大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷13（共260题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷13（共9套）

（共260题）

大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷第1套

一、长篇阅读（本题共30题，每题1.0分，共30分。）

SpaceTouiism[A]MakcyuuiICSCIvaliunsnuw.ThespaceluuiismindusliyisufHuially

openforbusiness,andticketsaregoingforamere$20millionforaone-weekstayin

space.DespitereluctancefromNationalAirandSpaceAdministration（NASA）,Russia

madeAmericanbusinessmanDennisTitotheworld'sfirstspacetourist.Titoflewinto

spaceaboardaRussianSoyuzrocketthatarrivedattheInternationalSpace

Station（ISS）onApril30,2001.Thesecondspacetourist.SouthAfricanbusinessman

MarkShuttleworth,tookoffaboardtheRussianSoyuzonApril25,2002,alsoboundfor

theISS.[B]LanceBassof'NSync（anAmericanboyband）wassupposedtobethethirdto

makethe$20milliontrip,buthedidnotjointhethree-mancrewastheyblastedoffon

October30,2002,duetolackofpayment.Probablythemostincredibleaspectofthis

proposedspacetourwasthatNASAapprovedofit.[CThesetripsarethebeginningof

whatcouldbeaprofitable21stcenturyindustry.Therearealreadyseveralspacetourism

companiesplanningtobuildsuborbitalvehiclesandorbitalcitieswithinthenexttwo

decades.Thesecompanieshaveinvestedmillions,believingthatthespacetourism

industryisonthevergeoftakingoff.[D]In1997,NASApublishedareportconcluding

thatsellingtripsintospacetoprivatecitizenscouldbeworthbillionsofdollars.A

Japanesereportsupportsthesefindings,andprojectsthatspacetourismcouldbea$10

billionperyearindustrywithinthenexttwodecades.Theonlyobstaclestoopeningup

spacetotouristsarethespaceagencies,whoareconcernedwithsafetyandthe

developmentofareliable,reusablelaunchvehicle.SpaceAccommodations[E]Russia's

Mirspacestationwassupposedtobethefirstdestinationforspacetourists.ButinMarch

200i,theRussianAerospaceAgencybroughtMirdownintothePacificOcean.Asit

turnedout,bringingdownMironlytemporarilydelayedthefirsttouristtripintospace.

|F]TheMircrashdidcancelplansforanewreality-basedgameshowfromNBC,which

wasgoingtobecalledDestinationMir.TheSurvivor-likeTVshowwasscheduledtoair

infall2001.ParticipantsontheshowweretogothroughtrainingatRussia's

cosmonaul（宇航员）trainingcenter,StarCity.Eachweek,oneoftheparticipantswould

beeliminatedfromtheshow,withthewinnerreceivingatriptotheMirspacestation.

TheMircrashhasruledoutNBC'sspaceplansfornow.NASAisagainstbeginning

spacetourismuntiltheInternationalSpaceStationiscompletedin2006.[G]Russiaisnot

aloneinitsinterestinspacetourism.Thereareseveralprojectsunderwayto

commercializespacetravel.SpaceIslandGroupisgoingtobuildaring-shaped,rotating

"commercialspaceinfrasiructure（基础结构）"thalwillresembletheDiscoveryspacecraft

inthemovie"2001:ASpaceOdyssey."SpaceIslandsaysitwillbuilditsspacecityout

ofemptyNASAspace-shuttlefueltanks（tostart,itshouldtakearound12orso）,and

placeitabout400milesaboveEarth.Thespacecitywillrotateonceperminutetocreate

agravitationalpullone-thirdasstrongasEarth's.[H]Accordingtotheirvisionstatement,

SpaceAdventuresplansto"flytensofthousandsofpeopleinspaceoverthenext10-15

yearsandbeyond,aroundthemoon,andback,fromspaceportsbothonEarthandin

space,toandfromprivatespacestations,andaboarddozensofdifferentvehicles..."Even

HiltonHotelshasshowninterestinthespacetourismindustryandthepossibilityof

buildingorco-fundingaspacehotel.However,thecompanydidsaythatitbelievessuch

aspacehotelis15to20yearsaway.[I]Initially,spacetourismwilloffersimple

accommodationsatbest.Forinstance,iftheInternationalSpaceStationisusedasa

touristattraction,guestswon'tfindtheluxurioussurroundingsofahotelroomonEarth.

