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She cut the cloth with _____ scissors.

A. a couple of B. a pair of C. two D. a

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　　In ancient Egypt,the pharaoh(法老)trented the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace ,if he broubht good news ,However ,if the exharsted runner had the misrlrtune to buing the pharaoh unhappy news ,his head was cut off

　　Shades of that lpirit priad ovie today’s cknversntions,Once a friend and Ipack up some peanut butter ane sandwiches for an outing As we walked light-heartedly out the door ,pienie basket in hand ,a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and saie ,Oh boy ,bad dny for a picnic the weatherman says it’s going tl raim I wanted to strike him on the race with the peanut butter and sandwiches not for his stupid weather report for his wsile

　　Several months ago Iwas racing to fcatcb angty A’s I breathlessly put my handfrul of cash acrlss the Greyhound ckunths the sales ager said with a brond smile．Oh that bus lsft rive minrtes ago Dreams of head cutting

　　It’s not the news thst makes ,someone angry It’s the unsympathetic attitrde with which it’s delivered Everyone must give bad mews from time to time ,and winning professilnalas di it ‘swith the prope attitude A doctor advising a paticnt she needs an operation dose it in a caring way Aboss infonning an employee he didn’t get job takes on a sympathetic tone Big winners know ,when delivering ang ban news they should share th feeling of the receiver．

　　Unfortumately, many peple are not aware of this?you re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready ye?When you had your heart set on the toast beef ,has your waiter mimily told you that he just seuved the last piece?It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist fight on their unsympathetic faces．

　　Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning．Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically infored me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh ,that ‘s all right．I’ll catch the next one．” Big winners, when they bear bear new ,deliver bombs with the emxtion the bombarded(被轰炸的)person is sure to have．

(1)

In Paragrph 1,the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to ________．
[　　]
A．	make a comparison
B．	warm-hearted
C．	not considerate
D．	not helpful

(2)

From“Dreams of head-cutting!”(Paragraph 3),we learn that the writer ________．
[　　]
A．	was mad at the sales agent．
B．	was reminded of the cruel pharaoh
C．	wished that the sales agent would have had dreams．
D．	dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night．

(3)

What is the main idea of the text?
[　　]
A．	Delivering bad news properly is important in communication．
B．	Helping others sincerely is the key to business success．
C．	Receiving bad news requires great courage．
D．	Learning ancient traditions can be useful．

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

【小题2】According to Zeng Ming, this year Alibaba will ．

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

【小题3】How many packages were shipped on November ll th from Alibaba's online platforms?

A．About 80 million．	B．About 100 million．
C．About 125 million．	D．About 180 million．

【小题4】What's the author's attitude towards online retailers in China?

A．Optimistic．	B．Concerned．
C．Sympathetic．	D．Indifferent．

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．

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

2.According to Zeng Ming, this year Alibaba will ．

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

3.How many packages were shipped on November ll th from Alibaba's online platforms?

A．About 80 million． B．About 100 million．

C．About 125 million． D．About 180 million．

4.What's the author's attitude towards online retailers in China?

A．Optimistic． B．Concerned．

C．Sympathetic． D．Indifferent．

The report came to the British on May 21,1941.Th German battleship Bismarck,the most powerful warship in the world,was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean.Her task:to destroy the ships carrying supplies from the United States to war-torn England.The British had feared such a task.No warship the had could match the bismarck in speed or in firepower.The Bismarch hasd eight 15-inch guns and 81 smaller guns.She could move at 30 nautical mile（海里）an hour.She was beleved to be unsinkable.However,the British had to sink her.They sent out a task force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down the Bismarck.On May 24,the Hood found the Bismarck.It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see.His orders were to destroy the british ships that were carrying supplies,but to stay away from a fight with British warships.The battle didn't last long.The Bismarck's first torpedo（鱼雷）hit the Hood,which went down taking all but three of her 1,419 men with her. But in the fight,the Bismarck was slightly damaged（损坏）.Her commander decided to run for repairs to France,which had at that time been taken by the Germans.The British force followed her.However,because of the Bismarck's speed and the heavy fog,the lost sight of her.For two days,every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find the Bismarck,but with no success.Finally,she was sighted by a plane from Ireland.Trying to slow the Bismarck down so that their ships could catch up with her,the British fired at her form the air.The Bismarck was hit. On the morning of May 27,the last battle was fought.Four British ships fired on the Bismarck,and she was finally sunk.

1 The Bismarck sailed into the Atlantic Ocean_____.

A.to sink the Hood

B.to gain control of France

C.to cut off American supplies to Britain

D.to stop British warships reaching Germany

2 .Many people believed that the Bismarck could not be defeated because she_____.

A.was fast and powerful

B.had more men on board

C.was under Luetjens' command

D.had bigger guns than other ships

3 We learn from the text that on 24 May_____.

A.the British won the battle againse the Bismarck

B.the Bismarck won the battle against the British

C.the British gunfire damaged the Bismarch seriously

D.the Bismarck succeeded in keeping away from the British

4 .Luetjens tried to sail to France in order to_____.

A.have the ship repaired

B.join the other Germans

C.get help from the French

D.get away from the british

5 Which of the following is the immediate cause of the sinking of the Bismarck?

A.The British air strikes.

B.The damage done by the Hood.

C.Gunfire from the british warships.

D.Luetjen's decision to run for France.

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