Have you heard the recent good news about digital music? Sure, music sales are declining．Record companies are accusing(归咎)kids and grandparents of downloading music．But impressive reform is also under way, from more portable(轻便的)digital music players and software for collection and listening to music to improve music quality to easy-to-use new on line services．You'll find more choices than ever in players．The Creative Labs Nomad MuVoV100 is small, but thanks to the flash memory, it can hold many hours of music．
The larger Apple iPod, still only about the size of a deck of cards(一副纸牌), can store 160GBof music－about 10,000 songs．And thinks to hard drives that are more compact(紧凑的),the midsize models can store 16GB of music－a couple hundred songs．
The new online services are even more impressive, and the best is yet to come．RealOne Rhapsody 2.1 clearly combines a monthly streaming service with permanent downloads－splendid, if you're willing to pay a monthly fee．If not, Apple has led the way with its Apple iTunes Music Store, the first service to offer songs for individual sale, with no monthly fee．Other services, such as BuyMusic．Com, have followed in its footsteps．I'm also impressed by the song downloads and the music-playing software offered by MusicMatch．And I recently saw a preview(预告)of the upcoming Napster 2.0, which will offer a monthly streaming service as well as song downloads．Meanwhile, Emusic continues to offer the best selection of independent music．
These services are very effective choices for people who want to download music legally．And that's a very good thing indeed．
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The good news of the digital music is that ________．
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A．
digital music is available on the Internet
B．
digital music will be protected in the future
C．
record companies are permitted to download music
D．
better music players and software are available
(2)
Why can Creative Labs Nomad MuVoV100 hold so much music?
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A．
Because it is tiny
B．
Because it has a hard drive in it．
C．
Because it uses the flash memory．
D．
Because of the music-playing software．
(3)
What can we learn about RealOne Rhapsody 2.1?
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A．
It doesn't offer a constant service．
B．
It doesn't support permanent downloads．
C．
It is not free of charge．
D．
It is difficult to produce．
(4)
Which of the following statement agrees with the passage?
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A．
BuyMusic．com is the first service to offer songs for individual sale．
B．
Napster 2.0 has not yet been released(公布)．
C．
MusicMatch continues to be the best selection of independent music．
D．
Emusic provides better conditions for song downloads．
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
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