最新考研英语一新题型密押排序题.docx

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最新考研英语一新题型密押排序题

考研英语一新题型密押：

排序题

Passage1

Directions:

Forquestion1—5,choosethemostsuitableparagraphsfromthelistA—Gandfillthemintothenumberedboxestoformacoherenttext.ParagraphsAandDhavebeencorrectlyplaced.

[A]Subscriptionhasprovedbyfarthebestwayofpayingforhighqualitytelevision.Advertisingveersupanddownwiththeeconomiccycle,andcanbeskippedbyusingdigitalvideorecorders.Andanyoutfitthatdependsonadvertisingisliabletoworrymoreaboutoffendingadvertisersthanaboutpleasingviewers.Voluntarysubscriptionisalsopreferabletothecompulsory,universalvarietythatpaysfortheBBCandotherEuropeanpublicbroadcasters.Abroadcastersupportedbyataxoneveryonemusttrytopleaseeveryone.Andagovernmentcanstarvepublicbroadcastersofmoney,too—astheBBCispainfullylearning.

[B]Whatbeganasaninterestingexperimenthasbecomethestandardwayofsupportinghighqualityprogramming.MostofthegreattelevisiondramasthatarewatchedinAmericaandaroundtheworldappearfirstonpayTVchannels.Havingshownothershowtomakegangsterdramaswith“TheSopranos”,HBOislayingdownthestandardforfantasywith“GameofThrones”.OtherpayTVchannelshavedelvedinto1960sadvertising（“MadMen”）,drugdealing（“BreakingBad”）andRenaissancecourtsociety（“TheBorgias”）.PayTVfirmsoutsideAmerica,likeBritainsBSkyB,arebeginningtopourmoneyintooriginalseries.Talentisdriftingtopaytelevision,inpartbecausetherearefewerappealingrolesinfilm.Meanwhile,broadcastnetworkshaveretreatedintoasafezoneofsitcoms,policeproceduralsandsingingcompetitions.

[C]Butpaytelevisionisnowunderthreat,especiallyinAmerica.Priceshavebeendrivensohighatatimeofeconomicmalaisethatmanypeoplesimplycannotaffordit.Disruptive,deeppocketedfirmslikeAmazonandNetflixlurk,whisperingpromisesofinternetdeliveredfilmsandtelevisionshowsforlittleornomoney.Whetherthelureofsuchalternativesorpovertyiswhatiscausingpeopletocanceltheirsubscriptionsisnotclear.ButtheproportionofAmericanswhopayforTVisfalling.Othercountriesmayfollow.

[D]PayTVexecutivesarguethatpeoplewillalwaysfindwaysofpayingfortheirwares,perhapsbycuttingbackoncinematicketsorbottledwater.Thatnotionseemsincreasinglyhopeful.EverymonthitappearsmorelikelythatthepayTVsystemwillbreakdown.Theeraofevergrowingchannelchoiceiscomingtoanend;cableandsatellitedistributorswillbegintoprunetheleastpopularones.Theymaypush“bestofbasic”packages,offeringthemostdesirablechannels—andperhapsleavingoutsport.Inthemostdisruptivescenario,nolongerunimaginable,payTVwouldbecomeafreeforall,withchannelshawkingthemselvesdirectlytoconsumers,perhapssendingtheircontentovertheinternet.Howcanmediafirmssurviveinsuchaworld?

[E]Fifteenyearsagonearlyallthetelevisionshowsthatexcitedcriticsandwonawardsappearedonfreebroadcastchannels.Paytelevision（or,asmanyAmericanscallit,“cable”）wasthedomainofrepeats,musicvideosandtelevangelists.ThenHBO,asubscriptionoutfitmostlyknownforboxingandfilms,decidedtotryitshandathourlongdramas.

[F]Buttelevisionasawholeshouldemergestronger.Ifpeoplebuyindividualchannelsratherthanahugebundle,theywillhavetothinkaboutwhattheyreallyvalue—themoresobecauseeachchannelwillcostmorethanitdoesatpresent.Mediafirmswillimprovetheirgameinresponse.TheactivitythatdivertstheaverageAmericanforsomefourandahalfhourseachdayshouldbecomemoregripping,notless.

[G]Itwontbeeasy.Theywillhavetostartmarketingheavily:

atpresentthepayTVdistributorsdothatforthem.Theymustproducemuchmoreoftheirownprogramming.Repeatsandoldfilmslosetheirappealinaworldinwhichconsumerscaninstantlycallupvastarchives.Iftheyaretoselldirectlytotheaudiencetheywillhavetobecometechnologyfirms,buildingappsandmuchslickerwebsitesthantheyhavenow,whichanticipatewhatcustomersmightwanttowatch.

1→2→A→3→D→4→5

Passage2

Directions:

Forquestion1—5,choosethemostsuitableparagraphsfromthelistA—Gandfillthemintothenumberedboxestoformacoherenttext.ParagraphsDandEhavebeencorrectlyplaced.

[A]Forpublishers,though,itisadangeroustime.Bookpublishingresemblesthenewspaperbusinessinthelate1990s,ormusicintheearly2000s.Althoughrevenuesarefairlystable,andthetraditionalrouteisstilltheonlywaytolaunchablockbuster,theclimateischanging.Someofthepublishersfunctions—packagingbooksandpromotingthemtoshops—arebecomingobsolete.Algorithmsandonlinerecommendationsthreatentoreplacethemasarbitersofquality.Thetideofselfpublishedbooksthreatenstoswamptheirproducts.Asbookshopsclose,theyloseacrucialshowcase.Andtheyface,astherecordcompaniesdid,anearmonopolycontrollingdigitaldistribution:

Amazon’sgripovertheebookmarketismuchlikeApple’scontrolofmusicdownloads.

