上海市徐汇中学2021-2022学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

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徐汇中学2021学年高三年级第一学期

期中考试英语试卷

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

A.7:00

B.3:00

C.10:00

A.Walkaroundthecorner.

B.Takeataxitothehotel.

C.Telephonethehotelfordirections.

D.Askanotherperson.

A.Shelivesnearthebeach.

B.Sheoftengoestothebeach.

C.Shehasaweekendjobatthebeach.

D.Shemissesthewaytothebeach.

A.Shedoesn'tplantoworkinherbrother'slawfirm.

B.Shedoesn'twanttobeacriminallawyer.

C.Sheisconsideringbecomingataxlawyer.

D.Shehasdecidednottogotolawschool.

A.Itistoobig.

B.Itistooold-fashioned.

C.Itisveryexpensive.

D.Itisverysmall.

A.Theprofessormightgiveanexaminclass.

B.Themanmightnotbeabletoleavecampusearly.

C.Theymightnotfinishtheiroralpresentations.

D.Thisweek'sclassmightbelongerthanexpected.

A.Invitehisroommatetoaparty.

B.Askhisroommatetogotothehousingoffice.

C.Stopcomplainingabouthisroommate.

D.Trytogetadifferentroommate.

A.Buyanewbook.

B.Borrowherbook.

C.Checktheclassroomagain.

D.Askaboutthebookatthelost-and-found.

A.He'simprovedthewayhelooks.

B.Hemanageshistimewell.

C.Helookshappierlately.

D.Hefollowsdirectionsmorecarefullynow.

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D.4:00

10.A.Hedoesn'thaveanypapertowels.

B.Theydon'tneedanymorepaperbags.

C.Thereisnoneedtokeeptheeggs.

D.Hethinksamopwouldworkbetter.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyou

willbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheshortpassagesandthelongerconversation.The

shortpassagesandthelongerconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecide

whichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Howshegotherfirstdigitalcamera.

B.Apictureshetookwithherboxcamera.

C.Atripthatsheandherparentstooktothebeach.

D.Whyshestartedtolearnhowtoski.

12.A.Herparentshadnevertakenherabroadbefore.

B.Shedidn'tknowthedestinationuntilthedaytheystartedoff.

C.Sheandherfamilyusuallypreferredtheseasidetomountains.

D.Herparentspreparedsomesurprisegiftsforheronthejourney.

13.A.Shehasn'tevertriedit.

B.Shedoesn'tloveit.

C.Shedoesn'tfinditinteresting.

D.Sheisn'tsurewhethershecandoitnow.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.MainewaslessinfluencedbytheFrenchpeople.

B.Mainehadbetteremploymentopportunities.

C.Mainewaspoliticallystable.

D.Mainehadabetterclimate.

15.A.Theareawaseconomicallyunified.

B.Theauthoritieswereunabletoenforcelawandorder.

C.Thetwogovernmentsfoughtforcontrolofthearea.

D.MostofthepeoplelivingtherespokemainlyFrench.

16.A.Thelatestpracticeofaccuratemapmaking.

B.Theimpactofdiseasesonimmigration.

C.Theadvantagesofestablishinginternationaltradeagreements.

D.ThetechnologyusedtolocatetheOldCanadaRoad.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Parentshavenotimetopreparefood.

B.Childrenpaynoattentiontotheirhealth.

C.Parentsusesweetsasanoccasionaltreat.

D.Childrengetnutritionfromsugarysnacks.

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18.A.Caloriesthatdonothingtopeople.

B.Caloriesthataregoodforhealth.

C.Caloriesthatpeoplestillneed.

D.Caloriesthatcomefromfood.

19.A.Theywillfindthetermconfusing.

B.Theywillgetmoreaddictedtosugar.

C.Theywillfeelexhaustedforsometime.

D.Theywillhaveheadachestwodayslater.

20.A.Haveasugar-freeweek.

B.Buycarswithgoodbrakes.

C.Takemorebreakafterwork.

D.Watchwhatwillhappentolabrats.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

It'sgoodtoshare,right?Growingupaskids,wearetoldtoshareourtoysand

nottobeselfish.Wealsoliveinanagewhenunfoldingourfeelingisencouraged.But

whendoesitallbecometooexcessive?Withnewcrazes(21)__________(sweep)

networkplatforms,suchasdancechallengesandwearingapillowasadress,the

questionis:when(22)__________sharingevolveintooversharingonsocialmedia?

