Protecting CopyrightHaving finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music. As usu
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Protecting Copyright
Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music. 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. Lawsuits 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. Down loaders 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 pursuingfile-sharers.”
小题1:Which of the following best describes the passage?| A．Downloading material can be illegal. | | B．Music on the Internet is of better quality. | | C．It’s good to get free music on the Internet. | | D．Baidu is a popular web company. |
小题2:The four web companies were put to court because ________.| A．they got copyrighted songs without paying | | B．they make copyrighted files for free downloads | | C．they downloaded copyrighted music for people | | D．they offer free music on line |
小题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. |
小题4:What’s the advantage of file sharing for recording companies?| A．Getting more money from web companies. | | B．Making pop singers more popular. | | C．Helping to improve the music. | | D．Enabling people to download favorite songs. |
小题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. |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C |
解析
试题分析：本文主要讲就百度公司败诉引发了不付费下载受版权保护的歌曲是正确与否的讨论。
小题1:根据Down loaders may face lawsuits or fines,” said an official，故选A。
小题2:根据The age of free music and movie downloads may have come to an end as Web companies like Baidu are accused of pirating copyright.故选B。
小题3:根据When told about the lawsuit, she began to feel a little guilty about obtaining others’ work without paying，故选A。
小题4:根据Wang Yafei, a Senior 2 girl from Jinan, Shandong Province pointed out that file sharing is a good way to promote pop singers，故选B。
小题5:根据she said. “So what the recording companies really should concentrate on is improving their music, rather than pursuingfile-sharers.”，故选C。
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举一反三
Pingyao, in the center of Shanxi Province, is a famous historic cultural city of China and a world cultural heritage (遗产) site. It’s 90 kilometers south of Taiyuan on the Fen River.
People lived in Pingyao during the New Stone Age. Its long period as a county government seat has left Pingyao with lots of historic buildings and sites, with a 2,700-year history. Ninety-nine of them are under government protection, including Zhengguo Temple, Shuanglin Temple and Pingyao Ancient City.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, businessmen organized commercial (商业的) groups that did business nationwide. Shanxi Province had some of the most important ones and Pingyao was their center. In 1823, a store, known as Rishengchang (Sunrise Prosperity), traded in bank checks rather than in silver or gold coins. It was the beginning of modern Chinese banking. Branch (分支) banks were soon set up in major cities in China and other parts of Asia, leading to great development in Pingyao. Its lacquer ware (漆器) became well known.
In Pingyao Ancient City are many traditional houses and commercial buildings, 3,797 of which are protected and more than 400 of which are in good condition. Not only do the houses in Pingyao show Shanxi’s history and culture, but this large number is valuable for studying its history, customs, ancient buildings and art. Most of these houses are still used as homes and shops of local people.
In 1997, Ancient Pingyao City was listed in World Heritage List as “World Culture Heritage Site”.
小题1:What does the underlined word “them” (in Paragraph 2) refer to?| A．Historic buildings and sites. | | B．The three temples. | | C．The county government seats. | | D．The 2,700-year history. |
小题2:Which of the following about Pingyao is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．Its location. | B．Its tourism. | | C．Its business. | D．Its history. |
小题3:During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Pingyao was a leading center in _____.| A．agriculture | B．raising cattle | | C．commercial trade | D．making gold coins |
小题4:If you want to know about the history of banking in China, which of the following places should you visit?| A．Sunrise Prosperity. | B．Zhengguo Temple. | | C．A lacquer ware store. | D．A commercial house. |
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“Have a nice day” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.
“Have a nice day. Next!” The version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words came out in the same tone ( 腔调 ) with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.
The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don’t know what to say. “Oh, you just had a tooth out? I’m terribly sorry, but have a nice day”.
The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.
Although the use of the expression is insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.
小题1:How does the author understand Maxie’s words? | A．Maxie shows her anxiety to the author. | | B．Maxie really wishes the author a good day. | | C．Maxie encourages the author to stay happy. | | D．Maxie really worries about the author’s security. |
小题2:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．The salesgirl is rude. | | B．The salesgirl is bored. | | C．The salesgirl cares about me. | | D．The salesgirl says the words as nothing special. |
小题3:According to the last paragraph, people say“Have a nice day”_______.| A．sincerely | | B．as thanks | | C．as a habit | | D．encouragingly |
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?| A．Have a Nice Day—a Social Custom | | B．Have a Nice Day—a Pleasant Gesture | | C．Have a Nice Day—a Heart-warming Greeting | | D．Have a Nice Day—a Polite Ending of a Conversation |
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A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished, gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, he said,“You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide.” “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his words. “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t request you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really’. It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.”
Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.
小题1:A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because_________.| A．English idioms were not important | | B．I had no interest in English learning | | C．my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance of them | | D．I cared little about the teacher’s instruction |
小题2:At first, on hearing “You don’t say”, I thought the foreigner meant_________.| A．I had talked too much | | B．he was only interested in the Great Wall | | C．he was not interested in the topic | | D．I had to stop talking |
小题3:The underlined word “amusing” in paragraph 1 means_________.| A．funny | B．important | C．lucky | D．terrible |
小题4:After the Englishman explained the idiom, _________.| A．I thought the Englishman had made me a fool | | B．the Englishman became a real fool | | C．I felt very silly | | D．I became more careful in everything |
小题5:Which of the following is true according to the passage？| A．The Englishman left china without seeing the Great Wall. | | B．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it. | | C．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide. | | D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting. |
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Time Zones（时区）
Strange things happen to time when you travel. Because the earth is divided into twenty-four zones one hour apart（相差）.You can have days with more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and weeks more or fewer than seven days.
If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋)，your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Travelling west ,you set your clock back; traveling east , you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.
If you travel by ship across the Pacific（太平洋）, you cross the international date line. By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins, when you cross the line, you change your calendar one full time day, backward or forward. Travelling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow.
小题1:Strange things happen to time when you travel because______.| A．no day really has 24 hours | B．the earth is divided into time zones | | C．time zones are not all the same size | D．no one knows where time zones are |
小题2:From this passage it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean___.| A．is divided into five time zones | B．is divided into 24 time zones | | C．is in one time zone | D．cannot be crossed in five days |
小题3:If you cross the ocean going west, you set your clock_____.| A．ahead by 25 hours in a new time zone | B．one hour ahead for the whole trip | | C．back one full day for each time zone | D．one hour back in each new time zone |
小题4:The international date line is the name for______.| A．the beginning of any new time zone | B．the point where a new day ends | | C．the point where a new day begins | D．any time zone in the Pacific Ocean |
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Kataria is the founder of the worldwide laughter movement. The celebration of World Laughter Day is a positive activity for world peace and is intended to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter. The first “World Laughter Day” gathering took place in Mumbai, India, on 11th January, 1998. 12,000 members from India and international Laughter Clubs attended it. Now there are over 5,000 Laughter Clubs worldwide on all 5 continents.
“HAPPY—DEMIC” was the first World Laughter Day gathering outside India. It took place on 9th January, two years after the Mumbai gathering. In Copenhagen, Denmark, more than 10,000 people gathered at Town Hall Square. The event went into Guinness Book of World Records. “World Laughter Day” is now organized on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundreds of people gather worldwide on that day to laugh together.
Today, many people fear widespread international terrorism. The world has never faced so much unrest before. People are at war within themselves. Laughter is a universal language, which has the ability to unite humanity without religion. Laughter can build a common connection between various religions and create a new world order. The idea may sound over -ambitious(野心太大的), and maybe it is. But maybe it is not. It is our deep belief that laughter and only laughter can unite the world, building up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship.
Studies also say that laughter helps your body do the following: lower blood pressure; lighten depression; reduce stress; work out the heart, especially for those who are unable to perform physical exercise. So in life, when you can laugh, you should laugh loudly and with your entire body-because it’s good for you.
小题1:The purpose of celebrating World Laughter Day is ________.| A．to build up a global sense of brotherhood and friendship through laughter | | B．to build a common connection between various religions | | C．to reduce stress and lighten depression | | D．to lower blood pressure |
小题2:The first World Laughter Day gathering outside India took place________.| A．on 11th January, 1998 | B．on the first Sunday of May | | C．on 9th January, 1996 | D．on 9th January, 2000 |
小题3:The author’s attitude towards laughter movement is ________.| A．positive | B．negative | C．uninterested | D．objective |
小题4:The passage is mainly about ________.| A．World Laughter Day and its significance | | B．the worldwide laughter movement | | C．a universal language | | D．laughter. |
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