(Reuter, Jan.10,2006)China's power shortage eased in 2005, featuring a flourishing supply and demand, tight early in the year and afterward and experience a gradual alleviation, a senior official told a forum Saturday．
The country has been battling very great energy shortage as its economy roars ahead at full speed, seeing growth last year of 9.9 percent．
China consumed 2,468.9 gigawatt hours of electricity in 2005, up 13.45 percent over 2004 while the power supply hit 2474.7 gigawatt hours, up 12.8 percent over 2004, Wang yonggan, secretary-general of China Electricity Council(CEC), said．
He noted that the national and continuous power shortage in 2004 turned into regional, seasonal and temporary shortages in 2005．
Power-short provinces reduced from 26 in the beginning of 2005 to 11 in November．The country's then-most power-short was down by approximate 25 million kilowatts, according to official figures．
The growth rate of power consumption in 2005 declined by 1.73 percentage points than 2004, of which industry used 1,805.6 gigawatt hours of electricity, up 12.48 percent over 2004, while the growth rate went down 4.27 percentage points from the previous year, Wang said．
Output reduction of the high energy consuming industry contributed most to the alleviation, he said．The industry power consumption rate declined by 0.72 percentage points from 2004, 0.3 percentage points higher than in 2003, Wang said, adding that the industry power consumption hike was a lasting feature of China's industrialization．
(1)
The reason why China's facing power shortage is that ________．
[ ]
A．
the citizens are wasting too much of the power．
B．
the economy is speeding rapidly．
C．
China is poor in natural resources．
D．
too little power energy has been supplied to satisfy the consumption．
(2)
Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
China supplied 12.8％ more electricity in 2005 than in 2004．
B．
In November, 2005, there were still eleven provinces short of power in China．
C．
The rate of power consumption in 2004 was higher than that in 2005．
D．
The growth rate of the economy in China in 2004 was 9.9％．
(3)
The underlined word“alleviation”in the last paragraph means ________．
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the foreigners in Britain
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B．
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What do we know about the Weekly Telegraph from the passage?
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The content of it can’t be read online．
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One can subscribe to it 24 hours a day．
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The prices for different countries are probably different．
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Which of the following statements is true based on the text?
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BEIJING－Apple Inc is one step closer to beginning sales of iPad2 tablet computers with cellular(手机)network compatibility(兼容)for the first time in the Chinese mainland, where the consumer-electronics giant is in the midst of an aggressive expansion．
According to China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, a device by Apple with third-generation high-speed wireless data capabilities was issued the network access license needed for the company to begin official sales in China．The device, listed under model number “A1396”, is compatible(相容的)with the 3G standard WCDMA, and would work with the cellular network operated by Apple’s local iPhone partner, China Unicom(Hong Kong)Ltd．
China Unicom declined(谢绝)to comment．
Apple already offers the 3G iPad2 in Hong Kong through its partners, but currently only offers Wi-Fi versions of the device in the Chinese mainland．Still, consumers in China, which according to research firm IDC surpassed(超过)the US as the world’s largest PC market in the second quarter, have been purchasing 3G tablets through unofficial channels．
Separately, Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu said Sept 6 that the company’s first Hong Kong store, set to open this quarter, will be located in the city’s central shopping and business district in the International Finance Center’s upscale(高档的)IFC mall, a commercial center and sightseeing spot along the city’s waterfront．Wu also said that Apple is planning a new store in Shanghai later this quarter, which will be its biggest store in China．She declined to give more details or to comment on the 3G iPad2．
Apple currently has four full-service Apple stores in the mainland, which receive the most traffic of any Apple stores in the world．The company otherwise relies on resellers to get its products into the market．
The new stores reflect Apple’s confidence in rising demand for its products such as smart phones and tablet computers．Sales in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan helped boost(增长)the company’s third-quarter results, newly appointed Chief Executive Tim Cook said in July．China revenue(收益)surged(激增)six-fold to about ＄3．8 billion during the three months ended June 25．
“This has been a substantial(重大)opportunity for Apple and I firmly believe that we’re just scratching the surface right now,” Cook said at the time, referring to strong sales in China．“I see an incredible opportunity for Apple there．”
From China Daily 2011-09-08
(1)
According to the news, which of the following statements is true?
[ ]
A．
WCDMA is not the only 3G standard in the world．
B．
Apple Inc sells its products in the market of the Chinese mainland all by its own stores．
C．
The consumers in China can only get iPad2 of Wi-Fi versions．
D．
Chinese mainland is the second largest PC market in this year’s second quarter．
(2)
Which one of the following phrases can replace the underlined word in paragraph 1?
[ ]
A．
in the interests of
B．
in the front of
C．
in the process of
D．
in the case of
(3)
How many full-service Apple stores in China?
[ ]
A．
4．
B．
6．
C．
8．
D．
Unknown．
(4)
What’s the probable meaning of “six-fold” in the last but one paragraph?
[ ]
A．
one-sixth
B．
six times
C．
60 percent
D．
26times
(5)
By saying “we’re just scratching the surface right now”, Cook means _________．
[ ]
A．
they don’t know much about China’s market
B．
they will sell more products and gain more profit in China
C．
they need to obtain more permission from China’s government
D．
they ignored the rural market in China
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A few days ago I asked my son's governess(女家庭教师)Julia to come into my study．“Be seated, Julia,”I said, “Let's settle our accounts．I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're too polite to mention it．Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month…”
“Forty．”
“No, thirty．I made a note of it．I always pay our governess thirty．Well, um, you've been here two months, so…”
“Two months and five days．”
“Exactly two months．I made a special note of it．That means you have sixty dollars coming to you．Take off nine Sundays…you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks．And three holidays…”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but－not a word．
“Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars．Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied(从事)only with Dick．Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch．Twelve and seven-nineteen．Take nineteen off…that leaves…hmm…forty one dollars．Correct?”
Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up．Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but－still not a word．
“Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars．The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but － forget it．When didn't I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect(疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten．Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes．You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it．So, that means five more dollars off．The tenth of January I gave ten dollars．”
“You didn't．” sobbed Julia．
“But I made a note of it．”
“Well…if you say so．”
“Take twenty seven from forty one－that leaves fourteen．”
Both her eyes were filled with tears．Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose．Poor girl!
“Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife．Three dollars, nothing more．”
“Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen－that leaves eleven．Here's your money, my dear．Three, three, three, one and one．Here it is!”
I handed her eleven dollars．She took them and pocketed them．
“Merci(法语：谢谢),”she whispered．
I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room．I was overcome with anger．“For what, this ‘merci'?” I asked．
“For the money．”
“But you know I've cheated you－robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘merci'?”
“In my other places they didn't give me anything at all．”
“They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you．．．I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you．．．Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)?Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)－to be such a fool?”
Embarrassed, she smiled．And I could read her expression, “It is possible．”
I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars．She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out．I looked after her and thought, “How easy it is to crush(压榨)the weak in this world !”
(1)
What shocked the writer was Julia's ________．
[ ]
A．
nervousness in front of her boss
B．
acceptance of injustice(不公平)
C．
shyness when talking about money
D．
unwilling to express herself
(2)
The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________．
[ ]
A．
to be more aggressive(侵略的)
B．
to be more careful in her work
C．
to protect her right
D．
to live independently
(3)
At the end of the story, the writer said, “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!” to show ________．
[ ]
A．
his understanding of Julia's anxiety
B．
his worry about Julia's future
C．
his concern on the living condition of working - class people
D．
his sympathy(同情)for the mental state of the weak
(4)
From the story, we can tell that Julia's employer was ________．
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