【题目】请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中 空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
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 【4】with 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】
【1】majority
【2】suffer
【3】disadvantages/drawbacks
【4】charged
【5】allow/permit
【6】lack/shortage
【7】small/narrow/limited
【8】example
【9】fortune/profit
【10】requires/needs/demands
【解析】
这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了目前网络盗版问题给经济带来了巨大损失，针对这一情况政府采取了一些措施，但这些措施都有其不足之处。总的来说，网络盗版是一个复杂的问题，还需要长期的努力才能得到解决。
【1】
考查名词。根据第一段的Recent figures show that 90% of files transferred over file-sharing networks are copyrighted.可知，最近的数据显示90%通过文件共享网络传输的文件是受版权保护的。此处用短语a majority of“大量……”符合文意，故填majority。
【2】
考查动词。根据第一段的And it's costing the US economy up to $250 billion a year.(它每年给美国经济造成高达2500亿美元的损失)可知，盗版使美国经济遭受巨大损失。故此处用suffer“遭受（损失）”符合语境，make sb do sth.意思为“使某人做某事”，其中make后面的不定式短语要省略to，判断此处用动词原形，故填suffer。
【3】
考查名词。根据2-4段的内容可知，这几段主要讲述了人们针对盗版问题所采取的措施和这些措施的不足之处，故填disadvantages/drawbacks。
【4】
考查动词。根据第二段的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网站的所有者Kim Dotcom在新西兰被捕，他被指控犯有盗版罪，因为许多人使用他的网站交换有版权的文件)可知，一些网站所有者被指控犯有盗版罪而被逮捕，charge sb with…= accuse sb. of…“指控某人犯某”。分析句子可知此处是非谓语动词作后置定语，逻辑主语some website owners和charge之间是被动关系，应用过去分词作定语，故填charged。
【5】
考查动词。根据第四段的American company Netflix lets users stream films to their TV.可知，美国Netflix公司允许用户在电视上播放流媒体电影。let=allow/permit“允许”，主语companies是复数，时态为一般现在时，故填allow/permit。
【6】
考查名词。根据第三段的Are laws and arrests really the best way?(法律和逮捕真的最好的方法吗？)和If everybody had access to content at the same time, you wouldn't have a piracy problem. '(如果每个人都能同时获得内容，就不会有盗版问题了)可知，法律和逮捕也不能解决不能同时、平等获得内容的不足，shortage/lack of“缺乏”，故填shortage/lack。
【7】
考查形容词。根据第四段的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的电影选择太少，新上映的电影也不够多)可知，电影公司提供的电影选择非常有限。故填small/narrow/limited。
【8】
考查名词。根据第五段的'I think people would pay for content if it's reasonably priced and it's available when they want it. ' he adds.(他补充说到：“我认为，如果内容定价合理，而且在人们需要的时候就能够得到，他们会为这些内容付费。”)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.(这已经在音乐领域发生了。Spotify就是一个可以让你以每月5的价格将流媒体音乐下载到你电脑上的程序)可知，Spotify就是付合理费用立刻使用流媒体内容的例子，example“例子”。故填example。
【9】
考查名词。根据倒数第二段的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，唱片公司应该免费赠送专辑，然后通过巡演和销售来赚钱。这并不是什么荒谬的想法。重金属乐队Manowar从他们的巡演中赚取了大量利润，巡演上有很多都是通过非法下载他们的音乐而发现他们的歌迷)可知，对于唱片公司来说，免费赠送专辑可以帮助在巡演和销售时获得利润，fortune/profit“利润”，故填fortune/profit
【10】
考查动词。根据最后一段的Online piracy is a complex and controversial issue. And one thing is for sure: it's not going away anytime soon .(网络盗版是一个复杂而有争议的问题。有一件事是肯定的：它不会很快消失。)可知，网络盗版需要长期的努力才能消除，require/need/ demand“需要”，主语是第三人称单数，故填requires/needs/demands。
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