How many artists' paintings are on show at the special exhibition?A.Three.B.Five.C.Seven.D
How many artists' paintings are on show at the special exhibition?
A.Three.
B.Five.
C.Seven.
D.Eight.
How many artists' paintings are on show at the special exhibition?
A.Three.
B.Five.
C.Seven.
D.Eight.
第1题
How many artists have been mentioned in the passage?
A.4.
B.5.
C.6.
D.7
第2题
根据下列文章回答 36~40 题:
第 36 题 How many new materials are mentioned in this passage?
第3题
?Read this text taken from an article about how the accountants influence the decisions.
?Choose the best sentence to fill each of the gaps.
?For each gap 9—14, mark one letter (A—H) on your Answer Sheet.
?Do not use any letter more than once.
How the Accountants Influence the Decisions
Accountants in industry are often asked to evaluate projects. H . Many people think it must be straightforward, but, like many publishing contracts, the devil lies in the detail.
(9) . There is a high level of front-end investment in trying to "break" (popularise) an artist which usually comprises a non-returnable advance on royalties, recording costs, promotional costs and tour support costs which sometimes even extend to large "buy-on" fees to support major artists on big tours; i.e. they pay to play. Usually the first department involved in a decision to sign an artist is the A&R (artistes and repertoire) department. Sometimes unfairly labelled the Urn & Ah department, they play a vital role in identifying potential stars. About 95% of the artists don't make the grade. (10) . This financial analysis is called a Deal Memo and it also assists in the negotiation process.
When A&R. have identified a signing then there are a number of key decisions to be made in which the business affairs and finance departments become closely involved. (11) . Will it be a direct signing, i.e., will the company be contracting directly with the artist, or has the artist been savvy enough to incorporate his own company and "loan out" his services to his own company? If the contract is with the artist's company then it is vital that the record company get the artist to sign a letter (called an inducement letter) stating that he personally undertakes to fulfill his contractual obligations should his company be unable to do so; e.g., if it were wound up.
(12) . Pete Waterman% PWL with artists such as Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Rick Astley was a good example of a production house. Other examples are lease-tape deals and P&D (pressing and distribution) where the record company does not actually own the product but can sell it under its name for a limited period.
(13) . This will largely concentrate on the advances, royalty rates and contract term that should be offered to make it attractive to the artist to sign.
(14) . It should be product based i.e. on the number of albums to be delivered by the artist, (known as the "minimum commitment") rather than time based. Ideally the record company would want to sign the artist for just one album with multiple options for further albums at its sole and absolute discretion, so ff the artist is a flop, then the contract is terminated after one album, but if he or she is a success then options are exercised.
A The term of the contract is very important.
B Having decided on the form. of contract then, the finance department comes into the picture in assessing and analyzing the structure of the deal.
C Other possible forms of contract that could be considered are production house deals where a specialist company agrees to supply a number of artists to the record company.
D Firstly, it must be decided what form. the contract is going to take.
E However, for the very few artists that the record companies successfully "break" then there is big money to be made and it is therefore vital that any proposed deal undergo a thorough financial analysis to ensure that the company is not over-committed.
F Contrary to popular myth that it is easy to make money in the music business, most artists actually lose money for the recording companies.
G Importance should be attached to both the term and form. of the contract.
H In
第4题
How did the artists react to the buildings at the Paris Exhibition?
A.They tried to copy them.
B.They laughed at them.
C.They praised them.
D.They refused to pay to see them.
第6题
Leading figures from the arts circle have come togther to fight for the 21-year-old theatre.
Barbara Windsor, chairman of the Performing Art Society, said: "If they have to tear it down it would be a waste of a good theatre. Every town needs a heart."
John Stevens, of Sutton Theatre Company, said the theatre had suffered from a lack of money and business support. "There's a crying need for a theatre in Sutton and the public will lose out if the Secombe goes."
Peter Geiringer, a city government official also argued that a neighborhood center was not the same as a theatre. "It's silly; this is the death of the Secombe. They're going to replace (代替) it by a hall so no one in Sutton will be able to go to a real theatre."
Leslie Coman, member of city committee for the arts, said: "The Secombe has played an out- standing role in the cultural life of this town over many years. It is only right that the committee continues to look at how it can provide new buildings for artists' workshops, and performances."
Sutton Arts Committee Chairman Tony Kerslake said: "At some stage a building comes to the end of its life. If a new one was built in the same place, I would accept that as progress."
The government report makes people wonder whether the theatre will be______.
A.replaced
B.closed
C.rebuilt
D.enlarged
第7题
A、emigrants
B、expatriates
C、immigrants
第8题
A.for the construction of a neighbourhood centre
B.for setting up more artists’workshops
C.against closing the Secombe Theater
D.against the plan to enlarge the theatre
第9题
We learn from the text that many people in the art circle of the town are______.
A.for the construction of a neighbourhood centre
B.for setting up more artists' workshops
C.against closing the Secombe Theater
D.against the plan to enlarge the theatre
第10题
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the
With more and more young people getting into trouble with the law, racial workers are very busy. They are trying to keep【B1】______out of jail and in school.
One way to do this is to keep those young people busy with a【B2】______activity. In some places, social workers set up programs to direct【B3】______energy from the drawing of graffiti(涂鸦)to the【B4】______arts.
In other places, basketball or baseball teams are set up. Sometimes the young people are【B5】______into patrol groups. Then, they are given the job of protecting older citizens that they might【B6】______have robbed and attacked. Social workers set up these youth programs to meet the needs of a【B7】______area.
Social workers are highly trained people and are good at solving community problems. They know how to set up【B8】______and get things started. However,【B9】______These voluntary people encourage the young artists, train the sports teams, and oversee the patrol groups. They do other kinds of work as well.
【B10】______. Many social service volunteers do not even have a high-school degree. 【B11】______.
【B1】