桂梧高中2017-2018学年度春学期高二第一次月考
（时间：120分钟， 总分：150分）
注意事项：
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷选择题（含听力）和第Ⅱ卷非选择题两部分。
作答时，务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How much will the man pay for the four tickets?
A. 15 pounds.
B. 30 pounds.
C. 45 pounds.
2. Why is the man late according to his words?
A. He knocked down an old man.
B. He sent an old man to a hospital.
C. His bike was broken on the way.
3. What’s the date today?
A. 16th.
B. 17th.
C. 18th.
4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At a bookshop.
B. At a bank.
C. At a restaurant.
5. What is the woman’s attitude to the dishes?
A. She thinks it is just so-so. B. She dislikes it. C. She likes it very much.
第二节（共15小题）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6~7题。
6. What is James’ hobby?
A. Collecting match boxes.
B. Collecting envelopes.
C. Collecting coins.
7. How old was James when he got the match boxes as a gift from his father?
A. 16.
B. 15.
C. 14.
听第7段材料，回答第8~10题。
8. What is the job of the man?
A. A guide.
B. An engineer.
C. A teacher.
9. What is the man’s advantage in English?
A. Speaking.
B. Listening.
C. Reading.
10. How many English words has the man grasped according to himself?
A. Almost 500.
B. Almost 5,000.
C. Almost 5,500.
听第8段材料，回答第11~13题。
11. What did Joe do last night?
A. He saw a film.
B. He worked for a design. C. He had a meeting.
12. Why will Joe catch the first bus?
A. Because he will meet an important customer.
B. Because he will take part in an interview.
C. Because he will be the first to arrive at the company.
13. What does the woman prepare for the man?
A. Boiled eggs.
B. Fried eggs.
C. Cakes.
听第9段材料，回答第14~16题。
14. What does the man want to do?
A. To exchange for some cash.
B. To put aside some money.
C. To lend some money.
15. Which is better in cashing a traveler’s check according to the woman?
A. A stocking center.
B. A hotel.
C. A bank.
16. Which of the following needn’t the man offer to the woman?
A. Address.
B. Passport number.
C. ID card.
听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。
17. What is the age of Miss Bao?
A. In her 20s.
B. In her 30s.
C. In her 40s.
18. How much can Miss Bao earn one month in her company?
A. $1,450.
B. $1,415.
C. $1,410.
19. Which is China’s largest C to C(customer to customer) website?
A. Taobao.com.
B. Sohu.com.
C. Dangdang.com.
20. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Buy it online, a whole new way of shopping!
B. Buy it on TV, a whole new way of shopping!
C. Buy it on a magazine, a whole new way of shopping!
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节
(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
The BBC was founded in 1922, including radio and television services. It is based at Broadcasting House in London.
The BBC is controlled by some governors chosen by the government, but these people have freedom and the government can’t interfere（干扰）. That is, the BBC is supposed not to be the mouthpiece（代言人）of the government. It has to be as fair as possible in giving radio and television time to, for example, political parties and religious groups.
There is a kind of interesting service in British-rental services. Many people prefer to rent their television sets instead of buying them.
The rent for a black and white set is about 80 pence a week . The rent of a color set is more than twice that of a black and white set. If the sets go wrong, people can have them repaired free of charge or replaced immediately.
Everyone has to buy a yearly license(许可证), since there is no advertising on BBC radio or television. It is from the sale of licenses that the BBC gets most of its money. A license for a black and white set costs 8 pounds, and for a colour set 18 pounds a year. There are four specialized radio channels, which broadcast different kinds of programmes. Radio I is mainly pop music．Radio 2 deals with light music, sports and other programmes. Radio 3 broadcasts serious music, talks on serious subjects etc．News broadcasts are mainly given by Radio 4.
There are special programmes for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and certain parts of England．It also broadcasts programmes about Britain—in many different languages as well as in English to all parts of the world．
21. The officials in charge of the BBC ________ .
A．must say what the government wants to say
B．should give more time to political parties than to religious groups
C．are elected by the citizens from all over the country
D．can decide things without the permission of the government
22. If he wants to watch TV at home, everyone ________ .
A．has to buy a television set of his own
B．must rent a TV set
C．has to buy a license once a year
D．can change his damaged TV set for a new one without payment
23. How does BBC get most of its money?
A．It gets money from all kinds of advertisements.
