Before children start speaking________.A、they need equal amount of listeningB、 they nee

A.before

B.until

C.when

D.after

A.He is the most senior of the White Star Line’s captains

B.He is transferred from Olympic to take command of Titanic

C.He would be promoted after this maiden of voyage of Titanic

D.This voyage would be the very last one before his retirement

nts is relatively recent in human history, and the precise details of what intellectual property is protected for how long vary across nations and occasionally change. There are two standard sociological justifications for patents or copyrights: they reward creators for their labor, and they encourage greater creativity. Both of these are empirical claims that can be tested scientifically and could be false in some realms.

Consider music. Star performers existed before the 20th century, such as Franz Liszt and Niccolo Paganini, but mass media produced a celebrity system promoting a few stars whose music was not necessarily the best or most diverse. Copyright provides protection for distribution companies and for a few celebrities, thereby helping to support the industry as currently defined, but it may actually harm the majority of performers. This is comparable to Anatole France's famous irony, "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges. " In theory, copyright covers the creations of celebrities and obscurities equally, but only major distribution companies have the resources to defend their property rights in court. In a sense, this is quite fair, because nobody wants to steal unpopular music, but by supporting the property rights of celebrities, copyright strengthens them as a class in contrast to anonymous musicians.

Internet music file sharing has become a significant factor in the social lives of children, who download bootleg music tracks for their own use and to give as gifts to friends. If we are to believe one recent poll done

It will not be easy to test such hypotheses, and extensive economic research has not conclusively answered the question of whether the patent system really promotes innovation. We will need many careful, sharp-focus studies of well-formed hypotheses in specific industries and sectors of life. For example, observational and interview research can uncover the factors that really promote cultural innovation among artists of various kinds and determine the actual consequences for children of Internet peer-to-peer file sharing.

Which of the following statements about intellectual property is NOT true？

A．Countries may differ in their efforts to protect it.

B．The author considers its protection well-grounded.

C．People believe its protection may benefit creators.

D．The history of its protection has not been long.

A.expected

B.to expect

C.to be expecting

D.expects

A. to expect

B.expects

C.to be expecting

D.expected

保护区) that is now Oklahoma. Like most Native American children then, he liked to fish, hunt, swim, and play games outdoors. he was healthy and strong, but he had very little formal education. In 1950, Jim Thorpe was named the greatest American football player. He was also an Olympic gold medal winner. But Thorpe had many tragedies in his life.

Jim had a twin brother who died when he was nine years old. By the time he was 16, his mother and father were also dead. Jim then went to a special school in Pennsylvania for Native American children. There, he learned to read and write and also began to play sports. Jim was poor, so he left school for two years to earn some money. During this time, he played on a baseball team. The team paid him only $ 15 a week. Soon he returned to school to complete his education. Jim was a star athlete (运动员) in several sports, including baseball, running, and football. He won many awards for his athletic ability, mainly for football. In many games, he scored all or most of the points for his team.

In 1912，when Jim Thorpe was 24 years old, he became part of the U.S. Olympic team. He competed in two very difficult events: the pentathlon and the decathlon. Both require great ability and strength. The pentathlon has five track and field events，including the long jump and the 1,500-meter race. The decathlon has ten track and field events，with running, jumping ,and throwing contests.

People thought it was impossible for an athlete to compete in both the pentathlon and the decathlon. So everyone was surprised when Thorpe won gold medals in both events. When the King of Sweden presented Thorpe with his two gold medals, he said, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.” Thorpe was a simple and honest man. He just answered, “Thanks, King.”

(1)、From the passage we learn that Jim Thorpe was born in ().

A、India

B、Pennsylvania

C、Oklahoma

D、Sweden

(2)、According to the passage, most American Indian children loved all the following EXCEPT

A、fishing

B、hunting

C、swimming

D、singing

(3)、Jim Thorpe started to play sports().

A、before he was nine years old

B、when he was 16 years’ old

C、when he was 24 years old

D、before his parents passed away

(4)、The word “decathlon” in Paragraph 3 probably means ().

A、jumping

B、five track and field events

C、throwing

D、ten track and field events

(5)、Which of the following is NOT TRUE？

A、In 1912, Thorpe went back to finish his college education.

B、Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games.

C、Thorpe once played on a baseball team for money.

D、In 1950, Thorpe was named the greatest American football player.

A.language is basically vocal

B.language is arbitrary

C.language is used for communication

D.language is productive