高二英语 第二册 Unit 16 The United States of America人教版

高二英语第二册Unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmerica人教版

【本讲教育信息】

一、教学内容

Unit16TheUnitedStatesofAmerica

(-)重点单词

(二)重点短语

(三)重点句型

二、知识精讲

(-)重点单词

1.sacrificen.牺牲；献身；祭品短语：sellsth.atasacrifice亏本出售某物。

1)sacrifice表示“牺牲；牺牲的事物；祭品”时为可数名词；

Hisparentsmadegreatsacrificestopayforhiseducation.

他的父母为供他上学做出了很大牺牲。

Theyoungcommunistgavehislifeasasacrificeforhiscountry.

那位年轻的共产主义者为国捐躯了。

Theykilledasheepasasacrifice.

他们杀了一只羊做祭品。

2)表示“放弃某事物”时为不可数名词。

Gettingrichisn'tworththesacrificeofyourprinciple.

为致富而牺牲原则是不值得的。

3)Hesoldhiscaratasacrificetopayoffhisdebt.

为了偿还债务，他贱卖了他的汽车。

Vt.牺牲；献身；把……作祭品

1)Hesacrificedhislifetosavethedrowningchild.

他为拯救落水儿童献出了自己的生命。

2)Myunclewasforcedtosacrificehishouseinordertogoabroad.

为了出国，我叔叔被迫廉价出售他的房子。

3)TheysacrificedalambtoGod.

他们以羔羊为祭品献给上帝。

4)Shehassacrificedherselfto/forherhusband'sinterest.

为了丈夫的利益，她牺牲了自己。

Exercises:

①It'sthecompany'spolicyto_short-termprofitsforthesakeoflong-termgrowth.

A.graspB.getC.sacrificeD.cost

②Atthe_ofhisowncomfort,heallowedtheguesttousehisownbed.

A.sacrificeB.costC.benefitD.loss

2.overcome(overcame;overcome)战月生；克月艮

1)Thelearnerofasecondlanguagehasmanyproblemstoovercome.

第二外语的学习者需要克服很多困难。

2)Thatchildsucceededinovercominghisfetalweakness.

那个孩子成功的克服了自己的致命弱点。

短语：beovercomeby/with"不堪忍受...；极为....”

1)Manypeopleinthecrowdwereovercomebytheheat.

人群中许多人热得要死。

2)Thedriverwasovercomebyhistirednessandfellasleepinthebus.

那个司机困得要命，在公车上睡着了。

区分：overcome;win;defeat;conquer

overcome指克服困难、或克服感情，尤指克服精神方面的东西。

Heovercamehisfearofthedarkandmarchedinthedark.

他战胜了对黑暗的恐惧，在黑暗中前进。

win“赢得，获胜”指通过努力在较强的竞争中取得胜利，它常跟的宾语有game,war,

prize,fame,battle等。

OnlythegirlwonthefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.

只有那个女生在英语演讲比赛中获得了一等奖。

defeat指击败对方获得胜利，它的宾语必须是人或一个集体，如ateam,aclass,aschool,

anarmyodefeat尤指在战场上打败敌人。

Thewomanhasbeendefeatedintherecentelection.

在最近的选举中那个女士落选了。

conquer“克服”，“征服”指借助于体力、精神或道德力量以控制人、物或情感，常有

控制或占有的含义。

Nothingcancompletelyconqueranation.

没有什么可以完全战胜一个民族。

Exercises:

①Atthenewsofherson'sdeath,thewomanwas__withgrief.

A.wonB.beatenC.defeatedD.overcome

②Greatly__bysurprise,theoldprofessorcouldnotknowwhattosay.

A.overcomingB.overcomeC.overcameD.beingovercome

③填空「

1)Oneperson(可以被战月生),butnever(征月艮)。

2)Wetryallthemeansto(克服任何困难)。

3)ClassOne(赢得了篮球比赛)yesterday.

