四级笔试新题型模拟题05
1.What does the man advise the woman to do?
A) Make a complaint.
B) Change her car dealer.
C) Cancel the order.
D) Buy a cheap one.
正确答案为A你错选为D！
解析：
音频中男士建议女士跟他的经理谈一下，可见是在建议女士进行投诉，所以选A。
Script
M: During the depression years the Smiths had a great deal of trouble with their business.
W: But somehow or other they were able to hang on.
2.What can we infer from the conversation?
A) Many businesses went bankrupt in the depression.
B) The company survived the depression.
C) The Smiths was a family business.
D) The Smiths was an influential local business.
正确答案为B你错选为A！
解析：
音频中女士提到，史密斯一家想办法坚持了下来（somehow or other they were able to hang on），可见他们熬过了经济萧条期，所以选B。
Script
M: You know, even with Lucie's salary, our combined income is hardly enough to pay all the bills.
W: It's true. Things are so expensive nowadays that it's very difficult to make ends meet.
3.What does the woman mean?
A) They should share the bills.
B) They would go bankrupt.
C) She earns more than Lucie and the man combined.
D) Daily expenses are too much for people today.
正确答案为D你错选为B！
解析：
音频中女士提到，现在的东西都非常贵，要想收支平衡都很困难，make ends meet是收支平衡的意思。可以推断出，对人们来说现在的日常开支太大了，所以选D。
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W: Wow! What a great set of drums!
M: They're great, but I can't play on them when my folks are at home. They say I drive them up a wall with all the loud banging.
4.Why couldn't the man play the drums when his family is at home?
A) Because the noise annoys them.
B) Because he plays badly.
C) Because they are not interested in music.
D) Because they want to enjoy family time.
正确答案为A你错选为D！
解析：
音频中男士提到，他敲鼓的话他的家人会很气恼。Drive sb. up the wall 是惹恼、使生气的意思，所以选A。
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W: Have you seen their house lately? It's really gone to the dogs.
M: It's true, but I guess with some repair work and some paint it could look pretty decent.
5.What does the woman think of the house?
A) It can be fixed up to look like new.
B) It is in serious need of repair.
C) The owner keeps many dogs there.
D) The house is not worthy of repairing.
正确答案为B你错选为A！
解析：
音频中女士说他们的房子go to the dogs。这是英语中的一个习语，意思是“急剧恶化”，由此可知这所房子现在状况很差，急需维修，所以选B。
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M: I know that the children get in your hair, but you should try not to let it upset you so much.
W: Listen, Jim. I can't help it when the children are so noisy and messy.
6.What happened to the woman?
A) She had a new haircut.
B) The children disliked her hair.
C) She missed her children.
D) Her children drove her crazy.
正确答案为D你错选为B！
解析：
音频中男士提到孩子们令女士很生气（get in your hair），但是也不用这么心烦。女士回答当孩子们不听话时她就控制不住，可见女士快被孩子逼疯了，所以选D。
Script
W: Hey, Mike. I was invited to be a judge for the Miss America Beauty Contest!
M: Well, you've told me such foolish stories before.
7.What does the man mean?
A) He would go there too.
B) He thinks she deserves it.
C) The woman lies to him again.
D) The woman is a good story-teller.
正确答案为C你选对了！
解析：
音频中男士说，你之前就跟我说过这么荒谬的事儿（you've told me such foolish stories before），可见他并不相信女士所说的话，认为对方在撒谎，所以选C。
Script
M: Jill, I thought that John was going to help you do the dishes tonight.
W: So did I. But he got a call from some of his pals to go bowling, and left me high and dry.
8.What does the woman think John should do?
A) Go bowling with his friends.
B) Help her with the dishes.
C) Do the laundry.
D) Call his friends.
正确答案为B你错选为A！
解析：
音频中女士说约翰接到朋友的电话叫他去打保龄球，这让自己处境很难（left me high and dry.），可见女士认为约翰应该帮她洗碗，所以选B。
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W: Hello, this is Jane and I'd like to ask a few questions about getting fit.
M: Hi, Jane. This is the Gold Club for fitness building. What can I do for you?
W: I have put on too much weight recently. I need to get in shape. Do you have any suggestions?
M: Well, you've come to the right place. Have you been doing any exercise lately?
W: I'm afraid not. The busy life at work keeps me running like a clock. My legs feel dull.
