together, sending gifts or going shopping, thus seized on by online retailers to increase sales.
It took only 13 hours for sales on just two online sites, Taobao and Tmall, to fly past last year's overall total of 19.1 billion yuan (US$3.1 billion).The final figure of Singles Day reached an astonishing 35.02 billion yuan as hundreds of thousands of consumers rushed to buy clothes, furniture, and home decoration items at discount prices. What friends and colleagues greeted each other with that day was “Bought anything today?”as they exchanged tales of bargains or disappointing news of popular items sold out minutes after the spree began at midnight.
In under nine hours, turnover at the Alibaba Group's Tmall and Taobao sites had exceeded that of last year's Cyber Monday, a similar event in the United States.
“We hope other e-commerce sites also did a good job as we want Singles Day to be a holiday for consumers and a good chance for retailers to discover the unmet needs of shoppers,Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Alibaba Group, told reporters.
“It's not a difficult thing to bring our total transaction size to 100 billion yuan in a couple of years but we hope to do more to help vendors and manufacturers to upgrade their products and service to reach more clients,”Ma said at a news briefing.
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1. Online retailers took hold of the shopping spree to increase sales successfully. 2. The final figure of Singles Day for this year reached 19.1 billion yuan. 3. Cyber Monday is a similar event in the Great Britain.
4. Other e-commerce sites did as well as Alibaba Group on Singles Day. 5. Jack Ma's goal of transaction size is to reach 100 billion yuan in several years. 【答案】：T；F；F；F；T
131.—You mean... like becoming a publicly-traded company? —That's right. ______________ .
A. It's something we should give serious consideration to B. It will still be a privately held company C. It will become a privately held company
【答案】：It's something we should give serious consideration to
132.—Can you tell us why you think this makes good business sense to you?
—We've been doing quite well on our own and we could probably survive like this for quite a few more years to come, but if we really want to take it to the next level, ____________. A. the board of directors needn't take the present economic situation into consideration
B. it's not necessary for us to develop the company any more C. we are going to have to consider finding more investors 【答案】：we are going to have to consider finding more investors
133.If people ________we're very valuable they won't buy our stock. A. do think B. think C. don't think 【答案】：don't think
134.The proprietor owns all of the property of the business and is responsible everything. A. to B. for C. at
【答案】：for
135.
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10分）。
1. Not all corporations are traditional businesses that sell stock. A. 所有的公司都不是出售股票的传统企业。B. 并非所有的公司都是出售股票的传统企业。C. 并非所有的公司都是非出售股票的传统企业。
2. But don't forget, some of those companies made a killing. A. 但是不要忘记，一些公司垮掉了。B. 但是不要忘记，一些公司进行了谋杀。C. 但是不要忘记，一些公司赚了大钱。
3. I don't think there's a lot of appetite for adventure in the market right now.
________
A. 我不认为如今在市场中有很多冒险的欲望。B. 我认为如今在市场中没有很多冒险的欲望。C. 我认为如今在市场中有很多冒险的好奇心。4. I see our company as entering a transitory period. A. 我认为我们公司正进入一个过渡期。B. 我明白我们公司正进入一个过渡期。C. 我看着我们公司正进入一个过渡期。
5. We simply don't have the funds to make any serious investments towards obtaining a bigger market share.
A. 我们根本没有资金进行严肃的投资买到更大的市场股份。B. 我们根本没有资金进行严重的投资达到更大的市场分享。C. 我们根本没有资金进行大量的投资获取更大的市场份额。【答案】：B；C；B；A；C
136.—We've done very well so far but if we want to see serious growth ______________. —Yeah...maybe. But I have my doubts.
A. it might be time to stick to original business model B. it might be time not to change company model
C. it might be time to ditch our old business model and go public 【答案】：it might be time to ditch our old business model and go public
137.—But then we'll have to accept a Board of Directors chosen by our stockholders. Wouldn't that limit us in many ways?
—Certainly. But if you consider the massive capital investment that we'll receive, you'll understand that this could take our company
——————
.
A. from being a big firm to being one of the medium-tier players B. from being a medium-tier firm to being one of the big players C. from being a medium-tier firm to being one of the small players 【答案】：from being a medium-tier firm to being one of the big players
138.Well，the day we offer stock for sale is the day we will see how much______there is in our company. A. fact
B. fate C. faith 【答案】：faith
139.But Jerry, have you really thought this ______? You would essentially be giving up the company that your great-grandfather built. A. through B. of C. about
【答案】：through
140.His method supports Mr Shiller's findings and has ________efforts to predict prices in the financial industry. A. influenced B. influentially C. influence
【答案】：influenced
141.The same is true ______individual proprietorships. A. of B. to C. at 【答案】：of
142.
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Organizing a Business in Different Ways
Businesses are structured in different ways to meet different needs. The simplest form business is called an individual or sole proprietorship. The proprietor owns all of the property of
of the business and is responsible for everything.
Another kind of business is a partnership. Two or more people go into business together. An agreement is usually needed to decide how much of the partnership each person controls. One kind of partnership is called a limited liability partnership. These have full partners and limited partners. Limited partners may not share as much in the profits, but they also have less responsibility for the business. Doctors, lawyers and accountants often form partnerships to share their risks and profits. A husband and wife can form a business partnership together. Partnerships exist only for as long as the owners remain alive. The same is true of individual proprietorships.
But corporations are designed to have an unlimited lifetime. A corporation is the most complex kind of business organization. Corporations can sell stock as a way to raise money. Stocks represent shares of ownership in a company. Investors who buy stock can trade their shares or keep them as long as the company is in business.
A corporation is recognized as an entity
—its own legal being, separate from its owners. A
board of directors controls corporate policies. The directors appoint top company officers. The directors might or might not hold shares in the corporation. Corporations can have a few major shareholders, or ownership can be spread among the general public. But not all corporations are traditional businesses that sell stock. Some non-profit groups are also organized as corporations.
1. This passage is mainly about .
A. why different forms of business run
B. when different forms of business raise money C. how different forms of business are organized
2. What is usually needed to decide the portion of the partnership each person controls? A. A rule. B. An agreement. C. A regulation.
3. Who are not included in limited liability partnerships? A. Full partners. B. Limited partners. C. Unlimited partners.
4. How can corporations raise money? A. By selling stock. B. By buying stock.
C. By holding corporation shares.
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