The Chinese word"Shanzhai" means a small mountain village， but now it becomes an

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The Chinese word"Shanzhai" means a small mountain village， but now it becomes an accepted name for fakes(假货) after" Shanzhai cell phones " produced by small workshops in southern China ，became popular in the mainland market over the past few years.
Besides" Shanzhai" electronic products， there are "Shanzhai" movies， "Shanzhai" stars and even a "Shanzhai" Spring Festival Gala， a copy of the 25-year-old traditional show presented by CCTV on Chinese Lunar New Year"s Eve.
" Shanzhai" has become a culture of its own，symbolizing anything that imitates something famous.
The phenomenon has caused a public debate over whether it is healthy or sick being a copycat.
In southwestern China"s Chongqing Municipality，a "Shanzhai" -version"Bird’s Nest" woven by farmers with bamboo attracts wide attention and the"Shanzhai"-version "Water Cube"is popular with tourists too. Both are copies of the famous Olympics buildings in Beijing.
Xie Xizhang，a literature critic，said that taking the "Shanzhai" Gala as an example， when the traditional CCTV program becomes less and less attractive to the audience， the "Shanzhai" version appears naturally to attract people.
"In spite of its poor techniques and operation， ‘Shanzhai’ culture meets the psychological demands of common people and could be a comfort to their minds," Xie said.
Tian Huiqun，a professor at Beijing Normal University，said that "Shanzhai" culture never copies classic things，only trendy products. In that sense，it"s like a computer virus， multiplying without meaning.
Though controversial，"Shanzhai" culture is becoming a widely accepted phenomenon.
"To the mainstream culture, the rise of ‘Shanzhai" culture is a challenge as well as a motivation，" said Xie.
Tian said different kinds of cultures developing together is an ideal situation and it is for the public to choose.
小题1:The Chinese word "Shanzhai" may have its origin in .

A．fake cell phones	B．electronic products
C．Spring Festival Gala	D．Olympics buildings

小题2:The underlined word "imitates" is closest in meaning to

A．steals

B．copies

C．advertises

D．cheats

小题3:According to the passage，"Shanzhai" culture refers to .

A．the action that a person imitates famous people

B．anything that imitates something famous

C．those similar names to famous brands

D．products with poor techniques and quality

小题4:According to Xie Xizhang ,the mainstream culture .

A．will be held back by "Shanzhai"culture

B．will sooner or later be replaced by "Shanzhai" culture

C．may develop faster because of the challenging of "Shanzhai" culture

D．thinks nothing of the challenge of"Shanzhai"culture

小题5:Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．" Shanzhai" culture will definitely fade out

B．"Shanzhai" culture-the mountain village culture

C．"Shanzhai" culture-the mainstream culture

D．"Shanzhai" culture takes on life of its own

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D

解析

试题分析：
小题1:根据第一段中“继中国南方一些小厂生产的‘山寨手机’在大陆市场上流行之
后，‘山寨’一词成为了假货的代名词”可知A正确。
小题2:根据上下文可知，这个单词是“仿制，模仿”的意思，同copies的意思相近。选B
小题3:从第三段的句子：" Shanzhai" has become a culture of its own，symbolizing anything that imitates something famous.表示山寨就是模仿名牌的东西。可知答案是B。
小题4:倒数第二段的大意是：对主流文化来说，“山寨文化”既是一种挑战，又是激发主流文化(向前)发展的动力。即“山寨文化”可以促进主流文化的发展。选C。
小题5:本文介绍了“山寨”一词的来源，并通过多个方面讲了它对人们生活的影响及
评论家们的看法，故D项合适。由最后一段可知A项不正确；由第三段可知B项不正
确；由倒数第二、三段可知C项不正确。
点评：文章介绍了“山寨”一词的来源以及“山寨文化”对人们生活的影响。一些评论家表示，对主流文化来说，“山寨文化”既是一种挑战，又可以在一定程度上促进它的进一步发展。不同种类的文化一起发展是一种理想的状况。做题时，考生要根据题目到文中找到相应的信息句，再进行句意理解，必要时还要推理。