M: OK. We'll start slowly. Which type of exercise do you enjoy doing?
W: I like doing exercises that may build up my body, but I hate slow running. I don't mind doing some weight-lifting, though.
M: Great, that gives us plenty to work with. How often can you work out?
W: Twice or three times a week would be good.
M: Why don't we start with an exercise class twice a week followed by a little weight-lifting?
W: Sounds fine to me.
M: You'll need to start slowly, and build up gradually to three or four times a week.
W: Hmm, it is a good idea. How do I sign up for the classes?
M: We'll need you to join the gym and then you can choose which class fits your schedule best.
W: Great! I can't wait to get started. Thanks for your advice.
M: No problem. I'll see you here in the club!
9.Why does Jane make a phone call to the Gold Club?
A) Because she wants to find a job there.
B) Because she has several questions about health.
C) Because she wants to lose some weight.
D) Because she wants to fit herself to the Club.
正确答案为C你选对了！
解析：
音频中女士提到，自己最近胖了很多，想要恢复体型（I have put on too much weight recently. I need to get in shape），可见是想减肥，所以选C。
10.According to the conversation, what kind of exercise does Jane prefer?
A) Jumping.
B) Weight-lifting.
C) Running.
D) Dancing.
正确答案为B你错选为A！
解析：
音频中女士提到，她不介意做一些举重练习（I don't mind doing some weight-lifting），所以选B。
11.To start with, how often does Jane decide to go to the class?
A) Twice a week.
B) Three times a week.
C) Four times a week.
D) As often as possible.
正确答案为A你错选为C！
解析：
音频中女士接受了男士提出的开始时一周两次的建议（Why don't we start with an exercise class twice a week），所以选A。
Script
W: Hi, Henry, it's been a long time since we saw each other last time. What have you been up to?
M: Hi, Alice. It's great to see you again. I've been away on business.
W: Really? Where did you go?
M: Well, first I flew to New York for two meetings. After that, I flew to Atlanta, where
I had to make a presentation at a company conference.
W: It sounds like you've been busy.
M: Yes, I've been fully occupied. It's good to be home again. What have you been doing lately?
W: Oh, nothing much. I've been working in the garden these past few days. Tom has been away for the past two weeks visiting his relatives in Chicago.
M: I didn't know he has family in Chicago.
W: Yes, that's right. We met at university in California. He was born in Chicago and lived there until he went to college.
M: How long have you lived here in Colorado?
W: We've lived here for over 10 years. We moved here in 1998 because I got a new job.
We've lived on this street for four years and they've been the happiest years of our lives.
M: Yes, my wife Jane and I love this neighborhood even though we've only lived here for two years.
W: Really? You're a great neighbor!
M: Thank you. I have to get going. Work is waiting for me. Have a good day.
W: You, too. Glad to have you back in the neighborhood!
12.Which was the last city that Henry went to before coming home?
A) New York.
B) Atlanta.
C) Chicago.
D) Colorado.
正确答案为B你选对了！
解析：
音频中男士提到，他首先去了纽约开会，然后去了亚特兰大（first I flew to New York for two meetings. After that, I flew to Atlanta），所以选B。
13.What did Tom do in the past few days?
A) He worked in the garden.
B) He went on business.
C) He visited relatives.
D) He went to California.
正确答案为C你错选为B！
解析：
音频中女士提到，汤姆前两个星期去芝加哥探亲了（Tom has been away for the past two weeks visiting his relatives in Chicago），所以选C。
14.Why did Alice move to the city where she is living now?
A) Because her husband had relatives here.
B) Because she found a new job here.
C) Because she found a great neighbor here.
D) Because she felt very happy to be here.
正确答案为B你选对了！
解析：
音频中女士提到，她们搬到这里是因为她在这里找到了新工作（We moved here in 1998 because I got a new job），所以选B。
15.How long have Henry and Tom been neighbors?
A) Two years.
B) More than ten years.
C) About four years.
D) Three years.
正确答案为A你错选为B！
解析：
音频中女士说她们在这里住了四年了，男士说他和妻子住了两年，可见两家做邻居有两年时间了，所以选A。
Section B Understanding Passages
Directions：In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
本题得分：--/10分Script
Britons are allowing their manners to slip, researchers claim. More than 8 out of
10 passengers refuse to give up their seats on the bus, train or tube, a survey by health
care provider Simplyhealth said. Around half of workers do not make cups of tea for colleagues while 86 percent of the nation do not offer to carry bags for others, it was claimed.
