版高考英语一轮复习 Unit3《Computers》精品学案 新人教版必修2

2013版英语一轮精品复习学案：Unit3《Computers》（新人教版必修2）【高考新动向】
【考纲全景透析】
【重点单词】
1 calculate v. 计算，计划，打算；估计
① We haven’t calculated the cost of the vacation yet.
我们还没有计算出度假要花多少钱。

② The advertisements are calculated to attract young single consumers.
这些广告旨在吸引年轻的单身消费者
③ It has been calculated that at least 47,000 jobs were lost last year.
据估算，去年至少丧失了47000个工作
2. sum n. 金额; 款项; 总数; 总和
in sum简言之; 总而言之
sum sb/sth up形成对某人[某事物]的看法
1). He was fined the sum of 200. 他被处以200英镑罚金。

2). The sum of 5 and 3 is 8. 5加3的和是8。

【即境活用】中译英
1). 总之, 计划告吹了。

_____________________________________________________________________________________ 2). 我认为她是个很能干的经理。

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Keys: 1). In sum, the plan failed.
2). I summed her up as a competent manager.
3 signal vi,&vt, 发信号；n.信号
① All I get a busy signal whenever I dial his number. 我什么时候拨他的电话听到的都是忙音。

② He signaled (to) the waiter for the bill.
他示意服务员结账。

③ She signaled (to) him to follow her .
她示意他跟她走。

4 type n. 类型，种类，样式；v.打字
① How fsat can you type?
你打字有多快？
② This letter needs to be typed again.
这封信需要再打一遍。

5 arise vi. 出现，发生，起身，起床
【重点短语】
1. in a way 在某种程度上（表示对情况的态度）。

In a way, it’s kind of nice to be studying alone.
在某种程度上讲，独自一个人学习相当不错。

【点拨】in a way=in one way=in some ways；in the way意为“，挡道；造成阻碍”
【拓展延伸】 in one way 在某方面； in some ways 在某些方面；
in no way 决不，无论如何不（位于句首构成倒装）；
on one’s way to在去……的路上； by the way顺便说；
in any way在任何方面； in every way在各方面；
in the way和in one’s way两个短语含义相同”挡住去路；碍事”之意。

【即境活用】
I can’t see the word on the blackboard. Your head is ________.
A. on the way
B. in a way
C. by the way
D.in the way
【解析】D 考查way短语辨析。

in the way和in one’s way，均表示”挡住去路；碍事”之意。

按照句意D符合
2. deal with
1）对待；处理；（一般与how连用）
How are you going to deal with the problem? 你们打算怎样处理这个问题呢？
2）与----往来，与---相处（后接人）
Such man is difficult to deal with. 这种人不容易相处
3）与---做生意，与---做买卖
I’ve dealt with him for ten years. 我和他做生意已经10年了
4）关于，有关，论及
This book deals with the Middle East. 这本书是关于中东的
【拓展延伸】do with 对待，处理（与what连用）；以……对付过去，忍受（与助动词连用）
He didn’t know what to do with the property his father had left.
他不知道如何处理他父亲留下的财产
I can’t do with the lou d noise. 我无法忍受那种噪音
【点拨】作”对待，处理”解，二者同义，deal with与how搭配，do with与what搭配。

【即境活用】
He knows ________ to deal with man but when he meets women, he doesn’t know ________ to do.
A. what; how
B. what; what
C. how; what
D. how; how
【答案】C 考查how----deal with; what----do---with的用法；
[解析] 作”对待，处理”解，do with 和deal with同义，deal with与how搭配，do with与what 搭配
【重点句型】
And my memory became so large that even I couldn’t believe it!
我的存储量变得如此之大，连我自己都不敢相信！
so…that… 意思是”如此……以至于……”
1）so/such---that---- 引导结果状语从句;
2) 常见句型
adj./adv.+ that-clause
so + adj.+ a/an + 单数可数名词 + that-clause
many/much/few/little（表示数量） + n.+ that-clause
a/an + adj. + 单数可数名词 + that-clause
such + adj.+ 复数名词 + that-clause
adj.+ 不可数名词 + that-clause
辨析：so…that…与so that
【即境活用】
-----What a beautiful day!
-----Yes, it’s ______that I’d like to take a walk.
A. such nice weather
B. so a nice weather
C. too nice weather D nice weather so
【解析】A 考查so/such—that---句型结构。