Ithasbeendesignedforconductingresearch,notentertainment.However,thefirst

generationofspacehotelsshouldoffertouristsamuchmorecomfortableexperience.

|J]InregardtoaconceptforaspacehotelinitiallyplannedbySpaceIsland,suchahotel

couldofferguestseveryconveniencetheymightfindatahotelonEarth,andsomethey

mightnot.Thesmallgravitationalpullcreatedbytherotatingspacecitywouldallow

space-touristsandresidentstowalkaroundandfunctionnormallywithinthestructure.

Everythingfromrunningwatertoarecyclingplanttomedicalfacilitieswouldbe

possible.Additionally,spacetouristswouldevenbeabletotakespacewalks.[KJMany

ofthesecompaniesbelievethattheyhavetoofferanextremelyenjoyableexperiencein

orderforpassengerstopaythousands,ifnotmillions,ofdollarstorideintospace.So

willspacecreateanotherseparationbetweenthehavesandhave-nots?TheMost

ExpensiveVacation[LIWillspacebeanexoticretreatreservedforonlythewealthy?Or

willmiddle-classfolkshaveachancetotaketheirfamiliestospace?Makenomistake

aboutit,goingtospacewillbethemostexpensivevacationyouevertake.Pricesright

nowareinthetensofmillionsofdollars.Currently,theonlyvehiclesthatcantakeyou

intospacearcthespaceshuttleandtheRussianSoyuz,bothofwhicharcterribly

inefficientEachspacecraftrequiresmillionsofpoundsoffueltotakeoffintospace,

whichmakesthemexpensivetolaunchOnepoundofpayload（有效载重）costsabout

$10,000toputintoEarth'sorbit.[M]NASAandLockheedMartinarecurrently

developingasingle-stage-to-orbitlaunchspaceplane,calledtheVentureStar,which

couldbelaunchedforaboutatenthofwhatthespaceshuttlecoststolaunch.Ifthe

VentureStartakesoff,thenumberofpeoplewhocouldaffordtotakeatripintospace

wouldmoveintothemillions.|N|AjointreportfromNASAandtheSpace

TransportationAssociationstatedthatimprovementsintechnologycouldpushfaresfor

spacetravelaslowas$50,000,andpossiblydownto$20,000or$10,000adecadelater.

Thereportconcludedthatataticketpriceof$50,000.therecouldbe600,000passengers

flyingintospaceeachyear.Whilestillleavingoutmanypeople,thesepriceswouldopen

upspacetoatremendousamountoftraffic.[O]Sincethebeginningofthespacerace,the

generalpublichassaid,"Isn'tthatgreat—whendoIgettogo?"Well,ourchancemight

becloserthanever.Withinthenext20years,spaceplanescouldbetakingoffforthe

MoonatthesamefrequencyasairplanesflyingbetweenNewYorkandLosAngeles.

1Withinthenexttwodecades,spacetravelcouldbeascommonasintercityairtravel.

标准答案：O

知识点解析：根据withinthenexttwodecades定位到O段。该段末句提到，在未来

20年里，航空飞机能够同在纽约和洛杉矶之间穿梭的飞机一样频繁地飞往月球。

本题句子的twodecades与原文的20years对应，ascommonas对应atthesame

frequencyas。

2、Aboybandmemberwasn'tabletogoonatourofspacebecauseofshortageof

money.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据boyband定位到B段首句。美国乐队“超级男孩”的成员兰斯・巴

