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2023年3月中級(jí)口譯真題SECTION1:LISTENINGTESTPartA:SpotDictationDirection:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.RememberyouwillhearthepassageONLYONCE.Everyhumanbeingisfallible;wemakemistakes.InAmericawhenamistakehasbeenmade,itisconsideredfittingfortheperson___(dá)____(dá)_(1)toacknowledgehisorhererrorandtoapologizetoanyonewhohasbeeninconvenienced.Even____(dá)__(dá)__(2)areexpectedtoadmittheirmistakesandapologizeforthem.Tryingto__(dá)_____(dá)_(3)amistakeanddenyingyourguiltareconsideredtobeindicat(yī)iveofserious___(dá)__(dá)___(4).Ifyoumakeamistakethat________(5)agroupofpeople,apublicapologyisconsideredthebestmethodfor__(dá)____(dá)__(6).Ifthemistakewasaseriousone,orifsomepeoplewereinconveniencedmorethanothers,thenthe________shouldfollowthepublicapologywithprivateonesto_______(dá)_(8).Itisespeciallyimportantforexecutivesandcompanyheadstobeabletoadmittheirmistakes.Sometimesleadersareafraidthatifthey__(dá)_____(dá)_(9),theywilllosetherespectoftheiremployees.Actually_______(dá)_(10)—ifyouarehonestwithyouremployeesandyourself,___(dá)_____(11),andshowthatyouarewillingtoacceptblamewhenyoumakeamistake,thenyouremployeeswillbe______(dá)__(12)you.Theywillalsobemorelikelytoadmittheirownmistakes.Ifyou__(dá)______(dá)(13)oneperson,itisusuallybesttoapologizetothatpersonalone,unlessyourmistake________(14)byalargegroupofpeople.Forexample,ifLeonard___(dá)_____(dá)(15)toMr.Toddduringacommitteemeeting,itwouldbe__(dá)__(dá)____(dá)(16)forLeonardtoapologizetoMr.Toddatthenextcommitteemeeting.Ifthe___(dá)_____(17)createdbytheinitialmistakeispublic,thentheapologyshouldbepublic.However,ifLeonardraisedhisvoicetoMr.Toddwhenonlythetwoofthem__(dá)______(dá)(18),hemayapologizeprivately.Noticeaswell___(dá)____(dá)_(19)theapologiesare.Assoonasyourealizeyouhavemadeamistake,youshould________(20).PartB:ListeningComprehension1.Stat(yī)ementsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstat(yī)ements.Thesestat(yī)ementswillbespokenONLYONCE,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.1.(A)Ihavefinishedmylunch.(B)Ican'twaittomakethephonecall.(C)Ihavetostayintheoffice.(D)Idon'tliketoeatinthecafeteria.2.(A)Someonefromthehousingofficewillfixthetoilet.(B)Peterwillphonethehousingofficeforyou.(C)Youcanfixthetoiletinthebathroombyyourself.(D)Peterwillrepairthetoiletinthebathroom.3.(A)Individualsgoodat(yī)conversationsmayfindithardtomaketheirfirstspeechbeforealargeaudience.(B)Studentstrainedfortheirfirstpublicspeechesshouldbegivenlessonsinaconversationalsetting.(C)Thefutureofthosepeopleafraidofgivingapublicspee(cuò)chliesinthetrainingofmakingwonderfulconversations.(D)Mostindividualsprefertomakeapublicspeechinaconversationalsettingwithanattentiveaudience.4.(A)Thetreesarebeingcutdown.(B)Thetree(cuò)sareblockingmyview.(C)Thetreesgrowbetteraroundtheoffice.(D)Thetreeshelpcoolmyoffice.5.(A)Everyonewantstoat(yī)tendtothisschool,asitisaprivateinstitution.(B)Itisimpossibleforyoutokeeptoyourowninthisboardingschool.(C)Weallgetalongverywellinthisboardingschool,asifofclosefriends.(D)Itisnotimportanttostepintootherpeople'saffairshereatthisschool.6.(A)ThirtypercentoftheGermanpopulationcanreceivecollegeeducation.(B)Americanstudentsenjoyaveryhighrateofadmissiontocollegeintheworld.