广东财经大学大二英语专业2021年6月期末考试试卷：英语水平考试

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一、GapFilling选词填空（从列表的单词中选择合适的词完成段落/非Cloze选择填

空）（30题，每题1分，共30分）

WORDLIST

cautioustrulydistinguishedcopiesfaringtoldanotherrespectable

eradiscouragingvaryreapnumbersflockingworth

matchclaiminvokedthatcontrastperformresistant

restgentlergeneroustranslationsingleimperialismhunger

enthusiastic

Theworldis]gettingsmaller.Americansareembracing,indeeddriving,anew2of

globaltradeandrecreationaltravel,jet-settingfromoneinternationaltimezoneto3;weare

communicatingacrossbordersbye-mail,surfingtheWebforforeignnewsand4toseeforeign

films.ItstandstoreasonthatAmericanpublishingmustalsobeprimedto5theculturalbountyofa

vastworldliterature,quicklyandcompetentlytranslatedintotheEnglishlanguage.Right?Well,notexactly.

Truthbe6thefiguresfortranslationsfromforeignlanguagesintoEnglishare7.Ofallthe

bookstranslatedworldwide,only6%——andthatisconsideredtobea8estimate——aretranslated

fromforeignlanguagesintoEnglish.By9,almost50%aretranslatedfromEnglishintoother

languages.Inatypicalweek,atleasthalfofthetop-10bestsellersonAinFranceandGermanyare

booksin10;ontheU.Ssite,arecentscanshowednota11foreignnameonanextendedlistof

24topsellers.Andthat'sparforthepastdecade.

Somemidlisttitlesshow12sales,butmoreoftenthannotittakesvalidationonthelevelofa

NobelPrizetoratchet13upintothesolidfive-figurerange.Itispossibletoarguethattranslations

14onmoreorlessthesamelevelassimilarEnglishtitles.KnopfsenioreditorGeorgeAnderoupointsout

thatKwasiBoachiis"afirst,quiteliterarynovel,soifonecouldbeassuredofselling7,000copiesofsucha

book,evenifitweren'tintranslation,Ithinkitwouldbe15doing.^^Nevertheless,thereisnogetting

aroundthefactthatsalesoftranslationinthiscountrydonot16salesofEnglishtitlesabroad.Whyare

U.S.readersandpublishersso17toliteratureintranslation?Somechalkituptocultural18.

Severalwriters19thereisacertainarroganceonthepartofBritishandAmericanpublishinghouses,

whichconsideranythingpublishedinanotherlanguagetobeautomatically20.Englishis,in

practicalterms,themostimportantlanguageintheworldtoday,andwhetherimperialismis21ornot,

thatrealityhasacertaineffectonAmericanpublishing.Still,manytargetalesspragmatic,more

culture-specifickindofsolipsism."Americaisjustfrighteninglydifferentfromthe22oftheworld,

saysBarbaraEpler,editor-in-chiefofNewDirections.uWearereallyDisneylandcdbeyondbelief.^^Translator

PeterConstantine^takeonthesituationis23."WeinAmericaarealittlebit24—

publishersarecautiousaboutwhattheybringoutHerethepublicdoesnotseemtohavethe25for

translationthattheEuropeanmarkethas.”

Itisdifficulttosaywhetherthingshavechangedmuchinrecentyears-opinions26,andstatistics

arehardtocomeby.DrenkaWillen,asenioreditoratHarcourtbelievesthatthere9sbeenanupturninthepast

sevenoreightyears,withevenpoetryintranslation27better.RobertWeil,executiveeditoratW.W.

Norton,isdownright28aboutforeigntranslations."Sofewpublishersareinvolved29you

canpublishtheworkofsuperboverseaswriters.It'sanembarrassmentofriches.We,asAmericanpublishers,

ignore30worksthatcanbeverycommercial.Butyouhavetoknowwhatyou'redoing.”

二、Proofreadinganderrorcorrection改错题（15题，每题2分，共30分）

Thefollowingpassagescontain15errors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.In

eachcase,onlyONEwordisinvolved.CorrecttheerrorsandwritetheanswersonYOURANSWER

SHEETinthefollowingway.

