4 . 语法填空
　　Wherever you go in Xinjiang, whether the north or south of the Tianshan Mountains, you’ll notice small stands    1    some crispy and delicious nang is sold. The reason    2    this traditional flatbread happens to be popular among the ethnic groups here lies in its being easy to bake, store and transport.

While round and    3    (primary) made of flour, nang can vary in different ways. The largest nang,     4     (refer) to as “emanke”, is as big as the wheel of a car, with more people     5    (bake) the bread in environmentally-friendly ovens now.

The Xinjiang nang industry has played     6    key role in poverty alleviation(减贫) too, aiming to create a more innovative and    7    (power) mode of industrial development. Nang cultural industrial parks    8    (build) so far in many cities. Among them, the Aksu park stands out as a unique example of the     9     (combine) of production, sales and tourism. The park uses social media, online and offline stores, and also live streaming to promote    10    (it) products, expanding business across and outside China.

5 . How Arts Promote Our Economy

When most people think of the arts, they imagine the beautiful painting, a wonderful piece of music, or an award­winning performance in the theater.    1     The economic effect of the arts is often overlooked(忽视) and badly judged.

    2     Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art. These people earn a living wage for their professional knowledge and skills.

    3     “If you build it they will come” is a misleading belief. Painters, digital media experts, photographers, booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and promote the event. According to the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition, arts agencies employ more than 10,000 people as full—or part­time employees or independent contractors.

A successful arts neighborhood creates a ripple effect(连锁反应) throughout a community. In 2005, when the Bishop Arts Theatre was donated to our town, the location was considered a poor area of town. After investing more than $1 million in reconstructing the building, we began producing a full season of theater performances, jazz concerts, and year­round arts education programs in 2008. Nearly 40 percent of jazz lovers live outside of the Dallas city limits and drive or fly in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Arts District.    4    

It is wrong to suppose arts groups cannot make a profit(利润).    5     If you are a student studying the arts, chances are you have been ill­advised to have a plan B. But those who truly understand the economic effect and can work to change the patterns can create a wide range of career possibilities.

A．The arts create jobs that help develop the economy.

B．But arts groups bring more value to our communities.

C．Another group of people is needed to help market the event.

D．But in order to stay in business, arts groups must produce returns.

E．No doubt the theater has contributed to the area’s development and economic growth.

F．Arts play an important part in improving our mood (心情) and our relationship with others.

G．Now, more and more young people dream of becoming a singer but they don't think of the pains that they will take.

6 . 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.

9 . One very important institution in our economy is the bank. Banks_________ money for individual people, corporations, and the government. Banks provide a number of important services for you and your family. Most importantly, they’re a_________ place to store your money. They also provide an easy way for you to_________ money from one place to another. When you write a personal cheque, the cheque authorizes the bank to give your money to the person or business whose name is on the cheque.

Of course, banks also lend money. Ordinary people take out bank_________ for a number of reasons-to pay for college, to buy or remodel a home, to start or expand a business, and so forth. Banks provide these services to individuals; _________ , their main function is to lend large sums of money, for example, to corporations. When people or corporations borrow money from a bank, they must, of course, pay_________ —a percentage of the money they have borrowed.

Banks pay interest on the money they hold, and charge interest on the money they lend. For a bank to make a_________ , it has to collect more interest than it pays out.

Sometimes banks invest money as well as lend it. To invest money means to put it into a corporation or some other project—for example, building a housing complex or doing medical research— _________ a share of the profits. Most businesses need loans and investments at some time, and banks are an important source of_________

You might wonder what would happen if all the people with money in a bank wanted to take their money out at the same time. I mean, how would the bank be able to give everyone their money, if it had lent out or __________ most of it? In fact, this can be a serious problem for banks. They__________ the fact that most people won’t want their money for a long time once it’s deposited. That leaves the bank free to lend or invest the money. If every person—or even lots of people-tried to__________ their money at the same time, the bank might not be able to honour all of its__________ . This causes some banks to __________ , or go bankrupt.

