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It is "one of the few bright spots in the Chinese economy," says Zeng Ming. He is talking about e-commerce. Mr Zeng, the chief strategy officer for Alibaba, a giant Chinese Internet firm, predicts that digital transactions on his firm's platforms will top l trillion yuan ($159 billion) this year-more than Amazon's and eBay's combined. That is a bold claim, but consider what happened on Singles Sunday.
Invented a few years ago by students and seized upon by digital marketers, this festival for lonely hearts falls annually on the llth day of the llth month (since l is the loneliest number).It is like St Valentine's Day, only worse. Singletons shower each other with tender gifts: a barrage of pearls; a storm of sweets.
This November llth they spent a surprising 19 billion yuan on Alibaba's online platforms-a fourfold increase on a year ago, and more than double what Americans spent online last Cyber Monday (the Monday after Thanksgiving, when retailers urge Americans to shop online). About 100m purchases were logged, accounting for 80% of the packages shipped that day. Couriers(怏递员) were buried in parcels.
So life is good for China's e-tailers, then? Not exactly. The number of digital marketers is increasing and online sales are booming. Consumers are enjoying lower prices, better service and more variety. The problem? The pressure on profits in Chinese e-commerce is worse than in America, reckons Elinor Leung of CLSA, a broker. "Almost no one makes money," she says.
The fiercest battles are being fought between online retailers and their bricks-and-mortar(实体的) rivals.Dangdang, a firm. that resembles Amazon,.and 360buy, another online retailer, have cut prices fiercely. Tencent, a cash-rich online giant known for its instant-messaging software, is splashing out to win market share. 360buy has also just raised $400m from investors to do the same. But it is unclear how much longer such firms can burn through capital.
【小题1】What's the best title of this passage?
| A.The Ambition of Alibaba |
| B.Fierce Competition between Retailers |
| C.A Newly Sprung Festival for the Singles |
| D.Chinese Booming and Developing E-commerce |
| A.outweigh Amazon and eBay in worldwide influence |
| B.rank top among all the Internet firms |
| C.have more than 159 billion dollars' sale |
| D.create another sales miracle just like the one on Singles Day |
| A.About 80 million. | B.About 100 million. |
| C.About 125 million. | D.About 180 million. |
| A.Optimistic. | B.Concerned. |
| C.Sympathetic. | D.Indifferent. |
The royal family is a part of British history and cultural identity.
Up until the 17th century, people believed that the British king or queen had a “divine(天赐的)right” to rule. This was the idea that God chose the king or queen and that he or she was therefore above the law. However, this idea was challenged during the English Civil War, when King Charles the First was put in prison and then killed in 1649.
So what role does the British royal family have today?
The Queen is head of the UK and the Commonwealth. She has important formal duties that go with her different titles. As Head of State, for example, she represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK;as Head of the Armed Forces in name, only she can declare when the UK is at war or when a war is over. She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day.
Although the royal family does the work for the UK, there are British people called“anti-monarchists(反君主制者)”who do not believe there should be a royal family. One criticism(批评意见)is that the British people should not have to pay for the royal family with their taxes(税).
Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant(相关的)in the modern world. The Queen still gives a speech to the nation on television at Christmas, but it gets less and less formal every year;now it is even available as a podcast(播客).
In 2005, after graduating from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many ordinary young British people do in their gap years.
【小题1】What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?
| A.The British king or queen is considered above the law. |
| B.The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649. |
| C.The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right. |
| D.The royal family didn’t play an important role in Britain in the 17 th century. |
| A.Traveling around the UK. |
| B.Declaring when the world is at war. |
| C.Inviting other leaders to have dinner with her. |
| D.Signing Commonwealth documents every day. |
| A.Prince William is very popular in the UK |
| B.the royal family is trying to connect better with ordinary people |
| C.Prince William has made an effort to win young people’s admiration |
| D.many young British people do voluntary work |
| A.the royal family doesn’t have to pay taxes |
| B.the British people are all in favor of the royal family |
| C.the British people can talk to the Queen through a podcast |
| D.the royal family attacks republicans through media and press |
Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book
This book based on Greg Hefley's own "diary" lets kids express themselves in an exciting way.In the book, kids will be asked: What was the best dream you have ever had? The worst thing you have ever eaten? The best secret you have ever heard? This Do-It-Yourself Book is unique and special because it has blank pages for readers to write their own stories and keep their own diaries.
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Chinese Children's Favorite Stories
This volume of beloved Chinese stories contains a delightful selection from the store of Chinese legend. Discover many delightful animal characters as well as Change and Guan Yin. Retold for an international audience, the stories with beautiful pictures will give children aged ix to ten in other countries a chance to learn about both the tradition and culture of China.
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1.Diary of a Do – It – Yourself Book is different from other books because you can .
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A.ask the author questions |
B.write your own stories in the book |
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C.have a chance to see beautiful photos |
D.read many interesting stories about the author |
2.Amazon.com gives no discount on .
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A.Diary of a Do-It-Yourself Book |
B.Train to Somewhere |
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C.Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories |
D.The Way Science Works |
3.Based on Train to Somewhere, how many children head west on the train.
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A.15. |
B.14. |
C.13. |
D.16. |
4.Chinese Children's Favorite Stories is written for____
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A.Chinese children aged 6 to 10 |
B.teenagers in other countries |
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C.junior students in other countries |
D.foreign children aged 6 to 10 |
5.Whose book would you like to read if you are interested in science and technology?
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A.Jeff Kinney’s. |
B.Eve Bunting's. |
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C.Mingmei Yip’s. |
D.Robin Kerrod’s. |