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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,ifthesmokeisconsideredharmfultootherpeopleinthehouse.T
henewlaw,FamilyProtectionandDevelopmentPromotionAct,wasinitiated(启动)bytheMinistryofSocialDevelopmentandHumanSe
curityandwasannouncedintheRoyalGazetteonMay22,2019.Thelawaimsatcurbingsmokingathomewhichmightbehazardousforothers'healthresidingunderthesameroo
f.Inthatcase,itwillbeconsideredas“domesticviolence".ThenewlawcameintoforceonAugust20.Accordingtothecenterforresearchandknowl
edgemanagementfortobaccocontrol,attheFacultyofMedicalScienceofMahidolUniversity,thereareabout4.9millionhouseholdswhereoneormorefamilym
emberssmoke.Anaverageof10.3millionpeoplehaveunwittingly(不知不觉地)becomepassivesmokersbecausethey'vebeenbreathinginsmokeathome.Scientificstudiessh
owthatpassivesmokersarealgreaterriskofbeingaffectedbycancer.Of75childpatientsfromhouseswheresmokingispracticed
,76%ofthemwerefoundtohavenicotinetracesintheirurine,with43%ofthemhavingnicotinecontentexceedingpermissiblelevels.Smokingatho
mealso“mayleadtophysicaloremotionalviolence”becauseofaggressivenesswhenthereisa.lackofsmoking,andmightaswellruinrelationshipsbetweens
mokersandnon-smokerfamilymembers.Accordingtothenewlaw,anyonewhothinkstheyareaffectedbydomesticsmokin
gcanreporttoofficialsconcernedsothatinspectorswillbesenttoinvestigateandtakelegalactionagainstthesmokers.Onceconvi
cted,thecourtmayorderapersontoreceivetreatmenttoquitsmokinginanattempttoprotecttheperson'sfamily.InFebruaryin2019,Thailandhadbannedsmokingatsixof
itsairportsalongwithabaninpublicplaces.8.WhatisthefactaboutthenewlawinThailand?A.Itmakesitclearthatsmokingathomeisacrime.B.I
’salawonprotectingthehealthofnon-smokers.C.Itwasdraftedandadoptedbytheroyalfamily.D.Itclassifiessmokingasaformofdomesticviolence.9.Whichofthefollowin
gcanreplacetheunderlinedword“curbing”inParagraph3?A.Treating.B.Changing.C.Improving.D.Controlling.10.WhatisNOTthe
evilconsequenceofsmokingathome?A.Itmayincreasetheriskofcancerinpassivesmokers.B.Itwillprobablycausephysicaloremotionalvio
lence.C.Itwillmakethesmokersbecomemoreaggressive.D.Itmaylead10disharmonyinfamilyrelations.11.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?A.Smok
ingisillegalanywhereinThailand.B.Smokersarelesslikely10developcancerthannon-smokers.C.PeoplewhosmokeathomeinThailandwillbesenttoprison.
D.Thailandiscommittedtocreatingasmoke-freeenvironment.2.(2020届福建省泉州市高三第一次质检)Almosteverycommunityhassomeformofrulesandsomewayofenforcingthem.Sowhydow
ehaverules,andwhatmakespeoplefollowthem?Studieshavesuggestedthatthereasonwedon'tlikerule-breakingisbecausefairnessisprogrammedintoourbrains.Scientis
tshavefoundthatthebrainreactsinaparticularwaywhenwefeelwearebeingtreatedunfairly.Afairsituationmakesusfeelcomfortableandevenh
appy,butunfairnesscausesourbrainstorespondwithnegativefeelings.Thestudyfoundthatthisasohappenedwhensub
jectssawothersbeingtreatedunfairly.Theyconcludedthatfairnessisoneofbasichumanneeds.Arrivingatafeelingoffairnessmeansconsideri
ngdifferent,oftenconflicting,pointsofview.Regardlessofthedisagreement,peoplealmostalwaysneedtocompromise.Butitcanbedif
ficulttoarriveatacompromisewhenthereareconflictinginterests.Thisiswhycommunitieshaverulesthateveryonemustfollow
.Socialcontrolsareanimportantfactorinsettingandfollowingrules.Theyinfluencethewaywebehave,andcanbeinternal(内在的)orexternal.Internalcontrolscomefromw
ithinandarebasedonourvaluesandfears.Mostofusdon'tsteal,forexample,becausewebelievethattheftisunfairandwrong.Weals
odon'twanttodisappointourfamilyandfriends.Inotherwords,ourinternalcontrolskeepusfrombehavinginwaysthatcausec
onflict.Externalcontrolsincluderewardsandpunishments.Rewards,suchasjobpromotionsandpraise,aredesignedtoencouragepeopletobehaveandactinthe
