Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music for relaxation．As usual, she starts her computer and goes to Baidu．com to download music files．But this time she is surprised when an announcement about protecting songs’ copyright bursts onto the screen．The age of free music and movie downloads may have come to an end as Web companies like Baidu are accused(控告)of pirating(盗用)copyright．Lawsuits(诉讼)have been filed against four websites offering free downloads．In September 2005, a Beijing court ordered Baidu to pay recording company Shanghai Push compensation for their losses．Baidu was also told to block the links to the pirated music on the website．This caused a heated discussion on Internet file sharing．
“Baidu’s defeat in the lawsuit shows it is not right to get copyrighted songs without paying．Downloaders may face lawsuits or fines,” said an official．
Like many teens, Huang Ruoru, an 18-year-old girl from Puning in Guangdong Province, doesn’t think that getting music from websites is wrong．She always shares her favourite songs downloaded from Baidu with her friends．When told about the lawsuit, she began to feel a little guilty about getting others’ work without paying．
However, other teenagers have different ideas．Wang Yafei, a Senior 2 girl from Jinan, Shandong Province pointed out that file sharing is a good way to promote pop singers．“If I download a song and really like it, I will buy the CD,” she said．“So what the recording companies really should concentrate on is improving their music, rather than pursuing(追究)file-sharers．”
(1)
Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
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A．
Music on the Internet is of better quality．
B．
Downloading material can be illegal．
C．
It’s good to get free music on the Internet．
D．
Baidu is a popular web company．
(2)
The four web companies were put to court because ________．
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A．
they got copyrighted songs without paying
B．
they downloaded copyrighted music for people
C．
they make copyrighted files for free downloads
D．
they offer free music on line
(3)
How do some of the teenagers feel while downloading free music after the
lawsuit?
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A．
A bit guilty．
B．
A little sad．
C．
Extremely angry．
D．
Awfully sorry．
(4)
What’s the advantage of file sharing for recording companies?
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A．
Getting more money from web companies．
B．
Enabling people to download favorite songs．
C．
Helping to improve the music．
D．
Making pop singers more popular．
(5)
It can be inferred from the text that ________．
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A．
Web companies are still ignoring the copyright laws．
B．
Teenagers haven’t got money to buy CDs．
C．
Teenagers are probably still downloading free music．
D．
Teenagers prefer CDs with copyright to pirated music．
The literal meaning of philosophy is “love of wisdom”．But this meaning does not tell us very much．Unlike the other discilines(学科), philosopjy cannot e defined by what you study , because it si actually unlimited．Anything can be the subject matter of philosophy：are, history, law, language, literature, mathematics, and in fact, the other academic disciplines are directly related to philosopkhy．For this reason you get a Doctorate(博士学位)of Philosoophy(Ph．D．)in biochemisty, or computer science, or psychology．
Two broad sub-fields of philosophy are logic and the history of philosophy．Logic is the science of argument and eritical thinkging．It provides sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasonign．The history of philosopjy involives the study of major philosophers and perrsiad in the development of philosophy．
Of what use is philosophy? First it is useful in educational advancemet．It is necessary for undesrtanding other disciplines．Only philosopjy questiong the nature of the concepts used in a discipline, and its relatin to other disco[;omes．And throught the stdy of philosophy, one develops sound methods of research and analysis that can be applied to any field．
There are a number of gengral uses of philosophy．It strengthens one’s ability to solve problesm, to communieate, to organize ideas and issues, to presuade, and to takewhat is the most important form a large quamity of data．These general uses are of great benefit in the career firld, not necessarily ofr boutaining onej’s first job after graduation , but for preparing for posttions of responsibility, managemetn and leadershin later on．It is very shor sihte after all, to take a course of studies only for the purpose of getting one’s first job．The useful skills developed throught the study of philosophy hav significang long-term benefits in canreer advancement．No other discipline systematically follows the ideals of wisdom, leadership, and capacity to reasolve human conflict．
(1)
Accprdomg to Paragraph 1．philosophy can best be described as the study of ________．
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A．
social sciences
B．
natural sciences
C．
both social and natural sciences
D．
the subject matter of politics
(2)
With the study of philosophy, you can ________．
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A．
become a great leader
B．
succeed in everything
C．
find a good job soon after graduation
D．
make progress in your career development
(3)
According to the passage, which of the follwing statements is TRUE?
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A．
Philosophy is an independent discipline．
B．
Logic helps you to become a better thinker．
C．
The study of philosophy brings you immediate benefits．
D．
The meaning of philosophy is too limited to define．
(4)
From the passage, we can conclude ________
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A．
not all the subjects have to do with philosophy
B．
a person will get a Ph．D．if he/she studies philosophy
C．
philosophy can be helpful for the study of any other subjects
D．
philosophy is the only solution to all the probleras in the world
