上海：12月英语六级快速阅读原文及答案
<p> <span word="Googles">Googles</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="library">library</span>: <span word="philanthropy">philanthropy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="piracy">piracy</span>?</p><p> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="scanned">scanned</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="digitise">digitise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contents">contents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="libraries">libraries</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="threatens">threatens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="publishers">publishers</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="venerable">venerable</span> <span word="libraries">libraries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="incongruous">incongruous</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="dusty">dusty</span> <span word="nooks">nooks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="flung">flung</span> <span word="stacks">stacks</span>, <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="dispatched">dispatched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="beavering">beavering</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="scanned">scanned</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="libraries">libraries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> - <span word="including">including</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="volumes">volumes</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bodleian">Bodleian</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="outsiders">outsiders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="undertaking">undertaking</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="venture">venture</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="kilter">kilter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="snazzy">snazzy</span>, <span word="hi">hi</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="image">image</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="print">print</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>? ①<span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="motives">motives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="spirited">spirited</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organise">organise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Alexandria">Alexandria</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="scrolls">scrolls</span>, <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="constructing">constructing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="archive">archive</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="trove">trove</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="available">available</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="searchable">searchable</span> - <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p>
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