Forawrongword,writethecorrectoneonYourAnswerSheet.

Foramissingword,writethemissingwordwitha"A"signbeforeitonYourAnswerSheet.

Foranunnecessarywork,writetheunnecessarywordwithadeletinglineonitonYourAnswerSheet.

Example

WriteonyourAnswerSheet.

二、ProofreadingandErrorCorrection.

31.Aan32.never-33.exhibit

PassageA

People'sattitudetowarddrugsvariesfrompersonto

person.Someregarditasmiraculous;othersthinkof(31)

themasdangerous.Thenwhatisthesensibleattitude

towarddrugs?Ithinkthefirstthingtothinkisthe(32)

differencebetweendrugsandwonderdrugs.The

antibioticscanreallytreatcertainbacterialdiseases.(33)

Ontheotherhand,themajordiseasesthreatening

Americanstodayarecancer,stroke,highblood

pressure,coronarydisease,etc.Againstthem,the

doctor'sbagoftricksislimited.Hehaswonder(34)

drugs.Sothefirstimportantlessonisnottoexpect

toomanyfromdrugs.Ifyoucanacceptthefact(35)

thatthewaragainstmanyofourmostdevastating

diseasesis,atbest,aholdingoperationmorethan(36)

aninevitabletriumph,theywilldoagreatdealto(37)

easeyourownlifeaswellasthatofyourdoctor.

Toomanypatientsexertgreatpressureondoctors

todescribeforeverysymptom,evenwhensuch(38)

treatmentisunwanantedordangerous.

Unfortunately,themedicalprofessionisguiltyin(39)

takingpart,toacertainextent,inthewrongful

action.Thepatientwhodemandsashotofpenicillin

foreverysniffleandsneezemaybegivenaninjection

byareluctantphysicianbecauseheiscertainthat

ifhedoesnot,thepatientwillnotsearchuntilhe(40)

findsadoctorwhowill.

PassageB

Theterms“attachment"and"bonding“areoftenused

interchangeably,eventhoughtheyhadsimilarimplications.(41)

However,theyhavequitedistinctivemeanings.Bonding

actuallyreferstotheparent'stietotheinfantandthoughtto(42)

occurinthefirsthoursordaysoflife.Attachment,incontrast,

referstotherelationshipbetweeninfantsandprimarycare­

givers,whodevelopsgradually.Parenttoinfantbonding(43)

hasbeenarguedtooccurquitesuddenly,especiallyupon

firstcontactwiththeinfantimmediatelyafterbirth.Thereis

nosoimplicationinthetermattachment.Aswithanyvital(44)

relationship,therecanbenoattachment.Rather,the

infant-caregiverrelationshipbuildsovertime.Itevolves

throughseriesofcharacteristicphases,witheachphase(45)

drawingontheonebefore.Infact,newborninfantsarenotyetcapableofattachment,sincetheyhavelittle

abilitytodistinguishonepersonfromanotherandnoconceptofapermanentobject.Becauseattachment

referstoarelationshipandnotsimplyanexperienceoftheparent,itisinappropriatetosaythatanattachment

relationshiphasformeduntilthesecondhalfyear.Eventhentherelationshipisnotfullyformedorfixed.It

continuestoevolvetowardwhatJohnBowlbycalleda"partnership“duringthepreschoolyearsandtobe

elaborated

三、SentenceCompletion完成句子（根据提供的词，用合适的词的形式完成句子填

空）（15题，每题2分，共30分）

46.doubt

Theresultofthiswasbelieversstillbelievedanddoubtersremained.

47.exist

Asia-Europecooperationshouldbeanexampleofharmoniousamongcountries.

48.patriot

China'shistorystretchesoverthousandsofyears,andhasalwaysbeenastirringthemeandapowerful

forceinspiringtheChineseofallethnicgroupstocarryonandexcel.

49.adapt

Largeanimalsthatinhabitthedeserthaveevolvedanumberofforreducingtheeffectsofextreme

heat.

