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ositive! We know that being nice to people all day can be exhausting. We?ve also seen people who shout at those who don?t measure up to their expectations for service. Uber is reportedly about to spread worldwide. It is a wele petitor because it fits the needs of customers in a new way. We know Uber is a twoway street. But drivers who get too picky may end up with no passengers. Everyone, behave! 41. In general, people think of Uber drivers as people who ________. A. they can take advantage of B. they don?t have to be nice to C. are required to be on their best behavior D. need better treatment from customers 42. Negative drivergenerated ratings mean that ________. A. customers have to wait for a longer time when using Uber cars B. drivers are too slow to pick up customers C. Uber drivers will never serve those customers D. customers have done damage to Uber cars 43. The phrase “weed out” (Para. 6) can best be replaced by _____. A. hate B. get rid of C. value D. win back 44. The example of eBay in the article is probably meant to show that ________. A. in the Inter age, buyers have always had the advantage of ratings B. the power of ratings should be given to both sides of a service C. the main reason why eBay has bee a successful auction site D. controversy between customers and sellers has only e about recently 45. The author has written this article to ________. A. show that when using services like Uber, your behavior directly affects the service you get B. prove that giving and receiving bad ratings can influence your life C. suggest that tools like Uber and eBay can reflect what kind of person you are D. stress that both customers and service providers should be generally respectful and positive B Museum fans with limited time should consider a visit to Ueno Park where a variety of first class museums are concentrated closely together, including the impressive Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, the National Science Museum and Ueno Zoo along with some smaller museums. Museums in Tokyo are typically closed on one day of the week (usually Mondays) and during the New Year holidays (typically December 29 to January 4). If the regular weekly closing day falls on a national holiday, most museums will open on the holiday and close the next day instead. Some museums have extended hours on certain days (typically Fridays), and some offer free entrance to selected exhibitions or on certain days of the month. Most museums allow entry until 30 minutes before closing time. Tokyo National Museum Hours: 9:30 to 17:00 (extended hours on some Fridays and weekends) Closed: Mondays (or following day if Monday is a holiday), New Year holidays Admission: 600 yen As the oldest and largest museum in Japan, it is made up of five buildings, each like a separate museum in itself. They house the largest collection of national treasures and important cultural items in the country. National Museum of Western Art Hours: 9:30 to 17:30 (until 17:00 in winter, until 20:00 on Fridays) Closed: Mondays (or following day if Monday is a holiday), Dec 28 to Jan 1 Admission: 420 yen, special exhibitions extra This museum displays western art, primarily by European artists. There is no permanent gallery and the rotating (輪流的 ) exhibits are mostly from the museum?s collection. Admission is free on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Hours: 9:30 to 17:30 (until 20:00 on Fridays) Closed: First and third Monday of each month, New Year holidays Admission: Varies by exhibition Reopened in April 2020, this museum displays all types of art in its six galleries. There is no permanent collection, but there are multiple temporary exhibitions by various art groups. National Science Museum Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays) Closed: Mondays (or following day if Monday is a holiday), Dec 28 to Jan 1 Admission: 600 yen This museum covers both science and natural history with handson physics and robotics experiments and a 360 degree virtual theater relocated from the Aichi Expo. 46. Visitors are advised to go to Ueno Park mainly because ________. A. there are many great museums there B. it has one of the best parks in Japan C. it is a landmark building in Tokyo D. it is free of charge throughout the year 47. We can learn from the text that the Tokyo National Museum ________. A. is the oldest and largest museum in Asia B. has the largest collection of artwork in Japan C. has a 360 degree virtual theater D. is full of Japan?s national treasures 48. According to the text, you can visit the _____ for free on certain days. A. Tokyo National Museum B. National Museum of Western Art C. Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum D. National Science Museum 49. The passage is most likely taken from ______. A. a tourist guide B. a geographic report C. a travel journal D. a science textbook C Computer power is moving into the “cloud” — works of data centers that use the Inter to supply all kinds of services, from and social works to data storage and analysis. The rise of cloud puting is rapid and causing huge changes in the tech industry. The old guard is suffering: this week?s $67 billion merger (合并 ) between Dell and EMC, makers of puters and storage devices respectively, was a marriage forced by the rise of the cloud. Disruptive (搗亂的 ) newers are blooming: if Amazon?s cloudputing unit were a standalone public pany, it would probably be worth almost as much as Dell and EMC bined. The gains for customers have been equally dramatic. Compared with older IT systems, cloud puting is often much cheaper. It adds tremendous flexibility: firms