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It is everywhere,as visible as it is vilified.From car parts to crisp packets,plastic has suffuse the Earth,and beyond-in 1969 Neil Armstrong planted a nylon Stars and Stripes on the moon.More than 8bn tonnes has been produced since the 1950s,enough to wrap the continents in cling film four times over.1 Untold tonnes end up as irretrievable ocean flotsam,which sunlight and salt fragment into microscopic pieces that attract toxins and may be gulped by creatures that become seafood Plastic weighs heavily on the mind,too.2 In Britain hatred of plastic unites the right-wing Daily Mail,the leftie Guardian,and the queen,who has banned plastic straws from her castles.But hold on.The little scientists know about plastic suggests that although it is the most noticeable pollutant it is far from the most harmful.Using less is at best a partial solution.a bet-ter answer is to collect more-especially in Asia The effects of plastic on nature and human health are hard to gauge.Most polymers are chemically inert.That makes them durable.3 It also makes them less likely to be a health risk to humans and beasts.As a pollutant,their impact is much lower than less tangible menaces.By one estimate,the environmental and social costs of plastic run to 9 139bn a year,chiefly from the greenhouse gases produced in its production and transport.The figure for farming is$3trn.Fertiliser run-off alone causes S 200bn-800bn worth of damage to the ocean,compared with S 13bn from plastic marine litter.Then look at the alternatives.A cotton tote bag must be used 131 times before its carbon footprint improves on that of a throwaway carrier bag This does not stop plastic from being a problem.4 Prohibition makes sense in poor places like Bangladesh and Kenya that lack proper waste-management systems.It is less useful in tidy France where rubbish collection works smoothly.It would be more effective for rich countries to shore up their recycling industries.They may have little choice in any case A carbon tax may spur recycling,which is less energy-intensive than producing virgin plastic Mandating minimum recycled content in plastic containers,as California has since 1991,is also a useful tool.Governments could exempt second-hand polymers from value-added tax;after all,the tax has already been paid on the fresh source material 5.Among the ten biggest plastic polluters,all but two are in developing Asia.Together,they account for two-thirds of the plastic spewed into the ocean.Of these,only China could afford Western-style waste-management in the near future.Others are just waking up to the problem;before plastic began piling up,it reasonably seemed less of a priority for governments.Bangladesh may be able to copy India which,despite its 1.3bn people,falls outside the top ten thanks to armies of ragpickers.The rest,like Vietnam or Thailand,may be too wealthy for raddiwallahs,yet too poor for sophisticated rubbish collection.The rich world should focus its attention-and resources,including charity-on chivvying them along.That is the surest way to stem the plastic tide

1选？

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正确答案：F

本题解析：

上文讲述了塑料制品无处不在而且自20世纪50年代以来全球已经生产了超过8亿吨的塑料制品。下文指出无数吨塑料最终变成了无法清理的海洋漂浮残骸。由此可知,空格处所在句子应指出垃圾处理的方法。故选[F]只有9%的塑料制品得以回收,6%都被丢弃大部分都被倾倒在了垃圾填埋场,且经常被丢弃在自然环境之中。[D]虽然也指出了垃圾的处理方法,但整句话前面有连词or表示因果关系,带入空格处,与上文无法构成因果关系,故排除