50.increase

Managingourcomplexandinterdependentrelationshipisdauntingandrequiresspeakingtotheright

peopleattherighttimeontherightsissuesandintherightway.

51.determine

Thisisacriticalpriorityformeinthecomingperiodandthat,Iampleasedtosay,issharedbythe

othermajorplayersinthenegotiation.

52.rely

BoldstructuralpoliciesareneededtoshiftChina'sgrowthawayfromheavyindustry,highenergyuse,and

dependenceonexports-towardsgreaterondomesticdemandandproductionofservices.

53.scarce

Therisingcostoffoodrepresentsanevenmoreimmediatedanger.Food

hasalreadyresultedinworldwideriots.

54.benefit

Thetimeofzero-summentalityispast,soweshouldworktogetherformutually

cooperationinstead.

55.wide

Anegativeresultofglobalizationistheoftheinequalitybetweenthehighlyeducatedandtheless

educated,betweenurbanandruralincomes,andbetweencoastalandinlandprovinces.

56.long

Astechnologyhasdevelopedandknowledgeofthehealthaspectsofvariouschemicalshasincreased,thelist

ofairpollutantshas.

57.prosper

WhatwetodaycallAmericanfolkartwas,indeed,artof,by,andforordinaryeveryday“fblks"who,with

increasingandleisure,createdamarketforartofallkinds,andespeciallyfbrportraits.

58.capable

Throughtheface-to-faceexchange,thetwodelegationshadabetterunderstandingofeachother'sintentions

and.

59.abound

ButhehadstillatintervalsakindlistenerinMrs.Philips,andwas,byherwatchfulness,most

suppliedwithcoffeeandmuffin.

60.certain

Amidsttherisinganddestabilizingfactorsintheworldeconomy,thefinancialcrisisintheUnited

Statesisspreadingandtheinternationalfinancialmarkethasseenincreasingvolatility.

四、ReadingComprehension阅读理解(30题，每题2分，共60分)

TextA

WhenDenisHennequintookoverastheEuropeanbossofMcDonald'sinJanuary2004,theworld's

biggestrestaurantchainwasshowingsignsofrecoveryinAmericaandAustralia,butsalesinEuropewere

sluggishordeclining.OneexceptionwasFrance,whereMrHennequinhaddoneasterlingjobasheadofthe

group'sFrenchsubsidiarytosellmoreBigMacstohiscompatriots.Histaskwastoreplicatethissuccessin

all41oftheEuropeancountrieswhereanti-globalisers,favouriteenemyoperates.

SofarMrHennequinisdoingwell.LastyearEuropeansalesincreasedby5.8%andthenumberof

customersby3.4%,thebestannualresultsinnearly15years.Europeaccountedfbr36%ofthegroup'sprofits

andfor28%ofitssales.Decemberwasanespeciallygoodmonthascustomerstooktoseasonalmenu

offeringsinFranceandBritain,andtoapromotioninGermanybasedonthegameofMonopoly.

MrHennequin\recipefbrrevivalistobemoreopenabouthiscompany'soperations,tobe"locally

relevant”,andtoimprovetheexperienceofvisitinghis6,400restaurants.McDonald'sisblamedfbrmaking

peoplefat,exploitingworkers,treatinganimalscruelly,pollutingtheenvironmentandsimplyforbeing

American.MrHennequinsayshewantstoengageinadialoguewiththepublictoaddresstheseconcerns.

Heintroduced“opendoor“visitordaysineachcountrywhichbecamehugelypopular.InPolandalone

some50,000visitorscametoMcDonald'sthroughthevisitors9programmelastyear.TheNutrition

InformationInitiative,launchedlastyear,putdetailedlabelsonMcDonald'spackagingwithdataoncalories,

protein,fat,carbohydratesandsaltcontent.Thedetailsarealsoprintedontray-liners.

