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“Thisisquitereal.TheeffortisbecomingextraordinarilyconcreteoverthenextfewmonthsbecausethenextMarsmissionisinplanningstagesnow,”Cerftoldtheconference.“IfweusedomainnameslikeEarthorMars...jetpropulsionlaboratorypeoplewouldbecomingtogetherwithpeoplefromtheInternetcommunity.”Headded.“TheideaistotaketheinterplanetaryInternetdesignandmakeitapartoftheinfrastructureoftheMarsmission.”

Helatertoldanewsconferencethatdesigningthissystemnowwouldpreparemankindforfuturetechnologicaladvances.“Thewholeideaistocreateanarchitecturesothedesignworksanywhere.Idon’tknowwherewe’regoingtohavetoputitbutmyguessisthatwe’llbegoingouttheresometime,”Cerfsaid.

“Ifyouthink100yearsfromnow,itisentirelypossiblethatwhatwillbepurelyresearch50yearsfromnowwillbecomecommercial100yearsfromnow.TheInternetwasthesame—itstartedaspureresearchbutnowitiscommercialized.”

21.AccordingtoCerf,thepurposetodesigninterplanetaryinternetisto

[A]sendreal-timesciencedata.

[B]communicatewithastronauts.

[C]layfoundationforfuturetechnologicaladvances.

[D]commercializeit.

22.Fromthetext,welearnthatVintonCerfis

[A]seekinganswerstoquestionsabouttheinternetweb.

[B]workingoninterplanetaryinternetwithcollaborationofNASA.

[C]tryingtocommercializetheinterplanetaryinternet.

[D]exploringthepossibilityofestablishinginternetnetworkonMars.

23.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat

[A]thedreamtobuildinterplanetaryinternetcanbefulfilledinthefuture.

[B]interplanetaryinternetwillbecommercializedin100years.

[C]theresearchofinternettook50years.

[D]itwilltakealongtimetobuildinterplanetaryinternet.

24.WeknowfromthetextthatMarsmissionis

[A]oneofNASA’sinternetprojects.

[B]anexpeditiontoMars.

[C]theinfrastructureoftheinterplanetaryinternet.

[D]tocreateanarchitectureonMars.

25.Whichofthefollowingisthemainpointofthetext?

[A]Thedevelopmentoftheinternet.

[B]Thepossibilityofspaceresearch.

[C]Universalinformationsuperhighway.

[D]ThetechnologicaladvancesofMarsmission.

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Itissaidthatpeoplebuycontemporaryartwhentheyareconfidentaboutthefutureandoldartwhentheyarenot.Conventionalwisdomhasitthatolderartholdsitsvalue,whilecontemporarystuffisforrisk-lovers.WilliamGoetzmann,aprofessoratYale,estimatesthatduringthelastart-marketdepression,whichsetinafter1990,impressionistandcontemporaryworksfellbymost（51%and40%respectively）,whileOldMasterssufferedleast（downby16%）.Yetdespitetheupsanddowns,contemporaryworkshavebeenrewardingforthosewhoarepreparedtohangon:

accordingtoJianpingMeiandMichaelMoses,professorsatNewYorkUniversity（NYU）since1970thereturnsoncontemporaryarthavefarexceededthoseonOldMastersand19th-centurypaintings.

Sincethelate1980s,moresophisticatedanalysisoftheartmarketandagrowinginterestinalternativeinvestmentshavespurredthecreationofseveralnewinvestmentfundsfocusedonart.Atarecentconferenceorganizedbyoneofthese,theFineArtFund,RachelCampbellofMaastrichtUniversitypointedoutthelowcorrelationbetweenreturnsonartandonthoseotherinvestments.Giventhatitusuallypaystodiversify,thatisagoodargumentforinvestinginart,whateveryourtaste.TheFineArtFund,whichbeganbuyingthisApril（andhas36%ofitsmoneyincash）,advisesthatinvestorsspreadtheirartallocationfairlyevenlybetweenImpressionists,OldMasters,modernartandcontemporaryworks.

Contemporaryart,inparticular,hasservedrichinvestorswellinthepastfewyears.Pricesstayedstablewhenstockmarketsfell.Nevertheless,onerecentacademicstudyhasfoundacorrelationwithanotherassetclass:

duringthelastworldartboom,inthelate1980s,priceswerecloselytiedtopropertyvalues,specificallyJapaneselandprices.After1990,artandpropertyfelltogether.Nowpropertypricesinseveralcountriesareonceagainatfrighteningheights.

