考研英语阅读练习：全球手机音乐铃声市场萎缩
<p> <span word="Ringtones">Ringtones</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="ringing">ringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tills">tills</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ringtones">ringtones</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="clips">clips</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrowing">narrowing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="craze">craze</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ringtones">ringtones</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="distributors">distributors</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fad">fad</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="hold">hold</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="paid">paid</span>￡2 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10-<span word="second">second</span> <span word="clip">clip</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="ringtones">ringtones</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Canalys">Canalys</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span>： <span word="People">People</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="craze">craze</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stalled">stalled</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="subscribers">subscribers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="ringtones">ringtones</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="InfoSpace">InfoSpace</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="ringtone">ringtone</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> 47 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="by">by</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="distributors">distributors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sprang">sprang</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="ringtones">ringtones</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="Users">Users</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="polyphonic">polyphonic</span> <span word="renditions">renditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="tunes">tunes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="clips">clips</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="truetones">truetones</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="realtones">realtones</span>.</p>
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