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 pursuing file-sharers．”

1．Which of the following best describes the passage?

       A．Music on the Internet is of better quality．

       B．Downloading material can be illegal．

       C．It’s good to get free music on the Internet．

       D．Baidu is a popular web company．

2．The four web companies were put to court because ________．

       A．they got copyrighted songs without paying

       B．they downloaded copyrighted music for people

       C．they make copyrighted files for free downloads

       D．they offer free music on line

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．

4．What’s the advantage of file sharing for recording companies?

       A．Getting more money from web companies．

       B．Enabling people to download favorite songs．

       C．Helping to improve the music．

       D．Making pop singers more popular．

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．

    Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music for relaxation. 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 (诉讼) 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 were also told to block the links to the pirated music on the website. This caused a heated discussion on Internet file sharing.

“Baidu’s defeat in the lawsuit shows it is not right to get copyrighted songs without paying. Downloaders 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 favorite songs downloaded from Baidu with her friends. When told about the lawsuit, she began to feel a little sorry 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 pursuing file-sharers.”

1．Which of the following best describes the passage?

       A．Music on the Internet is of better quality.

       B．Downloading material can be illegal.

       C．It’s good to get free music on the Internet.

       D．Baidu is a popular web company.

2．The four web companies were put to court because        .

       A．they got copyrighted songs without paying

       B．they downloaded copyrighted music for people

       C．they make copyrighted files for free downloads

       D．they offer free music on line

3．What’s the advantage of tile sharing for recording companies?

       A．Getting more money from web companies.

       B．Enabling people to download favorite songs.

       C．Helping to improve the music.

       D．Making pop singers more popular.

4．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.

Having finished her homework，Ma Li wants some music for relaxation（娱乐）．As usual，she starts her computer and goes to Baidu．corn 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（诉讼）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．Downloaders 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 favorite 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 pursuing

（追赶，追击）file-sharers．”

71．Which of the following best describes the passage?

A．Music on the Internet is of better quality．    B．Downloading material can be illegal．

C．It's good to get free music on the Internet．  D．Baidu is a popular web company．

72．The four web companies were put to court because                  ．

A．they got copyrighted songs without paying

B．they downloaded copyrighted music for people

C．they make copyrighted files for free downloads

D．they offer free music on line

73．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

74．What’s the advantage of file sharing for recording companies?

A．Getting more money from web companies．

B．Enabling people to download favorite songs

C．Helping to improve the music．

D．Making pop singers more popular．

75．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 pirate music

第二节: 完形填空 （共20 小题；每小题1.5分；满分30分）

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 21---40各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项.

Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music for relaxation. ___21___, she starts her computer and goes to baidu.com to download ___22___ files. But this time she is ___23___ when an announcement about ___24___ songs’ copyright bursts onto screen. The age of ___25___ music and movie downloads may have come to an end as web companies like baidu are ___26___of pirating(盗版) copyright. Lawsuits (诉讼) have been filed against four websites ___27___ free downloads. In September 2005, a Beijing court ___28___ Baidu to pay recording company Shanghai Push compensation(补偿) for their ___29___. Baidu was also told to ___30___ the links to the pirated music on the website. This caused a ___31___discussion on Internet file sharing.

“Baidu’s ___32___ 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 Guangdoing Province, doesn’t think that getting music from websites is ___33___. She always ___34___her favorite songs downloaded from Baidu with her friends. When told about the lawsuit, she began to feel a little ___35___ about obtaining others’ works without paying.

___36___, other teenagers have different ideas. Wang Yafei, a Senior 2 girl from Jinan, Shandong Province ___37___that file sharing is a good way to___38___ 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 ___39___ is improving their music, ___40___ pursuing file shares.”

21．A．As a result                  B．As usual      

C．As a matter of fact        D．As a consequence

22．A．music         B．information          C．movie       D．news

23．A．happy       B．annoyed             C．surprised   D．disappointed

24．A．showing       B．preventing           C．protecting           D．managing

25．A．expensive    B．cheap               C．interesting    D．free

26．A．charged      B．accused      C．afraid          D．ashamed

27．A．sending      B．offering             C．forbidding           D．developing

28．A．ordered      B．made        C．persuaded           D．quit

29．A．time          B．opportunities         C．losses         D．money

30．A．block         B．attack              C．strike         D．avoid

31．A．hot           B．heated              C．warm         D．fierce

32．A．win         B．defeat               C．strike        D．beat

33．A．suitable      B．right                C．wrong       D．desperate

34．A．shares       B．spares               C．sells               D．shows

35．A．nervous       B．guilty              C．relaxed              D．anxious

36．A．Therefore    B．Thus      C．However           D．Besides

37．A．worked out   B．turned out           C．pointed out   D．left out

38．A．promote       B．admit               C．reward         D．praise

39．A．apply for      B．turn down      C．keep up  D．concentrate on

40．A．other than      B．rather than          C．more than           D．better than