2020年全國大學生英語競賽C類全真模擬試卷及答案（一）

2020年全國大學生英語競賽C類全真模擬試卷

及答案(一)

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15minutes,30points)

SectionAMultipleChoice(20points)

Directions：Questions31-50constituteacompletepassage.Thereare

20blanksinthepassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

31.SeniorMetropolitanpoliceofficerstriedtodismisstheNotingHill

raceriotswhichragedforfivenightsovertheAugustbankholidayin

1958astheworkofuruffians,bothcoloredandwhite“hell-benton

hooliganism，accordingtoofficialfiles.

A.recentrevealedB.newlyreleased

C.previousdisclosingD.earlierexposing

32.Butpoliceeyewitnessreportsinthesecretpapersthattheywere

overwhelminglytheworkofawhiteworkingclassmobouttogetthe

，，

“ni?ggers.

A.containB.convince

C.consistD.confirm

33.TheferocityoftheNotingHilluracialriots”,asthepresscalledthem

atthetime,shockedBritainintoforthefirsttimethatitwasnot

abovethekindofracialconflictthenbeingplayedoutintheAmerican

deepsouth.

A.realizingB.witnessing

C.watchingD.identifying

34.ThecarnivaLwhichwillthestreetsofwestLondonmore

than1.5millionpeoplethisweekend,wasstartedin1959asadirect

responsetotheriots.

A.crowd；ofB.pour；for

C.fill；withD.emerge；in

35.Whileseniorofficerstriedtoplaydowntheracialaspectsoftheriots,

theinternalMetropolitanpolicefilesreleasedthismonthatthepublic

recordofficeconfirmthatthedisturbanceswereoverwhelmingly

by300to400strong"KeepBritainWhitemobs,manyofthemTeddy

boysarmedwithironbars，butcher'sknivesandweightedleatherbelts，

whowent“nigger-hunting“amongtheWestIndianresidentsofNoting

HillandNotingDale.

A.eruptedB.commenced

C.triggeredD.inaugurated

36.ThefirstnightleftfiveblackmenonthepavementsofNoting

Hill.

A.lyingunconsciousB.theredied

C.feelfaintD.serioushurt

37.Thebattlesragedoverthebankholidayweekendastheblack

respondedinkindwithcounterattacksbylargegroupsof“menof

color“similarlyarmed.

A.columnB.army

C.brigadeD.community

38.ThomasWilliamswasstoppedbythepoliceashecameoutofBluey's

ClubonTalbotRoad,NotingHill.Heapieceofirondownhisleft

trouserleg,apetrolbombinhisrightpocketandarazorbladeinhis

insidebreastpocket：”Ihavetoprotectmyself,“hetoldthearresting

officer.

A.foundtohaveB.wasfoundtohave

C.foundhavingD.wasfoundhaving

39.Thefiles,whichweresealedunderthe75-yearrulebuthave

beenreleasedearly,showthatseniorofficerstriedtoconvincethethen

homesecretary,"Rab"Butler,thattherewasnotaracialelementtothe

rioting.

A.forbiddenB.confidential

C.incredibleD.strict

40.Inhisofficialreport,DetectiveSergeantM.WaltersoftheNottingHill

policesaidthenationalpresshadbeenwrongtoportraythe“widespread

seriesofstreetdisturbancesas"racial“riots：uWhereastherecertainly

wassomefeelingbetweenwhiteandcoloredresidentsinthisarea,

itisabundantlyclearmuchofthetroublewascausedbyruffians,both

coloredandwhite，whoseizedonthisopportunitytoindulgein

hooliganism.”

A.illB.sick

C.painfulD.hurt

41.Butthepolicewitnessstatementsandprivatestatistics.

A.tolddifferentlyB.interpretedinadifferentway

C.existedmanydifferencesD.toldadifferentstory

42.TheMetcommissionerwastoldthatthe108peoplewhowere

chargedwithoffencesrangingfromgrievousbodilyharmtoaffrayand

riotandpossessingoffensiveweapons,72werewhiteand36were

"colored”.

