Tom used to work at a little railway station. He was very 36 about “rules”. For 37, he never smoked in a nonsmoker (不准吸烟的车厢), nor 38 a passenger to do so.

He was there for 50 years and then he had to 39. He asked for a part of an old railway carriage(车厢)which, he thought, would remind him of the 40 days he had spent at the station.

About a week later, a carriage was 41 and was taken into Tom’s back 42. Tom worked at it, just as he had worked at the station. It was 43 and painted, and in a week 44 so it looked very nice.

One day, I went to visit old Tom. It was a 45 day for a visit. It was raining hard. I walked to the front door and 46, but there was no answer. However, the door wasn’t 47, so I opened it and went in. He was 48 to be seen. I thought he 49 be in that old railway carriage. So I went to the back. Sure enough, he 50 there, but he wasn’t sitting in the carriage; he was outside, on the step of the carriage, 51 his pipe. His head was 52 with a sack and the rain was running down his 53. “Hello, why on earth are you sitting here? Why don’t you go inside the 54 out of the rain?”

“Can’t you see?” said Tom. “The carriage they sent me was 55.”

 

36. A. careful      

B. serious

C. strict

D. worried

37. A. some reason

B. some time

C. safety 

D. example

38. A. allowed

B. persuaded

C. forbad

D. advised

39. A. rest

B. retire

C. return

D. leave

40. A. sad

B. happy 

C. busy

D. interesting

41. A. made

B. repaired

C. sent

D. posted

42. A. room 

B. kitchen   

C. shed 

D. garden

43. A. cleaned

B. washed

C. rebuilt

D. fixed

44. A. or

B. and  

C. as      

D. then

45. A. bad

B. good

C. terrible

D. cold

46. A. entered

B. stopped

C. looked

D. knocked

47. A. closed

B. shut  

C. locked

D. opened

48. A. nowhere

B. anywhere

C. somewhere

D. elsewhere

49. A. must

B. might

C. can’t 

D. might not

50. A. worked

B. stood

C. was

D. wasn’t

51. A. cutting

B. eating 

C. examining

D. smoking

52. A. tired

B. covered

C. wrapped

D. hidden

53. A. legs

B. back

C. arms

D. chest

54. A. house

B. tent             

C. carriage

D. train

55. A. too small

B. too dirty 

C. a smoker

D. a nonsmoker

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 appears on the screen. The age of free music and movie downloads may have come to an end as Web companies like Baidu are accused of pirating(盗窃) copyright. Lawsuits (诉讼) have been filed against four websites offering free downloads. In September 2005, a Beijing court ordered Baidu to pay the recording company Shanghai Push compensation (赔偿) for their losses. Baidu was also told to block the links to the pirated music on the websites. This caused a heated discussion on Interact file sharing.

“Baidu’s defeat in the lawsuit shows it is hot fight to get copyrighted songs without paying.” Downloads 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 favorite 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, Shangdong 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 concentrate on is improving their music, rather than pursuing file-shares.”

 

49. According to the passage, people like to download music largely because _________.

A. CDs are too expensive                                     B. it’s convenient and free of charge

C. music on line is always pleasant to hear             D. it is a good way to promote pop singers

50. What is the good of file sharing for recording companies?

A. Helping to improve the music.                           B. Making pop singers more popular.

C. Getting more money from web companies.         D. Enabling people to download favorite music.

51. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. People have different ideas about file sharing.

B. It’s not right to get copyrighted songs without paying.

C. Recording companies should try to improve their music.

D. Baidu was accused of pirating copyright and was defeated.

52. What can you learn from this passage?

A. Baidu didn’t pay Shanghai Push for their losses.

B. People will probably have to pay to download music.

C. More and more websites will stop downloading music.

D. Recording companies’ music is not as good as that on the Internet.

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