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专题05阅读理解之议论文1.(2020届安徽省名校高考模拟)SmokinginyourownhomeinThailandmaynowbeconsideredacrime,ifthesmokeisconsideredh
armfultootherpeopleinthehouse.Thenewlaw,FamilyProtectionandDevelopmentPromotionAct,wasinitiated(启动)bytheMinistryofSocialDevelopmenta
ndHumanSecurityandwasannouncedintheRoyalGazetteonMay22,2019.Thelawaimsatcurbingsmokingathomewhichmightbehazardousforothers'healthre
sidingunderthesameroof.Inthatcase,itwillbeconsideredas“domesticviolence".ThenewlawcameintoforceonAugust20.Accordingtothecenterforresearchandkn
owledgemanagementfortobaccocontrol,attheFacultyofMedicalScienceofMahidolUniversity,thereareabout4.9millionhouseholdswhereoneormore
familymemberssmoke.Anaverageof10.3millionpeoplehaveunwittingly(不知不觉地)becomepassivesmokersbecausethey'vebeenbreathinginsmokeat
home.Scientificstudiesshowthatpassivesmokersarealgreaterriskofbeingaffectedbycancer.Of75childpatientsfromhouseswheresmokingispr
acticed,76%ofthemwerefoundtohavenicotinetracesintheirurine,with43%ofthemhavingnicotinecontentexceedingpermissiblelevels.Smokingathomealso“ma
yleadtophysicaloremotionalviolence”becauseofaggressivenesswhenthereisa.lackofsmoking,andmightaswellruinrelationshipsbetweensmokersandnon-smokerf
amilymembers.Accordingtothenewlaw,anyonewhothinkstheyareaffectedbydomesticsmokingcanreporttoofficialsconcernedsothatinspectorswillbese
nttoinvestigateandtakelegalactionagainstthesmokers.Onceconvicted,thecourtmayorderapersontoreceivetreatmenttoquitsmokinginanattempttoprotect
theperson'sfamily.InFebruaryin2019,Thailandhadbannedsmokingatsixofitsairportsalongwithabaninpublicplaces.8.Whati
sthefactaboutthenewlawinThailand?A.Itmakesitclearthatsmokingathomeisacrime.B.I’salawonprotectingthehealthofnon
-smokers.C.Itwasdraftedandadoptedbytheroyalfamily.D.Itclassifiessmokingasaformofdomesticviolence.9.Whichofthefoll
owingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“curbing”inParagraph3?A.Treating.B.Changing.C.Improving.D.Controlling.10.WhatisNOTtheevilconsequenceofsmokingat
home?A.Itmayincreasetheriskofcancerinpassivesmokers.B.Itwillprobablycausephysicaloremotionalviolence.C.I
twillmakethesmokersbecomemoreaggressive.D.Itmaylead10disharmonyinfamilyrelations.11.Whatconclusioncanwedraw
fromthepassage?A.SmokingisillegalanywhereinThailand.B.Smokersarelesslikely10developcancerthannon-smokers.C.PeoplewhosmokeathomeinThailand
willbesenttoprison.D.Thailandiscommittedtocreatingasmoke-freeenvironment.2.(2020届福建省泉州市高三第一次质检)Almosteverycommunityhassomefo
rmofrulesandsomewayofenforcingthem.Sowhydowehaverules,andwhatmakespeoplefollowthem?Studieshavesuggestedthatthereasonwedon'tlikerule-breakingisbecause
fairnessisprogrammedintoourbrains.Scientistshavefoundthatthebrainreactsinaparticularwaywhenwefeelwearebeingt
reatedunfairly.Afairsituationmakesusfeelcomfortableandevenhappy,butunfairnesscausesourbrainstorespondwithnegativefeelings.Thest
udyfoundthatthisasohappenedwhensubjectssawothersbeingtreatedunfairly.Theyconcludedthatfairnessisoneofbasichumanneeds.Arrivingatafeelingo
ffairnessmeansconsideringdifferent,oftenconflicting,pointsofview.Regardlessofthedisagreement,peoplealmostalwaysneedtocompromise.Butitcanbedi
fficulttoarriveatacompromisewhenthereareconflictinginterests.Thisiswhycommunitieshaverulesthateveryonemustfollow.Soci
alcontrolsareanimportantfactorinsettingandfollowingrules.Theyinfluencethewaywebehave,andcanbeinternal
(内在的)orexternal.Internalcontrolscomefromwithinandarebasedonourvaluesandfears.Mostofusdon'tsteal,forexample,becausewebelievethattheftisunfairand
wrong.Wealsodon'twanttodisappointourfamilyandfriends.Inotherwords,ourinternalcontrolskeepusfrombehavinginwaysthatcauseconflict.Externalcontrolsinc
luderewardsandpunishments.Rewards,suchasjobpromotionsandpraise,aredesignedtoencouragepeopletobehaveandactintheinterestofthewholecommunity.
