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Big messaging apps abroad

While WeChat is China's biggest mobile messaging app,there are many equivalent apps in other countries that offer similar features.

WhatsApp (US)

Users: more than 300 million

Platforms: Android,iOS,Windows Phone,BlackBerry

Features: Text chat,push-to-talk,file sharing,location sharing

With more than 300 million active users,WhatsApp is one of WeChat's biggest competitors.Developed by two ex-Yahoo employees in 2009,WhatsApp originally focused on text chat,but on Aug.6 it also started push-to-talk service.It's noted for its accessibility,ease of use and the absence of adverts.The service is free for the first year,after which $0.99 (6.06 yuan) is charged for a one-year subscription.

Kakao Talk (South Korea)

Users: more than 100 million

Platforms: Android,iOS,Windows Phone,BlackBerry and Bada (an operating system developed by Samsung)

Features: Text chat,group chat,push-to-talk,group calls,file sharing

With more than 100 million users in more than 230 countries,Kakao Talk is a multi-platform texting applicbtion that allows users to send and receive messages for free.With Kakao Talk,users can message each other one-on-one or in group chats with unlimited numbers of friends.You can also choose from more than 250 animated emoticons and share them with friends.

Line (Japan)

Users: more than 200 million

Platforms: Android,iOS,Windows Phone,BlackBerry and PC

Features: Text chat,group chat,push-to-talk,file sharing,location sharing,gaming,stickers

Line tops the list of the most downloaded free apps in 52 countries.Apart from text and voice messaging,Line provides its users with more than 250 original stickers and emoticons to buy from its own shop.In the first quarter of 2013 alone,it made $17 million just from stickers.The popular app also allows friends to battle each other in the LINE Game.

1.Compared with the other two apps,which of the following features makes Line stand out?

A. Group mobile games. B. Free emoticons.

C. Free download of the app. D. Text and group chat.

2.Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Users can always send and receive messages for free with WhatsApp.

B. Users can share files with any of the three apps.

C. Kakao Talk frees users from unwanted advertisjments.

D. Line ranks first in the list of the most downloaded apps in 52 countries.

3.In which part of the newspaper may this article be found?

A. Advertisement. B. Economy and Finance.

C. Entertainment. D. Science and Technology.

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增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Alice,

I am delighted to hear that you will come to my city for sightseeing.I was writing to you expressing my willingness to make arrangement for your tour.

As for the accommodation,I have the option of either staying in my home or in a hotel,that I can reserve for you in advance if you like. However,I'd like to help you work a travel schedule.In the way,could you do me a favor and purchase a Coach purse though it doesn't bother you?With my mother's birthday approached,I wish to present it to her as a birthday gift.

I'm looking forward to meeting you soon. I hope you will have a fun here.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart. They will in a lifetime, push the chrome?plated_contraptions many miles. But few will know—or even think to ask—who it was that invented them.

Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was in the supermarket business. Every day he would see shoppers lugging groceries around in baskets they had to carry.

One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.

On June 4, 1937, Goldman’s first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers began arriving. He couldn’t wait to see them using his invention.

But Goldman was disappointed. Most shoppers gave the carts a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try.

After a while, Goldman decided to ask customers why they weren’t using his carts.“Don’t you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?”one shopper replied.

But Goldman wasn’t beaten yet. He knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. To this end, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying the phony (假的) customers.

As Goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more people come — those who came bought more. With larger easier?to?handle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before.

Today’s shopping carts are five times larger than Goldman’s original model. Perhaps that’s one reason why Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937—the coming of the shopping cart.

1.What do the underlined words“chrome?plated contraptions” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. Shopping carts. B. Suitcases.

C. Private cars. D. Baskets.

2.What was the purpose of Goldman’s invention?

A. It was to reduce the burden of his employees’work.

B. It was to prove him to be a good inventor.

C. It was to make shopping easier and attract more business.

D. It was to help the disabled make shopping easily in his market.

3.Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market in order to ________.

A. attract people to buy things in his market

B. make his market different from the others

C. keep the groceries from being stolen

D. encourage people to use his shopping carts

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Goldman will become very famous because of his invention.

