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In the early times,the music industry was terrified of taping,thinking that customers would just copy music,or record from the radio.But that never really happened,at least not enough to cause any real hardship to anyone in the music business.
The same argument arose over technologies like miniDisc and recordable CDs.But the thing that terrified the music industry more than anything else was the arrival of services like Napster,which allowed people to share music over the Internet without costing them anything.The music industry was shocked: it saw people exchanging digital copies that didn't degrade（降级）with each transfer,something that kept tapes from being a huge threat.
But it wasn't the Internet that killed the music industry.In fact,everything is still looking optimistic for many musicians.Taylor Swift has had a good year,and her latest album is likely to be making her very wealthy indeed.And that won't change in all likelihood,not for Swift,and not for those who come after her.There is always going to be public demand for music.
However,the technology will simply destroy the record company.The reason is simple.Record companies are a man in the middle that simply doesn't need to exist anymore.The same way we buy our flights directly did get our shopping online and have things delivered from Amazon instead of going to a local shop.We have always been willing to enjoy cost reductions at the expense of the middleman and the record companies are that kind of middleman.
What does the record industry offer?Well,surprisingly little these days.It used to be the case that record companies would go and find new talents.Of course this still happens,but more likely is that an artist will be discovered by the public through YouTube,or even from friends on Facebook or Twitter.Record companies also used to have an important role in producing the music.But countless artists are making their own way through software or any of the other amazing music development apps,without any help from the record companies.
（1）Why didn't tape copying become a serious danger to the music industry?
A.It was hard to transfer.
B.It was strictly controlled.
C.It didn't save much money.
D.It was replaced by miniDisc and recordable CDs.
（2）The example of Taylor Swift is fused to prove that______.
A.the demand for music is on the increase due to the Internet
B.the sales of albums are badly affected by the Internet
C.the Internet doesn't have a destructive effect on the music industry
D.the musicians make a great fortune via the Internet
（3）The record companies will suffer most because________.
A.they are in the middle way and block the development of the music industry.
B.the record industry can offer nothing to us
C.people prefer to cut down the expenses at the cost of the record companies
D.the public pa more attention to Facebook or Twitter

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）A
（2）C
（3）C
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍音乐产业存在的危机感。通过例证证明因特网对音乐产业并没有破坏性的影响。
（1）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的”The music industry was shocked: it saw people exchanging digital copies that didn't degrade（降级）with each transfer,something that kept tapes from being a huge threat. “磁带复制对音乐产业不是一个严重的威胁，原因是它很难转让。故选A。
（2）考查推理判断。根据第三段中的”But it wasn't the Internet that killed the music industry.In fact,everything is still looking optimistic for many musicians.Taylor Swift has had a good year,and her latest album is likely to be making her very wealthy indeed.“可知Taylor Swift的例子被用来证明因特网对音乐产业并没有破坏性的影响。故选C。
（3）考查推理判断。根据第四段中的”We have always been willing to enjoy cost reductions at the expense of the middleman and the record companies are that kind of middleman. “唱片公司将蒙受最大的损失因为人们更喜欢以唱片公司的成本削减开支。故选C。