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It is everywhere,as visible as it is vilified.From car parts to crisp packets,plastic has suffuse the Earth,and beyond-in 1969 Neil Armstrong planted a nylon Stars and Stripes on the moon.More than 8bn tonnes has been produced since the 1950s,enough to wrap the continents in cling film four times over.1 Untold tonnes end up as irretrievable ocean flotsam,which sunlight and salt fragment into microscopic pieces that attract toxins and may be gulped by creatures that become seafood Plastic weighs heavily on the mind,too.2 In Britain hatred of plastic unites the right-wing Daily Mail,the leftie Guardian,and the queen,who has banned plastic straws from her castles.But hold on.The little scientists know about plastic suggests that although it is the most noticeable pollutant it is far from the most harmful.Using less is at best a partial solution.a bet-ter answer is to collect more-especially in Asia The effects of plastic on nature and human health are hard to gauge.Most polymers are chemically inert.That makes them durable.3 It also makes them less likely to be a health risk to humans and beasts.As a pollutant,their impact is much lower than less tangible menaces.By one estimate,the environmental and social costs of plastic run to 9 139bn a year,chiefly from the greenhouse gases produced in its production and transport.The figure for farming is$3trn.Fertiliser run-off alone causes S 200bn-800bn worth of damage to the ocean,compared with S 13bn from plastic marine litter.Then look at the alternatives.A cotton tote bag must be used 131 times before its carbon footprint improves on that of a throwaway carrier bag This does not stop plastic from being a problem.4 Prohibition makes sense in poor places like Bangladesh and Kenya that lack proper waste-management systems.It is less useful in tidy France where rubbish collection works smoothly.It would be more effective for rich countries to shore up their recycling industries.They may have little choice in any case A carbon tax may spur recycling,which is less energy-intensive than producing virgin plastic Mandating minimum recycled content in plastic containers,as California has since 1991,is also a useful tool.Governments could exempt second-hand polymers from value-added tax;after all,the tax has already been paid on the fresh source material 5.Among the ten biggest plastic polluters,all but two are in developing Asia.Together,they account for two-thirds of the plastic spewed into the ocean.Of these,only China could afford Western-style waste-management in the near future.Others are just waking up to the problem;before plastic began piling up,it reasonably seemed less of a priority for governments.Bangladesh may be able to copy India which,despite its 1.3bn people,falls outside the top ten thanks to armies of ragpickers.The rest,like Vietnam or Thailand,may be too wealthy for raddiwallahs,yet too poor for sophisticated rubbish collection.The rich world should focus its attention-and resources,including charity-on chivvying them along.That is the surest way to stem the plastic tide

2选？

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正确答案：E

本题解析：

上文主要指出塑料也让人们忧心仲忡。下文指出英国人对塑料的态度。由此可知,本句话应与第一句即主题句成衔接关系,指出人们为什么会对塑料担忧。选项[E]Nine in ten Europeans worry about its impact on ecosystems;three in four fret that it can harm their own health（有9成的欧洲人担心塑料会对生态系统造成影响,3/4的人害怕塑料会危害到自己的健康）中的worry about与weighs heavily on the mind成对应关系,故为正确答案。

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It is everywhere,as visible as it is vilified.From car parts to crisp packets,plastic has suffuse the Earth,and beyond-in 1969 Neil Armstrong planted a nylon Stars and Stripes on the moon.More than 8bn tonnes has been produced since the 1950s,enough to wrap the continents in cling film four times over.1 Untold tonnes end up as irretrievable ocean flotsam,which sunlight and salt fragment into microscopic pieces that attract toxins and may be gulped by creatures that become seafood Plastic weighs heavily on the mind,too.2 In Britain hatred of plastic unites the right-wing Daily Mail,the leftie Guardian,and the queen,who has banned plastic straws from her castles.But hold on.The little scientists know about plastic suggests that although it is the most noticeable pollutant it is far from the most harmful.Using less is at best a partial solution.a bet-ter answer is to collect more-especially in Asia The effects of plastic on nature and human health are hard to gauge.Most polymers are chemically inert.That makes them durable.3 It also makes them less likely to be a health risk to humans and beasts.As a pollutant,their impact is much lower than less tangible menaces.By one estimate,the environmental and social costs of plastic run to 9 139bn a year,chiefly from the greenhouse gases produced in its production and transport.The figure for farming is$3trn.Fertiliser run-off alone causes S 200bn-800bn worth of damage to the ocean,compared with S 13bn from plastic marine litter.Then look at the alternatives.A cotton tote bag must be used 131 times before its carbon footprint improves on that of a throwaway carrier bag This does not stop plastic from being a problem.4 Prohibition makes sense in poor places like Bangladesh and Kenya that lack proper waste-management systems.It is less useful in tidy France where rubbish collection works smoothly.It would be more effective for rich countries to shore up their recycling industries.They may have little choice in any case A carbon tax may spur recycling,which is less energy-intensive than producing virgin plastic Mandating minimum recycled content in plastic containers,as California has since 1991,is also a useful tool.Governments could exempt second-hand polymers from value-added tax;after all,the tax has already been paid on the fresh source material 5.Among the ten biggest plastic polluters,all but two are in developing Asia.Together,they account for two-thirds of the plastic spewed into the ocean.Of these,only China could afford Western-style waste-management in the near future.Others are just waking up to the problem;before plastic began piling up,it reasonably seemed less of a priority for governments.Bangladesh may be able to copy India which,despite its 1.3bn people,falls outside the top ten thanks to armies of ragpickers.The rest,like Vietnam or Thailand,may be too wealthy for raddiwallahs,yet too poor for sophisticated rubbish collection.The rich world should focus its attention-and resources,including charity-on chivvying them along.That is the surest way to stem the plastic tide

