Amazon Prime Music expands by hundreds of thousands of new songs, still no hint at UK release though - Pocket-lint
Amazon Prime Music expands by hundreds of thousands of new songs, still no hint at UK release though
23 July 2014
Pocket-lint
Amazon Prime Music launched a little over a month ago in the States and has now had its first major update since. Amazon has announced the addition of "hundreds of thousands" of songs to the music streaming service and hundreds of new curated playlists.The retailer offers its Spotify and Deezer-rivalling platform in the States only at present. It is an add-on to a Prime subscription, which now includes ad-free music streaming alongside Instant Video, free two-day shipping on more than 20 million items and over half a million Kindle eBooks to "borrow" as part of the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, all for a monthly fee.Amazon Prime is also available in the UK, which offers similar benefits, including Instant Video after the full integration and rebranding of Lovefilm, but there has yet to be an announcement on when or even if Prime Music will be launched in the country.Artists to now be included on the US Prime Music include David Guetta, Deadmau5, Linkin Park, Neil Young, Elvis and Oasis.Playlists to have been added include "Upbeat Indie Vibes", "Electronic Beats for Work", and "Rainy Day Jazz"."The response we’ve had to Prime Music has far exceeded our expectations and we’re excited to make Prime Music even more valuable for Prime members," said Steve Boom, VP of Digital Music for Amazon."Prime Music was introduced just over a month ago and we’ve already significantly expanded the Prime Music catalogue."Prime Music is &and on Kindle Fire HD and HDX tablets, iOS and Android. There are also PC and Mac desktop applications.READ:&> 【答案带解析】Though I have traveled in hundreds of tr...
Though I have traveled in hundreds of
trains, few unusual things have ever happened to me. But one day in a train
something did happen. I do not mean that I was hurt: no one was hurt.
I do my work in a hot country far away from
England. Every September I go there to do my business, and every July I come
back to England to have a rest. So every September I go to Paris and take a
train from the great French city to Mendova, and at Mendova I catch my ship.
There is one very fast train from Paris to
Mendova, and it suits me well. It goes as far as Endoran, but it stops at
Mendova for a few minutes to let travelers get out or in. It is called The
Flying Bluebird. It reaches Mendova at seven minutes past nine in the morning,
and it is never late.
A ship leaves Mendova at half past eleven,
and so you will understand that The Flying Bluebird suits me very well. I
always travel by it, and I have nearly two and a half hours at Mendova to go
from the station to the ship. That is more than enough time.
Well, one September night, I took my place
in The Flying Bluebird as usual. The train leaves Paris at nine o’clock every
night, and I was in my place soon after half past eight. There were three or
four people there with me, but very soon a lot of others got into the train.
When no more people could sit down, they began to stand up near us and also in
the corridor（走廊）.
In a short time the corridor was full too, and it was impossible for any more
travelers to get into the train.
I could see a lot of other people outside
the corridor windows, but they could not get in, and the train left Paris
without them. The man sitting next to me started to ask all kinds of questions:
“Where do you work? How long does it take you to get there? Are you married?
How many children do you have? How much money do they pay you every year? How
much do you have in the bank? How much do you spend every month?”
He asked questions for about twenty minutes
but I did not give him any clear answers, and at last he stopped and began to
read the paper.
I usually sleep quite well in the train,
but this time I slept only a little. There were too many people, and there were
too many things: small bags, large bags, coats, hats, boxes, newspapers and
food. As usual, we got angry about the window. Most people wanted it shut, and
two of us wanted it open. But that always happens. It was shut all night, as
usual.
When I awoke in the early morning I felt
hot and dirty, and glad that the journey was reaching its end. At seven minutes
past nine The Flying Bluebird stopped. We were at Mendova, and I stood up
thankfully. I took my two suitcases, held one in each hand, and tried to move
towards the door into the corridor. In order to get out of the train, I had to
pass down the corridor to the door at the far end. There was no other way out.
I could not even into the corridor. There
was a suitcase on the floor by my feet, and three men were standing in my way.
I felt a touch of fear. I had to get out, I had to catch my ship,
which left at half past eleven. And the train did not stop again until it
reached Endoran, two hundred miles away.
“I must get out!” I cried. Everyone there
understood me, but no one could move.
At last I was able to put one foot over the
suitcase on the floor, and I nearly reached the door into the corridor. But
then, very slowly, the train began to move. It was taking me away!
“Stop!” I cried. “I want to get out!” But
no one outside the train could hear me, and the people inside did not care
much. The train moved a little faster. What could I do? I was not even in the
corridor.
Fear made me think quickly. In front of my
eyes, just, above the door, was a notice that told everyone how to stop the
train. I had to pull an iron thing near the notice. I did not waste time. I
pulled it.
Well, a noise started above our heads.
That was to show everyone that there was something wrong. It was not a small
sound. Possibly the men in my ship two miles away could hear it. Then the train
stopped.
No one likes to stop a train if there is no
need. But I had to catch my ship. That was the only thought in my mind: to get
out and catch my ship.
1.The purpose of the author writing the
first paragraph is to __________.
A．answer some questions
B．express some unusual feelings
C．arouse the readers’ curiosity
D．give some advice in advance
2.What do we know about the author and the
man sitting next to him?