4)Ifsevendifficultto(征服一个弱小的民族)。

5)Nearlyeveryoneinthefamilyis(喜出望夕卜)。

答案：@D②B(3)1)maybedefeated;beconquered2)overcomeanydifficulties

3)wonthebasketballmatch4)conqueraweaknation5)overcomewithjoy

3.resistvt.抵抗；对抗

(1)后可接名词、代词、动名词，但不可接不定式

1)ThePLAmenresistedtheattackbravelyandwonagreatvictory.

解放军战士勇敢的抵抗进攻，取得了重大胜利。

2)Usuallychildrenlikehimcannotresisttheattraction.

通常像他这样的孩子无法抗拒这样的诱惑。

3)Thisnewlydevelopedmaterialresistswater.

这种新开发的材料防水。

4)Sheresistedbeingcarriedoffbythepoliceman.

她拒绝被警察带走。

(2)注意：can'tresistdoingsth.相当于can9thelpdoingsth.都表示“禁不住做某事”

Theycouldn'tresistlaughingatthejoke.

听了这个笑话，他们都禁不住笑了。

(3)resistancen.抵抗；反抗；抵抗力

Exercises:

①Thegoodswereatspecialprices,soIcouldn't___mycuriosityandwalkedintheshop.

A.defeatedB.reduceC.preventD.resist

②完成句子

1)Acountrylikethatisunableto(抵御来自其他国家的入侵)。

2)Thethief(经不起诱惑偷了一辆电动自行车)。

3)I(禁不住买了)alotofcandies.

4)Therehasbeen(很大的阻力)tothisnewlaw.

答案：①D②1)resisttheinvasionfromothercountries.2)couldn'tresisttheattraction

tostealanelectricbike.3)couldn'tresistbuying4)muchresistance

(二)重点短语

1.invain徒劳；白辛苦。vain前面没有冠词，相当于副词vainly

1)TheFrenchgirltriedinvaintomemorizethethreeChinesepoems.

那个法国小姑娘怎么都没有把那三首中文诗背下来。

2)Intheflood,hetriedtosavehissonfromdrowning,butinvain.

洪水中，他试图救他儿子免于溺死，但一切都是徒劳。

vainadj.徒劳的；无益的；空虚的；自负的；得意的

1)Wehavetosaythathiseffortsarevain.

我们必须要说，他的努力是徒劳的。

2)Hemadealotofvainpromisesbutnevercarriedthemout.

他作出了很多虚假的承诺，但从未兑现过。

3)Shewasvainof/abouthergoodlooks.

她对她的美貌很自负。，

2.Heinsistsonusshowinghimrespect.

他坚决要求我们要尊重他。

insiston坚持做；坚决要求后可接名词，代词或动名词

1)Alltheemployeesinsistedontheboss'apology.

所有的员工坚持要求老板道歉。

2)Chinawillinsistonself-relianceindevelopingitsscienceandtechnology.

在发展科学技术方面，中国坚持自力更生。一―

3)Theyinsistontheparentscomingtoschool.

他们坚持要求父母来学校。

拓展：

1)Weallinsistthatwe(should)notrestuntilwefinishthework.

我们都坚持完成工作后再休息。

2)Theyinsistedthatthewomanscientist(should)beinvited.

他们坚持邀请那位女科学家。

3)Thejudgeinsistedthattheyoungmanwasinnocent.

法官坚持说，那个年轻人是无罪的。

4)Thatfellowinsistedthathedidn'tstealthemotorbike.

那个家伙坚持说他没有偷摩托车。

总结：insist后接that从句，如果表示“坚持要做某事”时，从句中的谓语形式用

“should+动词原形”虚拟语气的形式，should可省略。但如果insist表示“坚持说，坚持

认为某一事实”时，从句中的谓语用陈述语气。

3.Thisinturnhadaneffectonthefoodsupplyforwolves.

这又对狼群的食物供应产生了影响。

(1)inturn转而；反过来；轮流；依次

1)Heoftenjokesaboutothers,andinturntheyalsolaughathim.

