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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,ifthesmokeisconsideredharmfultootherpe
opleinthehouse.Thenewlaw,FamilyProtectionandDevelopmentPromotionAct,wasinitiated(启动)bytheMinistryofSocialDevelopmentandHumanSecurityandwasa
nnouncedintheRoyalGazetteonMay22,2019.Thelawaimsatcurbingsmokingathomewhichmightbehazardousforothers'healthresidingunderthesameroof.Inthatcase,itwi
llbeconsideredas“domesticviolence".ThenewlawcameintoforceonAugust20.Accordingtothecenterforresearchandknowledgeman
agementfortobaccocontrol,attheFacultyofMedicalScienceofMahidolUniversity,thereareabout4.9millionhouseholdswhereoneormorefamilymemb
erssmoke.Anaverageof10.3millionpeoplehaveunwittingly(不知不觉地)becomepassivesmokersbecausethey'vebeenbreathinginsmokeathome.Scientificstudie
sshowthatpassivesmokersarealgreaterriskofbeingaffectedbycancer.Of75childpatientsfromhouseswheresmokingispracticed,76%ofthemwerefoundtoha
venicotinetracesintheirurine,with43%ofthemhavingnicotinecontentexceedingpermissiblelevels.Smokingathomealso“mayleadtophysicaloremotionalviolen
ce”becauseofaggressivenesswhenthereisa.lackofsmoking,andmightaswellruinrelationshipsbetweensmokersandnon-s
mokerfamilymembers.Accordingtothenewlaw,anyonewhothinkstheyareaffectedbydomesticsmokingcanreporttoofficialsconcer
nedsothatinspectorswillbesenttoinvestigateandtakelegalactionagainstthesmokers.Onceconvicted,thecourtmayordera
persontoreceivetreatmenttoquitsmokinginanattempttoprotecttheperson'sfamily.InFebruaryin2019,Thailandhadbanne
dsmokingatsixofitsairportsalongwithabaninpublicplaces.8.WhatisthefactaboutthenewlawinThailand?A.Itma
kesitclearthatsmokingathomeisacrime.B.I’salawonprotectingthehealthofnon-smokers.C.Itwasdraftedandadoptedbytheroyalfamily.D.Itcl
assifiessmokingasaformofdomesticviolence.9.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“curbing”inParagraph3?A.Treating.B.Changing.C.Improving.D.C
ontrolling.10.WhatisNOTtheevilconsequenceofsmokingathome?A.Itmayincreasetheriskofcancerinpassivesmokers.B.Itwillprobablyca
usephysicaloremotionalviolence.C.Itwillmakethesmokersbecomemoreaggressive.D.Itmaylead10disharmonyinfamilyrelations.11.Whatconc
lusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?A.SmokingisillegalanywhereinThailand.B.Smokersarelesslikely10developcancerthannon-smokers
.C.PeoplewhosmokeathomeinThailandwillbesenttoprison.D.Thailandiscommittedtocreatingasmoke-freeenvironment.2.(2020届福建省泉州市高三第一次质检)Almostevery
communityhassomeformofrulesandsomewayofenforcingthem.Sowhydowehaverules,andwhatmakespeoplefollowthem?Studieshavesuggestedthatthereasonwed
on'tlikerule-breakingisbecausefairnessisprogrammedintoourbrains.Scientistshavefoundthatthebrainreacts
inaparticularwaywhenwefeelwearebeingtreatedunfairly.Afairsituationmakesusfeelcomfortableandevenhappy,butunfairnessca
usesourbrainstorespondwithnegativefeelings.Thestudyfoundthatthisasohappenedwhensubjectssawothersbeingtreatedunfairly.Theyconcludedthatfairness
isoneofbasichumanneeds.Arrivingatafeelingoffairnessmeansconsideringdifferent,oftenconflicting,pointsofview.Regardlessofthedisagreement,peoplea
lmostalwaysneedtocompromise.Butitcanbedifficulttoarriveatacompromisewhenthereareconflictinginterests.Thisiswhycommuniti
