40天攻克大学英语四级冲刺模拟三(1)
23. We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that
A) people in poor countries cannot use computer because of illiteracy.
B) poor people cannot use computers.
C) there would be no magic to cause a computer to appear in every household on earth.
D) people in poor countries need more basic living conditions than computers.
24. Considering the following sentences, which one would the author most agree?
A) Digital technology is useless.
B) Digital divide will help poor countries becoming rich.
C) Poor people need more immediate concerns, such as food, health care and security.
D) Mobile phones should be promoted firstly.
25. The following passage will probably be:
A) How to promote using of mobile phones.
B) How to use technology to promote bottom-up development.
C) The benefits of building rural computing centers.
D) How to meet the need of food, health and security in poor countries.
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
“Someday,” Andy Warhol once mused, “all department stores will become museums, and all museums will become department stores.” If this has not happened literally, it has practically. Look at the recent debut of a shop-within-a-shop at the SoHo branch of the MoMA Design Store: the first North American Muji outlet. A consumer-goods chain with 280 stores in Japan, Muji has managed to stake out space in something so presumably untouchable as a museum design boutique partly because the 270 or so objects for sale in the SoHo store are “appealing, useful and essential” items for the “design-savvy consumer.” These include office supplies and storage pieces, but also items like a very clever set of $42 cardboard speakers. The Muji style is sleek, clean, unfussy and, at least by some standards, affordable.
The name Muji is a shortening of Mujirushi Ryohin, which translates to “no-brand goods.” Emphasizing quality design, sensible use of materials and utilitarian practicality, Muji uses the slogan “Lower Priced for a Reason.” While the stereotype of the logo- obsessed Japanese consumer lingers, unadorned Muji has thrived. In fact, from the original line of 40 Muji products, the company now offers more than 5,000 — everything from clothing to bicycles to furniture to packaged food.
Museum stores have lately become more savvy about selling consumer furniture made by the same famous designers exhibited in actual museum shows. The MoMA-Muji collaboration takes this idea to the next logical step. The brand’s fine-design aura and exotic rarity are good for the shop — but the shop has an aura of its own, one that gives Muji goods a bit more sparkle than they might have if they were in an ordinary store.
A) people in poor countries cannot use computer because of illiteracy.
B) poor people cannot use computers.
C) there would be no magic to cause a computer to appear in every household on earth.
D) people in poor countries need more basic living conditions than computers.
24. Considering the following sentences, which one would the author most agree?
A) Digital technology is useless.
B) Digital divide will help poor countries becoming rich.
C) Poor people need more immediate concerns, such as food, health care and security.
D) Mobile phones should be promoted firstly.
25. The following passage will probably be:
A) How to promote using of mobile phones.
B) How to use technology to promote bottom-up development.
C) The benefits of building rural computing centers.
D) How to meet the need of food, health and security in poor countries.
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
“Someday,” Andy Warhol once mused, “all department stores will become museums, and all museums will become department stores.” If this has not happened literally, it has practically. Look at the recent debut of a shop-within-a-shop at the SoHo branch of the MoMA Design Store: the first North American Muji outlet. A consumer-goods chain with 280 stores in Japan, Muji has managed to stake out space in something so presumably untouchable as a museum design boutique partly because the 270 or so objects for sale in the SoHo store are “appealing, useful and essential” items for the “design-savvy consumer.” These include office supplies and storage pieces, but also items like a very clever set of $42 cardboard speakers. The Muji style is sleek, clean, unfussy and, at least by some standards, affordable.
The name Muji is a shortening of Mujirushi Ryohin, which translates to “no-brand goods.” Emphasizing quality design, sensible use of materials and utilitarian practicality, Muji uses the slogan “Lower Priced for a Reason.” While the stereotype of the logo- obsessed Japanese consumer lingers, unadorned Muji has thrived. In fact, from the original line of 40 Muji products, the company now offers more than 5,000 — everything from clothing to bicycles to furniture to packaged food.
Museum stores have lately become more savvy about selling consumer furniture made by the same famous designers exhibited in actual museum shows. The MoMA-Muji collaboration takes this idea to the next logical step. The brand’s fine-design aura and exotic rarity are good for the shop — but the shop has an aura of its own, one that gives Muji goods a bit more sparkle than they might have if they were in an ordinary store.
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