Whatisoversharing?Thetermhasbecomeassociatedwithsocialmedia,butit

isn'texclusivetothisplatform.Imagine(23)__________headingtoapartyandyou

encountersomeone.Withinfiveminutestheyhavedisclosedintimatedetailsabout

theirlife.(24)__________someofusmaytrytoescapethesepeople,accordingto

marriagetherapistCarolynCole,thisformofoversharingcouldberootedinastrong

desire(25)__________(connect)withsomeone.Buthowdoesthistranslatetosocial

media?

DrChristopherHand,alecturerincyberpsychology,saysthemoredetailspeople

disclose,(26)__________(sympathetic)wearewhenthingsgowrong.Thiscouldbe

duetoabelief(27)__________theyattractourownnegativeexperiencesifthey

sharemore.Itseemsthatsadfishing,theideaofsearchingforsympathyby

oversharing,(28)____________________thecryforhelpisgenerallyconsideredas

negative.

However,DrHand'sresearchalsoseemstosuggestthatthemorewepostona

platform,themoresociallyattractivewebecome--(29)__________thepostswe

bangoutarepositive.Evenbackin2015,GwendolynSeidmanPhD,saidthatwe

shouldavoidbeingones(30)__________(complain)withoutstopandbeingnegative

online.Weshouldalsosteerclearofshowingofforbragging,asit'snowknown--

especiallyaboutourlovelives.Itmakessense--supposeyourdateisgoing"that

well",wouldyoureallyhavetimetoshareaphotowithtext?

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So,howcanyouknowifyouareoversharing?Well,whynotaskyourclose

friendsinreallife?Theywillprobablybemorethanhappytotellyouwhetheryour

postsaboutyourbreakfastoryourcomplaintsonyourrainydaysaretoomuch.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeused

onlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.address

E.complex

I.initial

B.emerged

F.fashion

J.harvest

C.harmoniously

G.troublesome

K.novel

D.withdrew

H.understandably

WiththerapidgrowthoftheagingpopulationinChina,theinstallationof

elevatorsinoldcommunitieshasgraduallybecomeaninevitableissue.Alotof

neighborhoodsarelivingnolonger(31)__________duetothelivingillsoftheir

six-story,elevator-lessbuildings.

Recently,aresidential(32)__________inHangzhouhascomeupwithan

initiativedesignedto(33)__________theproblemastohowtoraisefundsfor

facilitiesmuch-neededbyelderlyresidents,whicharecalled"publictransit

elevators."Payoneyuan,andyoucantaketherideonce,justliketakingabus.The

priceremainsunchangedwhetheryoutaketheliftbyyourselforwithyourwhole

family.Frommyperspective,this(34)__________solutionisquitenecessary,but

stillneedsimprovement.

Thegreatestconcernistheprice.Residentsinoldcommunitieshavebeenatodds

withoneanotherregardinghowtomosteffectivelydistributethenecessarymoney

withwhichtopayfortheinstallationofelevators.Mostresidentslivingonlower

floorsare(35)__________reluctanttopayforanelevatortobeinstalledgiventhatit

willlikelyendupoccupyingtheircommonareaofpublicspace.Forthoselivingon

higherfloors,however,thelackofelevatorcanoftenbequite(36)__________,

especiallyfortheelderly.Therefore,althoughtheinstallationchargehasbeencut

downtoaverylowlevelbyaddingpay-to-useelevators,howtoproperlyallocate

(分

配)the(37)__________costsinvolvedremainstobenegotiated.Anotherproblemhas

(38)__________concerningwho'llultimatelypayfortheride,supposetwofamilies

shareoneelevatoratthesametime.

Mucheasierasitistoworkthingsonpaper,itrequiresaconsiderableinvestment

offinancialandmaterialresourcesinitsinitialstage,anditwillonlybeableto

(39)__________subtlereturns,atleastintheshortrun,makingitchallengingfor

whateverauthoritytocarryouttheproposal.

Stillwehavetoplaceourselvesinthepositioninwhichwecanbestservethe

greatersocietyandbythis,treattheissueinamorereasonable(40)__________soas

tominimizeanypotentiallosses.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

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Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Faster,cheaper,better----technologyisonefieldmanypeoplerelyupontooffer

avisionofabrighterfuture.Aswemoveintothe2020s,however,(41)__________

isinshortsupply.Thenewtechnologies(42)__________thepastdecadeseemto

messupthethings.Socialmediaarebetterknownforinvadingprivacyandspreading

fakenews.E-commerceis(43)__________withunderpayingworkersandincreasing

inequality.Parentsworrythatsmartphoneshaveturnedtheirchildreninto

screen-addictedzombies(僵尸).

