2013年职称英语综合类C级概括大意模拟题（3）

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2013年职称英语综合类C级概括大意模拟题（3）
　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.
; C) y* f7 y' \& [　　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 "IV 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.
5 `' ?+ m2 f/ r. Q  p4 G　　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 memory 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.
6 z* @0 N: v* o  W; s1 R　　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.

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- m: n0 u0 s" j; ~/ S　　A Booming Business of Circuit City
6 {8 K' j2 E1 W9 g3 l　　B Superior Quality of Conventional DVD Discs
　　C The New System Called Divx
1 M3 w; [" U0 e& ^, u- C- x8 }　　D Unlimited Play of Divx Discs
! x8 m  [& Y) d　　E Disc-play Tracking and Billing Systems
  ]! ?& a. B$ T$ A　　F Two Functions Combined
　　5 The Divx disc is different from the rented videotape in that once offered, the Divx disc
. b0 T! v5 r6 t; M6 G' m! H　　6 Every Divx disc has a special code so that the rental shop can identify which disc
( P, P* r6 F0 q0 d& o1 V　　7 If converted for unlimited use, the Divx disc
0 d) G) R- k3 @4 ~　　8 The conventional DVD player cannot play any Divx disc because the disc
' b  m# s  S: \0 T! X# ~; P2 g1 [! U　　A will not be taken back by the shop
* e; H) o; Q4 I: j8 o  o4 x  z8 G# x　　B is specially coded 中华考试网(www．Examw。com)
　　C is bankrolled by Panasonic, etc
" n  ]7 i7 X9 j( n9 W& z' k　　D is likely to be cheaper than the conventional DVD disc
4 @4 ?2 c5 {; B0 ]1 i  C　　E has been played and where
! g% r% F7 H$ J& k2 j; c7 l0 L　　F is owned by retailer Circuit City
( q: j. v+ j6 W9 L% L, a　　【参考答案】
　　1. C　　2. F　　3. E　　4. D
9 U9 E$ d' ~# M  g4 M9 b　　5. A　　6. E　　7. D　　8. B