A．They talked with each other all night
B．They got angry about the window
C．The author didn’t understand the man’s words
D．The author didn’t like the man’s foolish questions
3.On this journey on The Flying Bluebird,
the author felt uncomfortable because ___________.
A．he couldn’t find a seat by the window
B．he was angry with the man sitting next to him
C．there were too many people on the train
D．the window was kept shut all night
4.It can be learned from Para. 10 that the
author was afraid that ____________.
A．he would have to spend another sleepless night on the train
B．he would miss the ship that went where he worked
C．more people might crowd into the train
D．he would have to buy another ticket
5.The noise in the underlined sentence “a
noise started above our heads”（Para.15）was
made by __________.
A．the angry passengers shouting at the top of their voices
B．the ship that was lying two miles away
C．the falling of boxes and suitcases to the floor
D．the train itself telling people that something was wrong
6.What would be the best title for the
text?
A．A Bad Experience on the Train
B．A Train that Is Never Late
C．A Quick and Wise Decision
D．A Journey to Mendova
【解析】略
考点分析：
考点1：动词/动词短语
就是表示动作和状态的词。根据其在句中的功能，动词可分为四类，分别是：实义动词、系动词、助动词、情态动词。
动词分类及用法
一、实义动词
& & & & 实义动词又叫行为动词，分成及物动词和不及物动词 。
1、及物动词是必须带宾语的动词，可分为如下两类。 1) 及物动词＋宾语例：I love my home. 我爱我家。 He bought an English dictionary. &他买了一本英语词典。 2) 及物动词＋间接宾语＋直接宾语例：She taught us maths. 她教我们数学。 My mother gave me a new pen. &母亲给了我一支新钢笔。提示：常用的能接双宾语的及物动词有：give, teach, buy, lend, find, hand, leave, sell, show, read, pay, make, offer, build, pass, bring, cook等。
2、 不及物动词不及物动词不需要跟宾语，本身意义完整。例：She came last week. 她上周来的。 It is raining hard. &正下着大雨。 Class began at half past seven. &7点半开始上课。 What happened yesterday? 昨天发生了什么事？
3、同一动词有时可用作及物动词，有时可用作不及物动词。例如：She can dance and sing. 　　她能唱歌又能跳舞。（sing在此用作不及物动词。） 　　She can sing many English songs. 　　她能唱好多首英文歌曲。（sing用作及物动词。）
二、系动词
& & & & 系动词不能单独作谓语，后面必须跟表语构成合成式谓语。表语通常由名词、形容词,或相当于名词或形容词的词或短语等充当,说明主语是什么或怎么样。连系动词有 be, seem, look, become, get, grow, feel, appear, remain, turn。
& & & & 例如: 　　The story sounds true. 　　Those oranges taste good.
三、助动词
& & & & 协助主要动词构成谓语动词词组的词叫助动词。 助动词自身没有词义，不可单独使用，只能在实义动词和系动词前构成谓语的时态、语态以及否定式和疑问式。它没有对应的汉译，例如： He doesn't like English. 他不喜欢英语。 （doesn't是助动词，无词义；like是主要动词，有词义) He is singing. 他在唱歌。（is是助动词，无词义，构成现在进行时）
四、情态动词
& & & & 情态动词是一种本身有一定的词义，表示说话人对有关行为或事物的态度和看法，认为其可能、应该或必要等，不能单独作谓语，情态动词后面加动词原形。情态动词无人称和数的变化, 情态动词后面跟的动词需用原形,否定式构成是在情态动词后面加 "not"。常用的情态动词有 ：
Can(could) （能，会） 如：I can swim. 我会游泳。 　　
May(might) （可以） 如： You may go now. 你现在可以走了。 　
Must （必须） 如：You must do your homework. 你必须写作业。 　　
Need （需要） 如：He needs our help. 他需要我们的帮助。
注意：1、情态动词表推测在肯定句中一般用must (一定)，can, could（可能），might /may（也许，或许）。否定句中用can’t / couldn’t(不可能)。例如：
It can’t be the headmaster. He has gone to America. 　这不可能是校长，他去美国了。
2、can和could表示允许的用法：表示现在的允许时，若是请求别人允许自己做某事，两者均可用，但用could 语气更委婉；若是自己允许别人做某事，一般只用 can，而不用 could。如： 　　Can [Could] I come in? 我可以进来吗?
3、must和have to的用法　　 表示必须、必要。（must表示主观多一些而have to则表示客观多一些）如： 　　You must come in time. 　　你必须及时过来。 　　
回答must引出的问句时，如果是否定的回答，不能用mustn't，而要用needn't或don't have to。 　　— Must we hand in our exercise books today? 　　— Yes, you must. (No, you don’t have to.) 　　—我们今天必须交上练习册吗？ 　　—是的。（不，不必。）
4、need表示“需要”或“必须”，作情态动词时，仅用于否定句或疑问句中，后跟动词原形。Need还常用作实义动词，有时态、人称和数的变化，后面通常接名词、代词和带to的不定式，
Do you need a dictionary? 　　你需要词典吗?
You &needn't give it back before Friday. 你不必在星期五前还我。
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