How much do you want to pay for a CD by your favorite singer Jay Chou? Five Yuan
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How much do you want to pay for a CD by your favorite singer Jay Chou? Five Yuan for a pirated(盗版的) one, or more for a real one? Wang Ye, 14, said she would like the real one although the pirated one is cheaper.” A real one is worth keeping for years.” said the girl from No.1 middle school in Wu Han, Anhui. “Real CDs always sound better to me.”
What can we do? People want to do more to help those like Wang to get real CDs.
This week the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry asked many countries to act against piracy(盗版行为).
In many places in China, the government is checking audio and video products. Pirated ones are broken into pieces.
Piracy is in your daily life. Don’t believe it? A study by 21st Century Teens found that more than 75 percent of juniors had listened to pirated music. They say this is because pirated products are usually much cheaper than the real ones.
Why are real CDs so expensive? When a music company makes music, it needs to pay the song writers and singers. It costs a lot of money! This makes the price of the CDs go up. Piracy like stealing. People who make pirated copies of CDs take away the writers’ and singers’ work without paying them. They even don’t ask them if they can.
So next time you’d better keep your eyes brightened when you see cheap CDs. Remember you’re helping someone to do something wrong if you buy them.
How do you know what’s real.
Already made up your mind to buy real ones? Well, you should get to know what real CDs look like. A real CD has the name and trademark(商标) of the music company on the cover. The company’s address, telephone number and fax number are on it.
If you open the CD box you"ll see the singer"s name and the album title. Most important of all, a real CD has a number from the IFPI on it.
But people who make pirated CDs only need the real CD and disks to copy them. That’s why some CDs are only five Yuan, but some many sell for 150 Yuan.
小题1:Real CDs are more expensive because ______.| A．it takes longer to make them | | B．more people are needed to make them | | C．a lot of money is paid to singers and writers. | | D．better ways are used to make them |
小题2:Buying pirated CDs is just like _______.| A．stealing | | B．robbing | | C．helping someone to do something wrong | | D．helping someone |
小题3:From the passage we get to know that some pirated company are_______.| A．moved away | B．doing something wrong | C．broken | D．made smaller |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B |
解析
文章介绍了盗版产品的相关问题。
小题1:细节题。根据第六段1,2行When a music company makes music, it needs to pay the song writers and singers. It costs a lot of money!
小题2:细节题。根据第七段第二行Remember you’re helping someone to do something wrong if you buy them.
小题3:主旨大意题。通读全文可知一些盗版公司做了错事。 |
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Nowroz: Iranian New Year or Nowroz is celebrated on the first day of spring sometime in March. People sing, dance and parade as in a carnival through the streets with drums and trumpets to spread the news of the coming new year.
Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year is called “Rosh Hashanah”, and is celebrated in the month of September. It is a holy (神圣的) time when people think of the things they have done wrong in the past, and promise to do better in the future. Special prayers are held, and an instrument called a Shofar is played. Children are given new clothes, and New Year loaves are baked and fruits are served to remind people of harvest time.
Shogatsu: In Japan, the New Year (Shogatsu) celebrations are from January 1 to January 3 and most Japanese don’t work during these days. In Japan, the New Year is a fresh start. This means that in December all duties should be completed. Parties are held to forget the worries and troubles of the old year. Homes and cars are decorated. On New Year’s Eve, most people spend their time with their families.
Bahai New Year: The Bahai people have their own calendar consisting of nineteen months of nineteen days plus a couple of extra days between the eighteenth and nineteenth months. They have, however, adopted the Iranian custom of beginning the New Year in the spring equinox (春分). The New Year celebrations are held on the evening of March 20th.
小题1:During the Jewish New Year, .| A．people don’t mention things they have done wrong | | B．children often wear new clothes | | C．loaves and fruits are often not allowed to be served | | D．Shofar is their favourite food |
小题2:Which of the following festivals are celebrated in the same month?| A．Nowroz and Shogatsu. | | B．Rosh Hashanah and Shogatsu. | | C．Nowroz and Rosh Hashanah. | | D．Nowroz and the Bahai New Year. |
小题3:What can we learn from the text?
