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机械设计模拟题二PARTIIReadingComprehensionSkimmingandScanning[15MIN]Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet
1.Forquestions1-7choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.Forquestions8-10completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.TheCirculationofEuroOnJanuary12002theEuroI吹元becamethesinglecurrencyof12memberstatesoftheEuropeanUnion.ThiswillmakeitthesecondlargestcurrencyintheworldtheU.S.dollarbeingthelargest.Itwillalsobethelargestcurrencyeventinthehistoryoftheworld.TwelvenationalcurrencieswilldisappearandbereplacedbytheEuro.Theoriginalseedwasplantedin1946whenWinstonChurchillsuggestedthecreationoftheUnitedStatesofEurope.Hisgoalswereprimarilypoliticalinthathehopedaunifiedgovernmentwouldbringaboutpeaceforacontinentthathadbeentornapartbytwoworldwars.Thenin1952sixwest-EuropeancountriestookChurchillssuggestionandcreatedtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityECSC.TheseresourceswerequitestrategictothepowerofeachcountrysoarequirementoftheECSCwasthateachcountryallowstheirresourcestobecontrolledbyanindependentauthority.TheirgoaljustasChurchillhadintended/wastohelppreventmilitaryconflictbetweenFranceandGermany.In1957theTreatyofRomewassigneddeclaringthegoalofcreatingacommonEuropeanmarket.ItwassignedbyFranceGermanyItalyBelgiumtheNetherlandsandLuxembourg.AftermanyfalsestartstheprcxzessofcreatingtheEurogotitsrealstartin1989whentheDelorsReportwaspublishedbyJacquesDelorsPresidentoftheEuropeanCommission.Thisimportantreportoutlinedathree-stagetransitionplanthatwouldcreateasingleEuropeancurrency.EconomicallytheEurosadvantagesinclude:Eliminationofexchange-ratefluctuations—Anytimeeitheraconsumerorabusinessmadeacommitmenttobuysomethinginadifferentcountryinthefutureatfuturepricestheystoodthechanceofpayingmuchmoreorlessthantheyhadplanned.TheEuroeliminatesthefluctuationsofcurrencyvaluesacrosscertainborders.Pricetransparency—Beingabletoeasilytellifapriceinonecountryisbetterthanthepriceinanotherisalsoabigbenefitbothforconsumersandbusinesses.Withpriceequalization平等彳七acrossbordersbusinesseshavetobemorecompetitive.Pricingstillvariesbutconsumerscanmoreeasilyspotagooddeal—orabadone.Transactioncosts-Thisisparticularlyhelpfulfortouristsandotherswhocrossseveralbordersduringthecourseofatrip.Beforetheyhadtoexchangetheirmoneyastheyenteredeachnewcountry.Thecostsofalloftheseexchangesaddedupsignificantly.WiththeEuronoexchangesarenecessarywithintheEurolandcountries.Increasedtradeacrossborders—Thepricetransparencyeliminationofexchange-ratefluctuationsandtheeliminationofexchange-transactioncostsallcontributetoanincreaseintradeacrossbordersofalltheEurolandcountries.Increasedcross-borderemployment-Notonlycanbusinessbeconductedacrossbordersmoreeasilybutpeoplearemoreeasilyemployableacrossborders.Withasinglecurrencyitislessdifficultforpeopletocrossintothenextcountrytoworkbecausetheirsalaryispaidinthesamecurrencytheyuseintheirowncountry.Simplifiedbilling—BillingforservicesproductsorothertypesofpaymentsaresimplifiedwiththeEuro.Expandingmarketsforbusiness—Businesscanexpandmoreeasilyintoneighboringcountries.Ratherthanhavingtosetupseparateaccountingsystemsbanksetc.fortransactionsincountriesotherthantheirnativeonetheEuromakesitsimpletooperatefromasinglecentralaccountingofficeanduseasinglebank.Financialmarketstability—OnalargerscalethefinancialandstockexchangescanlisteveryfinancialinstrumentinEurosratherthanineachnationisunitofmoney.ThishasfurthermeaningsinthatitpromotestradewithlessrestrictioninternationallyaswellasstrengthenstheEuropeanfinancialmarkets.BankscanofferfinancialproductsloansCDsetc.tocountriesthroughoutEuroland.Macroeconomic整体经济stability—BecauseoftheEuropeanCentralBankECBintroductionoftheEuroalsohelplowerandcontrolinflationamongtheEUcountries.PARTVITranslation[5MIN]Directions:CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.PleasewriteyourtranslationonAnswerSheet
