大学英语四(综合教程)第三单元

大学体验英语四（综合教程）Unit3CopyrightListenandTalkLeadinCopyrightisthe1.legalright,giventotheoriginatorortheirassigneefora2.numberofyears,toprint,publish,perform,film,orrecordliterary,musical,orartisticmaterial,andto3.otherstodothesame.Afederaljudge’srulinginNewYorkWednesdaythatInternetmusic4.mustpayupto$250milliontoUniversalMusicGroupforcopyrightinfringementshas5.questionsnotjustaboutthefutureofMP3.com,butalsogenerallythefuturefor6.music,moviesandother7.fromtheInternet.U.S.DistrictJudgeJedsaidMP3.com"willfully”violatedcopyrightsand8.perUniversalCD.9.."MP3.comvowedtoappeal."10.,evenifit’sontheInternet."saidMP3.comCEOMichaelRobertson.Key:1.exclusive;2.fixed;3.authorize;4.distributor;5.raised6.downloading;7.products;8.orderedittopay$250009.AnexactnumberofCDsandtotaldamageswillbedeterminedataNovemberhearing.10.WebelievethateveryoneshouldhavetherighttolistentothemusictheypurchasePassageA:10BigMythsAboutCopyright2.Analyzethefollowingcasestoseewhethertheyarelegalorillegalbasedontheinformationobtainedfromthereadingpassage.Anexamplehasbeenprovidedforyou.CaseLegalIllegalReasonIn1999peoplecanuseapictureintheirworkwithoutanypermissionfromthephotographer.

LegalIllegalYesterdayIdownloadedsomefilesfromBBSandmadecopiesofthemformyclients.

LegalIllegalWhenIwasachildin1972,myunclewroteasongforme.Nowheisold,andhasforgottenit,butIstillrememberthesong.NowIplayitinmyownrestaurant.

LegalIllegalMyfriendprivatelylenthiscompany’ssoftwaredevelopingsystemtome.

LegalIllegalMyfriendcopiedsomesentencesfromChinaDailyandsentthemtomeformythesis.

LegalIllegalIborrowedsomemusicdisksfrommyfriendandgavethemtomysister.

LegalIllegal8.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1.他理个发就要收500元，简直不可思议。（charge）Itissimplyunbelievableforhimtocharge500dollarsforahaircut.2.人民赋予你特权，你就应该全心全意为人民服务。（grant）Peoplegrantyoutheprivilege,soyoushouldservethepeoplewholeheartedly.3.天气预报很重要，依据它我们才能决定什么时候出航。（sothat）Theweatherforecastisveryimportantsothatwecandecidewhentogotosea.4.炮声打破了往常周日早晨的宁静，人们强烈预感到战争就要来临。(violate)ThesoundofgunsviolatedtheusualcalmofSundaymorning,andpeoplehadastrongfeelingthatthewarwascoming.5.即使你每分钟看3页，到本周末你无论如何也看不完这本书。（eventhough）Eventhoughyoureadthreepagesperminute,youwillbynomeansfinishthebookbytheendofthisweekend.9.Readfollowingsentencescarefully,andthenmakeyourownsentencesusingthepatternsinboldfacetype.1.Butfranklyyoushouldnotriskitunlessyouknowforsure.youshouldnotriskitunless.2.Ifyouviolatecopyrightyouwouldnotbechargedwithacrime,butusuallygetsued.notbut.3.Whetherithasanoticeornot,almosteverythingcreatedprivatelyandoriginallyafterApril1,1989iscopyrightedandprotected.Whetherornot.4.Youalsocan’t"copyrightaname”oranythingshortlikethat,suchasalmostalltitles.orsomething/anything(+adj)suchas.5.Youshouldthinkaboutthefactthatpiracyonthenethurtseverybodywhowantsachancetousethiswonderfulnewtechnologytodomorethanreadotherpeople’sflamewars.Youshouldthinkaboutthefactthatmorethan.1.Buttobehonestyoushouldnotriskitifyouknowforsure.

2.Ifyouarelateforthemeeting,youwillnotbeblamedbythepersoninchargeofthemeeting,butyou’llfeelalittleshameful.

3.Whetherwelikeaparticularpieceofnewsornot,allwehavetodoissitinfrontoftheTV.

4.Ilikereadingsciencefictionorsomethingexcitinglikethat,suchastheXFiles.

