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It's _____________to listen to music,___________ nothing.

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A. pleasure ; thought
B. a  pleasure ; thought
C. pleasure ; thinking
D. a pleasure ; thinking

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　　When China launches its Shenzhou VI spaceship, it will most likely carry two astronauts and stay in space for five to seven days, according to Wang Yongzhi, the chief designer of the country’s manned spacecraft．

　　In an interview with local media, Wang spoke highly of the team of researchers based in Shanghai, who designed Shenzhou V’s main engine．

　　Asked whether Yang Liwei, China’s first astronaut who blasted into space a month ago from Jiuquan, Gansu Province, will be picked again for the second mission, Wang said the final decision will be made only 16 hours before the launch, so“it is still too early to say”．

　　Yang, on his first trip to Shanghai, said he was touched by the enthusiasm of the local people．He said he was also impressed by the city’s cosmopolitan and high-tech outlook．

　　Reminded by local journalists of his non-stop schedule since he returned to earth－touring around the country and giving speeches－Yang said that it was part of his responsibility to spread the message of encouragement to his compatriots．

　　Meanwhile, lured by the visiting space program team, 130,000 people have thronged the round-the-clock, two-day space exhibition at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum since the free show opened on Tuesday．

　　Among them, more than 70,000 visited between 6 pm and 6 am despite the biting cold, curious to see“what the country’s first manned spaceship looked like”．

　　“It’s incredible!”Li Jun, an exhibition official, told Shanghai Daily yesterday．“We never expected such a huge number of visitors, especially since they queued up in these freezing conditions．”

　　Chen Dafu, 58, who traveled all the way from suburban Qingpu District, said：“It’s been worth it．The space exhibition was an eye-opener for me．As a Chinese, I was so happy when Yang returned to Earth safely．”Also yesterday, Yang and his peers gave emotional speeches at the Shanghai Exhibition Center to more than 2,000 senior government officials and residents from various fields．They also took a cruise along the Huangpu River last night．(China Daily 2003－12－20)

(1)

According to the chief designer s statement, Shenzhou VI spaceship will most likely ________．
[　　]
A．	make a one-week flight
B．	carry two astronauts including Yang Liwei
C．	orbit the earth 14 times
D．	not carry Yang liwei

(2)

What impressed Yang liwei most was ________．
[　　]
A．	the warmest welcome he received in Shanghai
B．	that the people in Shanghai were well-informed
C．	both the city’s modernization and the local people’s enthusiasm
D．	the high-tech outlook of the city of Shanghai

(3)

The underlined word“round-the-clock”probably means ________．
[　　]
A．	all day and all night
B．	the whole week
C．	twelve hours
D．	a fortnight

(4)

From the passage, we can infer that ________．
[　　]
A．	In all, 130,000 people are to visit the space exhibition
B．	Around 60,000 people have visited the space exhibition in the daytime
C．	The number of the visitors to the exhibition has reached 70,000
D．	People are so interested that they queue up to buy the tickets

Why are we addicted to upgrades? According to Donald Norman, American author of the book The Design of Everyday Things, “planned obsolescence”（计划性报废） is the trick behind the upgrading culture of today’s consumer electronics industry.
The New York Times cited Norman last month, saying that electronics manufactures strategically release new upgrades periodically, both for hardware and software, so that customers on every level feel the need to buy the newest version.
“This is an old-time trick– they’re not inventing anything new,” he said.
Thomas Wensma, a Dutch designer, despises the “planned obsolescence” of companies, as recently reported by UK-based The Guardian.
Wensma said this is a wasteful system through which companies – many of them producing personal electronics – release shoddy products simply because “they know that, in six months or a year, they’ll put out a new one”.
But the new psychology of consumers is part of this system, as Wensma said to the newspaper: “We now want something new, something pretty, the next shiny thing.”
____________________
“It’s to the damage of the consumer and the environment,” as the New York Times quoted Norman. “But perhaps to the betterment of the stockholder.”
In its most recent fiscal(财务的) year, Apple’s profit margin was more than 21 percent, reported the Los Angeles Times. At Hewlett-Packard, the world’s biggest PC manufacturer, it was only 7 percent.
“Steven Jobs pushed the principle of ‘planned obsolescence’ to new heights,” the newspaper commented on the company’s profits and marketing strategy. “Apple’s annual upgrades of its products generate sales of millions of units as owners of one year’s MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version, even when the changes are incremental.”
Peer pressure
As to Li Jijia, the need for upgrading his smart phone comes mainly from friends and classmates. When the majority of friends are switching to the latest devices, he worries about feeling left out.
“Some apps and games require better hardware to run,” said Li. “If you don’t join in, you lose part of the connection to your friends.”
【小题1】Donald Norman believes that electronics makers strategically release new upgrades periodically because __________.

A．customers need the latest version	B．technology is developing so fast
C．they want to invent something new	D．they can make a lot of money

【小题2】Thomas Wensma’s attitude to the “planned obsolescence” is __________.

【小题3】What subtitle can best fit into the blank in the text?

A．Huge profits	B．Apple’s principle
C．Environmental damage	D．Marketing strategy

【小题4】The writer takes the example of Li Jijia to show that __________.

A．the new psychology of consumers is also to blame for the wasteful system

B．young people are always fond of something new, pretty and shiny

C．if you don’t upgrade your smart phone, you will lose contact with your friends

D．needs of consumers help to promote the development of electronics industry

The New York Times cited Norman last month, saying that electronics manufactures strategically release new upgrades periodically, both for hardware and software, so that customers on every level feel the need to buy the newest version.

