India now leads the world in smartphone growth. It saw a 55% increase in the number of smartphones in 2014. The number of Web users increased by 37 %. Smartphones were the source of 65 % of its Internet traffic and 41 % of its e-commerce, according to a report by the analyst Mary Meeker, titled “Internet Trends 2015”.
India’s Internet boom has started. Within three or four years, almost every adult in India will own a smartphone. They will be used to order goods, read news, monitor crop growth and so on.
Indian adults will be very interested in these devices just as young Americans are. 87 % of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 who own smartphones say they never separate from these: “My smartphone never leaves my side.” Four out of five say that the first thing they do on waking is to reach for their smartphones. And three fifths believe that in the next five years everything will be done on mobile devices.
In the business world, the rise of mobile platforms is dramatically transforming many industries all over the world. What Indian software developers have to do is to start thinking about solutions to old problems by using all the features of these new devices. They need to take advantage of the unique properties of smartphones and tablets. As Indian software developers and enterprises master the smartphone, they will be able to export their solutions to the rest of the world.
This will make possible a new tech revolution that is greater than what created India’s IT industry in the 1980s and 1990s. We can expect the rapid transformation of India when a billion people become connected and have equal access to information and services.
1.Loads of numbers are used in Paragraph 1 to show _____________.
A. India’s smartphones increase most rapidly in the world
B. India has the most advanced IT industry in the world
C. India will be a superpower pretty soon
D. India will export new smartphones to the rest of the world
2.What will most young Americans do first the moment they wake up?
A. Read news. B. Shop online.
C. Get their smartphones. D. Check e-mails.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. India is the largest mobile maker in the world.
B. Indian farmers use smartphones to monitor crop growth..
C. Indian software developers have made great profits by selling their products abroad.
D. India saw a great boom in IT industry some 30 years ago.
4.Which can be the best title of the text？
A. More people, more smartphones
B. No dream, every Indian owns a smartphone
C. At hand, India’s next tech revolution
D.A small smartphone, a big use
In May, 2014, some Chinese tourists found a Chinese-character message “Ding Jinhao once visited here” on a statue of god in a 3500-year-old Egyptian temple. An angry tourist took the photograph of the scrawl and posted it on social media Sina Weibo. It was quickly spread and there were more than 100,000 comments during two weeks. Later, a 15-year-old Chinese boy was searched out as the person who caved this message. Many netizens expressed their anger and disappointment for the uncivilized behavior. They searched and identified the boy and then posted his personal information including the address and pictures online.
Over the weekend, his school’s website was hacked, and reporters flooded into his home in the city of Nanjing. Besieged by reporters, the child’s mother offered a formal apology for her son’s behavior. “We want to apologize to the Egyptian people and to people who have paid attention to this case across China.” the boy’s mother told the local newspaper.
With China’s economy booming over the past decades, a growing number of the country’s residents have become global tourists. Earlier this month, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang addressed: “Uncivilized behavior of some of tourists is giving this country a bad reputation abroad.” The discussion about Chinese quality was carried out on many media.
On the bright side, Egypt government described the damage to the temple as superficial（表面的）and could be restored and they would forgive the boy. While the act of Ding Jinhao symbolizes a national shame, meanwhile, many people concern about the child’s development and wish he could return to anonymity once more. “The boy has known his mistake and cried all night. He has to be moved around because reporters rushes to his house for interviews.” said a reporter who talked with the parents.
1.The passage is mainly about ________.
A. Chinese tour in Egypt
B. the wave caused by Chinese uncivilized behavior
C. the discussion on Chinese education
D. the importance of Weibo
2.What is the netizens’ attitude towards Ding’s behavior?
A. Critical. B. Doubtful.
C. Tolerant. D. Supportive.
3.The writer uses the quotation by Vice Premier Wang Yang to show ________.
A. Chinese people are influential
B. China is a civilized country
C. People shouldn’t go abroad
D. Some misconducts are bad for our image
4.From the last paragraph, we know ________.
A. the boy wasn’t hurt
B. the boy has caused irreparable（不可挽回的）damage to the statue
C. the boy has escaped from the public attention
D. many people hope the boy can live back a normal life
完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Hold Everything You Own!
