Sina Weibo, one of the country’s most popular micro-blogging sites, has launched a paid service. For a 10 yuan ($ l.57) monthly fee, users get a membership on their Sina Weibo accounts.
According to Xu Yuanyuan, a member of the marketing team at Sina, the move is to guarantee a more convenient and safer environment for users. But despite the company’s efforts to increase income, it seems that most of its 300 million users still prefer the free version.
The premium membership (高级会员) plans ,announced by the company on Monday, brought about negative comments from its users .
“The current service is good enough for me”, said a Beijing-based micro-blogger. “I don’t really need those value-added services and it might be a waste of money. I might consider paying for it if some more features are added.”
Dong Xu, an analyst with consulting firm Analysis International, said that Sina shouldn’t expect a great increase in income brought by the new services. The free services are enough for most users, Dong said. “The company has been making attempts at different profit models since last year. A potential source of income could be gaming. Games and advertisements are so far the two biggest sources of income.” she said.
Other micro-blogging service providers have not yet followed suit. Fang Gang, vice-president of rival Sohu, said via e-mail on Tuesday that Sohu’s micro-blogging service will never charge users. “It’s good news for us. Users can come to our website if they have to pay for services (at Sina).” Fang said.
1.Most of Sina Weibo’s users .
A. aren’t satisfied with its free version
B. show no interest in its paid services
C. are looking forward to new services
D. think highly of its new paid version
2.What’s Dong Xu’s attitude towards Sina Weibo’s new services increasing income?
A. Negative. B. Confident .
C. Indifferent. D. Positive .
3.Why did Fang Gang consider Sina Weibo’s charging its users good news?
A. Because Sina will make more money.
B. Because Sina will lose the whole Weibo market.
C. Because Sohu will attract more users.
D. Because Sohu will offer free services.
4.What can be inferred from the text?
A. Most of Weibo websites will charge their users.
B. Sina Weibo’s new move will be a great success.
C. Sina Weibo’s users will enjoy more services.
D. A large number of Weibo users like playing games.
5.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Sina Weibo Faces Great Challenges
B. Sina Weibo Launches Paid Services
C. Sina Weibo Expects Income Increase
D. Sina Weibo Becomes More Convenient
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1—10的相应位置上。
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, 1. (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged 2. their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One pe rson was killed, 3. several people seriously hurt and a number of other people slightly injured. Altogether over two hundred people were 4. (home) after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I 5. (eat) with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down 6. top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was 7. missing. I went back inside and found him, safe 8. very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong 9. husband had just left for work said that she felt her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
Soldiers helped to take people out of 10. flooded area and the welfare department brought food, clothes and shelter.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a recent airing of "Unsolved Mysteries", there was a young boy who was the victim of the holocaust(大屠杀).He'd been in a work camp for several years and somehow had managed to survive the of his imprisonment.
The story was of a boy - now in his sixties - and his quest to find an American soldier who had a kindness to him by some food. It might seem ,but to this child, who had seen nothing but and inhumanity for as long as he could remember, it was a that marked a turning point in his life, for he had lost hope .When he was liberated by the American forces, he was dying. He, needed food. As he was staggering along the road a young soldier down from his tank and gave him some of his supplies. With this one act of generosity, a kind American had aroused the again that there really was some good in the world. And the boy never it. The boy later went to America, raised a family, became successful and worked hard to repay the he had received with his own.
Actually there were so many similar acts of generosity that it would be almost impossible to know for sure who the soldier was.
We all have a choice: to create more light in the world. As Confucius it over 2500 years ago, "It is better to light one small candle than to the darkness."
As the story above so nicely small gestures can often generate huge blessings. If we're constantly looking for and doing kind acts, we will no doubt bring more joy into the world around us as well as into our own world!
1.A. stationed B. placed C. distributed D. treated
2.A. horror B. embarrassment C. relief D. annoyance
3.A. held on B. agreed on C. focused on D. passed on
4. A. guaranteeing B. offering C. presenting D. contributing
5.A. unbelievable B. troublesome C. insignificant D. convenient
6.A. difficulty B. curiosity C. sympathy D. cruelty
7.A. wave B. fate C. gesture D. duty
8.A. highly B. mostly C. hopefully. D.badly
9.A. moved B. jumped C. turned D.dashed
10.A.honesty B. loyalty C. trust D. belief
11.A.forgot B. remembered C. delivered. D.reflected
12.A.food B. mercy C. kindness D. credit
13.A.made B. put C. took D. got
14.A.curse B. pray C. swear D. appreciate
15.A.declares B. argues C. illustrates D. expands
假设你是红星中学高三（1）班学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文，记述上周六你和父母去地坛公园认养树木的过程。
注意：词数不少于60。
请你给外教Jeff写一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1. 告诉他你在学校演讲比赛中获得了第一名；
2. 感谢他在口语及演讲技巧上给予的帮助。
注意：1. 词数不少于50。
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jeff,
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Yours,
Li Hua
Online courses are a terrific way for busy people. 1. You might have a full time job with a packed schedule and need to study at irregular times. You might want to benefit from the quality of education in another country. In this article you will learn about what it takes to succeed in online courses.
2. Time management is an important skill to develop. First, calculate how much time you will need to study every day. Then, allot（分配）a specific time in your schedule for studying. If you are busy during the day, then separate a few hours at night for studies. If you do not schedule study time, chances are you will not get any.
Then, the good place to study can be different from student to student. Some prefer to study in complete silence. Others need some kind of soft music around them to concentrate. 3.
It can be easy to get distracted（分散）when it is time to study. One of the most common mistakes students of online courses make is leaving their chat and email accounts open while studying. This may seem like a small distraction, but it can end up wasting a lot of your time. 4.
In conclusion, it takes hard work and concentration to succeed in online courses. 5.
The more effort you put into learning the course material, the better equipped you will be to succeed in your professional career.
A. Online courses may not be a good choice for you.
B. There are many reasons you might want to take online courses.
C. In order to succeed in online learning, you have to have some specific skills.
D. Remember online courses are designed to give you the knowledge to succeed.
E. The secret to succeeding in online courses is learning how to manage your time.
F. If you leave the door open for distraction it will come in and make itself at home.
G. For the most part, a quiet room away from your busy and noisy home or office is recommended.
