2.Over the summer,a Chinese company,Xiaomi,took the No.1position in China's competitive market and became the world's third largest phone maker.
Xiaomi was founded in 2010as a company to sell smartly designed phone at cheap prices over the Internet.A clever social media strategy and a business plan that emphasized selling services helped the company build enthusiastic support from young and trendy Chinese people.With people in China expected to buy 500million smart phones in 2015,Xiaomi plans to solidify its position as one of the most powerful phone makers in the world's most important market.
The company's founders,including the Chinese entrepreneur Lei Jun and the former Google executive Lin Bin,hope that they will take the brand globally.Although Xiaomi is already sold internationally,next year will be the true test of whether it can continue its rise beyond China.Avoiding markets like the United States and Europe,Mr.Lei and Mr.Lin are looking at huge developing countries like Brazil and India.And they hope to use e-commerce networks to sell cheap and high-quality phones,and create their Chinese success.
Xiaomi fans have a high level of organization.They love Xiaomi.Han Yu,a 24-year-old boy studying for his master's degree,is one of those lovers.He helps Xiaomi test its user interface by looking for bugs and offering suggestions.Mr.Han moderates several pages on the company's online forum,which averages 200,000posts a day and is where fans interact with the company.Much of his personal life revolves around Xiaomi and he said he was honored when his suggestions to create a private photo folders was adopted by Xiaomi.
Although Xiaomi makes some money on phone sales,the company's plan is to increase profitability by selling services like entertainment and apps through the phone.The company has also started to sell other devices,like a smart television,a tablet and a fitness band.
31.The underlined word"trendy"in Paragraph 2most probably meansB.
A.rich
B.fashionable
C.greedy
D.beautiful
32.From the passage we know thatD.
A.When founded,Xiaomi sold cheap smart phones in supermarkets.
B.Xiaomi expects to sell 500million smart phones in 2015.
C.Xiaomi smart phones are not available beyond China at present.
D.Xiaomi's strategy and business plan worked.
33.We can infer from the passage thatD.
A.Xiaomi set up an organization of its fans
B.Han Yu made an amount of money by helping Xiaomi test its user interface
C.Xiaomi prefers to develop its foreign market in advanced countries
D.Xiaomi company has benefited from the organization of its fans
34.From the last paragraph we knowC.
A.Xiaomi will focus on producing mobile phones
B.Xiaomi will become the world's largest phone maker
C.Xiaomi plans to earn more money besides phones.
D.Xiaomi is faced with great challenges because of single product.
35.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A
A.The rise of a new smart phone Giant:China's Xiaomi
B.The development of the company Xiaomi
C.The future of the company Xiaomi
D.The secret of Xiaomi's success.
分析 文章介紹了小米的創(chuàng)辦,發(fā)展歷史,抓住了時代的潮流,成為高水平的品牌.并說明了小米今后的計劃是成為世界智能手機的巨頭.
解答 31.B.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)文中第二段介紹小米公司利用社交媒體戰(zhàn)略和商業(yè)計劃,抓住中國年輕一代和時尚一族,從而占領(lǐng)了市場.trendy新潮的,時髦的;選項中rich富有的;fashionable流行的,時髦的;greedy貪婪的;beautiful美麗的;故選B.
32.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段第一句"Xiaomi was founded in 2010 as a company to sell smartly designed phone at cheap prices over the Internet."可知小米手機是通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)出售的,故A項不對;根據(jù)第二段"With people in China expected to buy 500 million smart phones in 2015"可知預(yù)計中國人將在2015年購買5億智能手機,并不是購買小米手機,故B項不符合文意;根據(jù)第三段"Avoiding markets like the United States and Europe,Mr.Lei and Mr.Lin are looking at huge developing countries like Brazil and India.And they hope to use e-commerce networks to sell cheap and high-quality phones,and create their Chinese success."體現(xiàn)出小米手機走出中國也是成功的,故C項不對;根據(jù)文中介紹小米的成功和發(fā)展可知小米的戰(zhàn)略計劃很有作用.故選D.
33.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文中第四段介紹小米的粉絲是一個強有力高水平的團(tuán)隊,小米的發(fā)展也受益于此.故選D.
34.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"The company has also started to sell other devices,like a smart television,a tablet and a fitness band."可知小米公司不但銷售手機,還發(fā)展其他設(shè)備.故選C.
35.A.主旨大意題.文章介紹了小米的創(chuàng)辦,發(fā)展及其今后的計劃,成為世界智能手機的巨頭,故選A.
點評 本篇文章主要是推理判斷方面的題型,需要考生通過跳讀迅速找到對應(yīng)的句子進(jìn)行詳細(xì)理解,句子的理解可以結(jié)合上下文意思,通過邏輯推理得到.