A.forB.from

C.ofD.in

43.ItispopularlybelievedthattheriotbeganonthenightofSaturday,

August20,whena400-strongcrowdofwhitemen,"Teds",

attackedhousesoccupiedbyWestIndians.

A.theyareallB.manyofthem

C.somewereD.mostofthembelongto

44.AmongthewasMajbrittMorrison，ayoungwhiteSwedish

brideofaJamaican.

A.offendersB.rioters

C.victimsD.residents

45.Shewaspeltedwithstones,glassandwood,andintheback

withanironbarasshetriedtogethome.

A.bruisedB.struck

C.pattedD.scratched

46.Theinternalpolicewitnessstatementsprovidegraphicevidenceof

themotivesofthemobs一atonepointcrowdsseveralthousandstrong

roamedthestreetsofNottingHilLhomesandattackinganyWest

Indiantheycouldfind.

A.plungingintoB.breakinginto

C.seekingforD.searchingfor

47.PCRichardBedfordsaidhehadseenamobof300to400white

peopleinBramleyRoad："Wewillkillallblackbastards.Why

don'tyousendthemhome?”

A.shoutingB.tocry

C.utterD.announced

48.PCIanMcQueenonthesamenightsaidhewastold：uMindyourown

，cops.Keepoutofit.Wewillsettletheseniggersourway.We'll

murderthebastards.”

A.mattersB.affair

C.thingsD.business

49.Thedisturbancescontinuednightafternightuntiltheyfinallypetered

outonSeptember5.AttheOldBaileyJudgeSalmonlaterhandeddown

exemplaryoffouryearseachonninewhiteyouthswhohadgone

“niggerhunting

A.decisionsB.statements

C.trialsD.sentences

50.Whilethosedealtwithbythecourtswereoverwhelminglywhite，

thelargenumberofblackpeoplealsoarrestedandtheofficial

therehadnotbeenaracialmotiveensuredalegacyofblackmistrustof

theMetropolitanpolicethathasneverreallybeeneradicated.

A.persistenceB.perseverance

C.insistenceD.instance

SectionBErrorCorrection(lOpoints)

Directions：Thefollowingpassagecontains9errors.Ineachcaseonly

onewordisinvolved.YoushouldproofreadthepassageontheAnswer

Sheetandcorrectitinthefollowingway：

EXAMPLE

Onenight,quitelate,IwasstillawakeintheroomIamsharedwith1.

am

myhusband.Iwaslyingonmyrightsideandcanhearachild

crying.2.could

Gettingup，IwentAseeifoursonwasall

right.3.to

Hewassleepingsoundlybreathingdeeplyand

gently.4.V

TheZipper

Whateverdidwedobeforetheinventionofthezipper?

In1893theworld'sfirstzipperwasproducedinChicago.

Althoughtheinventorclaimedthatitwasareliablefastening

forclothing，thiswasnotthecase.TheChicagozippersprang

51.

openwithoutwarning,orjammedshut,anditswiftlylost

popularity.TwentyyearsagoaSwedish-bomengineercalled

52.

Sundbacksolvedtheproblem.Heattachedtinycupstothe

backsoftheinterlockedteeth，andthismeantthattheteeth

53.

couldbeenmeshedmorefirmlyandreliably.

Atfirstzippersweremadeofmetal.Theywereheavy,and

iftheygotstuckitwasdifficulttofree.Thencamenylon

54.

zipperswhichwerelighterandeasiertouse,andhadsmaller

teeth.Thefashionindustrylikedthenewzippersfarbetter

becausetheydidn'tdistortthelineofthegarmentorweighing

55.

downlightfabrics.Theywerealsoeasierforthemachinists

tofitintothegarment.

