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Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music for relaxation①. 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 of pirating copyright. Lawsuits② 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 Interact 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 obtaining 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 pursuing③ file-sharers.”
Notes:
relaxation n. 娱乐
lawsuit n. 诉讼
pursue vt. 追赶，追击
Choose the best answers according to the above:
Which of the following best describes the passage?
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.
The four web companies were put to court because _________.
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
How do some of the teenagers feel while downloading free music after the lawsuit?
A. A bit guilty. B. A little sad. C. Extremely angry. D. Awfully sorry.
What’s the advantage of tile sharing for recording companies?
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.
It can be inferred from the text that _________.
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.
查看习题详情和答案>>Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music for relaxation①. 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 of pirating copyright. Lawsuits② 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 Interact 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 obtaining 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 pursuing③ file-sharers.”
Notes:
① relaxation n. 娱乐
② lawsuit n. 诉讼
③ pursue vt. 追赶，追击
Choose the best answers according to the above:
- 1.
Which of the following best describes the passage?
- 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
- A.
- 2.
The four web companies were put to court because _________
- 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
- A.
- 3.
How do some of the teenagers feel while downloading free music after the lawsuit?
- A.A bit guilty
- B.A little sad
- C.Extremely angry
- D.Awfully sorry
- A.
- 4.
What’s the advantage of tile sharing for recording companies?
- 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
- A.
- 5.
It can be inferred from the text that _________
- 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
- A.
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一 个最佳答案。
A photographer is a person who takes photos as a business or an art. It is often thought that his work is not only full of 1 but is very safe as well, and no one can imagine how 2 his work 3 .
Two photographers were 4 through a thick forest in Alaska, 5 at capturing (capture 抢拍) the wild-life on film. As there was nothing interesting to take pictures of, they were feeling 6 when they 7 sightof a brown bear that had caught a large fish by a quiet brook. The wild beast found them too, and stood on its 8 legs to get 9 sight of the two men. While doing this, the bear made a wonderful pose (n. 姿势) for the two 10 photographers.
Suddenly the bear 11 at them, while the two men kept right on taking photos of the 12 beast. As the beast was 13 very fast towards them, one of the men turned around right away and rushed to a tall tree nearby. He 14 to the top of the tree as quickly as he could. The other man, who could not climb a tree, 15 lay down on the ground, pretending 16. When the bear 17 over him and snuffed (vt.嗅) him all over, the man shut his eyes tightly, 18 his breath and 19 make any movement. While all this was going on, the man in the tree was 20 pictures of the 21 scenes. After a while, the bear went away 22, because bears 23 dead men.
When all was safe, the photographer in the tree came down and said to his friend, "The same story 24 was told in Aesep's Fables (伊索寓言) has just happened to us, and I 25 no chances to take the photos of the wonderful scenes!"
1. A. happiness B. glad C. sadness D. pleasure
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2. A. interesting B. dangerous C. useful D. important
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3. A. sometimes is B. always is C. is usually D. usually is
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4. A. running B. riding C. travelling D. driving
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5. A. good B. wanting C. planning D. aiming
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6. A. sorry B. satisfied C. comfortable D. helpless
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7. A. lost B. caught C. were in D. were out of
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8. A. fore B. left C. right D. hind
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9. A. a different B. the same C. a better D. better
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10. A. mad B. funny C. happy D. excited
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11. A. stared B. jumped C. shouted D. looked
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12. A. pleased B. angry C. worried D. funny
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13. A. rolling on B. jumping up C. drawing on D. running out
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14. A. climbed B. reached C. jumped D. walked
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15. A. slowly B. immediately
C. after some delay D. after some time
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16. A. to be dead B. to die
C. to be dying D. to have died
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17. A. bent B. sat C. lay D. took
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18. A. took B. held C. was out of D. taking
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19. A. daren't B. tried not to
C. not trying to D. not tried to
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20. A. busy to take B. ready to take
C. busy taking D. worth taking
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21. A. strange B. beautiful C. famous D. exciting
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22. A. excitedly B. disappointedly (失望地)
C. gladly D. sadly
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23. A. never eat B. don't like
C. never touch D. never tend
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24. A. as B. that C. which D. what
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25. A. got B. had C. found D. lost
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