苹果公司因侵犯专利权被判赔偿2.34亿美元
A US jury（陪审团） ordered Apple Inc to pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing research unit（专利授权的研究机构） more than $234 million for using its technology in its iPhone and iPad chips.
Jurors(陪审员) debated for about three hours.However, the amount was less than the $400 million the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) had attempted to obtain. Nonetheless, its legal team was all smiles and handshakes after the verdict was read, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.
On Tuesday, the jury said Apple infringed the foundation’s patent(专利) for improving the performance of computer processors. WARF sued Apple in January 2014 telling infringement of its 1998 patent on a "predictor circuit," developed by computer science professor Gurindar Sohi, who was in court for the decision. The technology improves the speed and efficiency of processors（处理器）that run popular Apple mobile devices such as iPhones 5, 6, and 6 Plus and iPads, extending battery life by as much as two hours.
"For Dr. Sohi, I hope you felt that your invention was protected," U.S. District Judge William Conley said. WARF praised the decision, saying it was important to protect the university's inventions from any illegal use. In a statement the WARF managing director Carl Gulbrandsen said: "This decision is great news."
The nonprofit WARF serves as the technology transfer organization of UW-Madison by patenting and commercializing campus inventions. "This is a case where the hard work of our university researchers and the integrity of patenting and licensing discoveries has won," said Carl Gulbrandsen, managing director of the foundation. "The jury recognized the essential computer processing work that took place on our campus."
According to the foundation's website, WARF uses part of its income to support further research at the school, and distributed $58m in grants last year.
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1.What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A IPhone and iPad chips were made by University of Wisconsin.
B Apple Inc suffered loss of $234m in iPhone and iPad chips.
C Apple had to pay WARF $234m for illegal use of technology.
D Jury showed great support to protect patent right of WARF.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第1段可知，本文主要介绍了苹果公司因为技术侵权需向威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的校友研究基金会支付2.34亿美元的侵权损失费，故选C。
2.Why did the legal team of WARF feel happy after the court passed sentence(判决)?
A They got a larger amount than they had attempted to obtain.
B They won the case to protect their patent of inventions.
C Their inventions were used in the popular mobile devices.
D They won the jury’s recognition of the computer processors.
解析：选B。细节理解题。根据下文I hope you felt that your invention was protected与This decision is great news可知，法律保护了威斯康星大学科技人员的劳动成果，维护了他们的权益，尽管判罚的数量没有达到他们绳索的目标，但他们对于裁定结果表示满意，故选B。
3.What can be implied in the passage?
A Apple’s mobile devices are famous for their high speed and efficiency.
B The WARF processors have not been commercialized to other companies.
C Apple has made great profits based on its illegal use of others’ inventions.
D It is important that patents of inventions should be protected by the law.
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第5段第2句This is a case where the hard work of our university researchers and the integrity of patenting and licensing discoveries has won可知，威斯康星大学科技人员的努力维权，获得胜诉，由此判断，用法律保护自己的专利权具有非常重要的意义，故选D。
4.What does the underlined word “distributed" mean in the last paragraph?
A Hand out.
B Pass on.
C Set up.
D Call off.
解析：选A。猜测词义题。根据前文的support可知，distribute在文中意为“分发，下发”，故选A。