文章大意:这是一篇说明文。中国在古代曾经以四大发明而自豪,本文讲述今天中国正在以“新的四大发明”领先世界。新的四大发明是:高速铁路、电子支付、共享自行车和网上购物。
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China, once famous for four inventions in ancient times, has once again showed its ability 1 (change) the world with its “new four great inventions”: electronic payments, shared bicycles, high-speed railways and online shopping.
With electronic payments, people can buy and eat 2 they want simply with a tap of their phones. Electronic payments are so convenient that they are really popular with folks. Even pancake sellers are found 3 (use) Alipay. The bikes themselves are not new, 4 the operating model of bike-sharing is innovative. Chinese companies have surprised the world with the business model of bike-sharing which 5 (include) high technologies, and are entering overseas markets such as Singapore and Britain. The launch of high-speed trains has a 6 (big) influence on people’s choice of traveling than expected. The newly launched Fuxing Hao can travel at an 7 (amaze) speed of 300 km/h, making the 1,318km joumey in five and three-quarter hours. China also takes the lead in online shopping with various e-commerce platforms. 8 the 11.11 shopping day in 2018, sales hit 10 billion yuan in the first 2 minutes after midnight and 9 (reach) 213. 5 billion by the end of the day.
Thanks to the large amounts of capital (资金) China has invested in encouraging inmovation (创新), China has entered 10 new innovative time.