B
For a song to become popular, people need to bear it. In order for people to hear it, the program directors at radio stations have to play it on the air. A song’s popularity is directly related to how often it is played. That is a big responsibility for program directors. How do they decide what gets played and what doesn’t?
In the past, disc jockeys(音乐节目主持人) decided what music was played on the radio. These DJs had an ear for music and an understanding of what their audience wanted to hear. Today, that is all changing. Most major radio stations are owned by a few large national businesses. The decision of what gets played on the radio is made by executives(主管) who have little or no interest in music. They do, however, know how to run a business, and they know what sells. So, the music industry designs and creates pop entertainers, and executives in the radio industry make sure that their music is played on the radio. This explains why you do not often hear anything new and fresh on the radio. The executives do not want to give air time to music that has not been tested on the market. It is too risky. They prefer to go with music that they already know will sell. They know it will sell because it sold last week and last month and last year. They just have to change it a little.
One of the most criticized(批评) practices in the music industry is the practice of “payola”. This is when record companies pay radio stations to play the music of a given artist. This practice makes many people lose trust in the music industry and is therefore against the law. A radio station can accept money in exchange for air time of a song, but they have to make it clear that the song is being played because its air time was paid for. They cannot present the song as if it were part of the normal play schedule(时刻表).
Payola affects both artists and audiences. The artists who work with small record companies that cannot pay a lot of money to radio stations have a much harder time getting exposure. It creates an unfair playing field. Music lovers suffer because they are not able to hear all the music that is available.
60. According to the passage, most major radio stations belong to ________.
A. national businesses B. program directors
C. pop entertainers D. record companies
61. “Payola” is the practice of ________.
A. artists paying radio stations to play their songs
B. record companies buying air time for certain music
C. radio station paying record company for new songs
D. program directors deciding what music gets played
62. Who can make the largest profits from payola?
A. Disc Jockeys. B. The given artists.
C. Business executives. D. Program directors.
63. It can be concluded from the passage that the author ________.
A. has a positive attitude towards the practice of “payola”
B. is dissatisfied with the present situation in music industry
C. is calling for a change in the normal play schedule
D. thinks that the radio stations are doing the right thing
高三英语阅读理解简单题
B
For a song to become popular, people need to bear it. In order for people to hear it, the program directors at radio stations have to play it on the air. A song’s popularity is directly related to how often it is played. That is a big responsibility for program directors. How do they decide what gets played and what doesn’t?
In the past, disc jockeys(音乐节目主持人) decided what music was played on the radio. These DJs had an ear for music and an understanding of what their audience wanted to hear. Today, that is all changing. Most major radio stations are owned by a few large national businesses. The decision of what gets played on the radio is made by executives(主管) who have little or no interest in music. They do, however, know how to run a business, and they know what sells. So, the music industry designs and creates pop entertainers, and executives in the radio industry make sure that their music is played on the radio. This explains why you do not often hear anything new and fresh on the radio. The executives do not want to give air time to music that has not been tested on the market. It is too risky. They prefer to go with music that they already know will sell. They know it will sell because it sold last week and last month and last year. They just have to change it a little.
One of the most criticized(批评) practices in the music industry is the practice of “payola”. This is when record companies pay radio stations to play the music of a given artist. This practice makes many people lose trust in the music industry and is therefore against the law. A radio station can accept money in exchange for air time of a song, but they have to make it clear that the song is being played because its air time was paid for. They cannot present the song as if it were part of the normal play schedule(时刻表).
Payola affects both artists and audiences. The artists who work with small record companies that cannot pay a lot of money to radio stations have a much harder time getting exposure. It creates an unfair playing field. Music lovers suffer because they are not able to hear all the music that is available.
60. According to the passage, most major radio stations belong to ________.
A. national businesses B. program directors
C. pop entertainers D. record companies
61. “Payola” is the practice of ________.
A. artists paying radio stations to play their songs
B. record companies buying air time for certain music
C. radio station paying record company for new songs
D. program directors deciding what music gets played
62. Who can make the largest profits from payola?
A. Disc Jockeys. B. The given artists.
C. Business executives. D. Program directors.
63. It can be concluded from the passage that the author ________.
A. has a positive attitude towards the practice of “payola”
B. is dissatisfied with the present situation in music industry
C. is calling for a change in the normal play schedule
D. thinks that the radio stations are doing the right thing
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
As is known to all, music is now becoming popular among people. It
1.____is playing the most important p_____in our day-to-day lives. It is mainly
2.____played for ____(舞蹈), drinking, eating, loving and thinking. Some songs
3.____may make us recall our childhood and youth, while _____ may remind us
4.__________ the people whom we love. Many important occasions like those of
5.____weddings or sports and games have their ____(特殊) music. Every nation
6.___ has its national song. With years p_____ by, music grows and changes.
