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.
C. He doesn"t care about it.
D. The article doesn"t tell us.
B. Literary and artistic works.
C. Names end pictures.
D. Pirated music.
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.
B. Copyright Fees
C. Say No to pirated Music
D. World Intellectual Property Day
across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place.
"People are afraid to spend now," said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store."They don"t
know what the future will bring." During the financial crisis (金融危机), several of the country"s biggest
banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods.
Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and
more people are sharing meals.
In more than two-dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans
talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts (怀疑) about simply making ends
meet (维持生计).
The crisis began last year. Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot
of people and companies,who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the
banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed
money between themselves and even across borders (国界), the whole world was in trouble.
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no
one is sure whether it will help or not. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time. Last
week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money
trouble.
B. Because they don"t have the habit of spending money.
C. Because they worry about their future.
D. Because they don"t have enough money.
B. conditions
C. hobbies
D. experiences
B. explains why there is a crisis
C. warns people of the danger of the crisis
D. asks people not to borrow money from banks
B. doubtful
C. hopeless
D. angry
B. The Money Problem Facing the World
C. Healthy Fancy Fruits
D. The Art of Borrowing
companies. First, there were traditional companies which sold things in stores. Then, there were Internet
companies which didn"t have stores; they sold things only over the Net.
Traditional companies didn"t want to lose any business. Quickly, they created their own websites and
began selling things over the Net. These are the so-called "brick and click" companies. Many stores are
made of brick, and you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That"s where the name
"brick and click" comes from.
By the late 1990"s, e-businesses like Amazon.com, Buy.com, and eToys.com were in trouble. Their
profits were not very high, and there was a lot of competition. Many of these businesses lost a lot of money,
and in 2000, many businesses were out of business. Why are brick and click companies, like Barnes and
Noble, Toys RUs, and Walmart 50 successful? First, many customers know and trust their names. Their
websites, like Walmart.com, are easy to remember. These companies also have a lot of experience. They
know how to run a successful business.
In the world of e-commerce (电子商务), companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer.
Will brick and click companies win the war? only time will tell.
B. the mid l990"s
C. the late l990"s
D. 1990"s
B. Their websites were bad
C. They didn"t know what to sell
D. Their profits were high
B. they have nice websites
C. they are cheap
D. people trust them
B. Lose the most customers.
C. Be the most successful.
D. Win a game.
B. A bookseller with five stores and an Internet site.
C. A video seller with a big website but no stores.
D. A restaurant.
for their chores, such as setting the table, washing dishes, and cleaning up their play and bedrooms.
People have different opinions about paying little kids for doing chores or just giving money to them. Some
families think that everyone in the family should do housework, and that kids shouldn"t be paid for doing so.
The supporters (支持者), however, believe that kids should get paid, and that the money they get will help kids
learn important skills of how to use it.
But for those who to give the money, it can be a headache deciding on how much they should give,
especially in these difficult economic (经济的) times. A good idea is that you can keep of how
much you spend on your child daily for two weeks and then decide how much you should give according to
the average (平均的) daily amount. Kids can start receiving money around ages 4 or 5, when children start to
understand how money works.
1. Write out the word :_________
2. Write out the word :_________
3. Write out the word :_________
4. In the underlined sentence find one word whose last sound can have incomplete plosion(失去爆破):
_________
5. In the underlined sentence find two words that can be read together(连续):
_________ _________
B) 根据短文内容填入一个适当的词:
1. President Obama"s two daughters ________ paid for doing chores.
2. In the passage there are ________ different opinions about paying to kids for doing chores.
3. Some people think that children should do housework ________ being paid.
4. Some people think that it"s important for children to ________ how to use money.
5. It"s ________ for parents to decide on how much money they should give to their children.
It is useful for rice farmers to know how the price changes, then they can sell their rice when the price is
high.
Last year, the price of rice was very low in November. This was a bad time for farmers to sell their rice.
November, December, and January were all bad months.
The best month for farmers to sell rice last year was April. July and August were also good times to sell rice.
Between August and November, the price of rice went down every month. During other parts of the year,
the price went up and down.
It was hard for farmers to guess how the price would change from month to month.
B. gets more
C. goes up and down
D. stays the same
B. April
C. July
D. November
B. July and August
C. February and December
D. March and November
B. Summer
C. Fall
D. Winter
B. Changing in Price of Rice
C. Months
D. Buying and Selling
living standard (水平) is much higher than in the west. Recently, the Chinese government has decided to
promote (促进) development in central and western China. The part includes 11 provinces (省) and
autonomous regions (自治区) with a population of 285 million and an area of 5. 4 million square-kilometers.
The rich nature resources in western China is one of the advantages for development. According to the plan,
the government will focus on improving transportation. Highways and railways will be built. To protect nature,
farmers will turn farmland back into forest.
Since the western part is developing fast, all kinds of talents are badly needed. In June, 2003, several
thousand college students chose to start their career in the west. They worked as volunteers. Some people
even give up the chance of working in big companies in China" coastal (沿海的) cities. For example, Wang
Fei was a student from Qinghua University. Before June, he had received a job offer in Shanghai. However,
he turned down the offer. Instead, he became one of the "Go West" volunteers. Since 2003, tens of thousands
of college students have gone to the west. They are trying their best to make the west become more and more
beautiful. We are sure that the development will be a great success. China will be richer and stronger.
B. China is the richest in the world
C. eastern China has a population of 285 million
D. There are more people in the west than in the east
B. Highways and railways
C. skilled talents
D. Resources
B. Western China is more beautiful than eastern China
C. They want to get more money
D. They hate working in coastal cities
B. Refuse to accept
C. Make something less
D. Review
B. China"s development
C. The bright future in western China
D. Western China needs development
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