interestofthewholecommunity.Punishments,suchaspublicembarrassment,fines,andevenimprisonmentcanpreventpeoplefromactin
gagainstthecommunity'sbestinterests.Peopleneedtheircommunitiestofunctionsmoothly.Iftherewerenorules,mostpeoplewoul
dprobablystillbehavepositively.However,therewouldalwaysbeaminoritywhowouldnot.Thisiswhyasocietywithoutrulesis
unlikelytoexist.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword''this''inparagraph2referto?A.Aprograminhumanbrains.B.Acomfortablesituation.C.Theresponsewit
hbadfeelings.D.Therequirementofffairness.13.Whydocommunitieshaverules?A.Topunishillegalactivities.B.Topreventdisagreement.C.Topromot
efairness.D.Tomeetvariousdemands.14.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofinternalcontrol?A.TakeexamshonestlybecausecheatingisshamefulB.Parkin
therightplacesoasnottogetaparkingticket.C.Paytheelectricitybillontimeinordernottogetalatefee.D.Cooperatewithyourclas
smatestowinaprizeforyourclass.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.LivingbytherulesB.WhycommunitiesneedrulesC.ReachingacompromiseD.Howfairnessfunc
tions3.(2020届广东广雅中学高三适应性考试)Ingeneral,theancientRomanswereapracticalpeople.TheycaredlessaboutphilosophyandpuremathematicsthandidtheGreeks.TheRoma
nswerethebestoftheancientengineersandarchitects.TheywerebrilliantstudentsofGreekgeometryandtrigonometry,andtheyappliedtheirknowledgetotheconstructi
onoffinebridges,roads,andpublicbuildings.Theyknewaboutthesmeltingofironore,buttheyusedtheirontheyproducedmainlyforspears,swords,andshields,r
atherthanforbuildingconstruction.WhiletheRomansaccomplishedpracticalwonders,theydidverylittletheoreticalsc
ientificthinking.Becauseoftheirfrequentwars,manyoftheirinventionswerenomorethanimprovementsinthedesignofGreekweaponswithwhicht
heywerefamiliar.TherearetworeasonsfortheRomanneglectofphilosophyandpuremathematics.First,theywereapparentlytoobusyconqueringnea
rbynationsandformingthemintoarapidlygrowingempiretowastemuchtimeonabstractthinking.Secondly,theywerehandicappedby
therigidityoftheirnumericalsystem.(TrytomultiplyXIbyLVIIortodivideCXLIIIbyIX;itsimplycannotbedonewithpenciland
paper.)TheRomansdidalloftheirarithmeticonanabacus,theancientcounterpartofthemodemcomputingmachine.Theirnumbersys
temdiscouragedthestudyofpuremathematics.8.TheauthorcallstheRomans“practical"becausethey________.A.theydidn'tcareaboutphilosophyB.they
justlearnedfromGreekgeometryC.theyappliedwhattheylearnedtoconstructionD.theythoughtlittleoftheoreticalscientificthinking9.Accordingtothepassage,theRo
mansexcelledin________.A.smeltingironoreB.engineeringandarchitectureC.improvingGreekweaponsD.producingspears,sword
s,andshields10.Theunderlinedword“counterpart"inthelastparagraphmeans________.A.equivalentB.calculatorC.appearanceD.partner11.Thepassag
emainlytalksabout________.A.whyRomansignoredmathematicsB.Romans'discouragingnumbersystemC.howRomansaccomplishedpracticalwondersD.Romanswhoneglectedth
eoreticalthought4.(2020届广东广雅中学高三适应性考试)Youknowyouhavetoread"betweenthelines"togetthemostoutofanything.Iwanttoper
suadeyoutodosomethingequallyimportantinthecourseofyourreading.Iwanttopersuadeyouto“writebetweenthelines."Unlessyoudo,youarenotlikel
ytodothemostefficientkindofreading.Iinsist,quitebluntly,thatmarkingupabookisnotanactofdamagebutoflove.Therearetwowaysinwhichonecanownabook
.Thefirstisthepropertyrightyouestablishbypayingforit,justasyoupayforclothesandfurniture.Butthisactofpurchaseisonlythefirststeptopossession.Full
ownershipcomesonlywhenyouhavemadeitapartofyourselfandthebestwaytomakeyourselfapartofitisbywritinginit.Iamarguingthatbooksmustbeabsorbedinyourbloodstr
