From Japan to Indonesia, a certain kind of pop culture is very hot. But it doesn
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From Japan to Indonesia, a certain kind of pop culture is very hot. But it doesn’t come from Hollywood—it’s Hallyu(韩流), the wave of Korean pop culture that has washed over Asia. It has influenced everything from music to television. And thanks to the Internet and social media, it’s now spreading worldwide.
South Korea produces all types of entertainment, the most popular being music, soap operas and films. What makes Hallyu so hot in Asia? One reason is that its products are of high quality and much cheaper than western products. Another reason is that eastern cultures are similar to each other, although there are language differences.
Korean pop music, or “K-pop”, ranks the first everywhere. Fans love the songs and the attractive stars. Companies like SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment help many K-pop stars, such as Super Junior, Big Bang and Rain, to succeed. They are not only popular in Asia but also enjoy popularity in the West. In 2011, Big Bang’s mini-album Tonight reached the top 10 on U.S. Tunes Top Pop Albums. When SM Entertainment took their 2010 world tour to Los Angeles, only 30 percent of the 15,000 fans were Korean. Half of the audience wasn’t even Asian!
One important reason for the success of Hallyu is simply the Internet. A little more than 10 years ago, Korean soap operas, movies and music reached the outside world quite slowly. They began in Korea, and then gradually spread outward, appearing in its neighboring countries where local TV and radio companies would play them. Now they are played around the world online at the same time.
YouTube is another major way to get Korean entertainment to fans everywhere. It is an inexpensive and valid way for artists to introduce their work to a larger audience. In 2010 the YouTube channels for the top three Korean entertainment groups together had nearly 800 million views from 225 different countries.
小题1:Hallyu is very hot in Asia partly because________.| A．languages in Asia are similar to each other | | B．the culture is the most fashionable in the world | | C．South Korea’s products are the cheapest in Asia | | D．the quality of South Korea’s products is high |
小题2:The author shows the popularity of K-pop in the West_______.| A．by giving examples | | B．in order of space | | C．by listing reasons | | D．in order of time |
小题3:The last two paragraphs mainly tell us________.| A．how important the Internet is | | B．Hallyu is popular worldwide | | C．the Internet helps Hallyu spread quickly | | D．how popular and effective YouTube is |
小题4:What does the underlined word valid (in Para. 5) mean?| A．slow | B．useless | | C．successful | D．necessary |
小题5:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．K-pop Ranks the First Everywhere | | B．Hallyu Makes Waves across the World | | C．YouTube Helps Korean Cultures Spread | | D．Korean Soap Operas Are Growing in Popularity |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B |
解析
试题分析：文章大意：本文主要介绍了韩流在亚洲以及全世界都很风靡，其成功的原因有两个，一是韩国产品的质量好，二是网络的迅速传播。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文章第二段One reason is that its products are of high quality and much cheaper than western products.可知其原因之一是韩国产品的质量非常的好。故D正确。
小题2:推理判断题。根据文章中第三段In 2011, Big Bang’s mini-album Tonight reached the top 10 on U.S. Tunes Top Pop Albums. When SM Entertainment took their 2010 world tour to Los Angeles, only 30 percent of the 15,000 fans were Korean. Half of the audience wasn’t even Asian!可知作者是通过举例说明韩国音乐在西方受欢迎的程度。故A正确。
小题3:段落大意题。文章最后两段主要叙述韩流的流行是由于网络上的迅速传播，尤其最后一段提及著名网站YouTube使得韩流到达世界各地。故C正确。
小题4:词义推测题。根据文章最后一段It is an inexpensive and valid way for artists to introduce their work to a larger audience.中的inexpensive相近的词可以推测出。故C正确。
小题5:主旨大意题。根据文章大意：本文主要介绍了韩流在亚洲以及全世界都很风靡，其成功的原因有两个，一是韩国产品的质量好，二是网络的迅速传播。故B正确。 |
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The fact that blind people can see things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us understand our feeling about color. If they sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color without knowing it.
Salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings（包装）， that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics（化妆品） should never be packed in brown. Their discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology（心理学）。 Some of our preferences（偏爱） for colors are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement. Experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on people’s mind. People in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressure; red is exciting. Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a close study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars.