4选？

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正确答案：A

本题解析：

空格上文指出这并不能阻止塑料成为一个问题。下文对比了穷国和富国在禁用塑料袋上的差异。孟加拉国、肯尼亚为代表的贫穷国家禁用塑料是有意义的。而法国等富国由于垃圾收集系统运转顺畅,这种做法就没那么有用了。由此可知,本句与上句成转折关系,且意思应该为富裕国家对塑料袋的禁用和处罚措施没有多大用处。故选[A]But bans and penalties on plastic bags in rich countries may be better for the conscience than for the environment.

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It is everywhere,as visible as it is vilified.From car parts to crisp packets,plastic has suffuse the Earth,and beyond-in 1969 Neil Armstrong planted a nylon Stars and Stripes on the moon.More than 8bn tonnes has been produced since the 1950s,enough to wrap the continents in cling film four times over.1 Untold tonnes end up as irretrievable ocean flotsam,which sunlight and salt fragment into microscopic pieces that attract toxins and may be gulped by creatures that become seafood Plastic weighs heavily on the mind,too.2 In Britain hatred of plastic unites the right-wing Daily Mail,the leftie Guardian,and the queen,who has banned plastic straws from her castles.But hold on.The little scientists know about plastic suggests that although it is the most noticeable pollutant it is far from the most harmful.Using less is at best a partial solution.a bet-ter answer is to collect more-especially in Asia The effects of plastic on nature and human health are hard to gauge.Most polymers are chemically inert.That makes them durable.3 It also makes them less likely to be a health risk to humans and beasts.As a pollutant,their impact is much lower than less tangible menaces.By one estimate,the environmental and social costs of plastic run to 9 139bn a year,chiefly from the greenhouse gases produced in its production and transport.The figure for farming is$3trn.Fertiliser run-off alone causes S 200bn-800bn worth of damage to the ocean,compared with S 13bn from plastic marine litter.Then look at the alternatives.A cotton tote bag must be used 131 times before its carbon footprint improves on that of a throwaway carrier bag This does not stop plastic from being a problem.4 Prohibition makes sense in poor places like Bangladesh and Kenya that lack proper waste-management systems.It is less useful in tidy France where rubbish collection works smoothly.It would be more effective for rich countries to shore up their recycling industries.They may have little choice in any case A carbon tax may spur recycling,which is less energy-intensive than producing virgin plastic Mandating minimum recycled content in plastic containers,as California has since 1991,is also a useful tool.Governments could exempt second-hand polymers from value-added tax;after all,the tax has already been paid on the fresh source material 5.Among the ten biggest plastic polluters,all but two are in developing Asia.Together,they account for two-thirds of the plastic spewed into the ocean.Of these,only China could afford Western-style waste-management in the near future.Others are just waking up to the problem;before plastic began piling up,it reasonably seemed less of a priority for governments.Bangladesh may be able to copy India which,despite its 1.3bn people,falls outside the top ten thanks to armies of ragpickers.The rest,like Vietnam or Thailand,may be too wealthy for raddiwallahs,yet too poor for sophisticated rubbish collection.The rich world should focus its attention-and resources,including charity-on chivvying them along.That is the surest way to stem the plastic tide

