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Google has been collecting tons of data about smartphone usage around the world. Here are some of the most surprising and interesting facts： Android is most popular in Japan, with 55% of respondents(调查对象) using it, compared with 39% for iOS.Android is also number one in a few other countries, including New Zealand (41%), the US(40%), and China (38%)． iOS is farthest ahead in Switzerland, with 52% usage vs 23% for Android.Other countries where iOS is far ahead include Australia (49% vs 25% Android), Canada (45% vs 23% Android and 23% Blackberry), and France (43% vs 25% Android)． In Egypt, Windows Mobile is far more popular than iOS.13% of survey respondents use the Microsoft smartphone platform, behind Symbian (19%) and Android (14%). iOS is very far down at 4%. Mobile social networking is biggest in Mexico and Argentina, where 74% and 73% of users visit a social network daily.But mobilesocial is weak in Japan where 34% of users never visit a social network on their phone, and this figure rises to 41% in Brazil. Watching video is most popular in Saudi Arabia, with 59% of respondents doing it daily.Number two is Egypt, with 41%. Chinese users shop from their phones.59% of Chinese users do this, compared with only 41% in secondplace Egypt.Chinese users also love to write reviews.41% of them write a review of a local business after looking it up on their smartphone.Number two, Japan, is far behind, with only 24% of respondents doing this. 。 1.Which of the following best describes the usage of the smartphone operating systems in Egypt? A．Windows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian＞Android B．Android＞Windows Mobile＞iOS＞Symbian C．iOS＞Android＞Symbian＞Windows Mobile D．Symbian＞Android＞Windows Mobile＞iOS 2.In which of the following countries is mobile social networking least popular? A．Brazil. B．Japan. C．Mexico. D．Argentina. 3.In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the passage? A. Health. B. Environment. C. Technology. D. Entertainment.
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The first robot rover to land on the Moon in nearly 40 years, China's Jade Rabbit, has begun sending back photos, with shots of its lunar lander(登月飞行器). Jade Rabbit rolled down a ramp lowered by the lander and on to the volcanic plain known as Sinus Iridum at 04：35 Beijing time on Saturday (20：35 GMT)．It moved to a spot a few metres away, its historic short journey recorded by the lander. On Sunday evening the two machines began photographing each other. A Chinese flag is clearly visible on the Jade Rabbit as it stands deployed on the Moon's surface.
Ma Xingrui, chief mander of China's lunar programme, declared the mission (任务)a “plete success”. The first soft landing on the Moon since 1976 is the latest step in China's ambitious space programme, says BBC science reporter Paul Rincon. The lander will operate there for a year, while the rover is expected to work for some three months. The Chang'e3 mission landed some 12 days after being launched atop a Chinesedeveloped Long March 3B rocket from Xichang in the country's south. The official Xinhua news service reported that the lander began its descent(下降)on Saturday just after 13：00 GMT, touching down in Sinus Iridum (the Bay of Rainbows) 11 minutes later. “I was lucky enough to see a prototype rover(原型月球车) in Shanghai a few years ago it's a wonderful technological achievement to have landed，” Prof Andrew Coates, from UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory, told BBC News. Chang'e3 is the third unmanned rover mission to touch down on the lunar surface, and the first to go there in more than 40 years. The last was an 840kg (1,900lb) Soviet vehicle known as Lunokhod2, which was kept warm by polonium(钋)210. But the sixwheeled Chinese vehicle carries a more sophisticated payload(复杂的有效负荷), including groundpenetrating radar which will gather measurements of the lunar soil and crust. 1.What does the text mainly talk about? A．China's space and aeronautics industry develops quickly. B．The importance of China's space and aeronautics industry. C．China's Jade Rabbit Moon rover sends back first photos. D．Chang'e3 is the third unmanned rover mission to touch down on the lunar surface. 2.After ________ years' hard and scientific work, the first soft landing on the Moon has made such great progress. A．nearly 40 B．37 C．64 D．more than 40 3.The purpose that the Chinese moon rover has visited the moon is to ________. A．do some research about the moon B．be the first settler on the moon C．to plant the Chinese flag onto the moon D．send a lovely jade rabbit onto the moon 4.From the text, we know that the lander began its descent on Saturday just after ________ Beijing time. A．13：00 B．20：00 C．22：00 D．21：00
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Brighton: It is a seaside resort on the English Channel. Only 50 miles from London, it offers a good variety of lively entertainment. It is a cheerful place, busy and crowded in the summer, but alive in every season of the year. Its royal pavilion(布莱顿皇宫)is a masterpiece of English architecture. Durham: Whatever travelers see or don't see in England, they must see this city, in the northeast, just south of NewcastleuponTyne. No one will forget the sight of its cathedral(教堂)and castle rising together on a steep hill overlooking a loop in the River Wear, which almost surrounds them. The cathedral itself is one of the great medieval(中世纪的，公元476～1500)buildings in Europe. Liverpool: A port in the northwest of England which possesses a quality that is not found in quite the same way anywhere else in England: the quality of grandeur (壮观). Liverpool has this grandeur in its site on the broad River Mersey (more than half a mile wide) with the houses rising near it; in its great dock buildings, its broad streets, and its two enormous cathedrals. Edinburgh: It has long been the capital of Scotland. Edinburgh Castle is Edinburgh's important building, controlling the city from its perch on a rock over a hundred meters above sea level. Another important building is the Palace of Holyrood House, begun by James Ⅲ around 1500. Between the castle and the palace is the Royal Mile, which was the center of Edinburgh life before the 17th century and is fascinating to visit now. 1.Which is the suitable time to visit Brighton ? A．