公共英语五级Entertainment考试试题及答案解析.docx
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公共英语五级Entertainment考试试题及答案解析
公共英语五级-Entertainment考试试题及答案解析
一、ReadingComprehension(共6小题,共6.0分)Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.
第1题
OnHollywood'sInternationalPopularity
Somethingsneverchange,atleastonthesurface.Oneoftheseis
Hollywood'sdominanceoftheinternationalaudio-visualmarketplaceforallbutthefirsttenyearsofthe20thcentury.Irrespectiveoftime-frameHollywoodhasbeenabletoobtainasignificantmarketshareofbetween40%and90%ofthenationalboxofficeinWesternmarkets,andanunrivalledinternationalpresencewithintelevisionmarkets.
Theattemptbyvariousparentgroups,politicalmovements,intellectualelites,non-USAgovernmentsandtheirproductionindustriestowindthatdominancebackalsodoesnotseemtochange.Nomatterthetimeframeormedia,similarargumentsaremarshalled.Hollywood's"imperialising"presencedemandsactiontoensurethesurvivaloflocaltraditions,thetransmissionofsocialvalues,or"elite"culture.Theunderlyingutopianvisionisofnationalcinemasandtelevisionindustriesproducingfortheirownmarketsandexchangingprogrammingbetweeneachotherasequals.Thestrategiesofimportsubstitutiondevelopedbygovernmentsandproductionindustriestoachievethesegoalsarealsosimilar.QuotaslimitingHollywoodscreenpresencehavebeenafeatureofcinemamarketssince1920tothepresentandarenowintegraltotelevision.Thesiphoning-offofprofitsfromthescreeningofHollywoodprogrammingtoassistinthedevelopmentofalocalproductioncapacityisattemptedincinema,televisionandDVDmarkets.Foreigngovernmentshavecreatedsubsidyschemes,taxconcessionsandgrantstoencouragetheproductionoflocalprogramsinthecinemaandtelevision.Suchmeasuresmaywellhaveassisteddomesticproductionbuthavenotbeeneffectiveimportsubstitutionstrategies.
Hollywoodcomplainsaboutthesemeasures.OftenitenliststhehelpoftheUSAgovernmenttopre-emptortominimizetheireffectiveness.TheHollywoodtradearguesfor"freetrade"and"lettingthemarketdecide".ConsciouslyorunconsciouslyHollywoodpromotesitsproductasinternationalproductforinternationalconsumers.ItsutopianvisionisofacompletelyintegratedinternationalsystemwithheadquartersinLosAngeles.
BothviewsencouragelikeideasaboutthenatureofHollywoodprogrammingandthereasonsforitsinternationalsuccess.Hollywoodproductisassumedtobuildinitsowntransnationalaudienceandisthereforeapotentforceincreatingaglobal"village"andintegratedworldmarket.Suchproductisassumedtobecapableofby-passing,"corrupting"oreven"erasing"culturaldifferences,dependingontheviewtaken.AsGubackputitin1969:
Successfulexportation...impliesgettingotherpeopleto"like"theproduct,andthisoftenleadstohomogenisation,blurringthedifferenceswhicharethesharpedgesofdistinctcultures.Withfilm,thisgrowingsimilarity...istakingaleapontoaninternationalplateauwherelocalidiomsareerasedorplayeddowninfavourofbroaderones.IntheUnitedStates,televisionhasalreadyblurredsectionalachievementsanddifferences.
WheretheseviewsdifferisonthevalueeachattachestoHollywoodandtheexistenceofalocalprogramproductioncapacity.Localprogramminghastheviceorvirtueofbeing"endemic"inthatitisnotostensiblymadeforglobalconsumption.Henceitisseenasmoreparochialormoreresponsivetoitssocietyorculture.ThusHollywoodfilmsseemtocirculatebecausetheyarenon-culturespecific;whereasthe"local"filmsofnationalcinemascirculatebecausetheyare"culturalspecific".
ThesearethepersistentpoliticalandrhetoricaltropesoftheinternationalmarketplaceforHollywoodprogramming.PutthesetropesalongsideHollywood'sconsistentshareoftheglobalboxofficeandtelevisionmarketplaceandbothastableinternationalmarketandHollywoodindustryareconjuredupforthebetterpartofthe20thcentury.Decadesbecomeinterchangeablewithonlyslightreversalsencounteredduetoworldwarsandtheadventoftelevision.Hollywoodproductseemstocirculateinspiteofculturaldifferences.Itappearscapableofdiscountingdifferencesoverthelongertermleadingtogreaterglobalculturalhomogenisationor"Americanisation".
Suchisthe"imaginary"thatprotectionistsrequiretolegitimateactionagainstHollywood,thatHollywoodusestoclaimitsintrinsicpopularitystymiedonlybyforeigndecree,andthatfilmcriticstypicallyneedtoparticipateintheirowninternationalcommunicationcorridors.IneachcasetheHollywoodtextisasharedglobalsense-makingresourcewithsharedinterpretativeandsense-makingprotocols.Aneatdivisionoflabourensues.Hollywoodworksatfurtheringthesetextsandreadingsthroughtimeandspace;filmcriticsdisclosethesharedtextandsharedinterpretations;andnationalcinemasdisturbandsupplementthesearrangementsintroducingdifferenceinscreenformand/ordiversityininterpretation.
