大学英语六级分类模拟题376.docx

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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