斯本打算成为第三位耗资2000万美元旅行的人，但由于不够钱付款，所以在2002

年10月30日三个机组成员起飞时他没能加入他们的队伍。本题句子的wasn'table

togoonatourofspace与原文的hedidnotjointhethree—mancrewastheyblastedoff

对应，shortageofmoney对应lackofpayment。

3、Severaltourismcompaniesbelievespacetravelisgoingtobeanewprofitable

industry.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据tourismcompanies,profitable和industry定位至UC段。该段说，

这些旅行是21世纪一个赚钱的产业的开始。已经有几个太空旅行公司投资了数百

万，他们相信太空旅行业即将起飞。本题句子概括了原文的意思。

4、Itwasimpossibletocarryoutthereality-basedgameshowduetothecrashofthe

Russiaspacestation.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：根据reality-basedgameshow,crash和spacestation定位到F段。该

段首句说，和平号太空站的坠毁确实取消了国家广播公司的一个以现实为基础的新

游戏节目。本题句子的impossibletocarryout对应原文的cancelplanso

5、WillithecombiningeffortsofNASAandacertaincompany,alessexpensivespace

planeisbeingdeveloped.

标准答案：M

知识点解析：根据NASA和spaceplane定位到M段。该段首句提到，国家航空航

天局和洛克希德•马丁公司目前正在开发一种单级人轨、名叫冒险星的太空飞机。

该太空飞机的起飞成本大概是一架航天飞机起飞成本的十分之一。题目中的less

expensive对应原文的aboutatenthofwhatthespaceshuttlecostso

6、Touristscan'tfindacomfortablehotelinSpaceStationduetoitsoriginallypurpose

ofconductingresearch.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：根据conductingresearch定位到I段。第1一3句提到，起初太空旅

游业最多只能提供简单的膳宿。例如，如果国际空间站被用来作为游览胜地，游客

是无法找到一个像地球上酒店房间那样豪华的环境的。因为它是被设计来进行研究

而不是娱乐的。本题句子的originallypurpose对应原文的hasbeendesignedfor。

7、Whatmakesgoingtospacethemostexpensivevacationistheenormouscost

involvedinlaunchingthespacecraft.

标准答案：L

知识点解析：根据【hemostexpensivevacation,costinvolved和launch定位至UL

段。该段第3句说，到太空去将是最昂贵的假期。倒数第二句说，每架航天飞机起

飞到太空都需要数百万磅重的燃料，因此，它们的发射非常昂贵。本题句子是对这

两句的概括。

8、Aninfrastructure,whichisscheduledtomakeprofitsinspacetravel,willbebuilt

hundredsofmilesabovetheearthinaring-shaped.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：根据infrastructure,milesabovetheearth和aring-haped定位到G

段。该段说，太空岛屿集团将建造一个类似电影《2001太空漫游》中—的“发现号”

太空飞船的环状旋转式“商业太空基础结构太空岛屿说它将用国家航空航天局用

剩的空燃料箱建造太空城（开始大约需要12只燃料箱），把它建在地球上方400英

里的位置。本题句子与原文信息一致。

9、Thespaceagenciesarereluctanttoopenupspacetotouristsowingtosecurity

considerationandlackofalaunchvehicleasrequired.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：木艮据llicspaceagencies,openingupspacetoluurisls和launchvehicle

定位到D段。末句提到，把太空开放给游客的唯一障碍是太空机构，他们担心安

全问题，关注一个可靠和可以重复利用的运载飞行器的开发。本题句子是对该句的

同义转述。

10、Inorderforspacetouriststowalkaroundandfunctionnormally,itisnecessaryfor

thespacecitytocreateasmallgravitationalpull.

标准答案：J

知识点解析：根据towalkaroundandfunctionnormally和smallgravitationalpull定

位到J段。第2句提到，旋转的太空城所产生的小小的引力将使太空游客和居民能

够在该建筑四处走动并正常生活。本题句子是对原文的同义转述。

WhattheHeckDoesVincentvanGoghHaveToDoWithInternetMarketing?

