1. The company employs _______________________ (员工30000人，在全国范围内).

2. ____________________ (是必要的) for all students to register two days in advance.

3. There is no doubt that the little girl ______________ (对……紧张) walking home so late.

4. The project helps ____________________(那些需要……的人) money, food and clothing.

5. He has a lot of ____________________ (会议要开) every day.

6. ____________________________ (没有好消息就是好消息), as the saying goes.

7. He cheated many old people ____________________(以……名义) helping the poor.

8. It is ____________________ (只有勤奋) that enables you to achieve final success.

9. It’s every citizen’s duty ____________________(遵守法律) strictly.

10. Make sure that each student ____________________(记录下他们的观察).

11.____________________ (大量的) paintings have already been sold.

12.____________________ (他突然想到) that he could seek help from his friends.

13. It’s believed that progress in study mainly ____________________(靠自己努力).

14. Aged two, the child is not ____________________(年纪不够大) to go to school.

15. The newly-built exhibition hall will be ___________________ (对公众开放) next year.

16. ________(依我之见), the more mistakes we make, the greater progress we’ll make.

17. All she needs is ____________________ (一个展示她能力的机会).

18. The car crashed into a truck ____________________ (迎面而来的).

19. Everything is her bedroom is ____________________ (井井有条的；有条不紊的).

20. By ___________(克服困难) on his way to growth, he has accumulated much experience.

21. I _________________(把我的成功归功于) the support of my parents.

22. You can’t park where there’s a sign reading “____________________(不准停车)!”

23. _____________ (在过去的十年) great changes have taken place in my hometown.

24. Rose wants to _______________(做兼职工作) to support her family.

25. The salt is out of my reach. Will you please _______________(递给我)?

Two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and, having gained it, to learn how to use it properly. Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather well-known golf club after finishing a round. It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes. But a half-dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them. These same men can be found there day after day, and, strangely enough, each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth, successful in business and respected in the community if material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy. Yet, it seemed to me, something very important was missing, or else there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through Scotch and soda. They knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased(停止)．When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.
    What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours? I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking through my Bible. The words were few, but they became memorably impressed on my mind:“In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread．”

To me, that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections (memories). In fact, the battle of life, of existence, is a challenge to everyone. The immortal words of St. Paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me. At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.
32. Which of the following is indicated in the first paragraph?
A. Wealth results from honest effort.
B．The men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.
C．For some people, no way can be found to escape the realities of life other than Scotch and soda.
D．The men acquire wealth by planting fruit trees.
33. The underlined sentence “In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread” means “________”．
A. Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your face
B．No pains, no gains
C．Failure is the mother of success
D．Bread comes from the sweat on your face
34. We learn from the passage that the author________．
A．was a wealthy person in the community
B．held a positive attitude towards an active life
C．was fond of associating with celebrities (名人)
D．kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed
35. What is implied in the passage by the writer?
A．To use wealth properly, eat, drink and be merry.
B．Where there is a will, there is a way.
C．As life is but like a dream, a man is like a fruit tree.
D．If you cease to struggle, you cease to live.                   

Bad breath can be a major problem. The good news is that it can often be prevented with some simple steps.

Bad breath is caused by certain bacteria that grow in the mouth. When you don't brush regularly, bacteria accumulate in your mouth and between your teeth.    16    Certain foods, especially ones like garlic and onions that contain pungent (辛辣的）oils, can contribute to bad breath because the oils are carried to your lungs and out through your mouth.     17      Some people think that as long as you brush your teeth, you shouldn't have bad breath.     18       That, however, just doesn't remove the smell. To sufficiently clean all the surfaces of your teeth, you should brush for at least 2 minutes at least twice a day.

Many people believe that if you breathe into your hand, you'll know when you have bad breath. But it’s wrong!      19     When you talk, you tend to bring out the smell from the back of your mouth (where bad breath starts), which simply breathing doesn't do. Also, because we tend to get used to our own smells, it's hard for a person to tell if he or she has bad breath.