[B]Theyalsoneedtobecomemoreefficient.Digitalbookscanbedistributedglobally,butpublisherspersistindividingtheworldintoterritorieswithseparateeditorialstaffs.Inthedigitalageitisdafttotakemonthsorevenyearstogetabooktomarket.Andiftheyaretodistinguishtheirwaresfromselfpublisheddross,theymustgetbetteratchoosingbooks,honingideasandpolishingcopy.Ifpublishersaretoholdreaders’attentiontheymusttellabetterstory—andeditoutallthespellingmistakesaswell.

[C]Forreaders,thisissplendid.JustasAmazoncollapseddistancebybringingahugerangeofbookstooutofthewayplaces,itisnowcollapsingtime,byenablingreaderstodownloadbooksinstantly.Moreover,anybodycannowpublishabook,throughAmazonandanumberofotherservices.

[D]Duringthenextfewweekspublisherswillreleaseacrushofbooks,pilethemontodeliverylorriesandfighttogetthemonthedisplaytablesatthefrontofbookshopsintherunuptoChristmas.Itisanimpressivedisplayofcompetitivecommercialactivity.Itisalsoincreasinglypointless.

[E]Yettherearestilltwoimportantjobsforpublishers.Theyactastheventurecapitalistsofthewordsbusiness,advancingmoneytoauthorsofworthwhilebooksthatmightnotbewrittenotherwise.Andtheyareeditors,pickinggoodbooksandimprovingthem.Soitwouldbegood,notjustfortheirshareholdersbutalsoforintellectuallife,iftheysurvived.

[F]Morequicklythanalmostanyonepredicted,ebooksareemergingasaseriousalternativetothepaperkind.Amazon,comfortablythebiggestebookretailer,hasloweredthepriceofitsKindleereaderstothepointwherepeopledonotfeartotakethemtothebeach.InAmerica,themostadvancedmarket,aboutonefifthofthelargestpublisherssalesareofebooks.Newlyreleasedblockbustersmaysellasmanydigitalcopiesaspaperones.Theproportionisgrowingquickly,notleastbecausemanybookshopsareclosing.

[G]Theyaredoingsomethingsright.HavingwatchedtherecordcompaniesimpotenceafterApplewrestedcontrolofmusicpricingfromthem,thepublishershavemanagedtoretaintheirabilitytosetprices.Buttheyaremissingsometricks.Themusicandfilmindustrieshavestartedtobundleelectronicwithphysicalversionsoftheirproducts—by,forinstance,providingthosewhobuyaDVDofamoviewithacodetodownloaditfromtheinternet.Publishers,similarly,shouldbundleebookswithpaperbooks.

D→1→2→3→E→4→5

Passage3

Directions:

Forquestion1—5,choosethemostsuitableparagraphsfromthelistA—Gandfillthemintothenumberedboxestoformacoherenttext.ParagraphsCandFhavebeencorrectlyplaced.

[A]FifteenyearsagoVincentBolloré,aFrenchindustrialist,decidedtogetintothebusinessofelectricitystorage.HestartedaprojecttoproducerechargeablebatteriesintwosmallroomsofhisfamilymansioninBrittany.“Iaskedhim,‘whatareyoudoing?

andItoldhimtostop,thatitwouldntgoanywhere,”saysAlainMinc,abusinessconsultantinPariswhohasadvisedMrBolloréformanyyears.Fortunately,hesays,MrBollorécontinued.

[B]TherealaimforMrBolloré,however,istoshowcasehisbatterytechnology.Hisgrouphasdevelopedatypeofrechargeablecell,calledalithiummetalpolymer（LMP）battery.Thisisdifferentfromthelithiumionbatteriesusedbymostofthecarindustry.MrBollorébelievesferventlythathisbatteriesaresuperior,mainlybecausetheyaresafer.Lithiumionbatteriescanexplodeiftheyoverheat—whichinthepasthappenedinsomelaptops.Carmakersincorporatesafetyfeaturestopreventthebatteryscellsfromoverheating.

[C]ThecityofPariswillcovermostofthecostofthestations,butMrBolloréwillpayanestimated105mtosupplyhisdesignof“Bluecar”vehiclesandtheirbatteries.Hewillbearafurther80mayearinrunningcosts.Thecitysestimatesforhowpopularthenewservicewillbearehighlyoptimistic,saidarecentstudybythegovernment.Autolibcouldmake33mayearforMrBolloré,accordingtothestudy,butitcouldeasilyjustbreakevenorloseasmuchas60mannually.Autolibwillalsobethefirsttimethegrouphasoperatedinabigconsumerfacingbusinesswhereitwillbehelddirectlyresponsibleforproblemssuchasvandalismorbreakdowns.

[D]Goingupagainsttherestofthecarindustrymayseemquixotic.BeforehewonAutolib,MrBollorésays,peoplemaywellhavethoughtheandhisteamweremadtoventureintosuchanewarea.Buttheyunderestimatedhisgroupsknowledgeofelectricitystorage,hemaintains.Andifthegrowingnumberofelectricc