1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The FIFA World Cup 2022, which kicked off on Sunday, was held in Qatar. The Qatar World Cup is full of Chinese elements both on    1    off the field.

China Railway Construction Company Limited designed and    2    (build) one of the Qatar World Cup’s main stadiums, the Lusail Stadium, the    3    (large) and most advanced of the high-level football stadiums. Specifically speaking, China’s international engineering industry saw rapid    4    (grow)with a broad connection to the world economy. China Energy Engineering Corporation and China Gezhouba Group took part    5    constructing the super large impounding reservoir (蓄水池), offering clear drinking water to the World Cup.

    6    overseas business unit of Higer Bus Co, a bus and truck manufacturer, based in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, delivered 1,815 buses to Qatar last year. More than 1,500 buses from China’s leading bus maker Yutong, some 888 of    7    are electric, offer shuttle services for the thousands of     8    (official), journalists and fans of different countries.

A variety of Chinese items,    9    (include) key rings, horns, flags, clothing and shoes from Yiwu, Zhejiang, and Jinjiang, Fujian province, as well as fireworks from Liuyang, Hunan province, are    10    (warm) welcomed at the sports event. They are also popular in many overseas markets for their higher quality and lower price.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why did Semenov’s grandparents start a furniture plant in Romania?

A．They were skilled carpenters themselves.

B．They saw a business opportunity there.

C．Wood supply was plentiful in Romania.

2. What was Semenov’s grandfather trying to do?

A．Provide quality furniture at affordable prices.

B．Attract foreign investment to expand business.

C．Enlarge their company by hiring more workers.

3. What does Semenov say about her company’s raw materials?

A．They are from construction industry.

B．They are imported from Germany.

C．They all come from Romania.

4. Where does Semenov’s company sell their products?

A．All across Europe.

B．Throughout the world.

C．Only Romania and Germany.

3 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

In FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Chinese brands ( 品 牌 )have enjoyed great     1     (popular). According to Global Data, a consulting and analytic company, Chinese companies made     2     sponsorship revenue ( 赞 助 额 )than companies from any other country, becoming the world’s top with nearly $1. 4 billion.

Many Chinese companies from Zhejiang and Guangdong have provided over 10, 000 container houses     3     tourists and football fans can have a rest. Besides, Lusail, Qatar’s biggest stadium to hold the World Cup final (决赛)    4     (build) by China Railway

Construction Corp International, costing a total of $770 million.

In addition to big companies, makers from Yiwu are also seeing their unbelievably     5     (grow)influence. Song Xiangqing,     6     economist and the vice-president of the Commerce Economy Association of China said, “In recent years, ‘made in Yiwu’     7     (become) a universal symbol, which means ‘trust’ and is widely recognized. ”

“The World Cup sponsorship by Chinese companies is one of the best ways     8     (make)the world feel the power of Chinese brands, ”Song said. “However, it should not be regarded     9     (simple)as marketing stunts(噱头). As overseas markets have different social backgrounds, Chinese brands need to improve     10     (they) in product, service and platform. ”

6 . Last year, Liu Xiang, who lives alone in Shanghai, wrote an analysis of nearly 3,000 words on small home appliances that make living alone all the more pleasurable. Her take on these items, ranging from desk lamps and hair dryers to cooking machines, drew more than 100 replies, unusual for that specific section of the discussion group where 50 replies would normally put the topic in the hot category.

However, the interest shown to what to some may seem like a trifling matter should not really be that surprising given that in China 77 million people live alone. These solo dwellers, aged 20 to 39, are mostly engaged in high-paying jobs in fields like finance, so as a group they have tremendous spending power.

Home appliance makers and sellers are one of the main beneficiaries of the solo economy. Take Little Bears Electric Appliances. It has been expanding and updating its product line to target at the solo market, and half its 40 product categories are now singles-friendly.

A New York University sociology professor, Eric Klinenberg, said in his book Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone that the single society is becoming hugely powerful and an indicator of social change.

In 2018 and 2019 the Japanese video game Travel Frog became a hit in China. Actually, Travel Frog was a game that seemed to speak directly to those who keep the solo economy ticking. In it, a wayward (任性的) frog has become a baby people are keen on looking after. The frog never interacts with the player, eats alone, reads and does craft work at home and often sets out on journeys, sending postcards to the player letting him or her know its new location. The Travel Frog phenomenon was just one more sign of the increasing importance of the solo economy, with more and more people actively or passively accepting and enjoying their solitude.

Travelling alone is becoming a strong market opportunity. 75% of Ctrip’s self-operated tour groups have opened options for one-person travel, and it plans to develop more innovative products and services tailored to solo travelers.

In entertainment and recreation, too, the solo economy is changing how things work. Minikaraoke booths, self-service photo studios and self-service gyms have popped up on many comers in many cities.

1. Liu Xiang’s article about small home appliances is well-received by _____.

A．those living all by themselves	B．a specific discussion group
C．home appliance producers	D．people with high-paying jobs

2. By “singles-friendly” (in paragraph 3), the author most probably means that Little Bears’ products _____.

A．are innovative in design	B．are easy to use to any individual
C．address the needs of the individual	D．are environmentally conscious

3. What do the travel frog and its player have in common?

A．They both seem to enjoy living alone.	B．They are both keen on travelling.
C．They both stimulate the solo economy.	D．They both interact with others reluctantly.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The popularity of solo dwelling.	B．The prospect of the solo market.
C．The influence of living alone.	D．The rise of the solo economy.

