Question

British band “Duran Duran” is going to be the first pop group to perform online concerts on the online game Second Life.

Second Life is an online 3-dimensional, digital world, which is imagined, created and owned by the players—people all over the world.

It is thought that 370,000 computer game players worldwide have Second Life characters that exist in the Second Life world, on the Internet.

Earlier this year, BBC Radio held music festivals and played an interview from inside the game.

In May of 2006, it held a music festival in Scotland, but also created a festival inside the Second Life game so that people all over the world could take part in their computers.

One of the members of the band, Nick Rhodes, told the BBC News website: “When I first saw Second Life a few months ago, I couldn’t believe my eyes. When I started looking at the people on screen, talking, walking around and doing normal things, I thought this is somewhere between a strange TV show, a strange experience and a video game. I wanted “Duran Duran” to be part of it.” Each band member has a 3-dimensional person and it is hoped they will do their first online concert soon. The audience will be able to join in and react (反应) while the band is on stage.

Rhodes said new technologies like Second Life will become more and more important in the music industry in the future.

The number of people joining the Second Life is growing quickly. Some computer experts said it probably would be the ‘Next Big Thing’ in the future.

1.Is Second Life an online game?

2.What did BBC Radio create inside the Second Life?

3.What was Nick Rhodes’ new idea?

4.How will the band show their first concert online?

5.What does the writer tell us in the last two paragraphs?

 

Answer 1

1.Yes, it is.

2.A music festival.

3.He wanted “Duran Duran” to take part in / join in the Second Life.

/ He wanted to be/ become part of the Second Life.

4.They will appear online as 3-D persons with the audience.

5.The bright future and great influence of Second Life with new 3-D technologies.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了英国的乐队“Duran Duran”将是在在线游戏上表演在线音乐会的第一个乐队。第二人生是一个在线三维数字世界。随着社会的发展新技术在音乐产业的未来将变得越来越重要。第二人生的影响力也越来越大。

1.第二人生是一个在线三维数字世界，故填Yes, it is.

2.广播公司举办音乐节,在游戏中进行了面试，故填A music festival.

3.

/ He wanted to be/ become part of the Second Life.

4.

5.罗兹说“第二人生”等新技术在音乐产业的未来将变得越来越重要。加入“第二人生”的人数正在迅速增长。一些计算机专家说这可能是未来的下一件大事，故填The bright future and great influence of Second Life with new 3-D technologies.

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。