Only summer B．All the year around C．Holidays D．Weekdays 2.Which of the following place mentions both a castle and a cathedral ? A．Brighton B．Durham C．Liverpool0 D．Edinburgh 3.From this article, which of the following statements is WRONG? A．Around the broad River Mersey you can enjoy the unique quality of Liverpool . B．The sight of Durham's cathedral and castle is probably best seen from the banks of the Riverwear . C．The Palace of Holyrood House is much older than the cathedral in Durham. D．Edinburgh Castle was built over a hundred meters above sea level. 4.This article can be found in ________. A．a travel magazine B．a daily newspaper C．a chapter of science fiction D．a column in the financial press
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For the first time, researchers have discovered that some plants can kill insects in order to get additional nutrients. New research shows that they catch and kill small insects with their own sticky hairs near the roots and then absorb nutrients through their roots when the insects are killed and fall to the ground. Professor Mark Chase, of Kew and Queen Mary, University of London, said: “The cultivated (改良的) tomatoes and potatoes still have the hairs. Tomatoes in particular are covered with these sticky hairs. They do trap small insects on a regular basis. They do kill insects.” The number of these carnivorous plants is thought to have came up to 50 percent and many of them have until now been wrongly regarded as among the most harmless plants. Among them are species of petunia(矮牵牛), some special tobacco plants and cabbages, some varieties of potatoes and tomatoes, etc. Researchers at Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, which carried out the study, now believe there are hundreds more killer plants than previously realized. It is thought that the technique was developed in the wild to get necessary nutrients in poor quality soil and even various plants grown in your vegetable garden still have the ability. The researchers, publishing their finding in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, said: “We may be surrounded by many more murderous plants than we think.” “We are accustomed to thinking of plants as being immobile and harmless, and there is something deeply frightening about the thought of meateating plants，” they added. 1.Tomatoes and potatoes kill insects to ________. A．get more sticky hairs B．make themselves grow better C．make their roots stronger D．avoid falling down to the ground 2.The word “carnivorous” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________. A．fastgrowing B．harmless C．insectkilling D．nutritious 3.The insectkilling technique of vegetables is developed most probably through ________. A．evolution of species B．helps from other garden plants C．artificial cultivation D．nutrients preserved in rich soil 4.The text is probably taken from ________. A．a student book B．a science fiction C．a scientific repot D．a bulletin board
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Last November, Nick heard a disorder at a party. A group of people had ____ outside, pointing at something floating in the Bay. As he ran to ____， he soon saw what was wrong: Two kids in a boat were caught in the ____ and being pulled out to sea. Tim and Jack had climbed into a boat anchored nearby and had rowed out to ____ a football. Reaching beyond the calm waters, the ____ fitted to the boat caught the wind and pulled it into open water. They tried to row back. But they were no ____ for the wind and turned around in circles. Nick dashed to the farthest of land. The boat was already just a ____ on the sea. He knew that the ____ boat would soon be overtaken by the huge waves, and that it was 2 degrees. Nick jumped into the ____ cold water. Every 90 yards, he raised his head to assess his ____. At one point, he considered turning back before managing to yell to them, “Take down the umbrella！” Tim battled with the ropes holding the umbrella. Finally he loosened the ropes and ____ the umbrella. Then Nick caught up, but soon waves crashed over the boat, which began to sink. Nick ____ it would be faster to pull them toward the nearest bank. They ____ wore life jackets , which Nick held in one hand, swimming ____.“Are we there？” they asked repeatedly. “Yes，” Nick ____ them each time. It was 30 minutes before they got to the bank and stayed as close as possible for ____. Worn out, Nick had hardly arrived when he ____.It was an hour later when he found himself in a hospital that he came to. Asked what it took him to make the ____ move, he replied: It is ____ to step out of the comfort zone. Being an onlooker is a cautious existence, but ____ we should never be stuck in. Stand by or stand up. 1.A.played B．gathered C．laughed D．cried 2.A.investigate B．find C．ask D．join 3.A.sands B．rain C．waves D．sun 4.A.kick B．borrow C．buy D．recover 5.A.life jacket B．umbrella C．rope D．anchor 6.A.match B．strength C．power D．force 7.A.ball B．dot C．line D．light 8.A.lost B．delicate C．old D．damaged 9.A.bitterly B．absolutely C．fairly D．helplessly 10.A.progress B．weather C．strength D．energy 11.A.threw B．opened C．closed D．freed 12.A.decided B．said C．declared D．recognized 13.A.awkwardly B．carefully C．slowly D．easily 14.A.hopefully B．cautiously C．continuously D．desperately 15.A.told B．comforted C．discouraged D．supported 16.A.food B．pleasure C．warmth D．help 17.A.passed out B．passed away C．passed off D．passed by 18.A.warm B．generous C．proud D．brave 19.A.easy B．tough C．interesting D．dull 20.A.which B．that C．one D．it
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