1 . 语法填空

In the past few years, more than half of bookstores in China have closed down,     1     is the result of the     2    (compete) with online bookstores. But the success of Sisyphe Bookstore, one of the     3    (big) privately-owned bookstore chains in China, may serve     4     a great example .

    5    (found) in 1993, Sisyphe started to transform and upgrade its business in 2009 to seek its profitability. Now, it not only devotes itself to     6    (sell) books , but combines the functions of the bookstore, cafe and the sale of     7    (create) cultural products. Sisyphe opens its bookstores in shopping malls in order to take advantage of the large number of consumers of shopping malls to sell its books, and it also     8    (able) people to enjoy spending time reading and drinking coffee. In return, bookstores have improved the cultural atmosphere of shopping malls, so     9     is mutually beneficial to have such cooperation.

So far, the government     10    (offer) tax reduction for bookstores to encourage the development of physical bookstores. Perhaps it is early to say the boom of physical bookstores has come, but definitely, we see the turning point to them.

2 . China’s three major mobile operators (运营商) on Thursday started their long-awaited 5G service plans with users in dozens of cities. China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom announced their monthly 5G plans with prices ranging from 128 yuan to 599 yuan, almost at the same time.

The 5G services are now being used in 50 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The expectation for the new communication technology has long been high. The three major mobile operators already registered (注册) over 10 million 5G users before the official start.

The country is expected to have over 600 million 5G users by 2025, covering nearly 40 percent of the global total. Major phone makers are jumping on the broadband (宽带) business. Eighteen types of 5G smartphones were brought out in the first three quarters of this year, and about 787, 000 5G phones came into the market, according to a research institute with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology(MIIT).

Bloomberg News reported that bringing 5G services out to the world’s biggest population should give a push to China’s digital economy, including makers of telecommunications equipment, platforms and applications for the internet of things, autonomous (自动的) driving and factory automation. It will be expensive at first but could pay off well into the future.

China is ready to become the world’s largest 5G market by users, a position that could help it set global standards (标准) for such networks and inspire its drive to become a leader in this field.

1. What can you infer from paragraph 3?

A．There will be 600 million 5G users by 2025.

B．People have accepted 5G services as part of their life.

C．Phone market becomes active thanks to 5G services.

D．The new technology has long been highly expected.

2. How will 5G services change China according to Bloomberg?

A．China can hardly benefit from developing this technology.

B．It will be expensive to develop this advanced technology.

C．The technology helps set the world standards for network.

D．It will lead to China’s economic development.

3. What’s the writer’s attitude to the future of 5G services in China?

A．Worried.

B．Negative.

C．Positive.

D．Unclear.

4. What could be the best title for the text?

A．5G Services Already Widely Used.

B．Three Major Mobile Operators.

C．Advantages Of 5G Services.

D．5G Services With A Bright Future In China.

3 . BEIJING·China will establish a new special economic zone in the    1    (heavy) polluted province of Hebei to promote integration（一体化）with    2    neighboring cities of Beijing and Tianjin, the government has announced.

The Xiongan New Area will be    3    the same national importance as the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone,    4    helped kick-start China's economic reforms in 1980,the official Xinhua news agency said, citing a circular released by the Chinese Cabinet.

The new special economic zone    5    (locate) around 100km south-west of Beijing, close to the Hebei provincial capital of Shijiazhuang and will house some of Beijing's relocated "non-capital functions". It is currently only 100 square kilometers in area    6    will eventually be expanded to 2,000 square kilometers.

Beijing, home to 22 million people,    7    (try)to control population growth and relocate industries and other non-capital functions to Hebei in the    8    (come) years as part of its efforts to prevent pollution and crowdedness.

The removal of non-capital functions from Beijing is part of a greater strategy to integrate the development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei for a better economic structure,    9    (clean) environment and improved public    10       (serve).