If you’re concerned about bad breath, make sure you’re taking care of your teeth and mouth properly. If you brush properly and visit your dentist for regular cleanings but your bad breath persists, you may have a medical problem.     20     They can figure out if something else is behind your bad breath and help you take care of it.

A. These bacteria make your breath smell.

B. In that case, call your doctor or dentist.

C. Smoking is also a major cause of bad breath.

D. Remember to brush your tongue, too — bacteria love to hang out there.

E. The truth is that most people only brush their teeth for 30 to 45 seconds.

F. When you breathe, the smell bounced back by your hand can be easily sensed.

G. When you breathe, you don^ use your throat the same way you do when you talk.

                    A HALF - EMPTY BASKET
     Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
     "I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he said.
     "But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man asked.
     "I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples."
28. Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because        
     A. he was poor                                 B. he liked the rich man
     C. his farm belonged to the rich man      D. the rich man’s children liked apples
29. What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?
     A. They jumped and jumped.               B. They played.
     C. They ran away.                           D. They ate some of the apples.
30. The monkeys left the basket because        
     A. they had thrown apples on the ground
     B. the farmer had politely asked them to get off
     C. they were afraid of the hat
     D. the farmer wa s angry wit h them
31. How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket?  He felt           。
     A. pleased            B. unhappy          C. excited         D. moved

The woman often called the First Lady of New York died in August. Brooke Astor was one hundred five years old. The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life            41   (help)the needy in her beloved city.

She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the only child of a high level military officer. After two earlier   42  (marry), she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again. He came from a family  43   had been rich for at least one hundred years. Among other things, he owed many buildings in New York City. Brooke Astor became one of the   44   (rich)women in the world when Vincent Astor died. She also became head of a huge charity organization    45  (found) by her husband. He repeatedly had told her she would have fun giving    46   his money. And apparently she did. Missus Astor gave tens of millions of dollars     47  (main)to places and people in New York City. She said it was the sensible choice because that was   48  the money had been made. She gave financial support to the city’s cultural centers，its poor and disabled as  49  as to many other smaller charities. When she died, the mayor of New York said the city would not be what it is today  50   her support.

    Freshmen anywhere may be nervous about university life．Here, three pieces of advice

are for them.

Listen but don't be silent

   The world is held in students’ hand via smart phones. Thus, they may consider lecture listening less important. 36  It forces students to face the difficulties of training a deep attentiveness．Unsurprisingly, students find it hard to speak out, ask questions or for points of clarification. They don't want to appear foolish or incapable. However, there is no such thing as a foolish question. Teachers are there to help you understand. This also goes for seminars and workshops. 37

Read and buy books

    38  There're so many useful online sources today, but the habit of reading books, especially whole books, is something being lost. Buy your own books．There are many bargains to be found on used-book websites or through Amazon. Being a book lover and buyer will help any student get the most out of their education.

    39

    As a student, you don't just have to learn to listen and become an active reader: you also have to become an academic writer. Written work at college level cannot be done at the last minute or in a rush. It takes time. Turn to your teachers. If they will read draft essays then make sure you can get feedback（反馈）ahead of the final submission. 40

Students who get feedback on their work always do better than those who do not. It is one

of the few educational laws that holds true in all cases.

A. Don't try to do it all the night before.

B. However, a lecture is a listening workout.

C. Thinking clearly cannot be done in a rush.

D. So train your ear, listen carefully, but don't be silent.

E. Reading is the most important thing that any student does.

F. Re-writing has proved to be the turning point in one's degree.

G. If they won't read drafts, then see them to run through your ideas．

    假定英语课上来时要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加,刪除或修改。

   增加:在缺词处加一个漏字宇符号（∧),并在在其下面写出该加的词。

   删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

   修改：在错词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

      My brother, who is Harvard graduate, works  in a multinational company,

The company bid failed several limes in it1 s attempts to break into to  Chinese

market in the past two years. As a  new  manager  on charge of the sales  department,

he is trying every possible  mean's to  promote  their  products. Because of

he' s taken some effective  measures, their profits are expecting to rise by 50%  .

