1. Your mobile phone( 手机 ) rings, and instead of the usual electronic signals, it's playing your favorite music. A friend sends you favorite song to cheer you up. One day, a record company might forward new records and music videos to your phone.
The mobile business is getting into the music business. For the moment, the interest is in pleasant ring tones, but some companies are hoping to take full advantage of the next generation of mobile phone --- all-purpose gadgets ( 小玩意儿 ) that blend phone, personal stereo, video player and Internet browser into one.
Finally, record companies might send new records and videos to fans who register their numbers.
The fans could pass music or songs along to friends--- a kind of musical trading card. Unlike Internet tracks, mobile downloads would be easy for record companies to control, said former record industry official Ralph Simon, who is now chairman of Yourmobile, based in Santa Monica, California.
"If you pass a song along to other phones through a network, each phone can be charged,"said Simon."It's like going through a toll gate ( 收费站 ). There's more possibility for copyright control than there is on the Internet."
Massachusetts-based Converse is offering a service in Portugal and the Netherlands that lets people record tunes on their voice mail or send music as presents to friends. Finally, people might be able to sing karaoke and pass them along. The company is sure that people will want to use music to reach out and touch someone. (本题分数:10 分。)
(1). The underlined word “ blend” in the second paragraph most probably means ( )
A、send
B、become
C、mix
D、compare
(2). Record companies ( ) the idea of passing songs and music along mobile phones.
A、are worried about
B、are interested in
C、try hard to stop
D、take no notice of
(3). According to Ralph Simon, it would be easier to ( ) through mobile phone network than through the Internet.
A、protect copyright of music works
B、send personal message
C、pars along songs and music
D、send voice maid
(4). Massachusetts- based Converse" in the six paragraph probably refers to ( )
A、a person
B、a city in Israel
C、a state of USA
D、a company
(5). All the following are true except( )
A、The mobile companies become involved in music business
B、The mobile phone might serve as a stereo, a video play as well as an internet browser
C、Your friend might sing karaoke and send it to your phone
D、The mobile network is better than the internet