【題目】請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文,并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中 空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意:請(qǐng)將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。每個(gè)空格只填一個(gè)單詞。

Millions of people illegally download movies, music and video games every day, and online piracy is a serious and expensive problem. Recent figures show that 90% of files transferred over file-sharing networks are copyrighted. And it's costing the US economy up to $250 billion a year. At the heart of the matter there's a moral question to consider. Is it fair that someone downloads for free in seconds something that took a team of people months of hard work to create?

What are governments doing about online piracy? Some countries have passed tough new laws. The Spanish government has shut down domestic file-sharing websites and blocked access to overseas-based sites. Also, governments are going after high-profile pirates. Kim Dotcom, the owner of Megaupload.com, was arrested in New Zealand, who has been accused of piracy because many people were using his website to swap copyrighted files.

Are laws and arrests really the best way? Many people aren't so sure. The problem is that films are released at different times around the world. Kim Dotcom says that a teenager in Germany, for example, has to wait six months to see a movie that has already come out in the U.S. So, instead of waiting, they download it illegally. Kim says, 'If everybody had access to content at the same time, you wouldn't have a piracy problem. '

American company Netflix lets users stream films to their TV. But many complain that Netflix's selection of movies is too small and that there aren't enough new releases. One reason is that studios release films on DVD and then, after a few months, make them available for streaming. But what actually happens is one person buys the DVD, they upload it to a file-sharing site and everyone else downloads it for free.

American law student Srikant believes that if movie studios and record companies want to beat the pirates, they need to make it just as simple and quick to get content legally. 'I think people would pay for content if it's reasonably priced and it's available when they want it. ' he adds.

This is already happening with music. Spotify is a program that lets you stream music to your computer for just 5 per month. And since it was launched in Sweden in 2009, online music piracy in Sweden has dropped by 25%. The key to its success lies in that Spotify has a large range of music; songs are instantly available and the service is reasonably priced.

Easy access isn't the only possible solution. Economist Glenn MacDonald thinks he has the answer. He says record companies should give albums away for free and then make money from tours and merchandising. That's not such a ridiculous idea. The heavy metal group Manowar has made a fortune from their tours, which are full of fans who discovered the band by illegally downloading the music.

Online piracy is a complex and controversial issue. And one thing is for sure: it's not going away anytime soon .

Online piracy----The issue of illegal file sharing

Passage outline

Supporting details

Problems

*Recent figures show the 1 of files shared online are copyrighted.

*Online piracy is such an alarming problem that it makes the economy 2

Current measures and their 3

*Laws against piracy have been passed, and some website owners 4with piracy have been arrested.

*Companies like Netflix 5 their users to stream films to TVs.

*Laws and arrests can’t ease the 6 of equal access to content at the same time.

*Users are faced with a 7 range of films, which are released months after their DVD versions.

Other solutions to online piracy

*Spotify has set an 8 of instant availability and reasonably-priced service.

*For music industry, giving albums away for free helps to make a 9 from tours and merchandising.

Conclusion

Online piracy is a complex and controversial issue, which 10 long-term efforts.

【答案】

1majority

2suffer

3disadvantages/drawbacks

4charged

5allow/permit

6lack/shortage

7small/narrow/limited

8example

9fortune/profit

10requires/needs/demands

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。文章主要講述了目前網(wǎng)絡(luò)盜版問(wèn)題給經(jīng)濟(jì)帶來(lái)了巨大損失,針對(duì)這一情況政府采取了一些措施,但這些措施都有其不足之處?偟膩(lái)說(shuō),網(wǎng)絡(luò)盜版是一個(gè)復(fù)雜的問(wèn)題,還需要長(zhǎng)期的努力才能得到解決。

1

考查名詞。根據(jù)第一段的Recent figures show that 90% of files transferred over file-sharing networks are copyrighted.可知,最近的數(shù)據(jù)顯示90%通過(guò)文件共享網(wǎng)絡(luò)傳輸?shù)奈募鞘馨鏅?quán)保護(hù)的。此處用短語(yǔ)a majority of“大量……”符合文意,故填majority。

2

考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)第一段的And it's costing the US economy up to $250 billion a year.(它每年給美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)造成高達(dá)2500億美元的損失)可知,盜版使美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)遭受巨大損失。故此處用suffer“遭受(損失)”符合語(yǔ)境,make sb do sth.意思為“使某人做某事”,其中make后面的不定式短語(yǔ)要省略to,判斷此處用動(dòng)詞原形,故填suffer

