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Amazon is breaking into physical retail in a new way. The online retail giant revealed a new kind of physical store concept in a video published on Monday.

The store, called Amazon Go, doesn't work like a typical Walmart or supermarket. Instead, it's designed so that shoppers will use an app, also called Amazon Go, to automatically add the products that they plan to buy to a digital shopping cart by scanning a QR code(二维码). They can then walk out of the building without waiting in a checkout line because Amazon will charge their Amazon account and send them a receipt.

The first Amazon Go store is located in Seattle, where Amazon is headquartered. For years, there have been rumors the e-commerce company would expand its dominance from digital to physical shopping. Amazon began experimenting with physical bookstores a year ago, but Amazon Go may mark its boldest bet on physical ones yet. By removing much of the staff needed to operate a store, Amazon keeps costs lower than traditional competitors. It's also in a strong position to bring together data on its customers' shopping habits online and offline to make better suggestions in all situations.

However, Amazon's move deeper into physical retail shops comes in a sensitive political climate. The company could be perceived as being a threat to some of the 3.4 million Americans who work as cashiers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos for “getting away with murder tax-wise” and having “a huge antitrust(反垄断) problem.” Will the President& shy; elect add “job killer” to the list of criticisms?

Amazon's effort to launch a new kind of retail store predates(在……之前) the rise of Donald Trump. “Four years ago we asked ourselves: what if we could create a shopping experience with no lines and no checkout? Could we push the boundaries of computer vision and machine learning to create a store where customers could simply take what they want and go?” The company says on an informational page about Amazon Go. For now, Amazon is starting slow. The Amazon Go is only open to Amazon employees in our Beta program, and is scheduled to open to the public in early 2017.

1.In Amazon Go, people can ________ .

A. buy products by paying cash

B. buy carts without scanning a QR code

C. have no bother to check out and queue

D. use an app to wait in a checkout line

2.What can we infer from the third paragraph?

A. Amazon has dominated the physical bookstores.

B. Amazon can contribute to reducing the cost of staff.

C. Amazon manages to take the place of physical shopping.

D. Amazon can ignore each customer's advice in all situations.

3.The reason why Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Amazon Go is that Amazon Go ________ .

A. would result in a political crisis

B. would threaten the career of cashiers

C. may result in a huge antitrust

D. is No.1 job killer in the list of criticisms

4.The main purpose of writing the passage is ________ .

A. to introduce the Amazon Go store

B. to explain how Amazon Go works

C. to arouse people's interest in Amazon

D. to indicate Trump's attitude to Amazon

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C．历史结论和历史解释 D．历史叙述和历史解释

I'm a 20-year-old boy,and the following is my story.

A month after I graduated from high school in August,2007,I was coming home from swim practice in the training centre of the city and was involved in a car accident.I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for more than two months at Prince Georges Hospital.

I suffered a lot from the experience of dying eight times during my coma and I couldn't open my mouth to talk or to communicate when I eventually came around.At that time,it seemed that walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries.Just like my body,my dreams were completely destroyed.But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from realizing my dreams.

After receiving a total of 15 operations and 36 blood transfusions,I had to make every great effort to learn to talk,eat,walk,shower,and live on my own again.When I was out of hospital,I still had to Go to outpatient therapy in Waldorf,Maryland.After I spent a few months in a wheelchair,I took baby steps to walk on my own.It was a miracle that I was able to walk again,but I still wanted to prove that I could not only walk,but also run.When it came true,I wanted to get back into the pool again.After having a few lung tests,I was able to go in the pool a little bit each week. After a few months of swim training,I began my freshman year at St.Mary's College of Maryland and then became a proud member of the swim team.

By telling my story,I want to make a positive influence on the world.I am just trying to live every day to the fullest and inspire other people never to give up their dreams no matter how bad a situation is to them.I remember when I was still in my hospital bed,I would have my mom and dad push me round in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and chat with them and their family members.I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay.Somehow,things would work out for the best.

1.The underlined word "coma" in Paragraph 2 probably has the meaning of " ".