“This is an old-time trick– they’re not inventing anything new,” he said.

Thomas Wensma, a Dutch designer, despises the “planned obsolescence” of companies, as recently reported by UK-based The Guardian.

Wensma said this is a wasteful system through which companies – many of them producing personal electronics – release shoddy products simply because “they know that, in six months or a year, they’ll put out a new one”.

But the new psychology of consumers is part of this system, as Wensma said to the newspaper: “We now want something new, something pretty, the next shiny thing.”

____________________

“It’s to the damage of the consumer and the environment,” as the New York Times quoted Norman. “But perhaps to the betterment of the stockholder.”

In its most recent fiscal(财务的) year, Apple’s profit margin was more than 21 percent, reported the Los Angeles Times. At Hewlett-Packard, the world’s biggest PC manufacturer, it was only 7 percent.

“Steven Jobs pushed the principle of ‘planned obsolescence’ to new heights,” the newspaper commented on the company’s profits and marketing strategy. “Apple’s annual upgrades of its products generate sales of millions of units as owners of one year’s MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version, even when the changes are incremental.”

Peer pressure

As to Li Jijia, the need for upgrading his smart phone comes mainly from friends and classmates. When the majority of friends are switching to the latest devices, he worries about feeling left out.

“Some apps and games require better hardware to run,” said Li. “If you don’t join in, you lose part of the connection to your friends.”

1.Donald Norman believes that electronics makers strategically release new upgrades periodically because __________.

A．customers need the latest version B．technology is developing so fast

C．they want to invent something new D．they can make a lot of money

2.Thomas Wensma’s attitude to the “planned obsolescence” is __________.

A．positive B．negative C．indifferent D．neutral

3.What subtitle can best fit into the blank in the text?

A．Huge profits B．Apple’s principle

C．Environmental damage D．Marketing strategy

4.The writer takes the example of Li Jijia to show that __________.

A．the new psychology of consumers is also to blame for the wasteful system

B．young people are always fond of something new, pretty and shiny

C．if you don’t upgrade your smart phone, you will lose contact with your friends

D．needs of consumers help to promote the development of electronics industry

短文改错（满分10分）

下面短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分

On Saturday afternoon, Li Hua and Wang Ping, members from “ Green Eyes”, was having an environmental protection activity near the riverside when they catch sight of a bird on the ground

They picked it out and found it wounded．Thinking it might die without timely help, they took it to home．They made a nest for it but fed it with rice and water．Under their treatment and care, the lucky birds got recovered soon．When time came for them fly the bird back to nature, they felt a bit pity but very delighting．

I think it’s worthwhile for him to do such a thing．Here I call on the public to show respect for nature．Only by changing the way we treat the environment can we get along good with it．

Why are we addicted to upgrades? According to Donald Norman, American author of the book The Design of Everyday Things, “planned obsolescence”（计划性报废） is the trick behind the upgrading culture of today’s consumer electronics industry.
The New York Times cited Norman last month, saying that electronics manufactures strategically release new upgrades periodically, both for hardware and software, so that customers on every level feel the need to buy the newest version.
“This is an old-time trick– they’re not inventing anything new,” he said.
Thomas Wensma, a Dutch designer, despises the “planned obsolescence” of companies, as recently reported by UK-based The Guardian.
Wensma said this is a wasteful system through which companies – many of them producing personal electronics – release shoddy products simply because “they know that, in six months or a year, they’ll put out a new one”.
But the new psychology of consumers is part of this system, as Wensma said to the newspaper: “We now want something new, something pretty, the next shiny thing.”
____________________
“It’s to the damage of the consumer and the environment,” as the New York Times quoted Norman. “But perhaps to the betterment of the stockholder.”
In its most recent fiscal(财务的) year, Apple’s profit margin was more than 21 percent, reported the Los Angeles Times. At Hewlett-Packard, the world’s biggest PC manufacturer, it was only 7 percent.
“Steven Jobs pushed the principle of ‘planned obsolescence’ to new heights,” the newspaper commented on the company’s profits and marketing strategy. “Apple’s annual upgrades of its products generate sales of millions of units as owners of one year’s MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version, even when the changes are incremental.”
Peer pressure
As to Li Jijia, the need for upgrading his smart phone comes mainly from friends and classmates. When the majority of friends are switching to the latest devices, he worries about feeling left out.
“Some apps and games require better hardware to run,” said Li. “If you don’t join in, you lose part of the connection to your friends.”

1.
Donald Norman believes that electronics makers strategically release new upgrades periodically because __________
1. A.
  customers need the latest version
2. B.
  technology is developing so fast
3. C.
  they want to invent something new
4. D.
  they can make a lot of money
2.
Thomas Wensma’s attitude to the “planned obsolescence” is __________
1. A.
  positive
2. B.
  negative
3. C.
  indifferent
4. D.
  neutral
3.
What subtitle can best fit into the blank in the text?
1. A.
  Huge profits
2. B.
  Apple’s principle
3. C.
  Environmental damage
4. D.
  Marketing strategy
4.
The writer takes the example of Li Jijia to show that __________
1. A.
  the new psychology of consumers is also to blame for the wasteful system
2. B.
  young people are always fond of something new, pretty and shiny
3. C.
  if you don’t upgrade your smart phone, you will lose contact with your friends
4. D.
  needs of consumers help to promote the development of electronics industry

Donald Norman believes that electronics makers strategically release new upgrades periodically because __________

Thomas Wensma’s attitude to the “planned obsolescence” is __________

What subtitle can best fit into the blank in the text?

The writer takes the example of Li Jijia to show that __________

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