(C)Comparativelyspeaking,therearemoreBritishpeoplethantheFrenchattendingcollege.(D)Americancollegestudentsareenviedby60%ofhighschoolgraduatesaroundtheworld.7.(A)Weshouldadopta4-yeartermforthedirectorsandchairman.(B)Thetermofthedirectorsandchairmanwillbedecidedinfouryears.(C)Thetermofthedirectorsandchairmanturnsouttobe2years.(D)It'sreasonabletomakepoliciesofcontinuityandstabilityforthecompany.8.(A)Nogovernmentortheorycanalonecopewiththecomplexitiesoftheglobaleconomy.(B)Nogovernmentcanunderstandthetheoryoftheglobaleconomybecauseofitscomplexities.(C)WorldWarIIhasmadetheglobaleconomymorecomplextobeexplainedintermsoftraditionaleconomictheories.(D)Ourgovernmentmustframeanewtheorysoastocontrolthedevelopmentoftheglobaleconomy.9.(A)ChildrenshouldberesponsibleformostofthefiredeathsinAmerica.(B)Adultsloadthehouseswithtoomuchstuff,whichiseasytocat(yī)chfire.(C)Nineteenpercentofthefiresareattributedtochildrenplayingwithmatches.(D)Adultsshouldexercisemoreandstricterprecautionsagainstfires.10.(A)Ifyouarehungry,you'dbettergotothenearestsupermarket.(B)FewAmericanconsumerswouldchoosetogoshoppinginWal-Mart.(C)In2023,shoppingovertheInternetroseby28percent.(D)In2023,about$14billionofgoodswereboughtovertheInternet.2.TalksandConversationsDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.ListencarefullybecauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsONLYONCE.Whenyouhearaquestionreadthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions11-1411.(A)Atastationerycounter.(B)Atareceptiondeskofahotel.(C)Intheimmigrationofficeofanairport.(D)Inthevisaofficeofanembassy.12.(A)Hehaslosthisownpen.(B)Hewantstogetintoconversationwithher.(C)Hecannotfindonenearby.(D)HehaslefthispeninRoom803.13.(A)Monday.(B)Tuesday.(C)Wednesday.(D)Thursday.14.(A)Heaskstheportertocarryhissuitcasetohisroom.(B)Hewantsamorningcallat7o'clockthenextday.(C)Hethinksthewomanat(yī)thereceptionisveryhelpful.(D)Heputsthewoman'speninhispocketbymistake.Questions15-1815.(A)Weshouldnottakeourabilitytolistenforgranted.(B)Weshouldhavetherightlisteningstyleforaparticularsituation.(C)Weshouldtrydifferentlisteningstylesoneafteranother.(D)Weshouldbefaithfultoonelisteningstyleallthetime.16.(A)Two.(B)Three.(C)Four.(D)Five.17.(A)Whenweareat(yī)tendinganEnglishlanguagecourse.(B)WhenwearewatchinganinterestingTVprogram.(C)Whenweareenjoyingthemurmuringofabrook.(D)Whenwearelisteningforafriend'svoiceinacrowd.18.(A)Whenwearetouringaroundanoperahouse.(B)WhenwearewatchingaTVseries.(C)Whenweareappreciat(yī)ingbackgroundmusicinarestaurant.(D)Whenweareat(yī)tendingalectureatcollege.Questions19-2219.(A)Theyaredominat(yī)ing.(B)Theyarenotrespectable.(C)Thearepersuasive.(D)Theyareveryhelpful.20.(A)Becauseshetakesupapart-timejob.(B)Becausesheworkswiththegovernment.(C)Becauseshehaernmentgrant.(D)Becauseshestayswithherfriend.21.(A)Heissometimesnotongoodtermswithhisparents.(B)Hewantstohavecontroloverhisparents.(C)Heandhisparentsarenotfondofeachother.(D)Heandhisparentshavedifferentviewsaboutfamilylife.22.(A)Aftersavingupenoughmoney.(B)Throughalotofpersuasion.(C)Byhisoutstandingperformanceatschool.(D)Withthesympathyandinterferencefromhisparents.Questions23-2623.(A)Youshouldbeabsentfromworkfor2weeksbeforeyouhandinyourresignation.