According to the survey of more than 1,000 adults, the main causes of people not bothering were lack of time and much stress at work. Jamie Wilson of Simplyhealth said: "Committing just half an hour a month to helping someone else can make a real difference to your life as well as theirs. As a health care provider, we encourage our staff to get active in the community supporting others—in fact we give 100 days a year to staff to spend a day help at a charity of their choice."
Mental health expert Dr. Christian Jessen said: "We all know that helping others is of benefit to them, but many people don't realise that getting active to help others can also improve your mental and physical well-being. Simple activities like walking the neighbor's dog or helping in the garden help to lose some weight and improve general fitness, leading to a healthier, happier nation."
16.What's the main cause for modern Britons' declining manners?
A) Improved national well-being.
B) Indifference between neighbours.
C) Limited time and more stress.
D) Change of the lifestyle.
正确答案为C你没有作答。
解析：
音频中提到，调查显示人们不再像以前那么有礼貌的原因是缺少时间、工作压力大（the main causes of people not bothering were lack of time and much stress at work），所以选C。
17.According to the passage, how much time does Simplyhealth allow its staff to spend helping others?
A) Half an hour a day.
B) Half an hour a month.
C) One day a year.
D) 100 days a year.
正确答案为D你没有作答。
解析：
音频中提到Simplyhealth每年拿出100天的时间，让员工们去慈善机构帮忙（we give 100 days a year to staff to spend a day help at a charity of their choice），所以选D。
18.What is the main idea of the passage?
A) The modern Britons' well-being declines.
B) The nation calls for more volunteers.
C) Experts urge people to be nice.
D) Helping others makes people healthier.
正确答案为D你没有作答。
解析：
文章先是指出了英国人不再那么有礼貌，然后分析了具体原因，最后引用心理学家的话，告诉人们帮助他人的益处，并倡导大家多多帮助别人，可见主旨就是为了说明帮助别人能让自己更健康，所以选D。
Script
The European Parliament has banned the terms "Miss" and "Mrs" in case they offend female MEPs, which is "Members of European Parliament" in short. Guidance issued in a new "Gender-Neutral Language" booklet orders politicians to address female members by their full name only. Officials have ordered that "sportsmen" be called "athletes," "statesmen"
be referred to as "political leaders" and even that "artificial" be used instead of "man-made."
The guidance lists banned terms for describing professions, including fireman, air hostess, headmaster, policeman, salesman, manageress and male nurse. However, MEPs are still allowed to refer to "midwives" as there is no accepted male version of the job description. A midwife is a specially trained nurse to help women when they are having
a baby. The booklet also admits that "no gender-neutral term has been successfully
proposed" to replace "waiter" and "waitress," allowing MEPs to use these words in a restaurant or café.
It has been circulated by Harold Romer, the parliament's secretary-general, to the 785 MEPs working in Brussels and Strasbourg. Struan Stevenson, a Scottish Conservative MEP described the guidelines as "political correctness gone mad." Philip Bradbourn, another Conservative MEP, pledged to ignore the booklet, which he described as a "waste of taxpayers' money" and called on Mr. Romer to reveal its cost. He added: "I will have no part of it. I will continue to use my own language and expressions, which I have used all my life, and will not be instructed by this institution or anyone else in these matters."
19.Why did the European Parliament issue the booklet?
A) Because it wants to make the language pure.
B) Because it wants to make full use of tax revenue.
C) Because it wants to ban man's language.
D) Because it wants to eliminate language prejudice.
正确答案为D你没有作答。
解析：
音频开头提到，发放小册子是因为怕某些用词会冒犯女性欧盟议会成员（in case they offend female MEPs），也就是为了消除语言歧视，所以选D。
20.Which of the following failed to be included in the booklet?
A) Fireman.
B) Headmaster.
C) Midwife.
D) Air hostess.
正确答案为C你没有作答。
解析：
音频中提到，欧盟议会成员还允许使用midwife这个词（MEPs are still allowed to refer to "midwives"），所以选C。
21.How did some Conservatives respond to the booklet?
A) They find the guidance useful.
B) They think it is a must-do.
C) They hold it as political dignity.
D) They dislike the issue of the booklet.
