We Chat, the Chinese social media smartphone app, saw an increase in user numbers of 41 per cent year on year to 500m at the end of 2014, in a sign that parent company Tencent is extending(拓展) its reach for the mobile internet. Revenue grew 24 per cent to Rmb20.98billion, slightly higher than forecasts, driven mainly by online gaming revenues.
It is unclear how much WeChat contributed to Tencent’s revenues but the app’s growth is a strong indicator of the company’s long-term health as it tries to adjust its business to be more suitable for mobile devices.
“We extended our leadership in games and online media, and made breakthroughs in emerging platforms such as online security . . . and mobile payments,” Ma Huateng, Tencent chairman, said in a statement.
WeChat is the second highest ranked app in China, behind QQ, Tencent’s other chatting app, which claimed to have 815m registered monthly users at the end of 2014. However, that figure is more than the total number of internet users in China, which the government puts at 640million.
Tencent has been unwilling to earn money through WeChat by flooding it with advertising, which could reduce efforts to increase the user base. But this is expected to change. Some analysts predicted that advertising would be introduced on later this year. Early attempts to test ads on the service have not always gone smoothly. After a BMW ad was introduced on some users’ feeds in January, many users complained of “discrimination” by Tencent’s data mining algorithm. They said it unfairly considered them as not wealthy or successful enough to view the sought-after BMW ad.
1.What is the main driving force of the Tencent’s income growth?
A、QQ B. WeChat
C. Online gaming D. Advertisments
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A. WeChat contributed most to Tencent’s profits.
B. WeChat is ranked behind app QQ in China.
C. Tencent wants to earn more through QQ
D. More advertising would not be introduced later this year.
3.What’s some users’ reaction after a BMW ad was introduced?
A. Unfair B. Untouched
C. Unclear D. Uninterested
4.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. WeChat , the Most Popular APP in China Now
B. Mobile Internet, the Most Potential Market for Tencent
C. Advertisements, the Most Important Part of Tencent’s Income
D. Tencent, the Most Influential Company in China
书面表达
一次英语课上，老师要求每人就自己喜欢的一句名人名言用英语谈谈自己的体会。假如你喜欢的名言是：The good seaman is known in bad weather．请你根据以下要点写一篇发言稿。
1．说出该名言的基本含义；
2．举例谈谈自己的感想。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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短文改错
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。错误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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
A recent survey shows that many students have got into some bad living habit，which do great harm to their health．
As we a11 know it，health is more important than wealth．Without a healthy body，you cannot do everything even if you are a millionaire．In order keep healthy，it’s necessary to get rid of unhealthy habits and form good ones．
First of all，eat a healthy breakfast is a great way to start the day．You should eat more fruit and vegetables，which are rich of vitamins．Secondly，getting enough sleep．Early to bed and early to rise make you feel great all day long．Lastly，take exercise every day to make your body strong．
As long as you form regularly habits and keep them，you’ll have a strong body and live the healthy life．
语法填空
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。
My aunt Betty is a typist who has always wanted to go on a time travel holiday．Last year she 1. (decide)to design her own time tour．She wanted to take a space capsule to AD 3050．The representative from 2. time travel company gave her the impression that the space capsule was easy 3. (handle)．He told her about its efficiency and safety. This increased her 4. (motivate)to take the DIY(Do It Yourself)time tour．However，her trip was not the instant success she had expected．When she pressed the switch to begin the journey there was a flash 5. the capsule’s engine died．No matter how hard she tried，Aunt Betty was unable to restart the engine，which made her 6. (terrify)．It seemed that the capsule was far from being efficient and 7. (rely)．She wondered whether some parts of the capsule had been manufactured from second-hand materials． 8. (obvious)it was quite unsafe for her to travel in，so instead of 9. (visit)settlements far in the future，Aunt Betty had to go to Hainan 10. her holiday!