B．The BBC depends on the rent of TV sets.
C．The BBC gets money mainly by selling licenses and TV sets.
D．It gets its money mainly by selling licenses.
B
Dear Alcohol,
You've been around forever. I can remember all the pain you've caused for me.
Do you remember the night you almost took my father's life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He's addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn't the only one hurt by you that night.
Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. "I'm so embarrassed," they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit . "I'm sorry," they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. "This won't happen again," they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.
Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn't realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it's all your fault.
I wish you'd walk out of my life forever. I don't want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you've caused. Sure, you've made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you've caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring (引诱) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.
Sincerely,
Anonymous
24. What is the author's purpose in writing to alcohol?
A. To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers.
B. To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.
C. To show how much alcohol can hurt people.
D. To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people's life.
25. What did alcohol do to the author's father?
A. It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.
B. It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.
C. It made him kill two other people when driving.
D. It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.
26. The underlined phrase "were intrigued by" is closest in meaning to ______.
A. were familiar with
B. were interested in
C. were disappointed with
D. were satisfied with
27. What is the tone of the article?
A. Critical.
B. Doubtful.
C. Unconcerned.
D. Humorous
C
At first, muffled (听不太清的)conversations made researchers at a San Diego aquarium puzzled, but when a diver thought he was being told to get “out” of the water they realized the conversations were coming from a white whale.
Noc was about one year old when he was caught off the Pacific coast of Canada. He was kept in an open-ocean pen (围栏) at the US National Marine Mammal Foundation in San Diego, California. After seven years at the Foundation, he began, automatically, to make unusual sounds, a report in the latest issue of the journal, Current Biology, said.
“We thought of the whale’ s vocalizations(发出的声音) as an attempt to imitate humans. Whale vocalizations often sounded as if two people we’re talking just out of the range of our understanding,” the authors said. “ ‘These conversations’ were heard several times before we finally realized the whale was the source.” The researchers realized it was Noc when a diver surfaced and asked, “Who told me to get out?” It was then that they realized the word “out”, which was repeated several times, had come from Noc. Later, his speech-like sounds were recorded in the air and underwater.
Noc started making the sounds after seven years in the open-ocean pen, and continued making them for another four years. He died five years ago. Researchers have now analyzed the sound recordings. It was the first time that sound recordings had shown how such sounds imitated speech and were different from the usual calls of the species.
The speech-like sounds were lower than normal whale sounds and much closer to those of the human voice. Also, whales talk to each other by blowing air through their noses, rather than using a larynx(喉), as people do. We don’t claim that our whale was a good imitator compared to such well-known imitators as parrots,” the researchers said. “However, the behavior we observed is an example of vocal learning by the white whale. It seems that Noc’s close association with humans played a role in how often and how well he employed his human voice.”
28. What can we learn about Noc from the text?
A. He had lived in the Pacific Ocean before he was caught.
B. He was kept in a Canadian foundation until he died.
C. When he was seven, he started making speech-like sounds.
D. He was able to imitate humans before he was caught.
29. Noc’s sound was considered unusual because it was________.
A. made by using a larynx
B. very similar to the human sound
C. different in the air and underwater
D. higher than the normal whale sound
30. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. A diver realized the word “out”, which he had heard several times before, was from Noc.
B. The researchers heard the word, “out”, repeated once before they realized where it came form.
C. The researchers realized it was Noc when a diver asked who had told him to get out of the water.
D. Before they realized the word “out” came from Noc, the researchers had recorded the speech-like sounds.
31. In the researchers’ opinion, what contributed a great deal to Noc’s speech-like sounds?
A. Noc’s close association with humans.
B. Noc’s talent for imitation.
C. Whales’ special vocalizations.
D. The words being repeated several times.
D
Sometimes ideas do not appear when you are concentrating your attention and mysteriously appear when you are not. Modern science recognizes this as a result of incubating（酝酿) the problem in your subconscious(潜意识) , yet can't account for why it occurs.
When you quit thinking about a subject and decide to forget it, your subconscious mind doesn't quit working. Your thoughts keep making associations. This is why you've experienced suddenly remembering names, getting solutions to problems you've forgotten about, and ideas out of the blue when you are relaxing and not thinking about any particular thing.
You may try solving a problem with your subconscious mind by writing a letter to it. Now let go of the problem. Don't work on it. Forget it. Do something else. This is the incubation stage when much of what goes on occurs outside your focused awareness, in your unconscious. Open the letter in two days. The answer might magically pop into your mind.