[A]Nothingandeverything!Tuckeddiscreetlyawayonmymodestmarketingwebsiteis

acopyofaVincentvanGoghportraitIcreatedforacharityfundraisersomeyearsback.

Afewofthepeoplewhohavestumbleduponithavesentmepuzzlingemails—vanGogh

andInternetMarketing?What'stheconnection?[B]Itallboilsdowntostubbornold

learninghabitsthatneverdie!Letmeexplain—Iamtrainedasanartist-oneofthebest

waystolearnhowtodraworpaintistocopytheMasters.Spendafewhourscopyinga

vanGogh,aMonetoraDurerandyouwilllearnmoreinthosefewhoursthanmonths

spentintheclassroompouringovercolortheories,compositioncharts,andpaint

mixtures.Learnbyseeingthroughtheeyesofthemasters![C]Theyhavebeenthere,

donethat,andtheyhavesolvedallthemajorproblemsforyou.Itworksperfectlyand

artistshavebeenlearningthiswayforcenturies.[DJWhcnIfirststartedInternet

marketingIappliedthesamemethod.(DidImentionIwasStubborn!)Afewhours

studyingtheMasters—theirtechniques,theirmarketingtools,theirmindsets—savedme

andtheywillsaveyoufrommonths(ifnotyears)oftrialanderror.Studythemastersfirst­

handandyouwillgainamorecompleteandbroaderunderstandingofthedifferent

marketingtechniques,methods,andsystemsthatthesemarketersapply.Spendingafew

yearsstudyingthetopmarketersmaypaybigdividendsdowntheroadwhenyouapply

allthisknowledgetolesserknownmarketingniches.[E]Manymaybeskepticalabout

thissuggestion,spendtwoorthreeyearsstudyingtopmarketers,you'vegottobejoking!

Notreally,it'swherethatoldartisttrainingcomesin—artistsspendalifetimestudying

themasters.Andneverregretaminuteofit!Butjusthowdoyoufindthesemarketing

masters?[F]FindingtheMasterswasthehardestpart!Withsomanyproclaimedandself­

proclaimed"gurus"ontheweb,findingthegenuinearticleamongallthe"bovine

deposits"wasextremelydifficult.[G]However,itwasn'tlongbeforeonenamekept

poppingup,againandagain.MarkJoyner!Likehimorhatehim—noonecandispute

thatheis"the"masterofInternetmarketing.Manyoftoday'smarketingtechniquessuch

asadtracking,pre-selling,emailmarketing,guerrillatactics,etc.wereinventedor

perfectedbyJoyner.JoynerisoneoftheabsolutemostsuccessfulInternetmarketers

today.Hewasactiveonthenetlongbeforemostoftoday'sotherInternetmarketerseven

knewaboutit.Andthereisnodoubtthathereallyknowshowtomarketandsellonihe

Internet.[H]OneofhisgreatestsuccesseswashissiteSearchHound,whichhebuiltfrom

scratch,ranonazeromarketingbudget,andthensoldfor$4,000,000($3,000,000incash

and$1.000,000instrike\varrants)partlyduetothehightrafficitreceived.Hisfreeebook

SearchEngineSecrets,whichhewroteseveralyearsago,hasbeendownloadedmore

thanamillionlimes(thelastnumber1heard),andhisqualityproductshasbeenusedfora

profitbymanygratefulmarketersallaroundtheworld.InoroutofInternetmarketing,

Joynerisstillamajorforcethat'sworthsomeseriousstudy.Afewhoursstudyinghim

andhismethodswillsaveyoufrommonthsoftrialanderror.[I]JohnReese!Another

namethatkeepspoppingup-JohnReese.Thisisanothermarketingexpertthatdelivers

the"goods',—andthekeyliesinoneword"traffic".Trafficisthelifeblood,heartbeat,

andmainfactorthatwillmakeorbreakanyInternetwebsite.It'sthebasicreasonforthe

successofanywebsite.Reesehasfiguredouthowtodelivertraffictoanysiteonthe

web.|J]BulbeforeyoujumpandbuysomeofhisTrafficSecretsproducts-thinktwice.