Thesestoriespossessanelementoftruthbutcanalsobeturnedinsideout.WildmanandSiwek,forexample,argueHollywoodprogrammingcirculatesindifferentnationalmarketsbecauseofculturaldifferences.IntheirviewHollywoodmustnegotiatedifferentlocalconditions,languageswiththeirowncommunicationcorridors,racialdifferencesandculturalpreferences;anditmustmobilisethesetoitsadvantage.Hollywooddoesnotby-passthesedifferences,butworkswiththem.
Similarlytheapparentstabilityoftheinternationalmarketmasksanever-changingmarketplace.Hollywoodexportstoacollectionofindividualnationalmarketswiththeirownmixofmediaindifferentstagesofdevelopment,regulationandcapitalization;itdoesnotexporttoanoverseasmarket.ThesefactorsdictatetheopportunitiesthatHollywoodfindsinindividualnationalmarkets.Hollywood'srevenuescloselyfollowtheeconomicfortunesofcountriesandregions.TheBritishmarketwasthemostimportantcinemaexportmarketforHollywoodupuntiltheearly1970swhenitlostitspositionwithBritain'seconomicdeclineanditslackofinvestmentinmultiplexcinemasinthe1970sandearly1980s.BycontrastJapan,whichhadbeenhistoricallylesssignificanttoHollywoodthaneventhelargerWesternEuropeanstatesandAustralia,becameHollywood'smostimportantexportmarketinthewakeofitseconomicascendancyinthemid-1980s.
Whichstatementiswrongaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphsofthisarticle?
A Hollywoodcompletelydominatedinternationalmarketafter1910s.
B DifferentgroupskeepworkingtobreakHollywood'smonopoly.
C TheprofitofplayingHollywoodmoviesistakentosupportlocalmovie.
D Non-USgovernmentsclaimtheirculturesarethreatenedbyHollywood.
【正确答案】:
D
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
选项A见原文第一句话,Hollywood'sdominanceoftheinternationalaudio-visualmarketplaceforallbutthefirsttenyearsofthe20thcentury意思是:
“除了前十年,好莱坞电影占据了20世纪全球音像市场的垄断地位。
”选项B见第二段第一句话。
选项C见第二段Thesiphoning-offofprofitsfromthescreeningofHollywoodprogrammingtoassistinthedevelopmentofalocalproductioncapacityisattemptedincinema,televisionandDVDmarkets。
选项D在这两段中没有明确表述。
第2题
WhatisGuback'sviewonHollywoodandculturaldifferencethroughhisquotation?
A HethinksHollywoodproductssticktofreetradeprinciple.
B HeclaimsthatHollywoodexertsapositiveroleinintegratingworldmarket.
C HeagreesthatHollywoodfilmsareby-passingculturaldifferences.
D HethinksthatHollywood'ssuccessisthatforeignpeopleliketheirfilms.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
选项A和B与原文不符,选项D中没有准确理解原文引言中like的含义。
Guback的观点是好莱坞电影对本土电影和文化有负面的影响。
这一段引文也是用来说明上一段最后一句话的。
第3题
Whichwordbestexpressesthemeaningof"endemic"?
A International.
B Local.
C Exotic.
D Particular.
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
原文中Localprogramminghastheviceorvirtueofbeing"endemic"inthatitisnotostensiblymadeforglobalconsumption根据not可以判断endemic与后面的global是相反的。
第4题
Whatisthehypothesisthatbothcriticsandprotectionistsbelieve?
A Hollywoodwillhavelion'sshareoftheglobalboxoffice.
B WorldwarsandTVdidreversethetrendofHollywoodproducts.
C Hollywoodfilmshelptopushforwardculturalglobalization.
D Hollywood'sinternationalpopularityisduetotheirnon-culturespecificity.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
见文章第九段末尾:
Hollywooddoesnotby-passthesedifferences,butworkswiththem.选项A中的将来时态用得不准确。
选项B的内容是正确的,但不是批评家和反对者们的假设。
第5题
WhatdoestheexampleofBritainandJapanprove?
A Around1980s,JapansurpassedBritaintobecomethelargestexportmarket.
B Hollywooddoesn'thavestableinternationalmarketshare.
C Hollywoodinternationalsuccessislinkedwithoverseasmarketsituation.
D Hollywoodshouldrecognizeculturaldifferencestoreachinternationalpopularity.
【正确答案】:
C
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
文章最后一段提到了好莱坞的海外市场,英国和日本的市场变化是与其经济发展状况密切相关的。
第6题
Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsHollywoodpopularity?
A Slightlydisapproving.
B Clearlyneutral.
C Defensive.
D Nationalistic.
【正确答案】:
A
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
本文分析了好莱坞电影垄断地位的原因、后果以及有关人士的看法。
作者没有明确的表明态度,但通过其选词、引言等可以看出作者的隐忧。
二、Writing(本大题1小题.每题25.0分,共25.0分。
YoushouldwriteyourresponsestobothPartAandPartBofthissectiononANSWERSHEET2.)
第1题
Youareexpectedtowriteatleast250wordsaboutthefollowingtopic.
Somefilmcriticsworrythatwiththeincreaseapplicationandimprovementoftechnology,morespecialeffectsdistracttheattentionofaudienceinsteadoffocusingontheplot,theperformanceofactors.Filmislosingitstouchingandinspiringappeal.Sotheysuggesttheuseoftechnologybelimited.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisview?
【正确答案】:
答案:
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