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How much do you want to pay for a CD by your favorite singer Jay Chou? Five Yuan for a pirated(盗版的) one, or more for a real one? Wang Ye, 14, said she would like the real one although the pirated one is cheaper.” A real one is worth keeping for years.” said the girl from No.1 middle school in Wu Han, Anhui. “Real CDs always sound better to me.”
What can we do? People want to do more to help those like Wang to get real CDs.
This week the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry asked many countries to act against piracy(盗版行为).
In many places in China, the government is checking audio and video products. Pirated ones are broken into pieces.
Piracy is in your daily life. Don’t believe it? A study by 21st Century Teens found that more than 75 percent of juniors had listened to pirated music. They say this is because pirated products are usually much cheaper than the real ones.
Why are real CDs so expensive? When a music company makes music, it needs to pay the song writers and singers. It costs a lot of money! This makes the price of the CDs go up. Piracy like stealing. People who make pirated copies of CDs take away the writers’ and singers’ work without paying them. They even don’t ask them if they can.
So next time you’d better keep your eyes brightened when you see cheap CDs. Remember you’re helping someone to do something wrong if you buy them.
How do you know what’s real.
Already made up your mind to buy real ones? Well, you should get to know what real CDs look like. A real CD has the name and trademark(商标) of the music company on the cover. The company’s address, telephone number and fax number are on it.
If you open the CD box you'll see the singer's name and the album title. Most important of all, a real CD has a number from the IFPI on it.
But people who make pirated CDs only need the real CD and disks to copy them. That’s why some CDs are only five Yuan, but some many sell for 150 Yuan.
【小题1】Real CDs are more expensive because ______.
A.it takes longer to make them |
B.more people are needed to make them |
C.a lot of money is paid to singers and writers. |
D.better ways are used to make them |
A.stealing |
B.robbing |
C.helping someone to do something wrong |
D.helping someone |
A.moved away | B.doing something wrong | C.broken | D.made smaller |
I am sure many people have said about me, “He must be the happiest man in the world!” But they were wrong. 36 I was famous and had 37 money, I was not really happy. I found myself asking, “ 38 does all this not give me real happiness?”
Newspapers said, “Kriss Akabusi is the European champion. He has also 39 an Olympic bronze medal.” Now before all this happened, I had 40 , “If I can become a champion, I will be happy. I will 41 a lot of money and then enjoy 42 . I will have a good time.”
When I went to the Edinburgh Games, in my hotel 43 I found a book by my bedside. It was called What’s Real Happiness in Life? I 44 this book up and read some of the stories in it. The book mainly told about the happiness brought by helping others. But I said to 45 , “All these things are too 46 for me to do.”
But that night I had a 47 . I found myself standing by a river. I 48 a voice calling to me from the other side of the river. The voice said, “You know helping others is as 49 as crossing the river, and it’s not as difficult as you imagine.” Then suddenly I awoke. I realized I was 50 now when compared to before. I found I had real 51 of mind.
So I can now tell my friends what I have 52 . Being famous and having a lot of money 53 gave me happiness. So all I can say to you is this—we are 54 when we think that to be famous and rich will make us happy. Now I have a children’s TV program called Record Breakers. I have no 55 about what tomorrow will bring.
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When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores in certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new or anxious situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do.
For example, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. He tries to find out all he can, and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it. He probably isn't sure how it will all work out, but at least he tries. And, if he can't make things work out right, he doesn't feel ashamed that he fails; he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook(人生观) on life, special feeling about life, and knows how he fits into it.
If you look at children, you'll see great difference between what we call “bright” children and “not bright” children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amounts of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out more about life—he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world; he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.
1. According to this passage, intelligence is the ability ________.
A. to behave immediately B. to do well in school
C. to deal with life D. to know what to do
2. In a new situation, an intelligent person ________.
A. knows more about what might happen to him
B. is sure of the result he will get
C. concentrates on the situation
D. cares more about himself
3. According to the passage the biggest difference between “bright” children and “not bright” children lies in ________.
A. the amount of intelligence
B. the different situations they face
C. the different attitudes to life
D. the background of life
4. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. What's real meaning of intelligence?
B. What's the “bright” children's behaviour?
C. What's a special outlook on life?
D. How to live and behave in a new situation?
5. In the next part of the passage, the author might continue to talk about ________.
A. how to determine what intelligence is
B. how education should be changed
C. how to judge whether a person is intelligent
D. how an unintelligent person should be taught
查看习题详情和答案>>I am sure many people have said about me, “He must be the happiest man in the world!” But they were wrong.1 I was famous and had2 money, I was not really happy. I found myself asking, “3 does all this not give me real happiness?”
Newspapers said, “Kriss Akabusi is the European champion. He has also4 an Olympic bronze medal.” Now before all this happened, I had5 , “If I can become a champion, I will be happy. I will6 a lot of money and then enjoy7 . I will have a good time.”
When I went to the Edinburgh Games, in my hotel8 I found a book by my bedside. It was called What’s Real Happiness in Life? I9 this book up and read some of the stories in it. The book mainly told about the happiness brought by helping others. But I said to10 , “All these things are too11 for me to do.”
But that night I had a12 . I found myself standing by a river. I13 a voice calling to me from the other side of the river. The voice said, “You know helping others is as14 as crossing the river, and it’s not as difficult as you imagine.” Then suddenly I awoke. I realized I was15 now when compared to before. I found I had real16 of mind.
So I can now tell my friends what I have17 . Being famous and having a lot of money18 gave me happiness. So all I can say to you is this—we are19 when we think that to be famous and rich will make us happy. Now I have a children’s TV program called Record Breakers. I have no20 about what tomorrow will bring.
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- A.recognized
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- A.different
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Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that’s only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you’re in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.
The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.
Perhaps one of the things that surprise a western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.
People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always overeat!
1.What’s the main difference on dinner table between China and West is ___________.
A.On Chinese dinner table, chopsticks replace knife and fork.
B.The host will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.
C.You’re treated to a formal dinner for the first time.
D.You have your own plate of food in West while in China everyone shares the dishes.
2.If you have a dinner in a Chinese home, in which order will the food be served in China?
a. a set of four cold dishes.
b. staple food such as rice, noodle or dumplings.
c. the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes.
d. serving soup.
A.acbd B.cabd C.acdb D.cadb
3.According to the passage, we can infer that ___________.
A.Chinese all think it impolite for guests to ask for a pair of knife and fork.
B.Chinese think it impolite for guests to leave food in the plate.
C.People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed.
D.Chinese think it polite to put food into the plated of the guests with their own chopsticks.
4.The sentence, in passage 2, “you should say so in good time” means ______________.
A.you should say so happily
B.you’d better say so
C.you should say so early
D.you should say so kindly.
5.The “public chopsticks and spoons” are used to ______.
A.show the politeness to the guests.
B.put food into the plates of their guests
C.share the food together
D.show the genuine friendship and politeness
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