【推荐1】Failed in buying things off Taobao and Tmall, three Americans set out to create Baopals, a website that acts as a middleman between foreigners and these e-commerce(电子商务) sites.
“We really wanted to shop on Taobao and Tmall because we knew we could buy things at really ______ prices,” said Charlie Erickson, one of the three Americans. “But we were unable to do so because we couldn’t read Chinese and therefore needed help on almost every detail, including searching for products, paying for them and tracking(追踪) the deliveries(投递).”
“That’s when we_______ the idea of creating an English website to help other foreigners.” On the opening day ---- March 1 in 2016, Baopals received 12_______ of 22 products which totaled about 1,360 yuan ($202) in sales. Today, 16 months from its opening, 115,000 orders with a total value of 29 million yuan have been placed on the site.
Users can shop on Baopals on the website or WeChat, both of which ______ details such as product information and customer reviews.
When users buy a product on Baopals, they are buying it_______ from the Taobao or Tmall sellers. They don’t need a middle buyer to buy for them. But users need to pay Baopals a 5percent service fee each order. Baopals also helps to _______the English addresses into Chinese.
Thornhill explained that the main problem faced by many foreigners when shopping online in China is not always the _______problem but the payment methods. He pointed out that many international credit cards cannot be used on Alibaba’s website because some foreign banks might think the deals unsafe and ______ the payment. Because of this, Baopals teaches users how to use Alipay, UnionPay and WeChat Pay for their deals.1.

A．low

B．usual

C．rising

D．valuable

2.

A．heard of

B．asked for

C．paid attention to

D．came up with

3.

A．replies

B．orders

C．calls

D．tickets

4.

A．know

B．catch

C．support

D．provide

5.

A．busily

B．silently

C．directly

D．excitedly

6.

A．get

B．look

C．divide

D．translate

7.

A．price

B．quality

C．delivery

D．language

8.

A．pass

B．count

C．cancel

D．notice

【推荐2】Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? Have you ever ________ Wi-Fi when you at restaurants or hotels? The answers will probably be “Yes”, Most of us ________ Wi-Fi everywhere as if we can’t live without it. But we can only use free Wi-Fi in some ________ places like hotels and movie theaters. We still have to spend some money ________ the Internet at most time. Here comes a piece of good news.

A very big company called Super Media has decided to ________ the way of online model completely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on Earth. They have ________ hundreds of satellites into space and more in the future. They made their decision for several ________.

One is because they have made a ________ and found that only 60% of the world’s population have been able to get connected on the Internet. Another is because many countries are unable to ________ the necessary service to connect the website for their people.

We can expect to use ________ Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future. Technology will serve more and better.

1.

A．turned down

B．pointed out

C．searched for

D．called off

2.

A．produce

B．want

C．repair

D．waste

3.

A．public

B．personal

C．noisy

D．wild

4.

A．avoiding

B．breaking

C．connecting .

D．recording

5.

A．protect

B．increase

C．shut

D．change

6.

A．returned

B．sent

C．burnt

D．dropped

7.

A．reasons

B．rules

C．standards

D．levels

8.

A．survey

B．mark

C．mistake

D．decision

9.

A．pick

B．cancel

C．imagine

D．offer

10.

A．free

B．traditional

C．secret

D．weak

【推荐3】With the development of mobile phone apps, Douyin becomes one of the most ________ apps today. It helps people to ________ with others in the world by sharing videos online. In the past, it is known for its popular dance videos, music, etc. Now, it becomes one of the biggest search (搜索) engines (引擎) loved by young people.

________, a Douyin influencer (网红) named “Xiaozhang the worker” became popular because of her “How-to” videos. In the videos, she teaches some life ________, such as how to keep a pet and how to take a plane for the first time. She has quickly got over 2 million ________ on Douyin.

In some way, the rising popularity of “How-to” videos shows that young people’s search habits ________. They’re turning to social media platforms (社交平台) like Douyin and Bilibili for information.

A 14-year-old user said that by using Bilibili, she gets information more quickly and easily. Those traditional search engines always ________ her with too many answers that are difficult to understand. ________, videos on Bilibili can give her simpler and clearer answers. Video creators on Douyin and Bilibili also give the users a strong feeling of trust ________ they are able to see the real people.

Many young users usually use social media platforms for information about ________ topics. When having ideas about some heavier topics, they like to use official (官方的) websites better to make sure the information can be the most reliable (可靠的).

1.

A．popular

B．friendly

C．expensive

2.

A．spend

B．communicate

C．meet

3.

A．Recently

B．Sadly

C．Surprisingly

4.

A．skills

B．feelings

C．training

5.

A．creators

B．owners

C．followers

6.

A．return

B．change

C．continue

7.

A．give

B．offer

C．provide

8.

A．Instead

B．Anyway

C．Also

9.

A．because

B．so

C．though

10.

A．more boring

B．more serious

C．lighter