他常开别人的玩笑，反过来别人也拿他开玩笑。

2)Humanbeingspollutetheenvironment,andinturnthepollutedenvironmentaffectsus.

人类污染了环境，反过来污染的环境也影响我们。

3)Thestudentsarenotaskedtoanswerthequestioninturn.

学生们没被要求依次回答问题。

4)Allthememberstakeitinturntobeonduty.

所有的成员轮流着值班。

拓展：turnin上交；呈递；交回；向...告发；上床睡觉

1)Thepostgraduateturnsintwoessayseveryweek.

那个研究生每周交两篇论文。

2)Don'tforgettoturninyourkeybeforeyouleavethehotel.

你离开宾馆时，不要忘记把钥匙交回。

3)Wouldheturnmeinformystealingthegoldenwatch?

他会告发我偷金表的事吗？

4)Thecampersturninassoonasitgotdark.

野营者天一黑就睡觉了。

(2)supplyn.供给量；供应品；生活用品

表示“供应品；生活用品”时，多用复数形式；

指“供应量”时用单数形式；

指“供应”时为不可数名词。

短语：asupplyof........的供应

1)Helicoptersdroppedsuppliesforthefloodedareas.

直升机为水灾地区投放了生活物品。

2)Wehavealargesupplyoffood,sothereisnoreasonforpanic.

我们有充足的食物供应，没有理由恐慌。

3)Waterisinshortsupplyinmanybigcities.

有些大城市水短缺。

supplyvt.“供给；供应”

短语：supplysb.withsth.;supplysth.for/tosb."为...提供....”

Thegovernmentsuppliesprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentswithfreetextbooks.

政府为中小学生提供免费的课本。

Theysupplymuchhelptothestudentsadmittedtouniversity.

他们为被大学录取的学生提供许多资助。

课文中的其他短语：

4.beproudof弓I以为豪

5.bumdown（使）烧成平地；烧毁

6.thenumberof.....的数量

7.dieout烧灭；灭绝

8.drivesb.off驱逐某人

9.takeawayone'spoliticalrights剥夺某人的政治权利

10.moveawayfrom从..搬走

11.recoverfromthedestruction从破坏中恢复过来

12.aseriesoffiercefights/conflicts一连串激烈的冲突

13.takeachance冒险,碰运气

14.aimat旨在，目的是

15.makeagreementswithsb.与某人达成协议

16.leadsb.todosth.促使某人做某事

17.inhugenumbers大量的

18.onsale出售；减价

【典型例题】

1.Unluckily,alltheirattemptstorescuethechildfromtheburningbuildingwere_.

A.inplaceB.inturnC.invainD.inorder

2.Dr.King'seffortswerenot_vain,andthesegregationeventuallycametoanend.

A.inB.atC.forD.by

3.Herparentsinsistedthatshe_acleverstudentand___abettereducation.

A.was;receiveB.shouldbe;received

C.be;shouldreceivedD.is;shouldreceive

4.Hehelpshisneighbours,and_hegetsmuchhelpfrompeoplearound.

A.byturnsB.inturnC.ononehandD.fromonething

5.Ifsalwaysagoodhabitto_thethingsthatdon'tbelongtoyou.

A.turnupB.turnawayC.turninD.turnto

6.It'syourdutyto_themarketswithproductsofhighquality.

A.offerB.sendC.supplyD.buy

7.withenoughfoodandmedicine,thevictimsoftheearthquakearegreatlycomforted

A.SuppliedB.SupplyingC.OfferingD.Offered

答案：1.C2.A3.A4.B5.C6.C7,A

（三）重点句型

1.Therearesicnsthatanew,differentSouthiscomingoutofitsdarkpast.