I real take pride in my brother. What's more, he has promised to giving me live

thousand  yuan unlit the summer   holidays  come. If so, I will be able to go on

vacation. How a wonderful piece of news!

Camping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and, at it best, it makes little environmental influence. But with increasing numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness. It is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively（不引人注目的）and leave no mark. 

Wild camping is not permitted in many places, particularly in crowded lowland Britain, Wherever you are, find out about organizations responsible for managing wild spaces, and contact them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building. For example, it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland, but in England you must ask the landowner’s permission, except in national parks. 

Camping is about having relaxation, sleeping outdoors, experiencing bad weather, and making do without modern conveniences. A busy, fully-equipped campsite（野营地）seems to go against this, so seek out smaller, more remote places with easy access to open spaces and perhaps beaches. Better still, find a campsite with no road access: Walking in makes a real adventure.  

Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to guaranteeing a good night’s sleep. Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum influence on others and the environment. Try to use an area where people have obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot. When camping in woodland, avoid standing dead trees, which may fall on a windy night. Avoid animal runs and caves, and possible homes of biting insects. Make sure you have most protection on the windward side. If you make a fire, do so downwind of your shelter. Always consider what influence you might have on the nature word. Avoid damaging plants. A good campsite is found, not made-changing it should be unnecessary.  

24. You needn’t ask for permission when camping in _______.  

   A. most parts of England                     B. most parts of Scotland

   C. crowded lowland Britain                    D. national parks in England

25. The author thinks that a good campsite is one _______. 

   A. with easy access                                   B.  with modern conveniences

C. used previously                                 D. far away from beaches 

26. The last paragraph mainly deals with _______.  

   A. protecting animals                      B. camping in woodland

   C. building a campfire                     D. finding a campsite with privacy 

27. The passage is mainly about _______.

   A. the dos and don’ts of wild camping          B. the importance of wild camping 

   C. the human influence on campsites          D. the protection of campsites                                        

As food is to the body, so is learning to the mind. We strengthen our bodies   41    taking in adequate nutritious food. Likewise, we should start learning day by day to expand our intellectual ability.    42    is constant learning that supplies us with large amounts of energy to    43   (sharp) our power of reasoning, analysis, and judgment. Moreover, continuous learning is   44   it takes to keep pace with the times in the Information Age.

School is where we     45   (teach), but it is by no means the only workshop for learning. On the contrary, learning should be     46    never-ending process, from the cradle to the grave. In a    47   (rapid) changing world, to stop learning for just a few days will make a person fall behind. What’s worse, the animal nature    48   (hide) deep in our mind will come to life,    49   can weaken our determination to achieve success. Therefore, to stay mentally young, we have to take learning   50     a lifelong career.

How to Make Friends

Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship. has many benefits.  It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend.   56  But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.

1. Associate with others.

The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.

2.Start a conversation.

Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends.   57  You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people. 

3.   58    

Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.

4. Let it grow.

It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.  59  The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.

5. Enjoy your friendship.

The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves.  60   Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.

A.  Be cheerful.         

B.  Do things together.        

C.  Do not wait to be spoken to.         

D.  Try not to find fault with your friends.

E.  Making new friends comes easy for some people.

F.  For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.

G.  So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.

      is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.

       A．As                      B．That                    C．This                  D．It

 Robert is said ________ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.

A. to have studied                                 B. to study    

C. to be studying                                   D. to have been studying

Online shopping is coming into fashion in most cities, where people are able to make full use of the rapidly-developed internet technology. Nowadays, can we find a person     61    has not experienced online shopping? Definitely not.

