53. How do some of the teenagers feel while downloading free music after the lawsuit?

A. A bit guilty. 　　　　　 B. A little sad.　 　　　　　 C. Extremely angry. 　　 D. Awfully sorry.

52. The four web companies were put to court because _________.

A. they got copyrighted songs without paying　　　　　　

B. they downloaded copyrighted music for people

C. they make copyrighted files for free downloads

D. they offer free music on line

51. Which of the following best describes the passage?

A. Music on the Internet is of better quality.　　　

B. Downloading material can be illegal.

C. It’s good to get free music on the Internet.　

D. Baidu is a popular web company.

50. B　 推理判断题。由文章的第二段可知，Phoenix的目的就是要通过挖掘冰地，取出样本进行研究。因此，它首先要寻找冰地。

C(words:269&190)

Protecting Copyright (版权保护)

Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music for relaxation^①. As usual, to download music files. But this time she is surprised when an announcement about protecting songs’ copyright bursts onto the screen. The age of free music and movie downloads may have come to an end as Web companies like Baidu are accused of pirating copyright. Lawsuits^② have been filed against four websites offering free downloads. In September 2005, a Beijing court ordered Baidu to pay recording company Shanghai Push compensation for their losses. Baidu was also told to block the links to the pirated music on the website. This caused a heated discussion on Interact file sharing.

“Baidu’s defeat in the lawsuit shows it is not right to get copyrighted songs without paying. Downloaders may face lawsuits or fines,” said an official.

Like many teens, Huang Ruoru, an 18-year-old girl from Puning in Guangdong Province, doesn’t think that getting music from websites is wrong. She always shares her favourite songs downloaded from Baidu with her friends. When told about the lawsuit, she began to feel a little guilty about obtaining others’ work without paying.

However, other teenagers have different ideas. Wang Yafei, a Senior 2 girl from Jinan, Shandong Province pointed out that file sharing is a good way to promote pop singers. “If I download a song and really like it, I will buy the CD,” she said. “So what the recording companies really should concentrate on is improving their music, rather than pursuing^③ file-sharers.”

Notes:

①　　 relaxation　 n. 娱乐

②　　 lawsuit　 n. 诉讼

③　　 pursue　 vt. 追赶，追击

49. A　 推理判断题。由第五段的第一句可知。

48. A　 细节计算题。由文章最后一段最后一句可以计算出。

47. D　 词义猜测题。由后面的句子可知Phoenix是在空中离地面120英尺处坠向地面，因此可以推测rocket engine提前结束工作。

46. B　 主旨大意题。文章的第一段就是该文章的主题句，由此可知文章要讲述的主要内容。

50. After Phoenix lands on Mars, we can infer it will firstly _________.

　　　　 A. find soil samples and send them to the earth

　　　　 B. look for the icy land to dig for the soil samples

　　　　 C. take photos and send them to the earth

　　　　 D. find the remains of the Mars Polar Lander

[答案与解析]　 46-50　 BDAAB

49. According to the passage, the name “Phoenix” is after the meaning of _________.

　　　　 A. rebirth　　　　 B. death　　　　 C. energy　　　　 D. hope