The Chinese word “Shanzhai means a small mountain village, but now it becomes an

The Chinese word“Shanzhai” means a small mountain village, but now it becomes an accepted namefor fakes (假货) after “Shenzhen Cellphones” produced by smallworkshops in southern China became popular in the mainland market over the pasttwo years.

Besides “Shanzhai” haselectronic products, there are “Shanzhai” movies, “Shanzhai” stars and even a“Shanzhai” Spring Festival Gala, a copy of the 25-year-old traditional showpresented by CCTV on Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve.

“Shanzhai” has become aculture of its own, symbolizing anything that imitates something famous.

The phenomenon hascaused a public debate over whether it is healthy or sick being a copycat.

In southwestern China’sChongqing Municipality, a “Shanzhai” version “Bird’s Nest” woven by farmerswith bamboo attracts wide attention and the “Shanzhai” version “Water Cube” ispopular with tourists too. Both are copies of the famous Olympics buildings inBeijing.

Xie Xizhang, aliterature critic, said that taking the “Shanzhai” Gala as an example, when thetraditional CCTV program becomes less and less attractive to the audience, the“Shanzhai” version appears naturally to attract people.

“In spite of its poor techniquesand operation, ‘Shanzhai’culture meets the psychological demands of commonpeople and could be a comfort to their minds,” Xie said.

Tian Huiqun, aprofessor at Beijing Normal University, said that “Shanzhai” culture nevercopies classic things, only trendy products. In that sense, it’s like acomputer virus, multiplying without meaning.

Though controversial,“Shanzhai” culture is becoming a widely accepted phenomenon.

To the mainstreamculture, the rise of “Shanzhai” culture is a challenge as well as a motivation,said Xie.

Tian said differentkinds of cultures developing together is an ideal situation and it is for thepublic to choose.

1. The ChineseWord“Shanzhai”may have its origin in _________.

A. fakecellphones          B. electronicproducts 

C. Spring Festival Gala     D. Olympicsbuildings

2. A. The underlinedword “imitates” is closest in meaning to _______.

A. steals     B.copies     C. advertises    D. cheats

3. A. According to thepassage, “Shanzhai” culture refers to ________.

A. The action that a person imitates famous people

B. anything that imitates something famous

C. those similar names to famous brand

D. products with poor techniques and quality

4. A. We can infer thatthe mainstream culture ________.

A. Will be held back by “Shanzhai” culture

B. will sooner or later be replaced by “Shanzhai”culture

C. may develop faster because of the challenging of“Shanzhai”culture

D. thinks nothing of the challenge of “Shanzhai”culture

5. Which of thefollowing might be the best title of passage?

A.“Shanzhai”culture will definitely fade out

B.“Shanzhai”culture –the mountain village culture

C.“Shanzhai”culture – the mainstream culture

D.“Shanzhai”culture takes on life of its own  

试题答案

【答案】

 A

 B

 B

 C

 D

【解析】