题目内容
And video cameras can be used to_______ people’s actions at home.
A. keep B. make C. record D. watch
C
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
D
The first MP4 player was born years ago. Soon many music fans were wondering how fantastic it is! If you have been into technology enough, perhaps you may have a knowledge of the MP4. If not, you do need to know something before buying one, even if you are familiar with MP3. MP3 is the CD-like disc with greater capacity. How about MP4? This small digital product will really enrich the joy from listening to music. You can even feel the “touch” of music to your soul!
Now, some similar digital products advertised as “MP4 player” are simply MP3 players, which do not play video and MPEG format and also lack other particular functions. These products confuse some buyers, as they may think the “MP4” players simply mean they can do more than MP3.
What is MP4?
It is a multimedia container. It is not only used to store digital audio and digital video streams, especially those of MPEG, but can also be used to store other data such as subtitles and pictures. As a most modern container format, it allows streaming over the Internet.
With the help of a piece of MP4 video equipment, you can change various programs such as MPEG to MP4, ASX to MP4, AVI to MP4 and so on, which can be done very quickly and easily without any effect on the sound quality. By installing DVD-MP4 software, you can transfer particular music from a DVD to an MP4 video file. It really excites your listening music experience.
Then, there is MP4 advanced and you can set your own collection of all the programs—TV shows, games, and music. You can even see movies which are still running in cinema. What else digital product could you possibly ask for?
【小题1】 It is suggested here that you should ______ before buying an MP4 player.
A.first be a music fan | B.have a knowledge of MP4 |
C.get familiar with MP3 | D.buy a CD-like disc |
A.much bigger than | B.just as advanced as |
C.not so particular as | D.more functional than |
A.Storing digital audio and video streams.
B.Recording some movies in cinema.
C.Playing TV shows, games and movies.
D.Transferring particular music from a DVD.
【小题4】From the last sentence, it’s clear that the writer tries to tell us it is ______.
A.reasonable to buy other digital products |
B.impossible to buy something else |
C.a very wise choice to buy an MP4 |
D.an exciting experience to buy an MP3 |
Nowadays people are troubled by the violence that spreads throughout the media. Movies, television and video games are full of gunplay and bloodshed, and one might reasonably ask what’s wrong with a society that presents videos of violence as entertainment.
Viewing large amounts of violent television and video games may well contribute to violent behavior in certain individuals. The trouble comes when researchers downplay uncertainties in their studies or overstate the case for causality(因果关系). Skeptics were dismayed several years ago when a group of societies including the American Medical Association tried to end the debate by issuing a joint statement: “At this time, well over 1,000 studies… point to a causal connection between media violence and aggressive behavior in some children.”
Freedom-of-speech advocates accused the societies of catering to politicians, and even disputed the number of studies (most were review articles and essays, they said). When Jonathan Freedman, a social psychologist at the University of Toronto, reviewed the literature, he found only 200 or so studies of television-watching and aggression. And when he weeded out “the most doubtful measures of aggression”, only 28% supported a connection.
The critical point here is causality. The alarmists say they have proved that violent media cause aggression. But the assumptions behind their observations need to be examined. When labeling games as violent or non-violent, should a hero eating a ghost really be counted as a violent event? And when experimenters record the time it takes game players to read “aggressive” or “non-aggressive” words from a list, can we be sure what they are actually measuring? The intention of the new Harvard Center on Media and Child Health to collect and standardize studies of media violence in order to compare their methodologies, assumptions and conclusions is an important step in the right direction.
Another appropriate step would be to tone down the criticism until we know more. Several researchers write, speak and testify quite a lot on the threat posed by violence in the media. That is, of course, their privilege. But when doing so, they often come out with statements that the matter has now been settled, drawing criticism from colleagues. In response, the alarmists accuse critics and news reporters of being deceived by the entertainment industry. Such clashes help neither science nor society.
【小题1】Why is there so much violence shown in movies, TV and video games?
A.Showing violence is thought to be entertaining. |
B.Something has gone wrong with today’s society |
C.Many people are fond of gunplay and bloodshed. |
D.There is a lot of violence in the real world today. |
A.Violence on television is fairly accurate reflection of real-world life. |
B.Most studies exaggerate (夸大) the effect of media violence on the viewers. |
C.A causal relationship exists between media and real-world violence. |
D.The influence of media violence on children has been underestimated. |
A.use standardized measurements in the studies of media violence |
B.initiated the debate over the influence of violent media on reality |
C.insist on a direct link between violent media and aggressive behavior |
D.use appropriate methodology in examining aggressive behavior |
A.got rid of things that are not good | B.removed unwanted parts from something |
C.picked out things that are useful | D.took away unnecessary details of a report |
A.He more than agrees with the views held by the alarmists. |
B.It should come to an end since the matter has now been settled. |
C.The past studies in this field have proved to be misleading. |
D.More studies should be conducted before conclusions are drawn. |