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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,ifthesmokeisconsideredharmfultootherpeoplei
nthehouse.Thenewlaw,FamilyProtectionandDevelopmentPromotionAct,wasinitiated(启动)bytheMinistryofSocial
DevelopmentandHumanSecurityandwasannouncedintheRoyalGazetteonMay22,2019.Thelawaimsatcurbingsmokingathomewhichmightbehazardo
usforothers'healthresidingunderthesameroof.Inthatcase,itwillbeconsideredas“domesticviolence".ThenewlawcameintoforceonAug
ust20.Accordingtothecenterforresearchandknowledgemanagementfortobaccocontrol,attheFacultyofMedicalScienceofMahidolUniversity,therea
reabout4.9millionhouseholdswhereoneormorefamilymemberssmoke.Anaverageof10.3millionpeoplehaveunwittingly(不知不觉地)becomepas
sivesmokersbecausethey'vebeenbreathinginsmokeathome.Scientificstudiesshowthatpassivesmokersarealgreaterriskofbeingaffectedbycancer.Of
75childpatientsfromhouseswheresmokingispracticed,76%ofthemwerefoundtohavenicotinetracesintheirurine,with43%ofthemhavingnicotineconte
ntexceedingpermissiblelevels.Smokingathomealso“mayleadtophysicaloremotionalviolence”becauseofaggressivenes
swhenthereisa.lackofsmoking,andmightaswellruinrelationshipsbetweensmokersandnon-smokerfamilymembers.Accordingtothe
newlaw,anyonewhothinkstheyareaffectedbydomesticsmokingcanreporttoofficialsconcernedsothatinspectorswillbesenttoinvestigateandtakelegalact
ionagainstthesmokers.Onceconvicted,thecourtmayorderapersontoreceivetreatmenttoquitsmokinginanattempttoprotecttheperson'sfamily.InFebruaryin20
19,Thailandhadbannedsmokingatsixofitsairportsalongwithabaninpublicplaces.8.WhatisthefactaboutthenewlawinThailand?A.Itmakesitclearthatsmokingathomeisa
crime.B.I’salawonprotectingthehealthofnon-smokers.C.Itwasdraftedandadoptedbytheroyalfamily.D.Itclassifiessmokingasaform
ofdomesticviolence.9.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“curbing”inParagraph3?A.Treating.B.Changin
g.C.Improving.D.Controlling.10.WhatisNOTtheevilconsequenceofsmokingathome?A.Itmayincreasetheriskofcancerinpassives
mokers.B.Itwillprobablycausephysicaloremotionalviolence.C.Itwillmakethesmokersbecomemoreaggressive.D.Itmaylead10disharmonyinfamilyrela
tions.11.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?A.SmokingisillegalanywhereinThailand.B.Smokersarelesslik
ely10developcancerthannon-smokers.C.PeoplewhosmokeathomeinThailandwillbesenttoprison.D.Thailandiscommittedtocreatingasmoke-freeenvir
onment.2.(2020届福建省泉州市高三第一次质检)Almosteverycommunityhassomeformofrulesandsomewayofenforcingthem.Sowhydowehaverules,andwhat
makespeoplefollowthem?Studieshavesuggestedthatthereasonwedon'tlikerule-breakingisbecausefairnessisprogra
mmedintoourbrains.Scientistshavefoundthatthebrainreactsinaparticularwaywhenwefeelwearebeingtreatedunfairl
y.Afairsituationmakesusfeelcomfortableandevenhappy,butunfairnesscausesourbrainstorespondwithnegativefe
elings.Thestudyfoundthatthisasohappenedwhensubjectssawothersbeingtreatedunfairly.Theyconcludedthatfairnessi
soneofbasichumanneeds.Arrivingatafeelingoffairnessmeansconsideringdifferent,oftenconflicting,pointsofview.Regardlessofthedisagre
ement,peoplealmostalwaysneedtocompromise.Butitcanbedifficulttoarriveatacompromisewhenthereareconflictinginterests.Thisiswhycommunit
ieshaverulesthateveryonemustfollow.Socialcontrolsareanimportantfactorinsettingandfollowingrules.Theyinfluencethewaywebehave,andcanbeinternal(内在的
)orexternal.Internalcontrolscomefromwithinandarebasedonourvaluesandfears.Mostofusdon'tsteal,forexample,becausewebelievethattheftisunfairandwrong.Weal
sodon'twanttodisappointourfamilyandfriends.Inotherwords,ourinternalcontrolskeepusfrombehavinginwaysthatcauseconflict.Externalcontrolsincluderewar
dsandpunishments.Rewards,suchasjobpromotionsandpraise,aredesignedtoencouragepeopletobehaveandactintheinterestofthewholecommunity.Puni