A. operation B. unconsciousness

C. treatment D. emergency

2.According to Paragraph 3,it can be inferred that the author .

A. was unable to talk or communicate B. was in despair

C. faced physical and mental challenges D. felt anxious about his state

3.In the last paragraph,the author mainly wants to show .

A. his positive influence on other patients B. his meaningful life

C. his purpose of sharing his story D. his great achievements

4.The best title for the passage would be " ".

A. Actions speak louder than words B. Attitude is everything

C. Everything happens for a reason D. A Good beginning is half done

Nature's cheats

Mary is digging in the ground for a potato，when along comes John．Seeing that there is no one in sight, John starts to scream．John's angry mother rushes over and drives Mary away．Once his mum has gone，John helps himself to Mary's potato．

We've all experienced similar annoying tricks when we were young-the brother who stole your ball and then got you into trouble by telling your parents you had hit him．But Mary and John are not humans．They're African baboons（狒狒）．1.

John's scream and his mother's attack on Mary could have been a matter of chance, but John was later seen playing the same tricks on others．2.

Studying behavior like this is complicated, but scientists discovered apes（猿）clearly showed that they intended to cheat and knew when they themselves had been cheated．3. An ape was annoying him, so he tricked her into going away by pretending he had seen something interesting．When she found nothing, she "walked back, hit me over the head with her hand and ignored me for the rest of the day．"

Another way to decide whether an animal's behavior is deliberate is to look for actions that are not normal for that animal．A zoo worker describes how an ape dealt with an enemy．"He slowly stole up behind the other ape, walking on tiptoe．When he got close to his enemy, he pushed him violently in the back, then ran indoors．" Wild apes do not normally walk on tiptoe．4. But looking at the many cases of deliberate trickery in apes, it is impossible to explain them all as simple copying．

It seems that trickery does play an important part in ape societies．5. Studying the intelligence of our closest relative could be the way to understand the development of human intelligence．

A．In most cases the animal probably doesn't know it is cheating．

B．An amusing example of this comes from a psychologist working in Tanzania．

C．And playing tricks is as much a part of monkey behavior as it is of human behavior．

D．So the psychologists asked his colleagues if they had noticed this kind of trickery．

E．The ability of animals to cheat may be a better measure of their intelligence than their use

of tools．

F．This use of a third individual to achieve a goal is only one of the many tricks commonly

used by baboons．

G．Of course it's possible that it could have learnt from humans that such behavior works, without understanding why．

Qing Ming Jie (All Souls' Day) is a time to remember1.dead. It is a major Chinese festival which2.(fall) in early spring. It is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of their forefathers.

Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Tui,3.lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C.Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of4.own leg. When the lord 5.(succeed)in becoming the ruler of a small kingdom, he invited his faithful follower to join him. But Jie declined the invitation,6.(prefer) to lead a quiet life with his mother in the mountains.

Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire.7., Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to8.(die).To honor Jie, the "cold food feast day" began, when no fire could be lit.

As time passed, the Qing Ming festival replaced the "cold food" festival. To make the festival even more9.(meaning),some time should be spent to remind the younger members of the family10. contributions of their ancestors, and the story of Jie Zi Tui.

Many years ago,Dad worked as a farmhand（农场工人）.At that time,he had a horse.Every Saturday he ________to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social ________ with other farmhands,such as drinking, chatting,and playing cards in the cafe.On Saturday evenings,the cafe was ________ because many farmhands were there.Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse,quite satisfied with his ________.In his words,he ________ thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31,Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher.In the following spring I came ________ into the world.Life became hard,so my mother felt ________.She told Dad that they must make a ________.

My mother had ________ of how some famous persons,especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family,fought against fate and achieved greatness and ________.And she ________ that I would some day become a great leader _____ men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman.So she ________ Dad to give up his job as a farmhand,sell his horse and ________ a small business of his own.And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for ________ education when I graduated from college.Under the drive of my mother’s hope,Dad and I ________ what we have today.Dad runs a big international ________ and I am a successful lawyer ________ great fame in my country,________ not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said,without my mother,we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least,he would remain a farmhand.________ he got a lesson of life --- sometimes we really need drive from outside.