Meanwhileanewfasteningagentmadeitsappearanceat

theendofthetwentycentury:velcro.Velcroisanotherproduct

56._____

madefromnylon.Nylonisaverytoughsyntheticfibrefirst

developedinthe1930s，andbearinganametomindthewearer

57._____

ofthetwoplaceswhereitwasdeveloped：NYforNewYorkand

LONforLondon.Velcroismadewithverysmallnylonhookson

onesideofthefasteningwhichcaughttinyloopedwhiskersonthe

58._____

othersideofthefastening.Itisstronganddurable.

Velcroisusedonclothing，luggagesandfootwear.Itisquick

59._____

andeasytofastenandunfasten,andhastakenalargepartof

thezipper'sshareofthemarket.Itisalsousedinwaysazipper

cannotbeused一forinstanceasaneasilychangedfasteningon

plastercasts，andtoholdfurnishingfabricsina

position.60.

PartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes，10points)

Directions：Completethefollowingdialoguesbychoosingthebest

answer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

61.Rob：HeyJilLyou'relookinggreat.

Jill：Thanks,Rob.

Rob：Well,youdidit.How?

Jill：Ijogeverymorning,andIgotoaerobicseveryotherday.

A.Iboughtthisdressyesterday.Reallysmart.

B.Youarelookingfinetoo.

C.I'mrecoveringmystrengthaftertheflu.

D.MyNewYear'sresolutionwastogetinshape.

62.Bob：HiJane.Howareyou?

Jane：Ididn'tsleepawinklastnight.Thepeoplenext

doorweremakingalotofnoiseagaintillverylateatnight.

A.I'mfeelingabitoutofsortsthismorning.

B.Fine,thankyou.Andyou?

C.Isleptlikealoganddidn'twanttogetoutofbed.

D.Itseemsabitunusual,youknow.

63.Ann：Aah!He'sgorgeous!Lookatthosebig,goldenpaws.When

didyougethim?

Roger：Yesterday.

Ann：Oh,right.Whatkindisshe?

Roger：ALabrador.

A.Susan'sgotamorebeautifulone.

B.What'sup?

C.It'sasheactually.

D.Isn'titright?

64.Tina：Wow,lookatallthethingsonsale.

Andrew：Yes,look,thisshirtis50%off.

Tina：Andlookattheseshoes.Theyare30%offthenormalprice.

A.I'dliketobuyaskirt.B.Therearesomerealbargains.

C.Arethepricesreasonable?D.Theseshoesarethesame

asmine.

65.Woman：Haveyoufinishedthepackaging?

Man：____________

Woman：Good.Becausethetruckwillbecomingsoon,thisisarush

job.

A.Don'thurrymorI'llbreaktheglass.

B.Almost.Ijusthavetowraptheglassandputitintoboxes.

C.No,Ihaven't.Whydidn'tyouhelpmewithit?

D.Yes,Ihave.WhatelsecanIdoforyou?

66.CustomsOfficer：________________________

Mrs.Johnson：No,nothingatall.

CustomsOfficer：Noperfume,alcoholorcigarettes?

Mrs.Johnson：Well,Ihave200cigarettes；that'sall.

A.Doyouhaveanythinginthebag,ma'am?

B.Doyouhaveanythingtodeclare,ma'am?

C.Doyouwanttobuysomething,ma'am?

D.IsthereanythingIcandoforyou,ma'am?

67.Linda：Hello.I'dliketosendthispackage,please.

Clerk：____________________________________

Linda：Firstclass.Howlongwillthattake?

Clerk：Aboutthreedays.

A.Howwouldyouliketosendit?B.Whichclassareyou

in?

C.Wheredoyouwanttosenditto?D.Whichclassisit

in?

68.Assistant：CanIhelpyou?

Colin：Yes,it'saboutthissportsshirt.Iwashedittheotherday.The

colourrananditshrank.

Assistant：Ohdear,Isee.________________________

Colin：I'mafraidnot.

Assistant：I'msorry,butI'mnotallowedtochangeanythingwithout

areceipt.

A.Didyoubuyithere?

B.Wouldyouwanttochangeit?

C.Doyouhavethereceipt?

D.Couldyoutellmewhosoldittoyou?