因为此处weather是中心词，但它为不可数名词，所以不能加冠词。

【热点难点全析】
The Present Perfect Passive Voice
1. 构成：现在完成时被动语态由”has/have + been + 及物动词的过去分词”构成。

Has/have为助动词；They haven’t been told the exciting news yet, have they? 他们还没有被告诉这个令人激动地消息，对吗？
1）since then, since+从句，so far, by now, up till, now, recently, lately, already, yet等常用于现在完成时的句子中。

2）ever, never, already, yet等副词用于现在完成时的被动语态时，放在has或have之后
2. 现在完成时被动语态用法
1）表示一个被动的动作发生在说话之前，强调对现在造成的影响和结果
The door has been locked. 门已经被锁上了。

2）表示一个被动的动作或状态发生在过去，持续到现在，并有可能持续下去，常于for或since引导的时间状语连用，或用于“How long---?”句型中
How long has the machine been used? 这台机器使用多久啦?
3. 现在完成时被动语态应注意的几个地方
1）注意与一般过去时被动语态的区别。

一般过去时被动语态所表示的动作和状态与现在没有联系，而现在完成时被动语态强调与现在的联系
The bridge was built last year. 这座桥是去年建的。

The bridge has been built. 这座桥已经建好啦。

3）注意特殊动词：borrow, finish, begin, buy, start, return, marry, open, join等构成的被动语态不能和表示一段时间的状语连用，否则要改换动词和状态，
How long has this book been bought?(F) How long ago was this book bought?(T)
但这类动词的否定句可以和一段时间状语连用。

No book s have been bought since last week. 从上周以来，没有人来买过书
【典型例题】
1. -Why does the Lake smell terrible?
-Because large quantities of water .
A. have polluted
B. is being polluted
C. has been polluted
D. have been polluted 【解析】D考查动词时态，语态和主谓语一致。

根据前一分句可知所填动词表示过去发生的动作对现在产生的影响，时态用现在完成时，动词与主语是被动关系，用被动语态。

主语是large quantities of water，其中心词是quantities，是复数，谓语动词用复数
2. His sister left home in 1998, and since.
A. had not been heard of
B. has not been heard of
C. had not heard of
D. has not heard of
【解析】B 考查现在完成时的被动语态否定句。

按照句意为：他的妹妹在1998年离开家，自从那时就没
有音讯了。

用现在完成时的否定结构
【语法专练】
1. We’ve been told the good news, but when and where to go for the exciting on –salary vocation yet.
A. are not discussed
B. have not been discussed
C. is not being discussed
D. has not been discussed
2. —We’d like a double room, please.世纪金榜
—I’m sorry, but all but two single rooms with sea view ________.
A. have been reserved
B. has been reserved
C. were reserved
D. has reserved
3．Every means to prevent the river from .
A．has been used; being polluted B．is used; polluted
C．are used; being polluted D．got used; polluting
4. Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where ____ yet.
A. hasn’t been decided
B. haven’t decided
C. isn’t being decided
D. aren’t de cided
5. I like these English songs and they ________many times on the radio.
A. taught
B. have taught
C. are taught
D. have been taught
6. In recent years many football clubs ___ as business to make a profit.
A. have run
B. have been run
C. had been run
D. will run
答案：1~6 DAAADB
【高考零距离】
1、（2012·浙江卷·16）— Alvin, are you coming with us?
— I'd love to, but something unexpected .
A. has come up
B. was coming up
C. had come up
D. would come up
【解析】选A。

