Alibaba starts taking the lead in China, simply enough, by connecting big Chinese manufacturers (制造商) with big buyers across the world. Its business-to-business site, Alibaba.com allows business to buy almost everything. Alibaba’s advantage isn’t hard to identify: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Its marketplaces attract 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a year — and Alibaba is just the middleman. It encourages people to use its markets — not charging small sellers a percentage of the sale.
If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience. I moved to Beijing almost a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded, polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings, and anything else my wife wanted. “You’re looking for what exactly? Why not try it?” my Chinese teacher asked me one day. With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.
Alibaba’s original business-to-business model now is second to consumer buying. Chinese retail (零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibaba’s profit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things you’ll ever find. TMall.com is Alibaba’s other big site, where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices. What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U.S. is how China has gone beyond traditional shopping — big-box retailers especially — in favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites. In smaller towns than Beijing, where big retailers have not yet traveled, shopping online is shopping, and shopping is Taobao.
I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how wide the marketplace is. Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping. I’m not even a big buyer, because I need friends to help me search the Chinese-language site. When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teacher’s iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.
1.Alibaba’s advantage mainly lies in _________.
A.its low price B.its big size
C.its not charging small sellers D.its business-to-business service
2.What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the passage?
A.Alibaba will continue to develop.
B.Alibaba stands out as the best online site.
C.Alibaba is of middle size among all the online sites.
D.Alibaba acts as a bridge between the buyers and sellers.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.TMall.com provides more profit than Taobao.
B.The author’s Chinese teacher is also an online purchase lover.
C.Taobao has no obvious advantage over other similar online sites.
D.Alibaba’s business-to-business service earns more than retail now.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A.Shopping online is Taobao.
B.How the author purchases online in China.
C.Alibaba greatly influences people’s daily purchase in China.
D.The influence of shopping online goes beyond traditional shopping.
La La Land is a 2016 American musical romantic drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a musician and an aspiring (有抱负的) actress who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles. The film’s title refers both to the city of Los Angeles and to the idiom for being out of touch with reality.
Chazelle wrote the screenplay in 2010 but did not find a studio willing to finance the production without changes to his design. Following the success of his 2014 film Whiplash, the project was picked up by Summit Entertainment. La La Land was first showed at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2016, and was released in the United States on December 9, 2016. It has gained over $432 million worldwide on a production budget of $30 million. La La Land took more than £6 million in its first weekend in UK cinemas, nearly £5 million more than any other film.
La La Land received great acclaim from critics and was regarded as one of the best films of 2016. Critics thought highly of Chazelle’s screenplay and direction, Gosling and Stone’s performances, and Justin Hurwitz’s score (配乐). It won in every category it was nominated (提名) for at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, with a record-breaking seven wins, and received 11 nominations at the 70th British Academy Film Awards, winning five. It received 14 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, tying the record for most nominations with Titanic (1997) and All About Eve (1950), and won the awards for Best Comedy, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.
1.Who plays the role of a musician in La La Land?
A.Damien Chazelle. B.Emma Stone.
C.Ryan Gosling. D.Justin Hurwitz.
2.The underlined word in Paragraph 3 most probably means “_______”.
A.criticism B.praise
C.refusal D.doubt
3.According to the passage, Titanic (1997) was nominated for _______ Academy Awards.
A.14 B.11
C.7 D.5
4.Which of the following is TRUE about the film La La Land?
A.Its title stands for the city of Los Angeles and a dreamland.
B.So far it has gained a profit of at least $432 million worldwide.
C.It was changed greatly from Chazelle’s original screenplay design.
D.It was first released at the Venice Film Festival on December 9, 2016.
March 25, 2020
Dear students and parents.
As our state continues to fight against the spread of COVID-19, the State Board of Education has voted to authorize the closure of all public schools in Oklahoma for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
Jenks Public Schools (JPS) will be transitioning to distance learning beginning April 6 through the end of the school year. All JPS school buildings and facilities will remain closed until further notice. All activities, athletic events, club meetings, school sponsored trips are canceled for the 2019-20 school year.
JPS administrators are working on plans for a district-wide distance learning program. Please be patient over the next week as these plans are finalized. As soon as more information is available, you will be notified.
The time being missed due to the coronavirus-related closure will not have to be made up. Summer will not be shortened and as of now, the start of the 2020-21 school year will not be delayed.
We recognize the disappointment and difficulty this closure is causing our students and families. Our thoughts go out to our senior class knowing they will not have the opportunity to walk across a graduation stage in front of their family, friends, and peers. Please be assured, we will find a way to honor our seniors and recognize their achievements.
None of this is easy but despite our distance, we are still one Trojan family. We will continue to love and support each other. We will always make decisions based on what is best for our students. Thank you for your trust. You will hear from us very soon.
Sincerely,
JPS Administration
1.What is the public schools’ plan for rest of the 2019-20 school year in Oklahoma?
A.Schools will be closed. B.Students will not have any class.
C.Students might go back to school. D.A distance learning program will be offered.
2.The time being missed due to the coronavirus-related closure will ______.
A.not affect school activities B.be made up during summer break
C.delay the start of the next school year D.not influence the start of the next school year
3.Jenks High School students graduating this year will _______.
A.be honored in a different way B.have difficulty graduating this year
C.walk across a graduation stage alone D.have a graduation ceremony without their parents
假定你是高三学生李华，你的同学王平春节去武汉探亲因新冠状病毒肺炎疫情迅速扩散，他有发热症状而暂时滞留武汉，请你代表全班同学给此时处于焦虑和郁闷中的他写一封英文慰问信。要点如下：
1. 对其表示关心和同情。
2. 对其表示安慰并提供帮助。
3. 表达愿望和祝福。
注意：1. 词数150左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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。
Nowadays, have sports is becoming more and more popular. As we know, a person who keeps on taking exercise regular will keep fit and live happy life.
My favourite sport is playing basketball. After school I usually spent half an hour on it, that not only builds up my body but also makes me refreshed. Playing basketball help me relax after a period of tired study and improves my study efficiency. Because playing basketball needs cooperation, so I have learned the spirit of teamwork. It is also a good way for me to make new friend. In a word, playing basketball enriches my life and makes me more confidence.
Come on! Let’s do sports together and enjoy a healthy life.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At present, working staff in many cities of China have resumed work in 1. orderly manner. Employees need to wear masks when they go to work. 2. (natural), there are concerns that masks might be insufficient（不足）.
Good news is that since last month, companies in Guangdong province, Beijing and Shanghai 3. (begin) to produce a new type of face mask, 4. uses a nanomaterial (纳米材料）membrane (薄膜) to filter bacteria, viruses 5. other pathogens, according to local health and medical products authorities.
The new masks are designed to meet the same 6. (standard) of N95, meaning they filter particles of all sizes with at least 95 percent 7. (efficient).
The masks are also easy 8. (breathe) through and are pretty comfortable. Besides, this new type of masks can 9. (reuse) up to 20 times depending on the user’s setting and wear time, the authorities said.
The retail price（零售价）for the masks 10. (create) by companies from Shanghai will be around 15 to 20 yuan each.