shments,suchaspublicembarrassment,fines,andevenimprisonmentcanpreventpeoplefromactingagainstthecommunity'sbestinterests.Peo
pleneedtheircommunitiestofunctionsmoothly.Iftherewerenorules,mostpeoplewouldprobablystillbehavepositively.However,therewoulda
lwaysbeaminoritywhowouldnot.Thisiswhyasocietywithoutrulesisunlikelytoexist.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''this''i
nparagraph2referto?A.Aprograminhumanbrains.B.Acomfortablesituation.C.Theresponsewithbadfeelings.D.Therequirementofffairness.13.Whydocom
munitieshaverules?A.Topunishillegalactivities.B.Topreventdisagreement.C.Topromotefairness.D.Tomeetvariousdemands.14.Which
ofthefollowingisanexampleofinternalcontrol?A.TakeexamshonestlybecausecheatingisshamefulB.Parkintherightplacesoasnottogetaparkingtick
et.C.Paytheelectricitybillontimeinordernottogetalatefee.D.Cooperatewithyourclassmatestowinaprizeforyourclass.15.Whatisthebes
ttitleforthispassage?A.LivingbytherulesB.WhycommunitiesneedrulesC.ReachingacompromiseD.Howfairnessfunctions3.(2020届广东广雅中学高三适应性考试)Ingeneral,th
eancientRomanswereapracticalpeople.TheycaredlessaboutphilosophyandpuremathematicsthandidtheGreeks.TheRomansweretheb
estoftheancientengineersandarchitects.TheywerebrilliantstudentsofGreekgeometryandtrigonometry,andtheyapplied
theirknowledgetotheconstructionoffinebridges,roads,andpublicbuildings.Theyknewaboutthesmeltingofironore,buttheyusedtheironth
eyproducedmainlyforspears,swords,andshields,ratherthanforbuildingconstruction.WhiletheRomansaccomplishedpracticalwonders,theydidverylittlethe
oreticalscientificthinking.Becauseoftheirfrequentwars,manyoftheirinventionswerenomorethanimprovementsinthedesignofGreekweapons
withwhichtheywerefamiliar.TherearetworeasonsfortheRomanneglectofphilosophyandpuremathematics.First,theywereapparentlytoobusyconqueringnearby
nationsandformingthemintoarapidlygrowingempiretowastemuchtimeonabstractthinking.Secondly,theywerehandicappedbytherigidityo
ftheirnumericalsystem.(TrytomultiplyXIbyLVIIortodivideCXLIIIbyIX;itsimplycannotbedonewithpencilandpaper
.)TheRomansdidalloftheirarithmeticonanabacus,theancientcounterpartofthemodemcomputingmachine.Theirnumbersystemdiscour
agedthestudyofpuremathematics.8.TheauthorcallstheRomans“practical"becausethey________.A.theydidn'tcareaboutphilosophy
B.theyjustlearnedfromGreekgeometryC.theyappliedwhattheylearnedtoconstructionD.theythoughtlittleoftheoreticalscient
ificthinking9.Accordingtothepassage,theRomansexcelledin________.A.smeltingironoreB.engineeringandarchitectureC.impr
ovingGreekweaponsD.producingspears,swords,andshields10.Theunderlinedword“counterpart"inthelastparagraphmeans________.A.equivale
ntB.calculatorC.appearanceD.partner11.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.whyRomansignoredmathematics
B.Romans'discouragingnumbersystemC.howRomansaccomplishedpracticalwondersD.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,t
hatmarkingupabookisnotanactofdamagebutoflove.Therearetwowaysinwhichonecanownabook.Thefirstistheproper
tyrightyouestablishbypayingforit,justasyoupayforclothesandfurniture.Butthisactofpurchaseisonlythefirststeptopossession.Fullownershipcomes
onlywhenyouhavemadeitapartofyourselfandthebestwaytomakeyourselfapartofitisbywritinginit.Iamarguingthatbooksmustbeabsorbedinyourbloodstreamtodoyouanyg
ood.Whyismarkingupabooknecessarytoreading?First,itkeepsyouawake.(AndIdon'tmeanonlyconscious;Imeanwideawake.)Inthe
secondplace,reading,ifitisactive,isthinkingandthinkingtendstoexpressitselfinwords,spokenorwritten.Themarkedbookisusuallythethought-
throughbook.Finally,writinghelpsyourememberthethoughtsyouhad,orthethoughtstheauthorexpressed.But,youmayask,whyiswritin