69.James：CouldIhavemybill,please?CanIpaybycreditcardor

eurocheque?

Receptionist：____________

James：I'llpaybycreditcard，then.

Receptionist：That'sfine.Ihopeyouenjoyedyourstayhere.

A.Here'syourbill.B.Sorry,wedon'ttakecreditcard.

C.Youcanpaybyeurocheque.D.Yes,wetakeboth.

70.Husband：Whenisouranniversary?

Wife：________________________

Husband：No,it'sjustthatIboughttheseflowersforyouandIwas

hopingtodaywastheday.

A.Hmm…Ican'tremembereither.Why?

B.Hey,aretheseflowersforme?

C.Whocares?Doyouwanttogivemeasurprise?

D.Areyoujoking?Haveyoureallyforgottenagain?

PartIVReadingComprehension(25minutes，40points)

SectionAMultipleChoice(10points)

Directions：Thereisonereadingpassageinthispart.Thepassageis

followedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthere

arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions71to75arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Takingapeepatwhat'sgoingoninyourhead

CARLFiler,18,astarsalesmanataB&QhardwarestoreintheUK,

wascalledupforpromotionwithinoneweekofstartingwork.But,

insteadofbeingmadesupervisor,hewassacked一afterhisemployers

sawtheresultsofhispsychometrictest.

Youmightthinkthatanyonewhoanswersthathe“stronglydisagreeshe

isanover-achieverisaskingfortrouble,butMrFileralreadythoughthe

hadprovedhimselfmorethancapable.

Thisyear,nearlyhalfofUKfirms-46percent一willusepsychometric

teststoselecttrainees,comparedwithjust17percentin2000,according

toareportforGTLapublisherofgraduatecareerguides.

Thesetests,whichratecandidates?abilityandgaugetheirpersonality,

havebeenusedintheUKsincethe1980s.Butassortedstudieshave

shownmostpeople一graduatesinparticular一arewhollycynicalabout

theideaoftheirpersonalitybeingumeasured.

uPeopletendtoseethemaseithertoosillyortooclever,saysClive

Fletcher，professorofoccupationalpsychologyatUniversityof

London."Butalltheevidenceindicatesthetestsdohavesomevalue.

Thefirstpersonalitytestasweknowit,wasdevelopedbytheAmerican

armyin1917tofilteroutweakrecruits.

Butitwasnotuntilthe1980sthatthetestsbecamepopularin

Britain.Witharisingnumberofgraduatesgoingforadecreasingnumber

ofjobs,organizationsbegantoseepsychometrictestingasacheap,

reliablealternativetotheexpensive,time-consuminginterview.

Buttodaythetestsarebecomingalarminglysophisticatedandareedging

towardsprobingthe“darkside：pathologyandpersonality

disorders.Increasingly,testsarebeingusedtotrytodetectpromising

younggraduateswhomay,laterinlife,flyofftherails(gocrazy)；orto

stoppsychopaths(havingmentaldisorder)gettingrecruited.

Inthefuture,intervieweescouldevenbegivenamouthswabtoreveal

thegeneticandbiologicalmarkersofpersonality."Weareheadingforthe

eraofgeneticscreening,,,warnsCarolynJones,oftheInstitutefor

EmploymentRights."Ithinkthesetestsareveryflawed.

Andthereareotherproblemswiththetests.Forstarters,itispossibleto

fakeit一eventhetestproducersagreeonthis.Buttheyhavemadeitas

hardaspossible.Forexample,lookatwhetheryouagreeordisagree

withthefollowingtwostatements：”Newideascomeeasilytomeand

“Ifindgeneratingnewconceptsdifficult.Howlongdidittakeyouto

realizetheybothcouldmeanthesamething?

Themainargument,however,isthatthetestsareinvalidandcannot

quantify(putanumericalvalueon)somethingaschangeableas

personality.

Thegoldenruleisthen,thatapsychometrictestshouldneverbeusedas

thesolebasisofselection,butshouldalwaysbefollowedbyinterviews.

