Here are two amazing shops from the world.
One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy’s. There are over 850 Macy’s stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square, Manhattan--- just around the corner form the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder(创始人), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren’t successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy’s is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason. It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in 1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the “Gentleman’s Department” on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals(皇家) started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum’s last year. Fortnum’s is really famous for it’s hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also quite expensive ad can cost up to ￡25,000.How old is the store Macy’s?
| A．60. | B．158. | C．155. | D．160. |
Why did Rowland Macy make his shops successful?
| A．Because he moved to New York. |
| B．Because he opened a flagship store. |
| C．Because he began Christmas season. |
| D．Because he learned from his mistakes. |
What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?
| A．Food. | B．Books. |
| C．Games. | D．Clothes. |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
| A．Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop. |
| B．The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive. |
| C．Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season. |
| D．William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth. |
Where is this passage possibly from?
| A．A music magazine. | B．A clothes ad. |
| C．A sports poster. | D．A fashion guidebook. |
In the ancient Arabic story called Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the young hero Ali Baba said "Open Sesame" and a door to hidden treasures was opened to him.The old story had a special meaning for Ma Yun.He drew inspiration from it for Alibaba.com - Chinese largest e-commerce（电子商务）website.
In 1995, Ma Yun was working for a US trading company（公司）when he was introduced to the Internet."I know nothing about computers and has never touched a keyboard," he said.He searched the word "beer" and nothing came up about Chinese products.
Ma Yun had an idea.Why not build a large Internet market to connect customers with companies from all over the world? They could do business online in that way.That was how Alibaba began.His company grew quickly.But that didn't mean everything went smoothly.In 2000, many Internet companies failed including Alibaba.But later, he was successful because he managed to attract(吸引) investment（投资）into his company."You should stick to your dream," he said."Everyone thought I was daydreaming when I started.But the most important thing is that we believe in our dream from past to today and tomorrow.Of course we made many mistakes, but we never give up."
Ma Yun is also smart.For him, success in business is like trying to catch a rabbit.If there are nine rabbits, focus on catching one - don't try to catch them all," he said."Change your ways if you need to, but don't change the rabbit.Get one first, put it in your pocket and then catch the others."What does the word "it" mean in Paragraph l?
| A．The young hero Ali Baba. | B．The phrase "Open Sesame". |
| C．The website. | D．The old story. |
From Paragraph 2, we know that Ma Yun ______.
| A．was introduced to the Internet in 1995 |
| B．was working in America |
| C．decided to buy and sell Chinese beer |
| D．bought a keyboard from Internet |
What happened to Ma Yun in 2000?
| A．He founded his own company. |
| B．His company grew quickly and smoothly. |
| C．His company failed like many others. |
| D．He was successful though he had no investment. |
Which is RIGHT according to the passage?
| A．We should always daydream like Ma Yun. |
| B．We should never give up hope like Ma Yun. |
| C．Ma Yun seldom made mistakes. |
| D．People should try to put nine rabbits in their pockets at the same time |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Ma Yun's treasures. |
| B．The importance of working hard. |
| C．The secrets of Ma Yun's success. |
| D．Ma Yun's hobby - catching rabbits |
| Full name: Richdo Lzecson dos Santo lists Nickname: Kaka Date of Birth: April 22, 1982 National: Brazilian Weight: 73kg Height: 183cm Current club: AC Milan |
| Stay calm. Protect your head Stay under a desk or in a corner Stand away from building,s, trees, electrical lines |
| Yes, I’ve read a lot. Yes, I’ve read 1 or 2 books in English. No, but I’d like to. No, I don’t want to |
| Please come to our housewarming and celebrate in our new house 8:00 p.m.on May 30. Benny and Paula 44 Wright Avenue Southside Park Tel:555-2981 Email: bennyandpaula@email.net |
| DAY TOUR LEAVE RETURN PRICE ★DISCOUNT Tues. Border Quest 09:15 17:30 ￡25.00 ￡23.00 Thurs. Saints and Sinners 09:00 18:00 ￡26.00 ￡24.00 Sat. Loch Ness and Legends 08:00 20:00 ￡31.00 ￡29.00 ★For students, over 60s and under 12s |
We can learn _____from the information on the right
| A．Kaka is from England |
| B．Kaka is 31 years old |
| C．Kaka is a football player |
| D．Kaka isn't tall |
It is very good advice for you to protect yourself _______.
| A．when a traffic accident happens. |
| B．when you go out for a picnic |
| C．when you go out for a picnic. |
| D．when a big fire breaks out |
The survey on the right is about _______.
| A．watching videos |
| B．watching TV |
| C．reading a newspaper |
| D．reading books |
Please read the notice and find out which of the following is WRONG?
| A．They will celebrate New Year. |
| B．They have just moved to a new house. |
| C．Their new house is on 44 Wright Avenue. |
| D．They will celebrate at eight in the afternoon. |
Please read the tour information and find out which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Only the students under 12 can have the discount（折扣） |
| B．You can visit Saints and Sinners on Thursday nad Sunday. |
| C．If you have only￡ 25, you can visit Loch Ness and Legends. |
| D．If you travel on Tuesday, you can go back at half past five. |
It’s important to teach children to create strong passwords（密码），and to remind them that passwords mustn’t be shared with anyone, not even best friends.
A strong password is a word that is as difficult as possible to guess because it looks like a set of random characters （随机的字符）.
