3.The Entropia Universe
The Entropia Universe is a virtual world on the Internet,which seems very like our real life.It is set in a distant future and based on a planet called Calypso.Entropia was the brainchild of a group of Swedish computer lovers who decided to see if they could create a three dimensional (維度的) virtual world that could be placed on the Internet.They did manage after they received the financial backing they needed.
The game can be played for free,but nearly all in-game activities require personal resources that you have available to use.Although there are various activities to keep you busy on Calypso,what most people do first is to find themselves a profession,such as hunting the fierce animals on Calypso,mining the precious minerals and making tools.Then they can think about buying their virtual house or paying a visit to a virtual nightclub or doing any of the other activities that make life bearable.
Entropia has its very own economy (經(jīng)濟(jì)) and its own currency,the PED (Project Entropia Dollars).Players move real world money into PED which they then use to pay for their life on Calypso.However,the virtual things inside Entropia do have a real value in the outside world,and careful business deals mean that players can actually make real money there.PED can be changed into dollars any time at a rate of 10PED to 1US﹩.
What's so impressive about The Entropia Universe is the number of players; currently more than 600,000 representing over 220 countries from planet Earth.A number of players insist that it's a good way to make money.However,the reality of Entropia's economic system is that most people end up paying more than they earn and it's not uncommon to find players who are paying up to﹩200 a month into their PED account.This might not be the most economical way of spending one's free time.However,some people say that for them the fact that they can escape the realities of the earthbound life and become a different person with a completely different life for a few hours every week is worth the use of money,even if they don't get any interest rates on it.
63.What can we learn about The Entropia Universe?A
A.It costs nothing to join.
B.It focuses on business plans.
C.It is designed for computer lovers.
D.It presents what life is like on other planets.
64.What does Paragraph 2mainly talk about?A
A.What people do on Calypso.
B.When people buy houses there.
C.How people make life bearable.
D.Why people often find a job first.
65.According to the author,playing on The Entropia UniverseB.
A.may be very annoying
B.can be quite expensive
C.is a cheap way to kill time
D.is a good way to earn money
66.What can be inferred about The Entropia Universe?B
A.It is technical.
B.It is satisfying.
C.It is ridiculous.
D.It is educational.
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解答 63.A推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段首句The game can be played for free…可知,進(jìn)入Entropia Universe游戲是免費(fèi)的,答案A 正確.其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)對(duì)Entropia Universe的描述都不正確.
64.A推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容可知,這一段主要談?wù)摰氖侨藗冊(cè)贑alypso上所做的事情.B、C、D三個(gè)選項(xiàng)雖然都出自該段落,但都是一些細(xì)節(jié),而非主要內(nèi)容,故答案選A.
65.B推理判斷題.根據(jù)最后一段前半部分可知,很多人都來Entropia Universe"淘金",但真正賺到錢的人卻寥寥無幾.作者在第四句提到,這不是打發(fā)空閑時(shí)間的最經(jīng)濟(jì)的方式,所以可知B選項(xiàng)符合文章內(nèi)容,故答案選B.
66.B推理判斷題.綜合全文尤其是最后一段可知Entropia Universe目前有很多參與者,也得到很多人的認(rèn)可,所以B選項(xiàng)"令人滿意的"正確.A.technical技術(shù)性的;C.ridiculous 荒謬的;D.educational 有教育意義的.這三個(gè)選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤.
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