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Dinner was almost ready when the killing happened.When Don Wise walked into the living room of his home,his ten-year-old son,Mike,and a 12-year-old friend were sitting in front of a large-screen television set.They were playing a video game they had rented(租赁), called Golden eye 007,one of the top-selling titles of 2007.
Standing behind the boys,Wise saw that one boy pushed the button and shot the character in the face.Blood splattered(喷溅)the lab coat of the character as he circled and fell.“You’re down!”the boy said,laughing.
Frightened by the child’s obvious fun,Wise ordered the boys to turn the game off.“This game is terrible.“he said seriously.“I don’t want you to play with this any more.”
Video games have become pervasive form of entertainment since the 1990s.Today about 69 percent of American families own or rent video and computer games.Most are harmless entertainment,but in far too many of the most popular ones,kids are acting out realistic violent experiences on their TV and computer screens.“These are not just games any more,”says Rick Dyer,president of the San Diego-based Virtual Image Productions.“These are learning machines.We’re teaching kids in the most incredible way what it’s like to pull the trigger(扳机).The focus is on the thrill,enjoyment and reward.What they’re not realizing are the real-life results.“
Such video games introduce kids to a fantasy world that features amazingly lifelike characters,detailed images of brutality(野蛮)。 Unlike movies and television,where you watch the violence,the video game lets you feel the sensation(感觉) of taking violent actions. When you’re into the game,you’re in the game.
“The technology is becoming more engaging(吸引人的) for kids,”says David Walsh,president of the National Institute on Media and the Family(NIMF),a watchdog group in Minneapolis,“and a part of the games features anti-social themes of violence,sex and rude language.Unfortunately,it’s a part that seems particularly popular with kids between ages 8 to15.”
57.Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this passage?
A.Video game violence is very harmful to kids.
B.Video game is a common form of entertainment.
C.Video game violence is popular with children.
D Video game is the reflection of the real—life violence.
58.We can infer from the passage that the_____________.
A.NIMF is characteristic for its social justice
B.NIMF is a political organization in Minneapolis
C.NIMF promotes(推崇) video games and other media products
D.NIMF detects(侦查) the media industry’s illegal actions(违法行为)
59.The underlined word“pervasive”in Paragraph 4 most probably means____________.
A.worldwide B.instructive C.widespread n harmful
60.Which of the following statements would Rick Dyer agree with?
A Video games with some violence teach kids to experience real life.
B.Video games are realistic ways to learn more about the real life world.
C.Video games with fantastic features are loved by most kids in the US.
D Violence video games have a negative influence on children.
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试题【Dinner was almost ready when the killing happened.When Don Wise walked into the 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
Home, sweet home
It was December 22. The cold wind swept the countless snowflakes(雪花) across my front yard. My dad was there sweeping the 36 . His nose was __37___as a cherry. With every breath he took, a white puff(水气) ran into the air.
Inside, my mother was 38 the last of the boxes. As I entered the front door, the 39 that after today I wouldn’t enter through that door ever again 40 a hole in my stomach. I picked up my dog and sat Indian style with him in my arms on the 41 , wooden floor. I had no 42 but to sit on the floor, for there was no longer any furniture existing in my house. I sat there in a daze(恍惚), just 43 . There was no reason for my parents to make me, a once 44 12-year-old kid, 45 . I had two best friends right across the street; I did well in school and I always kept my room clean. 46 , this was “my house”. By no means did I want a couple of 47 living here. These recurring(重复)thoughts 48 around in my mind and I couldn’t find an answer.
Out of the front window I could see the orange top of a truck pulling in the cleaned driveway and I knew it was the other U-Haul. Instantly three men came 49 in the back door like World War III was starting.
I watched 50 as the men, my mother and my dad carried our belongings to the truck. My dog even winced(畏缩)as he stared out of the window. I wondered if he was 51 , too, or if he just wished to play outside in the snow.
My mum came in, looking solemn(凝重). She turned 52 the overhead light, put the 53 in my arm and took me out of the back door. A totally 54 feeling filled my heart. For the first time in my life ,I wondered what 55 would be to me tomorrow.
