廣東英語高考真題2017(2)

時間：2017-08-23 15:58:14 劉惠25由分享

　　( C )

　　The Federal Communications Commission (聯(lián)邦通訊委員會) (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin just relaunched the formal review of media ownership rules. The agency’s “Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,” issued July 25, is vague, but its intention is clear: to let a few giant media corporations swallow up more local television channels, radio stations and newspapers in a single market. Martin’s main target is the ban on “newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership” that prohibits one company from owning the major daily newspaper as well as radio and TV stations in the same area. He’d also like to allow one company to own more than one TV station in smaller markets, and more than two in the largest cities. A few powerful firms in major cities have won waivers (棄權(quán)) to the ban, or at least delays on enforcement, but those are the exceptions.

　　That Déjà vu you’re feeling is because the FCC tried to push through the same rule changes in 2003 under then-Chairman Michael Powell. In response, millions of people --- encouraged by groups such as the National Rifle Assn. and the National Organization for Women --- contacted the FCC and Congress to voice their opposition. The FCC approved the rule changes anyway, only to see them nearly overturned by Congress and then rejected by the courts. Despite the overwhelming public opposition, Martin’s latest attempt to eliminate cross-ownership rules is driven by the massive lobbying (游說) of a cartel (企業(yè)聯(lián)盟) of second-tier big media companies specializing in newspaper and broadcast station ownership, such as Gannett, Media General and Tribune. Their motive is bigger profits.

　　But what’s good for Big Media’s bottom line isn’t always good for the rest of us. The first victim of “media company towns” would be journalism. When one firm owns most of a city’s news outlets, who needs a bunch of competing newsrooms? Investigative reporting and extensive local coverage requires a costly staff. It’s far cheaper to syndicate (出售給多個媒體) fare from headquarters than to support a diversity of local voices. If your readers and viewers don’t like it, where else are they going to go?

　　Once the big chains start selling and exchanging their properties to build up larger fiefdoms (地盤),the already declining number of independent and minority owners will be further squeezed out. Today, just one in five daily newspapers is owned by individuals or companies that don’t own any other newspapers. According to the most recent FCC data, fewer than 4% of radio stations and 2% of TV stations are owned by minorities.

　　Industry and Wall Street publicity says local media can’t compete without further consolidation (整合). Yet media companies already enjoy higher profit margins than most industries. They say we must deregulate (解除控制). But radio and TV station ownership is by definition regulated --- these are the public airwaves and there are only so many channels available in a community. The only question is on whose behalf will Washington make the rules: major media companies or the public?

　　73. The rule on “newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership” intends to ___________.

　　A. prevent companies from owning both television and radio stations

　　B. limit a company from owning more than one television station

　　C. replace giant media corporations with media company towns

　　D. protect local voices, vigorous competition and diverse viewpoints

　　74. Which of the following will probably happen if the FCC’s rule changes are approved?

　　A. The government will completely dominate public speech.

　　B. The public will voice their strong opposition to Congress.

　　C. The number of radios and TV stations will decline sharply.

　　D. The local media competition will be almost eliminated.

　　75. “Déjà vu”( Line l, Paragraph 2 ) probably means a feeling that___________.

　　A. a new situation has occurred before

　　B. a familiar situation becomes unfamiliar

　　C. the situation has run out of control

　　D. the situation is better than expected

　　76. Which of the following is true according to the text?

　　A. The former chairman of the FCC ignored public opinion with a risk.

　　B. A company is forbidden to own more than one newspaper.

　　C. The local news outlets are controlled by independent companies.

　　D. Media industry used to be an unprofitable industry.

　　77. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

　　A. Can We Hear More Local Voices?

　　B. Do We Really Want Big Media to Get Even Bigger?

　　C. How Will FCC’s Action Affect Consumers?

　　D. How Will Washington Make Media Ownership Rules?

　　Section C

　　Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

Employers in some unlikely places say they’re having trouble filling jobs. Factory managers in Ho Chi Minh city report many of their -a-month workers went home for the Tet (越南春節(jié))holiday in February and never came back. In Bulgaria, computer experts are in such demand that they can’t be bothered to answer the want ads of a Los Angeles movie studio. And in Peoria, Caterpillar Inc. is struggling to train enough service technicians. The problem in each case: not enough people who are both able and willing to do the work for the posted pay. “We’ve got a global problem and it’s going to continue to get worse,” says Stephen Hitch, a human resources manager at Caterpillar.

　　A global labor shortage, already being felt by some employers, appears to have worsened in recent months. That’s in spite of widely publicized layoffs, including Citigroup’s plans to dismiss as many as 15,000 staff. In fact, U. S. unemployment remains low --- just 4.5% in February --- and even companies in countries with higher jobless rates are feeling under great pressure. “It’s not just a U. S. phenomenon,” says Jeffery A. Joerres, CEO of Manpower Inc., the staffing agency. On March 29, Manpower was to release the results of a survey of nearly 37,000 employers in 27 countries. The study found that 41% of them are having trouble hiring people they need.