Punishments,suchaspublicembarrassment,fines,andevenimprisonmentcanpreventpeoplefromactingagainstthecommunity'sbestinterests.P
eopleneedtheircommunitiestofunctionsmoothly.Iftherewerenorules,mostpeoplewouldprobablystillbehavepositively.However,therewoul
dalwaysbeaminoritywhowouldnot.Thisiswhyasocietywithoutrulesisunlikelytoexist.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''this''inparagraph2referto?A
.Aprograminhumanbrains.B.Acomfortablesituation.C.Theresponsewithbadfeelings.D.Therequirementofffairness.13.Whydoc
ommunitieshaverules?A.Topunishillegalactivities.B.Topreventdisagreement.C.Topromotefairness.D.Tomeetvariousdemands.14.Whichofthefollowing
isanexampleofinternalcontrol?A.TakeexamshonestlybecausecheatingisshamefulB.Parkintherightplacesoasnottogetaparkingticket.C.Paytheelectricity
billontimeinordernottogetalatefee.D.Cooperatewithyourclassmatestowinaprizeforyourclass.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.LivingbytherulesB.
WhycommunitiesneedrulesC.ReachingacompromiseD.Howfairnessfunctions3.(2020届广东广雅中学高三适应性考试)Ingeneral,theancientRomanswereapracticalpeo
ple.TheycaredlessaboutphilosophyandpuremathematicsthandidtheGreeks.TheRomanswerethebestoftheancientengineersandarchitects.Theywerebrilliantstudentsof
Greekgeometryandtrigonometry,andtheyappliedtheirknowledgetotheconstructionoffinebridges,roads,andpublic
buildings.Theyknewaboutthesmeltingofironore,buttheyusedtheirontheyproducedmainlyforspears,swords,andshields,ratherthanforbu
ildingconstruction.WhiletheRomansaccomplishedpracticalwonders,theydidverylittletheoreticalscientificthi
nking.Becauseoftheirfrequentwars,manyoftheirinventionswerenomorethanimprovementsinthedesignofGreekweapon
swithwhichtheywerefamiliar.TherearetworeasonsfortheRomanneglectofphilosophyandpuremathematics.First,theywereapparentlytoobusyconqueringne
arbynationsandformingthemintoarapidlygrowingempiretowastemuchtimeonabstractthinking.Secondly,theywerehandicappe
dbytherigidityoftheirnumericalsystem.(TrytomultiplyXIbyLVIIortodivideCXLIIIbyIX;itsimplycannotbedonewithpencilandpaper.)TheRomansdidal
loftheirarithmeticonanabacus,theancientcounterpartofthemodemcomputingmachine.Theirnumbersystemdiscouragedthestudyofpuremathematics.8.Thea
uthorcallstheRomans“practical"becausethey________.A.theydidn'tcareaboutphilosophyB.theyjustlearnedfromGreekgeometryC.theyapplie
dwhattheylearnedtoconstructionD.theythoughtlittleoftheoreticalscientificthinking9.Accordingtothepassage,theRomansex
celledin________.A.smeltingironoreB.engineeringandarchitectureC.improvingGreekweaponsD.producingspears,swords,and
shields10.Theunderlinedword“counterpart"inthelastparagraphmeans________.A.equivalentB.calculatorC.appearanceD.partner11.
Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.whyRomansignoredmathematicsB.Romans'discouragingnumbersystemC.howRomansaccompli
shedpracticalwondersD.Romanswhoneglectedtheoreticalthought4.(2020届广东广雅中学高三适应性考试)Youknowyouhavetoread"betweenthelines"
togetthemostoutofanything.Iwanttopersuadeyoutodosomethingequallyimportantinthecourseofyourreading.Iwa
nttopersuadeyouto“writebetweenthelines."Unlessyoudo,youarenotlikelytodothemostefficientkindofreading.Iinsist,quitebluntly,thatmarkingupabookisnotan
actofdamagebutoflove.Therearetwowaysinwhichonecanownabook.Thefirstisthepropertyrightyouestablishbypayingforit,justasyoupayforclothesand
furniture.Butthisactofpurchaseisonlythefirststeptopossession.Fullownershipcomesonlywhenyouhavemadeitapartofyourselfandthebestwaytomake
yourselfapartofitisbywritinginit.Iamarguingthatbooksmustbeabsorbedinyourbloodstreamtodoyouanygood.Whyismarkingupabook
necessarytoreading?First,itkeepsyouawake.(AndIdon'tmeanonlyconscious;Imeanwideawake.)Inthesecondplace,reading,ifitisactive,isthink
ingandthinkingtendstoexpressitselfinwords,spokenorwritten.Themarkedbookisusuallythethought-throughbook.