gnecessary?Well,thephysicalactofwriting,withyourownhand,bringswordsandsentencesmoresharplybeforeyourmindandpreser
vesthembetterinyourmemory.Tosetdownyourreactiontoimportantwordsandsentencesyouhaveread,andthequestionstheyhaveraisediny
ourmind,istopreservethosereactionsandsharpenthosequestions.Ifreadingistoaccomplishanythingmorethanpassingtime
,itmustbeactive.Youcan'tletyoureyesglideacrossthelinesinabookandcomeupwithanunderstandingofwhatyouhaveread.Thebooksyoureadforpl
easurecanbereadinastateofrelaxation,andnothingislost.Anordinarypieceoflightfiction,like"GonewiththeWind,"doesn'trequirethemostactivekindofreading,an
dyoudon'tabsorbtheideasofJohnDeweythewayyouabsorbthestoryofDavidCopperfield.Youmayalsosaythatthisbusinessofmarkingbooksisgoin
gtoslowupyourreading.Itprobablywill.That'soneofthereasonsfordoingit.Mostofushavebeentakeninbythenotiontha
tspeedofreadingisameasureofourintelligence.Thereisnosuchthingsastherightspeedforintelligentreading.Someth
ingsshouldbereadquicklyandeffortlessly,andsomeshouldbereadslowlyandevenlaboriously.Thesignofintelligenceinreadingistheabilitytoreaddifferentthingsdi
fferentlyaccordingtotheirworth.Inthecaseofgoodbooks,thepointisnottoseehowmanyofthemyoucangetthrough,butratherhowmanycang
etthroughyou—howmanyyoucanmakeyourown.Afewfriendsarebetterthanathousandacquaintances.Ifthisbeyouraim,asitshouldbe,youwillnotbei
mpatientifittakesmoretimeandefforttoreadagreatbookthanitdoesanewspaper.12.Fullownershipofabookdoesnotoccuruntil________.A.itispur
chasedB.itisreadbetweenthelinesC.itiswrittenbetweenthelinesD.itisworn,shakenandloosened13.Themainadvantageofmarkingupabookis_
_______.A.tokeepyoufromfeelingsleepyB.toshowthatyouareabsorbedinreadingC.tomakeyourselfconsciousthatyouarereadingactivelyD.tomakeyourselfapartofit,m
akingfurtherunderstandingpossible14.Theauthormostprobablyagreesthat________.A.GonewiththeWindandDavid
Copperfieldarenotthought-throughbooksB.MarkingabookcanhelppreserveyourquestionsaboutwhatisreadC.ReadingwillbenefitusmoreifitisdoneactivelyD.Intelli
gentpeopleusuallyreadquicklyanddifferently15.Thepurposeofthispassageis________.A.totellthereadershowtoreaddifferentbooksB.toencouragethereaderst
oreadslowlybutactivelyC.toarguethatthereadersshouldreadbetweenlinesD.tointroducewaystomarkupabookwhile
reading5.(2020届河南省六市第一次模拟)Althoughthereisgrowingresearchintothenegativeeffectthatscreen-basedtechnologycanhaveon
well-being(健康),thetricktechnologycompanieshavesomehowplayedisthattheyhavemadeitourproblem,nottheirs.Forexample,itisridiculousthatweblame
youngpeopleforbeingaddictedtotheirappswhenthesimpletruthisthattheyaredesignedtobeaddictive.Intheworldofa
pps,addictioniswhatbringsinmoney.Whetheryourunavideoservice,anewssiteoramobilegame,certainlyyourproductwillhaveaneffectonthement
alhealthofyourusers-negativeorpositive.Butthesadrealityisthatifyouarenotoptimizingthateffect,ittendstobeformer
.Thereasonwhysomuchtechnologydoesn’tsupportwell-beingwasnoconsiderationinitsdesign.Animportantareaforimprovementisnoti
fications(通知).Notificationsareagreatexampleofafeaturethat’sgreatfortheproductbutbadfortheusers,sincenotonlydotheymakeus
lessfocusedbuttheyalsocauseanxietyaboutthethingswe’vemissed,asymptomofaddiction.Thereisverylittlegoodaboutaninboxicon(收件箱图标)showing
abrightredcirclewithahighnumberonit.Notificationscanbemadefriendlierbynotshowingtheminrealtime.Oneideaistoshowthelevelofunreadmessagesthroughthewei
ghtoftheappname.Soifyouhadlotsofemails,yourMailappwouldbeverybold(粗体的),butifyoudidn’thaveany,itwouldbelighter.Inthisway,lessattentionwillberequired.T
houghitsoundschallenging,finallymoneywilltalk.Itispossibletomakechangestoproductsthatdon’tdamagetheirprimaryincomemodels.Chang
escouldbemadethathelpusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Whenacompanybecomesmorewell-being-positive,theyaddacompetitivedifferenceandbecomemoreattracti
