On Oct4,2011 , I phone 4s made its international appearance at the press confere
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On Oct4,2011 , I phone 4s made its international appearance at the press conference claimed by the Iphone cooperation . Ever since then , Iphone4s has become a hot cake and even made a fashion around the globe. Meanwhile , many new expressions come about in relationship with this type of high-tech products. “Jailbreak” is one of them.
“ Jailbreak” means to unlock the operating system of a mobile phone or other device so that it can run software which it is not normally authorized to use because of restrictions imposed（实施） by the device"s manufacturer.
If someone jailbreaks a smartphone, tablet computer or other device（设备）, they use a special piece of software in order to remove the restrictions imposed by the manufacturer on the kind of applications that can be downloaded and run on the device. The concept of jailbreaking is most often associated with products from Apple Inc, such as the iPhone, iPod and iPad, which routinely restrict the user to applications licensed exclusively（独家地） by Apple and purchased via its App Store. As well as wanting to lift the restriction（解除限制） on what kinds of applications they can purchase, those who jailbreak often do so as a reaction against what they consider as a form of censorship（监控） imposed by Apple Inc in only allowing the use of their "approved" apps.
The concept of jailbreaking dates back to July 2007, when it was applied to the iPhone within a month of the device"s first release. This first occurrence related to the adding of custom ringtones（个性铃音）, but the idea quickly developed as a means to lift the restriction and equip the phone with games and other applications not licensed by Apple Inc.
小题1:“jailbreak” means that________________.| A．Criminals escape out of the jail | | B．People make a great breakthrough in their life | | C．It is a way to lift the restriction specially imposed by the Iphone manufacturer. | | D．It’s a breakthrough beyond one’s dream. |
小题2:Which is probably the correct Chinese meaning of a hot cake？小题3:Which one is the correct statement from this passage?| A．The original mobile phones also require jailbreaking | | B．People jailbreak not only in order to lift the restrictions of applications licensed by the Iphone Cooperation. | | C．The concept of jailbreak is seldom associated with products from Apple Inc | | D．The concept of jailbreak dates back to the twentieth century |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B |
解析
试题分析：文章介绍了苹果手机很畅销，以及它的一些应用程序。
小题1:细节题：根据“ Jailbreak” means to unlock the operating system of a mobile phone or other device so that it can run software which it is not normally authorized to use because of restrictions imposed（实施） by the device"s manufacturer. 故选C。
小题2:猜词题：根据On Oct4,2011 , I phone 4s made its international appearance at the press conference claimed by the Iphone cooperation . Ever since then , Iphone4s has become a hot cake and even made a fashion around the globe.可猜出a hot cake意思是热门话题，故选C。
小题3:细节题： 根据This first occurrence related to the adding of custom ringtones（个性铃音）, but the idea quickly developed as a means to lift the restriction and equip the phone with games and other applications not licensed by Apple Inc. 故选B。 |
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The illegal ivory(象牙) trade has been a major problem in Africa for decades. Poachers have killed hundreds of thousands of elephants to obtain ivory. Now, affected areas are taking action. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Wednesday key African states where poaching takes place have promised to stop the ivory trade to protect elephants.
Over the past few days, top officials and experts from 30 states met at the African Elephant Summit. The conference, organized by the IUCN and the government of Botswana, was held in Gaborone, Botswana.
Conservation efforts will include China and Thailand, where much of the ivory is sent. “Now is the time for Africa and Asia to join forces to protect this universally valued species,” said Botswana President Ian Khama.
In the 1980s, as many as 1 million elephants across Africa were killed for their ivory. The ivory was used to make jewelry and other items. This continued until 1989, when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted to ban all the trade in ivory. As a result, demand for ivory fell. Governments cracked down on poachers. Elephant populations slowly began to increase. However , this progress was short-lived.
According to the IUCN, 2011 saw the highest levels of poaching and illegal ivory trading in at least 16 years. Around 25,000 elephants were killed in Africa that year. Data from the IUCN show even higher levels of illegal trade may have been reached in 2013. “With an estimated 22,000 elephants illegally killed in 2012, we continue to face a critical situation,” said John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General. “Current elephant poaching in Africa remains far too high, and could soon lead to local extinction if the present killing rate continues.
At the African Elephant Summit , key African states where elephants make their home agreed to develop a “zerotolerance approach” to poaching. The deal calls for maximum sentences for poachers and hunters, and increased cooperation between affected states. Officials are committed to classifying wildlife trafficking (交易) as a serious crime --- and to making sure that the people who commit it are punished. All participants at the conference agreed to sign the deal. With these states working together, there may yet be hope for elephants.