7.____Modern music has a____changed music. Inventions like records, radios,
8. ___movies, electric ______(乐器), tapes, recorders and videos have changed
9.____the way in ______ we play and listen to music; they have, to a great degree,
10.____h_ to make music an important form of international communication.
高三英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析
Now that newsrooms are becoming less popular in the US,young people have begun to tell their own stories.
GlobalGirl Media,a nonprofit organization that teaches teenage girls digital storytelling skills,was started by award-winning filmmakers Amie Williams and Meena Nanji in Los Angeles in 2010.
“By giving girls a voice,you introduce a different story,and change the existing one,”said Danny Glover,a member of the GlobalGirl Media advisory board.
“When the camera’s in my hands,I feel like I can’t lose,”Said Cheyenne Grisez,14.“It makes me happy and I feel like I can do anything.”
On the final day of the summer academy in California,Williams worked with Grisez and Camila Prado,15,on a short film about Prado’s fight against an eating disorder.In the film,Prado bravely interviewed her parents and sister about how she was able to beat her depression and eating disorder.This film and others the girls had made were shown to parents and friends on the last day of the academy,celebrating their hard work.
“It’s their story,and nobody knows how to tell it better than they do,”Williams said.
“These girls are from really difficult backgrounds.They feel trapped sometimes.They feel alone.”Williams said.“The camera gives them a way to look at their world in a different way and get out of that feeling.’’
Girls in the program practice their skills and build confidence by going out in the community and interviewing people for the short films.Many of them had no experience,but found they had good storytelling skills.
“I work with these girls.Every day I leave inspired and completely grateful,because I know that.due to the work we're doing with them,things will be better,”said GlobalGirl Media summer academy project director Heather Faison.
1.Why do many American girls like to tell stories using the camera?
A.Their parents hate to give them a hand.
B.The camera can help them out of their trouble.
C.They can make profits from their documentaries.
D.They desire to improve their photo skills.
2.What do we learn about GlobalGirl Media from the text?
A.It gives girls digital storytelling skills.
B.It gets much money from girl students.
C.It was founded by the government.
D.It has newsrooms in California.
3.What difficulty did Prado overcome by making her film?
A.Self-harm. B.An eating disorder.
C.Poor school scores. D.Teenage depression.
4.Who directed GlobalGirl Media summer academy project in California?
A.Meena Nanji. B.Amie Williams.
C.Danny Glover. D.Heather Faison.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Lately a popular eight-floor bookstore in Hefei,Anhui province,has risen to fame because it becomes the world's first shared bookstore,in a move meant to encourage more reading among Chinese citizens.
It comes to people's attention as more than 200,000 visitors flooded the store on its first day as a shared bookstore on July 16 this year,a record high since it was reopened to the public in 2013.Some 4,000 books were brought home on the first day,Thepaper.cn reported.
Customers are allowed to borrow up to two books valued under 150 yuan per visit after registering with an app and paying the 99 yuan deposit fee(押金).
All books on sale in the bookstore are available for sharing.Returned books that are damaged are sold at a discount.The bookstore also provides a bonus for bookworms.People who finish reading 12 books in three months receive eight percent of their deposit back,and members can be rewarded one yuan for every book read.
"We want to bring down the cost of reading so people could read more books,"Xu Xinwei,who helps run the bookstore,told Thepaper.cn.
Some parents buy a lot of books for their children,but they usually end up collecting dust as their children grow up.Similarly,some popular novels for young people also fall out of fashion,according to Xu."Books are more effectively circulated when they're shared."
1.The bookstore becomes a shared one .
A. to make more money B. to make more room for new books
C. to inspire more people to read D. to recommend new books
2.What does the underlined phrase “risen to fame” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Become well-known. B. Settled down.
C. Broken up. D. Taken over.
3.What can we infer.from the passage?
A. The bookstore was once the best in Anhui province.
B. The books that are sold here can't be borrowed.
C. More than 4,000 books were taken home on July 16 in 2013.
D. The cost of reading can be reduced by sharing the books.
4.What does the bookstore do to attract more readers?
A. The bookstore encourages parents to buy more books for their children.
B. The readers are allowed to borrow the books unconditionally.
C. The readers who are members can receive one yuan for every book read.
D. The bookstore is considering offering a bonus for anyone who likes reading.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
It took him a long time to ______ the skills needed to become a professional artist.