正确答案为D你没有作答。
解析：
音频中提到，有的议员认为这本小册子是“矫枉过正”（political correctness gone mad），还有人明确表示这是在浪费纳税人的钱（he described as a "waste of taxpayers' money"），可以看出这些保守人士并不赞同这本小册子，所以选D。
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With Father's Day fast approaching, many dads admit they are struggling with how to balance long days at the office and quality time with their family, according to a new survey. A fifth of the 248 Canadian fathers questioned said time away from home because of work is their biggest concern because they may miss important family events.
"I think it's tough for all working parents... Trying to balance is a difficult task,"
said Patrick Sullivan, president of job site https://www.360docs.net/doc/e613907354.html,, which conducted the poll.
15 percent were concerned about finding time for housework, while 11 percent worried
about being unable to turn off work at home. 16 percent of fathers said they had difficulty letting go of work at the end of the day. Many fathers also said they felt it was difficult getting parental leave.
Despite the struggles, 40 percent of working dads still claim the family-work balance is manageable. Fathers in Quebec claimed to be the most in control, with more than half of those surveyed citing no challenges. Only three percent said time away from family was an issue.
Western dads seemed more in tune with mothers, with nearly a quarter agreeing that finding time for housework was the biggest issue. About a third of dads took their own fathers' counsel about careers and family to heart and were happy with the outcome, while another 18 percent chose not to listen.
22.What's the passage mainly about?
A) A survey about Western working dads.
B) Working fathers in Quebec.
C) Father-to-father wisdom.
D) A poll about Father's Day.
正确答案为A你没有作答。
解析：
文章通篇都在描述一项基于上班族父亲的调查结果，例如他们如何平衡工作和家庭时间，如何找时间帮忙家务等，所以选A。
23.What troubles 16 percent of fathers so much according to the passage?
A) Kids couldn't see their fathers at the end of the day.
B) Work stops them from enjoying family time.
C) They have to go on business a lot.
D) They have no time for housework.
正确答案为B你没有作答。
解析：
音频中提到，16%的受访者在一天快结束的时候无法摆脱工作的影响（16 percent of fathers said they had difficulty letting go of work at the end of the day），可见对于他们来说，工作和家庭生活无法界限分明，所以选B。
24.How many fathers claim to be able to keep the family-career balance?
A) 11 percent of them.
B) 16 percent of them.
C) 40 percent of them.
D) 15 percent of them.
正确答案为C你没有作答。
解析：
音频中提到，40%的上班族爸爸能够找到家庭与工作之间的平衡（40 percent of working dads still claim the family-work balance is manageable），所以选C。
25.According to the passage, from whom do one third of Western dads receive suggestions on career and family?
A) Their relatives.
B) Their mothers.
C) Family counselors.
D) Their fathers.
正确答案为D你没有作答。
解析：
音频中提到，三分之一的人会听取自己父亲的建议（About a third of dads took their own fathers' counsel about careers and family to heart），所以选D。
Section C Dictation
Directions：In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
本题得分：--/10分
Script
More than 1 in 10 UK teenagers has been left without a job or college place, despite
11 years of compulsory (义务的) education, figures show. The number of 16- to
18-year-olds (26)branded as "Neet"—not in education, employment or training —has risen amid (27)growing fears that school-leavers are bearing the burden of job (28)shortages in the recession.
Some 261,000 young people had no job or training place, according to (29)official data. The figure rose to 1,082,000 among 16- to 24-year-olds.
The Conservatives (30)considered the figures "shocking." David Willetts, the shadow skills (31)secretary , said: "It is a damning blame on the Government's (32)failure to help young people during the recession. (33)Despite all Gordon Brown's guarantees and pledges, the number of young people neither earning nor learning is increasing at a rate of more than 9,000
a week. Ministers must stop making empty (34)gestures that do so little to help
young people."
The Government has a target to reduce the proportion of young Neets to 7.6 percent by next year. The latest (35)annual data from the Department for Children, Schools and Families is 10.3 percent by the end of 2008. Iain Wright, the Schools Minister, said: "We are giving all 16- and 17-year-olds the opportunity to stay in education or training so they can gain the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive labour/labor market. We need to carry on helping young people through this tough economic climate."