3选？

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正确答案：C

本题解析：

本段主要讲述了塑料对自然和人体键康的影响是难以估量的。上文指出大多数聚合物化学性质上是有惰性的,这使得它们不易分解。[C]It also makes them less likely to be a health risk to humans and beasts中的also与上句话构成了递进关系,故为正确答案

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It is everywhere,as visible as it is vilified.From car parts to crisp packets,plastic has suffuse the Earth,and beyond-in 1969 Neil Armstrong planted a nylon Stars and Stripes on the moon.More than 8bn tonnes has been produced since the 1950s,enough to wrap the continents in cling film four times over.1 Untold tonnes end up as irretrievable ocean flotsam,which sunlight and salt fragment into microscopic pieces that attract toxins and may be gulped by creatures that become seafood Plastic weighs heavily on the mind,too.2 In Britain hatred of plastic unites the right-wing Daily Mail,the leftie Guardian,and the queen,who has banned plastic straws from her castles.But hold on.The little scientists know about plastic suggests that although it is the most noticeable pollutant it is far from the most harmful.Using less is at best a partial solution.a bet-ter answer is to collect more-especially in Asia The effects of plastic on nature and human health are hard to gauge.Most polymers are chemically inert.That makes them durable.3 It also makes them less likely to be a health risk to humans and beasts.As a pollutant,their impact is much lower than less tangible menaces.By one estimate,the environmental and social costs of plastic run to 9 139bn a year,chiefly from the greenhouse gases produced in its production and transport.The figure for farming is$3trn.Fertiliser run-off alone causes S 200bn-800bn worth of damage to the ocean,compared with S 13bn from plastic marine litter.Then look at the alternatives.A cotton tote bag must be used 131 times before its carbon footprint improves on that of a throwaway carrier bag This does not stop plastic from being a problem.4 Prohibition makes sense in poor places like Bangladesh and Kenya that lack proper waste-management systems.It is less useful in tidy France where rubbish collection works smoothly.It would be more effective for rich countries to shore up their recycling industries.They may have little choice in any case A carbon tax may spur recycling,which is less energy-intensive than producing virgin plastic Mandating minimum recycled content in plastic containers,as California has since 1991,is also a useful tool.Governments could exempt second-hand polymers from value-added tax;after all,the tax has already been paid on the fresh source material 5.Among the ten biggest plastic polluters,all but two are in developing Asia.Together,they account for two-thirds of the plastic spewed into the ocean.Of these,only China could afford Western-style waste-management in the near future.Others are just waking up to the problem;before plastic began piling up,it reasonably seemed less of a priority for governments.Bangladesh may be able to copy India which,despite its 1.3bn people,falls outside the top ten thanks to armies of ragpickers.The rest,like Vietnam or Thailand,may be too wealthy for raddiwallahs,yet too poor for sophisticated rubbish collection.The rich world should focus its attention-and resources,including charity-on chivvying them along.That is the surest way to stem the plastic tide

5选？

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正确答案：B

本题解析：

上段指出西方国家为了减少塑料制品所采取的措施。空格下文指出,10大塑料污染国中有8个是来自亚洲的发展中国家,及这些发展中国家应该采取的措施。同时因为本句为该段第一句,故应为全段的主题句,同时与上文构成转折关系。[B]But by itself,the West will not solve the problem中的But与上下文构成转折关系,同时统领下文,故为答案。

