BEIJING — Rising smartphone star Xiaomi is moving upmarket and taking aim at Apple's iPhone. The Chinese maker known for low-priced phones on Thursday unveiled (发布) a new model that Chairman Jun Lei said is comparable to Apple's iPhone 6 but thinner, lighter and much cheaper. The phone starts at 2, 299 yuan ($375), less than half the 5,288 yuan ($ 865) price of an iPhone 6 in China.
Xiaomi, founded in 2010, passed South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. in the second quarter of last year as the best-selling smartphone brand in China by number of phones sold. The company is expanding into India and other developing markets but has yet to announce plans to enter the United States or Europe.
Xiaomi "is a respected brand that already has an Apple-like following" in China, said analyst Brian Blair, who tracks mobile device makers at Rosenblatt Securities. Apple is still a relatively small player in China, selling about 45 million iPhones there last year, Blair estimates, but will continue to grow.
"Apple is very much a premium (高端的) brand," said Blair. "The company that's more at risk is Samsung, which has been losing share in that market."
Privately held (私人控股的) Xiaomi said last year's sales tripled to 61. 1 million phones and revenue (收益) more than doubled to 74. 3 billion yuan ($12.2 billion). The company, based in Beijing, recently completed a round of fundraising from investors that it said valued Xiaomi at $ 45 billion, making it one of the world's most valuable technology brands.
Xiaomi ran into legal trouble in India in December after a court blocked sales while it hears a complaint by Sweden's LM Ericcson that the Chinese company violated its patents（专利）.
In a blog post earlier this month, Lei called the case a "rite of passage" (成年礼) for a young company.
1.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Xiaomi sold more cellphones than Samsung in 2010 in China.
B. Compared to Xiaomi, Apple's iPhone 6 is thinner and lighter.
C. Low-price is Xiaomi's advantage over Apple's iPhones.
D. The company is expanding into the United States or Europe.
2.What can be inferred from the passage according to Brian Blair?
A. More than 45 million iPhones will be sold this year.
B. Xiaomi can beat Apple in the market of China.
C. He thinks Xiaomi is superior to Apple.
D. Samsung will be closed for losing share in the market.
3.How is the 5th paragraph developed?
A. By giving examples.
B. By analyzing cause and effect.
C. By providing data.
D. By making comparisons.
4.What's the attitude of Jun Lei towards the case of Xiaomi in India?
A. Negative. B. Satisfied.
C. Positive. D. Doubtful.
书面表达
你们班英语课上进行了一场有关偶像崇拜的讨论，同学们提出了不同的看法，请根据下面提示写一篇有关讨论的英语短文。
注意：1.词数100左右；文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。
2．可适当发挥，使行文连贯。
3．参考词汇：偶像—idol；崇拜—worship
Our class have had a discussion about idol worship.
短文改错
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Today, my foreign teacher Tim and I went to the People’s park together. We take a taxi and it wasn’t long before we arrived at the park. On seeing the green trees and beautiful flower, Tim couldn’t wait for to take pictures. It was at that moment when we found his camera was missing. He was very worried but searched all over his backpack. Sadly, he just couldn’t find it. Suddenly it struck me that he might have left it in the taxi. So I immediately got touch with the taxi company. About half an hour later, the driver returned a camera. Both of us were gratefully to the driver, and Tim, in particular, insisted on have a photo taken with him. Tim and I enjoyed themselves during the rest of the day
完成句子
1.Some students are they spend too much time on them. (许多学生对电脑如此着迷以至于在电脑上花费了太多时间。)
2.The singer was Freddy. (我们熟悉的歌手是Freddy。)
3.More attention the rare wild animals in danger of .
(濒临灭绝的珍稀野生动物正收到更多的关注.)
4.Since the 1970s many new for me. (许多新的用途被发现了)
5. if you could come to the dinner party. (如果你能来参加宴会，我将不胜感激。)
第一节 根据提示，用单词的适当形式填空
1.Our government is making preparation in case a new situation .(出现)
2.Bob was quite ________ (幽默), and I liked that about him.
3.Personally speaking, I a great importance to reading widely.
4.It’s a disease which ________ (影响)mainly older people.
5.She wanted to be the first woman to climb Mount Qomolangma, and she almost _____.(成功)
6.According to laws, the children under ten are not allowed to be e as workers in a factory.
7.It was such a r to hear that Martha was found safe and well.
8.My g________ is to study hard, get a good job and support my family.
9.Whales are still being h and killed in the Arctic.
10.After years of hard work, his dream has become a r________ .
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many 1. (music) meet and form a band because they like to play and write their own music. They may start 2. a group of high-school students, for whom 3. (practice) their music in someone’s house is the first step to fame. Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so 4. they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments. Later they may play in pubs or clubs, for which they 5. (pay) in cash. Of course they hope 6. (make) records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires. However, There was one band 7. (call) Monkees that started in a different way. They played jokes on each other as well as played music, 8. music and jokes were loosely based on “The Beatles”. Their 9. (excite) performances were copied by other groups. 10. it broke up in 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.
