题目内容
——Will somebody go and get Dr.White?
——He’s already been______.(NMET)
A.asked for B.sent for C.called for D.looked for
B
As Apple tries to maintain its growth and success in China, the world's largest smart-phone market is becoming even more critical. Apple's shares(股份) fell sharply as the company's earnings for the holiday quarter through December disappointed investors.
The sales of the iPhone, which include both the iPhone 5 and older models, came in at the low end of analysts' expectations, while the company's income plan for the second quarter was below analysts' forecasts, though Apple is known to give conservative (保守的) forecasts.
Som'6 analysts have said that for Apple to regain its growth, the company.needs a more aggressive strategy for markets, or more specifically for China, where the market for smart phones has been expanding more rapidly than anywhere else. In China, demand is particularly great for inexpensive phones that run on Android(安卓) operating system, sold by many Chinese phone makers as well as South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co.
But Apple says it's already enjoying strong growth in China. "We saw big growth in iPhones,"Chief Executive Tim Cook said. He said that the company has been quickly expanding its sales channels in China, including the number of Apple stores. "This isn't nearly what we need, we're not even close to that, but we're making great progress. " he said.
In China, a big missing piece for Apple is China Mobile Ltd. , the biggest local telecom carrier that doesn't yet sell the iPhone. Earlier this month, Mr. Cook met China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua in Beijing and discussed cooperation, stirring hopes that the world's largest mobile carrier may soon start offering the iPhone.
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is working on a lower-end iPhone that could launch as early as this year. But one possible challenge for Apple in China is that low-pricod Android-based phones are getting better in terms of quality. A report from CLSA in late November showed that many smart-phones sold at about 1,000 yuan ( $160) came with higher-reso-lution screens, better cameras and more powerful processors than phones at that price did a year earlier.
【小题1】Apple's shares dropped sharply because in December__
| A．the iPhone wasn't popular in China |
| B．its product quality was widely criticized |
| C．the earnings for the holiday quarter was disappointing |
| D．the investors were not satisfied with Apple's management |
| A．Apple tends to offer a lower sales forecast. |
| B．China Mobile Ltd began to team up with Apple. |
| C．Cook is pessimistic about what Apple did in China. |
| D．Apple didn't take measures to develop Chinese market. |
| A．their prices are actually lower than a year earlier |
| B．Apple in China has ability to deal with any problem |
| C．low-ended Android-based phones are progressing fast |
| D．the promotion of lower-end iPhone will face a challenge |
| A．Apple.'s high popularity in China |
| B．the challenge Apple faces in China |
| C．the approaching failure Apple will suffer in China |
| D．Apple's aggressive strategy in its market expansion |
| 完形填空。 | |||
| A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.They talked about the 1 topic-happiness.But soon their conversation turned into complaints about 2 in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 3 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 4 -plastic,glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), som plain-looking some very 5 .The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in 6 . the professor said:"lf you have noticed, all the nice-looking 7 . cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.While it is 8 for you to want only the best for Yourbelves, that is the 9 of your problems and stress.The professor continued," Believe that the cup itself adds no 10 to the coffee.ln most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even 11 what we drink.What all of you 12 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 13 the best cups.Now 14 this: life is coffee, the jobs, money,and 15 in society are the cups9 which are just tools to hold and 16 life, and the different typesof cups we have don't decide, nor 17 the quality oflife.lf we concentrate only on the cups, we will 18 to enjoy the coffee in it.So don't let the cups 19 you...enjoy the coffee instead." At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 20 embarrassment. | |||
| ( )1. A. hot ( )2. A. pay ( )3. A. cooked ( )4. A. cups ( )5. A. common ( )6. A. order ( )7. A. pretty ( )8. A. necessary ( )9. A. situation ( )10. A. quality ( )11. A. makes ( )12. A. finally ( )13. A. for ( )14. A. forget ( )15. A. position ( )16. A. create ( )17. A. damage ( )18. A. come ( )19. A. drive ( )20. A. quiet |
B. sensitive B. joy B. took B. gifts B. special B. time B. different B. normal B. answer B. energy B. gives B. really B. with B. discuss B. relation B. support B. determine B. stop B. hold B. speechless |
C. famous C. experience C. returned C. plates C. rare C. hancl C. colorful C. good C. result C. weight C. hides C. especially C. off C. consider C. workmates C. contain C. change C. have C. take C. amazing |
D. easy D. stress D. met D. drinks D. delicate D. place D. expensive D. possible D. source D. color D. includes D. nearly D. to D. try D. friends D. own D. increase D. fail D. control D. reasonable |