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sSamsungElectronicsCo.inthesecondquarteroflastyearasthebest-sellingsmartphonebrandinChinabynumberofphonessold.ThecompanyisexpandingintoIndiaandotherdevelopingmarketsbuthasyettoannounceplanstoentertheUnitedStatesorEurope.

Xiaomi"

isarespectedbrandthatalreadyhasanApple-likefollowing"

inChina,saidanalystBrianBlair,whotracksmobiledevicemakersatRosenblattSecurities.AppleisstillarelativelysmallplayerinChina,sellingabout45millioniPhonestherelastyear,Blairestimates,butwillcontinuetogrow.

"

Appleisverymuchapremium（高端的）brand,"

saidBlair."

Thecompanythat'

smoreatriskisSamsung,whichhasbeenlosingshareinthatmarket."

Privatelyheld（私人控股的）Xiaomisaidlastyear'

ssalestripledto61.1millionphonesandrevenue（收益）morethandoubledto74.3billionyuan（$12.2billion）.Thecompany,basedinBeijing,recentlycompletedaroundoffundraisingfrominvestorsthatitsaidvaluedXiaomiat$45billion,makingitoneoftheworld'

smostvaluabletechnologybrands.

XiaomiranintolegaltroubleinIndiainDecemberafteracourtblockedsaleswhileithearsacomplaintbySweden'

sLMEriccsonthattheChinesecompanyviolateditspatents.

Inablogpostearlierthismonth,Leicalledthecasea"

riteofpassage"

（成年礼）forayoungcompany.

72.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.XiaomisoldmorecellphonesthanSamsungin2010inChina.

B.ComparedtoXiaomi,Apple'

siPhone6isthinnerandlighter.

C.Low-priceisXiaomi'

sadvantageoverApple'

siPhones.

D.ThecompanyisexpandingintotheUnitedStatesorEurope.

73.WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaccordingtoBrianBlair?

A.Morethan45millioniPhoneswillbesoldthisyear.

B.XiaomicanbeatAppleinthemarketofChina.

C.HethinksXiaomiissuperiortoApple.

D.Samsungwillbeclosedforlosingshareinthemarket.

74.Howisthe5thparagraphdeveloped?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.

C.Byprovidingdata.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

75.What'

stheattitudeofJunLeitowardsthecaseofXiaomiinIndia?

A.Negative.B.Satisfied.C.Positive.D.Doubtful.

B

Ihaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrary（任意的、武断的）circumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.

IthappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.

OnemorningIwasinRichmond,asuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.IwaslookingforatemporaryjobsothatIcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotraveling.AsitwasafinedayandIwasinnohurry,Iwastakingmytime,lookinginshopwindows,strollinginthepark,andsometimesjuststoppingandlookingaroundme.Itmusthavebeenthisobviousaimlessnessthatledtomydownfall.

Itwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.Iwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibrary,havingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymentthere,whenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Ithoughthewasgoingtoaskmethetime.Instead,hesaidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.

Butthenanotherpolicemanappeared,thistimeinuniform,andIwasleftinnodoubt.

“Butwhatfor?

”Iasked.

“Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence.”hesaid.

“Whatoffence?

“Theft.”hesaid.

“Theftofwhat?

“Milkbottles,”hesaid,andwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!

“Oh,”Isaid.

Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpetty（小规模的）theftsinthearea,particularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.

ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteen,hadlonguntidyhair,andregardedmyselfaspartofthesixties’“youthcounterculture”.Asaresult,Iwantedtoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincident,soIsaid,“Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?

”inthemostcasualandconversationaltoneIcouldmanage.Ithusappearedtothemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituation,anditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoroughlydisreputable（品行不端的）character.

Afewminuteslaterapolicecararrived.

“Getintheback,”theysaid.“Putyourhandsonthebackofthefrontseatanddon’tmovethem.”

Theygotinoneithersideofme.Itwasn’tfunnyanymore.

Atthepolicestationtheyquestionedmeforseveralhours.Icontinuedtotrytolookworldlyandfamiliarwiththesituation.WhentheyaskedmewhatIhadbeendoing,ItoldthemI’dbeenlookingforajob.“Aha,”Icouldseethemthinking,“unemployed”.

Eventually,IwasofficiallychargedandtoldtoreporttoRichmondMagistrates’CourtthefollowingMonday.Thentheyletmego.