MrHennequinalsowantspeopletoknowthat“McJobs”,thelow-paidmenialjobsatMcDonald's

restaurants,aremuchbetterthanpeoplethink.Butsomeofhiseffortshavebackfired:lastyearhesparkeda

controversywiththeintroductionofa“McPassport”thatallowsMcDonald'semployeestoworkanywherein

theEuropeanUnion.PoliticiansaccusedthefirmofaploytomakecheaplabourfromeasternEuropemore

easilyavailabletoMcDonald'smanagersacrossthecontinent.

Tostayintouchwithlocalneedsandpreferences,McDonald'semployslocalbossesasmuchaspossible.

ARussianisrunningMcDonald'sinRussia,thoughaSerbisinchargeofGermany.Thegroupbuysmainly

fromlocalsuppliers.Four-fifthsofitssuppliesinFrancecomefromlocalfarmers,forexample.(Someofthe

Frenchfarmerswhocampaignedagainstthecompanyinthelate1990ssubsequentlydiscoveredthatitwas,in

fact,buyingtheirproduce.)AndithirescelebritiessuchasHeidiKlum,aGermanmodel,aslocalbrand

ambassadors.

InhispreviousjobMrHennequinestablisheda“designstudio^^inFrancetospruceuphiscompany's

drabrestaurantsandadapttheinteriortolocaltastes.Thestudioisnowmastermindingimprovements

everywhereinEurope.Healsosetupa"foodstudio"，wherecooksdevisenewrecipesinresponsetolocal

trends.

GivenFrance'sreputationasthemostanti-AmericancountryinEurope,itseemsoddthatMcDonald's

revivalinEuropeisbeingledbyaFrenchman,usingideascookedupintheFrenchmarket.ButFranceisin

factthecompany'smostprofitablemarketafterAmerica.ThemarketwhereMcDonald'sisweakestinEurope

isnotFrance,butBritain.

“FixingBritainshouldbehispriority,saysDavidPalmer,arestaurantanalystatUBS.Almosttwo-thirds

ofthe1,214McDonald'srestaurantsinBritainarecompany-owned,comparedwith40%inEuropeand15%

inAmerica.Thecompanysuffersfromthevolatilityofsalesatitsownrestaurants,butcanrelyonsteady

incomefromfranchisees.Soitshouldsellasmanyunderperformingoutletsaspossible,saysMrPalmer.

M.MarkWiltamuth,ananalystatMorganStanley,estimatesthatEuropeancompany-ownedrestaurants9

marginswillincreaseslightlyto16.4%in2007.Thisisstilllessthaninthelate1990sandbelowAmerica's

18-19%today.ButitismuchbetterthanbeforeMrHennequin\reign.Heisalreadybeingtippedasthefirst

Europeancandidatefbrthegroup'stopjobinIllinois.NobodywouldcallthataMcJob.

61.Theword"sterling“inline3ofParagraphAmeans.

A.difficult

B.menial

C.terrible

D.excellent

62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsontheaccusationofMacDonaldisNOTTRUE?

A.Ittendstomakepeoplefat.

B.Itsoperationsareveryvague.

C.Ittendstoexploitworkers.

D.Ittendstotreatanimalscruelly.

63.WhichofthefollowingmeasurestakenbyDenisHennequinproducedundesiredresult?

A."FoodStudio"scheme.

B.”OpenDoof9visitordays.

C.ThettMcPassport^^scheme.

D.TheNutritionInformationInitiative.

64.WhatdidDenisHennequindosoastorespondtolocaltrends?

A.setupa“FoodStudio,,.

B.establisheda"DesignStudio”.

C.hiredcelebritiesaslocalbrandambassadors.

D.employedlocalbossesasmuchaspossible.

65.ofMcDonald'srestaurantsinAmericaarecompanied-ownedandthefigureismuchlowerthanthat

inBritain.

A.40%B.15%C.50%D.16.4%

66.AfterJanuary2004,McDonaldwasmakingimprovementfollowingaperiodofslumpinAmericaand

Australia,butsalesinEuropewere.

