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With smart phones taking the world by Storm，a phone that Can only send and receive voice
calls and text messages may seem like a relic from a bygone age．Yet in East Africa，simple
phones like these are changing the face of the economy，thanks to the mobile money services that are spreading across the region．
Usilng the text-messaging function built into the GSM system(全球通)used by most cell
phone networks，these services allow people without a bank account or credit card to use their
phone as an electronic walletthat can be used to store．send or receive cash．
It works like this：you pay cash to your local agent who then tops up your mobile money
account using a secure form of text messaging．That money can be transferred(转账)to another
person by sending a message to their cell phone account．
For some the system is a lifeline．“If I didn,t have my mobile phone．1 would be very
poor，”says Neyasse Neemur，a mother of four children who lives in northern Kenya．“Now I
can sell fish．”
Neemur took up fishing in July last year，but making money from it was a little tricky，
especially as Turkana people do not usually eat fish．A truck from Ethiopia to Tanzania passes
through her village once a week，and she arranged to have the driver transport the fish several
hundred kilometres south to market in Kisumu．where relatives sell the fish．
“I get the money transfer immediately．”says Neemur．“Then I can pay for my children to go to school and for vegetables and beans，”she adds，“so I don’t need to eat fish．”
According to the Central Bank of Kenya，payments worth around l billion Kenyan shillings
($13 million)per day were transferred through Kenya,s mobile money systems in 2009，equalling
the country,s credit card transactions(业务)．The bank expects mobile money transfers to overtake credit cards in 2010．
49．In Paragraph l，the author uses“simple phones”to________.
A．make a comparison B．introduce a topic
C．describe a scene D．offer an argument
50．What can we learn about the simple phones in East Africa?
A．They might help the local people apply for a bank account．
B．They will replace the banks completely in the near future．
C．They provide a safe means for the locals to do business．
D．They can do nothing except send and receive calls or messages．
51．The word“it”in the third paragraph refers to_______.
A．the GSM system B．the mobile money service
C．the credit card service D．the cell phone networks
52．The story of Neyasse Neemur suggests that_______.
A．the mobile money service plays a key rote in the locals, life
B．Neemur uses her mobile phone to contact her customers
C。her relatives tricks Turkana people to eat the fish they sell
D．the Bank of Kenya helps her improve her living condition
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| A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn't much of a fruit-eater, 1 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 2 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 3 he felt and the more he wanted that apple. 4 as high as he could, but even as his tallest 5 he was unable to touch It. He began to 6 up and down, as high as he could, at the 7 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of 8 . Not giving up, he though, if only he had something to 9 on. His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to 10 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 11 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, 12 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tired everything he could think to do. 13 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 14 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 15 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he 16 like this, the more unhappy he became. 17 , the boy of our story was a preetty smart guy,even if he cloudn't always get what get he wanted. He started to say to himself. This isn't 18 , I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's 19 more Ican do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to 20 our feelings. If that's the case, what can I do to feel better? | ||||
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| Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen 1 his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but 2 for a glance. One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden, 3 in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he 4 the old gardener was blind. 5 , the young man asked, "Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can't 6 in fact?" The old man smiled and answered that "I can tell you 7 reasons. First I was a 8 when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, yet I can 9 them. Third, I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's 10 ." "Me? But you don't know me," responded the young man 11 . "Yeah, it's 12 that I don't know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never 13 them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good 14 . In the meantime, it also 15 a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us." The old man's 16 astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and 17 them as a link of minds so as to make 18 enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn't it one kind of happiness? I believe every flower has 19 with which they can see the kindness of the man's heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though 20 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose. | ||||
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| When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the 1 pieces of a mirror. There was a Garman motorcycle accident. I tried to find all the pieces and put them 2 , but it was not possible, so I kept only the 3 piece and I made it round. I could 4 with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the 5 that I could reflect (反射) light to dark places where the sun would never shine-in 6 holes and some other dark places. It became a 7 for me to get light into the darkest places I could find. I 8 the little mirror, and, as I 9 up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and 10 the game, As I became a 11 , I grew to understand that this was not 12 a child's game but a metaphor (象征) for what I might do with my life. I came to 13 that I am not the light or the source of light. But light-truth, understanding, knowledge-is 14 , and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it. I am just a single piece of a mirror whose 15 design and shape I do not know. 16 , with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this 17 -into the black places in the 18 of men-and change some things 19 some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the 20 of my life. | ||||
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| Richard Gray was a famous explorer (勘探者). He was also a millionaire. He had visited every country in the world. He had crossed Antarctica, flown across the Atlantic by balloon, and climbed Mount Everest. Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. He walked for days over the hot desert sand. One night he found the camp (宿营地) where he had been the night before. Cray had walked in a circle. He was lost. Two days later he had drunk all his water. He couldn't walk. He crawled to the top of a sand dune (沙丘) , and there he saw a man. The man was wearing smart, clean trousers, a white shirt and a tie. Gray crawled over to him. " Water...water..." he said. " I'm terribly sorry , old boy , " replied the man, " but I haven't got any water with me. " " Help me ! " shouted Gray , " I'm a rich man...a millionaire... I'll give you anything. " "That's very nice of you, old boy," said the man, " Look,I can't give you any water, but would you like to buy my tie?" "A tie? Of course not ! " screamed Gray, and crawled away. He crawled slowly up the next sand dune. His mouth was full of sand. His lips were cracked(破裂) and dry. He couldn't breathe. He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel.Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool. Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel. "Is it a mirage(幻景) ?" he thought," Am I dying?" He stood up and staggered(蹒跚) down the dune. A waiter in a shining white uniform came out of the door. " Water...water...a bath ! Food ! " screamed Gray. "I'm sorry, you can't come into this hotel,"said the waiter. " Why not? I've got plenty of money...I'm a millionaire. " " Ah, " replied the waiter, " but you aren't wearing a tie ! " |
| 1. The famous explorer____. |
| A. had crossed Antarctica and the Atlantic by balloon B. had traveled all over the world C. had walked across Death Valley D. had ever been a millionaire |
| 2. Death Valley is _____ . |
| A. a valley where people may die from loss of water B. a dead place where people dare not go C. a terribly hot valley where people may die of heat D. a place's name |
| 3. Two days later Richard Gray_____. |
| A. was lost in a circle B. was drunk C. began to search for water in the desert D. crawled to the top of a dune to see a man |
| 4. Gray saw _____ from the top of the next dune. |
| A. a large good hotel B. many swimming girls C. a lot of drinking water D. a beautiful mirage |
| 5. At last Richard Gray____. |
| A. got some water to drink B. was not permitted to enter the hotel C. was very sorry for the waiter D.was dying |
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