1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Helping people around the world 一、阅读理解。 Imagine getting a soft drink from a robot machine using only your smart phone. Or scanning a QR code (二维码 ) to buy goods from a newspaper ad. By making use of these new technologies, China mobile shopping is a bit ahead of the United State
2、s. China is still the worlds largest smart phone market, even though growth is slow. It accounts for about 30 percent of the global smart phone market, and Chinese smart phone users are expected to jump from 526.8 million to 640 million in 2018, according to eMarketer. And its shoppers are using the
3、ir instruments to rush to purchase a wide range of goods and services. Nearly half of all Chinas e-commerce sales, totaling $505.7 billion, are made with mobile devices, versus roughly one-quarter in the US, according to eMarketer. By 2019, Chinas mobile sales will account for 71 percent of those sa
4、les. “We dont see mobile buying staying unchangeable for the next five years,” said Monica Pearl, eMarketers director of forecasting. “Itll increase because consumer behavior has changed.” Featurerich( 功能多样的 ), cheap smart phones are also helping fuel the boom, she added. “China is, after all, a mob
5、ile first market,” explains Brian Buchwald, CEO of consumer intelligence firm Bomoda. So it has been able to go beyond other markets, which mainly used PCs for purchases. Meanwhile, the Chinese government has allowed a free-flowing retail and payments marketplace. “There are no restraints( 约束 ),” sa
6、id Michael Zakkour, vice president of China / Asia Pacific practice at Tompkins International. And thats good news for WeChat, a messaging app thats only five years old and is offered by the Internet giant Tencent. The app now has 650 million users. And a good mass of them are using the app for mobi
7、le shopping. The result is that WeChat payments, along with Alibabas Alipay, lead the market. Because retailers can easily set up shops inside WeChat, users can plan family vacations, order a taxi or even buy clothes without going anywhere else. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 China is up to three years ahead of the
8、US in mobile shopping, said Buchwald. “And its moving faster than any other area of the economy. Its the future.” 1.What can we learn from Paragraph 2? A.China has more goods than the United States. B.Americas new technologies are as good as China. C.Chinas smart phone market is larger than that of
9、the United States. D.American smart phone users will be ahead of Chinese in 2018. 2.According to Monica Pearl, why is mobile shopping increasing in China? A.Chinese are fond of using these new technologies. B.Nearly half of all Chinas ecommerce sales are made with mobile devices. C.Smart phones are
10、cheaper than any other country in the world. D.The behavior of customers has changed. 3.Which best describes the Buchwalds attitude toward Chinese mobile shopping? A.Doubtful. B.Optimistic. C.Cautious. D.Worried. 参考 答案： 1.C; 2.D; 3.B 解析： 1.细节题。根据 “China is still the worlds largest smart phone market
11、, even though growth is slow” 可知 ,哪怕增速有所减缓 ,中国仍然是世界上最大的智能手机市 场 ,自然也大于美国的智能手机市场。 2.推断题。根据第 4 段 “Itll increase because consumer behavior has changed” 可知 ,它只会不断增长 ,因为消费者的行为已经发生了变化。 3.推断题。根据最后一句可知 ,其发展速度也快于其他任何一个经济领域。未来前景无限 ,可知 Buchwald 对移动购物的态度是乐观的。 二、单项填空 1.Nowadays, few people develop the habit of ke
12、eping a supply of oil-lamps in the house in case of power _. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A. failure B. absence C. lack D. drop 【答案】 C 【解析】 句意： 如今， 很少有人为了防能源短缺， 养成保存油灯供应的习惯。 lack 缺少； failure 失败； absence 缺席； drop 落下。故 C 正确。 2.Fitness is important in sport, but of at least _ importance are skills. A. fair B. reasona
13、ble C. equal D. proper 【答案】 C 【解析】 句意： 强健的身体在体育运动中很重要， 但是至少同样重要的还有体育技能。 fair 公平的； reasonable 合理的； equal 相等的，平等的； proper 合适的。 3.Most of the people present at the meeting think poorly of the proposal, which they think will _ the worsening of the environment. A. adapt to B. refer to C. subscribe to D.