A.increasingB.dramaticallyupgradingC.decliningD.blocking

67.ThemostprofitablemarketforMcDonald\is

A.EuropeanmarketB.AmericanmarketC.FrenchmarketD.Chinesemarket

TextB

Washington,it'sahigh-stakes,multibillion-dollarindustrywithtightdeadlines,demandingclientsand

livesatrisk.Anymiscommunicationcouldcauseadeepfinanciallossordeath.Somepeopleintheindustry

workinwarzoneswhileothershavecozyhomeoffices."Thestakescanbehuge/5saidLillianClementi,

“There'stonsoftimepressure.,,Thebusinessislanguage.Andit'sbooming.

Thenumberofjobsfortranslatorsandinterpretersdoubledinthepast10yearswhiletheirwagessteadily

grewbefore,duringandaftertherecession.Jobsareexpectedtogrow46percentbetween2012and2022,

accordingtotheLaborDepartment,makingitoneofthenation'sfastestgrowingoccupations.Duringaperiod

ofstagnatingwagesacrossthelabormarket,thelanguage-serviceindustrywithits50,000jobsisabrightspot

inthejobsoutlook.

ClementiisaFrenchtranslatorwhoworksincorporatecommunicationsfromherhomeinArlington,Va.

Clementiisroutinelyontightdeadlinestosubmittranslatedmaterial.OneofClementi\formerclients,a

Frenchcompany,routinelysentherlegaldocumentstotranslateattheendofFrance'sworkday-aboutmidday

ontheEastCoast.ClementitranslatedthematerialandemailedittoanothertranslatorinAustraliato

double-checkit.ThentheAustraliantranslatorsentthetranslateddocumentsbacktoFrancebeforethe

company'sofficesopenedthenextdayinParis."Ithadliterallygonearoundtheglobe,saidClementi,who

translatesFrenchintoEnglish."Thishasbeengoingonforeverinthisindustry.^^Insomecases,aproper

translationorinterpretationisvital.Ifauser'smanualformedicalequipmentisnottranslatedwell,itcould

leadtoconfusionduringanemergency.Soldiersinconflictareasrequireexcellentinterpreterstospeakwith

communitymembers.

Multinationalcorporations,U.S.demographicchangesandtheInterneteconomyraisetheneedfor

translatedandlocalizedinformation.Companiesincreasinglywanttheircontenttailoredtothetongueofthe

town,evenbetweendialectsofthesamelanguage.Forinstance,trousersinLondonarepantsinMiami.And

ofcourse,wordslikepopandsodacanvarybytheneighborhoodorregion."Asmorepeoplehaveaccessto

theworldwideeconomy,thafsgoingtodrivemorecommerce,andthat'sgoingtodrivemorelanguage

services,,9saidBillRivers,executivedirectoroftheNationalCouncilforLanguageandInternationalstudies

intheWashingtonregion.

Translators9andinterpreters*relativeimmunitytothenation'seconomicdownturnalsohighlightsthe

growingdemandformultilingualspeakersinanincreasinglyglobalizedeconomy,expertssaid."Good

translatorswhospecializeinaparticularsubjectandbecomereallygoodatitcanmakesix-digitfigures

annually/7saidJiriStejskal,spokesmanfbrtheAmericanTranslatorsAssociation."Theprofessional

translatorsandinterpretersareprettyhappyrightnowbecausetheeconomyisgoodandthejobsarethere.^^

Theestimatedvalueofthelanguage-serviceindustryworldwide,includingtechnologylanguageservices,this

yearwillbeabout$37.2billion,accordingtoCommonSenseAdvisory,amarketresearchfirminBoston.

That's6.2percentincreasefrom2013.CommonSenseAdvisorypredictsheindustrywillbeworth$47billion

by2018.

68.Accordingtoparagraph1,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheindustryoflanguage?

A.Ithasstrictdeadlines.

B.Itsclientshavehighrequirements.

C.Themistakesincommunicationmaycauseseverefinancialloss.

D.Peopleinthisindustryallhavecozyhomeoffices.

69.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromparagraph2abouttranslatorsandinterpreters?

A.Jobsfbrtranslatorsandinterpretersarelikelytoreduceafter2022.

