Most musicians and artists say the Internet has helped them make more money from their work despite online file-trading services that allow users to copy songs and other material for free, according to a study released on Sunday.

Recording labels and movie studios have hired groups of lawyers to pursue（追究）networks like Kazaa, and have sued thousands of individuals who spread out copyrighted material through such networks.

But most of the artists surveyed by the nonprofit Pew Internet and American Life Project said online file sharing did not concern them much.

Artists were divided on the rewards of peer-to-peer networks, with 47 percent saying that they prevent artists from earning royalties（版税）for their work and another 43 percent saying they helped promote and spread their material.

But two-thirds of those surveyed said file sharing caused little threat to them, and less than one-third of those surveyed said file sharing was a major threat to creative industries. Only 3 percent said the Internet hurt their ability to protect their creative works.

 “What we hear from a wide range of artists is that, despite the real challenges of protecting work online, the Internet has opened new ways for them to exercise their imaginations and sell their creations,” said report author Mary Madden, a research specialist at the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

The nonprofit group based its report on a survey of 809 self-identified artists in December 2003.

1.The underlined sue in paragraph two probably means ____.

A.  to criticize formally                    B. to start a legal case

C.  to give thanks to                    D. to draw attention to

2.47% of the artists surveyed said that ____.

A.  some networks were illegal

B.  file-sharing was a threat to their material

C.  the Internet made their material more popular

D.  their income reduced because of some networks

3.What is wrong about the Pew Internet and American Life Project?

A.  It is a research group.

B.  It is a very popular network.

C.  It doesn’t make money by its research.

D.  It focuses on the relation between the Internet and people’s life.

4.The nonprofit group holds the opinion that ____.

A.  artists don’t want to put their works on the Internet.

B.  some networks should be closed because they are illegal

C.  users of the Internet should not be allowed to copy songs and materials

D. although the Internet is improperly used sometimes, it helps the artists a lot

Most musicians and artists say the Internet has helped them make more money from their work despite online file-trading services that allow users to copy songs and other material for free, according to a study released on Sunday.

       Recording labels and movie studios have hired groups of lawyers to pursue（追究）networks like Kazaa, and have sued thousands of individuals who spread out copyrighted material through such networks.

       But most of the artists surveyed by the nonprofit Pew Internet and American Life Project said online file sharing did not concern them much.

       Artists were divided on the rewards of peer-to-peer networks, with 47 percent saying that they prevent artists from earning royalties（版税）for their work and another 43 percent saying they helped promote and spread their material.

       But two-thirds of those surveyed said file sharing caused little threat to them, and less than one-third of those surveyed said file sharing was a major threat to creative industries. Only 3 percent said the Internet hurt their ability to protect their creative works.

       “What we hear from a wide range of artists is that, despite the real challenges of protecting work online, the Internet has opened new ways for them to exercise their imaginations and sell their creations,” said report author Mary Madden, a research specialist at the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

       The nonprofit group based its report on a survey of 809 self-identified artists in December 2003.

1．The underlined sue in paragraph two probably means ____.

       A．to criticize formally                              B．to start a legal case

       C．to give thanks to                                 D．to draw attention to

2．47% of the artists surveyed said that ____.

       A．some networks were illegal

       B．file-sharing was a threat to their material

       C．the Internet made their material more popular

       D．their income reduced because of some networks

3．What is wrong about the Pew Internet and American Life Project?

       A．It is a research group.

       B．It is a very popular network.

       C．It doesn’t make money by its research.

       D．It focuses on the relation between the Internet and people’s life.

4．The nonprofit group holds the opinion that ____.

       A．artists don’t want to put their works on the Internet.

       B．some networks should be closed because they are illegal

       C．users of the Internet should not be allowed to copy songs and materials

       D．although the Internet is improperly used sometimes, it helps the artists a lot

Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact these days. The  1  is "networked individualism". This concept is not  2  to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals and be networked  3  ? You need other people for  4 .

Here is  5  Professor Wellman means.  6  the invention of the Internet and email, our social networks  7  live interactions with relatives, neighbors and colleagues at work. Some of the  _8  was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in  9  time.

A recent  10  by the Pew Internet and American Life Project  11  that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has  12  the person-to-person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew's study  13  that's a good thing. Why?

In the past , many people were  14  that the Internet isolated (孤立) us and caused us to _15  too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew's study discovered that the _16  is true. The Internet  17  us with more real people than expected --  18  people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet  19  an important role in helping them make major life decisions.

Thanks to the computer, "networked individuals" are able to be  20  and together with other people -- at the same time!

1. A. saying           B. term               C. concept           D. meaning

2. A. difficult          B. different            C. easy                 D. surprising

3. A. at the same time   B. at once                     C. all the time           D. once in a while

4. A. job            B. food                C. help                D. networks

5. A. what             B. how               C. where              D. which

6. A. After            B. With               C. Before             D. As

7. A. included          B. contained           C. formed           D. affected

8. A. appointment       B. interaction          C. invitations          D. doings

9. A. true             B. right             C. wrong            D. real

10. A. experiment      B. study              C. interview           D. work

11. A. showed        B. suggested           C. learned             D. added

12. A. ensured               B. removed            C. replaced            D. exchanged

13. A. say           B. discuss             C. talk              D. speak

14. A. excited        B. surprised           C. shocked            D. worried

15. A. take            B. spend              C. cost              D. stay

16. A. opposite          B. thing               C. outcome            D. effect

17. A. connects       B. offers              C. shares              D. informs

18. A. thankful       B. considerate          C. helpful             D. friendly

19. A. finds           B. plays               C. catches             D. possesses

20. A. united           B. social              C. separated           D. alone