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大学英语六级分类模拟题376
大学英语六级分类模拟题376
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Asfansenjoyfootball's(soccer's)month-longWorldCup,Brazilianauthoritiesarepleasedovertheboosttheysaythetournamentisgivingthecountry'seconomy.However,independentanalystswhostudysucheventsarelessenthusiastic.The2014WorldCuphasinjectedanestimated$15billionintotheBrazilianeconomyandcreatedmanyjobs.
Regardingthehumanlegacy,thenumbersareextraordinary:
thecreationofonemillionjobsinthecountryduetothisgreatevent,onemillionjobsor15percentofallthejobscreatedthisyearinBrazil.
Thegovernmenthasinvested$11billioninstadiumsandinfrastructureandanother$2billioninsecurity.Itisexpectedtospendbillionsmorepreparingforthe2016OlympicgamesinRio.
Butananalystwhostudiessuchgreatevents,ArchitectureandUrbanismProfessoratRiodeJaneiro'sFluminenseFederalUniversity,ChrisGaffney,believesthesefiguresareexaggerated."Idon'tthinkthatthey'veinvestedenoughmoneytocreatethosekindsofpermanentjobs.InthescaleoftheBrazilianeconomy,we'renotlookingatthatmuchmoneybeinginvested.It's30billiondollarsinvestedina$1trillioneconomy."
Anotherexpert,LisaDelpyNeirottiofGeorgeWashingtonUniversity'sbusinessschoolintheUnitedStates,saystherealeconomicbenefitsofsucheventsarelesstangibleandmorelong-term."There'salotoftransferofknowledge,"shesaid."Peoplearelearningmoreabouthospitality.There'salsothebroadcastcenterwherethey'rebeingtrainedinhowtousetechnology.AndsoIthinkit'sinthemediasector,alotinthehospitalityindustryandalsoinlicensingandmerchandizing,retail."Shesaid."Yes,there'sbeenalotofmoneyspentherebutwehavetorealizethattheinfrastructurethatthey'vebuiltuparoundtheWorldCupissomethingthatwilllastanditstaysinthecountry."
OtheranalystssaytheCupmayhelptheBrazilianeconomybutitalsoboostsinflationandpublicdebt.LessthanhalfoftheBraziliansinarecentpollbelievedthathostingtheCupwasagoodidea.AndtherehavebeenmanydemonstrationsagainsttheCup,thoughtheyhavedeclinedsincethetournamentbegan.
Nevertheless,manyBraziliansareproudtohosttheWorldCupandthe600,000foreignvisitorsitbrings.ThehopeisthattheywillspreadthegoodwordaboutBrazilwhentheyreturnhome.
1、AccordingtothepassagewhyisBraziliangovernmentsopleasedwiththeWorldCup?
A.ItwillspreadthegoodwordaboutBrazil.
B.ItwillenhanceBrazil'sinternationalstatus.
C.Ithasboosteditseconomy.
D.Ithascreatedmanyjobs.
2、Whichofthefollowingcannotbeinferredfrom"independentanalystswhostudysucheventsarelessenthusiastic"(Para.1)?
A.Theydon'ttrusttheauthorities'words.
B.ThetournamentisnotagoodthingforBrazil.
C.Thetournamentdoesnotbringsuchaboostastheauthoritiesthought.
D.Thetournamentalsohassomenegativeinfluence.
3、WhyChrisGaffneybelievesthesefiguresareexaggerated?
A.Thetournamentcannotproducesomanyjobsinsuchshorttime.
B.Becausetheeconomicbenefitsofsucheventsarelesstangibleandmorelong-term.
C.Becauseitishardtoestimatetheactualmoneyspentonit.
D.GiventhescaleofBrazilianeconomy,theycannotinvestenoughmoneytocreatesomanypermanentjobs.
4、Theexamplesofhospitalityandinfrastructureprovesthat______.
A.thebenefitsofsucheventsarelong-termandintangible.
B.theeventhascreatedalotofpermanentjobs.
C.peoplebecomemorefriendlyandthecountrybecomemorebeautiful.
D.authorities'estimationareexaggerated.
5、Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheeventcanbebestdescribedas______.
A.enthusiasticsupport
B.reservedconsent.
C.neutral.
D.disapproval.
Oldstereotypesdiehard.Pictureavideo-gameplayerandyouwilllikelyimagineateenageboy,byhimself,compulsivelyhammeringawayatagameinvolvingraygunsandaliensthatsplatterwhenblasted.Todayagamerisaslikelytobeamiddle-agedcommuterplaying"AngryBirds"onhersmartphone.InAmerica,thebiggestmarket,theaveragegame-playeris37yearsold.Two-fifthsarefemale.Eventeenagerswithimaginaryraygunsaremorelikelytobeplaying"Halo"withtheirfriendsthanplayingalone
Overthepasttenyearsthevideo-gameindustryhasgrownfromasmallnichebusinesstoahuge,mainstreamone.Withglobalsalesof$56billionin2010,itismorethantwicethesizeoftherecorded-musicindustry.Despitethedownturn,itisgrowingbyalmost9%ayear.
Isthissuccessduetoluckorskill?