Finally,writinghelpsyourememberthethoughtsyouhad,orthethoughtstheauthorexpressed.But,youmayask,whyiswritingnecessary?Well,
thephysicalactofwriting,withyourownhand,bringswordsandsentencesmoresharplybeforeyourmindandpreservesthembetterinyourmemory.Tosetdownyourreacti
ontoimportantwordsandsentencesyouhaveread,andthequestionstheyhaveraisedinyourmind,istopreservethosereactionsandsharpenthos
equestions.Ifreadingistoaccomplishanythingmorethanpassingtime,itmustbeactive.Youcan'tletyoureyesglideacrossthe
linesinabookandcomeupwithanunderstandingofwhatyouhaveread.Thebooksyoureadforpleasurecanbereadinastateofrelaxation,andnothingislost.Anordinarypi
eceoflightfiction,like"GonewiththeWind,"doesn'trequirethemostactivekindofreading,andyoudon'tabsorbtheideasofJ
ohnDeweythewayyouabsorbthestoryofDavidCopperfield.Youmayalsosaythatthisbusinessofmarkingbooksisgoingtoslowupyourreading.Itprobablywill.That'
soneofthereasonsfordoingit.Mostofushavebeentakeninbythenotionthatspeedofreadingisameasureofourintelligence.The
reisnosuchthingsastherightspeedforintelligentreading.Somethingsshouldbereadquicklyandeffortlessly,andsomeshouldbereadslowlyande
venlaboriously.Thesignofintelligenceinreadingistheabilitytoreaddifferentthingsdifferentlyaccordingtotheirworth.Inthecaseofgoodb
ooks,thepointisnottoseehowmanyofthemyoucangetthrough,butratherhowmanycangetthroughyou—howmanyyoucanmakeyourown.Afewfriendsarebetterthanathousanda
cquaintances.Ifthisbeyouraim,asitshouldbe,youwillnotbeimpatientifittakesmoretimeandefforttoreadagreatbookthanitdoesan
ewspaper.12.Fullownershipofabookdoesnotoccuruntil________.A.itispurchasedB.itisreadbetweenthelinesC.itiswrittenbetweenthelinesD.itisworn,shakenan
dloosened13.Themainadvantageofmarkingupabookis________.A.tokeepyoufromfeelingsleepyB.toshowthatyouareabsorbedinreadingC.tomakeyours
elfconsciousthatyouarereadingactivelyD.tomakeyourselfapartofit,makingfurtherunderstandingpossible14.Theauthormostp
robablyagreesthat________.A.GonewiththeWindandDavidCopperfieldarenotthought-throughbooksB.Markingabookcanhelppreserveyourquestionsaboutwhatis
readC.ReadingwillbenefitusmoreifitisdoneactivelyD.Intelligentpeopleusuallyreadquicklyanddifferently15.Thepurposeofthispassageis_______
_.A.totellthereadershowtoreaddifferentbooksB.toencouragethereaderstoreadslowlybutactivelyC.toarguethatthereaders
shouldreadbetweenlinesD.tointroducewaystomarkupabookwhilereading5.(2020届河南省六市第一次模拟)Althoughthereisgrowingresearchintothenegati
veeffectthatscreen-basedtechnologycanhaveonwell-being(健康),thetricktechnologycompanieshavesomehowplayedisthattheyhavemadeitour
problem,nottheirs.Forexample,itisridiculousthatweblameyoungpeopleforbeingaddictedtotheirappswhenthesimpletruthistha
ttheyaredesignedtobeaddictive.Intheworldofapps,addictioniswhatbringsinmoney.Whetheryourunavideoservice,anewssiteoramobilegame,c
ertainlyyourproductwillhaveaneffectonthementalhealthofyourusers-negativeorpositive.Butthesadrealityisthatifyouarenotoptimizingthate
ffect,ittendstobeformer.Thereasonwhysomuchtechnologydoesn’tsupportwell-beingwasnoconsiderationinitsdesign.A
nimportantareaforimprovementisnotifications(通知).Notificationsareagreatexampleofafeaturethat’sgreatfortheproductbutbadfortheusers,sincenoto
nlydotheymakeuslessfocusedbuttheyalsocauseanxietyaboutthethingswe’vemissed,asymptomofaddiction.Thereisverylittlegoodaboutaninboxicon(收件箱图标)showi
ngabrightredcirclewithahighnumberonit.Notificationscanbemadefriendlierbynotshowingtheminrealtime.Oneideaistoshowthelevelo
funreadmessagesthroughtheweightoftheappname.Soifyouhadlotsofemails,yourMailappwouldbeverybold(粗体的),butifyoudidn’thaveany,itwo
uldbelighter.Inthisway,lessattentionwillberequired.Thoughitsoundschallenging,finallymoneywilltalk.Itispossibletomakechangest
