Question

The Chinese word“Shanzhai”means a small mountain village，but now it becomes an accepted name for fakes（假货），after“Shanzhai Cell-phones”produced by small workshops in southern China became popular in the mainland market over the past two years．  

    Besides“Shanzhai”electronic products，there are“Shanzhai”movies，“Shanzhai”stars and even a“Shanzhai”Spring Festival Gala（联欢晚会），a copy of the 25-year-old traditional show presented by CCTV on Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve．

    “Shanzhai”has become a culture of its own，meaning anything that imitates something famous．

      In Chongqinga，“Shanzhai”version“Bird’s Nest”and“Water Cube”woven by farmers with bamboo attract wide attention from tourists，Both are copies of the famous Olympic buildings in Beijing．

    A literature critic said that taking the“Shanzhai”Gala as an example．when the traditional CCTV program becomes less and less attractive to the audience，the“Shanzhai”version appears timely to attract people．“Although it is often connected with poor techniques and operation，‘Shanzhai’culture meets the psychological（心理的）needs of common people and could be a comfort to their minds，”he said．

A professor in Beijing Normal University said that“Shanzhai”culture never copies classic things，only trendy（流行的）products．In that sense，it’s like a computer virus，reproducing without meaning．

    To the mainstream（主流）culture，the rise of“Shanzhai”culture is a Challenge as well as a motivation（动力）．People believe different kinds of cultures developing together is a perfect situation and it is for the public to choose．

1．The Chinese word“Shanzhai”may have started with _______．

      A．fake dell-phones                                      B．electronic products

      C．Spring Festival Gala                                   D．Olympic buildings

2．The underlined word“imitate”is closest in meaning to________．

      A．steal                    B．copy                    C．advertise                D．cheat

3．According to the passage，“Shanzhai”culture refers to________．

      A．the action that a person imitates famous people

      B．products with poor techniques and quality

      C．anything that imitates something famous

      D．those similar names to famous brands

4．We can infer that the mainstream culture ________．

      A．is held back by“Shanzhai”culture

      B．thinks little of the challenge of“Shanzhai”culture  

      C．will sooner or later be replaced by“Shanzhai”culture

      D．may develop faster due to the challenge of“Shanzhai”culture

5．Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

      A．“Shanzhai”culture will definitely disappear   

      B．“Shanzhai”culture takes on life of its own  

      C．“Shanzhai”culture-the mainstream culture

      D．“Shanzhai”culture-the mountain village culture  

Answer 1

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