题型:阅读还原 题类: 难易度:普通
湖南省永州市宁远县2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题
Open a food delivery(递送) app, place your order, and wait for your food to be delivered to your home— this is how people wait in China these days. According to the latest report, there are about 842 million (百万) Internet users in China and half of them use online food delivery services.
A recent report showed that 86.3 percent of the services' users are young people, between 20 and 34 years old.
Most of these people come from small families that are usually busy with work. After all, ordering food online has made life easier and waiting for food at home is much more comfortable. Besides breakfast, lunch and dinner, extra meals such as afternoon tea and midnight snacks can also be ordered online.
To win more users, the food delivery companies(公司) are now trying to improve (提高) their services. But in 2021, it just took 20 minutes. And what's more, delivery companies can deliver food and many daily things,such as medicine and flowers. Meituan Waimai was the No. 1 among all food delivery companies. There were about 3 million delivery staff at Meituan at the end of June, 2022. More than 600 million users order food by using Meituan Waimai.
A. After a long day's work, it's tiring for them to buy things for meals and cook. B. As their services keep on improving, the food delivery companies are keep growing. C. The East China city has the highest number of meal deliveries in China. D. Which group of people is ordering food online the most? E. At Meituan-Dianping, about 20% of its users like to order extra meals. F. According to a report, it took 29 minutes to make a food delivery in 2019. |
Dear Dr. Know, There are too many rules! At 6:00 a. m. , my mom says, "Get up now and make your bed! "After breakfast, my mom always says, "Don't leave the dirty dishes in the kitchen! "After that, I run to catch the school bus. At school, we have more rules—don't be noisy, don't eat in class, … My dad says I can't play basketball after school because I must do my homework. I can play only on weekends. After dinner, I can't relax either. I must read a book before I can watch TV. But I have to go to bed before 10:00. Rules, rules, rules! It's terrible! What can I do, Dr. Know? Molly Brown |
Dear Molly, I know how you feel. People always tell us, "Don't do this! "or"You can't do that! "But think about it, Molly. There are a lot of things you can do. You can play basketball on weekends. You can watch TV after you read a book. Parents and schools are sometimes strict, but remember, they make rules to help us. We have to follow them. Good luck! Dr. Know |
Mascots(吉祥物) of Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games |
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YOUNG INVENTOR COMPETITION!
What you need to do is simple. Come up with an idea for a futuristic(想象未来情况的)invention that will help people in their everyday lives, and draw a picture of it. It could be anything from a robot who cleans the house to a machine that does your homework for you.
Think big and get creative! The aim(目标)is to design(设计)something that is fun as well as helpful. Think about what the future might look like and what would make life easier and more enjoyable. Why not give your invention a name too?
Who can enter? Anyone aged between 9 and 16 can join in our competition. If you enter as a team, your team should include 3 members at most. |
How to enter? Send a picture of your invention to prize@nosycrow. com between October 11 and November 1, 2023. |
WIN! You could win a book card worth $500 and your very own robot friend, a Wonder Workshop Dash Robot, worth £147! |
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