eshaverulesthateveryonemustfollow.Socialcontrolsareanimportantfactorinsettingandfollowingrules.Theyinfluencethewaywebehave,andca
nbeinternal(内在的)orexternal.Internalcontrolscomefromwithinandarebasedonourvaluesandfears.Mostofusdon'tsteal,forexample,becausewebelievethatt
heftisunfairandwrong.Wealsodon'twanttodisappointourfamilyandfriends.Inotherwords,ourinternalcontrolskeepusfrombehavinginwaysthatcauseconflict.Ex
ternalcontrolsincluderewardsandpunishments.Rewards,suchasjobpromotionsandpraise,aredesignedtoencouragepeopletobeh
aveandactintheinterestofthewholecommunity.Punishments,suchaspublicembarrassment,fines,andevenimprisonmentcanpreventpeoplefromactingaga
instthecommunity'sbestinterests.Peopleneedtheircommunitiestofunctionsmoothly.Iftherewerenorules,mostpeoplewould
probablystillbehavepositively.However,therewouldalwaysbeaminoritywhowouldnot.Thisiswhyasocietywithou
trulesisunlikelytoexist.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''this''inparagraph2referto?A.Aprograminhumanbrain
s.B.Acomfortablesituation.C.Theresponsewithbadfeelings.D.Therequirementofffairness.13.Whydocommunitieshaverules?A.Topunishilleg
alactivities.B.Topreventdisagreement.C.Topromotefairness.D.Tomeetvariousdemands.14.Whichofthefollowingi
sanexampleofinternalcontrol?A.TakeexamshonestlybecausecheatingisshamefulB.Parkintherightplacesoasnottogetapa
rkingticket.C.Paytheelectricitybillontimeinordernottogetalatefee.D.Cooperatewithyourclassmatestowinaprizeforyourclas
s.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.LivingbytherulesB.WhycommunitiesneedrulesC.ReachingacompromiseD.Howfairnessfunctions3.(2020届广东广雅中学高三适应
性考试)Ingeneral,theancientRomanswereapracticalpeople.TheycaredlessaboutphilosophyandpuremathematicsthandidtheG
reeks.TheRomanswerethebestoftheancientengineersandarchitects.TheywerebrilliantstudentsofGreekgeometry
andtrigonometry,andtheyappliedtheirknowledgetotheconstructionoffinebridges,roads,andpublicbuildings.Theykne
waboutthesmeltingofironore,buttheyusedtheirontheyproducedmainlyforspears,swords,andshields,ratherthanforbuildingconstruction.WhiletheRomansa
ccomplishedpracticalwonders,theydidverylittletheoreticalscientificthinking.Becauseoftheirfrequentwars,manyoftheirinventionswerenomorethanimprovements
inthedesignofGreekweaponswithwhichtheywerefamiliar.TherearetworeasonsfortheRomanneglectofphilosophyandpuremathematics.First,theywereapp
arentlytoobusyconqueringnearbynationsandformingthemintoarapidlygrowingempiretowastemuchtimeonabstractthinking.Secondly,theywerehandi
cappedbytherigidityoftheirnumericalsystem.(TrytomultiplyXIbyLVIIortodivideCXLIIIbyIX;itsimplycannotbedonewithpen
cilandpaper.)TheRomansdidalloftheirarithmeticonanabacus,theancientcounterpartofthemodemcomputingmachine.T
heirnumbersystemdiscouragedthestudyofpuremathematics.8.TheauthorcallstheRomans“practical"becausethey________.
A.theydidn'tcareaboutphilosophyB.theyjustlearnedfromGreekgeometryC.theyappliedwhattheylearnedtoconstructionD.
theythoughtlittleoftheoreticalscientificthinking9.Accordingtothepassage,theRomansexcelledin________.A.smeltingironoreB.engineer
ingandarchitectureC.improvingGreekweaponsD.producingspears,swords,andshields10.Theunderlinedword“counterpart"inthelastparagr
aphmeans________.A.equivalentB.calculatorC.appearanceD.partner11.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.whyRomansignoredmathematicsB.