26.正确答案为branded你没有作答。
27.正确答案为growing你没有作答。
28.正确答案为shortages你没有作答。
29.正确答案为official你没有作答。
30.正确答案为considered你没有作答。
31.正确答案为secretary你没有作答。
32.正确答案为failure你没有作答。
33.正确答案为Despite你没有作答。
34.正确答案为gestures你没有作答。
35.正确答案为annual你没有作答。
Part Ⅲ
Section A Fill in the blanks
Directions：In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
本题得分：--/5分
They are the so-called "Strawberry Generation". They look stylish and sophisticated. They are soft and get hurt easily. They seem (36)unbearably spoilt and can't take much (37)pressure .
The term was coined by a Taiwan writer in one of her books about office rules. It refers to the post-60s generation of office workers, who grew up in a (38)protected environment and got easily dented(挫伤)—just like strawberries—by life's lightest (39)knocks .
This expression is now finding its way into the mainland, and refers to young workers, of only child families, who have been (40)active in the workforce for just a year or two. They are (41)generally well educated but are self-centered and give too much importance to appearance and material (42)comforts .
They are unwilling to work hard, give up easily to setbacks and often put personal interests before collective interests. The worst of them are (43)characterized as "puddings" or "bean curd"(豆腐).
Bosses often (44)despair of this "Strawberry Generation". They can quit for any flimsy(站不住脚的) reason. They think well of themselves and sometimes even command their bosses and senior colleagues. Yet, their own performance can be (45)wanting . Owner of a public relations agency in Beijing, Li interviewed a girl recently, who left her last job because many senior officials in her former company had been fired. She feared she would be next. But in fact, the company hadn't intended to dismiss her.
A) despair
B) unbearably
C) inevitably
D) characterized
E) worry
F) comforts
G) isolated
H) generally
I) pressure
J) active
K) wanting
L) knocks
M) confidence
N) protected
O) insensitively
36.正确答案为B) unbearably你没有作答。
解析：B) unbearably
unbearably:【考点】句子意思题【解析】这里要表达的意思是：他们看起来被父母宠的让人无法忍受。Unbearably意思是“让人无法容忍的”，所以此处填入unbearably。
pressure:【考点】逻辑分析题【解析】由前面的内容可知，这些人看起来很柔弱，容易受伤害，又是被父母娇惯长大的，可以推断出他们可能不太能承受太多的压力，所以此处填入pressure。
protected:【考点】句子结构题【解析】分析句子成分可知，这里需要一个修饰environment（环境）的形容词，由后面的“容易受到挫伤”可知，这些人是在受保护的环境中成长起来的，所以此处填入protected。
knocks:【考点】词义辨析题【解析】这里要表达的意思是：他们经受不住生活中最轻微的打击。Knock 意思是“挫折、打击”的意思，所以此处填入knocks。
active:【考点】常识判断题【解析】由于文章当中说的是来自大陆的独生子女家庭的孩子们，通过常识可知他们是最近一两年开始活跃在劳动力大军中，所以此处填入active。
generally:【考点】句子意思题【解析】这里要表达的意思是：一般来说，他们都接受过良好的教育，但是都以自我为中心。generally意思是“一般来讲，普遍来讲”，所以此处填入generally。
comforts:【考点】固定用法题【解析】material comforts是固定搭配，意思是物质享受，这里是说这些人太注重外表和物质享受，所以此处填入comforts。
characterized:【考点】词义辨析题【解析】这里要表达的意思是：他们中最差的那些被描述为“布丁”或“豆腐”。characterize意思是“描述、描绘”，所以此处填入characterized。
despair:【考点】固定搭配题【解析】despair of是固定搭配，意思是“对某人失去信心、绝望”。这句话的意思是：老板常常对这些“草莓的一代”感到绝望，所以此处填入despair。
wanting:【考点】上下文联系题【解析】上文提到这些人有时甚至会吩咐自己的上级或老板，这里是说，他们自己的行为却存在欠缺。Wanting意思是“不足的、欠缺的”，所以此处填入wanting。
37.正确答案为I) pressure你没有作答。
解析：I) pressure
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38.正确答案为N) protected你没有作答。
解析：N) protected
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39.正确答案为L) knocks你没有作答。
解析：L) knocks
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40.正确答案为J) active你没有作答。
解析：J) active
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41.正确答案为H) generally你没有作答。
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42.正确答案为F) comforts你没有作答。
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43.正确答案为D) characterized你没有作答。
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44.正确答案为A) despair你没有作答。
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45.正确答案为K) wanting你没有作答。
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Section B Match
Directions：In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter.
