题目内容
Can you provide accommodation for thirty people?
解析:
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你能为三十人提供住宿吗? |
Kelly Reeves was getting ready for a trip when her phone slipped into a sink full of water. Panic moment! She quickly picked up the wet phone and tried to turn it on, but nothing worked. Her first reaction? She got dressed, drove to the nearest store, and bought a new mobile at full price.
A new study finds that fear of losing your phone is a common illness. About 66 percent of those surveyed suffer from nomophobia or “no mobile phone phobia”. Interestingly, more women worry about losing their phone than men.
Fortunately, there’s a solution.
The first step is to figure out if you have nomophobia. Checking your phone too often is one thing, but the true sign of a problem is that you can’t conduct business or go about your routine when the fear becomes so severe.
Do you go to unusual lengths to make sure you have your phone? That’s another sign of a problem. If you find you check your phone plenty of times per hour, or a total of an hour per day, there may be a problem.
Some of the treatments are similar to those for treating anxiety attacks: leaving the phone behind and not checking e-mail or text messages, and then learning to tolerate the after anxiety. Even if this leads to a high level of worry and stress, the solution is to push through the fear and learn to deal with not having your phone.
Of course, there are also technological alternatives. Luis Levy, a co-founder at Novy PR, says he uses an application called Cerberus that can automatically track the location of his phone. To find it, he can just go to a website and see the phone’s location.
He also insures his phone through a service called Asurion. The company’s description of its product reads like a prescription for anxiety:”60 million phones are lost, stolen or damaged each year. You’ll have complete peace of mind knowing that your phone is protected and you can quickly reconnect with family, friends and work, as soon as the very next day!”
1.Why does the author mention Kelly’s experience in the first paragraph?
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A.To introduce the topic for discussion. |
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B.To inform us that mobile phones are useful. |
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C.To warn us that we should be careful. |
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D.To tell us we should get phones ready for a trip. |
2.The underlined word “nomophobia” in Paragraph 2 means “ ” .
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A.habits of using mobile phones |
B.fear of losing mobile phones |
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C.eagerness for new mobile phones |
D.independence of mobile phones |
3.Which of the following is a way to treat nomophobia?
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A.Avoiding using a phone for some time |
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B.Learning more about modern technology |
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C.Protecting one’s phone against any damage |
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D.Not using a mobile phone in one’s daily work |
4.Why can the service called Asurion help to treat nomophobia?
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A.It lets you know other people also lose their phones. |
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B.It will give you a new phone through insurance. |
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C.It enables you to reconnect with your acquaintances. |
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D.It gives you a prescription to treat nomophobia |
5. What is the passage mainly about?
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A.Attitude toward mobile phones |
B.New mobile phone technology |
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C.Disadvantages of mobile phones |
D.Solutions to nomophobia |
What do you see from a handful of seeds? Some see green plants, some see blooming flowers, or just seeds. But one group of Shanghai students saw an opportunity to make money.
Eight students from No 2 Secondary School Attached to East China Normal University started a virtual(虚拟的)company selling different seeds and seed products. They successfully sold 28 pictures pasted with different seeds at a campus auction(拍卖)a week ago. The company, which has recruited around 20 student staff members, has earned over 2000 yuan in the past three months.
“We donated part of the money to a poor school in the countryside of Anhui Province. It's great to realize our ideal of ‘spreading love and culture with seeds’ after many tests and lots of hard work,” said Senior 2 Shi Chen, CEO of the company.
Just like any other company, Shi's didn't develop smoothly. Shi and her young colleagues(同事)used to sell fresh flowers and old books, and later found seeds might be something that their company could engage in. They bought seeds of various plants and flowers at low prices from a local farm and sold them in schools or on streets. The creative students also made accessories and pictures with different seeds.
With little business knowledge, the students had to learn new skills as the leaders of different departments, such as public relations (PR), sales and marketing. They persuaded a joint Sino-French company near their school to give them training in business management.
“They helped us overcome our shyness. We also learned quite a lot of business theory. I found communication skills and teamwork are very important for my job” said Senior 1 Qian Yifei.
The 16-year-old was elected as PR manager thanks to her talent for speaking. She is also in charge of after sales service, dealing with complaints and providing suggestions.
As the head of the company, CEO Shi has a lot more to think about. First of all, she has to learn how to make her colleagues work efficiently(高效地) as the company only opens at weekends due to all their studies.
“It makes the company more formal,” she said.
1.The purpose of opening the company is to .
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A.earn money for their education fees. |
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B.spread love and culture with seeds. |
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C.see whether they can open a company. |
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D.collect money to open a Hope School. |
2.According to Qian Yifei, what matters most in dealing with public relations?
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A.Communication skills and teamwork 。 |
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B.Creative and critical thinking. |
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C.Educational back ground. |
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D.Business theories. |
3.What does the word "it" (in the last paragraph) refer to?
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A.Selling seeds. |
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B.CEO. |
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C.Every colleague's knowledge. |
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D.To make her colleagues work efficiently. |
4.We can learn from the passage that____.
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A.the company is owned by 20 students. |
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B.the company is over-night successful. |
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C.the company sells fresh flowers and old books |
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D.the company gets much help from other company selling seeds. |