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考研英语阅读理解冲刺重点预测25篇 (第篇)第篇 （版权所有，违者必究！鉴于有部分辅导机构不经过同意就把具有独立知识产权的作品公然转载并声称是他们自己作品的案例，再次特别声明：本博客所有文字材料仅供考生下载作自身的学习用途，任何形式的转载必须征得的授权，保留对所有文字作品的法律权利！） A few years ago, at the height of the dotcom boom, it was widely assumed that a publishing revolution, in which the printed word would be supplanted by the computer screen, was just around the corner. It wasnt: for many, there is still little to match the joy of cracking the spine of a good book and settling down for an hour or two of reading. But a recent flurry of activity by big technology companiesincluding Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo!suggests that the dream of bringing books online is still very much alive.The digitising of thousands of volumes of print is not without controversy. On Thursday November 3rd, Google, the worlds most popular search engine, posted a first instalment of books on Google Print, an initiative first mooted a year ago. This collaborative effort between Google and several of the worlds leading research libraries aims to make many thousands of books available to be searched and read online free of charge. Although the books included so far are not covered by copyright, the plan has attracted the ire of publishers.Five large book firms are suing Google for violating copyright on material that it has scanned and, although out of print, is still protected by law. Google has said that it will only publish short extracts from material under copyright unless given express permission to publish more, but publishers are unconvinced. Ironically, many publishers are collaborating with Google on a separate venture, Google Print Publisher, which aims to give readers an online taste of books that are commercially available. The searchable collection of extracts and book information is intended to tempt readers to buy the complete books online or in print form.Not to be outdone, Amazon, the worlds largest online retailer, has unveiled plans for its own foray into the mass e-book market. The firm, which began ten years ago as an online book retailer, now sells a vast array of goods. No doubt piqued that Google, a relative newcomer, should impinge upon its central territory, Amazon revealed on Thursday that it would introduce two new services. Amazon Pages will allow customers to search for key terms in selected books and then buy and read online whatever part they wish, from individual pages to chapters or complete works. Amazon Upgrade will give customers online access to books they have already purchased as hard copies. Customers are likely to have to pay around five cents a page, with the bulk going to the publisher.Microsoft, too, has joined the online-book bandwagon. At the end of October, the software giant said it would spend around $200m to digitise texts, starting with 0,000 that are in the public domain, to avoid legal problems. It will do so in collaboration with the Open Content Alliance, a consortium of libraries and universities. (Yahoo! has pledged to make ,000 books available online in conjunction with the same organisation.) And on Thursday, coincidentally the same day as Google and Amazon announced their initiatives, Microsoft released details of a deal with the British Library, the countrys main reference library, to digitise some 25m pages; these will be made available through MSN Book Search, which will be launched next year.