Bank failures used to be __________ during times of recession or depression. They were especially common during the Great Depression of the 1930s. When Franklin Roosevelt became president in 1933, one of the first things he did was close all the banks, so depositors wouldn’t panic and try to take all their money out.

1.

A．raise

B．manage

C．save

D．collect

2.

A．quiet

B．public

C．secret

D．safe

3.

A．transfer

B．borrow

C．donate

D．exchange

4.

A．accounts

B．savings

C．loans

D．notes

5.

A．otherwise

B．however

C．therefore

D．moreover

6.

A．interest

B．fees

C．debts

D．damages

7.

A．profit

B．fortune

C．name

D．hit

8.

A．in place of

B．in contrast to

C．in honour of

D．in exchange for

9.

A．either

B．neither

C．both

D．each

10.

A．spent

B．wasted

C．lost

D．invested

11.

A．account for

B．count on

C．stick to

D．look at

12.

A．withdraw

B．invest

C．lend

D．collect

13.

A．cheques

B．principles

C．deposits

D．clerks

14.

A．sacrifice

B．respond

C．expand

D．fail

15.

A．rare

B．common

C．serious

D．costly

10 . When buying a smartphone, I keep my criteria simple. If the device can handle WeChat, phone calls, and _________ the Internet, I purchase it. If it’s too expensive, I _________ it. This approach to acquiring smartphones _________ for me as I keep my needs basic. Aside from saving myself money, I may have also saved myself from some wounds or burns which I might get if I chose a flawed phone. A few years ago, things _________ for Samsung — literally.

One of Samsung’s innovation was called the Note7. Sadly, it was discontinued (停产) only 38 days after being made available for consumption. At first, a few customers complained that their phones caught fire while being _________. Samsung, being responsible, launched an investigation to _________ the cases. They issued a global _________ on 1 September, but it was taken merely as a suggestion and not seen as _________. Then the tech giant gave a stronger message to worldwide customers, saying all owners must stop using their Note7s immediately.

Commercial forces encourage tech companies to push the envelopes and produce new products every few months. Sometimes, a conflict of interests can occur. The greed for innovation has a funny way of causing _________ for the basics — like safety — and the Note7’s situation is just one example of this. The device __________ all kinds of cool features, including a super-high-resolution camera, an iris scanner and an especially powerful __________. Ideally, manufacturers should consider all relevant aspects when creating new commodities. Samsung has both the money and technical know-how to prevent such negligence. The Note7’s __________ was most likely rushed in order to make more profit, which __________ having the opposite effect. Time will tell how much this oversight will cost with respect to Samsung’s fame and future.

__________, many people assumed that Samsung could eventually come back over the horizon and restore its reputation as a manufacturer of excellent smartphones if its new models had no major flaw. In the smartphone industry, intense competition will only bring more benefit to consumers. If there were only one __________ company, we would be left with no options for top-of-the-line phones.

1.

A．surf

B．access

C．launch

D．process

2.

A．buy

B．desire

C．recommend

D．abandon

3.

A．works

B．checks

C．helps

D．adapts

4.

A．grew up

B．brought up

C．blew up

D．dug up

5.

A．locked

B．broadcast

C．charged

D．carried

6.

A．look over

B．look through

C．look up

D．look into

7.

A．recycle

B．restore

C．recover

D．recall

8.

A．aggressive

B．desperate

C．anxious

D．urgent

9.

A．neglect

B．need

C．demand

D．application

10.

A．causes

B．boasts

C．defines

D．forbids

11.

A．battery

B．screen

C．chip

D．frame

12.

A．campaign

B．promotion

C．invention

D．release

13.

A．ended up

B．served for

C．acted out

D．turned over

14.

A．Consequently

B．Therefore

C．Furthermore

D．Nevertheless

15.

A．flexible

B．ambitious

C．dominant

D．feasible