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We were moving．Our new home would be across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge，in another district of New York City．We were _________ the only home I had ever known．To my_________ ，it occurred right before the beginning of sixth grade．Not only would I not be able to _________ elementary school with my friends，but I would have to start a new school life with new students who had known each other _________ me．I spent the summer _________ to a new neighborhood，but making friends didn’t come _________to me．
In addition，the _________of starting a new school life hung over me like a black cloud．The first day of school arrived too quickly，as I hadn’t _________ well．I entered my new classroom trying very hard not to appear as _________ as I felt，but it wasn’t easy．Twenty-eight kids turned to_________ me，which made me more nervous．
Mr Bernstein welcomed me to the class and _________ me to the other students．Then he _________ me to an empty desk in the back of the room，next to another girl．Her name was Janet and she was assigned to be my _________．I slowly walked across the room to take my seat．
Mr Bernstein began to rapidly _________ the requirements for our class．After class，we walked to the cafeteria，sat together and happily talked a lot about our _________．We both had two sisters，and she lived about a fifteen-minute walk away from my house．In addition，her parents were as _________ as mine：no make-up，nail polish，or stockings．The smiles on both our faces broadened with each new _________．On that first day in a new school，things turned out to be quite _________．
It has now been over thirty-five years．A lot of things have been_________ in both of our lives：graduation，college，marriage，divorce，and children．But the _________that began from that first day of middle school is still going strong．
1.A．repairing B．purchasing C．destroying D．1eaving
2.A．sadness B．delight C．surprise D．embarrassment
3.A．visit B．select C．finish D．enter
4.A．except B．besides C．1ike D．with
5.A．responding B．objecting C．sticking D．adjusting
6.A．easily B．clearly C．sharply D．freely
7.A．regret B．fear C．curiosity D．excitement
8.A．slept B．prepared C．worked D．1earned
9.A．tired B．scared C．disappointed D．bored
10.A．agree with B．1ook after C．stare at D．worry about
11.A．pushed B．compared C．took D．introduced
12.A．educated B．directed C．1imited D．employed
13.A．specialist B．servant C．partner D．applicant
14.A．understand B．prepare C．inspect D．detail
15.A．families B．friends C．neighbors D．teachers
16.A．angry B．strict C．generous D．patient
17.A．invention B．exchange C．adventure D．setting
18.A．controversial B．absurd C．good D．terrible
19.A．changed B．indentified C．collected D．classified
20.A．responsibility B．challenge C．hardship D．friendship
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you’re leading a group of people towards success，you must learn how to motivate others．Try one or more of the following ways of motivating people．
Treat people kindly．As a leader，you need to treat others helping you with the utmost respect and kindness． 1. you might not know it，but it’s one kind of important motivation when people are treated right．People enjoy knowing that they’re doing a good job and enjoy working with people that treat them with kindness．
2. When people are fully responsible，they’11 be more likely to find the motivation to complete the task．This is because，as a part of a group，they may not feel like their hard work matters，but when they’re responsible it certainly matters．They also know that they make a difference to the success of the project．
Be a good listener．No one likes to feel like they don’t matter．Having the final say doesn’t mean that you needn’t get any help with important decision making. 3. Always keep an open ear and you’11 be motivating your team to come up with good solutions and creative ideas．
Set realistic goals．Think long and hard about how your goal setting abilities can teach you to motivate others．You don’t want to set goals that are too easy．Your team might reach them quickly but they won’t be pushed to become the best they can be． 4. Your team will quickly lose motivation because they’11 never get the feeling of having met their goals．
Get to know your people．Keep lines of communication open and get to know your team by paying attention to their wants，needs，strengths and weaknesses． 5. So they’ll certainly be more motivated to work hard for somebody like this．
A．Give people responsibility．
B．Hand out praise when it’s necessary．
C．Offer a nice clean working environment．
D．People will know they have a considerate leader．
E．People enjoy feeling like they’re making a difference．
F．A trustworthy neighbor also provides a safe place to run in case of a fire．
G．Meanwhile，you don’t want to set goals that are impossible to achieve，either．