5.YoushouldthinkaboutthefactthatnowadaysmanypeoplecareaboutthequalityofaTVsetmorethanitsprice.PassageB:AreYouaCopyrightCriminal?12.Decidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalsebasedontheinformationinthereadingpassage.Write"T”fortrueor"F”forfalseineachstatement.1.Copyrightownersarebecomingmoreaggressive,usingnewscanningandduplicatingtechnologiestoenforcetheirrights.A)trueB)false2.Thepurposeofthecopyrightviolatorsincopyingothers'materialsistosavemoneyandmoreoftentoseekillegalprofits.A)trueB)false3.Someviolatorsdotheillegalcopyingknowingly,believingtheirchancesofgettingcaughtareasmallriskforthebigpayoffofeasyaccesstohigh-qualityprefabricatedcontent.A)trueB)false4.Nowadaysthelaw-enforcingactivitieshavebeensteppeduptosolvetheproblemout-of-court.A)trueB)false5.Accordingtoa1993surveybytheTrainingMediaAssociation,theamountofcopyrightviolationnowislessthanbeforebecausecopyrightviolatorshavetopayastifffineiftheydo.A)trueB)falseAnswer:1.F,2.T,3.T,4.F,5.F13.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthepassage.1.Whydoesthepassagesaythecopyrightownersarebecomingmoreaggressive?Becausetheyareusingnewtacticsandtechnologiestoenforcetheirrights.2.Whydosomemanagersencouragetheirpeopletodoillegalcopying?Becausetheydon'twanttopayfortheuseofthecopyrightedmaterialsortheygiveashortshrifttothecopyright.3.WhatisthelowerlimitsetforseverepunishmentofcopyrightviolationintheUSA?Commercialcopyrightviolationinvolvingmorethan10copiesandavalueofmorethan$2500.4.WhatisthepurposefortheTMAtoofferfines?Toencouragepeopletoreportonillegalcopyingorunauthorized"publicperformance"ofoff-the-shelftrainingvideos.5.Whatdoesthetwo-monthreviewofcommentspostedtoListservsshow?Itshowsthereisagenerallackofunderstandingaboutwhatconstituteslegaluse.14.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.duplicateknowinglytactictramplebudgetwitnesspatrolabusemanualenforce1.We___tremendouschangesinthecitywherenewinterchangesandexpress-wayscouldbeseenhereandthere.2.Don't___ontheflowerswhenyouplayinthegarden.3.AccordingtotheinvestigationbyFBI,hewasaccusedof___aprivilege.4.Readthe___carefullybeforeyoupressthebutton.5.Inordertoclimboverthesnowmountain,we___ourexpensesbecausewehavetobuythelife-preserver.6.Shewillnever___hurtanyonebecausesheisakind-heartedgirlbynature.7.Becauseoneoftheplayersinourteamwasorderedoffthefield,thecoachhadtouseadelaying___.8.Intheeveningweseepolicemen___ourstreetagainstanypossibledisturbances.9.Afterfive-month'sdebating,theCommitteeforEconomicDevelopmentsubmittedtocongresstheannual___whichamountedto1.2billion.10.Theprofessoraskedtheresearchteamtoprovidestatisticsthatwould___argument.Answer:1.havewitnessed,2.trample,3.abusing,4.manual,5.duplicated,6.knowingly,7.tactic,8.patrolling,9.budget,10.enforce15.Completethefollowingsentenceswithphrasesorexpressionschosenfromthepassage.Changetheformwherenecessary.1.Ifyoucontinuetosteal,youwill___inprison.2.Allidletalkwastedourtimeandweshould___it___.3.Inthefaceoftheblood-sheddingwemust___effectivemeasuresstopit.4.Theairportbuiltnearourresidentialarea___ourrighttoaquietenvironment.5.Thegear____themachine,soyoumustchangeit.Answer:1.endup,2.give...shortshrift,3.stepup...to,4.infringedon,5.doesn'tfitinto16.Eachoftheverbsandnounsinthefollowinglistsoccursinthispassage.Choosethenounthatyouthinkcollocateswitheachverbandwriteitintheblank.Ifyouthinkmorethanoneispossible,writethemdown.VerbsNounstopay1.lawtoenforce2.deadlinestoviolate3.rehearsalstosave4.permissiontohit5.acopytogive6.afinetodo7.aninterviewtomake8.apresentationtoseek9.moneytoconduct10.rights16.Eachoftheverbsandnounsinthefollowinglistsoccursinthispassage.Choosethenounthatyouthinkcollocateswitheachverbandwriteitintheblank.Ifyouthinkmorethanoneispossible,writethemdown.VerbsNounstopay1.

lawtoenforce2.

deadlinestoviolate3.

rehearsalstosave4.

permissi

ntohit5.

acopytogive6.

afinetodo7.

aninterviewtomake8.

apresentationtoseek9.

moneytoconduct10.

rightsAnswer:1.a