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雅思阅读精选题及答案解析

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　　SellingDigitalMusicwithoutCopy-protectionMakesSense

　　A.Itwasuncharacteristicallylow-keyfortheindustry'sgreatestshowman.ButtheessaypublishedthisweekbySteveJobs,thebossofApple,onhisfirm’swebsiteundertheunassumingtitleThoughtsonMusichasnonethelessprovokedavigorousdebateaboutthefutureofdigitalmusic,whichAppledominateswithitsiPodmusic-playerandiTunesmusic-store.Atissueisdigitalrightsmanagement（DRM）—thetechnologyguardingdownloadedmusicagainsttheft.SincethereisnocommonstandardforDRM,italsohastheside-effectthatsongspurchasedforonetypeofmusic-playermaynotworkonanother.Apple'sDRMsystem,calledFairPlay,isthemostwidespread.SoitcameasasurprisewhenMr.JobscalledforDRMfordigitalmusictobeabolished.

　　B.ThisisachangeoftackforApple.IthascomeunderfirefromEuropeanregulatorswhoclaimthatitsrefusaltolicenseFairPlaytootherfirmshaslockedincustomers.SincemusicfromtheiTunesstorecannotbeplayedonnon-iPodmusic-players（atleastnotwithoutalotoffiddling）,anyiTunesbuyerwillbedeterredfromswitchingtoadevicemadebyarivalfirm,suchasSonyorMicrosoft.WhenFrenchlawmakersdraftedabilllastyearcompellingAppletoopenupFairPlaytorivals,thecompanywarnedofstate-sponsoredpiracy.OnlyDRM,itimplied,couldkeepthepiratesatbay.

　　C.ThisweekMr.JobsgaveanotherexplanationforhisformerdefenceofDRM:

therecordcompaniesmadehimdoit.TheywouldmaketheirmusicavailabletotheiTunesstoreonlyifAppleagreedtoprotectitusingDRM.TheycanstillwithdrawtheircataloguesiftheDRMsystemiscompromised.ApplecannotlicenseFairPlaytoothers,saysMrJobs,becauseitwoulddependonthemtoproducesecurityfixespromptly.AllDRMdoesisrestrictconsumerchoiceandprovideabarriertoentry,saysMrJobs;withoutittherewouldbefarmorestoresandplayers,andfarmoreinnovation.So,hesuggests,whynotdoawaywithDRMandsellmusicunprotected?

Thisisclearlythebestalternativeforconsumers,hedeclares,andApplewouldembraceitinaheartbeat.

　　D.Whythesuddenchangeofheart?

MrJobsseemschieflyconcernedwithgettingEurope'sregulatorsoffhisback.RatherthancomplainingtoAppleaboutitsuseofDRM,hesuggests,thoseunhappywiththecurrentsituationshouldredirecttheirenergiestowardspersuadingthemusiccompaniestoselltheirmusicDRM-free.Twoandahalfofthefourbigrecordcompanies,hehelpfullypointsout,areEuropean-owned.MrJobsalsohopestopainthimselfasaconsumerchampion.AppleresentsaccusationsthatithasbecometheMicrosoftofdigitalmusic.

　　E.Applecanaffordtoembraceopencompetitioninmusicplayersandonlinestores.Consumerswouldgravitatetothebestplayerandthebeststore,andatthemomentthatstillmeansApple's.MrJobsisevidentlyunfazedbyrivalstotheiPod.Sinceonly3%ofthemusicinatypicaliTuneslibraryisprotected,mostofitcanalreadybeusedonotherplayerstoday,henotes.（AndeventheprotectedtrackscanbeburnedontoaCDandthenre-ripped.）SoApple'sdominanceevidentlydependsfarmoreonbrandingandeaseofusethanDRM-relatedlockin.

　　F.ThemusicgiantsaretryingDRM-freedownloads.Lotsofsmallerlabelsalreadysellmusicthatway.Havingseenwhichwaythewindisblowing,MrJobsnowwantstobeseennotasDRM'sdefender,butasaconsumerchampionwhohelpedinitsdownfall.Wouldn'titleadtoasurgeinpiracy?

No,becausemostmusicisstillsoldunprotectedonCDs,peoplewishingtostealmusicalreadycandoso.Indeed,scrappingDRMwouldprobablyincreaseonline-musicsalesbyreducingconfusionandincompatibility.Withtheleadingonlinestore,Applewouldbenefitmost.MrJobs'sargument,inshort,istransparentlyself-serving.Italsohappenstoberight.

　　Questions1-7DothefollowingstatemetsreflecttheclaimsofthewriterinReadingPassage1?

　　WriteyouranswerinBoxes1-7onyouranswersheet.

　　TRUEifthestatementrefletstheclaimsofthewriter

　　FALSEifthestatementcontradictstheclaimsofthewriter

　　NOTGIVENifitisimpossbiletosaywhatthewriterthinksaboutthis

　　1.AppleenjoysacontrollingpositionindigitalmusicmarketwithitsiPodmusic-playerandiTunesmusic-store.

　　2.DRMisagovernmentdecreeissuedwithapurposetoprotectdownloadedmusicfromtheftbyconsumers.

　　3.LackofstandardizationinDRMmakessongsboughtforonekindofmusicplayermaynotfunctiononanother.

　　4.ApplehasbeencriticizedbyEuropeanregulatorssinceithasrefusedtograntalicenseFairPlaytootherfirms.

　　5.Allmusiccanbeeasilyplayedonnon-iPodmusicdevicesfromSonyorMicrosoftwithouttoomuchfiddling.