B.Thewagesoftranslatorsandinterpreterswerenotaffectedbytherecession.

C.Thewagesoftranslatorsandinterpretersremainsinanunchangedhighlevel.

D.Thejobsoutlookshowsnooptimism.

70.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressestheessentialinformationintheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2?

A.Thedevelopmentoflanguage-serviceindustrywithits50,000jobsalwayskeepsinstepwiththatofthe

wholelabormarket.

B.Thewholelabormarketseriouslyrestrictsthegrowthoflanguage-serviceindustrywithits50,000jobs.

C.Thelanguage-serviceindustrywhichcreates50,000jobsstandoutinaperiodofstagnatingwagesacross

thelabormarket.

D.Thelanguage-serviceindustrydevelopsrapidlythoughthejobsoutlookacrossthewholelabormarketis

depressing.

71.Accordingtoparagraph5,howmuchcananexcellentandprofessionaltranslatorearnannually?

A.Morethanfivethousand.B.Morethantwentythousand.

C.Lessthanfivethousand.D.Almostfivethousand.

TextC

PerhapsonlyasmallboytrainingtobeawizardattheHogwartsschoolofmagiccouldcastaspellso

powerfulastocreatethebiggestbooklaunchever.WhereverintheworldtheclockstrikesmidnightonJune

20th,hisfollowerswillflocktogettheirpawsononeofmorethan10mcopiesof“HarryPotterandtheOrder

ofthePhoenix”.Bookshopswillopeninthemiddleofthenightanddeliveryfirmsaredraftinginextrastaff

andbiggertrucks.Relatedtoys,games,DVDsandothermerchandisewillbeeverywhere.Therewillbeno

escapingPottermania.

YetMr.Potter*sworldisacuriousone,inwhichthingsareoftennotwhattheyappear.Whilean

excitablemedia(herebyincludingTheEconomist,happytosupportsuchafineexampleofglobalization)is

helpingtohypethelaunchofJ.K.Rowling*fifthnovel,aboutthemostadventurousthingthatthepublishers

(ScholasticinAmericaandBritain'sBloomsburyinEnglishelsewhere)haveorganizedisareadingbyMs

RowlinginLondon'sRoyalAlbertHall,tobebroadcastasalivewebcast.

Hollywood,whichownseverythingelsetodowithHarryPotter,saysitisdoingevenless.Incredibleas

itmayseem,theguardiansofthebrandsaythat,toprotectthePotterfranchise,theyaretryingtomaintaina

lowprofile.Well,relativelylow.

MsRowlingsignedacontractin1998withWarnerBrothers,partofAOLTimeWarner,givingthe

studioexclusivefilm,licensingandmerchandisingrightsinreturnforwhatnowappearstohavebeenasteal:

some$500,000.WarnerlicensesotherfirmstoproducegoodsusingHarryPottercharactersorimages,from

whichMsRowlinggetsabigenoughcutthatsheisnowwealthierthanthequeen—ifyoubelieveBritain*s

SundayTimesrichlist.Theprocessisself-generating:eachbooksetsthestagefbrafilm,whichboostsbook

sales,whichliftssalesofPotterproducts.

Globally,thefirstfourHarryPotterbookshavesoldsome200mcopiesin55languages;thetwomovies

havegrossedover$1.8billionattheboxoffice.

Thisisastunningsuccessbyanymeasure,especiallyasMsRowlinghaslongdemandedthatHarry

Pottershouldnotbeover-commercialized.Inlinewithherwishes,Warnersaysitisbeingextraordinarily

careful,atleastbyHollywoodstandards,aboutwhatitlicensesandtowhom.Itimposedtoughconditionson

Coca-Cola,insistingthatnoHarryPotterimagesshouldappearoncans,andisnowintheprocessofmaking

itslicensingprogrammeevenmorerestrictive.Cokemaysoonbeconsideredtoomassmarkettocarrythe

brandatall.