本题得分：--/10分The Cost of an E-Book Will Be Going Up
A In the battle over the pricing of electronic books, publishers appear to have won the first round. The price of many new releases and best-sellers is about to go up, to as much as $14.99 from $9.99. But there may be a riot waiting to pounce (突击): e-book buyers.
B Over the last year, the greediest readers of e-books have shown hostility to prices higher than the $9.99 set by https://www.360docs.net/doc/e613907354.html, and other online retailers (零售商) for popular titles. When digital editions have cost more, or have been delayed until after the release of hardcover (精装的)
versions, these harsh readers have organized unprepared protests and gone to the Web sites of Amazon and Barnes & Noble to leave one-star evaluation and negative comments for those books and their authors. "This book has been on the shelves for three weeks and is already in the left-over parts," wrote Wayne Fogel of The Villages, Fla., when he left a one-star review of Catherine Coulter's book KnockOut on Amazon. "$14.82 for the Kindle version is unbelievable. Some books Amazon should refuse when the authors are trying to rip off Amazon's customers."
C The angry commenters on Amazon and online message boards could just be a vocal (直言不讳的) minority. But now, with e-books scheduled to cost $12.99 to $14.99 under new deals that publishers negotiated with Apple and Amazon, a broader scope of customers may resist the new pricing. The higher prices will go into effect within the next few months.
D Predicting the behavior of consumers is always tricky. In the case of e-books, publishers are hoping that a vast majority of people who have not yet tried e-reading devices will not have any expectation of the low pricing now available from Amazon and others, including Barnes & Noble and Sony. They argue that new e-book shoppers will welcome the chance to buy digital editions at a level significantly lower than the typical price tag on a hardcover book.
E "With the iPad (Apple's new tablet <平板> computer), the whole notion of e-book reading is probably going to become way more mainstream than it ever has," said Harvey Chute, who runs KindleBoards, a popular discussion forum for readers of electronic books. "And a majority of people may be coming to it new, and may only see that they are getting $7 off the price they would see at a bookstore."
F But some e-book buyers say that since publishers do not have to pay to print, store or distribute e-books, they should be much cheaper than print books. "I just don't want to pay more than it's worth," said Joshua Levitsky, a computer technician and Kindle owner in New York. "If it costs them nothing to print the paper book, which I can't believe, then they should be the same price. But I just don't see how it can be the same price."
G Just what e-books are worth is a matter of debate. Publishers argue that printing and distribution represents a small proportion of the total cost of making a book. "There are people who don't always understand what goes into an author writing and an editor editing and a publishing house with hundreds of men and women working on these books," said Mark Gompertz, executive vice president of digital publishing at Simon & Schuster. "If you want something of no quality, fine, but we're out to bring out things of quality, regardless of what type of book it is."
H To consumers who do not pay much attention to the economics of publishing, though, such arguments are defeated by the fact that e-books have been available for $9.99 for more than a year. "As far as I'm concerned, Amazon has committed to the $9.99 price," said Wilma Sanders, a 70-year-old retiree who has homes in Plymouth, Mass., and Marco Island, Fla. She said that if e-book prices rose, she would stop buying. "I'm still a library-goer. There are enough good books out there that I don't need to pay more than I want to. I already can't keep up with what I have."
I One reason consumers may be sensitive to pricing is that they have so many other types of entertainment to occupy their time. "Entertainment and media companies keep forgetting that consumers have a choice. They can decide not to buy the book at all," said David Pakman, a venture capitalist and former chief executive of the digital music store eMusic. "They can play a video game, use an iPod Touch." He added: "If you don't get the price tag right and make it convenient, they just go elsewhere." John Wagoner, a 63-year-old accountant and Kindle owner in Plano, Tex., said that if e-book prices went much higher than $13 he would simply commit his time and dollars to other activities.
J Some experts say that if consumers resist against price increases, piracy could grow rapidly. Joel Waldfogel, a professor of business and public policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, saw a comparison with movies, a business where he has studied digital piracy rates. With movies, he said, piracy tends to displace paid consumption. "The real cost of consuming a movie is the two hours of undivided attention you spend," Mr. Waldfogel said. "If people are able to steal a bunch more, they will purchase less, simply because there isn't time to do all of it." Similarly, with books, he said, "I would be scared to death about a culture of piracy taking hold. I wouldn't mess around with price increases."