An advertising agency was under pressure to come up with a marketing campaign. Bert ,the creative director, wrote the following letter which he addressed to his subconscious mind. Secret Expert,
I need to come up with a new marketing program to introduce a new season of television shows. I'm interested in some kind of campaign that will capture the audience's attention more than one time. Is there something people need that we can advertise on? What kind of products, foods and services should we investigate? I need your idea about a fresh approach to advertising.
Thanks, Bert
Bert mailed the letter to himself and when he read what he had written, he got his brainstorm, which was to advertise on "eggs". Somehow an association between "foods", "need" and "fresh approach" inspired the thought of using "fresh eggs to advertise." He arranged to put the ad for the television shows on eggs---some thirty million.
The consumers look at a single egg at least a few times, when they buy the eggs at the store, when they transfer them to the refrigerator, and when they crack them open. It's unlike any other ad medium in the world, because you're looking at it while you are using it.
32. You remember names though you are not thinking about them because your subconscious mind________.
A. stops working
B. is still working
C. is full of names
D. improves your memory
33. During the incubation stage, your focused awareness________.
A. doesn't work
B. controls your thoughts
C. waits for an answer
D. helps your unconscious
34. Which of the following was included in Bert's letter to his subconscious mind?
A. What he wanted it to do.
B. When he would need its help.
C. What product could be advertised.
D. How the solution could be found.
35. In what way did the ad put on eggs help?
A. It greatly increased the sales of eggs.
B. It helped Bert to get a brainstorm.
C. It made sure that consumers could get fresh eggs.
D. It made the TV shows known to people repeatedly.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
What do the world’s most successful people all have in common?
By examining the work habits of over 150 greatest writers and artists and scientists, the researchers including Standford Professor Jeffrey found that high achievers like Robert Moses turn out to be all alike: Busy ! Busy!
36.________
In a study of general managers in industry, John Kotter reported that many of them worked 60 to 65 hours per week—which translates into at least six 10-hour days. The ability and willingness to work difficult and tiring hours has characterized many powerful figures. Energy and strength provide many advantages to those seeking to build power.
Just Say No!
The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say “no” to almost everything. And that’s what gives them the time to accomplish so much.
37.________
And focus means saying “no” to a lot of distractions(分神).
Know What You Are!
Ignore your weakness and keep improving your strengths. Don’t waste time exploring skill areas where you have little competence. Instead, focus on—and build on—your strengths.
38.________
.
Create Good Luck!
Luck is not magical—there is a science to it. Richard Wiseman studied lucky people for his book Luck Factor, and broke down what they do right.
39.________
By being more outgoing, open to new ideas, following the feeling that something is true, being optimistic, lucky people create possibilities.
Does applying these principles to your life actually work? Wiseman created a “luck school” to test the ideas—and it was a success. In total, 80 percent of people who attended Luck School said that their luck had increased.
40.________
.
A. Spend enough time to improve your weakness.
B. Achievement requires focus.
C. On average, these people reported that their luck had increased by more than
40 percent.
D. They never stop working and they never lose a minute.
E. Busy people are more likely to be lucky.
F. This means knowing who you are, what you are and what you are good at.
G. Certain personality types are luckier because they behave in a way that offer the chance for good opportunities.
第三部分
英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A young man went to the local expert on gems (珠宝) and said he wanted to become a gemologist. The expert turned him down because he 41.________ the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man 42.________ a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, “Be here 43.________ .”
The next morning the expert put a jade stone in the youth’s hand and told him to 44.________ it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat 45.________ and waited. The following morning the expert again 46.________ the jade stone in the youth’s hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do 47.________ thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone, but he could no longer 48.________ the silence. “Master, 49.________ am I going to learn something?” he asked.
“You will learn,” the expert said and 50.________ his business.
Several more days 51.________ and the youth almost lost his 52.________ . But one morning as the master placed the stone in the youth’s hand, the young man said 53.________ looking at his hand, “This is not the same jade stone!”
“You have begun to learn,” said the master.
Practice makes 54.________ . The experience we learned from practice teaches us and 55.________ our abilities.
Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person has no 56.________ confidence once. It is 57.________ that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and 58.________ the experience, you’ll have more 59.________ because you’ll actually know 60.________ you’re doing.
