In 1987, a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen. After more than 30 years of development, the company has now beaten Apple and become the world’s second-largest maker of smartphones behind Korea’s Samsung. It has also become the world’s largest supplier(供应商) of 5G.

But recently, Huawei faced some difficulties. The U.S. government ordered a ban(禁令) on its sales in America. American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government. At the same time, the U. S. government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei, which was believed that Huawei’s business would be hurt.

“We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information.” Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s founder and president said. “This ban from the U.S. would have little effect on our company. Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems.” Ren added.

In an interview several years ago, Ren Zhengfei said, “I started Huawei with only

£4,000 at the beginning, but now it has become a $100 billion company. The experience was not as romantic as you imagine.”

Facing the ban of the U.S., Huawei is growing. Huawei’s smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared to a year earlier in the first three months of 2019. At the same time, sales from both Samsung and Apple fell. So far, Huawei has grown into the world’s largest telecommunications equipment( 电信设备) supplier, selling in 170 countries! It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future.

1.Why did the U.S. order a ban on Huawei?

A.Huawei’s sales in America were growing faster than Apple.

B.Huawei refused to supply services to the U.S. government.

C.They didn’t want Apple to sell parts and services to Huawei.

D.They thought Huawei, collected information for the Chinese government.

2.From what Ren Zhengfei said, we can learn that Huawei .

A.is deeply affected by the ban

B.has got into the system of the U.S.

C.can solve the problems they are facing

D.is asked to supply information to China

3.What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A.Huawei is full of hope.

B.Huawei will grow slowly.

C.Huawei’s sales will be doubled.

D.Huawei is the largest smartphone maker.

Open an app, place your order, and wait for your food to be delivered(递送)to your home-this is how many people eat in China these days. According to the latest report, 421 million Chinese people use online food delivery services. That's about half of the total number of internet users in China.

Which group of people is ordering food online the most? It's mainly young people. Meituan, a food delivery service, showed that 86.3 percent of the service's users are between 20 and 34 years old. These people, who live in small families, are driving the development of the food delivery industry. Small families depend greatly on food delivery services.

Chinese families have changed in size over the past years. In 2002, only 7.7 percent of them were single-person families. But this number increased to 15.6 percent in 2017. The two-person families rose from 18.4% in 2002 to 27.2% in 2017. For small families, cooking needs more time and materials, so ordering food online has become more popular.

The food delivery services have become much faster than before at present. According to Meituan's report, the time it takes to make a food delivery dropped from 38 minutes in 2016 to 29 minutes in 2019. Many delivery platforms(平台)are also offering more services, delivering products such as fruit, vegetables, medicine and flowers. More and more customers are interested in the improvement of China's food delivery services. As its services continue to improve, it's possible that the food delivery industry will keep growing.

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1.There are about 850 million internet users in China now.

2.The people from small families are driving the development of the food delivery industry.

3.The number of big families has increased over the past years in China.

4.Now it takes us more time than before to get our food from the online delivery services.

5.The writer thinks that the food delivery industry will probably keep growing.

Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrapers (摩天楼), and shopping malls. In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.

Today Dubai is one of the world's most important business centers. In fact, each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.

Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors abroad. They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping!

Dubai is also one of the world's fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man?made islands. One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree (棕榈树) and is very beautiful.

The city is still an amazing mix (混合体) of people from different countries. The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai, and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives (本地人) by eight to one!

Many people welcome the city's growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change. As a Dubai native says, “We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there's a lot more work to do.”

1.Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century?

A.To relax. B.To buy oil.

C.To go shopping. D.To do business.

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Dubai has created many man?made islands.

B.There are many foreigners working in Dubai.

C.Many international visitors come to Dubai every year.

D.Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.

3.What does the underlined word “outnumber” mean?

A.To be smaller in size than another group.

B.To be more in number than another group.

C.To be bigger in area than another group.

D.To be smaller in area than another group.

4.In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean?

A.We should always visit Dubai.

B.We should learn from foreigners.

C.We must always remember our past.

D.We must only think about the future.

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.Dubai is growing very fast.

B.Dubai was a big city before 1966.

C.Many tall buildings are built in months.

D.Many tourists come to relax on Dubai's beaches.

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