III. Vocabulary (7%)
从方框里选择合适的词语的填空。
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A. eyeing; B. consumption; C. propelled; D. engine
E. contributed; F. purchasing; G. epidemic; H. growing
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Within half an hour of the annual Nov. 11 online shopping gala beginning at the stroke of midnight on Wednesday, the total ______11______ volume on Tmall alone exceeded 372.3 billion yuan ($56.4 billion), higher than a whole year’s revenue of Morgan Stanley or Golden Sachs.
Last year, the total _____12_____ for the whole of the Singles’ Day shopping event was 268.4 billion yuan. This year it took only 30 minutes for Tmall to achieve a sales volume that was 38 percent higher.
While that is partly a reflection of Chinese people finally releasing their consumption potential delayed as a result of the ____13____ prevention and control measures at the beginning of the year, it is also indicative of their _____14_____consumption power.
The event has set new sales records year after year. Now, 11 years after its birth, the Nov. 11 festival has surpassed its original role as a simple sales booster and promotional event for Tmall to become a powerful ____15____ of the national economy.
Data show that consumption is now the most powerful drivers of the national economy. It has ____16____ China’s economy form negative to positive growth in the first three quarters of the year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the attendant economic headwinds and uncertainties.
Over the years, the event has also caught the attention of foreign companies ____17____the Chinese market. Such that although born in China, it is now a worldwide phenomenon. For example, during the pre-selling period from Oct 21 to 31, during which consumers could order the discounted goods they wanted in advance, Estee Lauder, L’Oreal, and Lancome were among the most popular brands for their skin care products.
Every year after the Singles’ Day, people ask each other: Did you participate in this year’s hundred billion yuan project? Every company selling and every person buying made contributions to the post pandemic recovery of the nation and the world.
【答案】11. F 12. B
13. G 14. H
15. D 16. C
17. A