小题1:. The passage tells us that salesmen have __________.| A．discovered the relationship between color and psychology | | B．tried out colors on blind people | | C．found out that color affect sales | | D．developed a special subject of color psychology |
小题2:. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.| A．what color we prefer depends on our state of mind | | B．foods sell well in green or blue wrappings | | C．blind people cannot sense color difference | | D．a bright yellow has exactly the opposite effect to red |
小题3:. If people are exposed to（置身于） pure blue, _________.| A．their blood pressure rises | | B．they want to taste blue foods | | C．they will feel like buying things | | D．they won’t easily feel nervous |
小题4:. Which of the following do you think is the best title of the passage?| A．Colors and sales | B．Colors and feelings | | C．The blind and colors | D．Preferences for colors |
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Some people in Manchester, Britain, will soon be paying for goods and services with so-called “smart” credit cards. These cards are more secure than the traditional magnetic-strip version and can be used to travel on buses, check bank accounts and do shopping.
The Manchester project is one of the biggest smart card schemes in the world. Every time people use the cards on a bus or train, the fare is deducted (reduced) from the value of the card. When they have no credit left, the cards can be recharged at a local shop.
A smart card looks just like a normal plastic card but it has a silicon chip in it. It is possible for the same silicon chip to perform a number of different functions, so one plastic card in your pocket could do a large number of different jobs. The card has much more memory space than a magnetic-strip card, so many more things can be recorded on it.There are two types of smart cards. One is the contact card which is used in the same way as a magnetic-strip card.
Information is transferred by running the card through a narrow opening in an electronic reader. In the slot, electronic probes make contact with the magnetic-strip or silicon ship and read the information. The other type is the contactless smart card where the electronic reader communicates with the card by short-range radio waves. This makes the card quicker and more convenient to use because it does not have to leave your wallet. It is also more reliable as it is not easily influenced by scratches or dirt. However, the biggest advantage that smart cards have over magnetic-strip cards is that they are more secure. They are much more difficult to make than conventional cards and they have to be made by specially trained manufacturers. In addition, they have a large number of extra security features on them and if a smart card gets lost or stolen a quick phone-call to the distributor ensures that its individual number is made invalid and unreadable. This can be done more quickly than with a magnetic-strip card.
小题1:A smart credit card can do many kinds of jobs because ____ .| A．it is smart | B．it is a plastic card | | C．it has a silicon chip in it | D．it can be recharged |
小题2:“ The cards can be recharged” means that ____ .| A．the card can be put into a new charge of electricity | | B．the cards can be changed into new ones | | C．the cards can be put to use again | | D．the cards can be recycled |
小题3:What are the advantages of smart credit cards over traditional ones?| A．they can store more information | B．they are more secure | | C．they are more convenient to use | D．all of the above |
小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Contactless cards are more convenient to use than contact ones | | B．Smart cards are more expensive to manufacturer | | C．By means of long-range radio waves contactless cards can communicate with the electronic reader | | D．A smart credit card and a normal plastic card are the same thing |
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A newspaper reporter’s job can be very interesting．He meets all types of people and lives quite a busy life．He is on the rush for news all the time，then after several years he may get a desk job，and life becomes a bit more settled．Let’s look at his work a little more closely．In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of a foreign country, and the next day he may be writing about a football match．Sometimes he may be so busy that he hardly has any time to sleep．And at other times he may go on for days looking out for news materials yet return empty—handed．
In the beginning，a reporter has to cover a very wide field．After the early years he becomes more specialized in his work．For example，he may finaliy be asked to write only on court cases or politics or sports．Some reporters may become so specialized that they are asked only to write on a special thing：horse racing，for example．In most newspaper houses there is at least one special racing correspondent．Some newspapers have book reviews. Their job is delightful．They read the latest book and then write reviews on the ones they like．Then there are those who write on fdms，so they get to see them even before they are shown in the cinema．How lucky, you would say!
A reporter’s job can also be very dangerous．If there is a flood or a riot(暴乱)they may get hurt or even be killed．Three years ago there was a reporter whose camera was destroyed by a group of men，because they were angry with him for taking their picture．Dangerous or not，one thing is certain，and that is，their job is never dull!