动词时态—现在完成时。

根据句意：---艾琳，你要和我们一起去吗？---我想去，但是发
生了点意外。

现在完成时表示过去发生的动作或事情到现在为止，且对现在造成了一定的影响，符合语境，
故答案选Ａ．Ｂ，过去进行时，表示过去某段时间正在进行的的动作或所处的状态；Ｃ，过去完成时表示过去的过去；Ｄ，过去将来时表示过去将来要发生的事情，均不符合语境，故排除。

2、（2011•新课标全国卷• T34）William found it increasingly difficult to read，for his eyesight was beginning to .
A．disappear B. fall
C．fail D．damage
【解析】选C。

考查动词辨析。

句意：威廉发现读书越来越难，因为他的视力正逐渐变弱。

disappear消失；fall落下，（数量﹑数目）下降；fail（指健康)衰退，变弱，消失；damage毁坏。

3.（2011•全国卷I• T33）Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself ________ of his own dreams.
A. reminding
B. to remind
C. reminded
D. remind
【解析】选C。

考查动词和动词短语。

句意为：米契尔在床边挂了一幅姚明的照片以便时刻使自己记得自己的梦想。

keep+宾语+宾补（使……处于某种状态），后面的宾补可以是形容词、副词、介词短语、现在分词或过去分词，过去分词和宾语之间是逻辑上的动宾关系也就是被动关系，现在分词和宾语之间是逻辑上的主动关系；remi nd sb. of…使某人想起某事或提醒某人某事，由该结构可以看出，himself与remind 之间为被动关系，故选C。

4（2010·福建卷·T28）Every year a flood of farmers arrive in Shenzhen for the money-making jobs they
before leaving their hometowns.
A. promised
B. were promised
C. have promised
D. have been promised
【解析】选D 考查时态和语态。

句意：每年大量的农民工为了离开家乡前被许诺过的挣钱的工作来到深圳。

由句中arrive及before leaving their hometowns可知，该空为现在完成时，故选C项。

5.（2010·四川卷·T11）In many people’s opinion，that company，though relatively small，is pleasant ．
A．to deal with B．dealing with C．to be dealt with D．dealt with
【解析】选A。

考查不定式主动表被动。

在某些形容词后经常用不定式的主动形式表被动，此时，不定式动作和句子的主语存在动宾关系。

又如：The apartment is comfortable to live in.
6（2009·湖北卷·T22） During the war there was a serious lack of food. It was not unusual that even the wealthy families had to ______ bread for days.
A. eat up
B. give away
C. do without
D. deal with
【解析】选C.考查动词短语。

根据上句During the war there was a serious lack of food可推测出“即或是富裕家庭也得几天吃不上面包”，应选择do without表示“不用/吃……勉强度过”。

eat up“吃完”，give a way“收拾”，deal with“应付，处理”。

7.（2009·湖北卷·T23） The loss has not yet been ______ accurately, but it is believed to be well beyond a hundred million dollars.
A. calculated
B. considered
C. completed
D. controlled
【解析】选A.。

考查动词。

根据句意可知此处表示“损失（数据）还没统计……”，应选择calculated。

considered“考虑”，completed“完成”，controlled“控制”均不符合上下文。

8.（2009·湖北卷·T 26） In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a ______ for everyone to stand up.
A. signal
B. chance
C. mark
D. measure
【解析】选 A.考查名词。

根据句意可知打铃及老师合上书本，这是下课的暗示，选项中只能选择signal。

chance“机会”，mark“分数，痕迹”，measure“方法，措施”。

9.（2009·全国卷II·T13） Jenny nearly missed the flight doing too much shopping.
A. as a result of
B. on top of
C. in front of
D. in need of
【解析】选A考查固定短语(as a result of“由于。

的结果”)。

10.（2009·山东卷·T27） So sudden ________that the enemy had no time to escape.
A. did the attack
B. the attack did
C. was the attack
D. the attack was
【解析】选C。