(44)__________,thetechnologiesalsoseemtobecastingadarkshadow.AI

maywellthreatenyourjob.Internetgiantshavechangedfromtalent(45)_________

tooutcasts(被排斥者)."Amoodofpessimism",theNewYorkTimeswrites,has

(46)__________"theideaofinevitableprogressborninthescientificandindustrial

revolutions."

(47)__________thatparticulartechnologiesmightbedoingmoreharmthan

goodhavearisenbefore.Inthe1970s,thegloomwascausedbyfearsof

overpopulationandtheprospectofnucleardisaster.The1920switnessedaboycott(抵

制)ofcars,whichhadbeenseenasa(n)(48)__________solution

tohorse-drawn

vehicles.Similarly,inthe19thcenturyindustrializationwasgreetedwith(49)

__________fromsocialists.

However,asenseoftechno-pessimismcanbe(50)__________.Toooften

peoplefocusonthedrawbacksofanewtechnology,whiletakingitsbenefitsfor

granted.Worriesaboutscreentimeshouldbe(51)__________themuchmorereal

advantagesofinstantcommunicationandeasyaccesstoinformationthatsmartphones

makepossible.AfurtherdangeriswhatCarlBenediktFrey,anOxfordacademic,

callsa"technologytrap."Fearsthatrobotswill(52)__________peopleoftheirjobs

maymotivatepoliticianstotaxthem.(53)__________,countrieswishingtomaintain

leveloflivingastheirworkforceagesandshrinkswillneedmorerobots,notfewer.

It'sthechoicespeoplemakeabouttechnologythat(54)__________theworld.

Asaresult,thetechlash(技术抵制潮)isanecessarystepintheadoptionofnew

technologies.Atitsbest,ithelpsframehowsocietygivesintoinnovationsand

imposesrulesandpoliciesagainsttheir(55)__________potential.

41.

42.

43.

44.

45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

50.

A.challenge

A.dominating

A.experimented

A.Undoubtedly

A.trainers

A.converted

A.Concerns

A.unnecessary

A.competition

A.adjusted

B.optimism

B.spoiling

B.charged

B.Frustratingly

B.competitors

B.mirrored

B.Predictions

B.common

B.reform

B.valued

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C.imagination

C.featuring

C.loaded

C.Fortunately

C.magnets

C.replaced

C.Notices

C.impractical

C.criticism

C.underestimated

D.knowledge

D.justifying

D.threatened

D.Importantly

D.reminders

D.proved

D.Exceptions

D.marvelous

D.compliment

D.overdone

51.

52.

53.

54.

55.

A.combinedwith

A.rob

A.Likewise

A.improve

A.suspicious

B.substitutedfor

B.aid

B.Moreover

B.destroy

B.disastrous

C.weighedagainst

C.guide

C.However

C.shape

C.commercial

D.comparedto

D.assess

D.Therefore

D.create

D.promising

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

A

Floodedbymoreinformationthanwecanpossiblyholdinourheads,we're

increasinglyshiftingfromthejobofrememberingtosearchenginesandsmartphones.

Googleisevenreportedlyworkingoneyeglassesthatcouldonedayrecognizefaces

andsupplydetailsaboutwhoeveryou'relookingat.Butnewresearchshowsthat

outsourcingourmemory--andexpectingthatinformationwillbecontinuallyand

immediatelyavailable---ischangingourcognitivehabits.

ResearchconductedbyBetsySparrow,anassistantprofessorofpsychologyat

ColumbiaUniversity,hasidentifiedthreenewrealitiesabouthowweprocess

informationintheInternetage.First,herexperimentshaveshownthatwhenwedon't

knowtheanswertoaquestion,wenowthinkaboutwherewecanfindthenearest

Webconnectioninsteadofthesubjectofthequestionitself.Asecondrevelationis

thatwhenweexpecttobeabletofindcertaininformationagainlateron,wedon't

rememberitaswellaswhenwethinkitmightbecomeunavailable.Andthenthereis

theresearchers'finalobservation:theexpectationthatwe'llbeabletolocate

informationdownthelineleadsustoformamemorynotofthefactitselfbutof

wherewe'llbeabletofindit.

