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Thanks to YouTube, any creative person with a special camera and a computer can create a video and share it on liner Millions of people around the world watch these videos on their computers. So the creator of popular videos can become famous very quickly. Some videos have been watched millions of times.
YouTube viewers recently chose the best videos of last year.The Most Creative Award went to the song Here It Goes Again of the rock band.The video is very funny.It shows the band’s creativity, skillful balance and careful movements.Here It Goes Again has been viewed about fifteen million times。
The Most Inspirational Award went to Juan Mann from Australia for his Free Hugs video.In this video,Juan stands in busy public places holding a sign that says he is giving free hugs.At first.strangers look at him with distrust and walk by.But soon,people stop to put their arms around him and give him a hug.Policemen try to stop his hug campaign.But many people help him to continue his free hugs。The video is a nice example of different kinds of human interaction.
The Most Charming Award went to Dony Permedi for animated cartoon about a bird. It is called Kiwi! A Kiwi bird cannot fly.But in the video,the bird works hard to make his dream of flying through the clouds come true.To see these videos and the other winners,visit www.youtube.com/ytawards.You can decide which video you think is the best and take part in a very popular part of the Internet culture.
71.What's the purpose of the passage?(No more than l0 words)
72.What can you do by YouTube?(No more than 10 words)
73.What is the meaning of the underlined word “viewed” in Paragraph 2?(1 word)
74.Why don’t strangers give Juan free hugs at first?( No more than 8 words)
75.If you are granted(授予)an award for your video on Youtube,which award are you interested in? And why?(No more than 25 words)
_____his timely help , Kate overcame the hardship at last.
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Dear Economist,
My newly-wedded wife and I are deeply in love.There is, however, one issue that threatens the happiness of our marriage.I absolutely insist on shopping at Walmart.My wife, meanwhile, would rather avoid Walmart at all costs.
I have recently tried to convince her that not only does Walmart offer the lowest prices known to man, but that the chain is also a force for good―lower prices mean better standards of living for all consumers, increased global trade means a tighter-knit(紧密团结的) international community, and efficient operations translate into higher productivity growth for the economy.My wife complains about poor labour policies, the “fact” that Walmart squeezes suppliers, and that it puts local shops out of business.
Who is right? Will our marriage survive?
Brian Gee
Dear Brian,
I have to agree with you about Walmart.Jason Furman, then an economist at New York University, now an adviser to President Obama, famously argued in 2005 that Walmart was unwittingly (不知不觉地) a progressive success story.The chain’s prices don’t much affect me (I prefer Whole Foods) but Furman estimated that they benefited low-and-middle-income Americans to the sum of around $250 billion a year.
Walmart does not pay much, so it may depress wages.Then again, it may increase wages by offering jobs to the otherwise-unemployed.Either way, the benefits of low prices to Walmart shoppers far outweigh any seemingly reasonable costs to Walmart employees.And while it is true that Walmart employees tend to be poor, the same is true of Walmart shoppers.
Armed with this information you can face your wife with confidence.You are sure to win the conversation.The divorce is likely to be more argued.
Economist
1.What concerns Brian Gee so much that he wrote the letter?
A.His wife refuses to shop at Walmart. |
B.They are faced with a divorce. |
C.They can’t afford the costs of shopping at Walmart. |
D.They are in conflict about shopping at Walmart. |
2.Brian Gee’s wife tends to hold the opinion that _________.
A.it is wrong for Walmart to depress its employees’ wages |
B.consumers’ lives have improved thanks to Walmart |
C.Walmart’s business operation increases productivity in economy |
D.Walmart’s business increases global trade |
3.What can be inferred from the reply letter?
A.Some employees accept the low pay to keep the job. |
B.Walmart appeals to only poor consumers and poor employees. |
C.Employees suffer from Walmart’s low prices more than consumers. |
D.Jason Furman, a New York University economist, spoke highly of Walmart. |