ve.32.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefirstparagraph?A.Youngpeoplecanbetrickedeasily.B.Screen-basedtechnologyisnegative.C.Thea
ddictionproblemcan’tbesolved.D.Techcompaniesaretoblameforaddiction.33.Iftheusersdon’timprovetheeffectonwell-being,ittendstobe________.A.indi
fferentB.optimisticC.pessimisticD.interesting34.Howcantheappsreducethenegativeeffectsaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Byremovingtheinboxicon.B.Bylimitingpeople’sscreentime.C.Bymakingnotificationslesseye-catching.D.Byinformingtheusersofmessagesinnotime.3
5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwell-being-positivecompanies?A.Theywillenjoythebenefitfinally.B.Theywillhaveanuncertainfuture.C.Theywilldogoodtoth
eminority.D.Theywillchangeincomemodels.6.(2020届湖南省郴州市高三第二次教学质量监测)Thelatestsportscrazeisnotevenasport.Accordingtoarecentarticle,“e-sports”
areattractingalargenumberofaudience.Ine-sports,playersandteamscompeteinpopularvideocomputergamessuchasDota2andOvenvatch.Fansfil
larenastowatchtheactionliveonhugetelevisionscreens.Thegameshavegonewaypastkidsplayingagainsteachotherwhilesittingonasofaathome.TheInternatio
nal,amajorcompetitionforplayersofDota2,awarded$24millioninprizes,withthewinnertakinghomealmost$11million.Arecente-sportscompet
itionattractedmorethan80,000fanstotheOlympicStadiuminBeijing,China.IhavetoadmitthatIamnotabigfanofco
mputergames.Iknowthatsomegamescanbeeducational,butIthinktoomanykidsspendtoomuchtimesittinginfrontofascreenshootingspacealiens.Ithinkitwou
ldbebetterifkidsspentmoretimereadingorplayingrealsportssuchasbasketball,baseballandsoccer.Andpleasedon’ttellmethatcompetitivegami
ngisrealsportbecauseitrequireshand-eyecoordination.AccordingtomyAmericanHeritageDictionary,asportis“
anactivityinvolvingphysicalexertionandskill.”Idon’tthinkanyoneworksupmuchofasweatplayingvideogames.Toooften,regula
rsportssendkidsakindofmessage.Competitionstartsearly,whenlotsofkidsarenotreadyfortheupsanddownsofgames.Tryoutsandtravelte
amscomenext,givingtoomanykidsthemessagetheyare“notgood”atsports.Solotsofkidsquitsportsandstartplayingmorevideogames.Maybeeveryoneinyouths
ports,includingcoaches,parentsandkids,shouldthinkmoreabouttheadvantagesofrealsports.8.Whatare“e-sports”accordingtothetext?A.Spor
tseventsontelevisionscreens.B.Videocomputergamecompetitions.C.ThelatestsportsintheOlympicGames.D.Easysportsgamesforkids.9.Whatmightthea
uthorthinkof“e-sports”?A.Theyarenotinstructive.B.Theyshouldbebannedinschool.C.Theyneedtoomuchtimeandmoney.D.Theyhavesomenega
tiveinfluenceonchildren.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exertion”inParagraph5mean?A.Growth.B.Fitness.C.Effort.D.Energy.11.Whatisth
eauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tointroduceanewkindofsport.B.TointroduceacompetitionheldinBeijing.C.Toexpla
intheimportanceofplayingsports.D.Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontotraditionalsports.6.(2020届江西省重点中学盟校高三第一次联考)Ifyouarereadingthis,yo
uwereprobablyborninthe2000s.Theoh-ohs.The21stcentury.Thatwouldmakeyouyoung,creative,connected,global,andnodoubtsmart.Maybegood-looking,too.Ri
ght?Butwhatdootherpeoplethinkaboutyourgeneration?Someadultsworrythatyou’remoreinterestedinthescreeninfrontofyo
uthantheworldaroundyou.Theythinkofyouasthe“face-downgeneration”becauseyouuseyourphonesomuchandtheywonderhowyouwilldealwithsc
hool,friends,andfamily.Aretoday’steenagerstoobusytextingandtakingselfiestobecomesuccessfulinreallife—or“IRL”,asyouwouldsay?Otheradul
tsworrythattoday’syoutharespoiltanddon’twanttofacethechallengesofadultlife.Manychildrenborninthe1990sand2000swereraisedby“helicopterparents",whowerea
