题目内容
Exchanging music over the Internet is fun and easy. Better yet, it's free, which means you don't have to pay for any more expensive music CDs. Several online file-sharing services make it easy for music lovers to exchange their favorite tunes with one another.
However, this illegal sharing of music — a form of music piracy(盗版)— is doing harm to the music industry. Industry experts estimate (估计) that US$4.3 billion in worldwide sales was lost to music piracy last year. These lost profits could force record companies to stop producing the music of many popular artists. That would hurt both musicians and music fans alike.
Music producers are puzzled about how to fight music piracy. Their efforts to fight piracy using the law have had only limited success. The music industry did win a legal victory against Napster, a famous music website. The courts ordered Napster to stop giving away copyrighted music from their site. But a number of other music-sharing networks have sprung up in its place.
These new networks are made up of thousands, or even millions, of individuals. Unlike Napster, there's no one company controlling the distribution(发行)of music over each network. So it's nearly impossible to stop the illegal activities.
Now people in the music industry have decided that " if you can't beat them, join them." They've begun to offer legal alternatives to online music piracy. Major music producers have given companies like Apple Computer permission(许可) to sell their music online. Apple's iTune Music Store allows computer users to legally download any song for 99 cents.
Will these new measures save the music industry from piracy? That depends on whether music fans are willing to pay 99 cents fro a song that they can download illegally for free. Unfortunately, many people believe music should be free. The music industry, however, hopes to persuade these music fans to change their tune.
1.This text is written to _____.
A.discuss music piracy on the Internet
B.introduce the popularity of online music
C.persuade music fans to give up downloading music
D.protect copyrighted music from being downloaded illegally
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Some online file-sharing services are responsible for music piracy.
B.Napster, a famous music website, broke down because of its piracy.
C.There have been no perfect measures to put an end to piracy.
D.Legal sharing of music is available at Apple's iTune Music Store.
3.Which of the following statements would the author agree with?
A.The only effective way to fight music piracy is to stop it by law.
B.Music lovers will be persuaded to pay for online music in time.
C.It is certain that no one will be willing to pay for online music.
D.There is a long way for music industry to go in fighting piracy.
4.The underlined word "illegal" in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.
A.being protected by the law B.popular C.being against the law D.surprising
1.A
2.B
3.D
4.C
【解析】
试题分析:本文介绍网络上盗版音乐的现状,它对音乐行业的影响。
1.主旨题:从第二段的句子:However, this illegal sharing of music — a form of music piracy(盗版)— is doing harm to the music industry. 可知这篇文章讲的是讨论网络上的音乐盗版问题。选A
2.细节题:从第三段的句子:The music industry did win a legal victory against Napster, a famous music website. The courts ordered Napster to stop giving away copyrighted music from their site.可知法庭命令Napster停止在网站传播有版权的音乐,但不是破产了。选B
3.推理题:从最后一段的句子:That depends on whether music fans are willing to pay 99 cents fro a song that they can download illegally for free. Unfortunately, many people believe music should be free.可知要想对抗盗版还有很长的路要走。选D
4.猜词题:从破折号后面的a form of music piracy(盗版),可知这是一种违法的行为。选C
考点:考查文化类短文
点评:本文所设试题考查很全面,对于文章中的细节题,要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查题支和原文的异同,常犯错误有:绝对化语言,范围扩大或缩小,以偏概全,张冠李戴等。带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。
A long time ago, before there was any money (coins or paper money), people got the things that they needed by trading or exchanging. Salt was one of the first items used to exchange for other items. Later, some of the common things that were used for exchanging were tea leaves, shells, feathers, animal teeth, tobacco, and blankets. Around 3000 BC, barley, a type of grain, was used for exchanging.
The world’s first metal money was developed by the Sumerians who melted silver into small bars all weighing the same. This was around 1000 BC. About three hundred years later, people started using coins as official money.
Around 640 BC, people in the ancient kingdom of Lydia ( which was in Turkey) created special coins of exact with and purity (纯度). They were made of gold and silver and were stamped with a lion’s head.
Later, other empires such as Greece, Persia, and Rome adopted the concept of coins and started developing their own in many different shapes and different metals.
Around the year 1000, the Chinese started using paper money. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The Europeans discovered this thanks to Marco Polo who went to China in 1295. the Chinese had different values for the paper notes which were made by the Chinese government.
Around 1661, Sweden became the first European country to make paper money. Until 1850, the Spanish dollar was the coin most widely used throughout the world.
1.What is the best title for this passage?
A. The history of money |
B. How people traded in the past |
C. The invention of paper money |
D. The use of coins around the world |
2.We learn that before coins and paper money were used, _____.
A. barley had always been used for exchanging |
B. only a few people knew how to trade with others |
C. salt was the most widely used item for exchanging |
D. many kinds of things were used for exchanging |
3.According to the passage, when did people start using coins as official money?
A. Around 1300 BC. B. Around 1000 BC.
C. Around 700 BC. D. Around 640 BC.
4.The underlined word “adopted” in Paragraph 4 probably means “____”.
A. replaced |
B. changed |
C. accepted |
D. invented |
5.Which of the following countries first started to use paper money?
A.Spain |
B.China |
C.Sweden |
D.Lydia |