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Facebook means never having to say goodbye． The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends． Last week, a guy whom I hadn"t seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request． I accepted and waited for "Easy E" to send me a greeting of some kind． He had sought me out, after all．
I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son． However, I"m pretty sure we won"t ever write wall-to-wall, let alone e-mail each other． But he"ll remain a friend of" online until one of us makes a point of" removing the other from his official list．
My pool of friends consists of family members, college buddies, co-workers from past and present, and friends of" friends． There are 35 in all． If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses, I"m confident that I could increase my friend count actually．
A person could make a mission out of" reconnecting with childhood friends, former classmates, distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better． And some people can even handle hundreds of no-screen relationships, keeping up with the daily happenings of" their small army of" companions． After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends．
Thanks to e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close． But even with e-mail, people will lose touch if" one or both parties stop writing back． That"s normal． People move from school to school, job to job, city to city．You never have to feel guilty for breaking away．
Every day,the masterminds of" Web 2．0 find new ways of" making human communication easier． However, convenience can be a crutch （拐杖）． Some things shouldn"t be simplified．When it comes to friendship, there can be no shortcuts．
小题1:According to Paragraph l, the website is famous because ．

A．it has an interesting name of"“ Facebook”

B．it helps people get in touch with old friends

C．it can send people a greeting of" some kind

D．it reminds people of "events in the past

小题2:From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer ．

A．would write to the friend quite often

B．asked the friend to e-mail him

C．did get some information about the friend

D．would keep in touch with the friend forever

小题3:Which of "the following statements is NOT true?

A．There are 35 people in the author"s list of" friends right now．

B．The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e-mails．

C．The list of"35 friends doesn"t include the old e-mail addresses．

D．It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count．

小题4:What does the write mean by saying “However, convenience can be a crutch（拐杖）”?

A．The masterminds of Web 2．0 also sell crutch online．

B．Taking a crutch is a new way of" making friends online．

C．Convenience is dangerous for human communication．

D．Convenience is not really good for human communication．

小题5:What does the author think of" the convenience of" communicating online"?

A．The technology could not keep true friendship forever．

B．The social website of Facebook means nothing at all．

C．There will be no ways of making real friends online．

D．People will not lose friends with the help of" the Facebook．

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LONDON: The Edinburgh Festival, the biggest arts festival of its kind in the world, got under way in the Scotland capital on Sunday with a concert that included Hector Berlionz"s To Deum, under the direction of Christoph von Dohnanyi.
The festival, which runs until August 31 this year, includes as its high points Peter Stein’s staging of Wagner’s Parsifal, with Claudio Abbado directing the Gustav Mahler youth orchestra. The concert programme includes American pianist Richard Goode, bass baritone Thomas Quasthoff and violinist Christian Tetzlaff. New to the programmes this year will be 25 late evening classical music concerts.
Earlier this month, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest show-case in the world for performance art, officially got under way with theatre, dance, poetry and music presentations.
Many of the fringe artists, who can enter the fringe festival upon payment of a small fee, were inspired this year by the event of September 11.
Thousands of people flock to Edinburgh from around the world during the festival, which is over 50 years old. It aims to promote and encourage arts and to reflect international culture. It consists of various dance, music, opera, and theatre presentation taking place across the city during the three-week run.
小题1:Who will perform in the concert on Sunday?

A．Hector Berlionz	B．Christoph von Dohnanyi
C．Claudio Abbado	D．Christian Tetzlaff

小题2:When did the Edinburgh Festival begin?

A．August 10.	B．August 15.
C．August 31.	D．September 11.

小题3: What did the Edinburgh Festival never have before?

A．Youth orchestra’s performances.

B．Poetry and music presentations.

C．Late evening classical music concerts.

D．Performances of American pianists and violinists.

小题4:Which of the following statements about the Edinburgh Festival is true?

A．It is the only festival of its kind in the world.

B．The artists who want to take part in the festival have to pay a small amount of money.

