首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Video games have become increasingly popular in both arcades and the average American home. People of all ages and from all walk
Video games have become increasingly popular in both arcades and the average American home. People of all ages and from all walk
admin
2016-04-01
92
问题
Video games have become increasingly popular in both arcades and the average American home. People of all ages and from all walks of life are enjoying hours of entertainment by feeding their time and quarters into these flashing, beeping machines. Many skeptics as well as prospective arcade owners have asked what it is that gives Pac Man, Centipede, and a multitude of other popular games their magnetic appeal to millions of players. As a video player myself, I believe there are many answers to that question but three are outstanding.
Before a full-scale attack is launched against young video players for "throwing away" their quarters, one should first consider the rising costs of more traditional forms of entertainment. For instance, eighteen holes of miniature golf or ten frames of bowling will cost the player at least two dollars, and one movie costs four bucks. For just two dollars, a video player can get at least eight games, and the better he gets, the longer he can play. Compare that record with the game of miniature golf, where the better one becomes, the shorter amount of time he gets to play.
Not only are the games less expensive than other forms of entertainment, but they are also more in tune with the important issues of the day. Even those people who have never been interested in science are beginning to appreciate how much science influences our lives today. Video games, which are the products of advanced technology and uncontrolled imagination, have brought today’s youth closer than ever to the exciting world of science by games. In fact, there are even cartridges which teach gamers how to program computers. It is exciting to be involved with the most up-to-date ideas of the day, and video games help provide people with the opportunity to be involved.
Besides the fact that they help people to get involved in technology, video games also provide an outlet for the emotions and the ego. If a man gets frustrated with his boss, for example, he can go to the arcade after work to destroy enemy cruisers rather than drown his anxieties in liquor. Also, for those who feel they are not capable of excelling at anything, the games provide challenges which are easily mastered with patience and practice. It gives a person a good feeling to know that he has broken his own record or that of someone else.
What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
选项
A、To justify the advantages of video games.
B、To promote the popularity of video games.
C、To contrast video games and traditional entertainment.
D、To list interesting facts in the research of video games.
答案
A
解析
第1段最后一句表明作者将从三个方面说明电子游戏的特点,且这三个特点均为优点,因此A为答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/oCL7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
GrayingPopulationStaysinthePinkA)Elderlypeoplearegrowinghealthier,happierandmoreindependent,sayAmericanscientis
Commonindoorplantsmayprovetobeavaluableweaponinthefightagainstrisinglevelsofindoorairpollution.Thoseplants
Heavierpeoplearemorelikelytobekilledorseriouslyinjuredincaraccidentsthanlighterpeople,accordingtonewresearch
Heavierpeoplearemorelikelytobekilledorseriouslyinjuredincaraccidentsthanlighterpeople,accordingtonewresearch
Heavierpeoplearemorelikelytobekilledorseriouslyinjuredincaraccidentsthanlighterpeople,accordingtonewresearch
Here’sawarningfromhealthexperts:Sittingisdeadly.Scientistsareincreasinglywarningthatsittingforprolongedperiods
ThinkorSwim:CanWeHoldBacktheOceans?A)Astheworldgetswarmer,sealevelsarerising.Ithasbeenhappeningatasnail’
ThinkorSwim:CanWeHoldBacktheOceans?A)Astheworldgetswarmer,sealevelsarerising.Ithasbeenhappeningatasnail’
Onequestionthatworriesmanyvisitorstodefensivecarry.com,awebsitedevotedtothedelightsanddifficultiesoflifewitha
Onequestionthatworriesmanyvisitorstodefensivecarry.com,awebsitedevotedtothedelightsanddifficultiesoflifewitha
随机试题
A.心下满闷,呕吐清水痰涎,胃肠沥沥有声,形体昔肥今瘦B.胸胁饱满,咳唾引痛,喘促不能平卧,或有肺痨病史C.身体疼痛而沉重,甚则肢体浮肿,当汗出而不汗出,或伴咳喘D.咳逆倚息,短气不得平卧,其形如肿痰饮的主症是
全口义齿的固位与哪个因素关系最小
下列不属于企业利润的是()。
每12小时降水量在15~30mm范围内的降雨等级应为:[2011-5]
资料:博森国际贸易(集团)公司(35034567XX)委托该集团博森贸易(香港)有限公司进口棉布,交集团下属的中外合资企业厦门博森服饰有限公司(35034672XX)加工女士衬衫。厦门外轮代理公司(35027624XX)在船舶到港当日即向海关申报进境,大连
国际贸易的基础是生产资源配置或要素储备比例上的差别,这种国际贸易理论是()。
2010年,我国国内生产总值达到397983亿元,按平均汇率折算达到58790亿美元,经济增长率达到10.3%,明显快于世界主要国家的平均增速,人均国内生产总值达到29748己,第一产业占国内生产总值的比重为10.2%,第二产业占国内生产总值的比重为46.
[*]
利用命令方式新建一个名为SDB的数据库,下列正确的是( )。
Mymother’sparentscamefromHungary,butmygrandfathercouldtracehisorigintoGermanyandalsohewaseducatedinGermany.
最新回复
(
0
)