In the past, Chinese buyers liked foreign brands better, thinking that products made by American or European companies are of higher quality than Chinese ones. But now that is no longer the case.

“Chinese people born before 1985 generally think that foreign bands are better than Chinese ones”, William Li told Business Insider during a recent interview on CCTV 9. But for those who were born after 1985, it is a different picture.

“When I first went to the United Kingdom in 1997, I thought that the difference between China and Europe was quite big.” Li said. “But for those born in the 1990s, when they visit Europe or the US, they do not think there is a big difference.”

The change in thinking among Chinese buyers is showing up in many markets in China where western companies controlled before. A study by Credit Suisse which came out in March found that more and more young Chinese buyers are showing a home brand bias.

More than 90% of young Chinese buyers would prefer to buy home brands, according to the study. At the same time, home companies producing food, drinks, or personal care products raised their share (份额) of the market by 33% over the last ten years to nearly 70%.

“Chinese buyers, especially the younger ones, don’t just believe that foreign brands are better. Right now, Chinese buyers think China is good and ‘Made in China’ is not bad at all”, Charlie Chen, head of China buyer research at Credit Suisse, told South China Morning Post in March.

The Chinese smart phone market is controlled by home companies Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Apple is the only foreign brand in the top five, but it has lost large ground to the home brands in recent years. Its market share is believed to go down to 37% from a 2015 high of 54%.

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

A.More and more foreigners go to buy Chinese products.

B.Older Chinese people don’t like foreign products anymore.

C.More and more Chinese buyers prefer Chinese product.

D.Huawei is Top One in the world smartphone market.

2.Which of the following best explains home brand bias in Paragraph 4?

A.Apple had a market share of 54% in 2015.

B.More than 90% of young Chinese buyers prefer home brands.

C.Chinese people born before 1985 think Chinese brands aren’t as good as foreign ones.

D.Some Chinese people think American or European brands are of higher quality.

E.

3.The structure of the passage may be ________.

(①=para.1 ②=para.2 ③=para.3 ④=para.4 ⑤=para.5 ⑥=para.6 ⑦=para.7)

A.①;②③;④⑤⑥⑦ B.①;②③④;⑤⑥⑦

C.①②;③④⑤;⑥⑦ D.①②;③④;⑤⑥⑦

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.Young Chinese are crazy for foreign brands.

B.Chinese products get more popular at home.

C.‘Made in China’ is welcomed all over the world.

D.The Chinese smartphone market is controlled by home companies.

Inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might hit. And sometimes, it can come from the most unexpected places.

I recently read about an author(作家) named Okorafor. When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder(脊椎病). Okorafor was told that a simple operation(手术) could fix it.

But when she woke up from her operation, she found that she couldn't move her legs and was in great pain.

Okorafor got well later. But before she did, she saw strange things in her hospital room.

She imagined her pain as a beast(野兽)that hunted her from the shadows. But she also imagined a woman-a woman who could fly, in fact. This magical woman inspired her and helped her forget her pain. "I felt greater than myself. I felt myself become greater," she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.

We never know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a musician, most of my inspiration comes from other people's music. But I also find ideas in other places. Books, movies and even just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.

For example, I recently watched the film Blade Runner. I've seen it plenty of times before; it's one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reason, I saw it differently. I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the film. It's not done yet, but the movie's setting and characters impacted the music I'm working on now heavily.

Anything can inspire us. You just have to be ready to catch inspiration when it hits.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.What happened to Okorafor after her operation?

A.She couldn't go to college anymore.

B.It took her a long time to wake up.

C.She couldn't walk and she was in great pain.

2.After he watched Blade Runner, the writer________________.

A.found that the movie's music was similar to his

B.was inspired to write new music

C.decided to make his own film

3.The underlined word "impact" in the passage means _____________in Chinese.

A.影响 B.熏陶 C.诱导

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

A.Before Okorafor got well, she lost her mind and went crazy

B.The book Finding Creativity in the Unexpected was written by a magical woman.

C.The writer's inspiration comes from other people's music, books, movies and moments in everyday life.

5.The writer wrote this story to tell us _______________________.

A.how our imaginations work in real life

B.how he was inspired to create music

C.how inspiration can come from surprising places

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