种种迹象表明，一个崭新的，截然不同的南部正从过去的黑暗中走出来。

名词+that引导的同位语从句

同位语从句多用that引导，用来说明前面名词的具体内容。有时不是紧跟在名词后，

而是被其它词隔开。常接同位语从句的名词有：answer,belief,condition,decision,doubt,fact,

dream,feeling,hope,idea,information,message,news,order,possibility,problem,promise,

question,suggestion,truth,warning等。

典型例句：

1）WeareveryexcitedatthenewsthatourChineseathleteswonmanygoldmedals.

我们听到中国运动员赢得了许多金牌的消息非常激动。，

2)Thefactthatthecontractwassignedwasimportant.

签订了合同这件事本身就很重要。

3)Idon'tbelievetherumourthathekilledhisdaughter.

我不相信他杀死了女儿的谣传。

4)We'vejustheardawarningontheradiothatatyphoonmaybeonitsway.

我们刚从广播里听到了一则警报，说有台风即将到来。

拓展：

同位语从句还可由whether,when,which,who,how,what,why等引出

1)Thequestioncameupatthemeetingwhetherwehadenoughmoneyfortheresearch.

会上提出了我们的研究经费是否足够的问题。

2)Thequestionwhowastoblamehasneverbeensettled.

该由谁来负责这个问题根本没有解决。

3)Ihavenoideawhenshewillbebackfromabroad.

我不知道她什么时候从国外回来。

2.Thecitysawaseriesoffiercefightsbetweenblacksandwhitesinthe1960sand...

在20世纪60年代，这座城市目睹了黑人和白人之间一连串激烈的冲突……

Thecitysaw...(在某段时期或地点)发生，经历，经受，目睹……

这是一种拟人化的写作手法，赋予无生命的主语以人或团体特有的动作，以增强句子的

表现力。

Theyear1959sawthefirstappearanceofarealflyingshipintheworld.

1959年世界上出现了第一艘真正的飞船。

Thenextfewyearssawaseriesofbadharvests.

接下来的几年里，发生了连年的粮食歉收。

Thecitysawmanychangesinthepasttenyears.

这个城市在过去的十年里经历了多次变革。

ThefifthcenturysawtheendofRomanEmpireinthewest.

5世纪见证了西方罗马帝国的灭亡。

3.1wantotherpeopletoleavemealone.

我想让别人不要管戒

leave/let…alone不理会...；不打扰....；不干预....

1)Heishavingarest;leavehimalone.

他正在休息，不要管他。

2)Theboywasleftaloneathome

这个男孩被单独留在了家里。

3)WhatIwantistobeleftalone.

我只想一个人呆在这里。

4)1havetoldyoutoleavemythingsalone.

我已经告诉过你不要动我的东西。

5)Ihavetoleaveitalone.

我只好随它去了。

拓展：leavesth./sb.+形容词/介词/副词/不定式，表示：“使/让……处于……状态”

1)Hewentabroad,leavinghiswifeandchildrenbehind.

他抛弃了妻子和儿女们到国外去了。

2)Itwasthedoorguardthatleftalltheclassroomdooropen.

是警卫使所有教室的门开着的。

3)Afterschoolweallwenthome,leavingthedoorunlocked.

放学后我们都回家了，忘记给门上锁。

4)Don'tleavethewaterrunninglikethis,itisagreatwaste.

不要让水一直流着，这样太浪费了。

5)Hismotherdied,leavinghisfathertolookafterthechildren.

他妈妈去世了，留下他父亲一个人照顾几个孩子。

总结：这一句型中，不定式表示当时那个动作还未发生；现在分词表示动作的延续；

过去分词表示和前面的名词是被动关系或动作已完成。

leave的其他短语：leave…behind留下，忘记携带；leaveoff停止，戒除；leaveout省略，

忽略,遗漏;leaveover剩下(食物)

1)Nooneknewwholefthiswatchbehind.

没有人知道是谁把表留下来的。

2)Hewasdiagnosedwithcancerandhehasleftoffhiswork.

他被诊断患了癌症，已经停止了工作。

3)Themostimportantpointwasleftoutintheagreement.

