Your mobile phone rings,and instead of usual electronic signals,it’s playing your favorite music.A friend sends your favorite song to cheer you up.One day,a record company might forward new records and music videos to your phone

The mobile business is getting into the music business.For the moment,the interest is in pleasant ring tones,but some companies are hoping to take full advantage of the next generation of mobile phones-all-purpose gadgets that blend phone,personal stereo,video player and Internet browser into one.

Finally,record companies might send new records and videos to fans who register their cell phone numbers.

The fans could pass music or songs along to friends—a kind of musical trading card.Unlike Internet tracks,mobile downloads would be easy for record companies to control,said former record industry official Ralph Simon,who is now chairman of your mobile,based in Santa Monic,California.

“If you pass a song along to other phones through a network,each phone can be charged,” said Simon.“It’s like going through a toll gate（收费站）.There’s more possibility for copyright control than there is on the Internet.”

Massachusetts-based Converse is offering a service in Portugal and the Netherlands that lets people record tunes on their voice mail or send music as presents to friends.Finally,people might be able to sing karaoke and pass them along.The company is sure that people will want to use music to reach out and touch someone.

“A mobile phone is not a listening machine,and you’ll be disappointed if you think you can change it to a radio,”said Ohad Ouziel,a creative manager for Converse in Israel.“But if someone sends you a song while you’re on vacation,you appreciate the feeling.”

1.The underlined word “blend”in the second paragraph probably means _____.

A.send

B.become

C.mix

D.compare

解析：从上下文以及该词的搭配可知，blend...into...“把……融为一体”。?

答案：C

2.“Massachusetts-based Converse”in the sixth paragraph probably refers to _____.

A.a person

B.a city in Israel

C.a state in the USA

D.a company

3.Record companies _____ the idea of passing songs and music along mobile phones.

A.are worried about

B.are interested in

C.try hard to stop

D.a company

4.According to Ralph Simon it would be easier to _____ through mobile phone network than through the Internet.

A.protect copyright of music works

B.send personal messages

C.pass along songs and music　

D.send voice mail

书面表达（满分30分）

假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter曾表示希望来加国教书。像样我现在需招聘外教，请给他写封信，告知招聘信息。内容主要包括：

1.     教授课程：英语口语、英语写作、今日美国、今日英国等

2.     授课对象：高中生（至少三年英语基础）

3.     工作量：

——每周12学时，任先三门课

——担任学生英语俱乐部或英语校报顾问（advisor）

注意：

a)           词数100左右；

b)           可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

c)           开关语已为你写好，请将完整的回信书写在答题卡上。

Dear Peter,

I remember you told me you were interested in teaching in China.                       

Best,

Li Hua

书面表达（满分30分）
假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter曾表示希望来加国教书。像样我现在需招聘外教，请给他写封信，告知招聘信息。内容主要包括：
1.     教授课程：英语口语、英语写作、今日美国、今日英国等
2.     授课对象：高中生（至少三年英语基础）
3.     工作量：
——每周12学时，任先三门课
——担任学生英语俱乐部或英语校报顾问（advisor）
注意：
a)           词数100左右；
b)           可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

第三节  书面表达（满分30分）

假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter曾表示希望来中国教书。你校现需招聘外教，请给他写封信，告知招聘信息。内容主要包括：

1.    教授课程：英语口语、英语写作、今日美国、今日英国等

2.    授课对象：高中生（至少三年英语基础）

3.    工作量：

——每周12学时，任先三门课

——担任学生英语俱乐部或英语校报顾问（advisor）

注意：

a)      词数100左右；

b)      可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

c)      开关语已为你写好，请将完整的回信书写在答题卡上。

Dear Peter,

I remember you told me you were interested in teaching in China.　　　　　　　　　　　

Best,

Li Hua