Isthereabetterwaytogettheinformation!Pleasedon'tgetmewrong,ifyouhavethe

moneyandareshortpressfortime-byallmeans,gobuyhisproducts!However,if

you'reonabudgetandhavesometimeonyourhands-whynotgofirst-handandstudy

hissites,newsletters,blog,etc.Pickthemapartpiecebypieceandyouwilldiscoverhis

real"secrets11.Butmoreimportantlyyouwillhaveabetterunderstandingofthem.Study

thestructureandlayoutofhissites,andseewhattechniquesheusesandsimplyapply

themtoyourownwebsitesandmarketingmethods.Googletotherescue!(K]Ifyou're

reallynewtoInternetmarketing,youmaybewondering,howdoIfindthesemasters,

iheirsites,ortheirproductseven?JustuseGoogleandyouwillfindthelinksyouneedto

getyoustarted.Perhaps,asimpleillustrationofmyownmarketingstudysystemwould

behelpful.Artistslovetechniquesandit'sthetechniqueormethodoflearningthat's

importanthere.Onceyouhavefiguredoutawaytostudythemarketingmasters-allthe

otherpieceswillfallintoplace.[L]Here'sasimplesystemIuse.Asmentionedabove,

trafficisimportanttoanywebsite.Therefore,itwouldbebeneficialformeoranyoneto

seekoutatopSEO(ScarchEngineOptimization)cxpcrtandstudyhimorher.Iused

Googletofindoutwhohasthetoplisting/rankingforSEOproductsandInternet

Marketingproductsingeneral.|M]Onesiteandonenamekeptpoppingupinthenumber

1positionoverandoveragain.Mike'sMarketingToolsrunbySEOexpertMichael

Wong.Iwentinandstartedstudyinghissite'slayout,i(slinkingstructure,etc.—thisguy

knowswhathe'sdoingandhehastherankingstoproveit.ThenIjustcopiedhislinking

structureandappliedittomyownsites.Pleasenote,Iamnottalkingabout''copyingper

datum"ofanysourcecodeormaterial—that'sagainstthelaw.Butrathertheoverall

design,layout,structureandthentakingthatinformationandapplyingittomyownsites.

Threeorfourdaysspentstudyingthismaster'ssiteshavegivenmeawealthof

informationthatIhaveappliedtomyownsitesandit'sinformationthatIwillbeableto

useforyearstocome.[N]Thisisjustoneexampleofhowyoucanusethisoldartist

trainingtechniquetohelpyoulearnmoreaboutInternetmarketing.Therearemanymore

mastersoutthere,seekthemoutandstudythem.Yourmarketingresultswillthankyou!

Andbytheway,thevanGoghisstillneatlytuckedawayonmysite.It'samatterof

learning.He'smyconstantreminder-ifyouwanttosucceedonline—copytheMasters.

11、Itwasverydifficulttofindoutmarketingmasters.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：根据findoutmarketingmasters定位至！F段。该段首句指出，寻找营

销大师是整个过程中最棘手的一部分。本题句子的verydifficult对应原文的the

hardestparto

12、Copyingthemasters*worksisthebestwaytolearndrawing.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据thebestway,learndrawing定位到B段。该段第2句指出,学

习绘画或作油画的最佳方法之一就是临摹大师的作品。本题句子是对原文的同义转

述。

13、Spendingtimelearningfromthemarketingmasters,onecangetasystematic

comprehensionofmarketingtechniques.