小题1:The purpose of holding the African Elephant Summit is to _________.| A．make new laws to punish poachers. | | B．prevent elephants from being poached. | | C．collect money for elephants’ protection | | D．call for African countries to save elephants. |
小题2:Why are China and Thailand mentioned in the text?| A．The ivory is illegally sold in these two countries. | | B．Elephants need protecting in these two countries. | | C．They know how to protect wildlife like elephants. | | D．They prefer jewelry and other items made of ivory. |
小题3:What can we learn from Paragraph 5 ?| A．The governments do nothing to protect animals. | | B．Elephant poaching in Africa is out of control. | | C．A large number of elephants have been killed. | | D．Illegal ivory trading is to blame for the elephants’ extinction. |
小题4:What would be the best title for the text?| A．Wild Animals Are at Risk | B．New Hope for Elephants | | C．Elephants Need Our Help | D．Wildlife Protection in Africa |
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As many as 4 out of every 1,000 infants born today have permanent hearing loss. When parents learn that their child has hearing loss, they are faced with many difficult decisions. These decisions can include choosing therapies and schools, as well as finding financial help for hearing aids or cochlear implants (人工耳蜗). Help Me Hear Foundation is a public charity that gives the gift of hearing to deaf children from families existing on very low incomes around the world. The foundation offers life-changing services for impoverished families, and provides real help for children with hearing impairment who may otherwise be left behind in schools or society due to their lack of hearing.
Help Me Hear Foundation believes that a child’s first years of development are critical. Being able to hear is vital to human, and Help Me Hear Foundation seeks to provide a positive lasting impression on society through its programs. Help Me Hear Foundation has many goals, including relieving the burden on communities with hearing-impaired infants and children, and strengthening the social structure of families and neighborhoods.
Recipients of Help Me Hear Foundation’s benefits receive state-of-the-art hearing devices that otherwise would cost thousands of dollars per child over the course of their lifetime. The Foundation raises money through donations for hearing aids and cochlear implants, which saves recipients and their families on average over $50,000 on related expenses.
The Foundation tries to be a transparent charity, and wants to be a catalyst for allowing deaf and hearing-impaired children to develop in a typical fashion alongside their peers.
Needy families can obtain information on specific services, and find out about deafness education by visiting the Help Me Hear Foundation’s website. The website offers helpful information on how hearing aids work, and how hearing aids ease many of the learning and language challenges that hearing-impaired children deal with on a daily basis.
小题1:Help Me Hear Foundation was probably set up to _____.| A．build schools for deaf children | | B．research deaf children’s behavior | | C．protect deaf children from being ignored | | D．offer real help to poor deaf children |
小题2:We learn from the text that _____.| A．the local government is in charge of the foundation | | B．the work of the foundation depends on donations | | C．even blind children can turn to the foundation | | D．poor deaf African children cannot get help from the foundation |
小题3:Visit the foundation’s website, and you will learn about _____.| A．the function of hearing aids | | B．the specific services the foundation needs | | C．the challenges that children face every day | | D．the prices of a variety of hearing aids |
小题4:For whom is the text most probably written?| A．Poor parents who have deaf children. | | B．Doctors who want to improve skills. | | C．Students who cannot see the blackboard clearly. | | D．Teachers who have deaf children in their class. |
小题5:The author writes the text mainly to _____.| A．tell how to avoid permanent hearing loss | | B．explain how hard a life deaf children live | | C．introduce Help Me Hear Foundation | | D．advise people to give money to Help Me Hear Foundation |
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China’s new term, tuhao, may be in next year’s Oxford English Dictionary. The word caught the attention of the dictionary"s editing team after BBC’s recent program on influential Chinese words. “If its influence continues, it is very likely to appear on our updated list of words,” said Julie Kleeman, project manager with the editing team.
In Chinese tu means uncouth (笨拙的) and hao means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in China’s countryside. The word became more popular in September with the launch of Apple’s new gold-colored iPhone, which is loved by China’s rich people. The color became known as “tuhao gold.” The word is now also used by the online community to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it. Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese words — dama and hukou — which may also make it into the dictionary.
People can have an intuitive (直观的) grasp of the meanings if they see pinyin, Kleeman said, adding that people avoid using an English word to keep the original meaning.
“We have nearly 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary,” she said. Some of them are: Guanxi, which means “connection”; Taikonaut, a mix of taikong, meaning outer space, and astronaut.
The new words will be first uploaded on the official website before the dictionaries arrive. The online version is also renewed every three months. “It at least broke our old rules. It used to take 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the time,” according to a statement from ex-chief-editor John Simpson.
小题1:Which of the following statements is true according to the text?| A．Dama and hukou have made it into Oxford English dictionary. | | B．Some influential Chinese words appeared on one of BBC’s recent programs. | | C．tuhao refers to people who have both the cash and the class. | | D．John Simpson thinks that it is not good to break old rules. |
小题2:What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Give orders to others. | B．Get ready to help others. | | C．Go on a diet. | D．Put on weight. |
小题3:Tuhao becomes more popular in September partly because ______.| A．it is very likely to appear in Oxford English Dictionary | | B．it is often used by the online community | | C．people use Chinese pinyin to keep the original meaning | | D．Apple launched a new gold-colored iPhone |
小题4:The main idea of the text is that ______.| A．tuhao may end up in Oxford English Dictionary | | B．sometimes pinyin makes Chinese words better understood | | C．tuhao has a new meaning at the present time | | D．Oxford English Dictionary Includes new words faster than before |
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Unemployment in Europe has recently hit record highs. Although Denmark has been protected from economic problems thanks to its low public debt, qualified (有资格的) professionals are still finding it tough to get a job. Danish marketing firm Reputation Copenhagen has come up with a way of helping academics get noticed -- putting them on display (展示) in storefront windows.