Online shopping   62  (welcome) by most people due to various reasons. From the perspective of consumer, it can save some time for people who don’t have much spare time. Just click the mouse, they can get     63    they want while staying at home. For the retailers, it can cut some costs for those who don’t have much circulating funds.  64  (compare) with the traditional trade mode, they don’t have to spend money in renting a house.    65   , there are still some disadvantages in online shopping. First, a face-to-face deal makes online shopping less    66   (rely) and trustworthy. Second, people will lose 67   fun of bargain.

     68   is undeniable that shopping on the internet has become an irresistible trend in modern society. It’s of great urgency that we need to make the relative laws 69   the rapid growth of online shopping. Only in this way can we enjoy the pleasure and  70  (convenient) of online shopping without the concern of being cheated.

The classical Chinese folk music ________ a wave of homesickness among the overseas students.

  A. set out                        B. set off               C. set about                  D. set on

Have you known an outstanding junior high or high school teacher, coach, guidance counselor, librarian, or headmaster? Nominate（提名）that special teacher you’ll always remember and give him/her the chance to be recognized in a famous national magazine through “Educator of the Year Contest”!

Prizes

Cash awards will be given to those from across the country who are given the honor of Educators of the Year. Besides, your winning essays will also be published in our magazine.

Guidelines

We will only consider essays written by teens, and nominations must be for junior high or high school educators only. Elementary school educators are not allowed.

Convince us your educator is special. Tell us about his or her style of teaching, his or her role in school activities, and community service. What has your educator done for the entire school, your class, for you or another student? Give examples with specific details. Keep your essay between 200 and 1,000 words. Remember to include the first and last name, position, and school of your educator in your essay.

Don’t forget to submit（提交）your essays through this website. You can also read our submission guidelines for more information on this website.

Deadlines

The deadline for submitting your essays is December 30. Your essays are accepted and will appear in our magazine all over the year. Winners will be made public after the January issue is published.

21. The contest is intended to _________.

  A. promote a national magazine     B. choose educators of the year

  C. offer cash to some teachers       D. collect some essays written by teens

22. If you want to take part in the contest, you should ________.

  A. write as long an essay as possible  B. show your love for your teacher’s lifestyle

  C. write about your teacher’s personal information

  D. list some detailed examples of your special teacher

23. Where can you probably find this passage?

  A. In a teen magazine.               B. On a teen website.

  C. In an education book.              D. In a newspaper.

Dodder is an unusual and unwanted plant that attacks other plants. Except for its flowers, the plant looks like spaghetti, a kind of noodles in the shape of long thin pieces that look like string when they are cooked. Its almost leafless, thread-like stems hang down on top of other plants that dodder needs to stay alive. Dodder does not produce its own food. Instead, it steals food from other plants. It feeds by sucking juices from the plant which is wrapped around, often making its host very weak or even killing it.

Dodder can find other plants by their smell. When a young dodder plant starts growing, it follows the smell of plants it prefers, like tomato plants, potato plants, or other farm crops. Unlike most plants that usually grow in the direction of light or warmth, a dodder plant will grow in the direction of, for example, tomato smell--if a tomato happens to be growing nearby.

However, a young dodder plant must find a host plant quickly. It no longer needs its root once it is attached to the host and wrapped around it. If it cannot catch a smell of a potential host within a few days, it will dry up and vanish even if there is plenty of water around. Once it finds a host, the young dodder plant will attach itself to it and start growing faster. At that point the dodder plant will drop its root.

Dodder is thus a difficult weed to manage and a real headache for farmers. When it does get out of hand, dodder can greatly reduce a farmer’s harvest or even destroy crops completely. Before sowing their produce, especially farmers in warm parts of the world often check to make sure no unwanted dodder seeds have mixed with their crop seeds. This is a good way to stop dodder plants from making their way to a crop field secretly.