标准答案：D'

知识点解析：根据spendtime和marketingtechniques定位至UD段。该段讲述借鉴

大师的好处：对不同的营销技巧、方法，以及这些市场营销商所运用的系统有更完

整和更广泛的理解。本题句子涉及其中一方面，题目中的systematic与原文

completeandbroader对应，comprehension与原文understanding对应。

14、ThekeyfactorthatdeterminesthesuccessofanyInternetwebsiteistraffic.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：根据题目中的keyfactor,thesuccessofanyInternetwebsite和traffic

定位到I段。该段提到，流量是网站生命之血液和心跳，是使互联网网站要么成功

要么毁灭的主要因素。本题句子是对原文的同义转述。

15、WhenIstartedInternetmarketing,Iinitiallystudiedmarketingmasters.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据startedInternetmarketing定位至D段。该段首句提到，当作者第

一次开始互联网营销的时候，就运用了这种方法。,、这种方法”指的是上文及通篇都

提到的studyingthemasterso题目中的initially对应原文的firsto

16、Itshouldbenotedthatitisillegaltocopyperdatumofother'swebsite.

标准答案：M-

知识点解析：根据copyperdatum定位到M段。在该段第5句中，作者提醒人们：

复制大师的源编码或资卷1的“每个数据”是违法的行为。本题句子中的illegal与原文

that'sagainstthelaw对应。

17、Ifoneisnotpressedfortime,itisbettertostudyamaster'ssitestofindoutthe

secretsthansimplybuyhisproducts.

标准答案：J

知识点解析:根据nolpressedfortime,studyamaster'ssites和secrets定位到J段。

该段提到，在购买“流量秘诀”产品的时候要三思，接着说如果有钱没有时间，可以

直接购买他的产品；如果没钱有时间.更好的方法是自行研究对方的网站，以发现

真正“秘诀”并有更好的理解。本题句子是对后一种做法的概括。

18、ThevanGogh'sportraitwasstilltuckedawayonmywebsitetoserveasaconstant

reminder.

标准答案：N

知识点解析：根据vanGogh'sportrait,tuckedaway和constantreminder定位到N

段。该段最后三句明确了作者在网站收藏梵高画像的用意：不断提醒自己如果想在

网络上成功，就要学习大师们。本题句子简述了原文的意思。

19、ThatanInternetmarketingmaster'swebsitecouldbesoldatahighpricewaspartly

attributedtothehightrafficitreceived.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：根据Inlemelmarketingmaster,sold和thehightrafficitreceived定位

到H段口该段提到，马克•乔伊纳最大的成功当属他的网站SearchHound。后来，

在一定程度上因为该网站的高交易率，他将它以400万美元（300万现金和100万美

元的保证金）的高价卖出了。本题句子的attributedto对应了原文的dueto。

20、Ifyou'renotfamiliarwithInternetmarketing,youcanusesomesearchenginesto

findwhatyouneed.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：根据题目内容定位到K段。该段说，如果你对互联网营销真的不熟

悉，如何找到这些大师、他们的网站，甚至他们的产品呢?你只要使用Google搜索

引擎，就会找到你着手研究所需要的链接。本题句子的nolfamiliarwilh与原文的

new对应，而somesearchengines对应了原文的Googleo

eBay[A]eBayisaglobalphenomenon—theworld'slargestgaragesale,onlineshopping

center,cardealerandauctionsitewith147millionregisteredusersin30countriesasof

March2005.Youcanfindeverythingfromencyclopediastoolivestosnowbootsto

stereostoairplanesforsale.AndifyoustumbleonitbeforetheeBayoverseersdo,you

mightevenfindahumankidneyoravirtualdate.eBayBasics[B]eBayis,firstand

foremost,anonlineauctionsite.YoucanbrowsethroughcategorieslikeAntiques,Boats,

Clothing&Accessories,Computers&Networking,Jewelry&WatchesandVideo

Games.Whenyouseesomethingyoulike,youclickontheauctiontitleandviewthe

details,includingpictures,descriptions,paymentoptionsandshippinginformation.[C]If