1.A. rode B. walked C. ran D. drove

2.A. conversations B. games C. relationships D. activities

3.A. cold B. crowded C. quiet D. dirty

4.A. horse B. entertainment C. life D. beer

5.A. often B. ever C. never D. sometimes

6.A. laughing B. singing C. sleeping D. crying

7.A. unimportant B. busy C. unsatisfied D. tired

8.A. living B. change C. decision D. house

9.A. dreamed B. heard C. thought D. spoken

10.A. honesty B. money C. fame D. energy

11.A. cared B. knew C. forgot D. hoped

12.A. training B. ruling C. helping D. protecting

13.A. warned B. wanted C. allowed D. persuaded

14.A. start B. find C. design D. sell

15.A. farther B. higher C. easier D. closer

16.A. showed B. kept C. lost D. achieved

17.A. company B. school C. farm D. cafe

18.A. suffering B. sharing C. enjoying D. following

19.A. though B. if C. and D. since

20.A. So B. However C. Or D. Because

1.We are going to have a basketball game _______(对着) Class Three on Sunday.

2.A: What’s your _________(最喜欢的) sport?

B: Basketball, of course.

3.Kangkang, Michael, please don’t _______(吵架). Michael doesn’t do well in soccer but he did his best.

4.A: Shall I take you to the ________(医院)？

B: No, thank you. I’ll go home and have a rest.

5.I’m reading an article about ________(抽烟) in the newspaper.[

6.These days many people have the flu. So what should we do ________（阻止）it?

7.A: Do you like classical music?

B: No, I don’t like it at all. It’s too _______(严肃).

8.A terrible earthquake _______(侵袭) Yushu in Qinghai Province early this morning.

9.Mr. Brown feels _________(沮丧) because he couldn’t get a ticket to The Sound of Music.

10.Li Hong is very ________(严格) with herself.

11.If we are not ________(自信) about ourselves, we may feel upset or nervous.

12.Let’s find out some _________(信息) about the cost.

13.While you were enjoying your trip to Mount Tai, I was busy ________(准备) for my exams.

14.Tian anmen Square can _______(容纳) one million people.

15.If we break the traffic rules, we may get a _______(罚单) and even be in danger.

1.It is clear that his painting style _________ ___________ __________（仿造）that of Xu Beihong.

2._________ ___________（难怪）the children are excited — this is the first they’ve been abroad.

3.My son didn’t feel completely _________ ___________（自在）in the strange surroundings.

4.The two men promised each other to keep the secret, but finally one of them ____________ ______________________ ___________（背弃）the other.

5.I spent my holiday in the countryside last summer and I _________ ___________ __________（感到满足）my life there.

How many articles are there about making money online? Thousands?  Millions? Enough? Probably. But too many of them are just sales pitches（托辞）to convince you to sign up for some seminar(研讨班), webinar(在线会议), training session or some other way to become an online millionaire. 1.. But there are legitimate（合法的；正当的）ways to make money online. And you’ve got to work from home or turn an idea into a business.

Many are real jobs that require you to put in hours if you want to get paid. 2. :

Take it seriously. You can do the work in your underwear, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a “real job”. You must treat it seriously, or they aren’t going to treat you as a serious candidate. You aren’t the only one who wants to work in their underwear.  3..

Be professional.4.. Write in complete sentences with proper grammar. Of course, there will be exceptions, but if so, you must keep it professional. You’re building their view of you.

Give some, but not all. Whether you’re providing writing

samples, a photography portfolio(文件夹) or links to your work, give them enough examples, but not so many that they don’t even know where to start. Make sure everything you send to a co mpany, whether a résumé, an email or a portfolio, is good to go. Double check your grammar and wording. 5.. Don’t spell their name wrong and be sure to type it how they type it.

A. I’m going to tell you about some legitimate ways to make money online

B. Here are some tips for actually getting the job

C. This is especially important when it comes to the company’s name

D. When you submit a résumé, don’t type it in ALL CAPS

E. They really give online money making a bad name

F. They also require real work

G. In fact, the competition online is likely higher than it is in your local area

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