D
Throughout history, music spread among people of different cultures.In today’s technological advanced society, however, people spread music online, sometimes without an artist’s permission.This can lead to many problems, and music companies are now cracking down on this practice.Sharing music online without permission is theft (盗窃).
Sharing music online prevents recording companies from making money from their
efforts.They say that sharing music online has resulted in a huge drop in profits and sales over the past 10 years.People who find music for free online are not paying for CDs or every MP3 downloaded.To truly understand the influence of music piracy (盗版) on creators, one must understand how many people are involved in the recording process.For the sale of each album, profits must be shared between musicians, sound engineers, music producers, managers, advertisers, and the company selling the product.Many people believe sharing music only affects the recording artist, but the reality is that sharing hurts business for all companies involved.
There are many people who don’t see the harm in sharing music online and even think they have the right to do it.One online blogger states that he originally paid for an entire CD and that he should be able to do with the material whatever he wants.While he may have legally paid for the music, he does not have the right to provide permission, which means people like the blogger are thieves.
Although we don’t spread today’s music the same way we did before, there’s no doubt that people around the world love to share music.However, internet piracy would prevent musicians from continuing producing albums for fear of theft.Therefore, if people want to continue listening to their favorite artists, they need to buy their music so that artists will make enough profit to continue their music careers.
32.The underlined phrase “cracking down on” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
.
A．bringing up carefully B．speaking highly of
C．dealing seriously with D．destroying completely 33．We can learn from the text that .
A.artists are taking action to protect their right
B.sharing music files online affects a lot of people
C.online music sharing increases sales of music CD
D．a person who bought a CD has the right to share it online with others 34．How is the text organized?
A．Topic—Argument—Explanation B．Opinion—Discussion—Description C．Main idea—Comparison—Supporting statements D．Introduction—Supporting statements
35.What can be the best title for the text?
A．Music Piracy is Theft B．Is Sharing Music Right?
C．What is Music Piracy? D．Music Piracy is Good for Music Lovers
32．C
33．B
34．D
35．A
【分析】
这是一篇议论文。文章从音乐创作公司和歌手等多方面的利益受损角度分析，阐明观点： 未经允许而在网上分享传播音乐的行为属于盗窃。
32．
词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句的前半句“This can lead to many problems”（这会导致许多问题）及划线部分介词on 的宾语“this practice”(这种行为)，结合本段末句“Sharing music online without permission is theft”（ 未经允许而在网上分享传播音乐的行为属于盗窃），可知划线词动词的主语“音乐公司”应该会就这种行为实施严厉镇压，严肃处理它。即划线部分意为“严肃处理”，与dealing seriously with 同义。故选C。
33．
细节理解题。根据第二段末句“Many people believe sharing music only affects the recording artist, but the reality is that sharing hurts business for all companies involved.”（许多人认为分享音乐只会影响录唱片的艺术家，但事实上是：分享音乐伤害了所有参与唱片录制的公司的事业）可知，在线分享音乐文件影响伤害了许多人的利益。故选B。
34．
推理判断题。文章第一段亮出观点：未经允许而在网上分享传播音乐的行为属于盗窃， 从第二段起，作者从音乐创作公司和歌手等多方面的利益受损角度分析在线分享音乐文件和盗版音乐的危害，提供了支撑性的认证。故文章总体上分为两部分，即：陈述观点、认证支持观点。故选 D。
35．
主旨大意题。结合对上一小题的篇章结构分析可知，全文都围绕着首段主题句“Sharing music online without permission is theft (盗窃).”（未经允许而在网上分享传播音乐的行为属于盗窃）展开论述，中心明确，A 项“Music Piracy is Theft”（盗版音乐是盗窃行为） 能全面概括作者写作意图。故选A。
【点睛】
本文题目设置方面非常综合，词义猜测题、细节理解题、推理判断题、主旨大意题四类题型都一起上阵，加大了解题难度，尤其是不是常见的篇章结构分析的能力。
Throughout history, music spread among people of different cultures.In today’s technological advanced society, however, people spread music online, sometimes without an artist’s permission.This can lead to many problems, and music companies are now cracking down on this practice.Sharing music online without permission is theft (盗窃).