本题考查倒装，so ..that.., such ..that..的句子结构中，若so, such 和与其所
修饰的词置于句首，实行部分倒装，又sudden是形容词，作表语，所以选C。

【考点提升训练】
一、听力（略）
二、单项选择
21、（2012·江西省上饶第一次高考模拟）28---Who do you guess I am ?
----Sorry,your name my mind.
Aslipped B has slipped C had slipped D slips
22.（2012·四川省成都石室中学高三二诊模拟）20．—Mary, are you sure your aunt ___ back from America?
—Yes．My mother ___ me．I am going to see her now．
A．has come; told B．came; had told
C．had come; tells D．is coming; has told
23．So narrow _____ two people couldn’t walk side by side.
A. the street was that
B. was that the street
C. was the street that
D. that was the street
24. Frank really doesn’t know how to _______ the matter.
A. do with
B. deal with
C. solve with
D. settle with
25. John may phone tonight. I don’t want to go out ________ he phones.
A. as long as
B. in order that
C. in case
D. so that世纪金榜
26．Faced with trouble or difficulty，a person takes help that is available．
A．whatever B．whenever C．wherever D．however世纪金榜
27. _______ in some rural schools that the teacher is even unable to walk through the rows of desks.
A. The classroom is as crowded
B. So crowded is the classroom
D. As crowded the classroom is D. The classroom is such crowded世纪金榜
28. -- How many students are there in your class_______?
-- Forty-five. 世纪金榜
A. at all
B. in total
C. in the end
D. in the total
29. --- I think he is taking an active part in social work.
--- I agree with you ________.
A. on the way
B. in the way
C. by the way
D. in a way
30. NASA began a（n）________ of shuttle flights carrying live animals to space with the launch
of Challenger flight STS 51B on April 28, 1985.
A. amount
B. sum
C. deal
D. series
31. We’ve been told the good news, but when and where to go for the exciting on –salary vocation yet.
A. are not discussed
B. have not been discussed
C. is not being discussed
D. has not been discussed
32. The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _______ should have attracted the government’s attention.
A. solving
B. solve
C.
solved D. to solve
33. The bank is reported in the local newspaper _____ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. being robbed
B. having been robbed
C. to have been robbed
D. to have robbed
34. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority ______ religious men, ______ ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.
A. was; of which the
B. were; of whom
C. were; their
D. were; whose
35. —Sorry, I couldn't find the magazine you asked for.
— ____________.
A. Don't mention it
B. No problem
C. Thanks anyway
D. It's all the same
三、完形填空
An Italian philosopher once said that a great man makes his own good luck. What he means is that when good luck comes, a great man knows how to seize the opportunity and 36 advantage of it.
There is a story about Bill Gates, the 37 of Microsoft that proves this. One day an executive from a large computer company came to his 38 looking for someone who had 39 a new operating system for computers. He didn’t know too much about t he inventor or his operating system, and he wasn’t 40 sure of the inventor’s address. At that time everything in the computer business was so new and so disorganized 41 normal business procedures were almost unknown.
It 42 that the inventor lived in a home next to Gates, but he was not at home when the executive came by. He may have been 43 at a meeting or shopping for new equipment. The executive, 44 no one home, wasn’t sure what to do, but he didn’t want to waste his trip, so he stopped by Gates’ house to ask him if he knew anything about the inventor’s system and 45 it worked.