oproductsthatdon’tdamagetheirprimaryincomemodels.Changescouldbemadethathelpusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Whenacompanybecom
esmorewell-being-positive,theyaddacompetitivedifferenceandbecomemoreattractive.32.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefirstparagrap
h?A.Youngpeoplecanbetrickedeasily.B.Screen-basedtechnologyisnegative.C.Theaddictionproblemcan’tbesolved.D.Techcompaniesaretob
lameforaddiction.33.Iftheusersdon’timprovetheeffectonwell-being,ittendstobe________.A.indifferentB.op
timisticC.pessimisticD.interesting34.Howcantheappsreducethenegativeeffectsaccordingtotheauthor?A.Byremovingtheinboxicon.B.Bylimitingpeople’ssc
reentime.C.Bymakingnotificationslesseye-catching.D.Byinformingtheusersofmessagesinnotime.35.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwell-being-positivecompanies?A.
Theywillenjoythebenefitfinally.B.Theywillhaveanuncertainfuture.C.Theywilldogoodtotheminority.D.Theywillcha
ngeincomemodels.6.(2020届湖南省郴州市高三第二次教学质量监测)Thelatestsportscrazeisnotevenasport.Accordingtoarecentarticle,“e-sports”areattractingalargenumberof
audience.Ine-sports,playersandteamscompeteinpopularvideocomputergamessuchasDota2andOvenvatch.Fansfillarenastowatchtheactionliveo
nhugetelevisionscreens.Thegameshavegonewaypastkidsplayingagainsteachotherwhilesittingonasofaathome.TheInternational,amajorcompetitionforp
layersofDota2,awarded$24millioninprizes,withthewinnertakinghomealmost$11million.Arecente-sportscompetitionattractedmorethan80,000fanstotheOly
mpicStadiuminBeijing,China.IhavetoadmitthatIamnotabigfanofcomputergames.Iknowthatsomegamescanbeeducational,butIthinktoomanykidsspendtoomuchtimesittin
ginfrontofascreenshootingspacealiens.Ithinkitwouldbebetterifkidsspentmoretimereadingorplayingrealsportssuchasbasketball,baseballands
occer.Andpleasedon’ttellmethatcompetitivegamingisrealsportbecauseitrequireshand-eyecoordination.AccordingtomyAmericanHeritageDictionary,asportis“a
nactivityinvolvingphysicalexertionandskill.”Idon’tthinkanyoneworksupmuchofasweatplayingvideogames.Tooo
ften,regularsportssendkidsakindofmessage.Competitionstartsearly,whenlotsofkidsarenotreadyfortheupsanddowns
ofgames.Tryoutsandtravelteamscomenext,givingtoomanykidsthemessagetheyare“notgood”atsports.Solotsofkidsquitsportsandstartplayingm
orevideogames.Maybeeveryoneinyouthsports,includingcoaches,parentsandkids,shouldthinkmoreabouttheadvantagesofrealsports.8.Whatare“e-sports”acc
ordingtothetext?A.Sportseventsontelevisionscreens.B.Videocomputergamecompetitions.C.ThelatestsportsintheOlympicGames.D.Easysportsgamesforkids.9.Whatm
ighttheauthorthinkof“e-sports”?A.Theyarenotinstructive.B.Theyshouldbebannedinschool.C.Theyneedtoomuchtimeandmoney.D.Theyhavesomenegativeinfluenceonc
hildren.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exertion”inParagraph5mean?A.Growth.B.Fitness.C.Effort.D.Energy.11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwri
tingthetext?A.Tointroduceanewkindofsport.B.TointroduceacompetitionheldinBeijing.C.Toexplaintheimportance
ofplayingsports.D.Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontotraditionalsports.6.(2020届江西省重点中学盟校高三第一次联考)Ifyouarereadingthis,youwereprobablyborninthe2000s.Theo
h-ohs.The21stcentury.Thatwouldmakeyouyoung,creative,connected,global,andnodoubtsmart.Maybegood-looking,too.Right?But
whatdootherpeoplethinkaboutyourgeneration?Someadultsworrythatyou’remoreinterestedinthescreeninfrontofyouthanth
eworldaroundyou.Theythinkofyouasthe“face-downgeneration”becauseyouuseyourphonesomuchandtheywonderhowyouwilldealwithschool,friends,a
ndfamily.Aretoday’steenagerstoobusytextingandtakingselfiestobecomesuccessfulinreallife—or“IRL”,asyouwouldsay?Other