(B)Youshouldsubmityourresignationatleast2weeksbeforeyouleave.(C)Youshouldavoidhavinganexitinterviewwithyourimmediat(yī)esupervisor.(D)Youshouldfirstsettleallyourpersonnelitemswiththepersonnelmanager.24.(A)Medicalinsuranceandretirementfunds.(B)Unpaidovertimecompensationsandunsettleddebts.(C)Replacementforyourpostandaraiseofyoursalary.(D)fringebenefitsandfamilyallowance.25.(A)Tohelpyoureconsideryourdecisiontoresign.(B)Toallowmoretimefortheauthority'sapproval.(C)Tokeeptheschoolworkfrombeingseriouslyaffected.(D)Tomakeiteasierforthestudentstoacceptanewteacher.26.(A)Whenyoujusthavearaiseinsalary.(B)Whenyouhavefoundabetterjob.(C)Whenyouaretheonlyonetoleave.(D)Whenyouareaskedtoresign.Questions27-3027.(A)Itisverymild.(B)Itiswarm.(C)Itissnowy.(D)Itisovercast.28.(A)Sheiscreativeandpractical.(B)Sheisdiligentandefficient.(C)Sheifessionalandcompetitive.(D)Sheisdeterminedandexperienced.29.(A)Secretary.(B)CEO.(C)Teacher.(D)ChiefConsultant.30.(A)Becauseshelikesthecity'smildclimatethatisbeneficialtoherhealth.(B)Becauseshelovestoworkwithyoungpeopleandshareherexperience.(C)Becauseshedoesnothavetherequiredcertificateinbusinessmanagement.(D)Becauseshedoesnotthinkthatshehasearnedquiteenoughfromherpreviousjob.PartC:ListeningandTranslat(yī)ionhttI.SentenceTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear5sentenceinEnglish.YouwillhearthesentencesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachsentence,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)II.PassageTranslationDirections:Inthispartofthetest,youwillhear2passagesinEnglish.YouwillhearthepassagesONLYONCE.Afteryouhaveheardeachpassage,translateitintoChineseandwriteyourversioninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Youmaytakenoteswhileyouarelistening.(1)(2)SECTION2:STUDYSKILLSDirections:Inthissection,youwillreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.Answerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstat(yī)edorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.Questions1~5FilledwiththeeuphoriaofvictoryanddreamsoftheirfirstBigTentitlein11years,PennStateUniversitystudentsrushedthefieldastimeexpiredintheirwinoverOhioPennLongastudentfavoriteandtheseventhmost-traffickedInternetsite,facebook.comhasfoundanewfollowing—thosewhowearblue.Traditionally,campuspoliceforceshavefollowednoisereportsintheirattempttokeepSaturdaynightssafe.Buttheadventofsocial-networkingsitesisstartingtorevolutionizecampusdetectivework.GeorgeWashingtonWhiletheGWUpolicedenyusingtheInternettofindtheparty,thestudentsfeltvindicated.'CakeParty'attendee(cuò)KyleStonemancomments:"Fromalargerstandpoint,there'snothingimmoralorillegalaboutthepoliceusingfacebook.com.Iguessthey'llplaytheirgame,we'llplayours,andwe'llseewhowins."Forcollegepoliceforces,however,theissueisaboutmorethanwinning.Instead,theytrytofindthat(yī)delicat(yī)ebalancebetweenupholdingthelaw(read:preventingunderagedrinking)andmaintaininggoodrelationswiththestudents(read:turningablindeye)."It'sanever-endingstruggle,"saysFisherCollegeChiefofCampusPoliceJohnMcLaughlin."Likeanyothercollegeanduniversity,wewantthistobeasopenofarelationshipaspossible.Wedon'twanttobetooobtrusiveandwealsodon'twanttobetoostrict.Itrequiresrealdiligence."1.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesface?