题目内容
The Media Village and Media Hotel for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will provide a collection of convenient services to the host broadcasters, rights holding broadcasters, and other media this summer.
Located near the Beiyuanlukou North Station of the Line 5 subway, the Media Village is northeast of the Olympic Green and the Olympic Forest Park in the north of the city -- just five kilometers(km) from the Main Press Center (MBC) and two km from the International Broadcast Center (IBC).
It will take just 15 minutes by car to reach the National Stadium and other core stadiums. In addition, shuttle buses to the different stadiums will run daily. Journalists will be able to pass the security check for their destination stadium when they get on the buses and be able to enter the stadium upon arrival.
The Media Village is being completed in two phases (阶段). Composed of two sections, the 640,000-sqm Media Village will accommodate 7,000 journalists. The project can continue to adopt changes according to the requirements of the Olympics.
Journalists staying at the Media Village will enjoy an attractive selection of services, including completely furnished rooms, a 24-hour media workroom, ADSL, 24-hour dining service, UPS delivery service, banking, Olympic licensed product store, newspaper and magazine booth, dry cleaning, post office, and gym.
In line with the concepts of " Green Olympics," " Hi-tech Olympics," and " People's Olympics," the Media Village makes use of green construction materials and surpasses the city's energy-saving standards by 60 percent.
Completed last May, the Media Village is undergoing decoration and outside greening at present. It is scheduled to be open from July 25 to August 29, 2008.
1.The Media Village is _______.
A.in the northeast of the Olympic Forest Park
B.five kilometers from the Main Press Center
C.two kilometers from the International Broadcast Center
D.a-quarter car ride from the National Stadium
2.Journalists staying at the Media Village must receive security check when_______.
A.entering any destination stadiums before their arrival
B.getting on the buses or entering any stadiums
C.getting on the buses to their destination Stadium
D.entering any destination stadiums upon their arrival
3.As for the Media Village, we know from the passage that _______.
A.Journalists at the Media Village will enjoy all kinds of services they need
B.It is designed to provide excellent services and built with higher standards
C.The Media Village reaches 60 percent of the city' s energy-saving standards
D.It will be completed in May, 2008 and will be open in July or August, 2008
4.What does the whole passage tell us about the Media Village?
A.Its convenience, accommodations and decoration.
B.Its function, safety, standards and transportation.
C.Its location, security, services and construction.
D.Its importance, security check and use.
DCBC
Recently,university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged.It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours.
Unplugged is being run by Dr Roman Gerodimos,a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University.During the experiment,Dr Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers.He said:“They’re reporting withdrawal symptoms,overeating,feeling nervous,isolated and disconnected.”
During their 24-hour test,three of the experiment’s participants were followed around by a BBC reporter plus cameraman.They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline,but of course,they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops.
Elliot Day wrote:“Today,my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air.Despite being aware of the social importance of the media,I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers.”
From Caroline Scott,we read:“I didn’t expect it,but being deprived of the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual…I didn’t break out in a cold sweat like our lecturer expected us all to,but It’s not something l would like to do again!”
And Charlotte Gay wrote:“I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile;not only is it a social device,it’s my main access point of communication.”
Earlier in the year,a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media,often plugged into several things at once.So,with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate,how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?
【小题1】What can we learn about the volunteers?
A.Volunteers didn’t write down about their day offline. |
B.Volunteers weren’t allowed to use any media for 24 hours. |
C.Volunteers were followed around by Dr Roman Gerodimos. |
D.Only volunteers in the UK took part in Unplugged experiment. |
A.Anxious. | B.Lonely | C.Bored. | D.Despaired. |
A.The media ban affected his temperature. |
B.His work went on smoothly without the media. |
C.His work was carried on hard without the media. |
D.His life was empty without the radio or newspapers. |
A.People should use the media devices reasonably. |
B.People can easily survive the media devices addict. |
C.People can spend more time sleeping in the future. |
D.People spend about half the time using the media devices. |
A.newspaper ad | B.book review |
C.news report | D.science fiction story |