1. Why does the author mention spaghetti in the first paragraph?

A. To analyze the content of some food.                           B. To introduce the topic of this passage.

C. To tell the usage of the dodder plants.                    D. To describe the shape of dodder plants.

2. What does the underlined word “vanish” in the third paragraph mean?

A. invade.                           B. grow.                       C. escape.                     D. disappear.

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Dodder doesn’t produce its own food.                   B. Dodder gives off smell to attract plants.

C. Dodder can affect farmers’ income.                       D. Dodder can only survive in the shade.

4. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To introduce a new variety of farm crops.                    

B. To introduce plan’s that are harmful to humans.

C. To introduce the special abilities of a dangerous plant.

D. To introduce recent improvements in farming methods.

   Grandpa's hobby was making birdhouses. He always said, “A man has to keep busy to stay out of trouble.” Leigh wasn't sure how much trouble Grandpa could get into anyway, since he was such a nice guy, but she tried to listen to his advice. Besides, she liked to help him on his birdhouses.

  Grandpa's shop was full of well­oiled and carefully­kept tools. Whenever he used something, he put it back in exactly the right place. He had rules about how he treated his tools, because he hated buying something new if the old one still worked.  He also made sure to clean up each time he worked on something.

  It wasn't too fun cleaning up, but it was nice to watch him cut boards to exact lengths. It was nice to see the drill put in holes for screws (螺丝) to go in cleanly. It was like being a doctor, but with wood. The best part of building was seeing all the pieces come together in the final form.

   The last steps always included lacquer or paint, to help protect Grandpa's hard work from the weather. His birdhouses lasted for years. If he didn't coat them properly, the sun and rain would turn the wood grey and weak in a short period of time. No, he always made sure to do things right. Even if he put rocks or other cute decorations (装饰) on them, it was done right and made to last.

   Grandpa was a hard worker, but he was also smart and generous. He let Leigh keep the birdhouses sometimes, but only if he got to help hang it up or set the post for it. It had to be done just right, after all.

   The birdhouses were a great way to learn about woodworking, hard work, taking care of what you have, and about birds. The best thing about building birdhouses was that Leigh spent some time with Grandpa.

33．What's the best title for the text?

    A. Long­lasting Birdhouses           B．Birdhouses Making

    C．Birdhouses, Home for Birds              D．Grandpa's Birdhouses

34．What did Leigh value most?

   A．Listening to Grandpa's advice.          B．Helping Grandpa on his birdhouses.

   C．Spending some time with Grandpa.      D．Learning about woodworking and birds.

35．We can learn from the text that Grandpa ________.

   A．was a very good carpenter          B．lived a very hard life

   C．didn't care about cleaning up        D.kept thousands of birds

Daniel Anderson, a famous psychologist, believes it’s important to distinguish television’s influences on children from those of the family. We tend to blame TV, he says, for problems it doesn’t really cause, overlooking our own roles in shaping children’s minds.

One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child’s ability to think and to understand the world. While watching TV, children do not merely absorb words and images (影像). Instead, they learn both explicit(明确的) and hidden meanings from what they see. Actually, children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows. Furthermore, as many teachers agree, children understand far more when parents watch TV with them, explaining new words and ideas. Yet, most parents use an educational program as a chance to park their kids in front of the set and do something in another room.

Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment. But according to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability. TV doesn’t take the place of reading for most children; it takes the place of similar sorts of recreation, such as listening to the radio and playing sports. Things like parents’ educational background have a stronger influence on a child’s reading. “A child’s reading ability is best predicted by how much a parent reads.” Anderson says.

Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ (智商) scores and affects school performance. But here, too, Anderson notes that no studies have proved it. In fact, research suggests that it’s the other way around. “If you’re smart young, you’ll watch less TV when you’re older,” Anderson says. Yet, people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers.

For years researchers have attempted to show that television is dangerous to children. However, by showing that television promotes none of the dangerous effects as conventionally(传统地) believed, Anderson suggests that television cannot be condemned without considering other influences.