协议中遗漏了最重要的一点。

4)Nothingwasleftoverfromtheparty.

宴会后没有剩下食物。

【典型例题】

1.Informationhasbeenputforward__moremiddleschoolgraduateswillbeadmittedinto

universities.

A.whileB.thatC.whenD.as

2.Thereisapopularbeliefamongparents_schoolsdon'tpayanyattentiontohandwriting.

A.whoseB.thatC.whichD.inwhich

3.Someresearchersbelievethatthereisnodoubt_acureforAIDSwillbefound.

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.whether

4.Astorygoes_ElizabethIofEnglandlikednothingmorethanbeingsurroundedbyclever

andqualifiednoblemenatcourt.

A.whenB.whereC.whatD.that

5.Theyear1949_thefoundationofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.

A.sawB.watchedC.observedD.noticed

6.Words_mewhenIwantedtoexpressmythankstohimforhavingsavedmyson.

A.leftB.discouragedC.failedD.disappointed

7.-Wasthedoorofthediningroom_lastnight?

——Idon'tknoweither.

A.stayedopenB.remainedopenC.leftopenD.keptopen

8.Withthewindowsleft_,thehouse-wifewasalwaysfeelinganxious.

A.openingB.toopenC.beopenD.open

答案：1.B2.B3.B4.D5.A6.C7.C8.D

动词时态预习导学

观察下面句子中的黑体部分，指出其语法功能。

1.Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroadskeepsrisingthesedays.

2.一Whenwillyoucometoseeme,dad?

一IwillgotoseeyouwhenyouHnishthetrainingcourse.

3.Lookatthetimetable.Hurryup!Flight4026takesoffat18:20.

4.-Whatareyougoingtodothisafternoon?

一I'mgoingtothecinemawithsomefriends.Thefilmfinishesquiteearly,sowearegoing

tothebookstoreafterthat.

5.Youarealwaysforgettingthings.

6.-I'mgoingtoleaveattheendofthismonth.

一Idon'tthinkyoushoulddothatuntilyou'vefoundanotherjob.

7.Susandecidednottoworkontheprogramathomebecauseshedidn'twantherparentsto

knowwhatshewasdoing.

8.John,afriendofmine,whogotmarriedonlylastweek,spent$3,000morethanhehad

planedforthewedding.

9.Nowthatheisoutofjob,Lucyhasbeenconsideringgoingbacktoschool,butshehasn't

decidedyet.

10.BythetimeJanegetshome,herauntwillhaveleftforLondontoattendameeting.

【模拟试题】（答题时间：40分钟）

一、完形填空

ThesurveyaboutchildhoodintheThirdWorldshowsthatthestruggleforsurvivalislong

andhard.Butintherichworld,childrencan]fromadifferentkindofpoverty-ofthespirit.

2_,oneWesterncountryalonenowsees14000attemptedsuicides（自杀）everyyearbychildren

under15,andonechild3fiveneedspsychiatric（心理）advice.

Therearemanygoodthingsabout4intheThirdWorld.Takethecloseandconstant

relationbetweenchildrenandtheirparents,relativesandneighboursforexample.IntheWest,the

verynatureofworkputsdistancebetween5andchildren.ButinmostThirdWorldvillages

motherandfatherdonotgomilesawayeachdaytoworkinoffices.6,thechildseesmother

andfather,relationsandneighboursworking7andoftensharesinthatwork.

Achild8inthiswaylearnshisorherrolethroughjoininginthecommunity's9:

helpingtodigorbuild,lookafteranimalsorbabies—ratherthan10playingwithwaterand

sandinkindergarten,keepingpets11playingwithdolls.

Thesechildrenmaygrowupwithalessoppressivesenseofspaceandtimethanthe12

children.Theirsenseofdaysandtimehasalottodowiththechangeofseasonsandpositionsof

thesunorthemooninthesky.Childrenintherichworld,13,areprovidedwithawatchas

oneofthe14signsofgrowingup,sothattheycan15alongwiththeirparentsabout

beinglateforschooltimes,mealtimes,bedtimes,thetimesofTVshows...