小题1: The underlined words“on the rush”in the Paragraph I mean“ ’’．| A．on thebeach | B．in no time | | C．in ahurry | D．on the spot |
小题2: Reporters who write on films are said to be lucky because they .| A．can write anything they like | | B．can see more film stars | | C．can pay less than other people | | D．can see the fdms before most people see them in the cinema |
小题3: Why did the men break the reporter’s camera?| A．The reporter took their picture． | | B．They did not like him at all． | | C．They were afraid of his camera． | | D．The camera was in the way． |
小题4: According to the passage，a reporter’s work becomes dangerous when .| A．he is seeing a horror film | | B．thereis afloodora riot | | C．there is a football match | | D．there is an interview with the prime minister |
小题5: What’s the passage mainly about?| A．An introduction to a newspaper reporter’s job． | | B．An interesting life of a newspaper reporter． | | C．Something written by a newspaper reporter． | | D．How to become a good newspaper reporter． |
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The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two systems on the whole.
The of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated孕育 by . In China, the mother river is the Yellow River while the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own . Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture went overseas to Japan, into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same .
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was on the Mesopotamian Plain美索不达米亚平原 ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known as the of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also waters. When the colonists of England in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn"t from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the difference of the language systems _ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, as a result of the far distance and the steep险峻的areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no with the other.
| 小题1: | | A．connected | B．separate | C．ancient | D．remote |
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| 小题2: | | A．preservation | B．development | C．resource | D．origin |
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| 小题3: | | A．coasts | B．lakes | C．rivers | D．mountains |
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| 小题4: | | A．styles | B．habits | C．ways | D．means |
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| 小题5: | | A．hurriedly | B．gradually | C．unfortunately | D．suddenly |
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| 小题6: | | A．made | B．crashed | C．mixed | D．applied |
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| 小题7: | | A．culture | B．nation | C．influence | D．system |
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| 小题8: | | A．brought up | B．brought out | C．brought about | D．brought along |
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| 小题9: | | A．bottom | B．key | C．base | D．basement |
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| 小题10: | | A．crossed | B．drunk | C．swam | D．dived |
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| 小题11: | | A．touched down | B．put down | C．got down | D．settled down |
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| 小题12: | | A．evolve | B．judge | C．distinguish | D．rise |
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| 小题13: | | A．adds to | B．results to | C．turns to | D．takes to |
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| 小题14: | | A．approached | B．contacted | C．involved | D．communicated |
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| 小题15: | | A．impact | B．difference | C．connection | D．familiarity |
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Several days ago, a Beijing-based IT company fired about 400 people overnight. No one had expected the job cuts, which broke with traditional ways of letting go of workers in China. Moreover, what was special about this case was that the day before the 400 were fired, they all received from their boss a gift—the book “Who Moved My Cheese?”
The book—a bestseller in the US—is being used by men and women to deal with changes in their lives and work. Some large organizations, including Coca-Cola, Kodak and General Motors, ask their employees to read it in order to encourage them to be active towards changes.
Cheese is something related to everyone’s livelihood-Our jobs, the industries we work in, relationships and love as well.
With China’s official entry into the WTO, the whole nation will face up to more changes and challenges. So what we should do once this “cheese” on which we are so dependent is moved?
“Whatever challenges and changes we meet, we should face up to them bravely,” Jiang Hengwei, a civil servant said after reading the book.
Professor Zhang Yang in Renmin University of China agrees. “We should change our way of thinking. The coming competitive foreign companies and products provide us with great chances to learn from them and improve our own products to meet international standards and be more competitive.”
“With hard work and wisdom, we will create a much larger and better piece of cheese.” Zhang smiled confidently.
小题1:. The whole passage is about_________.| A．a bestseller in the US | | B．what people think about China’s entry into the WTO | | C．the change in people’s attitude towards changes and challenges | | D．how a book influences the Chinese workers |
小题2: The company in Beijing gave each of the 400 fired workers a copy of “Who Moved My Cheese ”in order to_________.| A．be more competitive with foreign firms | | B．find an excuse for their job cuts | | C．let the workers make a living on their own | | D．encourage the fired workers |
小题3:. The word “cheese” in the passage can refer to_________.| A．something we depend on | | B．a most important kind of food | | C．change or challenge | | D．way of life |
小题4:. From what Heng wei and Professor Zhang Yang said, we can know that____________.| A．they have different opinions on changes and challenges | | B．people are not afraid of competition from foreign companies | | C．the Chinese people are ready to face any changes and challenges | | D．they are both greatly encouraged by the book |
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