7 . From chocolate toothpaste in the Philippines to salt and vinegar potato chips in the UK, products popular in one place often receive a cool reception elsewhere. It of course poses a challenge to food companies seeking to export their brands.

The snack-food company Frito-Lay addresses the issue by discovering the best-loved flavours in each of their markets. So while cheese, spicy chilli and barbecue are popular flavours in the USA, Turkey goes for yogurt. The French prefer olive and Japan likes sushi flavours. But all of them are sold under the globally familiar Doritos brand. Frito-Lay’s understanding of local tastes around the world-and the successful adaptation of their product-has made Doritos one of the world’s most popular snack foods.

Everyone everywhere loves ice cream, it seems. The Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever sells it in over 40 countries. The company used to sell their ice cream under a lot of different brands, which created the sense that the companies were local. In 1998, the company launched the ‘Heartbrand’ logo (标志) to increase international brand awareness, but kept the familiar local names for the ice cream products. This helped avoid the problem of some names not sounding good in other languages. So in Bulgaria and Greece, you buy Algida, but in China, Malaysia, Singapore and the UK, it’s Wall’s.

There are some products that will always remain at home, such as the durian (榴莲), known as the ‘the king of fruits’ in its homeland of Southeast Asia. The fruit’s most notable feature is its strong smell, described by some as that of rotten onions and by others as old gym socks, though it is said to taste delicious by its fans. Though some durians are grown outside of Southeast Asia, the only place the fruit enjoys any wide popularity at all is in Southeast Asia and even there, some people can’t stand it! So don’t expect to see durians in your local supermarket any time soon.

1. What does the underlined word “It” in paragraph I refer to?

A．The snack culture.

B．The cold welcome.

C．The food preference.

D．The global popularity.

2. Why is Frito-Lay so successful?

A．They provide chips of high quality.

B．They make snacks to suit local tastes.

C．They unite markets of different countries.

D．They use advertising to build new brands.

3. What is Unilever’s ice cream called in Singapore?

A．Anglo-Dutch.

B．Algida.

C．Heartbrand.

D．Wall’s.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Durians’ sales dilemma.

B．Durians’ nutritional value.

C．Durians’ smell problems.

D．Durians’ attractive features.

8 .
The current challenges facing emerging markets and developing countries should be viewed in the context of the global economic landscape. Today, the world economy is experiencing great downward pressure. The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have driven up energy and food prices, disrupted the global supply chains, and provoked rampant inflation, and major economies are tightening their monetary policies. Emerging markets and developing economies face serious challenges, and some of them are deeply mired in economic woes.
Question: What have caused the current challenges in developing countries?
Answer: __________________________________________________________.

9 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

The G20 summit is an annual gathering of the leaders of the world’s     1    (large) and fastest-growing economies,     2     represent 60 percent of the world population, 80 percent of global GDP and 75 percent of global exports. The summit is the largest gathering of leaders since 2019. Russian President Vladimir Putin is the only G20 leader who hasn’t presented     3    (he).

10 . Many Chinese home appliance enterprises (家电企业) saw demand for their heating products rise from the European market during the ongoing 132nd session of the China Import and Export Fair, or Canton Fair, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Friday.

“This time we are focusing on heating products,” said Bu Zhiming, general manager Gd Shine Electric Appliances, who has had his hands full since the opening of this year’s on Oct 15. The major products on display are heaters and electric ovens. The orders be flooding in more than one month earlier than previous years, according to Bu. The company sold more than 500,000 heating equipment to the European market in the first nine months, up over 30 percent year-on-year.

“We’ve received many telephones for information on heating equipment from the customers,” said Zhang Wei, board director of the exhibitor, Honghuo Holdings, a heating equipment provider based in Guangdong Province. “Small-sized air blowers with lower price and electric blankets with lower energy consumption are popular among European customers.” To meet the demand from Europe, the company has set up a subsidiary in France to produce heating products under own brand and seen the export of own-brand products rising by four to five fold so far this year.

“The European market is our focus during the Canton Fair this time. Since autumn, we’ve seen order rise,” said Peng Hongfei, head of the marketing department of the Vanward, a heating equipment provider. Peng said the sales of their heating equipment went beyond over 20 million yuan ($2.76 million) in the third quarter this year, up 102 percent on a yearly basis. “At present, we are also stepping up the preparation of new production lines to ensure order production.”

1. How did the report prove the greater demand for Chinese home appliances?

A．By advertising.

B．By comparing.

C．By interviewing.

D．By analyzing.

2. What does the underlined word in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Lab.

B．Branch.

C．System.

D．Standard.

3. How will the Vanward deal with the rising order?

A．Employ more workers.	B．Add production lines.
C．Learn new skills.	D．Encourage extra work.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Chinese heating equipment providers will make a big fortune.

B．The European market greatly welcomes Chinese home appliances.

C．Chinese heating products have changed fast over the past twenty years.

D．Chinese heating products see orders from Europe rise during Canton Fair.