盐城中学09届高三年级第二学期英语周练01
参 考 答 案 （2009.02.14）
听力部分： 1-5 CCBBA 6-10 BBABC 11-15 CBCCA 16-20 ACABC
单项选择：21-25 CCAAB 26-30 BDCDD 31-35 ACCDD
完形填空：36-40 ABCBA 41-45 CDABC 46-50 DABCC 51-55 ABCDA
阅读理解：56-58 BCB 59-62 ACBC 63-66 BDCB 67-70 ADBC
任务型阅读：
71. effect/influence/impact 72. amount/quantity 73. value/importance 74. control
75. reach 76. depending/based 77. managers 78. understanding
79. achieved 80. easier /faster/quicker
书面表达：
In order to preserve its intellectual property, in October, 2008, Microsoft decided to black out the desktop screen of pirated software users, which has aroused/ stirred up a heated discussion on the Internet.
From the point of view of Microsoft, since it has invested large sums of money in developing new products, it has the unquestionable right to profit from them. What’s worse, the company’s loss resulting from pirated software can reach up to billions of US dollars annually. As a consequence, this measure is no doubt a must.
Nevertheless, netizens think absolutely differently. In the first place, large numbers of people have no alternatives but to use pirated software, just because they can’t bear the high price of the legitimate copy, and facing this situation, the company has the responsibility to take it into account that there exists a wide gap in purchasing power between developing and developed countries. In the second place, the company should fight against piracy in a proper and legal way. As it is, it has infringed on the privacy of the users concerned, and caused great loss to them.
As far as I’m concerned, on one hand, we should do everything in our power to stop using pirated software in order to encourage companies to develop more advanced products. On the other hand, companies like Microsoft need to take wiser measures to protect themselves. After all, extreme action can’t solve problems at all.