Many highly-trained professionals, ranging from former CEOs to lawyers and tax experts, are currently finding it increasingly difficult to find proper employment on the Danish job market. Some of them have been trying for years, leaving their resumes (简历) with dozens of companies, without ever hearing back from them, and are now at a point where they are willing to try anything, even putting themselves in display windows like goods, hoping to get noticed.
Alexander Peitersen, managing director of Reputation Copenhagen, came up with the idea of using his company"s office as a storefront for the campaign (活动), as there are many businesses nearby that might be interested in the talents on display. So he set up a small desk, put up the “an available academic is sitting here” sign and asked the unemployed to just sit in the windows like goods. It seems like a pretty desperate measure, but at least it works. According to the agency"s website, three of the jobseekers in their window display got a job in a day or two.
Peitersen says he came up with the idea after realizing human resource managers get hundreds of job applications every day, which look more or less the same, and that creative thinking is required in order to increase the chances of finding employment. Apart from companies interested in qualified job-seekers, the campaign has also attracted the attention of both local and international media.
小题1:Which of the following words can be used to describe Peitersen?| A．Independent. | B．Creative. | C．Sensitive. | D．Cautious. |
小题2:Some job-seekers are willing to put themselves in the windows to display in that ______.| A．they think it is fashionable | | B．their parents ask them to | | C．it’s increasingly difficult to get hired | | D．they find it’s interesting |
小题3:It can be Inferred that ______.| A．no companies show interest in the qualified job-seekers in the windows | | B．both local and international media don"t agree with the campaign | | C．human resource managers have to reply to hundreds of applicants | | D．to some degree the window displays help people find jobs |
小题4:What is the text mainly about?| A．Job-seekers are displayed in the windows hoping to get hired. | | B．The rate of unemployment in Europe has recently become hitter. | | C．It is hard for qualified professionals to get a job. | | D．Denmark has avoided economic problems due to its low public debt. |
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All it took was a slice of Xinjiang cake to spark heated debates online over China"s policy on ethnic minorities (少数民族) .
Since Monday, qiegao (cut cake) has been a trending topic on Sina Weibo, China’s main Twitter-like microblogging service.
The cake was a reference to Xinjiang’s famed nut cake, sometimes known by its old Turkic name baklava, a popular pastry across Central Asia and the Middle East. In Xinjiang, they are sold by Uygur vendors on tricycles who are known to charge dubious prices depending on the time and season.
The ethnic flare-up started after the Yueyang police from Hunan province posted a message on their official Weibo account. It reported a dispute in Pingjiang county over an overpriced piece of nut cake between a Xinjiang Uygur vendor and a villager named "Ling".
Villager Ling got into a fight with a Uygur due to a misunderstanding. The verbal dispute eventually escalated into a fight and then a mass fight. As a result, two people were injured and Xinjiang nut cakes worth about 160,000 yuan (US$25,000) were destroyed. The total damage was worth 200,000 yuan which included a broken motorcycle and injuries to people. Local police have detained Ling. The 16 Uygur sellers were dully compensated and sent back to Xinjiang.
"Yueyang police incident" quickly became one of the most popular topics on Weibo. Yueyang police removed the post shortly after. As of Tuesday night, the topic was still amassing more than 66,000 hits.
The incident is just one of many similar cases of ethnic tensions across China, notably in Xinjiang province, where deeply entrenched social and racial frictions between the dominant ethnic Han Chinese and minority Uygur Muslims occasionally spark violence. Many Uygurs living in major Chinese cities are viewed by locals as thieves, crooks and even terrorists.
小题1:Which of the following is true?| A．The dispute is between a Xinjiang Uygur vendor and a policeman. | | B．Nut cake is a popular pastry across East Asia and the Middle East. | | C．The prices of Baklava will change according to the time and season. | | D．The demand of the 16 Uygur sellers were refused and they were sent back to Xinjiang. |
小题2:How much did the broken motorcycle cost？| A．160,000 yuan | B．200,000 yuan | C．40,000yuan | D．We don’t know |
小题3:What’s the best title of the passage?| A．World"s most expensive baklava | | B．Ethnic tensions across China | | C．Pay attention to the Uygurs | | D．Misunderstanding caused a fight |
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?| A．Yueyang police are afraid of the Xinjiang Uygur vendor | | B．It’s not the only ethnic tension across China, | | C．Many Uygurs living in major Chinese cities are viewed by locals as thieves, crooks and even terrorists. | | D．Villager Ling got into a fight with a Uygur due to a misunderstanding. |
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