Butthisshiftcomeswithadownside.Skillslikecriticalthinkingandanalysis

mustdevelopinthecontextoffacts:weneedsomethingtothinkandreasonabout,

afterall.Andthesefactscan'tbeGoogledaswego;theyneedtobestoredinour

internallong-termmemory.Especiallyinthecaseofchildren,"factualknowledge

mustprecedeskill"saysDanielWillingham,aprofessorofpsychology,atthe

UniversityofVirginia--meaningthatthedaysofdrillingthemultiplicationtableand

memorizingthenamesofthePresidentsaren'toverquiteyet.Adults,too,needto

recruitasupplyofstoredknowledgeinordertosituateandevaluatethenew

informationtheyencounter.Youcan'tGooglecontext.

56.Accordingtothepassage,theterm"cognitivehabits"(Paragraph1)refersto

__________.

A.howwedealwithinformation

B.wherewelocateinformation

C.whatwethinkofinformation

D.howwegetridofinformation

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57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutSparrow'sresearchistrue?

A.Werememberpeopleandthingsasmuchasbefore.

B.Weremembermoreinternetconnectionsthanbefore.

C.Wepayequalattentiontothelocationandcontentofinformation.

D.Wetendtorememberwherewecanlocateinformationratherthanthecore

factsthemselves.

58.Google'seyeglasses,asasearchengine,areconsideredto__________.

A.functionasaformofourexternalmemory

B.improveourabilitytorememberthings.

C.helpusseehumanfacesbetters

D.worklikesmartphones

59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Webconnectionsaidourmemory.

B.Peopledifferinwhattheyremember.

C.Peoplestorememoriesonsmartphones.

D.Peopleshouldexercisetheirmemorymore.

B

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C

"Ineveryknownhumansocietythemale'sneedsforachievementcanbe

recognized...Inagreatnumberofhumansocietiesmen'ssurenessoftheirsexrole

istiedupwiththeirright,orability,topracticesomeactivitiesthatwomenarenot

allowedto.Themalenessinfacthastobeunderwrittenbypreventingwomenfrom

enteringsomefieldsorperformingsomefeat(壮举)."

Thisistheconclusionoftheanthropologist(人类学家)MargaretMeadaboutthe

wayinwhichtherolesofmenandwomenissocietyshouldbedistinguished.

Iftalkandprintareconsidered,itwouldseemthattheformalliberationof

womenisfarfromcomplete.Thereisaflowofpublicationsaboutthecontinuing

domesticbondageofwomenandaboutthecomplicatedsystemofdefencewhichmen

havethrownuparoundtheir,byfarandaway,acceptedadvantages,takingsometimes

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theobviousformofexclusionfromtypesofoccupationandsociablegroupings,and

sometimesthemoresubtleformofautomaticdoubtoftheseriousnessofwomen's

claimstothelevelofintellectandresolutionthatmen,itissupposed,bringtothe

businessofrunningtheworld.

Thereareagoodmanyobjectivepiecesofevidencefortheerosionofmen's

status.Inthefirstplace,thereisthewidespreadpostwarphenomenonofthewoman

PrimeMinister,inIndia,SriLankaandIsrael.

Secondly,thereistheverylargeincreaseinthenumberofwomenwhowork,

especiallymarriedwomenandmothersofchildren.Wewitnessthesharingof

domestictasks,andtheadmissionofwomentoallsortsofpreviouslyexclusively

malepastimes.

Intheancientnaturalsociety,cavemenwentoutandfishandtofightoffthetribe

nextdoorwhilewomenkeptthefiregoing.Everyonecarriesroundwithhimafairly

definiteideaoftheprimitiveandnaturalconditionsofhumanlife.Itisacquiredmore

bythestudyofhumorouscartoonsthanofarchaeology(考古学),butthatdoesnot

mattersinceit'snotsignificantastheorybutonlyasanexpressionofinwardlyfelt

expectationsofpeople'ssenseofwhatisfundamentallyproperinthedifferentiation

betweentherolesandthetwosexes.

63.Thephrase"men'ssurenessoftheirsexrole"inthefirstparagraphsuggeststhat

they________.

A.areconfidentintheirabilitytocharmwomen

B.taketheinitiativeinworkandlife

C.haveaclearideaofwhatisconsidered"manly"

D.tendtobemoreimmoralthanwomenare

64.ThethirdparagraphdoesNOTmentionthatmen________.

A.preventwomenfromtakingupcertainprofessions

B.secretlyadmirewomen'sintellectandresolution

C.doubtwhetherwomenreallymeantosucceedinbusiness

D.forbidwomentojoincertainclubsandsocieties.

65.Theusualideaofthecavemaninthelastparagraph________.

