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A new album (专辑) called “Is This What We Want?” features (以……为特色) more than 1,000 musicians—and the sound of silence. 1 The album came out on February 25. It protests (抗议) the UK government’s plan to change AI laws. These changes might take away artists’ control over their works.

The government is thinking about letting tech companies use artists’ work to train AI unless the artists say no. Some artists like Elton John and Paul McCartney are worried. 2
The album has almost silence, says Ed Newton-Rex, who organized it. The 12 songs are recordings of empty places. 3
The album’s song titles spell out a message: “The British government must not make music theft legal (盗窃合法化) for AI companies.” Money from the album will go to a musicians’ charity called Help Musicians.
Many groups, including publishers and artists’ organizations, are against weakening copyright (版权) protection. On February 25, some UK newspapers covered their front pages to protest, saying, “ 4 ”
Ed Newton-Rex says the government’s plan would give musicians’ life work to AI companies for free. This would let those companies use musicians’ works to compete with them. 5
The protest is important for all artists, whether they are famous or not. *Newton-Rex told the Associated Press that this matter will affect everyone in the music industry. He hopes the album will help people understand what might happen if the law changes.
A.They think this will hurt creative industries.
B.Let’s protect the creative industries—it’s only fair.
C.Many British artists like Kate Bush and Annie Lennox are in it.
D.He thinks this plan is not only bad for musicians but also unnecessary.
E.This shows what might happen if the government’s plan goes through.

答案： 1.C 上一句提到新专辑《这是我们想要的吗？》有超过1000名乐手参与其中,C项“许多英国艺术家，如凯特·布什和安妮·蓝妮克丝都在其中”承接上句，符合语境。
2.A 上一句的意思是“埃尔顿·约翰和保罗·麦卡特尼等一些艺术家对此表示担忧。”A项“他们认为这会损害创意产业”解释艺术家担忧的原因，符合语境。
3.E 本段前两句主要讲的是这张专辑有很多沉默的部分，这是对政府无声的反抗。E项“这表明如果政府的计划通过，可能会发生什么”暗示政府计划可能导致的后果，符合语境。
4.B 上一句提到一些英国报纸在头版抗议。抗议是为了保护创意产业的公平。B项“让我们保护创意产业——这才公平”是抗议的口号,符合语境。
5.D 本段前两句主要讲的是政府计划将音乐家的作品赠予AI公司的危害。D项“他认为这个计划不仅对音乐家不利，而且没有必要”是牛顿-雷克斯对政府计划的评价，符合语境。