(2013·安徽名校联考Ⅱ)—You've dropped ________ “s” in the word “acros”．
—Oh, ________ letter “s” should be doubled like this “across”．
A．a; a B．an; a C．an; the D．the; the
(2013·安徽名校联考Ⅰ)We Chinese have a dream— ________ dream to turn a welloff life into ______ reality by 2020.
A．a; / B．the; / C．a; a D．the; the
(2013·山东日照二模)The teacher praised me for ________ progress I'd made, which was ________ great encouragement to me.
A．the; / B．the; a C．/; a D．/; /
(2013·河北石家庄教学质检Ⅱ)Liang Bo, the champion of the Voice of China, is a man of ________ few words but has ________ remarkable inner strength.
A．/; a B．a; a C．the; / D．/; the
如今，我们在车站、餐厅、商场等公共场所都能看见许多成年人和小孩在不停地摆弄手机。请你针对这一现象，用英语写一篇短文。词数100左右，要点包括：
1．描述现象；
2．分析原因(至少两条)；
3．说明影响；
4．提出建议。
“It is one of the few bright spots in the Chinese economy，” says Zeng Ming. He is talking about ecommerce. Mr. Zeng, the chief strategy officer for Alibaba, a giant Chinese Internet firm, predicts that digital transactions on his firm's platforms will top 1 trillion yuan($159 billion) this year—more than Amazon's and eBay's combined. That is a bold claim, but consider what happened on Singles Day.
Invented a few years ago by students and seized upon by digital marketers, this festival for lonely hearts falls annually on the 11th day of the 11th month(since 1 is the loneliest number). It is like St Valentine's Day, only worse. Singletons show each other with tender gifts: a barrage of pearls; a storm of sweets.
This November 11th they spent a surprising 19 billion yuan on Alibaba's online platforms—a fourfold increase on a year ago, and more than double what Americans spent online last Cyber Monday(the Monday after Thanksgiving, when retailers urge Americans to shop online). About 100 million purchases were logged, accounting for 80% of the packages shipped that day. Couriers(快递员) were buried in parcels.
So life is good for China's etailers. Then? Not exactly. The number of digital marketers is increasing and online sales are booming. Consumers are enjoying lower prices, better service and more variety. The problem? The pressure on profits in Chinese ecommerce is worse than in America, reckons Elinor Leung of CLSA, a broker. “Almost no one makes money，” she says.
The fiercest battles are being fought between online retailers and their bricksandmortar(实体的) rivals. Dangdang, a firm that resembles Amazon, and 360buy, another online retailer, have cut prices fiercely. Tencent, a cashrich online giant known for its instantmessaging software, is splashing out to win market share. 360buy has also just raised $400 millon from investors to do the same. But it is unclear how much longer such firms can burn through capital.
1.What's the best title of this passage?
A．The Ambition of Alibaba
B．Fierce Competition between Retailers
C．A New Festival for the Singles
D．Chinese Booming Ecommerce
2.According to Zeng Ming, this year Alibaba will ________.
A．outweigh Amazon and eBay in worldwide influence
B．rank top among all the Internet firms
C．have more than 159 billion dollars' sale
D．create another sales miracle just like the one on Singles Day
3.How many packages were shipped on November 11th from Alibaba's online platforms?
A．About 80 million. B．About 100 million.
C．About 125 million. D．About 180 million.
4.What's the author's attitude towards online retailers in China?
A．Optimistic. B．Concerned.
C．Sympathetic. D．Indifferent.
