1、 Google Translate When traveling outside your home country,you may need some language help.Google Translate is an app that can help you understand a language other than your native tongue. The Google Translate app translates between 103 different languages.Copy text into the app to see a translation
2、.You can also handwrite text onto the screen.Use your phones camera to see a translation of signs.Point the lens(镜头)at words to see the translation on the phones screen.The app works even without an Internet connection. Google Translate is available for free. OpenTable OpenTable is a restaurant rese
3、rvation app to help users discover and make reservations at restaurants.Search by location,cooking,reviews and prices. OpenTable includes 31,000 restaurants around the world.Check the app to find information and make reservations within the app. OpenTable is available free for Android and iPhone and
4、 iPad.1.How does the app“TripIt”benefit the users?A.It provides jobs concerning travel.B.It helps them plan their trip.C.It helps them sort out emails about travel.D.It helps them municate better.2.What can users do to make full use of the app “ TripIt” ?A.Pay for a version of the app.B.Sign up for
5、a free account.C.Update the app at least once a month.D.Upload a certain amount of relevant information.3.What should“Google Translate”users do first if they want to know a foreign shop sign?A.Read it to the phone.B.Use the Google search engine.C.Refer to an e-dictionary on the phone.D.See it throug
6、h the phones camera.4.What can users do with the app“OpenTable”?A.Book food in advance.B.Deliver food to a place quickly.C.Buy raw materials to produce good dishes.D.Cook food according to the recipes the app provides.2、 I was taking the garbage out two nights ago and I recognized a neighbor so I sa
7、id hi.We started chatting and he began by telling me how his wife passed away in September last year and how they had been together for 63 years.He is now 87. I was delighted to listen to his stories about when he lived in Poland, the country that he is from,and how he was a skilled worker that got
8、payment only with food and wine.He continued to tell me very interesting facts about crows he had seen on National Geographic国家地理,and about how happy he is in this neighborhood where he can walk everywhere and doesnt even need a car to get around. We chatted for about 30 minutes and then we began to
9、 part ways.On his way back home,he was sure to let me know how I had made his day by chatting with him.He said hes old and just talks to himself every day. During the conversation,he told me what unit he lives in,in the building and I was so happy about that! I decided to bake a delicious pie and so
10、me peanut butter cookies to share with him,and chat with him some more.In the meantime,I want to ask him if he would like me to visit from time to time.Im sure hell love the pany and the human interaction. So I wanted to share my story,because not only did I make his day,but also he made mine! It wa
11、s the highlight of my day,and now I cant wait to surprise him with my food!1.How did the authors neighbor begin his talk with him?A.By telling him how his wife died.B.By telling him why he left Poland.C.By telling him what his hobbies were.D.By telling him how he got along with his children.2.What m
12、ade the author overjoyed?A.His neighbours kind characters.B.His neighbours life experiences.C.His neighbours optimistic attitude.D.His neighbours fortable life style.3.What do you know about the old man?A.He has been living a hard and difficult life.B.He is too old to support himself on his own.C.It
13、 is hard for him to find someone to chat with.D.No one is interested in his stories except the author.4.What is the author going to do to further the relationship with his neighbor?A.Do some housework for him regularly.B.Make food for him.C.Bring him out to eat.D.Invite him to his home.3、 Imagine ge
14、tting 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 States. China is still the worlds largest smart phone market, even though gro
15、wth 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 their instruments to rush to purchase a wide range of goods and services.Ne
16、arly half of all Chinas e-merce 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 sales. “We dont see mobile buying staying unchangeable for the next five years
17、,” 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 mobile first market,” explains Brian Buchwald, CEO of consumer intelligence
18、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),” said Michael Zakkour, vice president of China / Asia Pacific practice at Tomp
19、kins 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 mobile shopping. The result is thatWeChat payments, along with Alibabas Alipay,
20、 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. China is up to three years ahead of the US in mobile shopping, said Buchwald. “And its moving faster than any other area of the ec
21、onomy. 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 the United States.D.American smart phone users will be ahead of Chinese in 2018.2.According to
22、 Monica Pearl, why is mobile shopping increasing in China?A.Chinese are fond of using these new technologies.B.Nearly half of all Chinas emerce sales are made with mobile devices.C.Smart phones are cheaper than any other country in the world.D.The behavior of customers has changed.3.Which best descr
23、ibes the Buchwalds attitude toward Chinese mobile shopping?A.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.C.Cautious.D.Worried.4、 Hillary Clinton promised On October 30, 2016 that she would not be “knocked off course” in the elections final days, as she sought to push past a new FBI email inquiry that delivered a late jol
24、t(震动) to her race against Republican Donald Trump. “Im not stopping now, were just getting warmed up,” Clinton declared during a packed rally (集会)with supporters in Florida. “Were not going to be distracted, no matter what our opponents throw at us.” Trump campaigned in Las Vegas at a club owned by
25、billionaire GOP major donor Sheldon Adelson and accused the Justice Department, without offering evidence, of trying to protect Clinton following the FBIs discovery of new emails that could be related to its investigation into Clintons use of a private email server. “Hillary has nobody but herself t
26、o blame for her mounting legal problems,” Trump said during a rally. Meanwhile, federal investigators secured a warrant (权证)to examine the newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clintons private server, media reported on Sunday, as a prominent Democrat accused FBI Director James ey of breaking t
27、he law by trying to influence the election. The warrant will allow the FBI to examine the emails to see if they are relevant to its investigation into the private email server used for government work by Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, while she was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013
28、. ey came under heavy pressure from Democrats on Sunday to quickly provide details of the emails, as Clinton allies worried the controversy could extend beyond the Nov 8 election and cast a shadow over a Clinton transition if she wins the White House. eys disclosure of the email discovery in a lette
29、r to Congress on Friday plunged(使陷入) the final days of the White House race between Clinton and Republican Donald Trump into a state of confusion and disorder. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid sent a letter to ey on Sunday suggesting he violated the Hatch Act, which bans the use of a federal government position to influence an election.1.What is James ey?A.Senate Democratic Leader.B.A prominent Democrat.C.FBI Director.D.Head of the Justice Department.2.What has FBI made a discovery of?
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