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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"

modelswork?

A.Itreliesonalargeaudiencetomakeprofits.

B.Peoplecanplaygamesonlinewithoutpayment.

C.Itreliesonnon-payingcustomerstobuildanaudienceandgainprofitsfromafanaticalfew.

D.Itchargesverylittlemoneyfromitshugeaudience.

9、HowdofirmsmakemoneyinChina?

A.Chargingplayersforgamesplayedonline.

B.Gainingmoneyfromadvertisements.

C.Sellingin-gameperksand"

.

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