An old farmer had lived on the same farm all his life. It was really a good farm with fertile soil, but with the passing of the years, the farmer began to think that maybe there was something _________ for him. Every day he found a new _________ for criticizing some feature of his old farm. Finally, he decided to _________ it. He listed the farm with a broker (经纪人) who quickly _________an advertisement emphasizing all the _________ of the farm.
When the broker read the ad to the farmer for his _________ of placing it in the local paper, the farmer listened _________ . When the broker had finished, the farmer cried out, “Hold everything. I’ve changed my _________. I’ve been looking for such a place all my life!”
I think you’ll _________ that each of us, from time to time, _________about things such as our home, our car, or our job. As human beings, it is _________ to want the best things in life.
The next time you find yourself _________ the relationship you have with your family, a neighbor or a friend, don’t worry. Human relationships have their ups and downs, so it is natural to _________ at times if you might be better off with someone else. If you ever find yourself in this mood, sit down in a _________ place and write an “obituary (讣告)” for that _________. Experience the powerful emotions that will surely overcome you when you_________ having to sum up a loved one’s life in a few paragraphs that could _________a newspaper obituary. Notice how easy it is to come up with nice things to say about the person. Notice how much _________there “was” in this person. Some day you may actually have to _________ this exercise “for real”, wipe the tears and then go and spend quality time with that person. _________ the moment and realize how lucky you are to have such a person.
1.A. cheaper B. briefer C. better D. easier
2.A. example B. method C. place D. reason
3.A. sell B. give C. move D. admit
4.A. found B. prepared C. answered D. placed
5.A. history B. sides C. edges D. information
6.A. interest B. sense C. approval D. coincidence
7.A. happily B. carefully C. proudly D. nervously
8.A. mind B. style C. question D. suggestion
9.A. prove B. state C. agree D. predict
10.A. worries B. thinks C. complains D. talks
11.A. popular B. difficult C. important D. natural
12.A. analyzing B. forgetting C. exploiting D. questioning
13.A. forgive B. wonder C. apologize D. learn
14.A. quiet B. safe C. familiar D. convenient
15.A. scientist B. person C. farm D. broker
16.A. imagine B. adopt C. avoid D. discuss
17.A. bring in B. hand out C. fit in with D. put up with
18.A. energy B. power C. expense D. goodness
19.A. begin with B. decide on C. belong to D. go through
20.A. Enjoy B. Save C. Review D. Expect
假如你是李华，是英国某所学校的交换生，你于2015年10月14日在商店购买的电脑坏了，请你根据下列提示给商店客服写一封信。
主要内容：
1．写作目的；
2．描述具体情况（黑屏，无法使用）；
3．建议解决办法（更换或退钱）；
注意：1. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；2. 词数100左右。
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Hua, an exchange student from China. _____________________________
_______________________________________________.
Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
I am travelling back with my parents from seeing my grandparents then it started to snow. At first, I thought it was fun and everything looked beautifully. I was looking forward to make a snowman in the playground at school the next day, and suddenly the car drove off road and into a channel. My father called the rescue team, but they said that would be a long time before they could reach us. However, we sang songs and told stories to pass the time. Several hour later, the rescue team pulled their car out of the channel. At last, we managed to drive very slowly to home. I would never forget this experience.
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。
I was traveling in a small place in New York. That place had no taxi for a short1.(distant). One had to take a rickshaw(人力车).
I called out for an old man in the waiting line. Before I got on the rickshaw, I 2.(automatic) asked how much he would charge to take me across to the Mall. I 3. (tell) “10 dollars”. Then I started bargaining. He just gave a hard smile and said, “Whatever you feel like, please give me. It is not necessary4.(bargain) on this small amount.”
I was a bit ashamed at myself and kept quiet while he continued, “5.(like) those taxis, my vehicle does not run on petrol or diesel(柴油) or even gas; 6. runs on my sweat. So please give it to me7.a smile, for the money has to feed so many 8.(hunger) mouths at home.”
When we reached the Mall, I gave him the money and the smile 9.requested and added a gentle pat on his back. He smiled back as if to give me a receipt and I would preserve his smile for10.long time.
