题目内容
At present,a Chinese company,Xiaomi,took the No.1 position inChinas competitive market and became the world's third largest phone maker.
Xiaomi was founded in 2010 as a company to sell smartly designed phones at cheap prices over the Internet. A clever social media strategy and a business plan helped the company build support from young and trendy Chinese people. With people inChinaexpected to buy 500 million smart phones in 2015,Xiaomi plans to solidify (巩固) its position as one of the most powerful phone makers in the world's most important market.
The company's founders,including the Chinese Lei Jun and the former Google manager Lin Bin,hope that they will make Xiaomi famous all over the world. Although the phones of Xiaomi are already sold internationally,next year will be the true test of whether it can continue its rise beyondChina. Avoiding markets like theUnited Statesand Europe,Mr Lei and Mr Lin are looking at huge developing countries likeBrazilandIndia. And they hope to use ecommerce networks to sell cheap and highquality phones,and create their Chinese success.
Xiaomi fans have a high level of organization. They love Xiaomi. Han Yu,a 24-year-old boy studying for his master's degree,is one of those lovers. He helps Xiaomi test its user interface by looking for bugs and offering suggestions. Mr Han has several pages on the company's online meeting,which averages 200,000 posts a day and is the place where fans interact with the company. Much of his personal life turned around Xiaomi and he said he was honoured when his suggestions on creating private photo folders were accepted by Xiaomi.
Although Xiaomi makes some money on phone sales,the company's plan is to increase success by selling services like entertainment and apps through the phone. The company has also started to sell other machines,like a smart television,a tablet and a fitness band.
( ) 1. The underlined word "trendy" in Paragraph 2 most probably means " ".
A. rich B. fashionable
C. selfish D. beautiful
( ) 2. From the passage we know that .
A. when founded,Xiaomi sold cheap smart phones in supermarkets
B. Xiaomi expected to sell 500 million smart phones in 2015
C. Xiaomi smart phones are not available beyondChinaat present
D. Xiaomi's strategy and business plan worked
( ) 3. We can infer from the passage that .
A. Xiaomi set up an organization of its fans
B. Han Yu made lots of money by helping Xiaomi test its user interface
C. Xiaomi prefers to develop its foreign market in advanced countries
D. Xiaomi has got a lot from its fans
( ) 4. From the last paragraph we know .
A. Xiaomi will focus on producing mobile phones
B. Xiaomi will become the world's largest phone maker
C. Xiaomi plans to earn more money besides phones
D. Xiaomi is faced with great challenges because of single product
( ) 5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The rise of a new smart phone gianl : China's Xiaomi
B. The development of the company Xiaomi
C. The future of the company Xiaomi
D. The secret of Xiaomi's success
1. B词义猜测题。由题目中的关键词"trendy", 定位于文章第二段,由"support from young and trendy Chinese people"可知小米手机被时尚的人们喜欢。A项意为"有钱的";C项意为"自私的";D 项意为"漂亮的",都与句意不符。
2. D推理判断题。根据选项D的关键词plan ,定位于文中第二段第二句,可知小米的营销方法是成功的。A项定位于文章第二段第一句,可知小米做的是网络销售; B项定位于第二段第三句,可知是2015年中国有5亿台智能手机的市场,不是小米一家。C项定位于文章第三段第三句可知,小米正在开发巴西和印度的市场。
3. D推理判断题。根据选项D的关键词fans ,定位于文章第四段最后一句,可知一位米粉的建议被小米公司采纳,因此D项正确。
4. C细节理解题。根据C项的关键词"beside phones"定位于文章最后一句"The company has also started to sell other machines,like a smart television,a tablet and a fitness band."可知小米公司除了做手机外还开始涉足智能电视、平板等行业。
5. A主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文是在讲小米公司。B、C、D项中心同分别是发展、将来和成功的秘诀都是文章内容的一部分。