A. Japanese families often stay together to celebrate Shogatsu.
B. The Bahai people usually hold a carnival to celebrate the New Year.
C. The Jewish harvest fruits to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. |
The United States is already one year into a depression That was the news this week from the Na-tional Bureau of Economic Research. The downturn is the longest since a depression that began in 1981and lasted sixteen months.
Economists generally wait for production to shrink for six months in a row before they declare a re-cession. But the bureau, a private group, uses a wider set of information to measure the economy. Thenews only confirmed what many people already knew: that the world"s largest economy is weak and maynot recover soon.
Worsening conclitions have led to a big drop in spending, especially on costly products like new cars. Even Japanese automaker Toyota saw its sales fall thirty - four percent in the United States in November from a year ago.
The heads of Chrysler, Ford and General Motors retumed to Congress this week to again ask for federal aid. Congressional leaders denounced(指责) them two weeks ago after they came in private jets with no clear plans for saving their industry. This time, the chiefs drove to Washington in fuel- saving hybrid vehicles. And their companies presented detailed restructuring plans. The reguest for aid has risen from twenty-five billion dollars two weeks ago to thirty-four billion in loans and credit lines.
G.M. wants almost half of that, and says it needs four billion dollars this month. It warned that without support it cannot continue to operate.
Ford is in a better position, But the sharing of suppliers means it could be affected if G.M. or
Chrysler fails. Ford is asking for a nine billion dollar credit line in case it needs it.
Chrysler is the smallest and most trouble of America"s Big Three. It says it needs a seven billion dollar loan by the end of the month.
Two days of congressional hearings began Thursday in the Senate Banking Committee. The chairman, Democrat Chris Dodd, said he would support helping the automakers for the good of the economy.
But the committee"s top Republican, Richard Shelby, continued to express opposition to a bailout(贿政援助）．
A main root of the world financial crisis is the weak housing market in the United States. The Trea-sury Department has been under pressure to help troubled homeowners. Now comes news that the depart-ment is developing a plan aimed at reducing interest rates on mortgage loans(汽车贷款) for some buyers of homes. That could be good for homeowners trying to sell.
小题1:From the first two paragraphs, we know .| A．the United States is expected to recover soon | | B．the depression has lasted more than 16 months | | C．the depression is much more severe than expected | | D．the depression will last no more than 6 months |
小题2:Why were the automakers refused for federal aid two weeks ago?| A．Because the government had no extra money to help. | | B．Because they didn"t have a ciear plan to save their industry. | | C．Because they had wasted too much on costly new cars. | | D．Because they had enough money to save their industry. |
小题3:Which of the following is asking for the largest federal aide| A．G.M. | B．Toyota. | C．Chrysler. | D．Ford. |
小题4:From the passage we may know Richard Shelby tile automakers" request for federal aid?| A．was for | B．was against | C．didn"t care about | D．took no notice of |
小题5:Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?| A．The hearings on Thursday agreed on a federal aid to the automakers. | | B．The main cause of the crisis is weak housing market in the U.S.. | | C．The government is taking measures to save t he housing market. | | D．The Treasury Department had to help the troubled homeowners. |
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There is no better way to enjoy Scottish traditions than going fishing and tasting a little bit of whisky(威士忌)at a quiet place like the Inverlochy Castle. When Queen Victoria visited the castle in 1873, she wrote in her diary, “I never saw a lovelier spot ,” And she didn’t even go fishing.
Scotland is not easily defined. In certain moments, this quiet land of lakes and grasses and mountains changes before your very eyes. When evening gently sweeps the hillside into orange light, the rivers, teeming with fish, can turn into streams of gold . As you settle down with just a fishing pole and a basket on the bank of River Orchy, near the Inverlochy Castle , any frustration(烦恼) will float away as gently as the circling water. It’s just you and purple, pink, white flowers, seeking a perfect harmony. If you are a new comer to fishing, learning the basics from a fishing guide may leave you with a lifetime’s fun. For many, fishing is more than a sport; it is an art.
