Digital television broadcasting, the “TV of the 21st Century”, was launched in Japan on Dec．1, 1999．

　　At first, the service is limited only in three of Japan's largest cities Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, but the Japanese government is aimed to make it available in all major Japanese cities by the end of 2006．The government says that by July 24, 2011, analog (模拟) television broadcasting in Japan will officially be a thing of the past．

“As we mark 50 years since the start of analog television broadcasting in 1953, I believe we are at a historic moment as television evolves one step further,” said Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi．

　　For now, it's estimated that about 12 million families around the area of the three above-mentioned cities can enjoy the service of digital television broadcasting．But because of Japan's mountainous terrain (地形), actual viewers may be as low as 300,000, according to scientists．

　　To watch digital television broadcasting, viewers need to get a digital TV set or attach a tuner (调谐器) to an ordinary one．

　　Scientists say the service of digital television broadcasting may not become popular in Japan for a while because most Japanese are not familiar with it now．A recent survey found 40 percent of Japanese TV viewers know nothing about the digital broadcasting technology．

1．What may limit the number of the viewers of digital television broadcasting?

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A．The TV viewers lack the digital television broadcasting technology．

B．Most Japanese are living in mountains．

C．The majority of Japanese are unwilling to fit a tuner to an ordinary TV set．

D．Many people can't afford to buy digital TV sets．

2．The proper meaning of the underlined word evolves in the third paragraph is ________．

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3．After reading the text we know that________．

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A．it's possible for Japanese to enjoy the service of digital television broadcasting in about seven years

B．the Japanese government will make it available for all the Japanese to enjoy the service of digital television broadcasting in 2006

C．digital television broadcasting can't allow larger amounts of information to be passed

D．it's difficult for the viewers to get familiar with digital television broadcasting

4．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

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A．TV of the 21st Century Digital Television Broadcasting

B．Digital Television Broadcasting Launched in Japan

C．Advantages of Digital Television Broadcasting

D．Digital Broadcasting Technology

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Beijing’s markets will soon be flooded with more and cheaper colorful fruit such as orange mangos and green durian all year around.
Thanks to a new free trade agreement signed last Monday between China and the Association of Southeast Asia Nations(ASEAN), more and more tropical（热带的）South-east Asian fruit will enter the country.
The agreement means that from July 1, 2010, China and ASEAN countries will begin to cut tariffs（关税）. There are about 7,000 products included in the cuts.
As global communication develops, countries are trading more and more goods with each other. When products are sold across national boundaries（边界）,countries put a tax on them. This type of tax is called a tariff.
Just like removing an obstacle（障碍）from the path of these goods, the reduction of tariffs will encourage trade between China and ASEAN countries. It means more productions and lower prices.
The agreement will bring real benefits for Chinese customers, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman. “In the Beijing markets you will easily find more tropical fruit like durian, which used to be very, very expensive. Now they will be cheaper.” The current tariff rate on durian is 22 percent but will fall to zero in 2010.
In the first 10 months of this year China did US $84.6 billion of trade with ASEAN countries. Experts believe this may reach US $100 billion next year.
Founded in 1967, ASEAN now includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.
56. More and more tropical fruits will enter China because_________.
A. there are too many of them in foreign countries
B. an agreement to cut tariffs was made
C. Chinese people are rich enough to afford them
D. The trading business is developing^
57. Which of the following statements about the agreement is NOT true?
A. It will lead to an increase in trade between China and ASEAN countries.
B. It might cause the prices of ASEAN products to fall.
C. It may greatly benefit the Chinese customers.
D. It won’t bring any benefits to producers of ASEAN countries.
58. We can infer from the story that_______ .
A. China is short of fruit                
B. tariffs are an important factor in foreign trade
C. tropical countries have cheaper fruit
D. China prefers to trade with ASEAN countries
59. The best title for this passage is            
A. Tariff Cut Increases Trade           B. Best Ways To Sell Fruits
C. Tropical Fruit To China               D. China Joins ASEAN

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