2013年GMAT考试阅读模拟试题及答案5
<p> <span word="Selling">Selling</span> <span word="Digital">Digital</span> <span word="Music">Music</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="Copy">Copy</span>-<span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="Makes">Makes</span> <span word="Sense">Sense</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="uncharacteristically">uncharacteristically</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="key">key</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="showman">showman</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Jobs">Jobs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unassuming">unassuming</span> <span word="title">title</span> “<span word="Thoughts">Thoughts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Music">Music</span>” <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nonetheless">nonetheless</span> <span word="provoked">provoked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="dominates">dominates</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="iPod">iPod</span> <span word="music">music</span>-<span word="player">player</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="iTunes">iTunes</span> <span word="music">music</span>-<span word="store">store</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="management">management</span>” (<span word="DRM">DRM</span>)—<span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="guarding">guarding</span> <span word="downloaded">downloaded</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="theft">theft</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="DRM">DRM</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span>-<span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span>-<span word="player">player</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Apple">Apple</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="DRM">DRM</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="FairPlay">FairPlay</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Jobs">Jobs</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="DRM">DRM</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="abolished">abolished</span>.</p><p> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tack">tack</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="regulators">regulators</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="FairPlay">FairPlay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="has">has</span> “<span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="in">in</span>” <span word="customers">customers</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iTunes">iTunes</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="iPod">iPod</span> <span word="music">music</span>-<span word="players">players</span> (<span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fiddling">fiddling</span>), <span word="any">any</span> <span word="iTunes">iTunes</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deterred">deterred</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="switching">switching</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Sony">Sony</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="drafted">drafted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="compelling">compelling</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="FairPlay">FairPlay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="state">state</span>-<span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="piracy">piracy</span>”. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="DRM">DRM</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="implied">implied</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pirates">pirates</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bay">bay</span>.</p>
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