Scotland offers interesting place where you can rest after a long day’s fishing. Set against a wild mountain and hidden behind woodland, the beautiful Inverlochy Castle Hotel below the Nevis is a perfect place to see the beauty of Scotland’s mountains. Ben Nevis is the highest of all British mountains, and reaching its 1343-metre top is a challenge. But it’s not just what goes up matters; what comes down is unique. More than 900 metres high, on the mountain’s north face, lies an all-important source of pure water. Its name comes from the Gaelic language “usquebaugh” or “water of life”; and it is the single most important ingredient(原料) in Scotland’s best known drink: whisky.
小题1:The story of Queen Victoria is to show that _____.| A．the queen is rich in tour experience | | B．the Castle is a good place to go in Scotland | | C．tasting whisky is better than going fishing | | D．1873 is a special year for the queen |
小题2:How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?| A．By giving descriptions. | B．By following time order. | | C．By analyzing causes. | D．By making comparisons. |
小题3:What is Ben Nevis special for?| A．The Inverlochy Castle Hotel . | | B．The beauty of its surroundings. | | C．The water from the mountain. | | D．The challenge up to its top. |
小题4:What is the main purpose of the passage?| A．To introduce Scottish traditions to tourists. | | B．To show the attractions of Scotland to readers. | | C．To explore geographical characteristics of Scotland. | | D．To describe the pleasures of life in Scotland. |
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In his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren ”, John Keynes, a famous economist, wrote that human needs fall into two classes: absolute needs ,which are independent of what others have , and relative needs ,which make us feel superior to our fellows. He thought that although relative needs may indeed be insatiable (无止境的) , this is not true of absolute needs.
Keynes was surely correct that only a small part of total spending is decided by the desire for superiority. He was greatly mistaken, however, in seeing this desire as the only source of insatiable demands.
Decisions to spend are also driven by ideas of quality which can influence the demands for almost all goods, including even basic goods like food. When a couple goes out for an anniversary dinner, for example, the thought of feeling superior to others probably never comes to them. Their goal is to share a special meal that stands out from other meals.
There are no obvious limits to the escalation of demand for quality. For example, Porsche, a famous car producer, has a model which was considered perhaps the best sport car on the market Priced at over $120,000, it handles perfectly well and has great speed acceleration. But in 2004, the producer introduced some changes which made the model slightly better in handling and acceleration. People who really care about cars find these small improvements exciting. To get them, however, they must pay almost four times the price.
By placing the desire to be superior to others at the heart of his description of insatiable demands, Keynes actually reduced such demands. However, the desire for higher quality has no natural limits.
小题1:According to the passage, John Keynes believed that_______.| A．desire is the root of both absolute and relative needs | | B．absolute needs come from our sense of superiority | | C．relative needs alone lead to insatiable demands | | D．absolute needs are stronger than relative needs |
小题2:What do we know about the couple in Paragraph 3?| A．They want to show their superiority. | | B．They find specialty important to meals. | | C．Their demands for food are not easily satisfied. | | D．Their choice of dinner is |
小题3:What does the underlined word “escalation” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?| A．Understanding. | B．Increase | C．Difference | D．Study |
小题4:The author of the passage argues that ______.| A．absolute needs have no limits | | B．demands for quality are not insatiable | | C．human desires influence ideas of quality | | D．relative needs decide most of our spending |
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Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture (文化) the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough. In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.
Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.
It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.
小题1:What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.?| A．Love. | B．Politeness. | C．Joy. | D．Thankfulness. |
小题2:The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can ___ .| A．show friendliness to strangers | | B．be used to hide true feelings | | C．be used in the wrong places | | D．show personal habits |
小题3:What should we do before attempting to “read” people?| A．Learn about their relations with others. | | B．Understand their cultural backgrounds. | | C．Find out about their past experience. | | D．Figure out what they will do next. |
小题4:What would be the best title for the test?| A．Cultural Differences | B．Smiles and Relationship | | C．Facial Expressiveness | D．Habits and Emotions |
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