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  Tom was very clever,but he hated hard work. He said,"You work hard, but you can't get much money. I want easy work and I want to be rich." So he became a thief, but he did not do the stealing himself: he got others to do it. They were not so clever as he was and they all listened to him. So he prepared everything and told them what to do.

  One day they were looking for rich families to rob and Tom sent one of his men to a large beautiful house just outside the town.

  It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a young man and a girl playing a duet on a piano.

  When he went back to Tom, he reported,"That family can't have much money.You see, two people were playing on the same piano there."

根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案。

1. Tom became a thief because ______.  

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A. he was clever           

B. he hated hard work

C. he wanted to get a lot of money 

D.Both B and C

2. Tom told his men to ______.      

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A. listen carefully   B. steal for him

C. get easy work    D. get others to steal

3. One day Tom sent one of his men to ______.

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A. steal from a large house   B. look through one of the windows

C. see who was playing the piano D.find if the family was rich

4. The word "duet" means a piece of music that ______.

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A. a young man and a girl play    B. a woman plays

C. a man plays            D. two people play

5. Tom was probably very ______ when he heard the report.

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A. happy  B. excited  C. angry  D. interested

You wouldn’t steal a car. You would never rob (抢劫) a bank or pick someone’s pocket. But you may be another kind of thief.
If you have ever bought a disc for 15 yuan or less, then you have helped to rob artists or musicians of their intellectual properly rights (知识产权).
Last Thursday was World Intellectual Property Day. Activities to tell people about intellectual property rights were held around the country.
Intellectual property includes inventions, literary (文学的) and artistic works, names, and pictures. They are of little value (价值) if they are not read, seen and used.
While the cost of copying discs is very small, authors, singers and actors have to spend a lot of money and time making a new product. That’s why they have the right to make money from their work.
So buying pirated (盗版的) music of Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai is like stealing from them, paying them no respect for their hard work.
If Jay Chou cannot make money from his work, he may not make anything else. But those who make pirated goods are becoming rich without doing any hard work.
The authors should ask for a fair price for their work. Earlier this year there was much talk about how much KTV clubs should pay the music companies for using their songs.
The copyright fee (版权费) also should be fair to the users. That’s good for the music’s popularity and society as well.
【小题1】What is the author’s attitude towards protecting (保护) intellectual property rights7

A.He is for it.B.He is against it.
C.He doesn’t care about it.D.The article doesn’t tell us.
【小题2】Which of the following do intellectual property rights not cover?
A.Inventions.B.Literary and artistic works.
C.Names end pictures.D.Pirated music.
【小题3】According to the article, which of the following is true?
A. Authors should ask for a high price for their work,
B, The copyright fee should ha fair to users.
C. Authors, singers and actors have no right to make money from their work,
D. Buying pirated music by Jay Chou is very good.
【小题4】What is the best title for the article?
A.Rob a BankB.Copyright Fees
C.Say No to pirated MusicD.World Intellectual Property Day

阅读下面5个人喜欢的电视节目的叙述,并从5个相关信息里中选出合适的信息。(5分)

________1.. Although Rob leads a quiet life in a small village, that doesn’t stop him from wanting to find out about the latest scientific development.

________2.. Bella enjoys eating out but can’t afford to spend very much at the moment as she is saving for a holiday. She has never learnt how to cook, so now might be quite a good time to find out!

_______3.. Dan is interested in taking wildlife photographs and enjoys the kind of program

          which gives him a chance to see a professional photographer at work.

_______4.. Gina is a music teacher. Although she prefers classical music, she likes to know the kind of music that interests the teenagers she teaches.  

_______5.. Bon’s wife is in hospital. He wants to find a program suitable for his three-year-old son while he does the housework and cooks a meal. 

 

A. TV1 7:20 pm  Find out more about Australia’s animal life. This film was made last year by one of Australia’s best- known photographers, Dougie Bond. He spent over 200 hours filming the birds, animals and fish in Australian bushes.

B. TV3 9:00 pm  The science program is about the latest technology and medicine. This week, cars that run on sunlight and story of one baby’s fight to live.

C. TV3 7:40 pm  This is the program that tells you all about what’s happening on the music scene and tomorrow’s young artists.

D. TV1 5:15 pm  Busy parents? Bored children? Do you want something educational to entertain your children while you do something else? This popular program is for the under-fives. More music, fun, songs and games with Carla and Larry.

E. TV2 8:45 pm  If you have always wanted to cook, now’s your chance to learn. In the studio,there are two chefs who will teach you some simple recipes step by step.

 

 

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