71.Mostpeople'sattitudetowardsthepsychometrictestis.

A.contemptuousB.favorableC.tolerantD.confounded

72.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonswhypsychometric

testingwinsanadvantageoverinterviews?

A.Itdoesn'tcostanymoney.B.Itrequiresnoequipment.

C.Itistime-saving.D.Itcanbedonewithinseconds.

73.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthor'sidea?

A.Psychometrictestsaredefective.

B.Psychometrictestsshouldnotbetheonlywaytorecruit

promisingyounggraduates.

C.Psychometrictestsareinvalidandcannotquantifysomething

changeableaspersonality.

D.Psychometrictestsaregoldenrules.

74.Thetestproducersmakethetestsverycomplicatedto.

A.avoidcheatingB.improvegeneticscreening

C.findoutthebestideasD.generatenewconcepts

75.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheAmericanarmydevelopedthefirstpersonalitytesttoscreen

outweakrecruits.

B.Inthefuture,interviewerscouldgiveamouthswabtoreveal

interviewees'symptoms.

C.Therearepossibilitiesforstarterstocheatinthepsychometric

tests.

D.Interviewsstillplayanimportantroleinevaluatinginterviewees.

SectionBShortAnswerQuestions(30points)

Directions：Inthispartthereare3passageswith15questionsor

incompletestatements.Readthepassagescarefully.Thenanswerthe

questionsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10

words).RemembertorewritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions76to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

The8StepsofSocialInvention

1.Getreadytoplay.

Likeothertypesofcreativity,socialinventivenessflourisheswhenyou

beginthinkingoutsideconventionalboundaries.CharlieGirsch,aSt.PauL

Minnesota-basedcreativityconsultant,suggeststhatyoustartbyplaying

withobviouslyabsurdexplanationsforeverydayevents."Iftrafficis

slow,you'llbetemptedtosay,'Hmm.Mustbeanaccidentupahead.'

Instead,trysaying,'Mustbeafamilyofturtlescrossingthehighway?

or'Iexpectthere'ssomekindofalienabductiongoingon.'You'llbe

amazedhowsoonyouwillbelookingatfamiliarproblemsinnewways."

Girsch'sbook,FanningtheCreativeSpirit(CreativityCentral,1999)

hasscoresofotherexercisesforlimberinguptheinventivepartofyour

brain.

2.Generateazillionfar-fetchedideas.

Concernedaboutthehomelessinyourneighborhood?Imaginea

HomelessParliament,aHomelessCircus,homelessfamiliesformingan

orchestra,ahomelessmuseum…andonandon.Generatelikemad

withnoregardforfeasibilityinorder,associalinventionpioneer

NicholasAlberyadvises，to“overcomeeworthy-but-dullideas.”

Eventuallythetwoorthreebestideaswillbegintostandout.

3.Takeyourwildestideaandbringitdowntoearth.

HowaboutthatHomelessCircus?Coulditturnintoaforumfor

homelesspeopletodisplaytheircreativetalents?Aperformanceseries

abouthomelessness?Aneighborhoodcarnivalwiththehomelessas

guestsofhonor?Yourflakiestideamayhaveagermofbrilliancethat

actuallymakesitmoreattractive,andthusmorefeasible(andfundable),

thanitsworthy-but-dullcousins.

4.Lookforinvenationsthatsolvemorethanoneproblem.

TheSlowFoodMovement,bominItaly,boostslocalfarmersand

regionalcuisinetraditionsandrestaurateursandthesametimethatit

“feeds“ourhungerforauthentictastes,healthyeating,andamore

leisurely，sanerstyleoflife.

5.Accentuatethepositive.

“AverycommonquestionthatIgetwhenIworkwithpeoplein

communitiesis'Whydoesn'tanybodycareaboutourproblems?'"notes

MchaelPatterson,asocialinventorandactivistinMassachusetts.uWhat

aworthlessquestion.'Why'?questionsareforphilosophers.Ask

'How'?and'What'?questions一theyarealotmorepractical.For

instance,Pattersonasks,“Whatwouldyoudoifyouknewyoucouldn't

fail?”