Investinginartwillalwaysbeariskybusiness.Worksofartbydefinitionbelongtodifferentcategories;

holdingperiodsvary;

themarketisilliquid;

artyieldsnoincome,producingonlycapitalgainorloss;

transactioncostsarehigh.Asforcontemporaryartinparticular,itisasoberingthoughtthat,accordingtoMr.Moses,eachyearanaverageofonlytwoartistsemergewhoseworkincreasesinvalueovertime.Allthisspeaksagainstabigcommitmenttospeculatinginart;

better,maybe,simplytobuywhatyoulike,ifyoucan:

treatyourmoney,inotherwords,notasinvestedbutasconsumed.

26.Bysayingthatthemarketisilliquid（Line2,Para.4）,theauthorsuggeststhat.

[A]artworksseldomlosetheirvalueinthemarket

[B]investmentinartdoesnothaveguaranteedreturnofprofits

[C]thedifficultytotradeartworksisobviousandevident

[D]theartmarkettendstoberesponsivetotheeconomicsituation

27.TheFineArtFundadvisethatinvestorsneedtospreadtheirartallocationbecause

[A]OldMastersalwayspromiseahighreturnofprofits

[B]differentartworksarevalueddifferentlyinthemarket

[C]buyingartworksisalwaysagoodwayofinvestment

[D]peopleshouldbeawareoftherisksofinvestmentinart

28.Thereturnsoncontemporaryartindicate.

[A]peoplehavecometoseethevalueofcontemporaryart

[B]theeconomicprospectsarepositivelyassessed

[C]thereisagrowinginterestinalternativeartinvestments

[D]investorshavelearnedtospreadtheirartallocation

29.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.

[A]thetwoNYUprofessorsadvisepeopleagainstbuyingOldMasters

[B]cautiousinvestorsareadvisedtostayawayfromtheartmarket

[C]therealestatemarketisagoodindicatoroftheartmarket

[D]artinvestorsshouldnotspeculateintheartmarket

30.WhatisthepossibleattitudeofMrMosestowardinvestingincontemporaryart?

[A]Investorsincontemporaryartshouldbemorepatient.

[B]Asupplicatedanalysisoftheartmarketisalwaysamust.

[C]Contemporaryartseemstopromisegreaterreturnsofprofits.

[D]Itisdangeroustospeculateinthecontemporaryartmarket.

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Theyhavebeenwritersandactors,entertainersandcreators.TheyhavewonAcademyAwardsandreceivedcriticalacclaim.Theyhavegracedthecoversofmagazines.

Intheartsandentertainmentworld,womenhavemadeamyriadofcontributionstowhatweknowaspopularculture.Althoughmanyfemalecelebritiesmaybeknownmorefortheirfiguresthantheirtalents,womenremainmorethanjustprettyfaces.Women’sHistoryMonthpromisestotakealookbackattheinfluentialfemalelivesandlegaciesthathaveshapedoursociety.

Inthiscenturyalone,anumberoffamousfemaleshavemadetheirartisticmarks.Intheliteraryworld,womensuchasSylviaPlathandColettecomposedcelebratedworks,establishingthemselvesascreativewriterstobereckonedwith.Colette,aprolificFrenchnovelist,tackledweightythemessuchasthewoman’sstruggleforindependence.HercatalogofworksincludescelebratednovelssuchasCheriandThePureandtheImpure.Plath,renownedforhersuicideasmuchasforherwriting,wroteTheBellJaraswellasawealthofpoetry.

Withintherealmoffashion,influentialdesignerssuchasCocoChanelchangedthefaceoffemaledressing.TheChanelnamehasbecomesynonymouswithhighstyle.Cocoinventedthelittleblackdress,perfectedatrademarkscent—ChanelNo.5—andbecamefamousforhertweedsuitsandquiltedhandbags.

HollywoodstarletssuchasKatharineHepburntransformedthefilmworld.Shewasknownforherportrayalofstrong,spiritedfemalesinherfilms,clearlyembodyingwhatitmeanstobeanindependentwoman.AsHepburnoncesaid,“Ineverrealizeduntillatelythatwomenweresupposedtobetheinferiorsex.”

Themusicindustryhasalsoseenitsshareofbarrier-breakingfemalestars.WomensuchasBillieHolidayandEllaFitzgeraldendureasreverednameswit