Since Gates was working on very 46 software, most other people in his place would have spoken 47 with the executive, told him that he was working on something else, and then forgotten about the whole thing. Gates, however, saw a（n） 48 and jumped on it. He told the executive that 49 he was working on his own operating system（he wasn’t）and he would be
50 to discuss it with the executive in a few weeks.
After the executive 51 to a meeting to be held a few weeks later, Gates quickly went out 52 for someone who had a workable new operating system. As an engineer he had a better idea than the executive about what he needed, and when he found someone with an operating system that he liked, he made modifications（修改） 53 on what the executive told him. His meeting a few weeks later was a great 54 , and Gates’ new operating system was sold to the large company and the sale became the foundation of Microsoft. Within two decades Gates was the richest man in the world. He 55 his own luck by seizing an unexpected opportunity.
36. A. take B. make C. use D. give
37. A. discoverer B. founder C. organizer D. speaker
38. A. neighborhood B. home C. office D. company
39. A. worked B. bought C. found D. invented
40. A. certainly B. fairly C. ever D. even
41. A. as B. whose C. that D. which
42. A. found out B. turned out C. turned up D. showed up
43. A. out B. outside C. off D. up
44. A. expecting B. considering C. looking D. seeing
45. A. when B. where C. how D. why
46. A. same B. different C. similar D. exact
47. A. attentively B. carefully C. briefly D. closely
48. A. choice B. possibility C. opportunity D. occasion
49. A. after all B. in fact C. in hand D. in addition
50. A. devoted B. invited C. prepared D. welcomed
51. A. promised B. agreed C. admitted D. approved
52. A. looking B. leaving C. caring D. hoping
53. A. depended B. relied C. based D. fixed
54. A. mistake B. failure C. result D. success
55. A. enjoyed B. made C. took D. missed
四、阅读理解
A
Most people who are thought as being successful often owe their success to people in their lives that they consider to be a coach. In fact，the most successful people on the planet have their own personal coach．The reason for this is simple．
While friends，family and colleagues can be wonderful supporters，they often provide guidance to you based on their own purpose．Their purpose is often a well meaning one，but the bottom line is: it's “their" purpose. While their wants for you may sometimes agree with your own life desires and goals，it is difficult for them to be completely unbiased(公正的)in actions．None of us can be truly“unbiased”in the ways we interact(相互作用)with those closest to us because our lives are so directly intertwined with one another．That’s where a personal coach comes in．
The purpose of a personal coach is to provide you with a professional who is skilled at unbiased listening and whole．hearted helping． Your coach expertly assists you in creating a strong personal foundation that allows you to dream big and achieve those dreams about what you can or cannot accomplish．
A coach is your personal trainer in life．A coach helps you discover your undeveloped potential and works with you to develop every aspect of your personal greatness· With the right coach you can’t help but succeed． It's not surprising that almost all recognize leaders have a personal coach． Of course, all professional athletes do． So do Fortune 500 CEOs，cutting edge business leaders and recognized role models·
56．According to the passage，a coach is the following EXCEPT ·
A．your personal trainer in life B． quite successful in his career and love C．a professional who is skilled D．important for a person to be successful 57．The most successful people have their own personal coach because 。

