4.Ms.Pitman later mentioned,"I did think of him quite a lot over the years and wondered what happened to him. He hasn't changed a bit.He's the same old laid back,easygoing Paul I knew all those years ago."Mr. Eaton,a father-of-two from Bransley,South Yorkshire said:"It was totally a chance thing. I had only been on Facebook for one day.I just typed Dawn's name in and I hoped for the best.It was a bit scary when I contacted her. I thought she might be married and would have a dozen kids."5.The couple met up again on New Year's Eve 2008 and were amazed to discover the intervening years had been kind to each other."It was a real shock,"Mrs.Pitman said,"We both saw each other and he was exactly the same as I remember and that's what he said about me.He hadn't changed a bit.I knew then he was the one for me."6.Mr. Eaton added:"We just knew instantly as soon as we met up again.We didn't even have to discuss it or propose.When we knew each other all those years ago,I was a white van man and Dawn had a sports car. I still got a white van and Dawn still has a sports car. Some things never change.She always said that we would see each other again.I just didn't think it would be 27 years."The couple are due to get married in Exmouth on March 20.After an 18一month romance the couple split up because Ms. Pitman thought she was______.A:got in touchB:an invasion of privacyC:too young to settle downD:her candlesE:met upF: all those years ago
根据下面资料，回答题 Last week, when we learned the new word "slovenly", we asked to make a sentence with it. I volunteered to do it by saying "My deskmate is a slovenly girl who clothes never fit her." Hearing this, a whole class burst into laughter and my deskmate face turned red. After class, I learned up from the teacher that my deskmate would have dropped out of school if she hadn′ t been helped with others. My mindless words must have hurt him deeply. Not until then do I realize words could be powerfully in both positive and negative ways. We should avoid hurt others if our words are not encouraging.
People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly becausepeople simply aren't taking the time to say a simple "hello". After considering this phenomenon, Idecided I was going to change the way I was doing things.My 41 came one morning when I was in the community library. I passed by a girlwho42her books out of her locker. Thinking like most that someone else would help her pickthem up, I continued my way. However, when I had to43because I stupidly forgot my book, Inoticed she had just finished packing them up by herself. No one had stopped to44her."OK" I thought to myself, "this is where I should have changed."My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man45by himself waiting for thelibrary to open, so I sat down next to him and began a46. It was difficult to get started, andeven when I had to say goodbye, almost every47from my new friend had a tone of doubt in it.And who could blame him?People aren't used to making an48 chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how des-perately it is needed, doesn't just happen; it takes people like us to make it possible. I49you totake a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone's day a litle brighter, togeth-er, we can really make society come50as a whole.阅读以上短文，回答161-170题。第41题答案是__________A.troubleB.doubtC.wishD.opportunity
I never ( ) him to change the habits he had developed in morethan ten years in such a short time.A. MindB. HopedC. ExpectedD. Imagined
The development of the internet over the past 20 years has not only changed the way most people live their lives, but also provided a plethora of new platforms for business. The advertising industry adopt the micro blog as a（ ）tool, which is a pertinent example.A. availabilityB. PromotionalC. encryptionD. payment
共用题干The Forbidden AppleNew York used to be the city that never sleeps. These days it's the city that never smokes,drinks or does anything naughty(at least,not in public).The Big Apple is quickly turning into the Forbidden Apple.If you wanted a glass of wine with your picnic in Central Park,could you have one?No chance. Drinking alcohol in public isn't allowed. If you decided to feed the birds with the last crumbs（碎屑）of your sandwich, you could be arrested. It's illegal. If you went to a bar for a drink and a cigarette,that would be OK,wouldn't it?Er…no.You can't smoke in public in New York City.What's going on?Why is the city that used to be so open-minded becoming like this?The mayor of New York is behind it all. He has brought in a whole lot of new laws to stop citizens from doing what they want,when they want.The press are shocked. Even the New York police have joined the argument. They re- cently spent$100,000 ona“Don't blame the cop”campaign. One New York police officer said,”We raise money for the city by giving people fines