6.Giveitarest.

Walkawayfromyourfavoriteideaforawhile,forgetaboutit,letit

sleep.Withyourconsciousmindoutoftheway,yoursubconsciousgets

tofiddlewiththeconceptforawhile,andyoujustmighthavean

unexpectedinsightorbreakthrough.

7.Practice“yesand“insteadof“yesbut”.

Nomatterhowtemptedyouaretosay"Yes,butthiswillbehard

because,"or"Yes,butamillionotherpeoplearedoingthis,“shiftthe

conjunctionto"and"andseewhatsortofpositiverefinementorchange

emerges.uYes,andwecouldconcentrateonimmigrants.uYes,andwe

canmakeitopentoallages.”

8.Getyourideaintotheworld.

Thisisthetoughpart.Youmightseekoutthehelpofactivistswhowill

takeashinetoyourideas.Orbecomeanorganizeryourself.PaulGlove,

aNewYorksocialinventor,coun-sels：uIfyouhaveanideayoubelieve

in,writeapamphletwithyourphonenumberonitandpostitin

Laundromatsandbookstores.Ifthreepeoplecallyou,havelunchwith

themandcallyourselvesanorganization.Iffivepeoplecall,meetwith

themandissueapressrelease.??Presto,you'relaunched.

76.Togeneratefar-fetchedideashelpsto.

77.MichaelPattersonwantsustocomeupwith"How"?and"What"?

insteadof"Why"?questionsbecauseheconsiderstheyaremore

practicalthan.

78.Thepurposetopractice“yesand“insteadof“yesbut“istomake

yourselfmore.

79.Accordingtothearticle,whenonehasdifficultydevelopinghis

favoriteidea,heshould.

80.Oneshouldnotonlygeneratefar-fetchedideasbutalso

becausethelatterstepisthenearesttoreality.

Questions81to85arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

ThinSliceofTVHasBigMarket

Itistooearlytowriteanobituaryforbulkypicturetubes,whichwill

remainthemostaffordableTVsetsforyearstocome.

But,analystsandindustryexecutivesinsistthatthinscreensalreadyhave

startedtobecomethedominantformatforTVsetsinthedigitalera.

Sharppricecutshavebroughtplasmasetsandotherthin,flattelevisions

outofhigh-endelectronicboutiquesandintothousandsofmass-market

outletssuchasCosco,awholesalebuyingclubintheUS,bestknownfor

offeringmembersbulkitemsandbigdiscounts.

TheleastexpensiveplasmasetsstillcostaheftyUS$3,OOOormore，

yetsalesaregrowingsorapidlythatmanymanufacturersareracingto

boostproduction.

Thatincrease，combinedwithexpandingproductioncapacityand

improvedtechnology,couldpushthepriceofplasmasetsdownby

one-thirdnextyear,accordingtoanalystRichardDohertyof

EnvisioneeringGroup,aUSresearchfirm.

Butmanufacturersarenotjustcompetingwitheachother；theyarealso

tryingtofendoffchallengesfromcompetingthin-screentechnologies,

suchasliquidcrystaldisplays(LCD).

ThedemandforthinscreensisfuelledinpartbytheadventofDVDsand

digitalTVbroadcasts,whichoffermoredetailedpicturesandmore

lifelikecolorsthanconventionalanalogTVsignals.

Toseethedifference,consumersneedasetthatcanpackmore

informationontothescreenthantheircurrentTVscan.

Thissharpnessismostvividonscreensthatare40inchesdiagonalor

larger.Atthatsize,however,traditionaldirectviewandprojectionTVs

aresobulkythatmanyconsumershavetroublefindingaplaceforthem

athome.

Hencetheinterestinthinscreens一modelsslenderandlightenoughto

hangonawall.