3

考查名詞。根據(jù)2-4段的內(nèi)容可知,這幾段主要講述了人們針對(duì)盜版問(wèn)題所采取的措施和這些措施的不足之處,故填disadvantages/drawbacks。

4

考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)第二段的Kim Dotcom, the owner of Megaupload.com, was arrested in New Zealand, who has been accused of piracy because many people were using his website to swap copyrighted files.( Megaupload.com網(wǎng)站的所有者Kim Dotcom在新西蘭被捕,他被指控犯有盜版罪,因?yàn)樵S多人使用他的網(wǎng)站交換有版權(quán)的文件)可知,一些網(wǎng)站所有者被指控犯有盜版罪而被逮捕,charge sb with…= accuse sb. of…“指控某人犯某”。分析句子可知此處是非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞作后置定語(yǔ),邏輯主語(yǔ)some website ownerscharge之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系,應(yīng)用過(guò)去分詞作定語(yǔ),故填charged。

5

考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)第四段的American company Netflix lets users stream films to their TV.可知,美國(guó)Netflix公司允許用戶(hù)在電視上播放流媒體電影。let=allow/permit“允許”,主語(yǔ)companies是復(fù)數(shù),時(shí)態(tài)為一般現(xiàn)在時(shí),故填allow/permit。

6

考查名詞。根據(jù)第三段的Are laws and arrests really the best way?(法律和逮捕真的最好的方法嗎?)If everybody had access to content at the same time, you wouldn't have a piracy problem. '(如果每個(gè)人都能同時(shí)獲得內(nèi)容,就不會(huì)有盜版問(wèn)題了)可知,法律和逮捕也不能解決不能同時(shí)、平等獲得內(nèi)容的不足,shortage/lack of“缺乏”,故填shortage/lack。

7

考查形容詞。根據(jù)第四段的But many complain that Netflix's selection of movies is too small and that there aren't enough new releases. (但,很多人抱怨Netflix的電影選擇太少,新上映的電影也不夠多)可知,電影公司提供的電影選擇非常有限。故填small/narrow/limited。

8

考查名詞。根據(jù)第五段的'I think people would pay for content if it's reasonably priced and it's available when they want it. ' he adds.(他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)到:“我認(rèn)為,如果內(nèi)容定價(jià)合理,而且在人們需要的時(shí)候就能夠得到,他們會(huì)為這些內(nèi)容付費(fèi)!)和第六段的This is already happening with music. Spotify is a program that lets you stream music to your computer for just 5 per month.(這已經(jīng)在音樂(lè)領(lǐng)域發(fā)生了。Spotify就是一個(gè)可以讓你以每月5的價(jià)格將流媒體音樂(lè)下載到你電腦上的程序)可知,Spotify就是付合理費(fèi)用立刻使用流媒體內(nèi)容的例子,example“例子”。故填example。

9

考查名詞。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的He says record companies should give albums away for free and then make money from tours and merchandising. That's not such a ridiculous idea. The heavy metal group Manowar has made a fortune from their tours, which are full of fans who discovered the band by illegally downloading the music.(他表示,唱片公司應(yīng)該免費(fèi)贈(zèng)送專(zhuān)輯,然后通過(guò)巡演和銷(xiāo)售來(lái)賺錢(qián)。這并不是什么荒謬的想法。重金屬樂(lè)隊(duì)Manowar從他們的巡演中賺取了大量利潤(rùn),巡演上有很多都是通過(guò)非法下載他們的音樂(lè)而發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的歌迷)可知,對(duì)于唱片公司來(lái)說(shuō),免費(fèi)贈(zèng)送專(zhuān)輯可以幫助在巡演和銷(xiāo)售時(shí)獲得利潤(rùn),fortune/profit“利潤(rùn)”,故填fortune/profit

10

考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)最后一段的Online piracy is a complex and controversial issue. And one thing is for sure: it's not going away anytime soon .(網(wǎng)絡(luò)盜版是一個(gè)復(fù)雜而有爭(zhēng)議的問(wèn)題。有一件事是肯定的:它不會(huì)很快消失。)可知,網(wǎng)絡(luò)盜版需要長(zhǎng)期的努力才能消除,require/need/ demand“需要”,主語(yǔ)是第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù),故填requires/needs/demands

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