lwaystheretoguideandhelptheirchildrenwithabusyschedulefilledwithhomeworkandafter-classactivitiessuchasdancing,drawing,orsports.Withpa
rentswhodoeverythingforthem,today’syouthseemtoprefertoliveliketeenagersevenwhentheyareintheir20sor30s.Withthesetakenintoaccount,doesthefa
cedowngenerationneedawarning?Well,probablynot.Thefactisthatmanyoftoday’steenagersarebettereducatedandmorecreativethanpastgenerations.Theyseemtobee
nthusiasticandwillingtobebecomeleaders.Moreyoungpeoplethanevervolunteertohelptheircommunities.Therearealsobravey
oungpeoplesuchasMalalaYousafzai,theteenagerwhowonthe2014NobelPeacePrizeforpushinggirls’rightstogotoschool.Soifyou’reoneoftheoh-ohs,there
arereasonstobehopefulaboutthefuture.Thingsarelookingupfortheface-downgeneration.ChancesarethatyouwilldoGR8(great)andLO
L(laughoutloud).12.Whichofthefollowingwordscannotbeusedtodescribetheoh-ohs?A.Creative.B.Caring.C.Ignorant.D.Intelligent.13.Whatdoestheund
erlinedphrase“helicopterparents”inParagraph3mean?A.parentswhoarerichandtravelbyhelicopter.B.parentswhoalwayswatchoverth
eirchildren.C.parentswhohaveaverybusyschedule.D.parentswhoonlyturnupwhennecessary.14.Whatcanwelearnfrom
thepassage?A.Thewriterisamemberoftheface-downgeneration.B.Thewriterisoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheoh-ohs.C.Theoh-ohsaremoregood-
lookingthantheirparents.D.Theoh-ohscareaboutnothingotherthantheirphones.15.Whatcanbeabesttitleforthepassage?A.The“helicopterparents”B.Theover-w
orriedparentsC.ThespoiledgenerationD.Theface-downgeneration7.(2020届辽宁省大连市第二十四中学高三模拟)Whilemanyofusmayhavebeenawaysomewherenic
elastsummer,fewwouldsaythatwe’ve“summered.”“Summer”isclearlyanoun,moreprecisely,averbednoun.Waybackinourchildhood,wealllearnedthe
differencebetweenanounandaverb.Withsuchatidydefinition,itwaseasytospotthedifference.Notsoinadulthood,whereweareexpectedto“foot”bills,“
chair”committees,and“dialogue”withpoliticalopponents.Chancesareyoudidn’tfeeluncomfortableaboutthesightof
thoseverbednouns.“TheverbingofnounsisasoldastheEnglishlanguage,”saysPatriciaO’Conner,aformereditoratTheNewYorkTimesBookR
eview.Expertsestimatethat20percentofallEnglishverbswereoriginallynouns.Andthephenomenonseemstobesnowballing.Since1900,about40percentofallne
wverbshavecomefromnouns.Eventhoughconversion(转化)isquiteuniversal,plentyofgrammariansobjecttothepractice.WilliamStrunkJ
r.andE.B.White,inTheElementsofStyle—theBiblefortheuseofAmericanEnglish—havethistosay:“Manynounslatelyhavebeenpressedintoserviceasverbs.Notallarebad,
butallaresuspect.”TheChicagoManualofStyletakesasimilarstandpoint,advisingwriterstouseverbswithgreatcare.“Sometimespeopleobjecttoanewverbbe
causetheyresistwhatisunfamiliartothem,”saysO’Conner.That’swhywe’recomfortable“hosting”aparty,butwemightfeelupsetbythethoughtof“medaling”insp
orts.Soarethereanyrulesforverbing?BenjaminDreyer,copychiefatRandomHouse,doesn’tofferarule,butsuggeststhatpeopl
ethinktwiceabout“verbifying”anounifit’seasilyreplaceablebyanalreadyexistingpopularverb.Makesureit’sdescriptivebutnotsilly-sounding,hesays.In
theend,however,styleissubjective.EasyconversionofnounstoverbshasbeenpartofEnglishgrammarforcenturies;itisoneoftheprocessesthatmakeEnglish“Eng
lish.”Noteverycoinage(新创的词语)passesintogeneraluse,butasfortryingtoendverbingaltogether,forgetit.12.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe
verbingofnouns?A.Ithasn’trecentlybeenopposedbymanygrammarians.B.Itismorecommonlyacceptedbychildrenthanadults.C.It
hasn’tbeenararephenomenoninthepastcentury.D.Itiseasilyreplacedbyexistingverbsinpractice13.Whatismostleadingexperts’attitudetowardsthepracticeofthev
erbingofnouns?A.Cautious.B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.D.Unconcerned.14.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofendingtheverbingofnouns?A.Predictable.B.Practicable.