A．they have quite a few friends
B．their lives are full of difficulties
C．their friends and colleagues seldom help them
D．the personal coach can provide fair advice
58．The underlined word “intertwined” in Paragraph 3 means·
A．decorated B．connected C．compared D．surrounded
59．The purpose of this passage is to tell US that———·
A．you need a personal coach in order to be successful
B．families are the foundation of a lot of successes
C．families and friends can help you to be successful
D．setting life goals is very important for you to succeed
B
If U.S. software companies don't pay more attention to quality, they could kiss their business good-bye. Both India and Brazil are developing a world-class software industry. Their weapon is quality and one of their jobs is to attract the top U.S. quality specialists whose voices are not listened to in their country.
Already, of the world's 12 software houses that have earned the highest rating in the world, seven are in India. That's largely because they have used new methods rejected by American software specialists. For example, for decades, quality specialists, W. Edwards Deming and J. M. Juran had urged U.S. software companies to change their attitudes to quality. But their quality call mainly fell on deaf ears in the U.S -- but not in Japan. By the 1970s and 1980s, Japan was grabbing market share with better, cheaper products. They used Deming's and Juran's ideas to bring down the cost of good quality to as little as 5% of total production costs. In U.S. factories, the cost of quality then was 10 times as high: 50%. In software, it still is.
Watts S. Humphrey spent 27 years at IBM heading up software production and then quality assurance. But his advice was seldom paid attention to. He retired from IBM in 1986. In 1987, he worked out a system for assessing(evaluating) and improving software quality. It has proved its value time and again. For example, in 1990 the cost of quality at Raytheon Electronics Systems was almost 60% of total software production costs. It fell to 15% in 1996 and has since further dropped to below 10%.
Like Deming and Juran, Humphrey seems to be winning more praises overseas than at home. The Indian government and several companies have just founded the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute at the Software Technology Park in Chennai, India. Let's hope that U.S. lead in software will not be eaten up by its quality problems.
60. What country has more highest-rating companies in the world than any other country has?
A. India.
B. The US.
C. Brazil.
D. Germany.
61. Which of the following statements about Humphrey is true?
A. He is now still an IBM employer.
B. He has worked for IBM for 37 years.
C. India honors him highly.
D. The US pays much attention to his quality advice.
62. By what means did Japan grab its large market share by the 1970s and the 1980s?
A. Its advertising was most successful.
B. Its products were cheaper in price and better in quality.
C. The US hardware industry was lagging behind.
D. Japan hired a lot of Indian software specialists.
(2012`山东省实验中学高三最后一次模拟考试）
C
Savile Row was first developed in 1695 as part of the Burlington Estate. It had been part of the gardens of Burlington House previous to this. Originally it was named Savile Street. Houses were built on one side of the street, with gardens on the other side and was therefore nicknamed Savile Row, with a row of houses on one side. The name was officially changed in 1810.
The first tailors appear on the street in 1785, and over the next fifty years the trend continued. This is what made the area famous. Many Savile Row Tailors have gone out of business or moved elsewhere within London,bottes ugg, but plenty still remain and it is still the place many men go for their tailoring.
Fleet Street is synonymous with the British Press. The street runs from the east end of the Strand through to Farringdon Street.
In the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century the trend for printers and publishers moving into the area began. Later, and more famously, newspapers started to move their offices to Fleet Street. The first daily newspaper to do this was the Daily Courant in the early 1700's. By the 20th century a large majority of London and National newspapers had their headquarters in the area. This is no longer the case though, as many of the papers moved out of Fleet Street from the 1980's. All of the main newspapers have now left and it is now more associated with law practices（事务所）.
Harley Street is world famous for its medical practices. Prior to the 18th century it only consisted of a few houses and was part of the village of Marylebone; not yet part of the City of London. As London grew in the 1700’s century Marylebone became part of London. It was developed
into a larger residential area between 1715 and 1720. Around a century later doctors started setting up home in the area, with a number of them setting up practices from then homes. As this trend continued the area became well known in this aspect.
63．Now common people go to Fleet Street mainly to .
A．get the latest press B．get their articles published
C．seek law help D．get medical treatment
64．Doctors started setting up home in Harley Street probably because .
A．it was a poor part of London
B．it cost less to set up practices there
C．Hasrley Street had become a populated area
D．a lot of people in Harley Street became ill
65．We can infer from the passage that .
A．Fleet Street has experienced dramatic changes in its history
B．Fleet Street is still the headquarters of the British press
C．Harley Street remains much the same as before
D．Harley Street is the most famous street in London