eamtodoyouanygood.Whyismarkingupabooknecessarytoreading?First,itkeepsyouawake.(AndIdon'tmeanonlyconscious;Imeanwideawake.)Inthesecondpl
ace,reading,ifitisactive,isthinkingandthinkingtendstoexpressitselfinwords,spokenorwritten.Themarkedbookisusuallythethought-throughbook.Fin
ally,writinghelpsyourememberthethoughtsyouhad,orthethoughtstheauthorexpressed.But,youmayask,whyiswritingnecessary
?Well,thephysicalactofwriting,withyourownhand,bringswordsandsentencesmoresharplybeforeyourmindandpreservesthembetterinyourmemory.Tosetdownyo
urreactiontoimportantwordsandsentencesyouhaveread,andthequestionstheyhaveraisedinyourmind,istopreservethosereactionsandsharpen
thosequestions.Ifreadingistoaccomplishanythingmorethanpassingtime,itmustbeactive.Youcan'tletyoureyesglideacro
ssthelinesinabookandcomeupwithanunderstandingofwhatyouhaveread.Thebooksyoureadforpleasurecanbereadinastateofrelaxation,andnothingislost.Anordin
arypieceoflightfiction,like"GonewiththeWind,"doesn'trequirethemostactivekindofreading,andyoudon'tabsorbtheideasofJohnD
eweythewayyouabsorbthestoryofDavidCopperfield.Youmayalsosaythatthisbusinessofmarkingbooksisgoingtoslowupyourreading.Itprobablyw
ill.That'soneofthereasonsfordoingit.Mostofushavebeentakeninbythenotionthatspeedofreadingisameasureofourintelligen
ce.Thereisnosuchthingsastherightspeedforintelligentreading.Somethingsshouldbereadquicklyandeffortlessly,andsomeshouldbereadslowlyandeve
nlaboriously.Thesignofintelligenceinreadingistheabilitytoreaddifferentthingsdifferentlyaccordingtotheirworth.Inthecaseofgoodbooks,thepointisnott
oseehowmanyofthemyoucangetthrough,butratherhowmanycangetthroughyou—howmanyyoucanmakeyourown.Afewfrie
ndsarebetterthanathousandacquaintances.Ifthisbeyouraim,asitshouldbe,youwillnotbeimpatientifittakesmoretimeandefforttoreadagr
eatbookthanitdoesanewspaper.12.Fullownershipofabookdoesnotoccuruntil________.A.itispurchasedB.itisreadbetweenthe
linesC.itiswrittenbetweenthelinesD.itisworn,shakenandloosened13.Themainadvantageofmarkingupabookis__
______.A.tokeepyoufromfeelingsleepyB.toshowthatyouareabsorbedinreadingC.tomakeyourselfconsciousthatyouarereadingactivelyD.tomakeyourselfapartofit,m
akingfurtherunderstandingpossible14.Theauthormostprobablyagreesthat________.A.GonewiththeWindandDavidCopperfieldarenotthought-throu
ghbooksB.MarkingabookcanhelppreserveyourquestionsaboutwhatisreadC.ReadingwillbenefitusmoreifitisdoneactivelyD.Intelligentpeopleusu
allyreadquicklyanddifferently15.Thepurposeofthispassageis________.A.totellthereadershowtoreaddifferentbooksB.toencouragethereaderstoreadsl
owlybutactivelyC.toarguethatthereadersshouldreadbetweenlinesD.tointroducewaystomarkupabookwhilereading5.(2020届河南省六市第一次模拟)Althoughtherei
sgrowingresearchintothenegativeeffectthatscreen-basedtechnologycanhaveonwell-being(健康),thetricktechnology
companieshavesomehowplayedisthattheyhavemadeitourproblem,nottheirs.Forexample,itisridiculousthatweblameyo
ungpeopleforbeingaddictedtotheirappswhenthesimpletruthisthattheyaredesignedtobeaddictive.Intheworldofapps,addictioniswhatb
ringsinmoney.Whetheryourunavideoservice,anewssiteoramobilegame,certainlyyourproductwillhaveaneffectonthementalhealthofyourusers-negativeorpos
itive.Butthesadrealityisthatifyouarenotoptimizingthateffect,ittendstobeformer.Thereasonwhysomuchtechnologydoesn’tsupportwell-beingwasnoconsider
ationinitsdesign.Animportantareaforimprovementisnotifications(通知).Notificationsareagreatexampleofafeaturethat’sgreatfortheproduc
tbutbadfortheusers,sincenotonlydotheymakeuslessfocusedbuttheyalsocauseanxietyaboutthethingswe’vemissed,a
symptomofaddiction.Thereisverylittlegoodaboutaninboxicon(收件箱图标)showingabrightredcirclewithahighnumberonit.Notificationscanbe
madefriendlierbynotshowingtheminrealtime.Oneideaistoshowthelevelofunreadmessagesthroughtheweightoftheappname.Soifyouhadlotsofemails,yourMailappwou