A. acquire B. inquire C. Require D. request
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Recently, an Internet slang word Foxi- or “Buddhist”- is becoming increasingly popular as it encourages people, especially 1. young to remain calm and peaceful and avoid conflicts as much as possible- in other words, to live like a Buddha.
The phrase 2. ( create) for the first time in 2014 in Japan to describe young men who no longer bother to start relationships with women or follow someone else’s life path. They prefer to stay in their own peaceful world without 3. (disturb) and care little about passion and success.
In this fast-changing and 4. (compete) world, many people are 5. heavy pressure. It’s only natural that people are seeking for a spiritual bay.
However, some would compare “foxi” with “demotivational(无动力的) culture”- a phrase 6. describes young people who feel aimless and powerless. They say that foxi actually reflects the reality that young people are losing their will to fight. They are pretending 7. (keep) a healthy and wise attitude towards 8. (fail) simply because they are incapable(无能力的) of succeeding.
All in all, there is one thing that “Buddhist Youngsters” should 9. (basic) keep in mind: You may want to keep a calm mindset, 10. you should never stop fighting for yourselves!
高三英语七选五简单题查看答案及解析
Young people1.(bear) in 1995 or later have another name in English一Generation Z.
Now entering adulthood and soon to join the workforce, Generation Z grew up in a special period of time when technology developed fast and the Internet became2.(universe).
It 3.(believe) that Generation Z is the generation that is going to shape our future,4. is why policy makers are trying5.(he) best to understand these young people. Most people agree that biggest difference between Generation Z and other generations is how connected they are. This is a group of people who have been familiar6.social media as soon as they came to the world. It may be true that Generation Z-ers have a shorter attention span(持续时间)7.a goldfish does, but since they grew up among social changes, they are more active in8.(political).
Generation Z-ers are also culture creators.9.(grow) up with the Internet has freed this generation from traditional cultural expression. These young people never10.(willing) let their creativity be limited by their parents or traditional rules.
高三英语短文填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
3D printing is becoming more and more popular. We are now able to create things we need very quickly and easily using 3D printers. But can you imagine printing food?
Some scientists are trying to revolutionize the dining experience by doing this. They hope that having a 3D printer in the kitchen will be as common as the microwave oven or blender.
Scientists say that it’ll be quite easy: you simply have to select a recipe and put the raw food ‘inks’ into the printer. You can also modify the instructions to make the food exactly how you want it. This means that it would be very quick and easy to create tasty and nutritious meals.
Using 3D printers to create your meals would also be saving the environment. There would be less need for traditional growing, transporting and packaging processes as food production would be a lot more efficient. For example, alternative ingredients(原料) such as proteins from algae, beetroot leaves and insects could be converted into tasty products.
Printing food could also help people who suffer from dysphasia (a swallowing disorder). They could program the printer to print softer versions of their favorite foods so that they would not have trouble in swallowing them.
However, some people think that a future of 3D food printing would be a disaster. It could take away many jobs, including those fro growing, transporting and packaging food. Imagine a world where there was no need for farming or growing crops and the same tastes could be printed from a raw “food ink”. Likewise, traditional cafes and restaurants might lose business. Also, there are concerns about the nutritional value of printed food: is it really possible to be get the nutrients we need from food –based inks and gels(凝胶)?
What’s more , cooking and eating together with family and friends has long been a traditional and enjoyable activity. It is hard to imagine a world where the pleasure of cooking is dead and meals can be created at the touch of a button.
1.Which of the following best describes 3D food printing?
A. Quick and popular.
B. Easy and efficient.
C. Nutritious and tasty.
D. Soft and convenient.
2.Why do some think that 3D food printing would be a disaster?
A. Traditional food would disappear.
B. Many people could lose their jobs.
C. It would affect the people’s health.
D. We could all eat the same food.
3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. 3D food printing will replace traditional cooking.
B. The future of 3D food printing is uncertain.
C. It would hurt our tradition of food culture.
D. 3D food printing would be a failure.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. 3D food “printing”: coming to the kitchen
B. Can 3D printing create everything?
C. 3D—printing food will be in fashion!
D. The disadvantage of 3D food printing
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
In the past few years, My Heart Will Go On was a popular song among
young people, ____ were often heard singing it at parties
A. they B. that C. who D.which
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
In the past few years, My Heart Will Go On was a popular song among young people, ____ were often heard singing it at parties.
A. they B. that C. who D.which
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析