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87.1(原以为自己会被奖励),butinfactIgotnothing.Lastyearalargeamountofmoney(花在环境保护上).InviewofhisgoodrecordsandworkexperienceI(亳无保留地向您推荐他).Thisnoveliswellreceivedbythereadersand(据说已经被翻译成了英语).Thisplace(以其优美的品色给我留卜「深刻的卬象),andIwishtogothereagain.Lowerinterestrate-Becauseofthedecreasedexchange-raterisktheEuroencourageslowerinterestrates.Inthepastadditionalinterestwaschargedtocovertheriskoftheexchange-ratefluctuation.ThisriskisgonewiththeintroductionoftheEuro.StructuralreformforEuropeaneconomies^TheparticipationrequirementsoftheEuropushedmanyEUmemberstateswhowantedtoparticipatetogettheireconomiesinshapeandimprovetheireconomicgrowth.WiththerequirementsoftheStabilityandGrowthPacttheywillalsohavetomaintainthatcontrolinthefutureorfacefines.WhiletherearemanyadvantagestotheEurotherearealsosomedisadvantages.Thecostoftransitioning12countries/currenciesovertoasinglecurrencycouldinitselfbeconsideredadisadvantage.Billionswerespentnotonlyproducingthenewcurrencybutinchangingoveraccountingsystemssoftwareprintedmaterialssignsvendingmachinesparkingmetersphoneboothsandeveryothertypeofmachinethatacceptscurrency.Inadditiontherewerehoursoftrainingnecessaryforemployeesmanagersandevenconsumers.Everygovernmentfromnationaltolocalhadimpactcostsofthetransition.Thisenormoustaskrequiredmanyhoursoforganizationplanningandimplementationwhichfellontheshouldersofgovernmentagencies.Thechanceofeconomicshockisanotherriskthatcomesalongwiththeintroductionofasinglecurrency.Onamacro-economiclevelfluctuationshaveinthepastbeencontrollablebyeachcountry.Withtheirownnationalcurrenciescountriescouldadjustinterestratestoencourageinvestmentsandlargeconsumerpurchases.TheEuromakesinterest-rateadjustmentsbyindividualcountriesimpossiblesothisformofrecoveryislost.InterestratesforallofEurolandarecontrolledbytheEuropeanCentralBank.Theycouldalsodevaluetheircurrencyinaneconomicdownturnbyadjustingtheirexchangerate.Thisdevaluation贬ffiwouldencourageforeignpurchasesoftheirgoodswhichwouldthenhelpbringtheeconomybacktowhereitneededtobe.Sincethereisnolongeranindividualnationalcurrencythismethodofeconomicrecoveryisalsolost.Thereisnoexchange-ratefluctuationforindividualEurocountries.Athirdwaytheycouldadjusttoeconomicshockswasthroughadjustmentsingovernmentspendingsuchasunemploymentandsocialwelfareprograms.Intimesofeconomicdifficultywhenlay-offsincreaseandmorecitizensneedunemploymentbenefitsandotherwelfarefundingthegovernmentsspendingincreasestomakethesepayments.Thisputsmoneybackintotheeconomyandencouragesspendingwhichhelpsbringthecountryoutofitsrecession..■■BecauseoftheStabilityandGrowthPactgovernmentsarerestrictedtokeepingtheirbudgetdeficitswithintherequirementsofthepact.Thislimitstheirfreedominspendingduringeconomicallydifficulttimesandlimitstheireffectivenessinpullingthecountryoutofarecession.InadditiontothechanceofeconomicshockwithinEurolandcountriesthereisalsothechanceofpoliticalshock.ThelackofasinglevoicetospeakforallEurocountriescouldcauseproblemsandtensionamongparticipants.Therewillalwaysbethepotentialriskthatamembercountrycouldcollapsefinanciallyandadverselyaffecttheentiresystem.OnJanuary12002theEuro.AbecamethelargestcurrencyintheworldBturnedouttobethebiggesteventinhistoryCtooktheplaceof12nationalcurrenciesDbecamethemostpopularcurrencyintheworldWhatmarkedthecriticalmomentforthecreationoftheEuroATheUnitedStatesofEurope.BTheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity.CTheTreatyofRome.DTheDelorsReport.WhatwillhappenifpricebecomesequalindifferentcountriesACompetitionwillincreaseinbusinesses.BConsumersgotoothercountriestopurchase.CCountriesadjusttheirforeignbusinesspolicies.DThevalueoftheEurovariesindifferentcountries.WhyisiteasyforpeopletoworkinothermembercountieswhentheEurobecamethesinglecurrencyABecausepeoplearemoreeasilyemployableinothercountries.BBecausethesalarycanbepaidinthesamecurrency.CBecausethesamebusinessisconductedinothercountries.DBecausedifferentcountriesadoptthesameemploymentpolicy.WiththeuseoftheEurointerestratesareadjustednotbytheindividualcountriesbutby.Themethodofeconomicrecoverybycurrencydevaluationislostwithout.WithoutindividualnationalcurrenciescountrieslosttheabilitytoadjusttoeconomicupsanddownsthroughPARTIIIListeningComprehension[35MINISectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversationoneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.DuringthepauseyoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkedAfBCandDanddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleUnethroughthecentrea■AThemanhasearnedlittlemoney.CThemanhasearnedalotofmoney.AListeningtotheradio.BLookingatthephotos.AThemilkissafetodrink.CSheshouldnthaveboughtthemilk.AHeisthoughtful.BHeisforgetful.Gorightintotheoffice.CWaitashorttime.Thewomanhasearnedalotofmoney.DThemanhasgiventhewomanalotofmoney.Watchingtelevision.DReadingnewspaperBThemilkisnotsafetodrink.Hewouldnthavemilkforbreakfast.BComebackatfourDChangetheappointment.AThenewteacherissick.CTherearethreenewteachers.AMovingintoadifferentofficeinthedepartment.CJoiningotherstudentsinthedepartment.Heshouldlookforabatteryatthedrugstore.CHeshouldhavetriedtheradioearlierHehasntmettheteacheryet.DHedidnztliketheteacher.BTakingadayofffromstudying.DFindingmorestudentstohelpwiththemove.BThedrugstoremaynotbeopenatthishourDShedoesntknowhowtoopentheradio.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.►■BFromherclassmates.DFromtheman.BOrganizeapicnic.DProtectthenaturalbeautyoncampus.BShewillattendaclass.DShewillgototheparkinglot.BGototheadministrationwiththeman.DSignhernametosupportthestudentactionunion.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.►■ATheyhadtostayinDenverfortwodays.BTheymissedseeingtheGrandCanyon.CTheystartedoutonthewronghighway.DTheyalmostdidntseeIndianFalls.AHighway
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19.BJimmygotsickfromeatingtoomanygrapes.Theyhadsometroublewiththeirautomobile.PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.►■ABecauseeveryengineermustworkwiththesesciences.BBecauseeveryengineerknowsalotofthem.CBecausethetwosciencesaretaughtineveryschool.DBecausethetwosciencesaretoodifficult.AChemistry;mechanicaldrawing.CAgoodcommandoflanguage.ABeforefinishinghighschool.CAftergraduationfromcollege.PassageTwoQuestions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.►■ATheyarewhatpeopleread.BManypeoplebegintheirdaybyreadingnewspapers.CTheyareimportantinformationsources.DTheyareimportantbecauseofthefrontpages.PassageThreeQuestions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A■AAmericansociety.BAmericanculture.CAmericans1personality.Americansalwaysseemtobeonthemove.Americansknowalotaboutinternationalaffairs.Americansareverypatient.Americansarecomfortablewithsilenceduringaconversation.Theyarereallyinterestedinyourlife.Theywanttolearnaboutyouasquicklyaspossible.Theyintendtoknowtheanswertothequestion.Theydonotknowhowtocommunicatewithothersproperly.Becausetheyaretooproudofthemselves.Becausetheyarenotinterestedinothercountries.Becausetheyaretoobusytolearnaboutothercountries.Becausetheircountrydoesnothavemanyneighboringnations.PARTIIIListeningComprehension[35MIN]SectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttimeyoushouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtimeyouarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanksyoucaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finallywhenthepassageisreadforthethirdtimeyoushouldcheckwhatyouhavewrittena■Nowadayspeopleusemanymethodstokeepfit.ForexampletakingexerciseandgoingonadietWhatisthepurposeofkeepingfitThe36ofkeepingfitistoavoidillhealth37thementalandphysicalfatiguethatmakesusmorelikelytocontract38andabovealltofeelmore39inbeingalive.Researchhasshownthevalueofa40dietfreshair;sunshine41restandsomeformof42exerciseforeveryone.Ifeveryonefollowedthisplanthenumberofpeoplevisitingthedoctorandgoingtohospitalwouldbe43reduced.Unfortunately44・Wespendtoomuchtimewatchingothersfromthecomfortofanarmchairoraseatinthestandatasportsstadium.Onereasonwhypeoplewhoarephysicallyfitlivelongeristhat
45.Thealsoavoidsufferingtheconsequencesofweakenedmuscles.About640musclesaccountforabout45%ofourbodysweight46Sensibleexercisesuitedtoeachindividualandpreferablyundertakenontheadviceofadoctor;isthebestinsuranceofmeetingtheserequirements.PartIVReadingComprehensionReadingindepth[25MIN]SectionADirections:Inthissectionthereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter:PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleUnethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.DailysocialrelationsinFrancehavealwaysbeendominatedbyfamilyties.Thefamilyhasbeenthefocusoftheindividualsloyaltyand47ofhiseconomicinterestandevenofhis48duty.ManyanolderFrenchmanhasspenthisyouthinaworldwherethefamilysneedsanddemandswereputbeforethoseofthelocal49orevenoftheState.Themainchangesincethewaristhatthefocusofloyaltyhasbeen50narrowingfromthe-51family”tothenuclearfamily i.e.thehomecellofparentsandchildren.Intheruralareasthetraditionallybigpeasantfamilieshavelosttheirinfluenceastheyoung52awaytothetown.Andintheupperclassfamiliesas53giveswaytoincomeandfamilymanagementdisappearsthetightnetworkofthebigfamilygatheringhasbecomelessnecessaryfortheindividualsfutureandalsolesseasyto
54.Though的〃宗族loyaltiestowardsmoredistantrelativesbecomeweakanadultstieswithhisownparentsandeventheirparentsoftenremain55strong.Andifmanyyoungpeoplearetodaytryingtoleadmoreemotionallyindependentlivesitisoftennotwithoutasenseofguiltoran56ofthepainitcausestotheirparents.PassageOneQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ItisnowalmosttwoyearssincetheEuropeanUniondecidedtogoaheadwithplanstolaunchasatellite-navigationnetworktorivalAmericasexistingGlobalPositioningSystemGPS.FormuchofthistimeGalileotheEuropeansystemmetwithstrongoppositionfromAmerica.HoweveraroundoftalkslastNovemberseemstohaveeaseAmericanconcerns.Thefinaldetailsremainedtobenegotiatedintalksbuttheoutlookforanagreementwasgood.ThecoreofthedisagreementbetweentheEUandAmericawaswhetherthesignalsfromthetwocompetingsystemsmightinterferewithoneanotherMorespecificallytheAmericanswantedtheabilitytojamGalileowithoutrenderingGPSsignalsineffective.TheagreementreachedinNovemberwasthefirststepinthisdirection.InreturnforthemodificationofGalileossignalstheAmericansagreedtogiveEuropetechnicalassistanceindevelopingGalileoandtomakesurethatthethirdgenerationofGPStobecarriedoutin2012willconformtoGalileosstandards.Thiswillaidtheinteroperability互用性ofthetwosystemswhichisacommercialgoalofbothsides.ItwillalsoinprinciplegivetheEuropeanstheabilitytojamtheAmericansignalsintheeventofacrisisinwhichthetwosidesinterestsdiffer.Thereisabewilderingarrayofdifferentsortsofsignalsinvolvedineachnetwork.GPScurrentlyhastwoacivilianchannelknownasC/AandamilitaryoneY-channel.PlansforanadditionalmilitarychannelcalledM-codezareintheworks.Galileowilldebut初次公开withfivedifferentsignals:onefreelyavailabletoall;acommercialservicewhichismoreprecise;asafety-of-Hfe“servicethatcanbeusedforcriticalapplications;apublicregulatedservice”PRSwhichwillbeusedbytheEUsgovernments;andafifthservicethatcombinespositioninginformationwithadistressbeaconwhichcouldbeusedbyshipsatsea.ThenegotiationsinNovemberresolvedaconflictbetweenAmericasM-codeandtheEuropeanPRS.WhatremainsistoharmonizeGalileosfreesignalwiththeM-code.Bothsystemsrelyonsignalspreciselytimedfromatomicclockscarriedbythesatellites.Auserlooksatthetimeonatleastfoursatellitesandtriangulates作:角测量betweenthemtofindhisposition.Differencesinthedetailsofthedifferentsignalsarewhatmakethefeesofapplications.Somearemoreprecisethanothersandtheyalsohavedifferentlevelsofencryptiontopreventunauthorizedusersfromaccessingthem.WhatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphEUandUSarealwayshavingdisagreementsonalmosteverything.USbecomesanenemyofEUbecauseoftheirsatellitenetwork.ThetalksbetweenEUandUShaveresultedincompleteagreement.Eventhoughdisagreementstillexistsagreementcanbeexpected.WhydidtheAmericansagreetoofferEUsometechnicalhelpEUpromisedtogiveUSfinancialhelpsifUShelpsthemtechnically.EUsnewsystemisnotstrongenoughtocompetewiththatoftheUS.EUagreedtxslightlychangethesignalsoftheirsatellitesystem.EUpromisedtoslowdownthelaunchingoftheirsatellitesystem.WhatisthebasicreasonbehindthelaunchingofEUrsGalileosystemEUwantstocreatemorejobopportunitiesforitsunemployed.EUwantstomakemoremoneyfromthesystem.EUwantstobeaheadoftheUSintermsofhigh-tech.EUwantstowinaninformationedgeovertheUSinneedymoments.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph3USalreadyhas3satellitechannelsinuse:C/AzY-channelandM-code.Galileowillhave5moredifferentchannels.TheAmericanC/AisdifferentfromtheEUsPRSinfunction.TheAmericanGPShasmorecommercialusagethanGalileo.Whatdoesthewordencryption**Une3Para.4possiblymeanUsingofvarioussignalsforcommunication.Writingmessageorinformationinsecretcode.Automaticallyoperatedpositioningsystem.Accuracycheckingdevice.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Despiteawaveofhostilepublicitythe1500-pluslawsuitslaunchedbythemusicindustryinAmericasincelastSeptemberseemtohavehadsomesuccess.Finalfiguresfor2007haveyettobereleasedbutpreliminaryestimatessuggestthatthedeclinethathasseenworidwidemusicsalesfallbymorethanafifthinthepastfouryearswasarrested.Inspiredbythistheindustryslawyerslaunchedasecondwaveoflawsuits.Thisisjustoneofmanydefensivemeasuresbeingadoptedbyanindustrythatisfeelingthepressure.Therehasalsobeenaroundofactualandattemptedmergers合andalliancesandawaveofrestructuringinordertoimproveefficiency.EMIhastriedtomergewithWarnerMusicandwasalsolinkedwithBertelsmannsBMGmusicpart.ButBMGinsteadgottogetherwithSonyMusicwhileWarnerMusicwasboughtbyaprivate-equity私募股权consortium联合.Noneoftheseactionshasdoneanythingtochangethepublicsviewofthemusicindustryasonethatcheatsitscustomers.Onereasonthattheillegalsharingofmusicfilesonlineisstillsowidespreadisthatmusic-loversknowhowlittleofthepriceofaCDgoesonitsmanufactureortotheartist.WhenitcomestotheInternetthemusiccompanieshavefinallygotthemessage.TheindustryhasatlastgivenitsbackingtoonlinemusicstoressuchasAppleComputersiTunesandRoxiosNapster