C
By 2012，the world may need to cope with as many as 50 million people who have fled their homeland，not for political or economic reasons but because the environment has been so badly changed that it cannot support life. The statement has been released by the United Nations to mark UN Disaster Reduction Day.
More people are made homeless by environmental disasters than by war，according to the research by the Red Cross. That reality is proved by the earthquake in Pakistan.
The widely publicized disaster has brought aid from the global community，according to Janos Bogardi，director of the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security. “If we can move swiftly in and give them a new start where they are，then they may stay in the area. Otherwise，they become environmental refugees. Environmental­related migrations are most acute in Sub­Saharan Africa，but they also affect millions of people in Asia and India. Meanwhile，the United States is witnessing increased pressure from victims of mismanaged and worsening soil and water conditions in Mexico and Latin America.” he says. Janos Bogardi says these refugees suffer from the impact of gradual environmental change—global warming，sea level rise，air and water pollution and more intense storms，floods and droughts that degrade the land. This is a slow process，but unfortunately a process that is very difficult to go backwards once final damage
is done.
Janos Bogardi says they are calling on the global community to recognize the serious situation of environmental refugees and to work together to lessen the impact of environmental disaster. 66．What may be the best title of the passage?
A．50 Million environmental refugees by 2010
B．Environmental refugees—an international problem
C．The cause of environmental disasters
D．Global aid pouring in
67．Janos Bogardi’s attitude towards solving the problem us that of being ________.
A．constructive B．compromising
C. controversial
D. conservative
68．According to the passage，the following are the main reasons for migrations except ________.
A．earthquake B．water conditions
C．global community D．worsening soil
69．Which is true according to Janos Bogardi?
A．Water conditions in Mexico and Latin America are the worst in the world.
B．People have to settle down in another new area when a disaster happens.
C．Environmental­related migrations mostly happen in developed countries.
D．In some areas，people migrate elsewhere due to destroyed soil.
70．What is implied in the passage?
A．People all over the world have realized the impact of environmental disasters on refugees.
B．It is time for us to take some measures to solve the problem of environmental refugees.
C．The damaged soil can recover soon if people take care of it.
D．It is good for people to go elsewhere to make a living.
D
Supermarket Morrisons today announced to launch an online shopping operation within two years in a move to catch up with its web-savvy rivals. The UK's fourth biggest supermarket said would offer grocery and non-food products but would take time to build from zero.
As part of its online development, Morrisons - the only one of the "Big Four" grocers not to have a significant internet business - revealed it had invested £32 million in a 10% stake of a New York-based online grocer. The announcement came as Morrisons posted a 13% increase in underlying pre-tax profits of £869 million in the year to January 30.
Morrisons is implementing a growth strategy which is focused on expanding its e-commerce business and moving into the convenience store market. It has earmarked £3 billion in investment
over the next three years. The supermarket floated the idea of launching its own website last year and today is the first firm commitment to realising that goal.
Last month, the company took its first major step to launching an online operation with the acquisition of internet retailer Kiddicare for £70 million. The company said this move, along with the 10% "strategic" stake in American online grocer FreshDirect announced today, would help it launch its own website in the future. FreshDirect was launched in 2002 and serves 600,000 customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The deal will see Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips join the company's board.
Morrisons also revealed it would open three convenience stores, around 3,000 sq ft in size, in July under the name M Local. The shops will be located in Morrisons' heartland in the north of England, in neighbourhoods around the M62 motorway. The company said the convenience business was the second-fastest growing part of the market. Rival models include Tesco Metro and Sainsburys Local.
71．Fresh Direct sever 600,000 customers in .
A．Connecticut B．New Jersey C．new York D．certain states
72．To make their goals come true its rivals .
A．begin to launeit their new websites
B．announced to limit Morrisons’ development.
C．set up their own websites earlier than Morrisons
D．will make a large investment in Washington
73．According to the passage, the following statements about Morrisons are true except .
A．Morrisons is among the largest supermarkets in UK.
B．Morrisons has already opened three convenience stones.
C．Morrisons, to expand its- e commerce sector, has invested ￡3 million in the past three years.
D．Morrisons bought internet retailer Kiddicare for ￡70 million.
74．Which would help Morrisons launch its own wesbsite in the future?
A．Taking measures to beat its rivals as quickly as it cuold
B．Offering enough grocery and non-food products from zero.
C．Building more convenience stores and market in the United States.
D．Launching an online operation with the acquisition of interest retailer。