注（1）：本文选自Economist, /注（2）：本文习题命题模仿对象为真题Text 1。1 What is attitude towards online books by big technology companies?A ReservedB ProudC ConfidentD Indifferent2 Which of the following is NOT an online book service?A Yahoo LibraryB MSN Book SearchC Google PrintD Amazon Pages3 The expression “just around the corner” (Line 2, Paragraph 1) means that _.A Something is very close.B There is something in the corner.C Something is impossible to happen.D Something is going to happen soon.4 What is the publishers attitude towards the service of onlin book?A ApprehansiveB AmbivalentC RespectfulD Indifferent5 What is the weak point of online book service?A It is not easy to use the service to search books.B Users need to pay for reading all book contents.C It cannot provide books of copyright for free.D The books online are not of good quality.篇章剖析本文是一篇说明文，主要讨论了当今各大网络技术公司纷纷推出在线图书服务的计划和行动。第一段简单回顾了曾经一度非常流行的一个理念“印刷革命”，从而引出话题。第二段介绍了Google的在线图书计划；第三段则描写了图书出版上对于在线图书服务的各种矛盾的态度；第四段介绍了亚马逊公司的在线图书计划；而第五段则介绍了微软在同一领域的行动。词汇注释supplant sEplB:nt v. 取代，代替 unveil Qnveil vi. 显露, 除去面纱crack krAk v. (使)破裂, 裂纹, (使)爆裂 foray fCrei n. 袭击spine spain n. 脊骨, 书脊 mass mAs n. 大众flurry flQri n. 一阵风，一阵 array Erei n. 排列, 大批instalment instC:lmEnt n. 连载；连续剧 pique pi:k vt. 伤害.自尊心, 使.生气initiative iniFiEtiv n. 提议，提案 impinge impindV v. 侵害；侵入moot mu:t vt. 提出.供讨论 bulk bQlk n. 大批, 大多数sue sju: v. 提出诉讼, 提出请求 bandwagon bAnd9wAgEn n. 乐队花车, 流行violate vaiEleit vt. 违犯, 侵犯 consortium kEnsC:tjEm n. 社团, 协会, 联盟extract ikstrAkt n. 摘录, 选粹 conjunction kEndVQNkFEn n. 联合, 关联tempt tempt vt. 诱惑, 引诱, 吸引 coincidental kEuinsiEdentl adj. 一致的, 巧合的outdo autdu: v. 胜过难句突破At the end of October, the software giant said it would spend around $200m to digitise texts, starting with 0,000 that are in the public domain, to avoid legal problems.主体句式 The software giant said 结构分析 这个句子看似复杂，其实结构非常简单。said的后面是微软的声明内容，逗号后面starting 引导的这个短语是用来补充说明微软的计划，而下一个逗号to引导的不定式则是用来补充说明前面的这个短语。句子译文 月下旬，这个软件业巨头称将斥资2亿美元用于书籍电子化，首期项目包括万本属于公共领域的书籍，以避免法律纠纷。题目分析1C. 态度题。文章第一段最后一句话谈到印刷革命的梦想依然充满了活力，而且全文都在谈论各大网络技术公司争先恐后地推出了在线书籍的服务，可见他们的态度还是非常乐观的。2A. 细节题。文章各段依次介绍了Google、亚马逊和微软的在线图书服务，但是没有介绍雅虎。3D. 语义题。根据该短语所在的上下文意思，可以推出意为印刷革命“很快就要发生”，因此答案为D。4B. 态度题。文章第三段中提到，一些图书出版公司反对在线图书的服务，认为该服务侵犯了图书版权。而同时另一些出版商却开始与Google等网络技术公司合作来提供再现图书的服务。这说明出版们对于这个问题的看法也是非常矛盾、摇摆不定的。5C. 细节题。纵观全文，各个段落中多次提到这些网络公司为了防止侵犯版权，都只免费提供那些已经不再受版权限制的公共书籍，这说明版权是一个很大的限制问题。因此答案为C。其中B选项错误的原因是在文章第二段中，Google的在线图书服务中读者能够免费下载到一些书的全部内容。D选项错误的原因是，例如在最后一段，微软与大英图书馆联合推出了在线图书服务，这说明这些书籍的质量应该是上佳的。参考译文在几年前信息泡沫时代的高潮中，人们普遍认为一场由电脑屏幕代替传统印刷的出版革命即将掀起。但这并没有发生：打开一本好书噼啪地敲书脊、并且专心致志的花一两个小时来看书，这种乐趣是电脑无法相提并论。但最近这些大技术公司包括Google, Amazon, 微软和雅虎却表示将书籍带入到互联网的梦想依然充满了活力。将数以千计的印刷版书籍电子化并不是毫无争议。月3日星期四的时候，经过了一年的筹划准备，业界欢迎的搜索引擎Google在其Google Print上发布了首期书目。Google和几个全球的研究性图书馆共同合作，意在使读者能够在互联网上搜索到大量的书籍并且能够免费阅读。虽然目前这相关些书籍不在版权保护的范围内，但该计划依然引起了许多出版商的愤怒。五大图书出版公司正在控告Google因扫描一些读物而侵犯了版权，尽管这些书籍已停止印刷，但它们仍受到法律的保护。Google声称对