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0.Evensothenumberof99-centCDssoldbythesecompaniesremainsweakenedbythefreedownloadsstillavailableusingthelikesofKaZaAandGrokster.Theindustryhasfailedtoshutdownfile-sharingcompanieswhosepeer-to-peersoftwarehaslegalapplications.However;behindthescenesthebigCDcompaniesareunderstoodtobeintalkswiththesepiratestoseeiftheycanagreeonawaytoextractpaymentsforsongs.AccordingtotheInternationalFederationofthePhonographicr•Industrythelawsuitsagainstfile-sharesinAmericahadahealthyeffectontheindustry^Despitetheindustrysofficialoptimismaboutitslegalstrategyithaslimitations.Evenafterloweringthebartogoafterthosewhohavesharedhundredsofsongs—ratherthanthousands—theyhavestillchargedlessthan
0.1%ofillegalfilesharers;thelawsuitshavemademanyoftheothersthinktwicebeforedownloadingillegalmusicbutplentyhavecontinuedregardless.Moreover;thestrategyhascreatedpublic-relationsproblemsworseningthepublicviewoftheindustryasgreedy.AccordingtothepassagethesecondwaveoflawsuitsinthemusicindustrywaslaunchedbytheinitialsuccessofpreviouscasesinAmericalimitednumberoflawsuitsinAmericasharpdeclineofsalesinthepastfouryearstrouble-makingdisheartenedlawyersfromabroadWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothesecondparagraphLawsuitsseemtobetheonlywayoutforadecliningmusicindustry.WarnerMusicisaverypopularcompanyinthemusicindustry.EMIfinallyendsuplinkingwithaprivate-equityconsortium.SonyMusicsucceededinmergingwithBertelsmannsBMG.ThereasongivenforthewidespreadillegalonlinesharingofmusicisthatmusiclovershaveacomprehensiveknowledgeofmusicmusiciansarenotsatisfiedwiththeircompaniestheimportanceofCDstoartistsisrarelywidelyunderstoodmusiccompaniesareindifferenttoonlinemusicsharingItcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraphthat・99-centCDshavegreatlyboostedthesalesvolumeofmusiccompaniesfreedownloadingofmusicstillservesasabigthreattomusiccompaniesprofitsFunesandNapster2arebothveryprofitablemusiccompaniesintheUSbigmusiccompanieswillreachanagreementwithfile-sharingcompaniesItcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat.legalstrategiesofmusiccompaniescansoonkilloffillegalonlinesharersmusiccompanieshaveactuallyworsenedtheirimageinmanyconsumerseyesbigCDcompanieswillneverbeabletochargealltheillegalfile-sharingcompaniesmostmusicloverswillstopdownloadingillegalonlinemusicinthenearfuturePartVCloze[15MIN]Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedAfBCandDontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleUnethroughthecentre.Theroaringtwentieswasatimewhentheentiresportsworldblewupintothemajorworldwidebusiness.Baseballwasonesportthatreallyprofited67thebigcountrysnationwidesporting68andbaseballbecameoneofthemostpopularsportingeventsto69・Notonlywasitagameplayedbyadultsbutitwas70afamilyeventthatthe71familycouldgoto.Bythebeginningofthedecadebaseballhaditsfirst72whenGeorgeHermanRuthwastradedfromtheBostonRedSox73theNewYorkYankeesfor$
125000.Thegamewasmorethanagamesinceitbecameabusiness.Itwasthe74ofthesuperstar;andplayersweremakingalivingofbeinga75baseballplayer.BabeRuthwas4morethanaplayer;whilehebecameanidolthatwasmore76thanthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Othersuperstarplayersalsocameintoview77withRuthinthetwentiessuchasJoeJackson.Theybecamenamesthatwere78inhouseholdsnationwideandbecameheroesforyoungchildrento79andplayafter.The1927Yankeesknownasoneofthebestbaseballteamseverisstill80asoneofthebestteamsever
81.BabeRuthsimpactonthegameofbaseballwasalmostasenormousashishomeruns.WhenRuth82theleagueitwasinitsfragile
83.Ruthwasoneofthepopularstars84hewasdifferentfrommoststarsoftheleagueforhe85thefansoverwithhischarismaticlifestyle.Ruthsplayonthe86wasalsoremarkable.AawarenessFclassificationKimmediatelyBsteadilyGaffectionLcommunityCremarkablyHimpressiveMextendedDmaintainIlegalNprofitEmanipulateJdrift0property。