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After the World War II ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 41 had to be changed, 42 the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to 43 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 44 “ Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959. VOA knew that many listeners did not know 45 English to completely understand its 46 English broadcast. So VOA 47 a simpler kind of English, 48 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 49 of course, it is special English.
In the 50 of most VOA listeners, the most 51 program is the news report. News from around the world 52 into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in 53 cities and also from other 54 like BBC. VOA writers and editors use these materials to 55 news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D
解析
小题1:名词辨析。由上下文可知德国创办节目是为了得到支持,而美国创办VOA是为了对抗这个节目,让民众知道真相。
小题2:动词辨析。解析同上。
小题3:上下文串联。VOA本来就是为了回应德国节目的,所以应该也是用德语广播。
小题4:上下文可知。这里是指播送的消息有好有不好,但是说的都是事实。
小题5:名词辨析。由上下文可知是VOA播音员用意大利语法语和英语广播节目。
小题6:上下文串联。VOA本来的目的是为了对抗德国的节目,但是战争结束以后对手不存在了,目的也就变了。
小题7:词义辨析。A如果;B假如,如果;C考虑到;D为了;由句意可知考虑到苏联成为了对手,所以他们想吸引苏联的听众,就播放俄语节目。
小题8:动词辨析。解析同上。
小题9:词义辨析。由句意可知这个节目被称为Music USA。
小题10:形容词辨析。由上下文可知很多人对英语了解不多,不太能完全了解正常的VOA节目。
小题11:形容词辨析。解析同上。
小题12:动词辨析。根据是下文可知VOA开创了一个新节目special English.
小题13:语法分析。非限制性定语从句中which指代先行词在句中做主语。
小题14:上下文辨析。根据上下文可知这里提及的是VOA慢速英语。
小题15:固定词组。In the opinion of…在某人看来。
小题16:形容词辨析。A困难的;B重要的;C各种各样的;D普通的;由上下文可知VOAnews很重要,可以获得很多信息,各种信息都进入了VOA新闻。
小题17:语义辨析。解析同上。
小题18:词义辨析。A所有的;B重大的;C美国的;D新闻;有句意可知很多新闻来自大城市的VOA记者。
小题19:上下文辨析。根据下文的like BBC可知是广播节目。
小题20:动词辨析。A广播;B宣布;C翻译;D准备;由句意可知VOA的编辑和作者用这些材料准备新闻报道。
核心考点
试题【The Voice of America began during the World War II. When Germany was broadcastin】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
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 |
A.stealing |
B.robbing |
C.helping someone to do something wrong |
D.helping someone |
A.moved away | B.doing something wrong | C.broken | D.made smaller |
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 |
A.Nowroz and Shogatsu. |
B.Rosh Hashanah and Shogatsu. |
C.Nowroz and Rosh Hashanah. |
D.Nowroz and the Bahai New Year. |
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 |
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. |
A.G.M. | B.Toyota. | C.Chrysler. | D.Ford. |
A.was for | B.was against | C.didn"t care about | D.took no notice of |
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. |
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 |
A.By giving descriptions. | B.By following time order. |
C.By analyzing causes. | D.By making comparisons. |
A.The Inverlochy Castle Hotel . |
B.The beauty of its surroundings. |
C.The water from the mountain. |
D.The challenge up to its top. |
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. |
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 |
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 |
A.Understanding. | B.Increase | C.Difference | D.Study |
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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