Having finished her homework，Ma Li wants some music for relaxation(娛樂)．As usual，she starts her computer and goes to Baidu.Come to download music files.But this time she is surprised when an announcement about protecting songs'copyright bursts onto the screen.The age of free music and movie downloads may have come to an end as Web companies like Baidu are accused of pirating copyright.Lawsuits(訴訟)have been filed against four websites offering free downloads.In September 2005, a Beijing court ordered Baidu to pay recording company Shanghai Push compensation(賠償)for their losses.Baidu was also told to block the links to the pirated music on the website.This caused a heated discussion on Internet file sharing.
“Baidu's defeat in the lawsuit shows it is not right to get copyrighted songs without paying.Downloaders may face lawsuits or fines，”said an official.
Like many teens，Huang Ruoru，an 18­year­old girl from Puning in Guangdong Province，doesn't think that getting music from websites is wrong.She always shares her favourite songs downloaded from Baidu with her friends.When told about the lawsuit，she began to feel a little guilty about obtaining others' work without paying.
However，other teenagers have different ideas.Wang Yafei，a Senior 2 girl from Jinan，Shandong Province pointed out that file sharing is a good way to promote pop singers.“If I download a song and really like it，I will buy the CD，”she said.“So what the recording companies really should concentrate on is improving their music，rather than pursuing(追趕，追擊)file­sharers.”
小題1:Which of the following best describes the passage?
A．Music on the Internet is of better quality.
B．Downloading material can be illegal.
C．It's good to get free music on the Internet.
D．Baidu is a popular Web company.
小題2:The four Web companies were put to court because ________.
A．they got copyrighted songs without paying
B．they downloaded copyrighted music for people
C．they make copyrighted files for free downloads
D．they offer free music on line
小題3:How do some of the teenagers feel while downloading free music after the lawsuits?
A．A bit guilty.B．A little sad.
C．Extremely angry.D．Awfully sorry.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A

小題1:答案　B　[主旨大意題。只有B項能較好概括文章的內(nèi)容。]
小題3:答案　C　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的句子“Lawsuits have been file dagainst four websites offering free downloads.”可知這四家網(wǎng)絡(luò)公司被起訴的原因。]
小題4:答案　A　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段最后一句“...feel a little guilty about obtaining others'work without paying.”可知答案。]
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First Lady Michelle Obama called it a “game changer” that is sure to send a message to the rest of the children’s entertainment industry. “Just a few years ago, if you had told me or any other mom or dad in America that our kids wouldn’t see a single ad for junk food while they watched their favorite cartoons on a major TV network, we wouldn’t have believed you, ”said the First Lady, who heads a campaign to help stop child obesity.
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B．Stop broadcasting advertisements for junk food on TV.
C．Help kids develop healthy lifestyle in the program.
D．Provide healthier food for kids while they are watching programs.
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C．kids would see a lot of fast-food commercials on TV
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A brand is a name, word, sign, symbol, design, or a combination of these, intended to identify the goods or services of a company or a group of companies. Another purpose of a brand is to contrast one company from another. The most important skill of professional marketers is the ability to create, maintain, protect, and enhance the brands of their products and services. Branding has become so important that today hardly any company or product is without one. Therefore, brand management is an increasingly important element in marketing.
Brand power refers to the relative strength of a company’s brand in the minds of consumers, and can influence consumers’ choice of products. Brands are powerful to the extent that they give high brand loyalty and strong brand associations, name recognition, perceived quality and other assets to a company. A strong brand can be one of a company’s most important assets.
High brand power provides a company with many competitive advantages. A powerful brand enjoys a high level of consumer brand awareness and loyalty. Because consumers expect stores to carry the brand, the company has more bargaining power when negotiating with retailers (零售商). And because the brand name brings high credibility, a company with a strong brand can more easily launch new products with the same brand name.
Many companies use the advantage of a strong brand power strategically to expand their business. When a company introduces an additional item with a new flavour, form, colour or package size in a given product category and under the same brand name, it is called a line extension. Another strategy is called brand extension. This involves the use of a successful brand name to launch new or modified products in a new category, thereby employing brand recognition in order to increase sales of new products.
Brand recognition is certainly important. Because consumers often hold long-standing perceptions about brands, high brand power ensure a company continued sales of its products.
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A．points B．a(chǎn)dvantagesC．a(chǎn)spectsD．elements
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B．a(chǎn) high brand usually sets a much higher price
C．it’s easy for a high brand company to launch new products
D．a(chǎn) high brand company is more competitive when doing business with retailers
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A．happens when the company is developing a new product
B．means the expansion of a company’s business in its established field
C．takes place when the company introduces a similar item but with a new colour
D．refers to the use of an established brand name to promote a new product in a new category
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