14、contribute to 【答案】 D 【解析】句意：大多数与会者都不看好这一提议，他们认为它会导致环境的恶化。 contribute to“导致， 是?的原因之一”，符合句意。 adapt to 适应； refer to 参与，指的是； subscribe to 订阅，赞同。 4.A great part of the information I have was _ by looking up something and finding something else on the way. A. requested B. acquired C. exchanged D. presente
15、d 【答案】 B 【解析】 requested 要求； acquired 获得； exchanged 交换； presented 提出，提供。句意：我的大部分知识 都是这样获得的：在寻找某个资料时意外的获得了另外的资料。 5.Chinese president Xi Jinpin said that China attaches great importance to _ 【 精品教育资源文库 】 relations with the United Kingdom, and that deepening the China-U.K. relationship is the fundament
16、al _ of both countries and people. A. strengthening; benefits B. extending; profits C. expanding; interests D. developing; aspects 【答案】 C 【解析】句意：中国国家主席习近平说中国注重发展与英国的关系，同时加深中英关系也是两国及其人 们的根本利益所在。第一空： strengthen 加强； extend 延伸， expand 扩张，发展； develop 发展。 第二空上： benefits 好处，益处； profits 利润； interests 利益； as
17、pects 方面。 6. Must I finish the report tonight? Its not _. You ca n do it next week. A. important B. serious C. urgent D. nervous 【答案】 C 【解析】 important 重要的； serious 严肃的，认真的； urgent 紧急的； nervous 紧张的。句意：我必须今晚 完成报告吗？不着急。你可以下周做。 7.As there is less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making
18、 use of _ energy, such as sunlight, wind, and water for power and fuel. A. primary B. alternative C. instant D. unique 【答案】 B 【解析】 primary 初级的； alternative 可供选择的； instant 立刻的； unique 独特的。句意：由于煤和油较 少，科学家们正在探索更好的办法来利用可供选择的能源，如太阳能，风和风能来发电。 8.Every possible means _, but it seems that nothing will preven
19、t the situation from getting worse. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A. has tried B. have tried C. has been tried D. have been tried 【答案】 C 【解析】 every possible means 每一种可能的方法，谓语动词应用单数形式，且 means 与 try 之间为动宾关 系，故 C 项正确。句意：每一种可能的方法都被试过了，但好像没有什么能阻止这种状况的每 况愈下。 9.Now that the banks are back on their feet, we expect extraord
20、inary _ from them to help rebuild the economy. A. commitment B. appointment C. instrument D. requirement 【答案】 A 【解析】 commitment 承诺， 许诺； appointment 任命， 约会， 职务， 职位； instrument 仪器， 乐器； requirement 要求。 句意：现在，银行业恢复了往日的神采，我们希望银行能够做出重大承诺来帮助重振国 家的经济。 10.Many people have applied for a job with our company,
21、but we only have one or two _ positions at the moment. A. empty B. vacant C. permanent D. adequate 【答案】 B 【解析】考查形容词。 empty 空的，空洞的，空闲的，无效的； vacant 空闲的，空虚 的，空缺的； permanent 永久的； adequate 充分的。句意：许多人申请我们公司的岗位，但是我们目前仅仅有一两个空缺 的岗位。故答案选 B。 11.In our childhood, we were often _ by Grandma to pay attention to o
22、ur table manners. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A. demanded B. reminded C. allowed D. hoped 【答案】 B 【解析】 demand 命令； remind 提醒； allow 允许； hope 希望。句意：在我们小时候，奶奶经常提醒我们 注意餐桌礼仪。 12.It was foolish of him to _ his notes while taking such an easy test, and as a result, he got punished. A. refer to B. speak of C. cheat in D. take out 【答案】 A 【解析】 refer to 提到，谈到，查阅
