5. 　Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．You can enjoy seafood buffet in Kerry Center Hotel on May 13th.

B．Da Zhai Men offers performances and popular Chinese foods 9 hours daily.

C．Having lunch buffet in Mughal’s Beijing Restaurant cost 38 yuan person on weekends

D．Cafe 99 at Regent Beijing offers free chocolates and flowers on Mother’s Day.

4. 　The underlined word “blackouts” in the 1 st paragraph means_____.

A．power failure　　　　　　　　 B．the delivering of electricity

C．the power of electricity　　　　 D．power station

B

Seafood buffet(自助餐)

　 Treat your mother to a buffet lunch featuring an array of seafood at Days Hotel & Suites Beijing. There are oysters and sashimi, as well as an on-site grill of various meat and seafood, plus dumplings. Other selections are savory soup and delicate dessert. Your mother will receive a hand-made festival gift. 11:30 am, MAY 13TH. 6773-1234 Ext 3930.

　 Sunday buffet

　 Cafe 99 at Regent Beijing offers a sumptuous Sunday buffet with caviar and free flow of champagne and wines on Mother’s Day, May 13.11:30 am-3 pm. 8522-1789.

　 Shaanxi style

　 Chefs from Shaanxi Province treat customers to authentic local noodles at the Regal Palace Chinese Restaurant, Days & Suites Beijing, including Qishan noodles with spicy and sour pork sauce, oil-sprayed noodles, besides based cakes with pork stuffing, and mutton soup with steamed buns. 8778-9888 Ext 262.

　 Da Zhai Men

　 Traditional Chinese architecture, performances and popular Chinese foods. Daily 11 am- 2 pm, 5 pm-11pm. Guoxing Jiayuan, Shouti Nanlu, Xicheng District. 8835-6687.

　 Da Zhai Men

　 Traditional Chinese architecture, performances and popular Chinese foods. Daily 11 am-2pm, 5pm-11pm. Guoxing Jiayuam, Shouti Nanlu,, Xicheng District. 8835-6687.

　 Mughal’s Beijing Restaurant

　 Classic curry dishes and many other famous Pakistani/Xinjiang halal dishes(English menu). Lunch buffet every working day for 38 yuan per person. Live dance performances every day (starting at 7:30 pm). There is a big open-air terrace. Daily 11 am-midnight, Rm 5188, 5th Floor, 3.3 Fashion Plaza, 33 Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District. 5136-5575.

　 Brunch(早午餐)

　 Pay tribute to Mom with a brunch fest at the Kerry Center Hotel. Complimentary chocolates, flowers and a glass of champagne add to the festive environment, Starting at 11:30 am, Sunday May 13.6561-8833 Ext 40.

3. 　Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Lifton’s Medis Technologies is tapping into fuel cells and solar panels.

B．The fuel cell has been around for about 150 years.

C．The fuel cell’s commercial development did not begin until the 1960s.

D．When hydrogen and oxygen molecules combine, the reaction produces o2 and H2O.

2. 　What can we know about the fuel cell?

A．Its commercial use began in the 1960s.

B．Today it’s being used in almost every corner of the world.

C．It has been in widespread used for about 150 years.

D．It supplies electricity to make the combination of oxygen and hydrogen possible.

1. 　What is the passage mainly about?

A．The future of alternative energy

B．How the fuel cells works

C．People’s search for alternative energy

D．The damage done by the blackout last summer.

8. 　What can be concluded from the passage?

A．There’s no need for foreign brands to make constant efforts to compete with Chinese brands.

B．Ancient Chinese and Egyptians knew how to mark or symbolize their works.

C．Chinese enterprises can hardly build big brands people trust due to quality problems.

D．Chinese brands can only be successful in domestic market.

第15天 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A

Electricity, like clean water, is a resource that’s often taken for granted. But last summer, when blackouts struck much of the northeastern US, Ontario and Rome, consumers on two continents were given a painful reminder of just how easily broken electricity supplies can be. The massive disorder stranded (使陷入困境)commuters, stopped freezers, shut down businesses and refocused attention on where most of the planet’s power comes from：oil-and-gas-fired generators and nuclear plants, These sources not only pollute the environment but also make many consumers feel unacceptable health risks.

Companies are trying to offer an alternative, clean energy from renewable resources that’s plentiful and portable. Lifton’s Medis Technologies, as well as companies like Hydrogenics and Nanosys, is tapping into fuel cells and dolor panels to give people power whenever and wherever they want it, free from dependence on local grids(电网).

The search for alternative energy is nothing new, but the current trend of innovators is focusing on the goal of making clean and sustainable power a mainstream commodity. For example, the fuel cell, which produces electricity from the chemical reaction between oxygen and hydrogen, has been around for about 150 years, though its commercial development did not begin until the 1960s and then only as part of NASA spacecraft. Today this technology is coming down to Earth in places like Tokyo; in nine European cities, from Stockholm to Porto, each operating three hydrogen-fuel-cell buses; and in Iceland, which is trying to create the first fuel free hydrogen economy by 2030.

When hydrogen and oxygen molecules(分子)combine, the reaction produces heat and water. Fuel cells use this reaction to generate electricity. With the cell phone and gadget(小机件)market in mind, Medis has developed a fuel cell with cheap components that produces little heat and effortlessly reduces waste water without turning to energy consuming pumps.

7. 　Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Metropolitan areas are what many Chinese enterprises focus on.

B．Pottery made in ancient China had signs or symbols of the makers.

C．The top target of foreign enterprises in China has been the rural market.

D．Chinese enterprises should try to get into the home market.

6. 　Which of the following would the author agree with?

A．Quality is the most important element for a brand.

B．China’s international market is fully feveloped.

C．China’s products are matchless in the international market.

D．China’s goods are always of bad quality.

5. 　What is the question that we have to ask in face of foreign brands?

A．How to run a company in foreign countries.

B．How to stay in harmony with the foreign brands.

C．How to catch up with the foreign company in service and price.

D．How to compete against the foreign brands.

4.　 The text probably comes from_____________.

A.a guide book

B.an ad on newspaper　

C.a website

D.a magazine

B

Brand is often regarded as the creation of western advertisement industry. However, the earliest “brand” could be traced back to the early civilization in China and Egypt. Earthenware(陶器)made in China thousands of years ago had signs or symbols of pottery makers, and domestic animals branded with marks could also be seen on wall paintings of ancient Egypt. These might be the first “brand” in history.

Time passes and the situation has changed. Nowadays Americans have “Cadillac”, Japanese have “Toyota”, Cermans have “Mercedes-Benz”, and they are all proud of the big brands they own. Chinese national brands are pale in comparison to their global counterparts. It is a reality which we cannot deny and have to face. With the globalization of brands and the internationalization of global competition, foreign brands are making constant efforts in attacking the Chinese market. Under the circumstances, the question that we must ask is：How can Chinese brands be ready for the challenge posed by foreign brands?

Many Chinese enterprises are single-minded in getting the attention of the international market and going into metropolises(大城市). Successful though they seem, they act ill-advisedly. We should be aware that it is the home market, especially the rural market with a population of 900 million people that provides the real development opportunity for Chinese national brands. That is why many powerful foreign brands are trying, with every possible means, to develop the Chinese rural market.

Quality is the life of a brand and consumers always choose products with first-class quality. The quality of Chinese products is very unstable so that it seriously affects the establishment of Chinese brands. Therefore, for those national brands determined to challenge foreign brands, the top task is to improve product quality. It must be clearly understood that, for a consumer who has bought a product, defects in 1% of your products mean 100% loss. Only if we create products with quality better than that of foreign brands can national brands be successful in competition.