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1、重庆市北大附中重庆实验学校高三英语专项题型复习（1）Despite bankruptcies，lay off and tighter comsumers spending，a few femaleled businesses in Japan are developing well.Shizue Hamada，52，set up a business in 1991 with eight other housewives-to care for the elderly and the physically disabled.It wasnt long before the Tasukeai Y
2、ui(mutual -aid group) earned a reputation for its excellent service. It now employs 200 staff and has 300 million yuan(US $2.4million)in annual sales.The woman said their business has been successful because they provide what customrs really want.These entrepreneurs are making use of a revalized and
3、 healthy demand for everyday basic items.Bread，for instance，is in high demandBusiness woman Meiko Tanaka，26，started selling high-quality bread over the Internet in 2000“Bread is cheap，”she said.“We migh as well eat the bread baked using the the highest-quality ingredients.”Five womenformer office wo
4、rkers in their late 20shave started the“OL Food Bureau of Investigation”to review restaurants on the Internet.OL means young office lady. Its a common nickname in JapanBusiness is increasing rapidlyMembership for their online magazine has reached 26，000 Their non-professional comments seem to carry
5、a lot of weight with consumersThis month the five women will be appearing on Japanese TVWhat all these female entrepreneurs have in common is a strong belief in their likes and dislikes，and confidence is their own sensibilitiesThey find gaps in the market and fill them with products and services tha
6、t they like or want.Japanese women headed nearly 6 percent of all businesses in Japan at the end of Juneup from 4.5 per cent in 1999These femaleled microbusinesses are playing an increasingly large role in the economy by plugging the gap between supply and demand.1.When talking about the businesswom
7、en in Japan，the writerA.thinks little of themB.thinks that they will take the place of men in futureC.sings the praises of their abilitiesD.is not sure of their future development2.The passage mainly discusses . A.Japanese women B.female-led businesses in JapanC.how to earn a reputation D.Japanese e
8、conomic development3.The five women will be appearing on Japanese TV because .A.thier comments have great influences on consumersB.they have set up the first online magazineC.they have arranged handreds of jobs for laidoff workersD.they used to work in offices and are fairly beautiful4.If an old man
9、 in Japan cant live by himsilf，he should turn to for hehp.A.Tasukeai Yui B.Meiko Tanaka C.OL Food Bureau of lnvestigation D.entrepreneurs（2）Net Libray is a library that lends out digitalbooks. It treats a digital like a paperback copy. It charges libraries per book per copy and gives publishers a cu
10、t of the total income.From the consumers point of view，this means that if more than，Say, five people want the latest Danielle Steel romance novel，other people who request that book will get a message saying the title cant be found.Its a model many publishers seem to have embraced. More than 350 gave
11、 the company rights to hand out their digital works，and McGraw-Hill Corporation and Houghton Mifflin Corporation have put money in the company. The California public libraries and about 1，800 others across the US are trying out the Net Library service.Some librarians criticize the New Library model.
12、 Stanford University librarian Michael Keller argues that the company is creating an unnatural fear of digital woks, which is contrary to the ideas of the Internet.Kelle and some other librarians argue for the e-book vision set forth by E-Brary. E-Brary is starting a service that lets us users read
13、books for free.But it will charge about 25 cents a page when a person tries to print out material or copy and paste it into a different file or tries to download copy onto a computer.Christopher Warnock，chief executive of E-Brarw, believes most consumers wont want to buy entire books，only the parts
14、that interest them.“Theres not really a lot of good in owning an electronic file and having to store it and manage it.It doesnt make sense.”he said.5.How do publishers get money from the Net Library?A.They get money from selling their books to the Net Libary.B.They share the money with the Net Libra
15、ry.C.They get money by cutting the cost of the books.D.They get the money from the readers.6.The underlined word“embraced”in the 3rd paragraph means .A.taken something willingly B.held something tightlyC.disliked something badly D.tried out something hard7.From the 2nd paragraph we can see consumers .A.dont care if they are charged moneyB.enjoy the service of the Net LibraryC.dont like other people borrowing booksD.complain about the limited number of the new books8.What does the last paragraph mean?A.Net