(A)Itisapopularwebsitewiththestudents.(B)Itiscrime-fightingtoolinventedbythepolice.(C)Itisanelectronicbookofstrictcampusregulations.(D)ItisavirtualpartyheldontheInternet.2.WhatisthetraditionalwayforthecampuspolicetoensuresecurityonSaturdays?(A)Topatrolthecampusregularly.(B)Tocheckthestudents'website.(C)Tomonitornoisesonthecampus.(D)Towarnthestudentsinadvance.3.What(yī)doestheauthortrytoshowwiththe"CakeParty"incident?(A)Itwaswrongofthepolicetointerfereintheparty.(B)Thepoliceweredefinitelylookingatthewebsite.(C)Thestudentstriedtoprotecttheirownright.(D)Partieslikethisoneweredangerous.4.WhatdostudentslikeKyleStonemanthinkofthepoliceusingfacebook.com?(A)Itisimmoral.(B)Itisillegal.(C)Itishelpful.(D)Itisunderstandable.5.Whichofthefollowingisthemajorconcernofthepolice?(A)Howtorevolutionizecampusdetectiveworkandcombatcrimeeffectively.(B)Howtostrikeabalancebetweenlawenforcementandhumanrelat(yī)ionship.(C)Howtousefacebook.comwithoutbeingfoundoutbythestudents.(D)Howtoendthelongstandinghostilitybetweenthestudentsandthepolice.Questions6~10AfterSABMillerlostabiddingwarforChina'sHarbinBreweryGrouptoAnheuser-BuschCosotwoyearsago,itlookedasifAmerica'sKingofBee(cuò)rswouldreignovertheMiddleKingdomaswell.Anheuser-Busch,afterall,hadalreadysealedadealwithChina'sleadingbrewery,Tsingtao,andwithHarbininitsstableitlookedunbeatable.ButSABMillerhadaPlanBthatcouldwellgiveitthethroneafterall.SincelosingHarbin,London-basedSABhasfocuseditsenergiesona12-year-oldjointventure,ChinaResourcesSnowBreweriesLtd.,thatisnowthriving.InJune,CRSnow,whichincludes46breweriesacrossthecountry,surpassedlongtimeleaderTsingtaofortheNo.lspot.Forthe12monthsthroughJune,CRSnowproducednearly40millionbarrels,vs.37millionforTsingtao.Asaresult,CRSnowboasts14.9%oftheChinesemarket,comparedwithTsingtao's13.9%."Ourgrowthhasbeenonthebackofaveryconsistentandtargetedstrategy,"saysWayneHall,SABMiller'sfinancedirectorinChina.BothcompanieswanttobethetoastofChina.AsbeersalesintheU.S.andWesternEuropehavelosttheirfizz,they'regrowingat8%-plusannuallyinChina.ThathashelpedChinaovertaketheU.S.astheworld'stopbeermarket.SABwasearlytoseethepromiseofChina,whereithasbeenbrewingsince1994.YetinsteadoftargetingbigcitiessuchasShanghaiandBeijing,asitscompetitorsdid,SABMillerscoopedupbreweriesinlessaffluentareas,includingthenortheasternrustbeltandthepopulousinlandprovinceofSichuan.ThiscontrarianstrategyhasallowedSABMillertobuildupanationalfootprintatbargainprices.WhileAnheuserponiedup$700million—asmuchas$62perbarrelofannualbrewingcapacity—forSABMillerhasbeensmartinitspositioningoftheflagshipSnowbrand.Toappealtoupwardlymobileyouth,itslappedashiny,modernlabelonthe50-year-oldbrewandlaunchedanationaladcampaignemphasizingthebeer'sfreshness,completewithswee(cuò)pstakesthatrewardwinnerswithoutdoorvacations.Themarketingpushispayingoffasitpressesintothebigcities.Chinanowaccountsfornearly20%ofSABMiller'stotalvolumes,andSnowhasbecomeChina'sNo.lbrand.Soon,itwillprobablysurpassMillerLiteasthebiggestsellerinthecompany'scooler.6.Whatisthisarticlemainlyabout?(A)Thebiddingwarbetwee(cuò)nSABMillerandAnheuser-BuschCos.(B)ChinahasovertakentheU.Sasthetopbeermarket.(C)HowSABMillerbeatsAnheuseringlobalmakets.(D)ThesuccessofSABMillerinChina.7.What(yī)makesSnowbeeroneofthebest-sellingbeersinChina?