The hottest show this summer-the “Voice” just finished on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium.But the show that had a good start didn't end to everyone's satisfaction.The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents(居民) living nearby could hardly bear.
This summer, something hotter than the weather came to Shanghai. That is the Voice of China.The show soon became a cash cow for the organizer as the advertisement prices reached 1.16 million yuan for 15 seconds. And the show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now in ad income only. But the organizers’ bliss(快乐) was audiences’ melancholy(悲哀).
In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial result-announcing moment.
Frequently interrupted by advertisements, some audience complained that the show wasn’t worth its ticket prices of 180 to 1680 yuan.
The planned two and a half hour show went two hours overtime because of the advertising. This annoyed audience members, and touched the nerves(神经) of residents living near the site.
Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night.
【小题1】Why didn’t “the Voice” make audience satisfied?
| A.It failed to attract audience attention in the end. |
| B.It failed to make audience satisfied. |
| C.It increased by one and a half hours and audience couldn’t bear it. |
| D.It was full of so many advertisements that audience can’t tolerate them. |
| A.The show lasted for two and a half hours. |
| B.Someone called the police because they can’t bear the noises late at night. |
| C.The show was worth its ticket prices because the audience watched many advertisements. |
| D.The show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now totally. |
| A.The Voice of China—the most popular TV show of last summer. |
| B.The Voice of China—I want you. |
| C.The Voice of China—hard to say I love you. |
| D.The Voice of China—the noises of China. |
| A.time and event | B.comparison and contrast |
| C.cause and effect | D.definition and classification |
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】A
解析试题分析:文章告诉读者中国好声音一开始很好,但是后来因为广告太多和噪音扰民不能令人满意。
【小题1】细节题:从第一段的句子:The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents(居民) living nearby could hardly bear.可知中国好声音的广告太多,观众不能忍受。选D
【小题2】推理题:从文章的倒数第二段的内容和最后一段的句子:Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night.可知有人报警是因为不能忍受晚上的噪音,选B
【小题3】标题题:从文章第一段的句子:But the show that had a good start didn't end to everyone's satisfaction.可知中国好声音一开始很好,但是后来不能令人满意,可知选C比较恰当。
【小题4】文章结构题:文章多处提到时间,如this summer,In the final live show on Sunday,等,也例举了一些和中国好声音有关的事情,选A
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| A.By the food he ate |
| B.By doing further experiments |
| C.By observing other polar bears |
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| A.Favorable. | B.Uncaring |
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| A.A novel. | B.A guidebook |
| C.A news report. | D.An advertisement |
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【小题1】According to the passage, women tend to lie on social networking sites because .
| A.they have little fun in their daily lives |
| B.they are not satisfied with their present life |
| C.they want to entertain their friends and acquaintances |
| D.they don't want to go out and communicate with others |
| A.lies. | B.posts. | C.diaries. | D.impressions. |
| A.feel better about their life | B.become a regular liar in the future |
| C.get more isolated in life | D.drink more alcohol in their daily life |
| A.we don't have to feel empathized with our "friends" online |
| B.we cannot get satisfaction by lying on social networking sites |
| C.it is worthwhile to work hard presenting ourselves to the world online |
| D.the imperfections of our lives result in a sense of disconnection from others |
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| B.they thought it didn’t belong to Russia |
| C.they couldn’t find enough seals there |
| D.they wanted to earn more money from the U.S. |
| A.it was a successful deal | B.it had its true value |
| C.he wasted U.S. money | D.he was clever |
| A.Gas. | B.Coal. | C.Oil. | D.Gold. |
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| A.Alaska, a beautiful place | B.Alaska with natural resources |
| C.Alaska, the 49th state of the U.S. | D.Alaska, home to seals |
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