B. Supermarket business has benefited a lot from Goldman’s invention.

C. Goldman’s invention will be regarded as the greatest one in the world.

D. There will be nothing that can replace Goldman’s invention.

A survey has shown that what you do on a plane can be determined by which nationality is listed on your passport.

According to the results of an international passenger survey, Australians are the biggest drinkers on board with 36 percent choosing to down the hatch, compared to 35 percent of Americans and 33 percent of Brits.

The Airline Passenger Experience Association(APEX) spoke to around 1,500 people, aged 18 and older, who have traveled by plane at least once during the last three months and were living in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, Australia and Brazil.

The results found Chinese travelers are most likely to nod off once the seat-belt sign switches off. They are also the first to take out their credit card for some in-flight shopping and the biggest fans of gaming. Americans on the other hand like to use their time in the air more productively---- when not drinking---- choosing to work while flying at 35,000 feet.

Meanwhile, Brits and Germans are the best at making chat with random strangers----spending 50 percent more time than any other nationality. Comparatively, Brazilians conduct their conversations online via email, messaging apps or social media.

Despite plane food having a bad reputation, seven out of ten interviewees said they were happy to eat up on the selection of in-flight snacks and meals. In-flight magazines were also popular with four out of five passengers.

The international flyers did however express their desire for better in-flight entertainment. “The industry has greatly improved the comfort, entertainment and onboard service, and passengers are accepting those improvements” said Russell Lemieux, APEX executive director. “At the same time, passengers are demanding more from their air travel experiences which will drive more improvements touching all aspects of the journey.” he added.

1.What can you probably see in the flight according to the passage?

A. Brazilians choose to drink.

B. Americans do in-flight shopping.

C. Germans chat to kill the time.

D. The Chinese switch off the seat-belt sign.

2.When on board the plane, ______.

A. passengers from one nation have little in common

B. most passengers like to read in-flight magazines

C. more than half of the passengers don’t enjoy plane food

D. most people tend to use in-flight time to have a good sleep.

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Flyers care little about entertainment.

B. Flyers are not satisfied with the improvements.

C. Flyers are expecting better flight experiences.

D. Flyers have more and more demands from airlines.

4.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To entertain readers with interesting stories.

B. To encourage people to behave well in public.

C. To criticize impolite behaviors on the plane.

D. To inform readers of the results of a survey.

From an early age,Parker always said that he would be an astronaut when he grew up.But no matter how much he studied and took tests,he was never______to fly in space.______,he grew over the maximum age for taking the selection tests.In other words,he would never be able to fulfill his______.

Thinking about ll the time and______Parker had put into trying to be an astronaut,people felt______for him. Despite what he was told about having to______his ambition,Parker continued training and studying,______he was going to have the tests next month.

He______as he got older,and when he was a very old man he heard that they were doing some very important

____experiments.For those experiments they needed a very______.astronaut.Parker,who now walked with a_____,

was the only old man in the whole world who was______to fly in a rocket.Therefore,Parker found himself flying in

____,all with the help of science.It was clear that the______gained during those missions helped to cure one of the worst sicknesses for old people,and Parker was______as a hero.

Photos of the astronaut with a walking stick and no teeth______all over the world,and became a______of how you can never train or learn too much.It showed that______effort always brings______.even though it may not be in the form we had first______.

1.A. noticed B. selected C. invited D. permitted

2.A. Secretly B. Suddenly C. Luckily D. Finally

3.A. dream B. task C. need D. belief

4.A. money B. energy C. effort D. practice

5.A. happy B. sorry C. nervous D. calm

6.A. ignore B. forget C. develop D. abandon

7.A. so that B. now that C. as if D. even though

8.A. carried on B. went on C. turned off D. got off

9.A. electrical B. physical C. medical D. political

10.A. sick B. experienced C. active D. old

11.A. map B. stick C. guide D. candle

12.A. planned B. trained C. forced D. allowed

13.A. silence B. danger C. action D. space

14.A. knowledge B. experience C. money D. opportunity

15.A. replaced B. educated C. praised D. affected

16.A. moved B. flew C. spread D. took

17.A. symbol B. mark C. case D. doubt

18.A. desperate B. persistent C. cautious D. apparent

19.A. award B. prize C. result D. reward

20.A. expected B. guessed C. suggested D. proved

假定你是李华。过去三年一直利用业余时间打工，你想在高考后去一家国际书店(Global Books)兼职。请给书店经理Ms Jenkins写一份英文短信。

要点包括：

1. 有客户服务经验；

2. 有很强的语言、人际交流和组织技能；

3. 希望通过在Global Books的工作掌握更多技能。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头和结尾已写好。

Dear Ms Jenkins，

I would like to apply for the bookshop assistant position with Global Books.