　　6.AppledependsfarmoreonDRMratherthanbrandingforitsdominanceofthedigitalmusicdevices.

　　7.IfDRMwascancelled,Sonywouldcertainlydominatetheinternationaldigitalmusicmarket.

　　Questions8-10ChoosetheappropriatelettersA-Dandwritetheminboxes8-10onyouranswesheet.

　　8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMr.Jobs'ideaofDRMisNOTTRUE?

　　A.DRMplacesrestrictionsonconsumer'choiceofdigitalmusicproductsavailable.

　　B.DRMcomplesiTunesbuyerstoswitchtoadevicemadebySonyorMicrosoft.

　　C.DRMconstitutesabarrierforpotentialconsumerstoenterdigitalmusicmarkets.

　　D.DRMhindersdevelopmentofmorestoresandplayersandtechnicalinnovation.

　　9.Thewordunfazedinline3ofparagraphE,means___________.

　　A.refused

　　B.welcomed

　　C.notbothered

　　D.notwellreceived

　　10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEifDRMwasscapped?

　　A.Sonywouldgainthemostprofit.

　　B.Morecustomerswouldbe“lockedin”.

　　C.Asuddenincreaseinpiracywouldoccur.

　　D.Online-musicsaleswouldprobablydecrease.

　　Questions11-14Completethenotesbelow.

　　ChooseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSfromReadingPassage1foreachanswer.

　　Writeyouranswersinboxes11-14onyouranswersheet.

　　Mr.SteveJobs,thebossofApple,explainsthereasonwhyheusedtodefendDRM,sayingthatthecompanywasforcedtodoso:

therecordcompanieswouldmaketheirmusicaccessibleto…11...onlyiftheyagreedtoprotectitusingDRM;theycanstill…12…iftheDRMsystemiscompromised.HealsoprovidesthereasonwhyAppledidnotlicenseFairPlaytoothers:

thecompanyreliesonthemto…13….ButnowhechangeshismindwithapossibleexpectationthatEurope'sregulatorswouldnottroublehimanymoreinthefuture.Heproposesthatthosewhoareunsatisfactorywiththecurrentsituationindigitalmusicmarketshould…14…towardspersuadethemusiccompaniestoselltheirmusicDRM-free.

　　NotestoReadingPassage1

　　1.low-key：

抑制的，受约束的，屈服的

　　2.showman：

开展览会的人，出风头的人物

　　3.unassuming：

谦逊的，不夸耀的，不装腔作势的

　　4.iPod：

（苹果公司出产的）音乐播放器

　　5.iTunesstore：

（苹果公司出产的）在线音乐商店

　　6.getoffperson'sback:

不再找某人的麻烦，摆脱某人的纠缠

　　7.gravitate:

受吸引，倾向于

　　8.unfazed:

不再担忧，不被打扰

　　KeysandexplanationstotheQuestions1-13

　　1.TRUE

　　SeethesecondsentenceinParagraphA…thefutureofdigitalmusic,whichAppledominateswithitsiPodmusic-playerandiTunesmusic-store.

　　2.FALSE

　　SeethethirdsentenceinParagraphA…Atissueis'digitalrightsmanagement'（DRM）—thetechnologyguardingdownloadedmusicagainsttheft.

　　3.TRUE

　　SeethefourthsentenceinParagraphASincethereisnocommonstandardforDRM,italsohastheside-effectthatsongspurchasedforonetypeofmusic-playermaynotworkonanother.

　　4.TRUE

　　SeethesecondsentenceinParagraphBIthascomeunderfirefromEuropeanregulatorswhoclaimthatitsrefusaltolicenseFairPlaytootherfirmshas'lockedin'customers.

　　5.NOTGIVEN

　　ThethirdsentenceinParagaphBonlymentionsmusicfromtheiTunesstore,nothingaboutthatofSonyorMicrosoft.SincemusicfromtheiTunesstorecannotbeplayedonnon-iPodmusic-players（atleastnotwithoutalotoffiddling）.

　　6.FALSE

　　SeethelastsentenceinParagraphESoApple'sdominanceevidentlydependsfarmoreonbrandingandeaseofusethanDRM-related'lockin'.

　　7.NOTGIVEN

　　SeethefourthsentenceinParagraphFonlymentionsmusicgenerally,noparticularinformationaboutbusinessprospectofSonyIndeed,scrappingDRMwouldprobablyincreaseonline-musicsalesbyreducingconfusionandincompatibility.

　　8.B

　　SeethefourthsentenceofParagraphCAllDRMdoesisrestrictconsumerchoiceandprovideabarriertoentry,saysMrJobs;withoutittherewouldbefarmorestoresandplayers,andfarmoreinnovation.

　　9.C

　　SeethethirdsentenceofParagraphEandthecontextMrJobsisevidentlyunfazedbyrivalstotheiPod.Sinceonly3%ofthemusicinatypicaliTuneslibraryisprotected,mostofitcanalreadybeusedonotherplayerstoday.

　　10.A

　　SeethelastfoursentencesofParagraphFWouldn'titleadtoasurgeinpiracy?

No,becausemostmusicisstillsoldunprotectedonCDs,peoplewishingtostealmusicalreadycandoso.Indeed,scrappingDRMwouldprobablyincreaseonline-musicsalesbyreducingconfusionandincompatibility.Withtheleadingonlinestore,Applewouldbenefitmost.

　　11.theiTunesstore

　　SeethesecondsentenceofParagraphCTheywouldmaketheirmusicavailable