adultsworrythattoday’syoutharespoiltanddon’twanttofacethechallengesofadultlife.Manychildrenborninthe1990sand200
0swereraisedby“helicopterparents",whowerealwaystheretoguideandhelptheirchildrenwithabusyschedulefilledwithhomeworkandaft
er-classactivitiessuchasdancing,drawing,orsports.Withparentswhodoeverythingforthem,today’syouthseemtoprefertoli
veliketeenagersevenwhentheyareintheir20sor30s.Withthesetakenintoaccount,doesthefacedowngenerationneedawarning?Well,probablynot
.Thefactisthatmanyoftoday’steenagersarebettereducatedandmorecreativethanpastgenerations.Theyseemtobeenthusiasticandw
illingtobebecomeleaders.Moreyoungpeoplethanevervolunteertohelptheircommunities.TherearealsobraveyoungpeoplesuchasMalalaYousafzai,theteen
agerwhowonthe2014NobelPeacePrizeforpushinggirls’rightstogotoschool.Soifyou’reoneoftheoh-ohs,therearereasonstobehop
efulaboutthefuture.Thingsarelookingupfortheface-downgeneration.ChancesarethatyouwilldoGR8(great)andLOL(laughoutloud).12.Whichofthefollowingword
scannotbeusedtodescribetheoh-ohs?A.Creative.B.Caring.C.Ignorant.D.Intelligent.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedph
rase“helicopterparents”inParagraph3mean?A.parentswhoarerichandtravelbyhelicopter.B.parentswhoalwayswatchovertheirchildren.C.parentswhohaveav
erybusyschedule.D.parentswhoonlyturnupwhennecessary.14.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewriterisamemberoftheface-downgeneratio
n.B.Thewriterisoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheoh-ohs.C.Theoh-ohsaremoregood-lookingthantheirparents.D.Theoh-ohscareaboutnoth
ingotherthantheirphones.15.Whatcanbeabesttitleforthepassage?A.The“helicopterparents”B.Theover-worriedparentsC.ThespoiledgenerationD.T
heface-downgeneration7.(2020届辽宁省大连市第二十四中学高三模拟)Whilemanyofusmayhavebeenawaysomewherenicelastsummer,fewwouldsaythatwe’
ve“summered.”“Summer”isclearlyanoun,moreprecisely,averbednoun.Waybackinourchildhood,wealllearnedthed
ifferencebetweenanounandaverb.Withsuchatidydefinition,itwaseasytospotthedifference.Notsoinadulthood,whereweareexpectedto“foot”
bills,“chair”committees,and“dialogue”withpoliticalopponents.Chancesareyoudidn’tfeeluncomfortableaboutthesightofthoseve
rbednouns.“TheverbingofnounsisasoldastheEnglishlanguage,”saysPatriciaO’Conner,aformereditoratTheNewYorkTimesBookReview.Ex
pertsestimatethat20percentofallEnglishverbswereoriginallynouns.Andthephenomenonseemstobesnowballing.Since1900,
about40percentofallnewverbshavecomefromnouns.Eventhoughconversion(转化)isquiteuniversal,plentyofgrammariansobjecttothepractice.WilliamStrun
kJr.andE.B.White,inTheElementsofStyle—theBiblefortheuseofAmericanEnglish—havethistosay:“Manynounslatelyhavebeenpressedintoserviceasverbs.N
otallarebad,butallaresuspect.”TheChicagoManualofStyletakesasimilarstandpoint,advisingwriterstouseverbswithgreatcare.“Sometim
espeopleobjecttoanewverbbecausetheyresistwhatisunfamiliartothem,”saysO’Conner.That’swhywe’recomfortable“hosting”aparty,butwemightfeelup
setbythethoughtof“medaling”insports.Soarethereanyrulesforverbing?BenjaminDreyer,copychiefatRandomHouse,doesn’tofferarule,but
suggeststhatpeoplethinktwiceabout“verbifying”anounifit’seasilyreplaceablebyanalreadyexistingpopularverb.Makesureit’sdescriptivebutnotsilly-sounding,
hesays.Intheend,however,styleissubjective.EasyconversionofnounstoverbshasbeenpartofEnglishgrammarfor
centuries;itisoneoftheprocessesthatmakeEnglish“English.”Noteverycoinage(新创的词语)passesintogeneraluse,butasfortryingtoendverbingaltoget
her,forgetit.12.Whatcanwelearnabouttheverbingofnouns?A.Ithasn’trecentlybeenopposedbymanygrammarians.B.Itismorecommonlya
cceptedbychildrenthanadults.C.Ithasn’tbeenararephenomenoninthepastcentury.D.Itiseasilyreplacedbyexistingverbsinpractice13.