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When Francis Pearman was studying at Vanderbilt,he and a fellow graduate student noticed a striking phenomenon in Nashville White,affluent families were moving into low-income neighborhoods without sending their children to the neighborhood schools We were really curious to see what that relationship looked like at the national level,said Pearman,now a professor at the University of Pitts burgh When he and that student,Walker Swain,looked at national data,a pattern emerged.The ability to opt out of the neighborhood school increased the likelihood that a mostly black or Hispanic neighbor hood would see an influx of wealthier residents."As school choice expands,the likelihood that low-in-come communities of color experience gentrification increases.”Pearman said To choice advocates,this separation of avilable school options from segregated housing systems is a key feature To critics like Shedd,it raises tough questions about whether those newcomers help or harm a community.What is a neighborhood without a school?she asks."What is a school without a neighborhood?”Pearman and Swain's national study,published in the peer-reviewed journal Sociology of Education,looked at four different types of school-choice programs:magnet schools,charter schools,private school vouchers,and open enrollment across school districts When school choices are limited,poor communities with more white people are the ones more likely to gentrify.When there are more school-choice options,though,it's the neighborhoods with more people of color that are most likely to gentrify.The effects were substantial A predominantly non-white neighborhoods chance of gentrification more than doubles,jumping from 18 percent to 40 percent when magnet and charter schools are available.The study found no impact of the open-enrollment initiatives that allow students to cross school-district lines to attend school.Voucher programs,perhaps the most divisive of the school-choice options,had mixed effects The researchers note that they didn’t examine gentrifiers'aversion to neighborhood schools,which could be based on accurate perceptions of school quality or misguided,racially biased assumptions The Charlotte study examines a similar phenomenon in one district in the early 2000s.Rules under the federal No child left behind law meant that that when schools failed to meet certain progress bench marks two years in a row,students in the schools attendance zone received priority to attend other popular schools in the district.This made those areas attractive to families looking to get into favored schools and therefore primed for gentrification The researchers--Stephen Billings,Eric Brunner,and Stephen Ross-found that the policy led to increases in housing prices and meant homes were bought by higher-income families,compared to near Dy areas where schools were not deemed failing The same school-choice programs that maintain or exacerbate school segregation can encourage residential integration.That could be a real positive,as there is evidence that growing up in high-poverty neighborhoods can hurt kids.But what do these changes mean for existing schools,students,and residents?Neither paper offers answers to how the newcomers affect those communities

Which of the following could be inferred from Paragraph 5?

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正确答案：C

本题解析：

推理题。根据题干信息可以定位到第五段。第五段承接第四段继续介绍了皮尔曼和斯温研究的四种不同类型的学校选择项目,即:特色学校、契约学校、私立学校教育券以及开放入学招生。第五段中提到了以下几点内容:1）学校选择有限的时候,白人较多的贫困社区更有可能中产阶级化。2）当有更多的学校可供选择时,那些有色人种较多的社区最有可能实现中产阶级化。3）当能就读特色学校和契约学校时,非白人占主导的社区中产阶级化的概率增加。4）允许学生跨片区人学的“开放入学倡议”无甚效果。5）教育券计划效果好坏参半。