ldbeverybold(粗体的),butifyoudidn’thaveany,itwouldbelighter.Inthisway,lessattentionwillberequired.Thoug
hitsoundschallenging,finallymoneywilltalk.Itispossibletomakechangestoproductsthatdon’tdamagetheirprimaryincome
models.Changescouldbemadethathelpusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Whenacompanybecomesmorewell-being-positive,theyaddacompetitivediff
erenceandbecomemoreattractive.32.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefirstparagraph?A.Youngpeoplecanbetrickedeasily.B.Screen-basedtechnologyisnegative.C.The
addictionproblemcan’tbesolved.D.Techcompaniesaretoblameforaddiction.33.Iftheusersdon’timprovetheeffectonwell-being,ittendstobe____
____.A.indifferentB.optimisticC.pessimisticD.interesting34.Howcantheappsreducethenegativeeffectsacco
rdingtotheauthor?A.Byremovingtheinboxicon.B.Bylimitingpeople’sscreentime.C.Bymakingnotificationslesseye-catc
hing.D.Byinformingtheusersofmessagesinnotime.35.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwell-being-positivecompanies?A.Th
eywillenjoythebenefitfinally.B.Theywillhaveanuncertainfuture.C.Theywilldogoodtotheminority.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”areattractingalargen
umberofaudience.Ine-sports,playersandteamscompeteinpopularvideocomputergamessuchasDota2andOvenvatch.Fansfillarenastowatchtheactionliveonhugetelevis
ionscreens.Thegameshavegonewaypastkidsplayingagainsteachotherwhilesittingonasofaathome.TheInternation
al,amajorcompetitionforplayersofDota2,awarded$24millioninprizes,withthewinnertakinghomealmost$11million.Arecente-s
portscompetitionattractedmorethan80,000fanstotheOlympicStadiuminBeijing,China.IhavetoadmitthatIamnotabigfanofcomputerga
mes.Iknowthatsomegamescanbeeducational,butIthinktoomanykidsspendtoomuchtimesittinginfrontofascreensh
ootingspacealiens.Ithinkitwouldbebetterifkidsspentmoretimereadingorplayingrealsportssuchasbasketball,baseballandsoccer.
Andpleasedon’ttellmethatcompetitivegamingisrealsportbecauseitrequireshand-eyecoordination.AccordingtomyAmericanHeritageDictionar
y,asportis“anactivityinvolvingphysicalexertionandskill.”Idon’tthinkanyoneworksupmuchofasweatplayingvideo
games.Toooften,regularsportssendkidsakindofmessage.Competitionstartsearly,whenlotsofkidsarenotreadyfortheupsanddownsofgames.Tr
youtsandtravelteamscomenext,givingtoomanykidsthemessagetheyare“notgood”atsports.Solotsofkidsquitsportsandstartplayingmorevideogames.Maybeevery
oneinyouthsports,includingcoaches,parentsandkids,shouldthinkmoreabouttheadvantagesofrealsports.8.Whatare“e-sports”accordingtothetext?A.Sports
eventsontelevisionscreens.B.Videocomputergamecompetitions.C.ThelatestsportsintheOlympicGames.D.Easysportsgamesforkids.9.Whatmighttheauthort
hinkof“e-sports”?A.Theyarenotinstructive.B.Theyshouldbebannedinschool.C.Theyneedtoomuchtimeandmoney.D.Theyha
vesomenegativeinfluenceonchildren.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exertion”inParagraph5mean?A.Growth.B.Fitness.C.Effort.D.Energ
y.11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tointroduceanewkindofsport.B.TointroduceacompetitionheldinBeijing.C.Toexplaintheimportanceofp
layingsports.D.Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontotraditionalsports.6.(2020届江西省重点中学盟校高三第一次联考)Ifyouarereadingthis,youwereprobablyborninthe2
000s.Theoh-ohs.The21stcentury.Thatwouldmakeyouyoung,creative,connected,global,andnodoubtsmart.Maybegood-looking,too.Right?Butwhat
dootherpeoplethinkaboutyourgeneration?Someadultsworrythatyou’remoreinterestedinthescreeninfrontofyout
hantheworldaroundyou.Theythinkofyouasthe“face-downgeneration”becauseyouuseyourphonesomuchandtheywonderhowyouwilldealwithsch
