When we create somethingfor examplea storya picturea piece of musicor a computer programwe also create our copyrightThe copyright belongs to the creatorand he can do what he lies with itHe can sell the copyright to someoneor keep it himselfHe can also make as many copies as he likes

Many peopleespecially studentsdo not understand itSometimes they copy something for personal useThey make a copy of a song downloaded from the Internetor they make copies of a computer program from a CD lent to them by a friend

Although these personal acts of copying are illegal (非法的),most people do not think they doing anything wrongThey do not realize that they are infringing(侵犯) copyrights of othersMore seriouslysome companies make a large number of copies of videosCDsbooksetc.,and sell them without buying the copyright

The music and computer industries (行业) are losing millions of dollars every yearbecause people are illegally copying their creationsSo fara number of university students in the US have been taken away by the police for "piracy"

1The person who first _______a story has the copyright of it

Areads              Bwrites             Ctells                Dhears

2We can learn from the passage that ______

Ano one has got into trouble because of illegal copying

Ball people download songs from the Internet illegally

Cdownloading from the Internet is a way of illegal copying

Donly university students have experience of illegal copying

3People often make illegal copies of______

Acomputers               BCDs                 Cdollars             Dcompanies

4Which is an example of "piracy"?

AYou study other people's artworks

BYou sell your own copyright

CYou copy a video downloaded from the Internet

DYou give a computer program CD to a friend

1851  The World Expo has a longer historyThis is about some of the World Expos

The first Expoalso called "The Great Exhibition"was held in Hyde ParkLondonThe key exhibits of the first Expo included the early fax machines and some other inventionsSo the first Expo had great influence on many fields of society

1886  The Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) came to the World's FairFrench people sent it as a gift to the US in 1886The statue was on show at the Expo in PhiladelphiaUS

1889  France held the Expo in ParisThe famous Eiffel Tower was built for the ExpoIt is 324 meters high and once the tallest structure in the world

1893  The World’s Fair was held in ChicagoUSFor the first timeit used electricityIt meant the beginning of a modern revolution(革命)

1904  China first took part in the World's Fair in Saint LouisUSBesides porcelain(瓷器) and handicraftsChina also showed Beijing Opera and tea culture

1933  This World's Fair was held in Chicago with the theme of "Century of Progress" Themed exhibitions started from this fair and later became a key part of all World's Fairs

1970  The World Expo was held in JapanIt was the first Expo in AsiaCountries shared different ideas about technological progress at the Expo77 countries took part in the Fair and discussed how to make a peaceful future

2000  The World’s Fair was held in GermanyEarlier World Expos were most about technologyThis one tried to find solutions for global problemslike how to protect the environment

1From above we can see at least ______World Expose were held in Europe

ATwo             BThree                         CFour            DFive

2According to this articlewhich city held the World Expo twice?

ALondon           BParis                  CSaint Louis        DChicago

3Which of the following is TRUE?

AThe Great Exhibition was hold in the eighteenth century

BThe World Expo always has its theme

CChina first held the World Expo successfully in 1904

DCountries discussed how to make a peaceful future in the World's Fair in Japan

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