It’s wise to use the whole keyboard to mix a password with letters, numbers and symbols.A password of 14 characters or more may be much safer.
The following tips will tell you how to create a strong and safe password:
Tip 1: Think of a sentence that is easy to remember, but difficult to guess.For example: “ My son Peter is five years old and my daughter Tina is one year old.” The whole sentence is so long that it can’t be a password, so what you can do is to use the first letter of each word to make a new password that seems to be meaningless.That is “mspifyoamdtioyo”.
Tip 2: Make the password more difficult to guess by mixing big and small letters.One way to do this is to use big and small letters one after another.In this way this new password will be “MsPiFyOaMdTiOyO”.
Tip 3: Still using the sentence above, you can also add numers that are meaningful to you.As a result, the new password will be “Mspi5yOaMdTi1yO”.
Tip 4: Add punctuation（标点符号）and symbols to make the password much stronger.You may use symbols, numbers and punctuation to replace some letters which look similar.For example: “MsPi3y0@MdTi!y0”.(o="0," a="@," 1=!)
任务型阅读。根据材料内容，按要求完成下列各题。（每小题2分，共10分）A strong password is ______ difficult ______ guess because all the characters are at random.（改写短文中划线句子）
Your sentence: ______________________________________________________________________
（写出一句你比较好记的句子，至少有14词，不得抄写短文中原句）Your password：____________________________________________________________________
（按照Tip 1的说明，用你上面所写的句子创建一个密码）Your new password:_________________________________________________________________
（按照Tip 2的说明，改编上面你已创建的密码）"mysjwboafi1990 ___________________________________________________________________
（根据短文中所给的四个建议，将题中所给密码改写成更安全的密码）。
If you are not happy with China’s high Internet fees and slow speed, you are not alone.So is Premier Li Keqiang.On April 14, he said in a meeting that the government should speed up the Internet and lower the fees.
“The first question people ask at a new place is ‘Is there WI-FI’ because Internet service fees are so high,” said Premier Li.According to a recent survey by CCTV, the average cost of 1GB mobile Internet data per month in China is 100 Yuan, while it is only 60 Yuan in the US and 40 in Japan.
However, high prices don’t necessarily mean good service.The average Internet speed in China was 4.25Mbps（兆比特每秒）in late 2014.South Korea had the fastest average Internet speed-25.3 Mbps.People can download a 1 GB movie within 6 minutes in South Koreas, but in China it would take half an hour.
To improve Internet services, the key is to build more fiber(光纤) networks.Through them we can send text, pictures and videos globally in less than a second, which offer high speed Internet.Besides, the lack of market competition is another problems.Having more operators（运营商）besides China Unicom and China Telecom may lower the prices.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。（每小题2分，共10分）Why do people always ask for WI-FI at a new place in China?
| A．Because they can’t use Internet without WI-FI. |
| B．Because they can communicate with their families. |
| C．Because they want to download movies. |
| D．Because Internet service fees are too high. |
In late 2014, ____ had the fastest average Internet speed.
| A．China | B．USA | C．Japan | D．South Korea |
What is the key to improve Internet services?
| A．To increase Internet service fees. |
| B．To build more fiber networks. |
| C．To learn from South Korea. |
| D．To make the government know the situation. |
The underlined sentence in the passage infers that ______.
| A．China’s high Internet fees are probably because there is no more market competition. |
| B．China has too many tele-communication companies. |
| C．China Unicom should lower the price. |
| D．China Telecom should lower the price. |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．China’s Internet Economy. |
| B．Shopping Online. |
| C．China Wants Cheaper, Quicker Internet. |
| D．China Unicom and China Telecom |
A recent survey showed that only 9 percent of teens in the United States smoke cigarettes.That’s down from 23 percent in 2000.While this is good news for the US's overall health, tobacco（烟草）use is still a problem.
Cigarettes can cause many diseases, such as cancer（癌症），lung cliscases and heart problems.Although they know about the health problems, teenagers still smoke.So the campaign of the US Anti-smoking Organization is working to end teenage smoking.Their latest activity uses social media(社交媒体) to remind teenagers of the dangers of smoking.And the activity also encourages teens to learn the facts and become the generation that ends smoking.
However, anti-smoking campaigns may have a new problem to worry about.According to a 2013 report, the use of electronic cigarettes is on the rise.American high school students who reported having used an electronic cigarette rose from 4.7 percent in 2011 to 10 percent in 2012.The increased use of e-cigarettes by teens is deeply troubling.It may become lifelong addictied（上瘾）.Besides, we still don’t yet understand the long-term effects（作用）of e-cigarettes.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。（每小题2分，共10分）According to the survey, how many American teenagers smoked in 2000?
| A．9 percent | B．23 percent |
| C．4.7 percent | D．10 percent |
Which of the following disease may not be caused by cigarettes?
| A．skin disease | B．cancer |
| C．lung disease | D．heart disease |
What is the aim of the campaign of the US Anti-smoking Organization?
| A．To end the production of cigarettes. |
| B．To criticize those children who smoke. |
| C．To protect the rights of non-smokers. |
| D．To make an effort to end teenage smoking |
The underlined word “campaign” means _____.
| A．activity | B．newspaper |
| C．movie | D．officer |
What do we know about e-cigarettes?
| A．E-cigarettes are becoming popular among teenagers. |
| B．School students like e-cigarettes more than adults do. |
| C．People won’t let addicted to e-cigarettes. |
| D．E-cigarettes have bad effects on people’s health. |
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