Romans'discouragingnumbersystemC.howRomansaccomplishedpracticalwondersD.Romanswhoneglectedtheoreticalthought4.(2020届广东广雅中学高三适应性考试)Youknowyo
uhavetoread"betweenthelines"togetthemostoutofanything.Iwanttopersuadeyoutodosomethingequallyimportantinthecourseofyourreading.Iwanttopersuadey
outo“writebetweenthelines."Unlessyoudo,youarenotlikelytodothemostefficientkindofreading.Iinsist,quitebluntly,thatmarkin
gupabookisnotanactofdamagebutoflove.Therearetwowaysinwhichonecanownabook.Thefirstisthepropertyrightyoues
tablishbypayingforit,justasyoupayforclothesandfurniture.Butthisactofpurchaseisonlythefirststeptopossession.Fullownershipcomesonlywhenyouhav
emadeitapartofyourselfandthebestwaytomakeyourselfapartofitisbywritinginit.Iamarguingthatbooksmustbeabsorbedinyourbloods
treamtodoyouanygood.Whyismarkingupabooknecessarytoreading?First,itkeepsyouawake.(AndIdon'tmeanonlyconscious;Imeanwi
deawake.)Inthesecondplace,reading,ifitisactive,isthinkingandthinkingtendstoexpressitselfinwords,spokenor
written.Themarkedbookisusuallythethought-throughbook.Finally,writinghelpsyourememberthethoughtsyouhad,orthethoughtstheauthorexpre
ssed.But,youmayask,whyiswritingnecessary?Well,thephysicalactofwriting,withyourownhand,bringswordsandsentencesmoresharplybeforeyou
rmindandpreservesthembetterinyourmemory.Tosetdownyourreactiontoimportantwordsandsentencesyouhaveread,andthequestionsthe
yhaveraisedinyourmind,istopreservethosereactionsandsharpenthosequestions.Ifreadingistoaccomplishanythingmorethanpassingtime,itm
ustbeactive.Youcan'tletyoureyesglideacrossthelinesinabookandcomeupwithanunderstandingofwhatyouhaveread.Thebooksyoureadforpleasurecanbere
adinastateofrelaxation,andnothingislost.Anordinarypieceoflightfiction,like"GonewiththeWind,"doesn'trequirethemostactivekindofreading,andyoudon'tabs
orbtheideasofJohnDeweythewayyouabsorbthestoryofDavidCopperfield.Youmayalsosaythatthisbusinessofmarkingbooksisgoingtoslowupyourreading.Itprobabl
ywill.That'soneofthereasonsfordoingit.Mostofushavebeentakeninbythenotionthatspeedofreadingisameasureofourinte
lligence.Thereisnosuchthingsastherightspeedforintelligentreading.Somethingsshouldbereadquicklyandeffortlessly,andsomeshouldbereadslowlyandevenlabo
riously.Thesignofintelligenceinreadingistheabilitytoreaddifferentthingsdifferentlyaccordingtotheirworth.Inthecaseofgoodbooks,t
hepointisnottoseehowmanyofthemyoucangetthrough,butratherhowmanycangetthroughyou—howmanyyoucanmakeyourown.Afewfr
iendsarebetterthanathousandacquaintances.Ifthisbeyouraim,asitshouldbe,youwillnotbeimpatientifittakesmoretimeandefforttoreadag
reatbookthanitdoesanewspaper.12.Fullownershipofabookdoesnotoccuruntil________.A.itispurchasedB.itisreadbetweenthelinesC.itiswrittenbetweenthelin
esD.itisworn,shakenandloosened13.Themainadvantageofmarkingupabookis________.A.tokeepyoufromfeelingsleepyB.toshowthatyouareabsorbedinre
adingC.tomakeyourselfconsciousthatyouarereadingactivelyD.tomakeyourselfapartofit,makingfurtherunderstandingpossible14.Theauthormostprobablyagreesthat
________.A.GonewiththeWindandDavidCopperfieldarenotthought-throughbooksB.Markingabookcanhelppreserveyourquestionsabou
twhatisreadC.ReadingwillbenefitusmoreifitisdoneactivelyD.Intelligentpeopleusuallyreadquicklyanddifferently15.Thepurposeofthispassageis__
______.A.totellthereadershowtoreaddifferentbooksB.toencouragethereaderstoreadslowlybutactivelyC.toarguethatthereadersshouldreadbet
weenlinesD.tointroducewaystomarkupabookwhilereading5.(2020届河南省六市第一次模拟)Althoughthereisgrowingresearchintothenegativeeffectthatscreen-basedtechn
ologycanhaveonwell-being(健康),thetricktechnologycompanieshavesomehowplayedisthattheyhavemadeitourproblem,n
ottheirs.Forexample,itisridiculousthatweblameyoungpeopleforbeingaddictedtotheirappswhenthesimpletruthisthattheyaredesignedtobeaddictiv