youplaceabidonanitem,youenteracontractualagreementtobuyitifyouwinthe

auction.Allauctionshaveminimumstartingbids,andsomehaveareserveprice—a

secretminimumamounttheselleriswillingtoacceptfortheitem.Ifthebiddingdoesn't

reachthereserveprice,thesellerdoesn'thavetopartwiththeitem.Inadditionto

auctions,youcanfindtonsoffixed-priceitemsoneBaythatmakeshoppingtherejust

likeshoppingatanyotheronlinemarketplace.Youseewhatyoulike,youbuyit,youpay

foritandyouwaitforittoarriveatyourdoor.[D]YoucanpayforanitemoneBayusing

avarietyofmethods,includingmoneyorder,cashier'scheck,cash,personalcheckand

electronicpaymentserviceslikePayPalandBidPay.It'suptoeachsellertodecidewhich

paymentmethodshe'llaccept.[E]JustasyoucanbuyalmostanythingoneBay,youcan

sellalmostanything,too.Usingasimplelistingprocess,youcanputallofthejunkin

yourbasementupforsaletothehighestbidder.WhenyousellanitemoneBay,youpay

listingfeesandturnoverapercentageofthefinalsalepricetoeBay.Onceyou

register(forfree)witheBay,youcanaccessallofyoureBaybuyingandsellingactivities

inasinglelocationcalled"MyeBay."eBayInfrastructure[F]Aseriesofservice

disruptionsin1999causedrealproblemsforeBay'sbusiness.Overthecourseofthree

days,overloadedserversintermittentlyshutdown,meaninguserscouldn'tcheck

auctions,placebidsorcompletetransactionsduringthatperiod.Buyers,sellersandeBay

wereveryunhappy,andacompleterestructuringofeBay'stechnologicalarchitecture

followed.[G]In1999,eBaywasonemassivedatabaseserverandafewseparatesystems

runningthesearchfunction.In2005,eBayisabout200databaseserversand20search

servers.Thearchitectureisatypeofgridcomputingthatallowsforbotherrorcorrection

andgrowth.Withtheexceptionofthesearchfunction,everythingabouteBaycan

actuallyrunonapproximately50servers-Webservers,applicationserversanddata­

storagesystems.Eachserverhasbetween6and12microprocessors.These50orso

serversrunseparately,buttheytalktoeachother,soeverybodyknowsifthereisa

problemsomewhere.eBaycansimplyaddserverstothegridastheneedarises.[H]While

themajorityofthesitecanrunon50servers,eBayhasfourtimesthat.The200servers

arehousedinsetsof50infourlocations,allintheUniiedStates.Whenyou'reusing

eBay,youmaybetalkingtoanyoneofthoselocationsatanytime-theyallstorethe

samedata.Ifoneofthesystemscrashes,therearethreeotherstopickuptheslack.