(A)Tpanyhasspecialtechnologies.(B)Snowbeertastesbetter.(C)Thecompanyhasadoptedaneffectivemarketingstrategy.(D)CRSnowhaspurposelyboughtcheaperassetsfromSABMiller.8.Theword"affluent"inparagraph4canbereplacedby______.(A)wealthy(B)populous(C)influential(D)fluent9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?(A)SABMillerisanAmerica-basedbeercompany.(B)Snowbeerisnowbeingsoldallaroundtheworld.(C)BeersalesintheU.S.andWesternEuropedroppedrecently.(D)Snowbee(cuò)riswelcomedbybothyouthsand50-year-olds.10.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthisarticle?(A)TsingdaobeerislesstastythanSnowbeer.(B)Anheuser-BuschusedtobethelargestbeercompanyinEurope.(C)SABMillerspent$700millioninbuildingnewbreweries.(D)SnowbeerislikelytobecomethebiggestsellerinSABMiller.Questions11~15Intheinformationtechnologyindustry,itiswidelyacknowledgedthat(yī)howwellITdepartmentsofthefuturecanfulfiltheirbusinessgoalswilldependnotontheregularupdat(yī)ingoftechnology,whichisessentialforthemtodo,butonhowwelltheycanholdontothepeopleskilledatmanipulatingthenewesttechnology.Thisisbecomingmoredifficult.BestestimatesofthecurrentshortfallinITstaffintheUKarebetwee(cuò)n30,000and50,000,andgrowing.Andthereisnoendtotheprobleminsight.Asevereindustry-widelackofinvestmentintrainingmeansthelong-termskillsbaseisbothageingandshrinking.Employersarechasingexperiencedstaffinever-decreasingcircles,and,accordingtoarecentgovernmentreport,250,000newITjobswillbecreatedoverthenextdecade.Mostemployersareconfiningthemselvestodealingwiththeimmediateproblems.Thereislittlee(cuò)vidence,forexample,thattheyaresteppinguptheirintakeofrawrecruitsforin-housetraining,orretrainingexistingstafffromotherfunctions.ThisisthecourseofactionrecommendedbytheComputerSoftwareServicesAssociation,butresearchshowsitsmembersareadoptingtheshort-termmeasureofbringinginmoreandmoreconsultantsonacontractbasis.WithITprofessionalsincreasinglyattractedtothefinancialrewardsandflexibilityofconsultancywork,averagestaffturnoverratesareestimatedtobearound15%.WhilemanycompaniesinthefinancialservicessectoraremanagingtocontaintheirlossesbyofferingskilledITstaff"goldenhandcuffs"—deferredloyaltybonusesthattietheminuntilacertaindate—otherorganisat(yī)ions,likelocalgovernments,areunabletomatchthecompetitivesalariesandperksonofferintheprivat(yī)esectorandcontractormarket,andaresufferingturnoverratesofupto60%ayear.Butwhileloyaltybonuseshavegrabbedtheheadlines,thereareothermeansofholdingontostaff.SopaniesaredoingadditionalITpayreviewsintheyearandpayingmarketpremiums.Butsuchmeasurescancreateseriousemployee(cuò)relationsproblemsamongthosee(cuò)xcluded,bothwithinandoutsideITdepartments.Manyindustryexpertsadviseemployerstolinkbonusestoperformancewhereverpossible.However,employersarerealisingthatbonuseswillonlysuccee(cuò)diftheyareaccompaniedbyotherincentivessuchasattractivecareerprospects,training,andchallengingworkthatmeetstheindividual'slong-termambitions.11.Accordingtothepassage,thesuccessofITdepartmentswilldependon_____(dá)_.(A)theirsuccessatretainingtheirskilledstaff(B)theextenttowhichtheyinvestinnewtechnology(C)theirattemptstorecruitstaffwiththenecessaryskills(D)theabilityofemployee(cuò)stokeepupwiththelatestdevelopments12.Theproblemreferredtointhesecondparagraphisthat______.