e.Intheworldofapps,addictioniswhatbringsinmoney.Whetheryourunavideoservice,anewssiteoramobilegame,certainlyyourproductwillhaveaneffectontheme
ntalhealthofyourusers-negativeorpositive.Butthesadrealityisthatifyouarenotoptimizingthateffect,ittendstobeformer.T
hereasonwhysomuchtechnologydoesn’tsupportwell-beingwasnoconsiderationinitsdesign.Animportantareaforimprovementisnotifications(通知).Notificat
ionsareagreatexampleofafeaturethat’sgreatfortheproductbutbadfortheusers,sincenotonlydotheymakeuslessfocusedbuttheyalsocauseanxietyabou
tthethingswe’vemissed,asymptomofaddiction.Thereisverylittlegoodaboutaninboxicon(收件箱图标)showingabrightredcirclewitha
highnumberonit.Notificationscanbemadefriendlierbynotshowingtheminrealtime.Oneideaistoshowthelevelofunreadmessage
sthroughtheweightoftheappname.Soifyouhadlotsofemails,yourMailappwouldbeverybold(粗体的),butifyoudidn’th
aveany,itwouldbelighter.Inthisway,lessattentionwillberequired.Thoughitsoundschallenging,finallymoneywilltalk.Itispossibletomake
changestoproductsthatdon’tdamagetheirprimaryincomemodels.Changescouldbemadethathelpusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Whenacompanybecomesmorewell-being-
positive,theyaddacompetitivedifferenceandbecomemoreattractive.32.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefirstparagraph?A.Youngpeoplecanbetrickedeasily.B.Screen-b
asedtechnologyisnegative.C.Theaddictionproblemcan’tbesolved.D.Techcompaniesaretoblameforaddiction.33.Iftheusersdon’timprovetheef
fectonwell-being,ittendstobe________.A.indifferentB.optimisticC.pessimisticD.interesting34.Howcantheappsreducethenegativeeffectsaccordingtoth
eauthor?A.Byremovingtheinboxicon.B.Bylimitingpeople’sscreentime.C.Bymakingnotificationslesseye-catching.D.Byinformingtheus
ersofmessagesinnotime.35.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwell-being-positivecompanies?A.Theywillenjoythebenefitfinally.B.Theywillhav
eanuncertainfuture.C.Theywilldogoodtotheminority.D.Theywillchangeincomemodels.6.(2020届湖南省郴州市高三第二次教学质量监测)Th
elatestsportscrazeisnotevenasport.Accordingtoarecentarticle,“e-sports”areattractingalargenumberofaudience.Ine-sports,playersandteamscompeteinp
opularvideocomputergamessuchasDota2andOvenvatch.Fansfillarenastowatchtheactionliveonhugetelevisionscreens.Thegameshaveg
onewaypastkidsplayingagainsteachotherwhilesittingonasofaathome.TheInternational,amajorcompetitionforplayersofDota2,awarde
d$24millioninprizes,withthewinnertakinghomealmost$11million.Arecente-sportscompetitionattractedmorethan80,000fanstotheOlympicStadiuminBeijing,China
.IhavetoadmitthatIamnotabigfanofcomputergames.Iknowthatsomegamescanbeeducational,butIthinktoomanykidsspendtoomuchtimesittinginfrontofascreens
hootingspacealiens.Ithinkitwouldbebetterifkidsspentmoretimereadingorplayingrealsportssuchasbasketball,baseballandsoccer.Andpleasedon’ttellmet
hatcompetitivegamingisrealsportbecauseitrequireshand-eyecoordination.AccordingtomyAmericanHeritageDictionary,asportis“anactivityinv
olvingphysicalexertionandskill.”Idon’tthinkanyoneworksupmuchofasweatplayingvideogames.Toooften,regularsports
sendkidsakindofmessage.Competitionstartsearly,whenlotsofkidsarenotreadyfortheupsanddownsofgames.Tryoutsandtravelteamscomenext,givingtoomanykidsth
emessagetheyare“notgood”atsports.Solotsofkidsquitsportsandstartplayingmorevideogames.Maybeeveryoneinyouthsports,includingcoaches,parentsand
kids,shouldthinkmoreabouttheadvantagesofrealsports.8.Whatare“e-sports”accordingtothetext?A.Sportseventson
televisionscreens.B.Videocomputergamecompetitions.C.ThelatestsportsintheOlympicGames.D.Easysportsgamesfork
ids.9.Whatmighttheauthorthinkof“e-sports”?A.Theyarenotinstructive.B.Theyshouldbebannedinschool.C.Theyneedtoomuchtimeand