ThedealwithWarnertiesmuchofthemerchandisingtothefilmsalone.Therearenoofficially

sanctionedproductsrelatingto"OrderofthePhoenix^^;noryetfor"HarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban”,

thefilmofthethirdbook,whichisdueoutinJune2004.WarneragreesthatMsRowling'screationisa

differentsortofcommercialproperty,onewithlong-termpotentialthatcouldbedamagedbyatypical

Hollywoodmarketingblitz,saysDianeNelson,thestudio*sglobalbrandmanagerforHarryPotter.Itisvital,

sheadds,thatwithmoretocome,readersofthebooksarenotalienated."Theevidencefromourmarket

researchisthatenthusiasmfbrthepropertybyfansisnotwaning.”

72.Whentheauthorsays“therewillbenoescapingPottermania^^,heimpliesthat.

A.HarryPotter9sappealfbrthereadersissimplyirresistible

B.itissomewhatirrationaltobesocrazyaboutthemagicboy

C.crazeaboutHarryPotterwillnotbeoverinthenearfuture

D.Hogwartsschoolofmagicwillbethebiggestattractionworldover

73.MsRowling'sreadinginLondon'sRoyalAlbertHallismentionedtoshow.

A.publishersarereallyadventurousinmanagingthePotter9sbusiness

B.businessesinvolvedwithPotteraremovingalonginanunusualway

C.themediaarepromotingPottermaniamoreactivelythanHollywood

D.businessesareactuallymorecrediblethanmediainPotter'sworld

74.Theauthorbelievesthat.

A.Britain'sSundayTimesrichlistisnotveryconvincingasitsounds

B.TimeWarner'smanagementoflicensesisabitover-commercialized

C.otherfirmsmayproducegoodsusingHarryPotterimagesatwill

D.whatMsRowlinggotinreturnforherofferingtoWarnerisarealbargain

75.Paragraph5intendsmainlytoshowWarner's.

A.determinationtopromotePotter

B.consistenceinconductingbusiness

C.highregardfbrMsRowling'srequest

D.carefulrestrictionsonlicensingtoCoco-Cola

76.Itcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.productsofPotterfilmshavebroughtenormousprofitstoWarner

B.currentHollywood'smarketingofPottermaydamageitspotential

C.readerscouldgettiredofMsRowling'swritingssoonerorlater

D.WarnerwillmaintainthesamestrategywithPotterinfuture

TextD

Themeaningsof"science"and"technology”havechangedsignificantlyfromonegenerationtoanother.

Moresimilaritiesthandifferences,however,canbefoundbetweentheterms.Bothscienceandtechnology

implyathinkingprocess,bothareconcernedwithcausalrelationshipsinthematerialworld,andbothemploy

anexperimentalmethodologythatresultsinempiricaldemonstrationsthatcanbeverifiedbyrepetition.

Science,atleastintheory,islessconcernedwiththepracticalityofitsresultsandmoreconcernedwiththe

developmentofgenerallaws,butinpracticescienceandtechnologyareinextricablyinvolvedwitheachother.

Thevaryinginterplayofthetwocanbeobservedinthehistoricaldevelopmentofsuchpractitionersas

chemists,engineers,physicists,astronomers,carpenters,potters,andmanyotherspecialists.Differing

educationalrequirements,socialstatus,vocabulary,methodology,andtypesofrewards,aswellasinstitutional

objectivesandprofessionalgoals,contributetosuchdistinctionsascanbemadebetweentheactivitiesof

scientistsandtechnologists;butthroughouthistorythepractitionersof"pure"sciencehavemademany

practicalaswellastheoreticalcontributions.

Indeed,theconceptthatscienceprovidestheideasfortechnologicalinnovationsandthatpureresearchis

thereforeessentialforanysignificantadvancementinindustrialcivilizationisessentiallyamyth.Mostofthe

greatestchangesinindustrialcivilizationcannotbetracedtothelaboratory.Fundamentaltoolsandprocesses

inthefieldsofmechanics,chemistry,astronomy,metallurgy,andhydraulicsweredevelopedbeforethelaws

governingtheirfunctionswerediscovered.Thesteamengine,forexample,wascommonplacebefore