C．People who attend the festival are all from Scotland.

D．It is actually a dance festival.

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If Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles． He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out．
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought． It’s nothing personal． Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes．
But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius． In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China．
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities． More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries． These schools teach both Chinese language and culture． The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy． Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy． Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese． So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States． Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers．
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well．
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West．
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is．
小题1:The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _______．

A．provide some key facts about Confucius

B．attract the readers’ interest in the subject

C．show great respect for the ancient thinker

D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations

小题2:We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students_______．

A．have a great interest in studying Chinese

B．take an active part in Chinese competitions

C．try to get high scores in Chinese exams

D．fight for a chance to learn Chinese

小题3:What is the best title for the passage?

A．Forgotten Wisdom in America

B．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language

C．Chinese Culture for Westerners

D．Old Thinker with a Big Future

小题4:The passage is likely to appear in _______．

A．a biography	B．a history paper
C．a newspaper	D．a philosophy textbook

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Evening course tuition:$490,0．
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ELC 550
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This course is designed for non-native Englisli speakers who wish to take the 1ELTS （International English Language Testing System） exam．Each week, participants （参加者）focus on specific modules of the test （speaking, reading, listening, and writing） to develop and improve the skills they need to succeed on the exam．
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This course is designed for participants who wish to improve their fluency and expressiveness in English．Production skills will be targeted, including pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, and stress．Participants are required to complete weekly in-class assignments （任务）, including speeches, monologues, interviews, and role-plays．
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This course is designed for non-native English-speaking university and college participants who wish to improve their academic leading and writing skills．This course gives participants the tools required for presenting information and building persuasive arguments in clear and cohesive written forms．
ELC 555
Thursdays, July 10 - September 11, 2008
Thursdays, October 9 - December 11, 2008
This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are either working or planning to work in a business environment．Areas of focus include handling telephone conversations, networking, participating in meetings, negotiating, making presentations, and conducting interviews．
小题1:One only needs to pay $440 if he ______．

A．attends 10 weeks" evening course

B．attends the evening courses for a second lime

C．finds others to take the evening course together

D．recommends another person to take one ot the evening courses

小题2:Which is the proper time for one who wants to find a job in business field?

A．Mondays, October 6 - December 15, 2008．

B．Tuesdays, October 7 - December 16,2008．

C．Wednesdays, October 8 - December 10, 2008．

D．Thursdays, October 9 - December 11, 2008．

小题3:ELC 554 is most suitable for ______．

A．a newspaper reporter	B．a university student
C．a businessman	D．a high school student

小题4:ELC 550 mainly focuses on ______．

A．college preparations

B．fluency and expressiveness in English

C．the skills needed to pass an exam

D．basic English knowledge

小题5:A student who mainly wants to improve his spoken English can attend ．

A．ELC 550

B．ELC 552

C．ELC 554

D．ELC 555

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                            B
　　What is language for? Some people seem to think it"s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists，the better. That"s wrong. Language is for the exchange（交流）of ideas and information. It"s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can"t use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can"t speak correctly or fluently. They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn"t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard saw once wrote, "Foreigners often speak English too correctly." But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They"re English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It can"t make another people"s language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn"t overdo（做过头）it. They should put communication first.　
小题1:Language is used to ________.
A. express oneself　　　        B. practice grammar rules
B. talk with foreigners only    D. learn lists of words
小题2:Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he ________.

A．never makes mistakes	B．often makes mistakes
C．can"t avoid making mistakes	D．always makes mistakes

小题3:"Foreigners often speak English too correctly. "This sentence means that ________.

A．foreigners speak correct English

B．foreigners speak incorrect English

C．foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules

D．foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English

小题4:If too many native speakers break a rule, ________.

A．what they use will become right	B．they are against the law
C．they should say sorry to others	D．they will become heroes

小题5:When we speak a foreign language, we should ________.

A．speak in Chinese way	B．speak by the rules
C．speak to native speakers	D．not be afraid of making mistakes

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