money.D.Theyhavesomenegativeinfluenceonchildren.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exertion”inParagraph5mean?A.Growth.B.F
itness.C.Effort.D.Energy.11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tointroduceanewkindofsport.B.TointroduceacompetitionheldinBeijing.C.Toexplaint
heimportanceofplayingsports.D.Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontotraditionalsports.6.(2020届江西省重点中学盟校高三第一次联考)Ifyouarere
adingthis,youwereprobablyborninthe2000s.Theoh-ohs.The21stcentury.Thatwouldmakeyouyoung,creative,connected,global,andnodoubtsmart.Maybegood-looking,
too.Right?Butwhatdootherpeoplethinkaboutyourgeneration?Someadultsworrythatyou’remoreinterestedinthescreeninfro
ntofyouthantheworldaroundyou.Theythinkofyouasthe“face-downgeneration”becauseyouuseyourphonesomuchandtheyw
onderhowyouwilldealwithschool,friends,andfamily.Aretoday’steenagerstoobusytextingandtakingselfiestobecomesuccessfulinreallife—or“IRL”,asyouwouldsay?O
theradultsworrythattoday’syoutharespoiltanddon’twanttofacethechallengesofadultlife.Manychildrenborninthe1990
sand2000swereraisedby“helicopterparents",whowerealwaystheretoguideandhelptheirchildrenwithabusyschedulefilledwithhomeworkandafter-classactiv
itiessuchasdancing,drawing,orsports.Withparentswhodoeverythingforthem,today’syouthseemtoprefertoliveliketeen
agersevenwhentheyareintheir20sor30s.Withthesetakenintoaccount,doesthefacedowngenerationneedawarning?Well,probablynot.Thef
actisthatmanyoftoday’steenagersarebettereducatedandmorecreativethanpastgenerations.Theyseemtobeenthusiasticandw
illingtobebecomeleaders.Moreyoungpeoplethanevervolunteertohelptheircommunities.TherearealsobraveyoungpeoplesuchasMalalaYousafzai,th
eteenagerwhowonthe2014NobelPeacePrizeforpushinggirls’rightstogotoschool.Soifyou’reoneoftheoh-ohs,therearerea
sonstobehopefulaboutthefuture.Thingsarelookingupfortheface-downgeneration.ChancesarethatyouwilldoGR8(great)andLOL(l
aughoutloud).12.Whichofthefollowingwordscannotbeusedtodescribetheoh-ohs?A.Creative.B.Caring.C.Ignorant.D.Intelligent.13.Whatdoe
stheunderlinedphrase“helicopterparents”inParagraph3mean?A.parentswhoarerichandtravelbyhelicopter.B.parentswhoalwayswat
chovertheirchildren.C.parentswhohaveaverybusyschedule.D.parentswhoonlyturnupwhennecessary.14.Whatcanwelearnfro
mthepassage?A.Thewriterisamemberoftheface-downgeneration.B.Thewriterisoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheoh-ohs.C.Theoh-
ohsaremoregood-lookingthantheirparents.D.Theoh-ohscareaboutnothingotherthantheirphones.15.Whatcanbeabesttitleforthepassage?A.The“helicopterpar
ents”B.Theover-worriedparentsC.ThespoiledgenerationD.Theface-downgeneration7.(2020届辽宁省大连市第二十四中学高三模拟)Whilemanyofusmayhavebeenawaysomewheren
icelastsummer,fewwouldsaythatwe’ve“summered.”“Summer”isclearlyanoun,moreprecisely,averbednoun.Waybackinourchild
hood,wealllearnedthedifferencebetweenanounandaverb.Withsuchatidydefinition,itwaseasytospotthedifference.Notsoinadulthood,whereweareexpectedto
“foot”bills,“chair”committees,and“dialogue”withpoliticalopponents.Chancesareyoudidn’tfeeluncomfortableaboutthesightofthoseverbedn
ouns.“TheverbingofnounsisasoldastheEnglishlanguage,”saysPatriciaO’Conner,aformereditoratTheNewYorkTimesBook
Review.Expertsestimatethat20percentofallEnglishverbswereoriginallynouns.Andthephenomenonseemstobesnowballing.Since1900,about40percentofallnew
verbshavecomefromnouns.Eventhoughconversion(转化)isquiteuniversal,plentyofgrammariansobjecttothepractice.WilliamStr
unkJr.andE.B.White,inTheElementsofStyle—theBiblefortheuseofAmericanEnglish—havethistosay:“Manynounslatelyhavebeenpressedintoserviceas
verbs.Notallarebad,butallaresuspect.”TheChicagoManualofStyletakesasimilarstandpoint,advisingwriterstouseverbswithgreatcare.“Somet
