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根据下列文章,请回答 23～30 题。 DVD for Rent 1 A pay-for-play system for video DVD will emerge by summer as an alternative, and possibly a competitor, to the DVD format currently available.2 The new system, called Digital Video Express (Divx), operates like a DVD player, except for the specially coded discs. These will cost $5 for initial viewing over a 48-hour period and can be viewed again for additional fees and even purchased for unlimited viewing.3 Divx combines the service of a video rental (出租的) store with the operation of a pay-per-view TV channel. Unlike a rented videotape, though, the Divx disc needn't be returned. Customers can retain the disc for replay in the future at an additional fee, or simply throw it away.4 Subsequent plays, or the purchase of unlimited-viewing rights, are billed to the customer's Divx account and charged to a credit card. The player's built-in mernory keeps track of all Divx plays, and sends this information by toll-free phone modem (调制解调器) to the Divx record-keeping centre. Each Divx disc and player has a unique identification code, so the system knows which discs have been played and where.5 Some Divx discs could be converted for unlimited play at a price likely to be lower than buying a conventional DVD． Others, called Divx Gold, would be sold from the beginning for unlimited play without further charge. Although conventional DVDs will run in a Divx player, conventional DVD players will lack the decoding (解码) and communications ability to play Divx discs. Divx players will be offered by Panasonic, RCA, and Zenith.6 About 100 discs will be available initially from Disney, Dreamworks, Paramount, and Universal, growing to 500 titles within a year. Other film makers have yet to adopt the Divx system, which is owned by retailer Circuit City, the 350-store electronics chain that bankrolled (提供资金)its development. 第 23 题 Paragraph 2_____________A．Booming Business of Circuit CityB．Superior Quality of Conventional DVD DiscsC．The New System Called DivxD．Unlimited Play of Divx DiscsE．Disc-play Tracking and Billing SystemsF．Two Functions Combined

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根据下列文章,请回答 46～50 题。 Caribbean Islands What would you see if you took a cruise to the Caribbean Islands? Palm trees and coconuts (椰子)? White beaches and clear, blue ocean? Colorful corals (珊瑚) and even more colorful fishes and birds? You bet. There are thousands of islands in the Caribbean Sea. They are famous for their warm, tropical climate and great natural beauty. The Caribbean Islands form. a chain that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean. _________(1) Many of the islands were formed by the eruption(爆发) of ancient volcanoes (火山). Others are low-lying coral islands that gradually rose from the ocean. The Caribbean Islands are known by several names. ________ (2) The explorer Christopher Columbus called the islands the Indies in 1492 because he thought he was near the coast of India. Later, Spain and France called the islands the Antilles. There are four large islands in the Caribbean Sea. ________ (3) These four islands are often called the Greater Antilles. Together, they account for about 90 percent of the land area of the Caribbean Islands. The rest of the Caribbean islands are much smaller. ________ (4) You can see why pirates such as the famous Blackbeard sailed these waters. There are countless small islands to bury treasure or hide on. The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warm and sunny. Sandy beaches line the coasts of many islands. ________ (5) Many tourists arrive on cruise ships. A．But life on the Caribbean Islands is not always paradise.B．The earliest name used by Europeans is the Indies, later changed to the West Indies.C．They're like a long necklace that stretches between North and South America.D．They are Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola.E．This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year.F．Some of these islands are no, more than tiny slivers (小片) of exposed coral. 第 46 题 请选择（1）处最佳答案。

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