ool,friends,andfamily.Aretoday’steenagerstoobusytextingandtakingselfiestobecomesuccessfulinreallife—or“IRL”,asyouwouldsay?Otheradultswo
rrythattoday’syoutharespoiltanddon’twanttofacethechallengesofadultlife.Manychildrenborninthe1990sand2000swereraisedby“helicopterpare
nts",whowerealwaystheretoguideandhelptheirchildrenwithabusyschedulefilledwithhomeworkandafter-classactivitiessuchasdancing,drawing,orsports.Withpar
entswhodoeverythingforthem,today’syouthseemtoprefertoliveliketeenagersevenwhentheyareintheir20sor30s.Withthesetakenintoa
ccount,doesthefacedowngenerationneedawarning?Well,probablynot.Thefactisthatmanyoftoday’steenagersarebettereducatedandmorecreativethanpastgenerations.
Theyseemtobeenthusiasticandwillingtobebecomeleaders.Moreyoungpeoplethanevervolunteertohelptheircommunities.Therearea
lsobraveyoungpeoplesuchasMalalaYousafzai,theteenagerwhowonthe2014NobelPeacePrizeforpushinggirls’rightstogotoschool.Soifyou’reoneofth
eoh-ohs,therearereasonstobehopefulaboutthefuture.Thingsarelookingupfortheface-downgeneration.ChancesarethatyouwilldoGR8(great)andLOL(la
ughoutloud).12.Whichofthefollowingwordscannotbeusedtodescribetheoh-ohs?A.Creative.B.Caring.C.Ignorant.D.Intelligent.13.Whatdoes
theunderlinedphrase“helicopterparents”inParagraph3mean?A.parentswhoarerichandtravelbyhelicopter.B.parentswhoalwayswatch
overtheirchildren.C.parentswhohaveaverybusyschedule.D.parentswhoonlyturnupwhennecessary.14.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewriterisamemberof
theface-downgeneration.B.Thewriterisoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheoh-ohs.C.Theoh-ohsaremoregood-lookingthantheirparents.D
.Theoh-ohscareaboutnothingotherthantheirphones.15.Whatcanbeabesttitleforthepassage?A.The“helicopterparents”B.Theover-wor
riedparentsC.ThespoiledgenerationD.Theface-downgeneration7.(2020届辽宁省大连市第二十四中学高三模拟)Whilemanyofusmayhavebeenawaysomewherenicelastsummer,fewwoulds
aythatwe’ve“summered.”“Summer”isclearlyanoun,moreprecisely,averbednoun.Waybackinourchildhood,wealllear
nedthedifferencebetweenanounandaverb.Withsuchatidydefinition,itwaseasytospotthedifference.Notsoinadulthood,w
hereweareexpectedto“foot”bills,“chair”committees,and“dialogue”withpoliticalopponents.Chancesareyoudidn’tfeeluncomfortableabo
utthesightofthoseverbednouns.“TheverbingofnounsisasoldastheEnglishlanguage,”saysPatriciaO’Conner,aformereditoratTheNewYor
kTimesBookReview.Expertsestimatethat20percentofallEnglishverbswereoriginallynouns.Andthephenomenonseemstobesnowballing.Since1900,about40perc
entofallnewverbshavecomefromnouns.Eventhoughconversion(转化)isquiteuniversal,plentyofgrammariansobjecttothepractice.WilliamStr
unkJr.andE.B.White,inTheElementsofStyle—theBiblefortheuseofAmericanEnglish—havethistosay:“Manynounslatelyhavebeenpressedintoserviceasverbs.Notallar
ebad,butallaresuspect.”TheChicagoManualofStyletakesasimilarstandpoint,advisingwriterstouseverbswithgreatcare.“Sometimespeopleobjecttoanewverbbec
ausetheyresistwhatisunfamiliartothem,”saysO’Conner.That’swhywe’recomfortable“hosting”aparty,butwemightfeelupsetbythethough
tof“medaling”insports.Soarethereanyrulesforverbing?BenjaminDreyer,copychiefatRandomHouse,doesn’tofferarule,butsuggeststhatpeoplethinktwic
eabout“verbifying”anounifit’seasilyreplaceablebyanalreadyexistingpopularverb.Makesureit’sdescriptivebutnotsilly-sounding,hes
ays.Intheend,however,styleissubjective.EasyconversionofnounstoverbshasbeenpartofEnglishgrammarforcenturies;itisoneoftheprocessesthatma
keEnglish“English.”Noteverycoinage(新创的词语)passesintogeneraluse,butasfortryingtoendverbingaltogether,forgetit.12.Whatcanwelearnabouttheverbingof
nouns?A.Ithasn’trecentlybeenopposedbymanygrammarians.B.Itismorecommonlyacceptedbychildrenthanadults.C.Ithasn’tbeenararephenomenoninthepastcentury.D.