[I]Whenyou'reontheeBayWebsiteandyouclickonalistingforaPersianrug,your

computertalkstoWebservers,whichtalktoapplicationservers,whichpulldatafrom

storageserverssoyoucanfindoutwhatthelatestbidpriceisandhowmuchtimeisleft

intheauction.eBayhaslocalpartnersinmanycountrieswhodelivereBay'sstaticdatato

cutdownondownloadtime,andtherearemonitoringsystemsin45citiesaroundthe

worldthatconstantlyscanforproblemsinthenetwork.UsingeBay:Security[J]Inorder

tomakebuyersfeelsaferwhenmakingpurchasesoneBay,alltangible(有形的)itemsarc

automaticallyinsuredfor$200.Arecipethatwassupposedtobedeliveredtoyouviae-

mailisnotconsideredatangibleitem.Butifyoupurchasedasetofspeakersthatnever

arrived,andyougothroughthedisputeprocessandeBaydeterminesyouwere

defrauded(欺骗),youcangetyourmoneybackupto$200.[K]Buyerfraudistypically

lessdamagingthansellerfraud.Themostcommontypeoffraudabuyercancommitis

simplynotpayingforanitem.Sellerscandealwithnon-payingbiddersbyfilingan

UnpaidItemdispute.eBaywillthenattempttocontactthebuyerandgethertopay.[f

shedoesnotrespondtoeBay'sattemptsaftereightdays,thesellerisreimbursed(赔偿)for

eBay'scutofthefinalsalepriceandcanrelisttheitemforfree.[L]Ifthebuyerdoes

respond,thedisputecanendinoneofthreeways:(l)Thebuyerdecidestopay,and

everybody'shappy.(2)Thebuyerandthesellerdecidetogethertoabandonthetransaction,

thesellergetsreimbursedforthefinal-valuefeeandreliststheitemforfree,and

everybody'shappy.(3)Thcsellerdecidesnottodealwiththebuyer,thebuyergetsan

unpaid-itemstrikeagainsther,andthesellergetsreimbursedforthefinal-valuefeeand

reliststheitemforfree.[M]Intheend,thedamagetothesellerisrelativelysmall.

Anothertypeofbuyerfraudoccurswhenabuyersendsfalsepayment.Inmostcases,this

isintheformofabouncedcheck,andthesellerfindsoutaboutitbeforeshippingthe

item.BouncedchecksareascommononeBayastheyareintherestoftheworld,and

manysellerschoosenottoacceptpersonalchecksforthisreason.[N]Sellerfraudiswhat

mostpeoplethinkaboutwhentheyworryaboutusingeBay.Therearctwomainwaysin

whichabuyercanbedefraudedbyaseller:Theitemthebuyerpurchasedisdramatically

differentfromhowitwasdescribedinthelisting;ortheitemsimplyneverarrives.

[O]Onethingtokeepinmindwhenyouthinkyou'vebeendefraudedisthat

niiscoiiiiiiuiiicalionisconiniononeBay.Forinstance,ifyoudidn'treadeverywordofthe

auctionlistingforyouritem,youmayhavemissedthepartthatsaidthesellerwouldbe

outoftownforthreeweeksandwouldn'tbeabletoshiptheitemuntilshereturned.This

couldbewhyyoudon'thaveyouritemandthesellerisn'tansweringyourc-mails.Also,

e-mailisnotthemoststraightforwardformofcommunication.Ifyouritemhasn'tarrived

aftertwoweeks,andyou*vee-mailedthesellerbuthaven'theardback,it'sagoodideato

checkyourjunkmailfolder.Yoursellermayhavesentaresponsee-mailthatjustnever

madeittoyourinbox.Ifthere'snothingfromthesellerinyourjunkfolder,youcan

requestthateBayrevealyourseller'sphonenumbersoyoucangivehimacallandsee

what'sgoingon.[P]Ifyoudon'tgetananswertoyourphonecall(orifyoursellerlivesin

anothercountryanditwouldcosttoomuchmoneytocall),yournextstepistostartthe

disputeprocess.Whenabuyerbelieveshehasbeendefrauded,hecanfileacomplaint,

andeBaywillworktosolvetheproblem.WhenyoufileacomplaintineBay's"ItemNot

ReceivedorSignificantlyNotasDescribed"system,eBaywillactasmiddlemanbetween

youandyoursellertotrytosettlethedispute.Ifthatfails,youcanfileaclaimtoget

reimbursedforyourpurchase.

21、OneBay,youcanbuyorsellalmostanyitemasyouwish.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：根据youcanbuy和sell定位到E段。该段首句说，正如你在eBay上

几乎能买到任何东西一样，你也几乎可以在上面出售任何东西。本题句子的any

item对应原文的anythingo

22>Manysellerstendtorefusepersonalchecksforfearofbouncedchecks.

标准答案：M

知识点解析：根据personalchecks和bouncedchecks定位到M段末句。该句子指

出，空头支票在全世界其他地方随处可见，在eBay上也是如此，因此很多卖家都

选择不接受个人支票付款。本题句子的lendtorefuse对应原文的choosenotto

accepto

23、EachofeBay'sserversisequippedwithsixtotwelvemicroprocessors.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：根据server和microprocessors定位到G段。该段说的是eBay服务

器，倒数第3句提到，每台服务器有6到12个微处理器。本题句子与原文一致。

24、SellersmaycontacteBaylorhelpiftheyarefacedwithnon-payi