A.isbasedonthestudyofancientsocieties

B.illustrateshowpeopleexpectmentobehave

C.isdismissedbyauthorasanirrelevantjoke

D.provesthatmen,notwomen,shouldbethebreadwinner

66.Theopeningquotation(Paragraph1)fromMargaretMeadsumsupa

relationshipbetweenmenandwomenwhichtheauthor__________.

A.approvesof

B.takesforgranted

B.completelyrejects

D.expectstogoonchanging

SectionC

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Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyou

need.

A.However,takecarenottodotoomuchexercise.

B.Mostgovernmentsurgepeopletodoalittleeveryday,oratleastspreadtheir

exerciseovertheweek.

C.Havingabusyweekendwiththreeorfourhoursspenttakingexercisedoesmore

goodthanthought.

D.Couldyouevergettoomuchofagoodthing?

E.Butwhatdoyouactuallyhavetodotogetthedesiredresults?

F.TheWHO'sdefinitionofmoderateexerciseincludeshouseworkandgardening.

Thebenefitsofexercisehavebeenfullynotedandyourresolutionshavebeen

made.Yes,youwanttobefitandlivealongandhealthylife.(67)__________

__________.

AccordingtostandardadviceissuedbytheWorldHealthOrganization,adults

shouldbegettingatleast150minutesofmoderatephysicalworkoutor75minutesof

vigorousactivityperweektoextendtheirlives,getfit,havestrongermusclesandbe

ahealthyweight.Ifthatdidn'talreadysoundalot,theWHOsaystodoublethatif

youwanttogetfurtherbenefits.

Thegoodnewsforthosewhodislikesportsisthatit'spossibletosticktothese

guidelineswithoutenteringagymorbreakingintoajog.(68)__________________.

Thisideaisinlinewithevidencefromastudylastyearofmorethan130,000

peoplein17countries,whichfoundthatwalkingtoworkandhouseworksuchas

vacuumingormoppingthefloorareactivitiesenoughtoreducetheriskofearlydeath

by28percent,aslongasyoudo150minutesaweek.Ifyouaren'tonefor

housework,youwillbepleasedtohearthatyourweeklyamountofexercisecanbe

putintotheweekendwithnoilleffects,saysGrayDonovanofLoughbirough

University,UK.(69)____________________Buthisteamanalyzeddatafrommore

than63,000adultsintheUKcovering18yearsandfoundthatpeoplewhofavoreda

"weekendfighter"planhadprettymuchthesamereducedriskofearlydeathfromall

causesasthosewhospreadoutexercise."Oneweeklyexerciseisusuallysufficientto

reducemortalityandmorbidity

(死亡率和发病率),"Donovansays.Evenweekend

fighterswhodidlessthantherecommendedamountfortheweekfaredbetterthan

inactivepeople.

(70)____________________"Nolevelofexerciseistoomuch,"saysDonovan.

"There'snoincreaseinmortalityormorbidityifyoukeepincreasingtheamount."

Justdon'tgotoohardeachtime.

IV.SummaryWriting

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Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemain

point(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaras

possible.

HostingtheOlympics

Today,theOlympicGamesareoneofthemostpopularandmostwatchedevents

onearth.Everyfouryears,manycountriesbidfortheGames.Whydotheydothis?

Whataretheadvantagesofhostingsuchanevent?

Aworld-classeventdemandsworld-classfacilitiesfromthehostcity,andany

whichdonotalreadyexistwillhavetobebuilt.Thesewillremainforthelocal

populationtoenjoyaftertheGamesareover.Anexampleofthisisthe

accommodationwhichwillhavetobebuilt,notonlyfortheathletesintheirOlympic

village,butalsoforvisitors.Laterthiscanbetransformedintopermanent

accommodationfortouristsandstudents.Thetransportsystemmustalsobetakeninto

consideration.HostingtheOlympicsmeanshavinganeffectivewide-reaching

system,whichisessentialtocarrypeoplesafelyandefficientlytotheirdestinations.

Suchatransportsystemisagreatadvantageforanycityandwillbeinserviceforthe

yearstocome.

Fundinganygreateventisacostlybusiness,butmanycompaniesfiercely

competetobecomesponsorsofsuchglobaleventsasitisanidealplatformfor

advertising.Thismeansthatadvertisingprofitscaneasilycoveralargeproportionof

thecostinvolved.Inaddition,thebroadcastingrightscanbeasourceoffinance.For

example,thenationalAmericanTVcompanyNBCpaid$3.5billiontob