Itiseasilyreplacedbyexistingverbsinpractice13.Whatismostleadingexperts’attitudetowardsthepracticeoftheverbingofnouns
?A.Cautious.B.Satisfied.C.Disappointed.D.Unconcerned.14.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofendingtheverbingofnouns?A.Predictab
le.B.Practicable.C.Approaching.D.Impossible.15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Are40Percentofallnewverbsfromno
uns?B.AreSummeringandMedalingAnnoying?C.AreYouComfortableaboutaNewVerb?D.AreThereAnyRulesforVerbing?8.(2020届宁夏银川一中高三第
二次模拟)Throughouthistory,musicspreadamongpeopleofdifferentcultures.Intoday'stechnologicaladvancedsociety,however,peoplespreadmusic
online,sometimeswithoutanartist'spermission.Thiscanleadtomanyproblems,andmusiccompaniesarenowcrackingdownonthispractice.Sharingmusiconlinewithout
permissionistheft.Sharingmusiconlinepreventsrecordingcompaniesfrommakingmoneyfromtheirefforts.Theysaythatsharingmusiconlinehasresultedina
hugedropinprofitsandsalesoverthepast10years.PeoplewhofindmusicforfreeonlinearenotpayingforCDsoreveryMP3downloaded.Totrulyunderstandtheinflu
enceofmusicpiracyoncreators,onemustunderstandhowmanypeopleareinvolvedintherecordingprocess.Forthesaleofeachal
bum,profitsmustbesharedbetweenmusicians,soundengineers,musicproducers,managers,advertisers,andthecompanysellingthepro
duct.Manypeoplebelievesharingmusiconlyaffectstherecordingartist,buttherealityisthatsharinghurtsbusinessforallcompanie
sinvolved.Therearemanypeoplewhodon'tseetheharminsharingmusiconlineandeventhinktheyhavetherighttodoit.Oneonlinebloggerstatesthat
heoriginallypaidforanentireCDandthatheshouldbeabletodowiththematerialwhateverhewants.Whilehemayhavelegallypaidforthemusic,hedoesnothave
therighttoprovidepermission,whichmeanspeoplelikethebloggerarethieves.Althoughwedon'tspreadtoday'smusicthesamewayw
edidbefore,there'snodoubtthatpeoplearoundtheworldlovetosharemusic.However,internetpiracywouldpreventmusiciansfr
omcontinuingproducingalbumsforfearoftheft.Therefore,ifpeoplewanttocontinuelisteningtotheirfavoriteartists,theyneedtobuytheirmusicsothatartistswillm
akeenoughprofittocontinuetheirmusiccareers.28.Theunderlinedphrase“crackingdownon”inparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.bringingupcareful
lyB.speakinghighlyofC.dealingseriouslywithD.destroyingcompletely29.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A.sharingmusicfilesonlineaffectsalotofpeopleB.ar
tistsaretakingactiontoprotecttheirrightC.onlinemusicsharingincreasessalesofmusicCDD.apersonwhoboughtaCDha
stherighttoshareitonlinewithothers30.Howisthetextorganized?A.Topic-Argument-Explanation.B.Introduction-Supportingstatements-Conclusion.C.Mainid
ea-Comparison-Supportingstatements.D.Opinion-Discussion-Description.31.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowar
dmusicpiracy?A.Indifferent.B.Favorable.C.Disapproval.D.Skeptical.