四川省成都市第七中学2015届高三3月第二周周练 英语试题
BEIJING -- Chinese tourists once again lived __________ their reputation as shopaholics during this year's Spring Festival holiday.
According to a Japanese news report, Chinese visitors spent 6 billion yuan ($959.4 million) in Japan during the holiday. Besides snapping up Japan's famous ___________（电子的） products, they splashed out on domestic appliances - notably toilet seats.
This splurge on Japan's built-in bottom washers and pre-warmed luxury toilet seats has prompted many comparisons of "made in China" with "made in Japan."
Many argue that China, as the world's factory, is fully capable __________ producing state-of-the-art toilet seats, and they condemn those who buy Japanese goods as unpatriotic.
The depreciation of the yen has partly ____________（促使）to the Chinese spree in Japan, but Chinese consumers opt for Japanese products with good reason, ________ political tensions between the two nations.
From electronic products to daily utilities, Japanese goods, such as rice cookers and toilet seats, have long been lauded for their human touch, __________ （智能的）design and sophistication. This has built their reputation not only in China, but also in the West.
In __________, made-in-China products often make the news for their low quality and ____________（缺少）of sophistication, or because of a tarnished corporate image.
Food scandals __________ tainted milk powder and poisoned rice have angered many Chinese consumers. Food administrations in various countries have blacklisted Chinese goods in response.