46.More and more people will probably become e-book readers through Apple's new products. E
正确答案为：E
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解析：E
文章E部分谈到，随着苹果平板电脑的出现，电子书阅读很可能会成为主流，于是更多的新读者会发现每本电子书价格低于书店里$7。"With the iPad (Apple's new tablet <平板> computer), the whole notion of e-book reading is probably going to become way more mainstream than it ever has."
47.It seems that $9.99 is a fixed price that comsumers can accept. H
正确答案为：H
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解析：H
文章H部分告诉我们，消费者不会注意书的出版过程，他们只是接受$9.99这一价格。文中Wilma Sanders 提到，Amazon一直把电子书地位在$9.99，电子书涨价，那么读者就会去图书馆。To consumers who do not pay much attention to the economics of publishing, though, such arguments are defeated by the fact that e-books have been available for $9.99 for more than a year. "As far as I'm concerned, Amazon has committed to the $9.99 price," said Wilma Sanders.
48.Piracy cannot be avoided if consumers don't accept the price rise of the e-books. J
正确答案为：J
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解析：J
文章J部分是一些专家的推测，如果消费者拒绝电子书的价格，那么很快就会出现盗版，并用电影作为例子来证明这个观点。Some experts say that if consumers resist against price increases, piracy could grow rapidly.
49.E-book readers were not satisfied with the rise of the e-book price. B
正确答案为：B
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解析：B
文章B部分主要内容为消费者对于电子书在过去的一年中的涨价情况表示不满。当价格上涨，且出版又晚于精装本，消费者毫不犹豫会给电子书以差评。Over the last year, the greediest readers of e-books have shown hostility to prices higher than the $9.99 set by https://www.360docs.net/doc/e613907354.html, and other online retailers (零售商) for popular titles. …these harsh readers have organized unprepared protests and gone to the Web sites of Amazon and Barnes & Noble to leave one-star evaluation and negative comments for those books and their authors.
50.Publishers say that the price of a book depends on its quality, no matter what kind of book it is. G
正确答案为：G
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解析：G
文章G部分谈及电子书的价值是辩论的关键。开发商认为印刷和送货只是精装书价格的一小部分，并强调他们需要大量人力致力于高质量的出版物，出版物不管以什么方式出版，都会是高质量的。but we're out to bring out things of quality, regardless of what type of book it is.
51.Consumers do not necessarily buy the book since there are other types of entertainment. I
正确答案为：I
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解析：I
文章I部分从消费者角度再次提到价格问题。消费者不止有一种选择，如果价格不合适，他们可以选择不买书，照样有其他的娱乐方式。Entertainment and media companies keep forgetting that consumers have a choice. They can decide not to buy the book at all. …if e-book prices went much higher than $13 he would simply commit his time and dollars to other activities.
52.E-books used to cost under $9.99. A
正确答案为：A
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解析：A
本文A部分提到在电子书的价格大战中，出版商似乎已经赢了第一轮，许多新书的价格已经从$9.99涨到$14.99，可以推断电子书价格之前没有超过$9.99。In the battle over the pricing of electronic books, publishers appear to have won the first round. The price of many new releases and best-sellers is about to go up, to as much as $14.99 from $9.99.
53.More e-book readers will be against the new pricing. C
正确答案为：C
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解析：C
文章C部分开始提到给出差评的是少数读者，但接下来如果价格从$12.99涨到$14.99，那么大量读者就会反对这个新定价。The angry commenters on Amazon and online message boards could just be a vocal (直言不讳的) minority. But now, with e-books scheduled to cost $12.99 to $14.99 under new deals that publishers negotiated with Apple and Amazon, a broader scope of customers may resist the new pricing.
54.The publishers hope that most new e-book purchasers would accept the price. D
正确答案为：D
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解析：D
文章D部分谈到要预测消费者的行为并不容易。出版商希望那些没有接触过电子书的读者能够接受这一价格，因为他们会明显低于精装书价格。They argue that new e-book shoppers will welcome the chance to buy digital editions at a level significantly lower than the typical price tag on a hardcover book.
55.E-book readers believe that e-books should be much cheaper than print books. F
正确答案为：F
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