41. A. knew
B. feared C. realized D. understood
42. A. asked for B. cared for C. called for D. looked for
43. A. yesterday B. tomorrow C. today D. that day
44. A. catch B. carry C. hold D. take
45. A. eagerly B. anxiously C. nervously D. quietly
46. A. placed B. replaced C. arranged D. exchanged
47. A. difficult B. different C. the same D. similar
48. A. keep B. stand C. break D. sit
49. A. how B. where C. whether D. when
50. A. went to B. went over C. went through D. went about
51. A. came B. went by C. appeared D. disappeared
52. A. patience B. temper C. heart D. confidence
53. A. with B. beyond C. without D. under
54. A. good B. excellent C. brilliant D. perfect
55. A. promotes B. improves C. develops D. increases
56. A. absolute B. enough C. full D. total
57. A. ability B. patience C. experience D. confidence
58. A. gain B. lose C. keep D. remain
59.A.understanding B. realization C. idea D. confidence
60. A. that
B. what C. how D. when
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分 英语知识运用
第二节 （共10分；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面句子，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes 61._________ (protect). Crime goes up 62. ________ (rapid) during the winter and summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go on a holiday.
Always give 63. ___________ (stranger) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow 64.__________ (clean) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone 65. _________(park) her/his car in your driveway.
Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. 66. ________(have) a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor 67. _______ a relative get your mail every day.
Fix a timer in some of your rooms 68. ________ turns lights on and 69. ______ during different time of the day. Some TVs also comes with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain time. Have a sensitive light outside your house that 70. _______ (keep) thieves away when you are not at home.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Mr . and Mrs. Zhang all work in our school. They live far from the school ,and it takes them about a hour and a half to go to work every day .In their spare time ,they are interesting in planting vegetables in their garden ,that is on the rooftop of their house. They often get up earlier and water the vegetables together .They have also bought for some gardening tools. Beside, they often get some useful informations from the Internet .When summer came, they will invite their students pick the fresh vegetables.
第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分25分）
假定你是李华。你是学生会主席。你校将于6月16日贺江举行龙舟赛（Dragon Boat Race）。请根据以下内容给外籍教师John写一封邀请信。
（1）写信目的
（2）活动时间、地点和意义
（3）回复时间：2018年5月15日前
注意： 1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear John, _______________________________________________________
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Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
桂梧高中2017-2018学年度春学期高二月考
英语试题答案
第一部分 听力
听力部分：
1~5 CBABC
6~10 ACBCB
11~15 BABAC
16~20 CBCAA
21-23 DCD
24-27CDBA
28-31 ABCA
32-35 BAAD
36-40 DBFGC
第三部分 英语知识运用
第一节 完形填空
41-45 BABCD
46-50 ACBDD
51-55 BACDC 56-60 ACADB
第二节
61.are protected
62.rapidly
63.strangers
64.cleaned 65.________ 66.Having
67. or
68. that/which
69.off
70.keeps
短文改错
72.本题考查不定冠词或者数词。一个半小时的固定表达形式为an/one hour and a half.
73.本题考查形容词。be interested in 对……..感兴趣。
74.本题考查定语从句。此处为非限制性定语从句，故用which 引导定语从句，而that 只能引导限制性定语从句。
75.earlier改为early.
76.本题考查动词，buy为及物动词，其后直接跟宾语，故去掉介词for.
77.本题考查副词，此处意为“除此之外”，故需用副词besides
78.本题考查名词，information为不可数名词，没有复数模式。
79.本题考查动词时态，由主句的一般将来时可知，时间状语从需用一般现在时。came改为comes
80.本题考查非谓语动词，由invite sb to do sth.邀请某人做某事，可知在pick前需加to.
第二节 书面表达
Dear John,
I am Li Hua, chairman of the Student Union. Having known that you are interested in some Chinese traditional Festival, I’m writing to invite your school to take part in our school’s upcoming Dragon Boat Race on June 16th on the He Jiang River in He zhou.
The event is a fantastic opportunity for our schools to develop closer ties and to promote cultural exchange. The annual Dragon Boat Festival is one of China’s most important cultural events, in honour of the ancient poet Qu Yuan. It will provide students the chance to learn from each other, improve their boating skills and promote friendship.
We’d appreciate hearing from your reply before May 15th.
Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
听力原文：
Text 1
M:How much are the tickets?