ThirdWorldchildrendonotusually16tostayindoors,stilllessinhigh-riseapartments

（公寓）.Insteadofdangerousroad,“keepoffthegrass“signsand"don'tspeaktostrangers",there

isoftenasenseof17tostudyandplay.Parentscanseetheirchildrenoutsideratherthan

observethem18fromtenfloorsup.

19,twelvemillionchildrenunderfivestilldieeveryyearthroughhungeranddisease.

ButchildhoodintheThirdWorldisnotall20.

1.A.comeB.learnC.sufferD.survive

2.A.AsusualB.ForinstanceC.InfactD.Inotherwords

3.A.byB.inC.toD.under

4.A.childhoodB.povertyC.spiritD.survival

5.A.adultsB.fathersC.neighboursD.relatives

6.A.AnyhowB.HoweverC.InsteadD.Still

7.A.awayB.aloneC.alongD.nearby

8.A.growingupB.livingthroughC.playingD.working

9.A.activityB.lifeC.studyD.work

10.A.byB.fromC.throughD.with

11.A.andB.butC.orD.so

12.A.EasternB.goodC.poorD.Western

13.A.atanymomentB.atthesametime

C.ontheotherhandD.onthewhole

14.A.easiestB.earliestC.happiestD.quickest

15.A.careB.fearC.hurryD.worry

16.A.dareB.expectC.haveD.require

17.A.controlB.dangerC.disappointmentD.freedom

18.A.anxiouslyB.eagerlyC.impatientlyD.proudly

19.A.AboveallB.IntheendC.OfcourseD.Whafsmore

20.A.badB.goodC.richD.poor

二、阅读理解

A

WhenJimandCathyMalupacametotheUnitedStatesfromthePhilippines,theylivedinan

apartmentinthecenterofChicago.Cathyworkedasanaccountantinadowntownbank.

Afterlookingforalongtime,JimandCathyboughtahouseinthesuburbs.

Onemorning,MrsGray,theMalupas9nextdoorneighbour,stoppedbytomeetCathy.

“Welcometotheneighborhood.We'dliketoinviteyouandyourhusbandtoourhomethisFriday

evening.Wewantyoutomeetalltheotherneighbours.^^

OnFridayevening,at7o'clockJimandCathywalkedtotheGrays5home.Alotofpeople

wereattheparty.SeveralpeoplecongratulatedCathyandJimontheirnewhome.

Atabout8:30,JimwalkedovertoCathyandasked."Whenwillthedinnerbeserved?I'm

reallyhungry.^^

“Idon'tknow,“Cathyanswered."Txnhungry,aswell.Maybetheyliketoeatlate.”

At9:15,everyonewasstillstanding,talkingandenjoyingtherefreshments（点心）.Jimwas

sohungrythathewasfeelingweak.CathybroughtJimabowlofcrackersandsomecheese.By10

o'clock,Jimwassickofcrackers,buthewasstillveryhungry.

Someguestsstartedtoleave.JimandCathywereverysurprised.OneguestsaidtoMrGray,

“Thanksforinvitingustotheparty.Wehadagood

ThenCathyrealizedhermistake.ShewhisperedtoJim,"Thisisaneighborhoodparty,nota

dinnerparty.Imadeamistake.Alltheotherguestshaddinnerbeforetheycamehere.”

JimandCathyquicklythankedtheGraysfortheparty.Theyfetchedtheircoatsandleft.

Theywalkedbackhome,gotintotheircaranddrovetoanearbyshoppingcenter.TheItalian

restaurantwasclosedandtheChineserestaurantwasalsoclosed.t4Whatarewegoingtodo?”Jim

asked.

