Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
(1) In the West, cartoons are used chiefly to make people laugh. The important feature of all these cartoons is the joke and the element of surprise which is contained. Even though it is very funny, a good cartoon is always based on close observation of a particular feature of life and usually has a serious purpose.
(2) Cartoons in the West have been associated with political and social matters for many years. In wartime, for example, they proved to be an excellent way of spreading propaganda. Nowadays cartoons are often used to make short, sharp comments on politics and governments as well as on a variety of social matters. In this way, the modern cartoon has become a very powerful force in influencing people in Europe and the United States.
(3) Unlike most American and European cartoons, however, many Chinese cartoon drawings in the past have also attempted to educate people, especially those who could not read and write. Such cartoons about the lives and sayings of great men in China have proved extremely useful in bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China. Confucius, Mencius and Laozi have all appeared in very interesting stories presented in the form of cartoons. The cartoons themselves have thus served to illustrate the teachings of the Chinese sages in a very attractive way.
(4) In this sense, many Chinese cartoons are different from Western cartoons in so far as they do not depend chiefly on telling jokes. Often, there is nothing to laugh at when you see Chinese cartoons. This is not their primary aim. In addition to commenting on serious political and social matters, Chinese cartoons have aimed at spreading the traditional Chinese thoughts and culture as widely as possible among the people.
(5) Today, however, Chinese cartoons have an added part to play in spreading knowledge. They offer a very attractive and useful way of reaching people throughout the world, regardless of the particular country in which they live. Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings of the old Chinese philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as Britain, France, America, Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar with the Chinese culture.
(6) Until recently, the transfer of knowledge and culture has been overwhelmingly from the West to the East and not vice versa. By means of cartoons, however, publishing companies in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore are now having success in correcting this imbalance between the East and the West.
(7) Cartoons can overcome language barriers in all foreign countries. The vast increase in the popularity of these cartoons serves to illustrate the truth of Confucius’s famous saying “One picture is worth a thousand words.”
Which of the following clearly characterizes Western cartoons?
A. Humor, unexpectedness, and criticism.
B. Seriousness, propaganda, and attractiveness.
C. Enjoyment, liveliness, and carefulness.
D. Originality, freshness, and astonishment.
Videos can be very useful. Most bank and stores ........have................. video cameras. They protect the premises. When there ..........is............. a robbery in this way. Video.......can......................... very useful in education. Many schools ............use..............................them as a teaching aid. You ........will...................... take university courses at home with the help of a VCR. In the futher they be more important in education. Videos are very important in the music industry, you can now .......show......................... VCDS in many countries world-wide. They play music ........busy................ video images at the same time.
Video can be very useful. Most bank and stores have video cameras. They protect the premises.When there is a robbery in this way. Video can very useful in education. Many schools use them a teaching aid. You will take university courses at home with the help of a VCR. In the futher they be more inportant in education. Videos are very inportant in the music industry , you can now show VCDS in many countries world-wide. They play music busy video images at the same time.
DịchVideo có thể rất hữu ích. Hầu hết các ngân hàng và các cửa hàng có máy quay video. Chúng bảo vệ premises.When có một vụ cướp bằng cách này. Video có thể rất hữu ích trong việc giáo dục. Nhiều trường học sử dụng chúng một trợ giảng dạy. Bạn sẽ học vào các trường đại học tại nhà với sự giúp đỡ của một VCR. Trong thêm tác họ được inportant hơn trong giáo dục. Video rất inportant trong ngành công nghiệp âm nhạc, bây giờ bạn có thể hiển thị VCD ở nhiều quốc gia trên toàn thế giới. Họ chơi nhạc bận rộn hình ảnh video cùng một lúc