British band “Duran Duran” is going to be the first pop group to perform online concerts on the online game Second Life.

Second Life is an online 3-dimensional, digital world, which is imagined, created and owned by the players—people all over the world.
It is thought that 370,000 computer game players worldwide have Second Life characters that exist in the Second Life world, on the Internet.
Earlier this year, BBC Radio held music festivals and played an interview from inside the game.
In May of 2006, it held a music festival in Scotland, but also created a festival inside the Second Life game so that people all over the world could take part in their computers.
One of the members of the band, Nick Rhodes, told the BBC News website: “When I first saw Second Life a few months ago, I couldn’t believe my eyes. When I started looking at the people on screen, talking, walking around and doing normal things, I thought this is somewhere between a strange TV show, a strange experience and a video game. I wanted “Duran Duran” to be part of it.” Each band member has a 3-dimensional person and it is hoped they will do their first online concert soon. The audience will be able to join in and react (反應(yīng)) while the band is on stage.
Rhodes said new technologies like Second Life will become more and more important in the music industry in the future.
The number of people joining the Second Life is growing quickly. Some computer experts said it probably would be the ‘Next Big Thing’ in the future.
小題1:Is Second Life an online game?
小題2:What did BBC Radio create inside the Second Life?
小題3:What was Nick Rhodes’ new idea?
小題4:How will the band show their first concert online?
小題5:What does the writer tell us in the last two paragraphs?

小題1:Yes, it is.
小題2:A music festival.
小題3:He wanted “Duran Duran” to take part in / join in the Second Life.
/ He wanted to be/ become part of the Second Life.
小題4:They will appear online as 3-D persons with the audience.
小題5:The bright future and great influence of Second Life with new 3-D technologies.

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了英國的樂隊“Duran Duran”將是在在線游戲上表演在線音樂會的第一個樂隊。第二人生是一個在線三維數(shù)字世界。隨著社會的發(fā)展新技術(shù)在音樂產(chǎn)業(yè)的未來將變得越來越重要。第二人生的影響力也越來越大。
小題1:根據(jù)Second Life is an online 3-dimensional, digital world可知第二人生是一個在線三維數(shù)字世界，故填Yes, it is.
小題2:根據(jù)Earlier this year, BBC Radio held music festivals and played an interview from inside the game.描述，可知今年初BBC廣播公司舉辦音樂節(jié),在游戲中進行了面試，故填A(yù) music festival.
小題3:根據(jù). I wanted “Duran Duran” to be part of it.故填He wanted “Duran Duran” to take part in / join in the Second Life.
/ He wanted to be/ become part of the Second Life.
小題4:根據(jù)Each band member has a 3-dimensional person and it is hoped they will do their first online concert soon 故填They will appear online as 3-D persons with the audience.
小題5:根據(jù)段意羅茲說“第二人生”等新技術(shù)在音樂產(chǎn)業(yè)的未來將變得越來越重要。加入“第二人生”的人數(shù)正在迅速增長。一些計算機專家說這可能是未來的下一件大事，故填The bright future and great influence of Second Life with new 3-D technologies.
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B．encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle
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D．further improve the service in universities
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