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

The Chinese word “Shanzhai” means a small mountain village, but nowit becomes an accepted name for fakes （假货） after “Shanzhai Cellphones” produced by small workshops in southernChina became popular in the mainland market over the past two years.

Besides “Shanzhai” has electronic products, there are “Shanzhai”movies, “Shanzhai” stars and even a “Shanzhai” Spring Festival Gala, a copy ofthe 25-year-old traditional show presented by CCTV on Chinese Lunar New Year’sEve．

“Shanzhai” has become a culture of its own, symbolizing anythingthat imitates something famous．The phenomenon has caused a public debate over whether it is healthyor sick being a copycat.

In southwestern China’s Chongqing Municipality, a “Shanzhai” version“Bird’s Nest” woven by farmers with bamboo attracts wide attention and the“Shanzhai” version “Water Cube” is popular with tourists too．Both are copies of the famousOlympics buildings in Beijing.

Xie Xizhang, a literature critic, said that taking the “Shanzhai”Gala as an example, when the traditional CCTV program becomes less and lessattractive to the audience, the “Shanzhai” version appears naturally to attractpeople．“In spite ofits poor techniques and operation, ‘Shanzhai’culture meets the psychologicaldemands of common people and could be a comfort to their minds,” Xie said.

Tian Huiqun, a professor at Beijing Normal University, said that“Shanzhai” culture never copies classic things, only trendy products．In that sense, it’s like acomputer virus, multiplying without meaning.

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

To the mainstream culture, the rise of “Shanzhai” culture is achallenge as well as a motivation, said Xie．Tian said different kinds of cultures developingtogether is an ideal situation and it is for the public to choose.

1.The Chinese Word“Shanzhai”mayhave its origin in _________.

A．fakecellphones                                B．electronic products 

C．SpringFestival Gala                           D．Olympics buildings

2.The underlined word“imitates” is closest in meaning to _______.

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

3.According to the passage,“Shanzhai” culture refers to ________.

A．The action that a person imitates famous people  

B．anything that imitates something famous

C．thosesimilar names to famous brand   

D．productswith poor techniques and quality

4.We can infer that themainstream culture ________.

A．willbe held back by “Shanzhai” culture

B．willsooner or later be replaced by “Shanzhai”culture

C．maydevelop faster because of the challenging of “Shanzhai”culture

D．thinksnothing of the challenge of “Shanzhai”culture

试题答案

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C