 56. By watching TV, children learn _________.

 A. images through words

 B. more than explicit meanings

 C. more about images than words

 D. little about people’s psychology

57. An educational program is best watched by a child _________.

 A. on his own

 B. with other kids

 C. with his parents

 D. with his teachers

58. Which of the following is most related to children’s reading ability?

A. Radio-listening 

B. Television-watching

C. Parents’ reading list

D. Parents’ educational background

59. Anderson believed that _________.

A. the more a child watches TV, the smarter he is

B. the younger a child is, the more he watches TV

C. the smarter a child is, the less likely he gets addicted to TV

D. the less a child watches TV, the better he performs at school

60. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To advise on the educational use of TV.

B. To describe TV’s harmful effects on children.

C. To explain traditional views on TV influences.

D. To present Anderson’s unconventional ideas.

假定你是李华，你校即将举行国际中学生科学论坛活动，你想报名做一名志愿者。请用英文写一封邮件申请参加。主要内容包括：

1.     写信目的

2.     自我介绍

3.     希望获准

注意：

1. 词数：100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

   3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir or Madam,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    With all my best regards.  

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Thousands of taxi drivers in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, reportedly blocked streets with their vehicles on Sunday in protest against unlicensed vehicles using taxi-hiring apps (打车软件) and apps-based car rental companies providing passenger services, including high-end cars. Although the drivers also complained about the withdrawal of the fuel subsidy(补贴) by the government, their main complaint was the loss of business because of the rising number of Internet-based car services companies.

On Wednesday, news reports came that Beijing transport authorities will take measures to stop the illegal “taxi business” of private cars through the newly rising Internet apps, following the footsteps of Shenyang and Nanjing.

It is not yet clear how the Shenyang city government will handle the issue and whether it will declare the services offered by market leaders such as Didi Dache, a taxi-hiring app provider backed by Tencent Holdings, and Kuaidi Dache illegal. But Shanghai transport regulators have set a rule, by banning Didi Zhuanche, or car services offered by Didi Dache in December.

Such regulations will cause a setback to the car-hiring companies and investors that are waiting to cash in on the potentially booming business. Just last month, Didi Dache got $700 million in funding from global investors, including Singapore state investment company Temasek Holdings, Russian investment company DST Global and Tencent. Besides, the market is uncertain that Kuaidi Dache is about to finalize its latest round of funding after getting $800 million from global investors.

Regulatory uncertainties, however, could cast a shadow on the future of the Internet-based car-hiring services, which have become popular in most of China’s big cities. To be fair, these companies’ business model is anything but bad. For example, Didi Zhuanche works side by side with established car rental companies to provide high-end car service mainly for businesspeople through the Internet and mobile phone apps.

Every link in this business model chain has legal companies and services. Therefore, it is hard to define it as illegal and ban it.  

24. Why did taxi drivers in Shenyang block the streets with their vehicles?

A. Because they wanted the authority to increase their driving allowances.

B. Because they wanted to be taught how to use the taxi-hiring apps.

C. Because they wanted to appeal to passengers not to hire the private cars.

D. Because they wanted to make their main complaints known to the authority.

25. The author’s attitude to banning internet car-hiring service is __________.

A. positive                B. negative                   C. neutral              D. unclear

26. Which of the following statements is True?

  A. All the taxi drivers in China benefit a lot from taxi-hiring apps.

  B. Taxi drivers mainly complained about the withdrawal of the fuel subsidy by the government.

  C. The Internet-based car-hiring services have become popular all over China.

  D. The Internet-based car-hiring services are challenging the traditional taxi industry.

27. We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. Shenyang forbade apps-based car rental companies

B. Shanghai is the second city banning Didi Zhuanche

C. it is not difficult to picture the apps-based car rental companies illegal

D. some international investment companies have strong faith in the future of apps-based car rental companies