4. 4. Google has involved itself in a legal battle as it ignored______.

　　A. the copyright of authors of out-of -print books

　　B. the interest of traditional sellers

　　C. the copyright of the books it scanned

　　D. the differences of in-print and out-of-print books.

　　【答案】D. the copyright of the books it scanned

　　【解析】关键词：legal battle 。关键句：At its centre, however, is one simple issue: that of copyright. The inconvenient fact about most books, to which Google has arguably paid insufficient attention, is that they are protected by copyright.

　　5. Google defends its scanning in-copyright books by saying that __________.

　　A) making electronic copies of books is not a violation of copyright

　　B) the online display of in-copyright books is not for commercial use

　　C) it is willing to compensate the copyright holders

　　D) it displays only a small part of their content

　　【答案】B. the online display of in-copyright books is not for commercial use

　　【解析】关键词：defends。关键句：In its defence, Google points out that it displays only snippets of books that are in copyright – arguing that such displays are "fair use".

　　6. What do we learn about the class action suit against Google?

　　A. It ended in a victory for the Authors Guild of America.

　　B . It was settled after more than two years of negotiations.

　　C . It failed to protect the interest of American publishers.

　　D. It could lead to more out-of-court settlements of such disputes.

　　【答案】 B. It was settle after more than two years of negotiation.

　　【解析】关键词：the class action suit 。关键句：In 2005, the Authors Guild of America, together with a group of US publishers and publishers, launched a class action suit against Google that, after more than two years of wrangling, ended with an announcement last October that Google and the claimants had reached an out-of-court settlement.

　　7. What remained controversial after the class action suit ended?

　　A. The compensation for copyright holders.

　　B. The change in Google’s business model.

　　C. Google’s further exploitation of its database.

　　D. The commercial provisions of the settlement.

　　【答案】D. The commercial provision of the settlement

　　【解析】关键词：controversial。关键句： It is these commercial provisions that are proving the settlement’s most controversial aspect.

　　8. While_______, Google makes money by selling advertising.

　　【答案】Providing information for free

　　【解析】关键词：advertising。关键句："Google’s business model has always been to provide information for free, and sell advertising on the basis of the traffic this generates,"

　　9. Books whose copyright holders are not known are called_______.

　　【答案】orphan works

　　【解析】关键词：copyright holder 。关键句：Interest in this aspect of the settlement has focused on "orphan" works, where there is no known copyright holder – these make up an estimated 5% to 10% of the books Google has scanned.