C.Approaching.D.Impossible.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Are40Percentofallnewverbsfromnouns?B.AreSummeringandMedalingAnnoying?C
.AreYouComfortableaboutaNewVerb?D.AreThereAnyRulesforVerbing?8.(2020届宁夏银川一中高三第二次模拟)Throughouthistory,musicspreadamongpeopleofdifferentc
ultures.Intoday'stechnologicaladvancedsociety,however,peoplespreadmusiconline,sometimeswithoutanartist'spermission.Thiscanleadtomanyprobl
ems,andmusiccompaniesarenowcrackingdownonthispractice.Sharingmusiconlinewithoutpermissionistheft.Sharingmusiconlinepreventsrecordingcom
paniesfrommakingmoneyfromtheirefforts.Theysaythatsharingmusiconlinehasresultedinahugedropinprofitsandsalesoverthepast10years.Peoplewhofindmusicfo
rfreeonlinearenotpayingforCDsoreveryMP3downloaded.Totrulyunderstandtheinfluenceofmusicpiracyoncreators,onemustunderstandhowmanypeopleareinvolvedinth
erecordingprocess.Forthesaleofeachalbum,profitsmustbesharedbetweenmusicians,soundengineers,musicproducers,managers,advertisers,andthecomp
anysellingtheproduct.Manypeoplebelievesharingmusiconlyaffectstherecordingartist,buttherealityisthatsharinghurtsbusinessfora
llcompaniesinvolved.Therearemanypeoplewhodon'tseetheharminsharingmusiconlineandeventhinktheyhavetherighttodoit.Oneonlineblo
ggerstatesthatheoriginallypaidforanentireCDandthatheshouldbeabletodowiththematerialwhateverhewants.Whilehemayhavelegallypa
idforthemusic,hedoesnothavetherighttoprovidepermission,whichmeanspeoplelikethebloggerarethieves.Althoughwedon'tspreadtoday'smusi
cthesamewaywedidbefore,there'snodoubtthatpeoplearoundtheworldlovetosharemusic.However,internetpiracywouldpreventmusiciansfr
omcontinuingproducingalbumsforfearoftheft.Therefore,ifpeoplewanttocontinuelisteningtotheirfavoriteartists,th
eyneedtobuytheirmusicsothatartistswillmakeenoughprofittocontinuetheirmusiccareers.28.Theunderlinedphras
e“crackingdownon”inparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.bringingupcarefullyB.speakinghighlyofC.dealingseriouslywithD.destroyingcompletely29.Weca
nlearnfromthetextthat________.A.sharingmusicfilesonlineaffectsalotofpeopleB.artistsaretakingactiontoprotecttheir
rightC.onlinemusicsharingincreasessalesofmusicCDD.apersonwhoboughtaCDhastherighttoshareitonlinewithothers30.Howisthet
extorganized?A.Topic-Argument-Explanation.B.Introduction-Supportingstatements-Conclusion.C.Mainidea-Comparison-Supp
ortingstatements.D.Opinion-Discussion-Description.31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmusicpiracy?A.Indifferent.B.Favorable.C.Disapp
roval.D.Skeptical.