In its latest move to fight online piracy (盗版), the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has shut down hundreds of BT file-sharing websites, 1the popular BTChina.net. The name BT is short for BitTorrent, one of the most common 2methods used in 3. As a result of 4, the more people who download the same thing, the 5the downloads get. BT sharing has been the means of choice for users to trade software , music, movies, and digital books, TV dramas and pirated DVDS and CDs. These BT sites were shut down either for operating without a 6, or for copyright problems.
The closure of BT sites has 7millions of young Chinese netizens. Liu Pei, a 27-year-old IT engineer who visits BTChina most nights to get a 8movie, was upset by the change. “It was so popular and I can’t believe it has 9from my life overnight,” he told China Daily newspaper. The shutdown might have an immediate 10on the amount of downloads, but over time it will 11quickly, according to Hurvitz, a member of the foreign counsel (法律顾问) for Kangxin Partners PC.
Netizens are beginning to search for new download 12. “The problem is, if you shut down the top 13BitTorrent sites, then people are simply going to go to number three, number four or number five on the list,” Hurvitz said. Whether netizens like it or not, SARFT said the 14sites will have to solve the “copyright (版权) problem” if they want to reopen. Copyright should be 15. If you don’t pay for 16, investors lose money. Then no one will make movies in the future, experts say.
In the future, some 17say, the concept of “downloading” will disappear. The Internet’s future is completely “online”, a founder of one software downloading website told Information Times. Eventually, you may not have to bother downloading content to your computer, but just 18it online, the founder said. But the concept of “copyright” will still be there, inspiring talented people to create 19things, in which they take pride, and from which they make 20.
1.A. except B. beside C .but D. including
2.A. upload B. download C. reading D. listening
3.A. England B. America C. China D. India
4.A. sharing B. broadcasting C. selling D. purchasing
5.A. less B. worse C. slower D. faster
6.A. leader B. monitor C. license D. computer
7.A. satisfied B. disappointed C. excited D. touched
8.A. sad B. foreign C. paid D. free
9.A. developed B. destroyed C. deferred D. disappeared
10.A. effect B. affect C. impression D. advantage
11.A. rebuild B. recover C. disappear D. spread
12.A. ways B. methods C. sites D. experts
13.A. two B. three C. four D. five
14.A. popular B. reopened C. opened D. closed
15.A. remembered B. protected C. argued D. discussed
16.A. movies B. plays C. songs D. music
17.A. teachers B. experts C. engineers D. students
18.A. buy B. sell C. download D. enjoy
19.A. strange B. popular C. new D. old
20.A. money B. future C. friends D. information
She will never forget her stay there __________ she found her son who had gone missing two years before.
A. that B. which C. where D. when
------Do all _______ you think are right, _______ others say.
------yes, I________.
A. what; as; do B. as; no matter what; will
C. that; whatever; will D. what; whatever; must
As you ______ new words in context, it is a very good method for you to guess their meanings.
A. come about B. come across C. come out D. come up
Charles Babbage is generally considered ____ the first computer.
A. to invent B. inventing C. to have invented D. having invented
Look at the trouble I am in. If only I _____ your advice.
A. followed B. would follow C. had followed D. should follow