Theanswermatters,becausetherestoftheentertainmentindustryhastendedtotreatgamingasbeingaluckybeneficiaryofbroadertechnologicalchanges.Videogaming,unlikemusic,filmortelevision,hadthelucktobeborndigital:
itneverfacedthestruggletoconvertfromanalogue.Infact,thereisplentyforoldmediatolearn.
Videogameshavecertainlybeensweptalongbytwoforces:
demographyandtechnology.Thefirstgaminggeneration—thechildrenofthe1970sandearly1980s—isnowover30.Manystilllovegaming,andcanaffordtospendfarmoreonitnow.Asgamingestablishesitselfasapastimeforadults,thesocialstigmaandtheworriesaboutmoralcorruptionthathavehistoricallygreetedallnewmedia,fromnovelstopopmusic,havedissipated.Meanwhilerapidimprovementsincomputingpowerhaveallowedgamedesignerstoofferexperiencesthatarenowoftenmorecinematicthanthecinema.
Theindustryhasexcelledintwoparticularareas:
pricingandpiracy.Inanerawhenpeoplearedisinclinedtopayforcontentontheweb,gamespublisherswerequicktodevelop"freemium"models,whereyourelyonnon-payingcustomerstobuildanaudienceandthenextractcashonlyfromafanaticalfew.InChina,wherepiracyisrampant,manygamescanbeplayedonlinefornothing.Finnsinsteadmakemoneybysellingin-gameperksand"virtualgoods"todedicatedplayers.Chinaisnowthesecond-biggestgamingmarket,butdoesnotevenrankinthetop20marketsforthemusicbusiness.
Asgamingcomestobeseenasjustanothermedium,itstech-savvyapproachcouldprovideawelcomeshotinthearmforexistingmediagroups.TimeWarnerandDisneyhaveboughtgamesfirms;big-budgetgames,meanwhile,nowhaveHollywood-stylelaunches.
6、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthemostoftoday'sgame-playersare______.
A.teenagersplayingbyhimself
B.verykeenabout"AngryBird"
C.female
D.middle-agedpeople
7、Howdoestechnologypromotethedevelopmentofvideogames?
A.Itallowedgamedesignerstoofferawesomeexperiences.
B.Ithelpstoproducemorecomplexgames.
C.Itmakescharactersingamesmorepowerful.
D.Makingscenesinthegameslooklikethereallife.
8、Howdo"freemium"modelswork?
A.Itreliesonalargeaudiencetomakeprofits.
B.Peoplecanplaygamesonlinewithoutpayment.
C.Itreliesonnon-payingcustomerstobuildanaudienceandgainprofitsfromafanaticalfew.
D.Itchargesverylittlemoneyfromitshugeaudience.
9、HowdofirmsmakemoneyinChina?
A.Chargingplayersforgamesplayedonline.
B.Gainingmoneyfromadvertisements.
C.Sellingin-gameperksand"virtualgoods".
D.Sellingvideogames.
10、Whichofthefollowingtitlessuitsthepassagebest?
A.PopularityofVideoGames
B.Games—ABigIndustry
C.WhoPlayGamesToday?
D.GamesandTeenagers
ProductionoftheAmbassador,thefirstcartobemadeinIndia,hasbeenhaltedbecauseoffallingdemand.ModelledontheMorrisOxford,thecar'sdesignhaschangedlittlesinceitfirstwentintoproductionin1957.ButmotoringjournalistHormazdSorabjeeisnottooupsettoseeitgo.
Generationsgrewupwiththiscar.Itwasataxiformanyandafamilycarfortherich.Ittransportedprimeministers,MPsandbureaucrats.ItwastrulyIndia'snationalcar,dominatingtheroadsfordecades.
WhenIndia'seconomywasliberalisedintheearly1990s,globalcar-makersandtheirlatestmodelswereallowedintothecountryforthefirsttime.ButtheAmbassadorcontinuedtohavealoyal,althoughfast-shrinking,fanfollowing.
Moderncarsintheirquestforsleekerstylingandbetterdynamicscomewithlowerrooflines.TheycannevermatchtheAmbassador'shighseatingpositionandgenerousheadroom.Thismadegettinginandouteasy,whilethecar'slowfrontbenchgaverearpassengersawonderful,uninterruptedviewoftheroadahead.Today'scarswiththeirbigbucketseats,thickpillars(structuraluprightsthatsupportacar'sroof)andhighwindowlinesjustdon'thavethesamesenseofairiness.
Therecanbenodoubt,theAmbassador'sdeparturemarkstheendofanera.However,forme,it'sanerabestforgotten.TheAmbassadorwasasymbolofallthatwaswrongwithIndia'scontrolledeconomyanditsstiflingregulations.Carmakerscouldnotincreasepricesormakemorecarswithoutthegovernment'sapproval.Theycouldn'timporttechnologyorcomponentsandhadtomakedowithlocallydevelopedbitsandpiecesthatwerecarelesslyproduced.Buyersweresaddledwithcarsofverybadquality,whichconstantlybrokedownandyetthewaitinglisttobuyonecouldstretchuptoeightyears!
AndtherewereAmbassadorjokesaplenty,myfavouriteonebeing:
"Theonlythingthatdoesn'tmakeasoundinanAmbassadoristhehorn!
"
Forthebestpartof30years,theAmbassadorgotonlyminimalcosmeticupgrades.Thefirstbigchange,possiblypromptedbyemissionregulations,wasanall-newengine.WhenItestedtheAmbassa