W:They are 15 pounds each.But student tickets are half price.
M:Give me two adult tickets and two student tickets please.
Text 2
W:You said you would come earlier this time,but look at your watch please.
M:Sorry.I wanted to but an old man was knocked down by a man on a bike,so I sent him to a hospital.
Text 3
M:Attention,please!There’s some changes to our football match timetable.Our match will be put off to the day after tomorrow because of the weather.
W:You mean the 18th?
M:Yes,and the match will start and end one hour earlier.
Text 4
W:Excuse me,what can I do for you?
M:I want to know the interest rate for the savings account.
W:It varies from time to time.At present it is 6%.
M:That’s higher than last month.OK.I will put aside $50,000 please.
Text 5
M:Hi,waiter?Check,please!
W:Yes,madam,at your service.
W:The foods in your restaurant are really delicious and I will introduce it to my friends.
M:Thank you very much.We can take a discount for you then.
Text 6
W:James,I hear that you have a large collection of match boxes.Is that true?I can hardly find there are shops selling matches,you know.How do you get the boxes?
M:Right.We seldom use matches now but luckily my father has collected many when he was young and he gave me some as my birthday gift when I was 14.You know a good base is important and I never miss a chance of finding a match box even if it’s common and cheap.
W:How I envy you!I see that interest can make a person full of hopes and confidence.I liked collecting coins but I have given it up for years.
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W:You are always reading English novels but you never go out to have a talk with the foreigners.Don’t you know the importance of oral English?
M:No.I think it’s no use learning spoken English.I can read all kinds of books with English but I seldom meet an English man.After all,I am not a guide.I am an engineer.
W:I am sorry I can’t agree with what you said.I think the final aim of learning a kind of language is to communicate with others.
M:I have grasped almost 5,000 words and phrases up to now but I have no time and chance to meet a foreigner. You know I learn English to improve my study,not to have a talk with others.
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W:Wake up,Joe.It’s seven o’clock.If you are going to work you’ll have to get up now.Hey,Joe,wake up.
M:Mum,a few more minutes,OK?I worked for the design deep into the night.
W:Joe,get up.Did you forget what you said last night?
M:Is it seven o’clock already?
W:Yes.It’s seven.You told me last night you would catch the first bus.
M:Well,wake me up in twenty minutes.I’ve decided to catch the late bus.
W:Uh,uh…and you will meet an important customer from Paris today.
M:Okay,okay,stop yelling.I’m up.
W:Breakfast is ready.You like fried eggs,right?
M:But I want to have boiled eggs this morning.
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W:Hello!May I help you?
M:Yes,I hope so.I need some more cash for my visit in China.
W:You want to cash a traveler’s check here?
M:Right.I wanted to cash it at the hotel,but it’s said that banks always give better exchange rates.
W:Well,at a bank is a bit better than at a hotel because of the service charge.
M:I only think it’s more convenient for travelers living in a hotel.
W:Right.After all hotels aren’t really in the money exchange business.
M:You mean there’s really not much of a difference?
W:No,sir,not very much.
M:Well,may I cash these three checks for $100 each?I think that would be enough.
W:Yes.I’ll be happy to cash these for you.
M:What should I do then?
W:Would you please sign them here?
M:OK,here you are.It’s finished.
W:And will you please sign this foreign exchange request?
M:OK,a moment please.
W:I’ve written down your name and address for you,but I still need your passport number.
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Miss Bao is in her 30s and has a well-paid job that many people dream of.With a laptop that can go online anytime, anywhere,Miss Bao can go to anyplace during her work time.And this doesn’t stop her from making over $1,410 a month in her company.
Miss Bao’s job is selling women’s clothing on Taobao.com.Her customers are a group of young girls she has never met.But they have known each other through the Internet for a long time.Miss Bao’s sister,who is running a clothing store in their hometown,works as her supplier.
Miss Bao is just one of the 53 million registered members of Taobao.com,China’s largest CtoC(customer to customer)website.In 2007,the 53 million registered members brought the website a huge trade number of ￥4.33 billion.
Up to now,Miss Bao hasn’t needed to pay Taobao.com any fee for her online business.The website doesn’t share the profit brought by the online sales directly.However,the frequent selling and buying of its registered members can give Taobao.com over ￥100 million of cash flow a day and its widely-used online payment system (Alipay) has also helped it make more