C

Do you like somewhere a little bit different to the usual types of places you find on the high street? I do，so I’m glad to see new ones popping up(冒出)everywhere in London.

The so called pop-up shop is a temporary arrangement.In the aftermath(余波)of the financial crisis of 2008，many businesses had to shut down.Shops，warehouses and offices were left vacant when they stopped trading.Pop-up enterprisers occupied some of them quickly. For them the appeal of this temporary shopping concept is clear：they can start a business with much 1ower risk.The temporary nature of a pop-up shop gives the opportunity to test a product and develop a customer base，without being tied in to a long-term renting contract. Being small makes it much easier for pop-ups to expand if they are successful·

Pop-up shops first appeared in the UK in the early 2000s，with the economy booming. They were originally a way for small companies to rent retail space(零售场所)in great locations. This was while landlords who owned these spaces looked for permanent renters.

Pop-up shops can take a number of different forms.They might be temporary shops in the high street or a shopping centre.They might be simple market stalls(摊位). They could be based in some kind of transport，like a food truck.Or they could be run by people who visit different establishments，like travelling chefs who take over pub and restaurant kitchens temporarily.

According to a report by the Centre of Economic and Business Research，the pop-up industry was worth￡2.1bn and is expected to grow by 8.4%this year.Almost anything that can be on a high street can also be a pop-up.There have been pop-up shops，art galleries，theatres and restaurants among others.In an age of fast-changing habits，the pop-up idea might be here to stay.

29.What nature of the pop-up shops appeals many small companies?

A.Long-terra benefits. B.Lower prices.

C.Quick service. D.Temporary shopping concept.

30.Pop-up shops first appeared mainly because__________.

A.the economy hadn’t recovered

B.the economy was doing well

C.shops couldn’t meet needs

D.enterprisers failed in their business

31.Which groups are the main people involved in setting up pop-up shops?

①enterprisers ②landlords ③travelling chefs ④truck drivers

A.①③ B.②④ C.①② D.③④

32. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Pop-ups might be booming.

B.The pop-up idea is not promising.

C.The pop-up industry is growing slowly.

D.Pop-up shops are difficult to run.

D

Death rates for heart disease in Britain have dropped by more than 40 percent in a decade，UK scientists will report today.

Wide uptake of cholesterol—busting statin drugs(降胆固醇药)，healthier lifestyles and better medical practices have seen a huge reduction in deaths caused by heart attacks，stroke and other cardiovascular(心血管的)problems.

However，heart disease remains Britain’s biggest killer.

The new study，by experts at Oxford University，shows there has been a 44.4 percent drop in death rates among men in the UK and a 43.6 percent drop among women linked to heart problems in the ten years to 2011.

The team compared death rate associated with cardiovascular disease across Europe.They found that Britain has one of the best records in Europe，with 342 deaths as a result of heart disease per 100，000 men in 2011，and 232 per 100，000 women.

Some nations-including Ukraine，Macedonia and Moldova—see more than 1,000 heart deaths per 100，000 of the population.

Overall，heart disease causes 45 percent of all deaths across Europe，but only 27 percent in the UK.The study，led by Dr Nick Townsend，showed that cardiovascular disease is mainly a disease of old age.

But researchers said that across Europe it still causes more than 1.4million deaths in those aged under 75 and nearly 700，000 deaths in under 65s.Dr Townsend said：‘Cardiovascular disease results in 49 percent of deaths among women and 41 per cent among men.’

33.From the text we can know_____.

A.heart disease no longer threatens the British

B.the heart death rate among British men is lower than among women

C.the old mainly dies of stroke in Europe

D.the heart death rate in Ukraine is higher than in Britain

34.What does the word“it”in the last paragraph refer to?

A.Stroke. B.Cardiovascular disease.

C.Lung disease. D.Heart attacks.

35.How does the author support his idea?

A.By analyzing data.

B.By following processes.

C.By describing his own experiences.

D.By discussing research experiments.