Group–buying in China
Modeled after US hot website Groupon.com, group buying websites are now popular in China. These websites use the power of group buying to get competitive discounts （打折）for a daily deal on some best stuff to do, see, eat and buy in the cities across China. Discounts are available within just one click. Zhao lei, a software engineer in Beijing, loves the one-hour lunch break at noon, as it is the best time for him to check “today’s special” at his favorite group buying websites . Sometimes he searches for great deals at directory sites devoted to the new shopping space. Zhao spends around 800 yuan ($117.65) on group buying every month, mostly to buy food coupons （优惠劵）for eating at some nice restaurants and occasionally to find something fun to do. ‘‘I love group buying. In addition to the competitive discounts it offers, it helps me get something fun, exciting and new, and such surprises give me a reason to try something new,” he said. When he finds a really good bargain, he will send the link to friends or colleagues through MSN,QQ, or e-mail, or share the information at some social networking websites. In doing so, he often gets a certain cut off the price. At some sites, buyers are invited to leave notes about what they want to buy and the website will consider it if similar applications（申请）reach a certain number. That is how Zuo got her digital camera after waiting for two months. “It is cool. I want to buy a new digital camera for my trip to Switzerland this winter, but I never expected such cheap prices!” Zuo said.
1.We can learn from the passage that________.
A. China is the first country to start group buying
B. the price of group buying depends on the market
C. you can’t get the best you need through group buying
D. group buying is becoming popular in China
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Zhao Lei has to spend about 800 yuan on group buying per month.
B. Zhao Lei never surfs at other directory sites for group buying.
C. Zhao Lei finds it easy to do group buying.
D. Zhao Lei can’t buy food coupons to eat at a nice restaurant.
3.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Zhao Lei’s online purchasing life.
B. Group buying
C. The US hot websites
D. A new digital camera
4.Zhao Lei succeeded in getting a certain cut off the price by__________.
A. bargaining face to face
B. discussing with the sellers
C. providing the link to others
D. inviting others to talk about the price
I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签 ) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed！” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬 ) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. “Thanks.”
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in cleaning up and holding on.
1.What made Kate so angry one evening?
A．She couldn't find her books.
B．She heard the author shouting loud.
C．She got the news that her grandma was ill.
D．She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.
2.The author tidied up the room most probably because ________.
A．she was scared by Kate's anger
B．she hated herself for being so messy
C．she wanted to show her care
D．she was asked by Kate to do so
3.How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?
A．By analyzing causes. B．By showing differences.
C．By describing a process. D．By following time order.
4.What might be the best title for the story?
A．My Friend Kate B．Hard Work Pays Off
C．How to Be Organized D．Learning to Be Roommates
Sooner or later, most students are to take some form of English examinations. Often the more successful students are better prepared. However, sometimes students who do well have better test taking skills. These abilities really have nothing to do with understanding English better. They are skills that make taking the test easier, and therefore provide better results.
Here are some very important—and often ignored—guidelines to taking a test successfully.
Do not insist on completing each question before going to the next. This is extremely important. Remember one question may only be worth one point! You will become nervous when you fail to find out its answer, making you lose your concentration and leading to worse results. However, answering the questions you are sure you know results in your being more relaxed and feeling more confident.
Go through the test a second time working out the answers to more difficult questions. Sometimes questions asked are answered in later questions asking for different things.
Usually(but not always) a strong first impulse(冲动) means we know the answer and we don’t really have to think about it too much. Going back to think about it usually makes you unsure and often causes a mistake. This is very common, so be very careful!
If you don’t know the answer, write something. If you are answering a 4 possibility multiple choice question you will still have a 25% chance of being correct!
Taking a test is as much for you as is for your teacher, so never cheat. If you cheat, you don’t help yourself in the long run.
1.In the first paragraph, the writer stresses the importance of ______.
A. better preparations for exams.
B. better understanding of English.
C. better skills at taking exams.
D. better results of taking exams.
2.When taking an exam, you are advised ______.
A. to first answer the questions which are easier to you.
B. to depend on your first impulse to answer the questions.
C. to search the test paper for all the answers to the questions.
D. to give up the questions whose answers you don’t know.
3. It is common that many students______.
A. pay much attention to their testing skills.
B. often give up a difficult test halfway.
C. often get higher results by cheating.
D. don’t believe in their first impulse.
4. What would be the best title of the passage?
A. Effective Studying Methods.
B. Effective Test Taking Skills.
C. Getting Better Exam Results.
D. Being Successful Students.
4月12日，星期天上午，你们班同学骑车到学校附近的公园组织了一次环保活动。请根据下表内容，写一篇日记，发表你对此次活动的看法。
1组 | 扫除：清理废纸、烟蒂、塑料袋等废弃物 |
2组 | 宣传：树立标牌，告诉游客要爱护花木 |
3组 | 演讲：向游客宣传“白色污染”的害处以及保护环境的重要性 |
你的看法 | …… |
注意：
1．日记必须包括表内所有的内容，可以适当增加细节，使内容连贯；
2．日记格式及首句已给出，不列入总词数；
3．词数：100词左右。 4．参考词汇：烟蒂cigarette end 标牌 board
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Mr. Turner turned over in bed from time to time in last night, for he was very excited that he could not fall asleep. Yesterday morning, he went to a big gardening company, knowing as Green Fingers, for the interview. Mr. Turner, that liked to help his grandfather grow flowers in the garden, looking forward to the job offered by the company. When he got to the company, he found there were many people waiting there and he had no ideas whether he could get the job. While waited, he helped the workers there to remove the fallen trees and clear the road. Unluckily, he was the only one who finally got the job, so the manager decided to give the job to whoever he believed was helpful.
教材单词检测 （共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）
1.The only ______ to getting Ellen out of danger is to send her to Norway, a country free from the war. (方法)
2.Food supplies in Copenhagen was ______ ______ (下滑)，not to mention tea or bee.
3.Living in ______ with the Jews in Denmark has long been a tradition, so when the war broke out, many managed to help them. (和谐相处)
4. Beijing, the capital city of China, ______ ______ ______ lots of historical relics as well as places of interest. (有幸享有)
5.Due to the lack of food, ______ (starve) has been a common phenomenon in the war.
6.It is indeed ______ of Annemarie's parents to take Ellen to Uncle Henrik's, where Ellen would be shipped away. (考虑周全的)
7. ______ ______ is one of the basic requirements for students. (守时)
8.Kirsti, an ______ girl and aged so young, suffered a lot from the war ------ no cupcakes or real leathered shoes.(天真无邪的)
9.The truth that the Jews would be taken away by the German soldiers finally ______, so Ellen had to be sent away immediately, together with her parents. (出现)
10.The English ______ of the novel, instead of the Chinese, is what you students should be devoted to.