TheglasspanelsattheheartofplasmaandLCDsetscomemainlyfrom

aboutadozencompanieswithfactoriesinJapan,SouthKoreaand,

increasingly,China.About800,000plasmapanelswillbeshippedthis

yeararoundtheworld,analystssay.

ThatisatinyamountcomparedwiththeoverallmarketforTVs,which

wasabout140millionsetslastyear.But,industryexpertssaid

2003wouldbeaubreakoutyear“orplasmabecauseshipmentsshould

double.

Helpingdrivethegrowthareneworexpandedmanufacturing

facilities.Forexample，JapaneseelectronicsgiantNEClastyear

doubledthecapacityofitsJapanesefactory——reaching300,OOOto400,

000plasmapanels.Anditplanstodoubleitagainin2003,officialssaid.

Ascompetitionhasheatedupduringthelastfouryears，priceshavefallen

morethan50percent.Accordingto“NPDTecworld”,theaverageprice

ofaplasmadisplaysoldintheUSdroppedfromUS$12,700inJanuary

1999toUS$6,lOOinOctober2002.

ThebestmarketsforplasmascreenshavebeeninAsia,andabouthalfof

thesetshavegonetobusinessesinsteadofhomes.

LCDTVscarryapremiumprice一theycanbe10timesasexpensiveasa

comparabletube-driventelevision一thatknocksthemoutofmostbuyers'

budgets.

ButLCDpanelsarequicklytakingoverthemarketforcomputer

monitors,andthetensofmillionsofpanelsbeingproducedforthat

segmentwillhelppushdownpricesforLCDTVs,analystspredicted.

SharpElectronics,forone,isbettingheavilyonLCDs.Itschairman,

ToshiakiUrushisako,haspredictedthatSharpwillswitchcompletely

fromconventionaltubesetstoLCDTVsinJapanby2005.

Flat-panelreferstowafer-thin(3inchesorless)TVs,whereasflat-screen

mayactuallydescribetraditionalcathode-ray-tubesets(CRTs)whose

glassfrontlacksthedistortingcurvethatTVshavehadfor50years.

Beawareoftwothings：One，flat-paneltechnologymaynotbe

high-definitionTV；foreventualHDTVreception,someofthesesetswill

requireaseparateHDtuner.Two,someflat-panelTVsarejustthepanel

andlackspeakersandsometimesabuilt-intuner.

Pricerange：US$700—2,000

LCDvsplasma

Ingeneral,LCDtechnologyisusedforsmallerscreensbecauseofthe

enormousnumberoftransistorsneededtoturntheglasslikeliquid

crystalsintocolorimages.Thelargerthedisplay,themoretransistors,

themorechanceoffailedconnections.

AplasmascreenisfoundinTVsetslargerthan20inches.Coloris

comparabletoanLCD's.LCDsdonotdeteriorateovertime,whilea

plasmadisplayaverages30,000hours(atraditionalTVscreencangofor

20,000),afterwhichitfadesoveraperiodofyears.Earlierproblems

withthequalityofplasma'scontrasthavebeenaddressed,andcurrent

screensarecleanerandbetterdefined.

Pricerange：US$600-2,800

HDTV

Simplyput,high-definitionTVis10timesassharpastraditionalTV,and

thesoundisdigital,likeCDsound,notFM，whichiswhattraditional

TVprovides.HDtechnologyachievesitsvisualclaritywithmore

immagelinesonthescreen.WhereanalogTVshave480horizontallines,

HDTVhas720or1,0801ines.Beaware：manyHDTVsetsbeingsold

nowareinfactonlyHDTVmonitors,offeringacrisppicture.To

receivegenuinehigh-definitiontelevisionsignals,ownersmustbuya

separateHDTVreceiver.

Pricerange：US$1,000-6,000

LOSANGELESTIMES

81.Accordingtothearticle,TVsetswithwillstillbethemost

popularinthecomingyears.

82.Thefactorsthatstimulatethethinscreenstobemoreandmore

popularinclude,，and.

83.TherapidlyexpandingmarketforLC