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TEST4ReadingComprehensionTask1Thoughthecounterfeiting（仿造的）ofmedicines,toysandaircraftandmotorpartsclearlyposesriskstopublicsafety,theproblemformakersofgenuineproductsisthatalargeproportionofthepublicagreeswithMr.Williamsthatpiracyisgreat.AMORIpollinBritainfoundthat40%ofthosequestionedadmittedtheymightknowinglybuycounterfeitgoods.Thoughitishardtoseetheharmdoneinbuying,say,afakeGuccihandbagfromastreetseller,themakersofbandedproductsandtheEuropeanCommissionarguethatthismaybehelpingtofinancecrimegangs,whicharealsoinvolvedinmoredangerousactivities.Italsodeniesgovernmentsthetaxrevenuestheyneedtofinancepublicservices,anditcostsjobsamongmakesofgenuinegoods.ThemultinationalsgatheredatDavosclaimedthatRussia’sgovernmentislosing$200mayearintaxesduetothepiratingof22leadingbrandedproducts.TheEuropeanCommission,inlaunchingitsproposedcrackdown,quotedastudyshowingthat17,000jobsayeararebeinglostintheEU,aslegitimatemanufacturersloseouttoimportedfakes.Besidesannouncingproposalsfortoughnewpenaltiesagainstcounterfeiting,thecommissionisproposingthatcustomsofficersbegivenmorepowerstoinspectandseizegoodssuspectedofbeingfakes.Itisespeciallyworriedthat,sincemostofthefakedgoodssoldwithinitsborderscomefromeastoftheEU,thingswillgetmuchworsefromnestyear,whennewmemberslikePolandandtheBalticstatesjointheUnionandtheircustomsservicesbecomepreoccupiedwithguardingtheireasternfrontiers.Asbusinessleadershavecometorealize,turningbacktherisingtideofpiracywillrequireconcertedaction,byindustryandlaw-enforcementagencies,onanumberoffronts.Copyrightholds,suchasfilmstudiosandrecordcompanies,arepressingmakersofhardwaretoincorporateanti-copyingdevicesintheirproducts:somearetakinginternet-serviceproviderstocourttoforcethemtorevealtheidentitiesoflarge-scalecopiersofmusic.Nigeria’sauthorities,facedwithwidespreadcounterfeitingofmedicines,areleaningonthebanksthatlendmoneytothepiratestosetuptheirfactories.ButeveniftheEuropeanCommission’snewproposalsareagreedandadoptedbyallmembercountries,thismaynotbeenoughtodeterthepirates.Asareportbythecommissionnotesgloomily:“Thereisarealizationthatthoseengagedinpiracyandcounterfeitingwillnotbeinducedbyafewexemplaryactionstoreducetheirinvolvement,butonlybythesheerweightofsuccessfulactionstakenagainstthem,involvingsubstantialpenalties,”Inotherwords,counterfeitingisnowsuchaprofitablebusinessthat,whilethereisstillachanceofgettingawaywithit,therewillbeplentypreparedtoruntherisk.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat___A)thereisnoharminbuyingfakedproductsB)fakedproductsdonotnecessarilyposeanyrisktopublicsafetyC)onlyleadingbrandedproductsmaybepiratedD)thepublicisfullyawareoftheharmdonebycounterfeiting2.TheEuropeancommissionisextraordinarilyworriedthat_____inthefuture.A)PolandandtheBalticstateswilljointheUnionB)CustomsofficerswillbegivenmorepowersC)NewpenaltiesagainstcounterfeitingmaynotbetoughenoughD)Piratesandcounteringwillbecomemoreuncontrollable3.Theunderlinedword“concerted“inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans___A)aggressiveB)concernedC)combinedD)rigorous4.EventhemembercountriesoftheEuropeanCommission______A)arereluctanttoreducetheirinvolvementinpiracyandcounterfeitingB)arehesitanttotakeanyactionsagainstcounterfeitersC)maybefullypreparedtoruntheriskofcounterfeitingD)mayfailtoarrestthepirates5.Theauthor’sattitudetowardtheproblemofcounterfeitingis______A)pessimisticB)optimisticC)subjectiveD)objectivePassage2Believeitornot,opticalillusioncancuthighwaycrashes.Japanisacaseinpoint.Ithasreducedautomobilecrashesonsomeroadsbynearly75percentusingasimpleopticalillusion.Bentstripes,calledchevrons(人字形)，paintedontheroadsmakedriversthinkthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyare,andthusdriversslowdown.NowtheAmericanAutomobileAssociationFoundationforTrafficSafetyinWashingtonD.C.isplanningtorepeatJapan'ssuccess.Startingnextyear,thefoundationwillpaintchevronsandotherpatternsofstripesonselectedroadsaroundthecountrytotesthowwellthepatternsreducehighwaycrashes.Excessivespeedplaysamajorroleinasmuchasonefifthofallfataltrafficaccidents,accordingtothefoundation.Tohelpreducethoseaccidents,thefoundationwillconductitstestsinareaswherespeed-relatedhazardsarethegreatest------curves,exitslopes,trafficcircles环形交叉口,andbridges.Somestudiessuggestthatstraight,horizontalbarspaintedacrossroadscaninitiallycuttheaveragespeedofdriversinhalf.However,trafficoftenreturnstofullspeedwithinmonthsasdriversbecomeusedtoseeingthepaintedbars.Chevrons,scientistssay,notonlygivedriverstheimpressionthattheyaredrivingfasterthantheyreallyarebutalsomakealaneappeartobenarrower.Theresultisalongerlastingreductioninhighwayspeedandthenumberoftrafficaccidents.6.Thepassagemainlydiscusses_____.A)anewwayofhighwayspeedcontrolB)anewpatternforpaintinghighwaysC)anewapproachtotrainingdriversD)anewtypeofopticalillusion7.Onroadspaintedwithchevrons,driverstendtofeelthat_____.A)theycouldavoidspeed-relatedhazardsB)theyaredrivinginthewronglaneC)theyshouldslowdowntheirspeedD)theyareapproachingthespeedlimit8.Theadvantageofchevronsoverstraighthorizontalbarsisthattheformer_____.A)cankeepdriversawakeB)cancutroadac