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

I would love the opportunity to discuss my application with you in further detail, and look forward to hearing from you.

Your sincerely,

Li Hua

Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college together with increasingly high expectations in a fast -moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year. And after going to school for 12 years, it doesn't feel natural to spend a year during something that isn’t academic.

But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not impede the success of academics—in fact, it probably promotes it.

Studies show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not. Gap year experiences can lessen the difficulty when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making it easier to focus on academics and activities.

Nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once. Many students find themselves listing one major on their college applications, but switching to another after taking college classes. At Boston College, for example, you would have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another department. Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent stress and save money later on.

Many people, however, argue that the gap year itself can take much money. That’s a math. There are formal gap year programs that are rather pricey, but there are also many opportunities to volunteer and receive free housing or even get paid for your gap year.

Perhaps the most convincing reason for taking a gap year is that it offers a unique opportunity that will likely never reappear. After graduating from college, it's possible to take some time off. Students should think about the next step in their future lives: Don’t rule out anything, including a gap year.

1.What might be the author's purpose by writing the passage?

A. To explain what the gap year really is.

B. To prove the necessity of the gap year.

C. To introduce the way to take the gap year.

D. To describe the students taking their gap year.

2.What stops students taking their gap year?

A. The pricey gap year programs.

B. Bad performance in high school.

C. High expectations for college life.

D. Worrying about falling behind in study.

3.What can we know about students from the passage?

A. Nearly 80 percent of college students change their majors only once.

B. High school students have little experience to choose college majors.

C. many new comers of college are suffering from acclimation blunders.

D. All colleges allow their students to change their majors free of charge.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the gap year?

A. Favorable. B. Critical.

C. Concerned. D. Indifferent.

All around the world,an increasing number of people are spending their time taking part in online volunteering projects.What encourages them to help strangers without expectation of money or even thanks?

Radha Taralekar helped teach Imelda how to protect herself from HIV,though the two have never met,and neither knows the other's name.Taralekar received no payment for the job.For Taralekar,the project gave her the chance to use her professional experience."I want to serve people with my medical knowledge,"she said.For some, the inspiration to volunteer online was far more personal.After losing his wife to cancer,Tony Selman spent many hours online helping Cancer Research to collect information on the illness."Seeing how painful she was when my wife was dying,I decided to help scientists find a way to treat cancer,"he said.

Interests and hobbies are also one of the reasons.Sam Luk joined other online volunteers to try to help the police solve murder cases.The police posted them online,calling for volunteers to help them to make sense of the messages."I am interested in this and I love Sherlock Holmes,"said Luk.

For writer Clay Shirky,some large online volunteering projects help millions of people,giving him a sense of achievement.He helps write Wikipedia,the world's biggest encyclopedia（百科全书）,which is written by people willing to use their professional knowledge.

1.We can know that Radha Taralekar may be a .

A. teacher B. doctor

C. writer D. policewoman

2.Why did Tony Selman decide to help Cancer Research?

A. He had much time to spend online.

B. He saw many people die of cancer.

C. His wife was dead because of cancer.

D. He became a member of Cancer Research.

3.Sam Luk volunteered to help the police because of .

A. his interests and hobbies B. his duty of work

C. money in return D. a sense of achievement

4.How many reasons why people help strangers online are mentioned in the text?

A. One. B. Two.

C. Three. D. Four.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

3．错误类型不涉及单词拼写。

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Good relationships depended on both sides. On the one hand, students should respect teachers and our hard work. They should polite Co teachers and ready to following their advice. On an other hand, teachers should be kindly, friendly and patient to students. They must be responsible on their teaching and help students. If both sides treat10 each other in a friendly way, teaching and learning in class will be highly efficient.

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