Whatismostleadingexperts’attitudetowardsthepracticeoftheverbingofnouns?A.Cautious.B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.D.Unco
ncerned.14.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofendingtheverbingofnouns?A.Predictable.B.Practicable.C.Approaching.D
.Impossible.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Are40Percentofallnewverbsfromnouns?B.AreSummeringandMedalin
gAnnoying?C.AreYouComfortableaboutaNewVerb?D.AreThereAnyRulesforVerbing?8.(2020届宁夏银川一中高三第二次模拟)Through
outhistory,musicspreadamongpeopleofdifferentcultures.Intoday'stechnologicaladvancedsociety,however,peoplespreadmusiconline,sometimeswithoutanartist's
permission.Thiscanleadtomanyproblems,andmusiccompaniesarenowcrackingdownonthispractice.Sharingmusiconlinewithoutpermissi
onistheft.Sharingmusiconlinepreventsrecordingcompaniesfrommakingmoneyfromtheirefforts.Theysaythatsharingmusiconlinehasresultedinahugedropinp
rofitsandsalesoverthepast10years.PeoplewhofindmusicforfreeonlinearenotpayingforCDsoreveryMP3downloaded.T
otrulyunderstandtheinfluenceofmusicpiracyoncreators,onemustunderstandhowmanypeopleareinvolvedintherecordingprocess.Forthesaleofeachalbu
m,profitsmustbesharedbetweenmusicians,soundengineers,musicproducers,managers,advertisers,andthecompanysellingtheproduct.Manypeoplebelievesharingmu
siconlyaffectstherecordingartist,buttherealityisthatsharinghurtsbusinessforallcompaniesinvolved.Therearemanypeoplewhodon'tseetheharminsharingmusiconl
ineandeventhinktheyhavetherighttodoit.OneonlinebloggerstatesthatheoriginallypaidforanentireCDandthatheshouldbea
bletodowiththematerialwhateverhewants.Whilehemayhavelegallypaidforthemusic,hedoesnothavetherighttoprovidepermission,whichmeanspeopleliketheblogg
erarethieves.Althoughwedon'tspreadtoday'smusicthesamewaywedidbefore,there'snodoubtthatpeoplearoundtheworldlovetosharemusic.However,internetpiracywo
uldpreventmusiciansfromcontinuingproducingalbumsforfearoftheft.Therefore,ifpeoplewanttocontinuelisteningtothe
irfavoriteartists,theyneedtobuytheirmusicsothatartistswillmakeenoughprofittocontinuetheirmusiccareers.28.Theunderlinedphrase“crackingdownon”inpara
graph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.bringingupcarefullyB.speakinghighlyofC.dealingseriouslywithD.destroyingcompletely29.W
ecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A.sharingmusicfilesonlineaffectsalotofpeopleB.artistsaretakingactiontoprotecttheirrightC.onlinemusicsha
ringincreasessalesofmusicCDD.apersonwhoboughtaCDhastherighttoshareitonlinewithothers30.Howisthetextorganized?A.Topic-Argument-Explanation.B.Introduc
tion-Supportingstatements-Conclusion.C.Mainidea-Comparison-Supportingstatements.D.Opinion-Discussion-Description.31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowar
dmusicpiracy?A.Indifferent.B.Favorable.C.Disapproval.D.Skeptical.