1、阅读理解。Intellectual property (IP) is a product of the mind that has commercial valueThe concept dates back to 1623,when the first patent law to protect IP rights was passedIP rights protect an artist from having his/her creative ideas copied by anotherFor example, if somebody generates an idea for a n
2、ovel, that idea is protected by IP rightsIf someone else wishes to represent the idea or develop it further, he/she must consult the original artists, who will normally be rewarded financially for its useBack in the 17th century, IP rights were primarily carried out to protect newly developed manufa
3、cturing processes against stealing, but today, intellectual property rights, are also enjoyed by those who create music, art and literature In recent years, IP rights have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a technology which looks set to weaken them altogether: the InternetMany
4、 years ago, if you wanted a recording of a song, you would have to purchase it from a music store; if a novel, from a book storeIn those days, IP rights were easily protected since it was very difficult to obtain intellectual property without paying for itHowever, a lot of IP, including songs, films
5、, books and artwork, can be downloaded today free of charge using the InternetThis practice has now taken the world by storm, dramatically affecting the way in which we view IP rights1According to the writer, in the beginning, IP rights were mainly of use to _ _Athose creating music, art and literat
6、ure BnovelistsCengineers and inventors Dthose not receiving financial reward for their work2What do we know about the Internet according to the passage?AIt makes IP rights harder to protect BIt sells songs and filmsCIt does not affect the way we understand IP rights DIt prevents the production of ar
7、twork3According to Paragraph 2, what has “taken the world by storm”?AIntellectual property rights BThe InternetCFree downloading DThe large number of songs, films and books4A possible title for this passage could be _ _AA History of IP Rights BWays to Protect Your IP RightsCThe Present and the Futur
8、e of IP DIP Rights and Our Attitudes【参考答案】14、C A C D阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Professional Mandarin Chinese Teacher for Home / Office Lessons in ShanghaiPosted by Christina Wang 2009 - 5 - 271 Expiration: 2009 - 6 - 24112 views in totalDetailsWe provide a premier mandarin Chinese language l
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22、dents to libraries B. raise money for libraries C. introduce new books D. offer job opportunities【参考答案】56. A 57. B 58. D 阅读下列短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Two recent studies have found that punishment is not the best way to influence behavior. One showed that adults are much more cooperative if the
23、y work in a system based on rewards. Researchers at Harvard University in the United States did the study. They had about 200 college students play a game known as the Prisoners Dilemma. The game is based on the tension between the interests of an individual and a group.The students played in groups
24、 of four. Each player could win points for the group, so they would all gain equally. But each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players, at a cost to the punisher.Harvard researcher David Rand says the most successful behavior proved to be cooperation. The groups that rewar
25、ded it the most earned about twice as much in the game as the groups that rewarded it the least.And the more a group punished itself, the lower its earnings. The group with the most punishment earned 25% less than the group with the least punishment.The other study involved children. Researchers use
26、d intelligence tests given to two groups. More than 800 children were ages two to four the first time they were tested. More than 700 children were ages five to nine.The two groups were retested four years later, and the study compared the results with the first test. Both groups contained children
27、whose parents used physical punishment and children whose parents did not.The study says the IQs - or intelligence quotients - of the younger children who were not spanked（掴）were five points higher than those who were. In the older group, the difference was almost three points.Murray Strauss from th
28、e University of New Hampshire has written extensively about physical punishment of children. He says the more they are spanked, the slower their mental development. He also looked at average IQs in other nations and found them lower where spanking was more common.67. Which of the following is True a
29、bout the game mentioned in the first paragraph?A. Prisoners are more interested in the first game than the university students. B. The game is very popular with the students in Harvard University in the United States. C. The game is played to test whether people are more cooperative on the basis of
30、rewards.D. The game is played in order to encourage the students to cooperate.68. The underlined part in the third paragraph means the punisher will have to _. A. lose some of his money B. lose some of the pointsC. lose all the points of the group D. gain the points of the punished69. What does the
31、result of the first experiment imply? A. Rewards encourage better cooperation than punishments. B. Individual interests are always a challenge to the group. C. Four members will work better in one group.D. The group that punished most gained nothing eventually.【答案】A70. What do we know about the seco
32、nd experiment in the passage? A. The whole experiment, including two tests, lasted four years.B. Physical punishment was employed only in the younger group.C. Children in both groups have acquired same IQ development.D. No physical punishment was used in the younger group.阅读下列短文，从没题所给的四个选项(A, B, C,
33、D)中选出最佳选项。Nine years ago, after Leo had died, people said to me. I never knew he was your stepfather. You see, I never called him that. At first, he was no one special in my life. Then he became my friend. In time, I felt he was also my father.Leo married my mother when I was eleven. Two years later
34、 we moved into a house in a new suburban development, where we put down roots. At first our lawn was just a mud with wild grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities. Well plant trees there to give us shade as well as some flowers, he said. And just these little touches made our house different from all
35、 the others. More important, a real family was forming. Leo was becoming a full-time parent, and I was learning what it meant to have a father.Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school. Having a father drop you off may have been something my classmates took for granted,
36、 but I always thought it was wonderful. Saturday mornings, we went to the hardware shop, then stepped into the five-and-ten, buying a sports magazine or something else. Some people might think that doing shopping together is nothing special, but I, who had ever before spent my childhood watching oth
37、er families do their everyday activities, experienced them now with extreme delight. Looking back, I realized that Leo gave me what I needed mostthe experience of doing ordinary things together as a family.Soon after we moved to the suburbs, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to me. She had
38、 already met my mother and Leo. You know, she said, you look just like your father. I knew she was just making conversation-but even so. Thank you, I said. Why tell her anything different?1The writers purpose in writing this passage is _.Ato show his pride to have a good stepfatherBto show how inter
39、esting a person Leo wasCto remind us of our parentsDto explain why they moved to the suburbs2The phrase “put down roots”in the second paragraph means .AfarmedBplantedCsettled Dworked3In the writers opinion, _.Ait is not easyto live with a stepfatherBnot all the stepfathers are as good as LeoCthe hus
40、band and wife must think more about their children before they divorceDin stepfamilies the love and friendship are extremely precious4The last sentence “Why tell her anything different?”means that .Ahe should have told the truth Bhe wouldnt tell her the truthChe wanted to tell her something that had
41、 nothing to do with LeoDhe wanted to keep silence whenever he met the neighbors【参考答案】14、ACDB阅读理解。The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the fanning culture of China. In the farming economy （经济）, oxen are the major animals pulling plows（犁）. Of course, the good of oxen is not l
42、imited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as boats on land for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded as gen
43、erous creatures. In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who1ive in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the cere
44、mony for children who reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar （农历）, and during
45、their run they will take their oxen along, which indicates they regard the creature as human. Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various t
46、raditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation. 1. The words boats an land underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to _A. animals for taking goods B. creatures for pulling plowsC. treasures of the folk culture D. tools in the farming economy2. From the third pa
47、ragraph, we know that _ A. oxen are no more important today than in the pastB. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soupC. oxen are treated as human in some areas of ChinaD. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month3. Which of the following helps to develop traditional custo
48、ms?A. The special role of oxen in frowning. B. Peoples respect and love for oxen. C. The practical value of an oxs body. D. The contribution of oxen to the economy. 4. Why does the author write the text? A. To stress the importance of oxen in farming. B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture. C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox. D. To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen. 【参考答案】14、A C B B