Sharing music online prevents recording companies from making money from their
efforts.They say that sharing music online has resulted in a huge drop in profits and sales over the past 10 years.People who find music for free online are not paying for CDs or every MP3 downloaded.To truly understand the influence of music piracy (盗版) on creators, one must understand how many people are involved in the recording process.For the sale of each album, profits must be shared between musicians, sound engineers, music producers, managers, advertisers, and the company selling the product.Many people believe sharing music only affects the recording artist, but the reality is that sharing hurts business for all companies involved.
There are many people who don’t see the harm in sharing music online and even think they have the right to do it.One online blogger states that he originally paid for an entire CD and that he should be able to do with the material whatever he wants.While he may have legally paid for the music, he does not have the right to provide permission, which means people like the blogger are thieves.
Although we don’t spread today’s music the same way we did before, there’s no doubt that people around the world love to share music.However, internet piracy would prevent musicians from continuing producing albums for fear of theft.Therefore, if people want to continue listening to their favorite artists, they need to buy their music so that artists will make enough profit to continue their music careers.
32.The underlined phrase “cracking down on” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
.
A．bringing up carefully B．speaking highly of
C．dealing seriously with D．destroying completely 33．We can learn from the text that .
A.artists are taking action to protect their right
B.sharing music files online affects a lot of people
C.online music sharing increases sales of music CD
D．a person who bought a CD has the right to share it online with others 34．How is the text organized?
A．Topic—Argument—Explanation B．Opinion—Discussion—Description C．Main idea—Comparison—Supporting statements D．Introduction—Supporting statements
35.What can be the best title for the text?
A．Music Piracy is Theft B．Is Sharing Music Right?
C．What is Music Piracy? D．Music Piracy is Good for Music Lovers
32．C
33．B
34．D
35．A
【分析】
这是一篇议论文。文章从音乐创作公司和歌手等多方面的利益受损角度分析，阐明观点： 未经允许而在网上分享传播音乐的行为属于盗窃。
32．
词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句的前半句“This can lead to many problems”（这会导致许多问题）及划线部分介词on 的宾语“this practice”(这种行为)，结合本段末句“Sharing music online without permission is theft”（ 未经允许而在网上分享传播音乐的行为属于盗窃），可知划线词动词的主语“音乐公司”应该会就这种行为实施严厉镇压，严肃处理它。即划线部分意为“严肃处理”，与dealing seriously with 同义。故选C。
33．
细节理解题。根据第二段末句“Many people believe sharing music only affects the recording artist, but the reality is that sharing hurts business for all companies involved.”（许多人认为分享音乐只会影响录唱片的艺术家，但事实上是：分享音乐伤害了所有参与唱片录制的公司的事业）可知，在线分享音乐文件影响伤害了许多人的利益。故选B。
34．
推理判断题。文章第一段亮出观点：未经允许而在网上分享传播音乐的行为属于盗窃， 从第二段起，作者从音乐创作公司和歌手等多方面的利益受损角度分析在线分享音乐文件和盗版音乐的危害，提供了支撑性的认证。故文章总体上分为两部分，即：陈述观点、认证支持观点。故选 D。
35．
主旨大意题。结合对上一小题的篇章结构分析可知，全文都围绕着首段主题句“Sharing music online without permission is theft (盗窃).”（未经允许而在网上分享传播音乐的行为属于盗窃）展开论述，中心明确，A 项“Music Piracy is Theft”（盗版音乐是盗窃行为） 能全面概括作者写作意图。故选A。
【点睛】
本文题目设置方面非常综合，词义猜测题、细节理解题、推理判断题、主旨大意题四类题型都一起上阵，加大了解题难度，尤其是不是常见的篇章结构分析的能力。