　　What’s going on here? With global growth running at a strong 5% a year since 2004, the strategies that companies developed to hold down labor costs --- including offshoring (境外生產(chǎn)) work to low-wage countries --- are running out of gas far sooner than many expected. The seemingly inexhaustible pools of cheap labor from China, India, and elsewhere are drying up as demand exceeds the supply of people with the needed skills. “Companies were hoping they wouldn’t have to worry about human resources at all.” says Peter Capelli, director of the Center for Human Resources at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. “Now they do.” Corporations are determined to keep labor costs under control, so they’re reaching deeper into their bag of tricks. Some are doing more in-house training, so they don’t have to hire high-priced talent on the open market. Some are lowering their standards for new hires or moving operations to undeveloped territories other outsourcers (外包商) haven’t discovered, such as the Belarusian capital, Minsk, or smaller cities in Bulgaria and Romania.

　　( Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)

　　78. It can be inferred that the Los Angeles movie studio ________________________________.

　　79. Why won’t the able people go to fill the jobs ?

　　__________________________________________________________________________.

　　80. What did western companies think of the cheap labor market from Asian countries? __________________________________________________________________________.

　　81. More in-house training in some companies aims at _________________________________.

　　第II卷 (共47分)

　　I. Translation

　　Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

　　1.在日本，是不允許在地鐵和公共汽車上用手機打電話的。( forbid )

　　2.我媽媽做飯時不僅考慮營養(yǎng)價值，還考慮花色品種。( variety )

　　3.近年來隨著3D電影變得越來越流行，似乎3D電視也可能在不久的將來進入每個家庭。(with )

　　4.他生來就有殘疾，但從不沮喪，也從未屈服于困難。( nor )

　　5. 孩子成年了還啃老，父母也是有責(zé)任的，甚至動物也知道應(yīng)該教下一代如何生存。( responsible )

　　II. Guided Writing

　　Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

　　眾所周知，父母是孩子的啟蒙老師，請完整敘述你與父親或母親之間發(fā)生的一件至今令你印象深刻的事，并簡要說明此事對你的影響。

　　廣東英語高考真題2017參考答案

　　第I卷 (共103分)

　　I.Listening Comprehension

　　1-10 CCCDC　　DABCB　 11-16 CAD AAC

　　17. Enjoyable 18. neglected 19. Ancient 20. island

　　21. (Next door) neighbours 22. The health system

　　23. register with 24. A quarter’s ride

　　II.Grammar & Vocabulary

　　Section A

　　25. a 26. was landing 27. are allowed 28. but

　　29. approved 30. changing 31. referring 32. that

　　33. what 34. less comfortable 35. to understand 36. themselves

　　37. outside 38. while 39. why 40. must

　　Section B

　　41-50 JECIH BKFGD

　　III. Reading

　　Section A

　　51-65 CADCC DBCAB DACBD

　　Section B

　　66-69 DCDD 70-72 BDC 73-77 DDAAB

　　Section C

　　78. lacks / is short of computer experts; needs / wants computer experts badly

　　79. Because they’re dissatisfied /

　　Because they aren’t satisfied ( pleased ) with the posted pay.

　　80. It would last long / would be inexhaustible.

　　81. controlling the labor cost / keeping ( having, bringing ) the labor cost under control.

　　第II卷 (共47分)

　　1.在日本，是不允許在地鐵和公共汽車上用手機打電話的。( forbid )

　　In Japan, it is forbidden to make a phone call by mobile / cell phone on /in the subway ( on the underground ) or in / on a / the bus ( in / on buses ).

　　2.我媽媽做飯時不僅考慮營養(yǎng)價值，還考慮花色品種。( variety )

　　While ( When ) cooking / While ( When ) my mother cooks, my mother / she considers not only ( just ) nutrition(al) / nutrient value, but variety as well / but also variety.

　　3.近年來隨著3D電影變得越來越流行，似乎3D電視也可能在不久的將來進入每個家庭。( with )

　　With the 3D movies / films becoming more and more popular in recent years, it seems that 3D TV ( sets ) may go into / enter every household / home in the near future.

　　4.他生來就有殘疾，但從不沮喪，也從未屈服于困難。( nor )

　　He was disabled from birth, but he never felt frustrated, nor did he ever give in to any difficulty.

　　Although / Though / While he was disabled from birth, he never felt frustrated, nor did he ever give in to any difficulty.

　　5. 孩子成年了還啃老, 父母也是有責(zé)任的，甚至動物也知道應(yīng)該教下一代如何生存。(responsible)

　　If a child depends on his (or her ) parents / If children depend on their parents for everything, his (or her) / their parents are responsible for it, as / because / since even animals know ( that ) they should teach their children how to survive.

　　II. Guided Writing (略 )