36. A. stairs B. garden C. sidewalk D. driveway
37. A. red B. black C. white D. blown
38. A. piling B. packing C. collecting D. locking
39. A. wish B. dream C. thought D. worry
40. A. cut B. burned C. shot D. made
41. A. cold B. wet C. broken D . messy
42. A. choice B. way C. solution D. means
43. A. dreaming B. thinking C. staring D. crying
44. A. hardworking B. clever C. happy D. honest
45. A. remain B. cry C. suffer D. move
46. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Yet
47. A. neighbours B. strangers C. visitors D. elders
48. A. occurred B. traveled C. danced D. flowed
49. A. running B. laughing C. talking D. wispering
50. A. curiously B. strangely C. carefully D. helplessly
51. A. afraid B. angry C. sad D. lonely
52. A. down B. off C. on D. up
53. A. box B. dog C. bag D. hand
54. A. excited B. eager C. empty D. angry
55. A. place B. school C. home D. world
Your mobile phone rings and instead of the usual electronic signals it’s playing your favourite music.A friend sends your favourite song to cheer you up.One day,a record company might forward new records and music videos to your phone.
The mobile business is getting into the music business.For the moment,the interest is in pleasant ring tones,but some companies are hoping to take full advantage of the next generation of mobile phones—all purpose gadgets that blend phone,personal stereo,video player and Internet browser into one.
Finally,record companies might send new records and videos to fans who register their cell phone numbers.
The fans could pass music or songs along to friends—a kind of musical trading card.Unlike Internet tracks,mobile downloads would be easy for record companies to control,said former record industry official Ralph,Simon,who is now chairman of Yourmobile,based in Santa Monic,California.
“If you pass a song along to other phones through a network,each phone can be charged,” said Simon.“It’s like going through toll gate (收费站).There’s more possibility for copyright control than there is on the Internet.”
Massachusetts-based Converse is offering service in Portugal and the Netherlands that lets people record tunes on their voice mail or send music as presents to friends.Finally,people might be able to sing karaoke and pass them along.The company is sure that people will want to use music to reach out and touch someone.
“A mobile phone is not a listening machine,and you’ll be disappointed if you think you can change it into a radio,” said Ouzel,a creative manager for Converse in Israel.“But if someone sends you a song while you’re on vacation,you appreciate the feeling.”
72.The underlined word “blend” in the second paragraph most probably means _____.
A.send B.come C.mix D.compare
73.“Massachusetts-based Converse”in the sixth paragraph probably refers to ______.
A.a person B.a city in Israel
C.a state of the USA D.a company
74.Record companies ______ the idea of passing songs and music along mobile phones.
A.are worried about B.are interested in
C.try hard to stop D.take no notice of
75.According to Ralph Simon it would be easier to _______ through mobile phone network than through the Internet.
A.protect copyright of music works B.send personal messages
C.pass along songs and music D.send voice mail
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Are you suffering a lot from test anxiety? Follow these tips to help you overcome it.
71 Prepare for the test by developing good study notes.Pick out the main points of the information or follow a study sheet from the teacher.Know the who, what, when, where, why and how of any main ideas.
Pick out the key words in the main points.Write a very short description of each point next to the key words.You will now have two sets of study notes. 72 Use the second to review right before the test.
Teach yourself little memory tricks.Some people use mnemonic(助记符号)devices to remember facts.If there is a list of information, take the first letter of each word and make an interesting saying.
73 Some people read all the questions first and then begin working.Others start with the first question and don’t look at the rest.They skip any hard questions and come back to them later.
Do some relaxation exercises like deep breathing.Some anxiety is normal going into a test.
74
Review the material one last time right before bed.We often remember things that we read or think about right before going to sleep.
75 Make sure you go to bed early enough the night before the test.It is very difficult to remember anything when you are overtired.
A.Work out a plan ahead. |
B.Get a good night"s sleep. |
C.Pay attention to the proper order of answering the questions. |
D.Use the first detailed set to study the material. |
F.Always get as much sleep as possible.
G.Breathing deeply helps you calm yourself and concentrate on the test.
请阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
We will meet a lot of crossings on the way of our lives.How to choose? The son of a brewer (酿造商), Jim Koch, presents it new 36 .
When Jim was a teenager, his father did everything he could to persuade him 37 becoming a brewer, for he 38 brewing was so labour-costing a job.So 39 studied hard and went to Harvard to study law and business.In his second year, he 40 for he felt strongly that one 41
not wait till 65 to do what he wants in life.He became an instructor of the wilderness-education program.
After over three years, he went 42 , finished Harvard and got a 43 paid job at the Boston Consulting Group, 44 he stayed for five years.Still he was disturbed by 45 , “Is this what I want to be doing when I am 50?”
He 46 that Americans pay good money for beer.He thought why not to make good beer for Americans.Finally, he 47 his job and became a successful beer brewer.
As we all know, success is 48 to talent plus effort.However, in this story, success is applied with new meanings.To try to find what you are 49 and stick to it is what I learned from Jim.
Everyone should introspect (反思) himself from time to time like Jim, especially after he was 50
in one position.One might not be 51 for a job in his whole life.Since one will become 52 in his job, there are two ways which people usually 53 :one is to try to improve himself to 54 up with others still in this job; the other is to leave this job, and then find another one he is interested in.Both of them are 55 only if the job is what one is interested in.
36. A.spirits B.chances C.thoughts D.jobs
37. A.into B.from C.of D.in
38. A.mistook B.ignored C.forgot D.thought
39. A.Jim B.His father C.They D.One
40. A.put out B.left out C.dropped out D.moved out
41. A.must B.dare C.need D.can
42. A.forward B.back C.on D.away
43. A.lower B.poorly C.highly D.properly
44. A.where B.which C.when D.then
45. A.trouble B.doubt C.belief D.imagination
46. A.supposed B.noticed C.considered D.treated
47. A.lost B.got C.continued D.left
48. A.key B.answer C.equal D.suitable
49. A.into B.good at C.fit D.able
50. A.put B.seated C.fixed D.defeated
51. A.anxious B.ready C.fit D.important
52. A.successful B.interested C.impossible D.unable
53. A.build B.choose C.move D.complete
54. A.catch B.look C.hold D.stay
55. A.important B.available C.successful D.meaningful
The most well known examples of moral hazard come from insurance.For example:
Fire insurance increases the motivation to commit arson (纵火), especially if someone is operating a failing business and decides that they’d rather have the cash from the insurance proceeds on the buildings than the buildings themselves.(The value of a business often is based on profitability; after arson, the owner can claim the business was profitable.) In a worst case, the building is over-insured or valuable contents are removed but claims are filed that they were destroyed in the fire.
In finance, low level of effort by the agent (employee) is called the “moral hazard problem” according to agency theory.The more autonomy (自主) the agent enjoys and the greater the information the agent possesses, and the greater the specialized knowledge required to perform the task, the greater the chances for the occurrence of moral hazard.
The problem of moral hazards for insurance can’t be eliminated, but can be minimized.For example:
Getting detailed information to evaluate the value of what is being insured, rather than simply taking the word of the person buying the insurance.
Requiring that there be a deductible(扣除额) (an initial up-front sum which the insured must pay out of his or her own pocket in case of a loss), and/or only paying out a percentage of the loss (say, 80 or 90 percent) via a coinsurance clause.
72.What might be the headache for the insurance company after a fire?
A.Not knowing who set the fire.
B.The owner might over-claim the loss.
C.Where to get the insurance fee paid.
D.How to punish those who cheated the company.
73.What might be the best way not to suffer over-loss in paying back insurance according to the above passage?
A.Investigate carefully after a fire.
B.Try to get as much detail information about the insurance.
C.Try to catch hold of the person who committed arson.
D.Request the buyer of insurance to pay more.
74.The two examples in the above passage are applied to ______.
A.help people to have reasonable insurance
B.present the difficulties the insurance companies have
C.bring up a problem and a solution in insurance business
D.invite people to buy more profitable insurance
75.The above passage is mainly about ______.
A.a new theory in insurance B.a moral challenge in business
C.a common business phenomenon D.moral hazard in insurance
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