2017届高考英语一轮复习练习：必修4 Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World（外研版）
<p> <span word="Module">Module</span> 6</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>，” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Zeng">Zeng</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="e">e</span><span word="commerce">commerce</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Zeng">Zeng</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="transactions">transactions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="top">top</span> 1 <span word="trillion">trillion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($ 159 <span word="billion">billion</span>) <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>—<span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eBay">eBay</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="combined">combined</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Singles">Singles</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p> <span word="Invented">Invented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="marketers">marketers</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="month">month</span> (<span word="since">since</span> 1 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loneliest">loneliest</span> <span word="number">number</span>). <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="Singletons">Singletons</span> <span word="shower">shower</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tender">tender</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrage">barrage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pearls">pearls</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sweets">sweets</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="November">November</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> 19 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span>—<span word="a">a</span> <span word="fourfold">fourfold</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Cyber">Cyber</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="online">online</span>). <span word="About">About</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="logged">logged</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 80% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Couriers">Couriers</span>(快递员) <span word="were">were</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parcels">parcels</span>.</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="e">e</span><span word="tailers">tailers</span>, <span word="then">then</span>? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="marketers">marketers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="booming">booming</span>. <span word="Consumers">Consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="better">better</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="varieties">varieties</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="e">e</span><span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="reckons">reckons</span> <span word="Elinor">Elinor</span> <span word="Leung">Leung</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CLSA">CLSA</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broker">broker</span>. “<span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="money">money</span>，” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p>
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