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When Francis Pearman was studying at Vanderbilt,he and a fellow graduate student noticed a striking phenomenon in Nashville White,affluent families were moving into low-income neighborhoods without sending their children to the neighborhood schools We were really curious to see what that relationship looked like at the national level,said Pearman,now a professor at the University of Pitts burgh When he and that student,Walker Swain,looked at national data,a pattern emerged.The ability to opt out of the neighborhood school increased the likelihood that a mostly black or Hispanic neighbor hood would see an influx of wealthier residents."As school choice expands,the likelihood that low-in-come communities of color experience gentrification increases.”Pearman said To choice advocates,this separation of avilable school options from segregated housing systems is a key feature To critics like Shedd,it raises tough questions about whether those newcomers help or harm a community.What is a neighborhood without a school?she asks."What is a school without a neighborhood?”Pearman and Swain's national study,published in the peer-reviewed journal Sociology of Education,looked at four different types of school-choice programs:magnet schools,charter schools,private school vouchers,and open enrollment across school districts When school choices are limited,poor communities with more white people are the ones more likely to gentrify.When there are more school-choice options,though,it's the neighborhoods with more people of color that are most likely to gentrify.The effects were substantial A predominantly non-white neighborhoods chance of gentrification more than doubles,jumping from 18 percent to 40 percent when magnet and charter schools are available.The study found no impact of the open-enrollment initiatives that allow students to cross school-district lines to attend school.Voucher programs,perhaps the most divisive of the school-choice options,had mixed effects The researchers note that they didn’t examine gentrifiers'aversion to neighborhood schools,which could be based on accurate perceptions of school quality or misguided,racially biased assumptions The Charlotte study examines a similar phenomenon in one district in the early 2000s.Rules under the federal No child left behind law meant that that when schools failed to meet certain progress bench marks two years in a row,students in the schools attendance zone received priority to attend other popular schools in the district.This made those areas attractive to families looking to get into favored schools and therefore primed for gentrification The researchers--Stephen Billings,Eric Brunner,and Stephen Ross-found that the policy led to increases in housing prices and meant homes were bought by higher-income families,compared to near Dy areas where schools were not deemed failing The same school-choice programs that maintain or exacerbate school segregation can encourage residential integration.That could be a real positive,as there is evidence that growing up in high-poverty neighborhoods can hurt kids.But what do these changes mean for existing schools,students,and residents?Neither paper offers answers to how the newcomers affect those communities

The expansion of school choices may result in

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正确答案：B

本题解析：

细节题。根据题干关键词the expansion of school choices可以定位到第二段。第二段最后一句提到弗朗西斯·皮尔曼认为“随着择校面扩展,低收入有色人种社区中产阶级化的可能性也在增加。”

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NRA members have branded Donald Trump's plans for stricter gun control legislation“stupid”And a“betrayal”after the president suggested reforms on Wednesday.In an open meeting with congressional Democrats and Republicans,Trump embraced raising the age limit on purchasing certain weapons and suggested that law enforcement should be allowed to confiscate people's guns before going through due process in a court During the meeting Trump called for a beautiful"bill which would expand background checks on gun purchases and restrict young people from purchasing certain weapons.But it was his suggestion that in some cases law enforcement should be allowed to"take the guns first,go through due process second"that most alarmed gun owners on the right Dave Kopel,a benefactor member of the NRA-the highest level of membership--was also'scathing.He referred to past allegations of romantic infidelity and nefarious business practices against Trump.It is not exactly shocking when he betrays the people who elected him,he said The NRA leadership,which has generally supported Trump,and spent more than 30m helping get him elected,tentatively pushed back against the president on Wednesday night."I thought it made for really good TV but I thought some of what was discussed is going to make for really bad policy,"the NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch told Fox News We're talking about punishing innocent Americans and stripping from them constitutional rights without due process,Loesch said The NRA is going to protect due process for innocent Americans and that is an approach that we're going to hold to.Due process must be respected."Robert McBride,a member of the NrA from Roscoe,Texas,said he was also troubled by Trumps idea to take away guns before a court ruling McBride said the plan would violate the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the constitution,which safeguard"life,liberty or property.Without those two amendments the government could just lock you up and throw away the key because some bureaucrat had a bad day or did not like the way you spoke to him.”Mc Bride said He was skeptical of Trump's advocating higher age restrictions for buying some guns.Twenty-one is not a magic age and if that's the bar for obtaining your second amendment right here in america then that should also be the bar for being put on trial as an adult,going to prison as an adult,enlisting in our armed services and voting in our elections.”

How does Dana Loesch think of President Trump?