imespeopleobjecttoanewverbbecausetheyresistwhatisunfamiliartothem,”saysO’Conner.That’swhywe’recomfortable“hosting”aparty,butwemightfeelup
setbythethoughtof“medaling”insports.Soarethereanyrulesforverbing?BenjaminDreyer,copychiefatRandomHouse,doesn’tofferarule,butsuggeststhatpeoplethinktw
iceabout“verbifying”anounifit’seasilyreplaceablebyanalreadyexistingpopularverb.Makesureit’sdescriptivebutnotsilly-sounding,hesays.Intheend,ho
wever,styleissubjective.EasyconversionofnounstoverbshasbeenpartofEnglishgrammarforcenturies;itisoneoftheprocessesthatmakeEnglish“English.”Notev
erycoinage(新创的词语)passesintogeneraluse,butasfortryingtoendverbingaltogether,forgetit.12.Whatcanwelearnabouttheve
rbingofnouns?A.Ithasn’trecentlybeenopposedbymanygrammarians.B.Itismorecommonlyacceptedbychildrenthanadults.C.Ithasn’tbeenararephenom
enoninthepastcentury.D.Itiseasilyreplacedbyexistingverbsinpractice13.Whatismostleadingexperts’attitudetowardsthepracticeoftheverbi
ngofnouns?A.Cautious.B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.D.Unconcerned.14.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofendingtheverbingofnouns?A.Predictable.B.Practicable.C.
Approaching.D.Impossible.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Are40Percentofallnewverbsfromnouns?B.AreSummeringandMedalingA
nnoying?C.AreYouComfortableaboutaNewVerb?D.AreThereAnyRulesforVerbing?8.(2020届宁夏银川一中高三第二次模拟)Throughouthisto
ry,musicspreadamongpeopleofdifferentcultures.Intoday'stechnologicaladvancedsociety,however,peoplespreadmu
siconline,sometimeswithoutanartist'spermission.Thiscanleadtomanyproblems,andmusiccompaniesarenowcrack
ingdownonthispractice.Sharingmusiconlinewithoutpermissionistheft.Sharingmusiconlinepreventsrecordingcompaniesfrommakingmoneyfromtheir
efforts.Theysaythatsharingmusiconlinehasresultedinahugedropinprofitsandsalesoverthepast10years.Peoplewhofindmusicforfreeonlinearenotpayingfo
rCDsoreveryMP3downloaded.Totrulyunderstandtheinfluenceofmusicpiracyoncreators,onemustunderstandhowmanypeopleareinvolvedintherecor
dingprocess.Forthesaleofeachalbum,profitsmustbesharedbetweenmusicians,soundengineers,musicproducers,managers,advertisers,andthecom
panysellingtheproduct.Manypeoplebelievesharingmusiconlyaffectstherecordingartist,buttherealityisthatsharinghurtsbusinessforallcompan
iesinvolved.Therearemanypeoplewhodon'tseetheharminsharingmusiconlineandeventhinktheyhavetherighttodoit.Oneonlinebloggerstatesthatheoriginallypai
dforanentireCDandthatheshouldbeabletodowiththematerialwhateverhewants.Whilehemayhavelegallypaidforthemusic,hedoesno
thavetherighttoprovidepermission,whichmeanspeoplelikethebloggerarethieves.Althoughwedon'tspreadtoday'smusicthesamewaywed
idbefore,there'snodoubtthatpeoplearoundtheworldlovetosharemusic.However,internetpiracywouldpreventmusiciansfromc
ontinuingproducingalbumsforfearoftheft.Therefore,ifpeoplewanttocontinuelisteningtotheirfavoriteartists,theyneedtobuytheirmusicsothata
rtistswillmakeenoughprofittocontinuetheirmusiccareers.28.Theunderlinedphrase“crackingdownon”inparagr
aph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.bringingupcarefullyB.speakinghighlyofC.dealingseriouslywithD.destroyingcompletely2
9.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A.sharingmusicfilesonlineaffectsalotofpeopleB.artistsaretakingactiontoprotecttheirrightC.onlinemu
sicsharingincreasessalesofmusicCDD.apersonwhoboughtaCDhastherighttoshareitonlinewithothers30.Howisthetextorganized?A.Topic-Argument-Explanation.B.
Introduction-Supportingstatements-Conclusion.C.Mainidea-Comparison-Supportingstatements.D.Opinion-Discussion-Description.31.Whatistheauthor’satti
tudetowardmusicpiracy?A.Indifferent.B.Favorable.C.Disapproval.D.Skeptical.