1.“Looking"in"Afterlookingforalongtime,“means"

A.lookingforagoodjob

B.lookingforaproperhouse

C.lookingforagoodneighbor

D.lookingforsomethinglost

2.WhydidMrsGrayinvitetheMalupastoherhome?

A.Tohavedinner.

B.Tomeetalltheotherneighbors.

C.Toattendaball.

D.Tocongratulatethemontheirnewwork.

3.WhatdidtheMalupasthinktheywouldhaveattheparty?

A.Agooddinner.B.Crackers.C.Tea.D.Cheese.

4.Cathyrealizedhermistake.

A.atthebeginningoftheparty

B.inthemiddleoftheparty

C.attheendoftheparty

D.aftertheyreturnedhome

5.Aftertheylefttheneighborhoodparty,theywenttoashoppingcenter.

A.tohavedinnerB.tobuygoods

C.toseeafilmD.tobuyrefreshments

B*

WildBillDonovanwouldhavelovedtheInternet.

ThespymasterwhobuilttheOfficeofStrategicServiceinWorldWarIIandlaterlaidthe

rootsfortheCIA（美国中央情报局）wasveryinterestedininformation.Donovanbelievedin

usingwhatevertoolscametohandinthe“greatname“ofdiscoveringinformation-spyingasa

""profession（职业）ThesedaystheNet,whichhasalreadyremadesucheverydaypastimesas

buyingbooksandsendinge-mails,isreshapingDonovan'sjobaswell.

Thelatestrevolutionisn'tsimplyamatterofgentlemenreadingothergentlemen'se-mail.

Thatkindofelectronicspyinghasbeengoingonfordecades.Inthepastthreeorfouryearsthe

WorldWideWebhasgivenbirthtoawholeindustryofpoint-and-clickspying.Thespiescallit

“open-sourceintelligence（情寸艮），andastheNetgrows,itisbecomingincreasinglytoaffect

people'slives.In1995theCIAheldacontesttoseewhocouldcollectedthemostfactsabout

Burundi.ThewinnerwasatinyVirginiacompanycalledopensourcesolutions,whoseclear

advantagewasitsmasteryoftheelectronicworld.

AmongthefirmsmakingthebiggestsplashinthisnewworldisStraitford,Inc,aprivate

intelligenceanalysis（情报分析）firmbasedinAustin,Texas.Straitfordmakesmoneybyselling

theresultsofspying（coveringnationsfromChiletoRussia）tocorporationslikeenergy-services

firmMcDermottInternational.Peoplemayfinditsforecastsonlineat.

StraitfordpresidentGeorgeFriedmansaysheseestheonlineworldasakindoftoolforboth

collectingandgivingoutinformation,aspymaster'sdream.Lastweekhisfirmwasbusy

searchingforinformationfromthefarcomersoftheworldandsayingtherewouldbeacrisis（危

机）inUkraine."6Assoonasthatreportruns,we'llsuddenlyget500newInternetsign-upsfrom

Ukraine,saysFriedman,aformerpoliticalscienceprofessor.t6Andwe'llhearbackfromsomeof

them.^^Open-sourcespyingdoeshaveitsrisks,ofcourse,sinceitcanbedifficulttotellgood

informationfrombad.ThafswhereStraitfordearnsitskeep.

Friedmanreliesononly20peopleinAustin.Severalofhisstaffmembershave

military-intelligence（军事情报）backgrounds.Heseesthefirm'soutsiderpositionasthekeytoits

success.Straitfbrd^briefdon'tsoundliketheusualWashingtonback-and-forth,bywhichpeople

avoiddramaticdeclarationsonthechancetheymightbewrong.Straitford,saysFriedman,takes

prideinitsindependentvoice.

6.TheInternethas.

A.receivedsupportformfanslikeDonovan

B.reshapingtheintelligenceservices

C.offeredpeoplemorechancestoenjoymanycommonpastimes

D.madespyingajobrespectedbypeople

7.Donovan,sstoryismentionedinthetextto.

A.introducethetopicofonlinespying

B.showhowh