shopping platform in the country. Since there are quite a few special shopping festivals in China, it is not particularly surprising that courier services have expanded rapidly in China.  11 points（11 分）  It is reported that Chinese courier services will send about 12 billion packages this year

Government revenue Government revenue是财政收入的意思。 它是指政府为履行其职能、实施公共政策和提供公共物品与服务需要而筹集的一切资金的总和。它还是衡量一国政府财力的重要指标，政府在社会经济活动中提供公共物品和服务的范围和数量，在很大程度上决定于财政收入的充裕状况。 我们来看2个例句： I said that smoking should be banned，but she thought that the tobacco industry is a very important source of government revenue. 我说吸烟应该

2024年12月英语六级考试在即，小编建议各位同学考前多做模考，熟悉考试流程，同时在考场上不会太紧张。今天小编为大家带来英语六级阅读模拟题。一起来练习吧！ 2024年12月英语六级阅读理解模拟真题：美国商业 　President Coolidge's statement, "The business of America is business," still points to an important truth today-that business institutions have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige? One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected. Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(垄断) of power. In contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers' dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves. A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government,even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important,or even more important,than democracy in preserving freedom. Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based onfamily background. Business is therefore viewed as and expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(贵族的) idea of inherited privilege. 　　练习题： 　　Choose correct answers to the question: 　　1. The statement "The business of America is business" probably means"________". 　　A. The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce 　　B. Business problems are of great importance to the American government 　　C. Business is of primary concern to Americans 　　D. America is a great power in world business 　　2. Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only_____ . 　　A. when given equality of opportunity 　　B. through doing business 　　C. by protecting their individual freedom 　　D. by way of competition 　　3. Who can benefit from business competition? 　　A. Honest businessmen. 　　B. Both businessmen and their customers. 　　C. People with ideals of equality and freedom 　　D. Both business institutions and government. 　　4. Government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by ____. 　　A. its absolute control of power 　　B. its function in preserving personal freedom 　　C. its role in protecting basic American values 　　D. its democratic way of exercising leadership 　　5. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes _____ . 　　A. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries 　　B. in many countries success often depends on one's social status 　　C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries 　　D. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America 　　1.[C] 词义理解题。回答本题的关键是理解business的两个不同的含义：①商业，生意;②职责，事物，事。句中前一个business的意思应当是“事物,职责”，而后一个business的意思应当是“商业”，因此C为正确答案。 　　2.[D] 事实细节题。解题关键在于对第2段最后一句定语从句的理解。该句指出竞争是对基本美国价值的保护伞，故可知，D为正确答案。 　　3.[B] 推理判断题。第3段提到，商业之间为利润而互相竞争，因此商

理了2024年12月英语四级阅读理解模拟：泰国大象的生存危机，一起来看看吧。 2024年12月英语四级阅读理解模拟：泰国大象的生存危机 For centuries, in the countries of south and Southeast Asia the elephant has been an intimate part of the culture, economy and religion, and nowhere more so than in Thailand. Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated (驯化). The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the authority of kingship to its rulers and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background.To the early Western visitors the country's romantic name was “Land of the White Elephant”. Today, however, the story is very different. Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it. The elephant has found itself more or less abandoned by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a westernized society. And while the elephant's problems began many years ago, now it rates a very low national priority. How this reversal from national icon (圣像) to neglected animal came about is a tale of worsening environmental and the changing lives of the Thais themselves. According to Richard Lair, Thailand’s experts on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the century there may well have beenas many as 100,000 domestic elephants in the country. In the north of Thailand alone it was estimated that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen. This was at a time when 90 per cent of Thailand was still forest—a habitat (栖息地) that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people. Nothing ploughs through dense forest better than a massive but sure-footed elephant. By 1950 the elephant population had dropped to a still substantial 13,397, but today there are probably nomore than 3,800, with another 1,350 roaming free in the national parks. But now, Thailand’s forest coversonly 20 per cent of the land. This deforestation (采伐森林) is the central point of the elephant's difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work. This century, as the road network grew, so the elephant's role as a beast of burden declined. 练习题： Choose correct answers to the question: 1. What can we know about African elephants from the passage? A. It is easy to tame them. B. It is hard to tame them. C. They are living a better life than Asian elephants. D. Their fate is quite similar to that of Asian elephants. 2. Thailand was once called “Land of the White Elephant” because_______. A. white elephant is rarely seen and thus very special B. white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s C. white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority D. this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors 3. Why is the Thai elephant “out of work”, according to the author? A. Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners. B. Because their owners are westernized and neglect them. C. Because the government pays little attention to the problem. D. Because there are too many elephants and too few jobs. 4. Which of the following statements is true about the elephant population at various times? A. There were 100,000 tamed elephants at the turn of the century. B. 20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the century. C. By 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite small. D. Today the elephant population is estimated at 5,150. 5. The passage is most probably from_______. A. a travel magazine B. a history book C. a research report D. an official announcement 参考答案： 1.[B] 事实细节题。本题考查对比处。根据文章第l段第3句：和非洲象不同，亚洲象容易驯养，言下之意就是：非洲象不易驯养。答案中用tame替代原文的domesticate，意思相同。选项A与原文意思正好相反;选项C，D原文根本未提到。 2.[B] 推理判断题。根据文章第l段第4句中的“until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background.”可知当时白

Population size Population size的意思是总人口数。 它不分性别、不分年龄、不分民族，只要是有独立的生命活动就包含在人口总数之内。人口总数是人口统计中最基本的指标。标准人口总数，对于了解国情国力，制订人口计划和经济、社会发展计划，进行人口科学研究，都有十分重要的意义。 我们来看2个例句： This implies an "unusually small population size for a species spread across the entire Old World, " the authors write. 作者写到，“这说明一个非常小的种群遍布

的内容未写全者，按比例扣分。 3. 如要判为0分，需慎重处理。] 6. 为了便于阅卷人员掌握评分标准，现将各档作文分相当于百分制的得分，列表如下，称为得分率。其中9分的得分率为60分(相当于百分制的60分)。 三、四级作文评分样卷 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below.You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment

, having a history of more than 590 years. Twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties had ever lived here. The building complex of the Forbidden City fully embodies the artistic features and styles of ancient Chinese architecture, and can be deservedly called a masterpiece in Chinese, even the world architectural history.

in the teahouse is one of the favorite pastimes of the locals in Chengdu. A teahouse full to the brim—at three o’clock on a workday afternoon—is nothing out of the ordinary. The local people sit in quaint bamboo chairs and drink from traditional tea sets that could well be quaint themselves. Teahouse waiters

目中的after Hugo,由该句是的stricter，better-enforced codes可知C正确。 2.[A] 第4段开始具体介绍the house,根据该段最后一句可知，这幢房子的木制结构用长钢筋加固了，因而特别结实,故选A。 3.[D] 根据题干的数字可迅速定位至第5段首，第2、3句阐述这样做的目的是“将房屋抬髙到暴风雨巨浪之上,及让巨浪能在屋下

。 参考译文 Walking in downtown areas or scenic spots, one can't miss the sight of people elegantly dressed in Han-style clothing posing for photographs with either an oilpaper umbrella or a silk fan in hand. Wherever they go, they draw people's wondrous gaze.As a new fashion, Han-style clothing is a kind