Range
At present,there are five network firms---China Telecom,China Unicom,Jitong Communications,China Netcom and China Mobile---that are allowed to operate IP services in China.Each company has its advantages in service.
Charge
As the Ministry of Information Industry co-ordinates,the charges of IP calls of the five companies are the same,0.30 yuan per minute for DDD calls.4.80 yuan per minute for IDD calls,2.50 yuan for calls from the mainland to Hong Kong,Macao,and Taiwan,and 1.50 yuan from Shenzhen to HK,Zhongshan and Zhuhai to Macao.IP callers don’t enjoy discounts on holidays.
China Telecom has the widest coverage.All cities in China with telephone access and most countries in the world are open to China Telecom’s IP card.
China Unicom’s IP card can reach 29 cities nationwide and more than 130 countries and regions worldwide.Jitong IP can access(接通)12 cities in China and over 70 countries and regions worldwide.
China Netcom’s IP card can reach 14 cities in China and 149 countries and regions in the world.
China Mobile’s IP card is open to only six cities nationwide but can access more than 200 countries and regions worldwide.
Voice quality
China Telecom realizes its IP service by the public Intermet,therefore net congestion(拥挤)and voice delay may sometimes disturb conversations.The other four companies have their private data networks,which help to increase transmission speeds and improve voice quality.
Other services
China Telecom,Jitong and China Mobile offer account transfer services.Users can transfer the remaining sum of money on one card to another card.
Jitong and Netcom Link their services with bank cards.One can enjoy IP’s service without an IP card.Bank card users can make IP phone calls with their bank card numbers,so they needn’t buy new IP cards and remember the new numbers again and again.
As for customer service,China Telecom,China Unicom and China Mobile provide free hot line service,while Jitong and Netcom charge for their services.
1.Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?
A.China Unicom charges IDD calls more than the other four firms. |
B.China Mobile’s coverage is the least of the five firms. |
C.China Telecom accesses many more cities nationwide than the other four. |
D.China Netcom is the only one to be allowed to operate IP service. |
2.If we want to access more foreign countries and regions with better voice quality,we’d better choose IP card.
A.China Unicom’s |
B.China Netcom’s |
C.China Mobile’s |
D.China Telecom’s |
3.When enjoying IP service, .
A.Jitong users needn’t buy IP cards |
B.China Telecom users needn’t buy new IP cards |
C.Netcom users have to link with a bank |
D.China Mobile users have to pay for their hot line service |
4.The passage mainly talks about .
A.differences between the five IP fims |
B.foundation of China’s five IP firms |
C.development of China’s five IP firms |
D.organization of the five IP firms |
It seems that some people go out of their way to get into trouble.That’s more or less what happened the night that Nashville Police officer Floyd Hyde was on duty.
“I was on the way to a personal-injury accident in West Nashville.As I got onto Highway 40,blue lights and sirens(警笛)going.I fell in behind a gold Pontiac Firebird that suddenly seemed to take off quickly down the highway.The driver somehow panicked at the sight of me.He was going more than a hundred miles an hour and began passing cars on the shoulder.”
But Hyde couldn’t go after him.Taking care of injured people is always more important than worrying about speeders,so the officer had to stay on his way to the accident.But he did try to keep the Firebird in sight as he drove,hoping another nearby unit would be able to step in and stop the speeding car.As it turned out,keeping the Firebird in sight was not that difficult.Every turn the Pontiac made was the very turn the officer needed to get to the accident scene.
Hyde followed the Pontiac all the way to his destination(目的地).At that point he found another unit had already arrived at the accident scene.His help wasn’t needed.Now he was free to try to stop the driver of the Firebird,who by this time had developed something new to panic about.
“Just about that time,” Hyde said,“I saw fire coming out from under that car,with blue smoke and oil going everywhere.He’d blown his engine.Now he had to stop.”
“After I arrested him.I asked him why he was running.He told me he didn’t have a driver’s license(执照).”
That accident cost the driver of the Firebird plenty---a thousand dollars for the new engine---not to mention the charges for driving without a license,attempting to run away,and dangerous driving.
1.The underlined word“panicked”in Paragraph 2 means .
A.feared |
B.hated |
C.excited |
D.satisfied |
2.The driver of the Firebird suddenly speeded down the highway because .
A.he was racing with another driver on the road |
B.he realized he had to hurry to the accident scene |
C.he thought the police officer wanted to stop him |
D.he wanted to overtake other cars on the shoulder |
3.Which of the following statements is true?
A.Someone else was taking care of the injured person. |
B.The Pontiac reached its destination at the accident scene. |
C.Hyde knew where he was going by following the right car. |
D.The policeman was running after a speeder on Highway 40 |
4.Choose the best title for the passage.
A.Going My Way? |
B.Help on the Way? |
C.Fun All theWay? |
D.Losing His Way? |
I had the privilege to visit the Bridge of Forgiveness in Palawan during the time when I was on the summer’s team.
After the long and exciting week,we had a chance to 21 the place where we were assigned(指定).We 22 the narrow hanging bridge made of two bamboos and a long rope which you can hold 23 for your life as you cross it. I was so afraid of 24 , especially here ,and I think most of us were not 25 to crossing so high a bridge 26 ,our team leader told us that we must cross this bridge in order to see the splendid falls that lie out on the other 27 .
“As you cross this bridge,think about 28 difficult,but it is possible”.
Many times in our lives we face 29 that we don’t expect---broken relationships,betrayal(背叛)of a friend, etc.,and all we can do is 30 . But I noticed that life must go on, and all the burdens must be 31 through forgiveness---forgiveness of yourself and others.
I didn’t understand my cousin 32 she told me I should 33 all those unfriendly guys with 34 . But as I grow older,I realize that lying in the past 35 and guilt will not serve me well.
Once I forgave serious 36 ,I noticed that I couldn’t forget them but every time I remembered them, I 37 . There aer no more pains brought just by the thought of them.
After all,life is good 38 all the hardships pains and difficulties,life teaches me to be 39 in facing and adversity(逆境)while at the same time it makes me 40 to those who suffer, If somebody does something terrible to me,I have to think back the bridge of forgiveness---difficult but possible.
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At weekends in Nanjing,you can often see many people outside some restaurants, to have dinners.
A.sit; wait |
B.seated; waiting |
C.seating; waiting |
D.sitting; wait |
An old lady came to the bus stop only the bus had gone.
A.to run ; to find |
B.running;to find |
C.and ran ; finding |
D.running; finding |
We would have avoided that terrible accident, Jack, the driver, too much that night.
A.but; had drank |
B.but; drank |
C.so; was drinking |
D.yet ; was drunk |