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发表于 2016-8-15 21:27:59
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听力材料:
W: I don't understand how the inventor earnsmoney from the invention. [19]After all, anyone cancopy and sell it. Really, what is a patent? A piece ofpaper? A philosophy? You can't see it.
M: I am glad you asked that. Actually when aninventor has a patent, it's enforceable by the laws inthe country where the inventor developed the invention. If anyone makes and sells the productthen the inventor can take them to civil court.
W: What can the inventor expect to receive if he sues and wins?
M: Well, there are different things the court could do, but there's no guarantee. There's agood chance [20]the court could award him compensation and orders to stop themanufacture and sale of goods. It may well be that the goods would be ordered to bedestroyed.
W: Can the other person being sued do anything to help themselves?
M: That's the beauty of the whole thing. Ignorance of the law doesn't count, I'm afraid.However, the other person can counter-sue pretending that they were actually the originalinventor.
W: You said the inventor is protected by the laws of the country. Is everything equal? Do allcountries have the same law?
M: No, they're not all equal. You're right. It's only in theory. It is being worked on. The WorldTrade Organization has developed an agreement, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual PropertyRights, which makes sure that the patent is valid for 20 years.
W: That doesn't make sense. Twenty years is a long time.
M: Actually, it does. [21]It's believed that inventors make and sell goods faster after theyregister the patent because there's a 20-year limitation on the patent. On the other hand,other inventors can use the information the inventor disclosed when the product wasregistered. Giving the information is all part of the deal.
W: Cool.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. Why can the woman hardly understand that an inventor earns money from the invention?
正确答案:A
解析:女士开头就表达了自己的疑惑:因为任何人都可以复制和销售某种发明,发明者怎么赚钱呢?A是对她困惑的原因的同义表达。
20. What may the court ask the sued person to do?
正确答案:B
解析:B中的compensation是明确听到的,就是答案。通过预读选项,根据动词原形及宾语中的inventor可知,动作发出者应该是“盗版者”。注意听提及的其他人的动作。
21. How does a valid time span of a patent influence the inventor?
正确答案:C
解析:关键是抓听到对话末尾男士提到的inventors make and sell goods faster,选项C是其近义改写。
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