(A)thegovernmentneedstocreatethousandsofnewITposts(B)thepoolofskilledITpeoplewillgetevensmallerinthefuture(C)companybudgetsforITtraininghavebeendecreasingsteadily(D)olderITprofessionalshavenoadequatetraining13.Whatisthepossiblesolutiontothelong-termproblemsintheITindustry?(A)Tooffertopratestoat(yī)tractthebestspecialistconsultants.(B)Toexpandcompanytrainingprogramsfornewandoldemployees.(C)Toconductmoreresearchintothereasonsforstaffleaving.(D)Toensurethatpermanentstaffearnthesameascontractstaff.14.Insomebusinessesinthefinancialservicessector,theITstaffingproblemhasledto__(dá)__(dá)_.(A)additionalbenefitsforskilledstaffafteraspecifiedperiodoftime(B)moree(cuò)mployeesseekingalternativeemploymentinthepublicsector(C)thelossofcustomerstorivalorganizations(D)moreflexibleconditionsofworkfortheirstaff15.EmployersacceptthatITprofessionalsaremorelikelytostayintheirpresentpostifthey__(dá)____.(A)aresetmorerealisticperformancetargets(B)haveagoodworkingrelationshipwithstaffinotherdepartments(C)videdwithopportunitiesforprofessionaldevelopment(D)receivearemunerationpackageattopmarketratesQuestions16~20DeclanMayes,PresidentoftheMusicBuyersAssociation,isfuriousatarecentannouncementbytherecordingindustryregardingpeopledownloadingMP3musicfilesfromtheInternetasactualcriminals.Afewparallelsmaybeinstructive.Ifsomeonecopiesanaudiomusiccassettefortheirownprivat(yī)euse,theyare,strictlyspeaking,breakingthelaw.Butrecordingcompanieshaveusuallyturnedablindeyetothispracticebecauseprosecutingthefewpeopleinvolvedwouldbedifficult,andthefinanciallosstothecompanyitselfisnotconsideredsignificant.NowtheMusicRecordingAssociationhasannouncedthatitregardsindividualsdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetaspirates,claimingthattheydamagetheindustryinjustthesameway."Theindustrypletelyoverreacting;it'llbealaughingstock,"saysMayes."They'regoingtoarrestsometeenagerdownloadingfilesinhisbedroom—andsuehimforthousandsofdollars!Thisisn'tgoingtofrightenanyoneintobuyingCDs".Mayesmayhaveapoint.Thereisageneralconsensusthat(yī)CDpirat(yī)esshouldbesubjectedtothefullwrathofthelaw,butfewwouldseeanindividualdownloadingmusicforhisorherownpleasureinthesamelight.However,downloadingmusicfilesillegallyisnotasinnocuousasmakingprivat(yī)ecopiesofaudiocassettes.Thescratchy,distortedcassettecopyisapoorversionoftheoriginalrecording,whereasanMP3fileisofhighqualityandcanbestored—onaCD,forexample.Itisthisthat(yī)makesthepracticeapowerfultemptat(yī)ionformusicfans,giventhehighcostofCDs.WhatdoesMayesthinkaboutclaimsthatmusiccompaniescouldbeforcedoutofbusinessbypeopledownloadingmusicillegally?That'snonsense.Musiccompaniesarealwayswhiningabouthighcosts,butthat(yī)doesn'tpreventthemfromrecordinghundredsofCDsbpletelyunknownartists,manyofwhomare"packaged"bymarketingdepartmentstoappealtoyoungconsumers.Thecompaniesaresimplyhopingthatoneofthesenewbandsorsignerswillbeahit,andalthoughitcanbeexpensivetopromotenewartists,thecostofmanufacturingtheCDsisactuallyverylow.Thislastpointwouldappeartobethefocusofresentmentagainstmusiccompanies:aCDisfarcheapertoproducethanitspriceintheshopswouldindicate,andprofitmarginsforthemusiccompaniesarehuge.Anadultwithareasonableincomemaynotobjecttopaying£15foraCDofclassicalmusic,butatee(cuò)nagerbuyingaCDbythelatestpopsensationmayfindthatpricerat(yī)hersteep—especiallysincethelatestpopsensat(yī)ionisalmostcertaintobeforgottenwithinafewmonths.Andwhiletherecordingindustrycan'tbeheldresponsiblefortheevanescentnatureoffame,giventheteenageappetiteforanythingnovel,itcouldlowerthepricesitcharges—especiallysincetechnologyismakingCDsevencheapertoproduce.ThisiswhatMayeshopeswillhappen.Ifthemusicindustrystopsexploitingthemusic-buyingpublic,itcansurvive.EveryonewouldratherbuyaCD,withanattractivejacketandbooklet,thanmessarounddownloadingfiles,butthepricehastobereasonable.Thblemisn'tgoingtovanishiftheindustrycarriesontryingtomakeaquickprofit.Technologyhascaughtupwiththemusiccompanies,andtryingtofightitbytakingpeopletocourtwillonlyearnmoneyforthelawyers.16.Mayesthinksthattherecordingindustry'srecentannouncement__(dá)____.(A)failstotakeintoaccountthedifficultiesofprosecutingoffenders(B)makestheindustryappearridiculous(C)willdeterconsumersfrombuyingCDs(D)willencourageresentmentofCDpiracy17.Whydoesthewriterfee(cuò)lthat(yī)MP3filesareunlikecopiesofaudiocassettes?(A)DownloadedMP3filesaregenerallynotforprivateuse.(B)Thefinanciallossestothemusicindustryaregreater.(C)ThepriceofMP3sishigherthanthatofaudiocassettes.(D)Thereisasignificantdifferenceinquality.18.Accordingtothepassage,Mayesimpliesthatmusiccompanies__(dá)__(dá)__.(A)couldcutcostsbymakingcheaperCDs(B)shouldnotpromoteartistswhoareunknown(C)arespeculat(yī)ingwhentheypromotenewartists(D)shouldusedifferentmanufacturingprocesses19.Theauthorpointsoutthatthemusicindustrycannotbeblamedfor__(dá)____.(A)thefactthat(yī)fewerteenagersarebuyingclassicalmusicCDs(B)thefactthatfashionschangequickly(C)thepoorqualityofmodernmusic(D)thepricesthatarechargedforCDsinshops20.WhatdoesMayesthinkisattherootofthesurvivalproblemfacingthemusicindustry?(A)Theunprecedentedspee(cuò)doftechnologicaldevelopment.(B)Unrealisticlegaladviceandpractice.(C)Itsfailuretoadoptanappropriatepricingstrategy.(D)Therapidlychangingnat(yī)ureofcontemporarymusic.Questions21-25.comThebasicstoryisveryoldindeedandfamiliartomostofus.Theheroine,Cinderella,istreat(yī)edcruellybyherstepmotherandmockedbyhertwouglystepsisters.Andeventhoughherfatherlovesher,shecan'ttellhimhowunhappysheisbecauseherstepmotherhasbewitchedhim.OnedayCinderella'sstepmotherandstepsistersareinvitedtoaballattheroyalpalace.Cinderellaistoldshecannotgoandisunderstandablyveryunhappy.However,herfairygodmestotherescueand,wavinghermagicwand,producessomebeautifulclothesforCinderellaaswellasacarriagetoconveyhertotheball.There,shedanceswiththehandsomeprince,whofallsinlovewithher...Justasweet,prettytale?NotintheviewofEllenMacintosh,whohaswrittenextensivelyaboutfairytales.'Thisstoryfeaturesthestock,two-dimensionalcharactersofmostfairytales,andlittlecharacterdevelopmentisattempted,'shesays.Indeed,althoughhercommentdoesmakeonewonderwhysimplicityofthissortshouldbeoutofplaceinastoryforchildren.Bethat(yī)asitmay,Ellen'smainproblemiswithwhat(yī)thestoryimplies.'Insteadofstandinguptohercruelstepmotherandabsurdstepsisters,Cinderellajustwaitsforafairygodmothertoappearandsolveherproblem.Butwouldn'tyouwantadaughterofyourstoshowmorespirit?'Thestoryisen

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