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正确答案：B

本题解析：

细节题。根据题干的核心词达娜·洛什可定位到第四段。

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NRA members have branded Donald Trump's plans for stricter gun control legislation“stupid”And a“betrayal”after the president suggested reforms on Wednesday.In an open meeting with congressional Democrats and Republicans,Trump embraced raising the age limit on purchasing certain weapons and suggested that law enforcement should be allowed to confiscate people's guns before going through due process in a court During the meeting Trump called for a beautiful"bill which would expand background checks on gun purchases and restrict young people from purchasing certain weapons.But it was his suggestion that in some cases law enforcement should be allowed to"take the guns first,go through due process second"that most alarmed gun owners on the right Dave Kopel,a benefactor member of the NRA-the highest level of membership--was also'scathing.He referred to past allegations of romantic infidelity and nefarious business practices against Trump.It is not exactly shocking when he betrays the people who elected him,he said The NRA leadership,which has generally supported Trump,and spent more than 30m helping get him elected,tentatively pushed back against the president on Wednesday night."I thought it made for really good TV but I thought some of what was discussed is going to make for really bad policy,"the NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch told Fox News We're talking about punishing innocent Americans and stripping from them constitutional rights without due process,Loesch said The NRA is going to protect due process for innocent Americans and that is an approach that we're going to hold to.Due process must be respected."Robert McBride,a member of the NrA from Roscoe,Texas,said he was also troubled by Trumps idea to take away guns before a court ruling McBride said the plan would violate the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the constitution,which safeguard"life,liberty or property.Without those two amendments the government could just lock you up and throw away the key because some bureaucrat had a bad day or did not like the way you spoke to him.”Mc Bride said He was skeptical of Trump's advocating higher age restrictions for buying some guns.Twenty-one is not a magic age and if that's the bar for obtaining your second amendment right here in america then that should also be the bar for being put on trial as an adult,going to prison as an adult,enlisting in our armed services and voting in our elections.”

What is the passage mainly about?

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正确答案：B

本题解析：

主旨题。主旨题定位到主体词控枪和NRA。

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The music industry and You Tube are set to go head-to-head this week in a crucial vote in brussels that could force the digital giant to pay billions of dollars in fees to popular artists such as Taylor Swift Ed Sheeran and Katy Perry.For years the music industry has argued that You Tube exploits the lack of legal protection around music videos being viewed on its service to pay minimal amounts to artists and labels YouTube got a bloody nose in last months vote but its supporters are expected to gather the MEPs needed to challenge that decision and force a vote by all 751 members of the parliament Last month's vote was a fantastic result,but I'm sure there will be some push back.YouTube is the biggest music service,full stop,by some margin and has been a severe imbalance in what artists receive.It is righting a wrong really.said Martin Mills,,founder of Beggars Group.Taylor Swift has led the fight for artists to get a better share of revenues in the age of the digital music giants.In 2014,she pulled her music from Spotify,saying artists receive a tiny royalty per song play and has been the catalyst for the much better deals struck by record labels with Spotify in the past 18 months“Despacito would probably not have become the global phenomenon it did without YouTube,”says Mark Mulligan,analyst at MIDiA Research.Last year,Luis Fonsi and daddy Yankee's reggaeton hit took the world by storm,becoming the most streamed song of all time You tube is the number one place where young people discover music.If you are going to create global hits you need You Tube and it is becoming more important to musicians."YouTube makes money from advertising and last year paid 856m（&650m）in royalties to music companies-an estimated 67 cents from each of its 1.3 billion music lovers annually.In the UK,record labels and artists earn more than double the royalties from the sale of 4.1m vinyl records than they did from the 25bn music videos watched on YouTube last year Musician Billy Bragg says the battle against You Tube is less about the potential financial windfall that artists might get,and more about making sure the new digital music power players play fair.We,ve all seen how,with the recent data protection legislation,the European Union has shifted power to the individual online,he says.u Now theyre seeking to do the same for artists.All were asking for is a level playing field.rebalancing the power between artists and the internet tech giants who are making massive profits while paying tiny royalties You Tube has made moves to mollify the industry,launching a premium subscription service-two days before the crucial European vote-a move Jean-Michel Jarre,electro-pioneer and president of music body Cisac,has cynically called"indirect lobbying"to try to improve its image

What is Jean-Michel Jarre's attitude towards You tube's premium subscription service?

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态度题。根据题干关键词Jean-Michel Jarre可以定位到最后一段。

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