Iwantedtoconductmyowndefenseincourt,butassoonasmyfatherfoundoutwhathadhappened,hehiredaverygoodlawyer.WewentalongthatMondayarmedwithallkindsofwitnesses,includingmyEnglishteacherfromschoolasacharacterwitness.Buthewasnevercalledontogiveevidence.My“trial”didn’tgetthatfar.Themagistrate（法官）dismissedthecaseafterfifteenminutes.Iwasfree.Thepoorpolicehadneverstoodachance.Thelawyerevensucceededingettingcostsawardedagainstthepolice.

AndsoIdonothaveacriminalrecord.Butwhatwasmostshockingatthetimewasthethingsmyreleasefromthechargesoclearlydependedon.Ihadthe“right”accent,respectablemiddle-classparentsincourt,reliablewitnesses,andIcouldobviouslyaffordaverygoodlawyer.Giventheobscurenatureofthecharge,IfeelsurethatifIhadcomefromadifferentbackground,andhadreallybeenunemployed,thereiseverychancethatIwouldhavebeenfoundguilty.Whileaskingforcoststobeawarded,mylawyer’scasequiteobviouslyrevolved（回转）aroundthefactthatIhada“brilliantacademicrecord”.

Meanwhile,justoutsidethecourtroom,oneofthepolicemenwhohadarrestedmewasgloomilycomplainingtomymotherthatanotheryoungsterhadbeenturnedagainstthepolice.“Youcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpfulwhenwearrestedyou,”hesaidtomereproachfully（责备地）.

Whatdidhemean?

ProbablythatIshouldhavelookedoutragedandsaidsomethinglike,“Lookhere,doyouknowwhoyou’retalkingto?

Iamahighlysuccessfulstudentwithabrilliantacademicrecord.Howdareyouarrestme!

”Thenthey,probably,wouldhaveapologizedperhapseventakenofftheircaps,andletmeonmyway.

51.Thefirstmanwhocameuptohimwas______.

A.auniformedpolicemanB.apolicemaninplainclothes

C.notapolicemanD.agoodjoker

52.Thecourtneveraskedtheauthor’sEnglishteachertogiveevidencebecause_______.

A.thetimeforthetrialwaslimitedtofifteenminutesonly

B.theauthorwantedtoconducthisowndefenseincourt

C.thecasewasdismissedbeforethetrialreachedthatstage

D.hewasfoundtobeunqualifiedasacharacterwitness

53.Theauthorbelievesthathewouldmostprobablyhavebeendeclaredguiltyif_______.

A.themagistratehadbeenlessgentle

B.hehadreallybeenoutofwork

C.hehadbeenborninalower—classfamily

D.bothBandC

54.Intheopinionofoneofthepolicemanwhohadarrestedtheauthor,thewholethingmightnothaveoccurredif______.

A.hehadprotestedstronglyatthetime

B.hehadbeggedtobeallowedtogohome

C.hehadn’twanderedaimlessly

D.hehadtriedtolookcool

55.Wecanseefromthepassagethattheauthor______.

A.hasbrokenthelawonlyonce

B.hasneverbrokenthelaw

C.hasbrokenthelawonmorethanoneoccasion

D.oncebrokethelawwithoutknowingit

C

VisitorsworrythatLondonisanexpensivecitybuttherereallyaresomanyfreethingstodohere.Thefollowingideasshouldgetyoustarted.

AllofLondon'

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butmostoffersomespecialexhibitionsforafee.MyfavoriteistheMuseumofLondon 

whereyoucanlearnthehistoryofLondonfromRomantimestotoday.AndIlovethe 

GeffryeMuseum 

whichshowsEnglishdomesticinteriorsandhelpsbringtolifewhatitwasreallyliketoliveinLondon.

Iregularlyhearpeopletellmethe 

QueenMary'

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sPark 

istheirfavoritespotinLondon,andwhoamItoargue?

Iwouldalso

recommendSt.James'

sParkasitoffersoneofthebestviewsof 

BuckinghamPalace.HydeParkisenormousandKensingtonGardensnearbyincludestheeverpopularDianaMemorialPlayground 

andthe 

PeterPanStatue. 

NovisittoLondoniscompletewithoutseeingthismilitarytradition.TheQueen'

sGuardinLondonchangesintheForecourtinsidethegatesof 

BuckinghamPalace 

at11.30ameverydayinthesummerandeveryotherdayinthewinter.Getthereearlyandviewthespectaclefromoutsidethefrontgates.

TrafalgarSquareisoneofBritain'

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sColumn 

NationalGallery.Itisbothatouristattractionandthemainfocusforpoliticaldem