for breaking some very stupid laws. It's all about money.”The result is lot of fines for minor offences. Yoav Kashida,and Israeli tourist,fell asleep on the subway. When he woke up,two police officers fined him because he had fallen asleep on two seats(you mustn't use two seats in the subway).Elle and Serge Schroitman were fined for blocking a driveway with their car. It was their own driveway.The angry editor of Vanity Fair magazine,Graydon Carter,says.”Under New York City law it is acceptable to keep a gun in your place of work,but not an empty ashtray.”He should know. The police came to his office and took away his ashtray（烟灰缸）.But not all of New York's inhabitants are complaining. Marcia Dugarry,72,said,”The city has changed for the better. If more cities had these laws,America would be a better place to live.”Nixon Patotkis,38,a barman,said,”I like the new laws. If people smoked in here, we'd go home smelling of cigarettes.”Recent figures show that New York now has fewer crimes per 100,000 people than 193 other US cities.And it's true一It's safer,cleaner and more healthy than before. But let'sbe honest一who goes to New York for its clean streets?Some activities have recently become illegal in New York.A: RightB: WrongC: Not mentioned
共用题干Smartphone Customers Up for GrabAbout 10 years ago I met an advertising executive in New York who explained the difficulty of advertising a new brand of deodorant（除臭剂）to consumers."Most people never change their deodorant,"I remember him saying,"They pick one brand when they are young,and stick with it for a long,long time.If it works,why switch?"The same theory can be applied________(46)Once they have picked a type of phone, whether it's Apple iOS,Google Android or something else,it's difficult,and often expensive,to switch.Consumers become comfortable with the interface and design of the phone and the apps they have purchased on that platform.________(47)That is why the race to pull in smartphone buyers is going to be especially severe over the next 18 to 24 months.________(48)there are still hundreds of millions of mobile phone owners around the world who have yet to move from a standard mobile or feature phone to its smarter,moreintelligent big brother:the smartphone.Yet the change is happening at a much quicker pace than technology analysts and companies originally theorized.A report issued this week by Nielsen,the market research firm,found that among Americans________(49)55 percent opted for a smartphone.This is up from 34 percent a year ago.At this point,who will lead that market is not up for debate.Android has been growing at a pace no one could have imagined,even Google.The company said this week that it now activates more than 500,000 Android devices each day.Mr. Llamas said Apple,which changed the smartphone game in 2007 when it introduced the iPhone,potentially has a ceiling with consumers as its mobile phone is often more expensive than those of its competitors.Although millions of customers flock to Apple products for their beauty,simplicity and powerful brand,many can't afford a new iPhone.This could change________(50)As some analysts expect. "Right now the iPhone only comes in one flavor;it's not like other Apple products like the iPod where there are several different sizes,shapes and prices,"Mr. Llamas said._______（50）A:Although it may seem that everyone owns a smartphone these days,B:if Apple offers a less expensive model of the iPhone later this year.C:to customers who are making the switch to smartphones today.D:who purchased a new mobile phone in the last three months,E:The smartphone race is still raging.F:If it works,why switch?
单选题Although we hadn't met for 20 years, I recognized him _____ I saw him.Athe momentBthat momentCby the momentDfor the moment
单选题The new staff didn’t know how to use the system _____ I explained it to him yesterday.AuntilBbecauseCifDsince
单选题The company is starting a new advertising campaign to _____ new customers to its stores.AjoinBattractCstickDtransfer
判断题Headhunters or executive search firms specialize in finding the right person for the right job. When a company wishes to recruit a new person for an important position， it may use the services of such a firm. The advantages for the employer are that it does not have to organize the costly and time-consuming process of advertising， selecting and interviewing suitable applicant. In some cases， the search firm may already have a list of people with the appropriate skills for the job. If this is not the case， then it may act as a consultant， advising or even organizing tests and simulations to evaluate candidates’ behavior in order to select the most competent person for the job.Companies may use the services of an executive search firm to recruit new employees.A对B错
单选题His face looks______but I can't remember where I met him.AalikeBfamiliarClikeDsimilar