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17. _______ here in time, he came _______ all the way.
A. Getting; running B. To be getting; to run C. To get; running D. To get; to run
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Consumer electronics once again topped the list of the most wanted gifts this holiday season.
“Seventy-six percent of consumers who plan to buy holiday gifts say that they will spend money or buy at least one technology product; definitely a solid vote of confidence for technology.”
Steve Koenig is with the Consumer Electronics Association. He says the group’s latest research also shows that Americans this year are spending more on technology products. “Here in 2012, $252 on average——the technology spend for consumers this year.”
From tablet computers to smart phones, American shoppers have been lining up to get the newest and coolest electronic devices on the market. There are more choices today than ever before. "It's kind of hard to make a decision."
Tablet computers are one of the best-selling products this year. Brian Tong is Senior Editor of CNET.com. The website reports on tech news and examines the latest electronic products. He says the Apple iPad Mini is one of the most popular tablets. Its starting price is $329. One of Apple’s biggest competitors is the Google Nexus 7. It starts at $199.
“Its hardware is more powerful than what’s in the iPad Mini, but also it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apple’s maps.
But Brian Tong says there is one reason why people may like the iPad Mini more than the Nexus 7. “If you just want to read books and surf the Internet, you don’t really need to get an iPad Mini, but if you want the largest robust group of apps (应用软件) that’s where the iPad and Apple’s ecosystem shines the most.”
Elman Chacon is with the electronics store Best Buy. He says another hot product this season is smart cameras. They connect to the Internet through WiFi. This makes it easy for users to email or upload photographs directly from the camera.
“You can literally take a picture and upload it into your Facebook in a matter of seconds. These things are pretty cool because they do a lot of things.”
Streaming media boxes also connect to the Internet. People are able to watch web content such as movies and YouTube videos on their televisions. Another popular item is wireless speaker systems. The newest ones work with any device that has Bluetooth technology, including smart phones, laptops and tablets.
【小题1】What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 3?
A.Every technology product costs an average of $252. |
B.Consumers are spending $252 more on technology products than last year. |
C.Consumers should spend $252 on their technology products. |
D.It is estimated that $252 on average might be spent on electronics by consumers in 2012. |
A.Because it is cheaper. |
B.Because it has more functions. |
C.Because you can read books and surf the Internet with it. |
D.Because it offers you a lot of things like maps that work better than Apple’s maps. |
A.The hardware of tablet computers. |
B.The hardware of the Apple iPad. |
C.The hardware of the Google Nexus 7. |
D.The hardware of the iPad Mini. |
A.People will spend most of their money on electronics. |
B.Photos can be uploaded from the camera when connected to a computer. |
C.A streaming media box is a box which can contain CDs. |
D.Most people would like to buy electronics as gifts. |
A.Electronics: People’s Most Favorite Gifts this year |
B.Which is More Popular, the Apple iPad Mini or the Google Nexus 7? |
C.Latest Technology Products |
D.More Electronics to Choose from |
A couple of years ago, before a trip to China, Nicole Davis and her US women’s volleyball teammates were warned about the prominence (显著、突出) of coach “Jenny” Lang Ping in her native country.
“I was pushed over by Chinese journalists while I was just trying to put my luggage on the bus,” said Davis.
Known as the “Iron Hammer” for her punishing spikes(扣球), Lang made it possible for China to dominate in the sport in the early 1980s. She was a key player on China’s 1984 Olympic gold medal winning team.
When the US team arrived for the Olympics, Lang, 48, who is from Beijing, had to take a different route to avoid a crowd of reporters and fans.
Then came the greatest moment to Lang:while the US team was playing in a packed gym, at least 8,000 Chinese fans unfurled an American flag.
“That really says it all,” Davis said. “They look at her as an icon(偶像).I’m sure it’s hard for them to see her coaching another country, but they love her so deeply that her success is their success.”
The loyalty of the Chinese fans was tested on Friday, when China lost a match to the US.
“It’s a pity that China lost the match, but I’m still glad that Lang Ping’s team won, since she is the pride of China’s volleyball,” said Liu Chengli, a spectator. “We also cheered for Lang’s victory.”
Lang said she just tried to stay professional when the two teams meet. “It doesn’t matter if we play China or any other team. It’s the same.” Lang said.
Davis said she and her teammates could not have imagined the passion for volleyball among Chinese because the sport was lack of popularity in the US. The reception from Chinese fans has touched the US players, said a US volleyball player Lindsey Berg.
“It’s such an honor to be here and play for our coach here in China,” she said. “The amount of support that the Chinese give to her and us has been tremendous. The whole event has been unbelievable.”
【小题1】What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Staying professional. | B.Cheering for the Iron Hammer. |
C.A match between China and the US. | D.Lang Ping’s career as a coach. |
A.was afraid to be questioned about her strategy |
B.didn’t want to be paid much attention to |
C.disliked to be with her fans |
D.didn’t want to disturb public order |
A.destroyed completely | B.tore into pieces |
C.spread out to the wind | D.rolled up |
A.American Volleyball Team will beat any team. |
B.Chinese Volleyball Team is the same as other teams. |
C.She just tried to stay professional. |
D.The results of each match will be the same. |
A.The tolerance of Chinese people. | B.The popularity of volleyball in China. |
C.Lang Ping’s coaching skills. | D.The loyalty for volleyball of the Chinese. |
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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Researchers who helped discover a new species of Mexican butterfly are offering to sell the naming rights to raise money to fund more research. Co-discoverer Andrew Warren is hoping to raise at least $50,000 by auctioning(拍卖) off the rights to name the 4-inch “owl eye” butterfly, which lives in Sonora, a Mexican state bordering Arizona.
“That would support at least two years of research for our team down in Mexico,” Warren said. “Money goes a long way down here in Mexico.”
According to the scientific tradition, discoverers of a new species have the say in naming it. In recent years, some discoverers have auctioned off their naming rights to raise money.
Warren said the amount being sought for the butterfly is not out of the question, noting that naming rights for a new monkey species brought in $650,000 two years ago. A group of 10 new fish species that went on the naming auction block at the same time earlier this year brought in a total of $2 million.
The butterfly discovered by Warren and researcher George Austin ranges as far north as Mexico.
The butterfly was actually in a collection, misidentified as an example of another new species, at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of National History in Gainesville, said Warren. They soon began the hard process of determining that it was indeed a “new” model of butterfly.
After checking photos and comparing it with other known species, they determined it was a separate species.
1.Where did the researchers discover the new species of butterflies?
A.In Sonora. |
B.In Mexico state. |
C.In a place in US. |
D.Near the US-Mexico border. |
2. Why will the researchers sell the naming rights of the butterfly?
A.To raise money for wildlife protection. |
B.To raise money for more research. |
C.To cause people’s attention to the new discovery. |
D.To cover the cost of the research. |
3.When the butterfly was first discovered, people thought ______.
A.it was a new species at once |
B.it wasn’t a species of American butterfly |
C.it belonged to the monarch branches |
D.it belonged to a new species |
4. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A.the new species of butterfly live both in the US and Mexico |
B.it took the researchers a lot of efforts to determine the new species of butterfly |
C.the researchers are not sure whether they can get the money they want from the auction |
D.it is the first time that the new species of butterfly has been found |