75. What is the text mainly about? (回答词数不超过7个)

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74. Why do young consumers like functional beverages? (回答词数不超过9个)

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73. Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word “beverage”.

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71. As for different game systems，the writer　　 ．

　 　A. points out PC gaming is no longer on the market

　 　B. prefers consoles

　 　C. shows a neutral (中立的)viewpoint

　 　D. suggests using cell phones to connect them

70. Compared to consoles, the personal computer has the advantages of ________.

　 　A. 10wer prices　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. having made great advances

　 　C. supporting online games 　　　　　　　　D. a lot more games available and free to download

69. The writer compares E3 to a carnival because ________.

　 　A. the latest game equipment is on show there 　　B. this is the world of computer games

　 　C. new game machines are given away there　 　　D. it shows the vast possibility of gaming

68. The second part of the passage is mainly about ________．

　 　A. a comparison between different systems 　　B. up-to-date computer games

　 　C. E3　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. 1ong existing problem of gaming

67. The passage mainly focuses on ________.

　 　A. schools and certificates　　 　　　　　B. examination and equality

　 　C. opportunity and employment 　　　　D. standards and reputation

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　　You could be a heroic hunter by expecting to fight against evil monsters or the fastest F1 driver around In the world of computer games, nothing is impossible.

　 　If you’re into computer games, E3 is where you can find the most up-to-date equipment．For both gamers and companies, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), held in Los Angeles, US, for three days from May 10, was a carnival (狂欢节).

　 　The top three computer game manufacturers (生产商) in the world all showed off their new machines. Nintendo’s (任天堂) new game controller looks as easy to use as a TV remote.

　 　Sony’s PlayStation 3 combines the world’s most powerful game console (游戏机) with a next-generation DVD player.

　 　Microsoft’s Xbox 360 can connect to personal computers (PC) and cell phones, so users can transfer game content among the three systems.

　 PC VS Console

　 The E3 also had new games for both PCs and consoles such as the Xbox or PlayStation. Gamers will again be faced with the long-existing problem of which system to use.

　 　Some analysts have suggested that PC gaming has seen its day, since console players have made great advances. 　

　 　Further, compared with a PC, a console is cheap. The average price of the PlayStation and the Xbox is only one-third of that of a personal computer.

　 　One of the biggest advantages the PC has over consoles is that there are a lot more games available, plus many are free to download. PCs also give gamers a variety of ways to connect to the Internet, and to one another.

　　 However, many consoles now support online games as well. It seems that as long as people can be dragon(龙)hunters or crazy drivers, it doesn’t matter whether it is on a PC or a console.

66. The opponents of the examination system will agree that

　 　A. jobs should not be assigned by systematic selection

　 B. computers should be selected to take over many jobs

C. special classes are necessary to keep the school standards

D. schools with academic subjects should be done away with