考研英语模拟试卷342

考研英语模拟试卷342

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Forthosewhoregardtheal-JazccraTVchannelasabiased,anti-westernmouthpiecefor

OsamabinLaden,theannouncementthatitwillstartbroadcasting24hoursadayin

Englishnextyearwillbeunwelcome.ItslikeliestaudienceisMuslims(1)the

MiddleEastwhodonotspeakArabic.Willal-Jazeera'sreportsofsufferingandragein

Iraqandbeyondinspireanger(2)Americaandits(3)athome,too?Thenew

servicemayproveabitless(4)thanitsArabicsibling.NigelParsons,itsmanaging

editor,saysthatal-Jazeerahasbeentoostridenton(5)inthepast,andthatthe

Englishchannelwill(6)toredressthat.Itwillstrive(7)balance,credibility

andauthority,hesays,anditwillsignalanewmaturityforal-Jazccra,whichwasstarted

bytheemirofQatarin1996.Itwillbroadcastitsownoriginalcontent—news,

documentariesandtalkshows一(8)studiosinDoha,LondonandWashington,

(9)internationalnewsbeyondtheMiddleEast,especiallythedevelopingcountries

often(10)byexistingEnglish-languagechannels.Al-Jazeeraisalreadyenjoyinga

freshburstof(11)outsidetheMiddleEast.Aroundthesametimethattheinterim

governmentinIraqorderedittoshutitsbureauinBaghdad,westernersstartedwatching

"ControlRoom",afilmsympathetic(12)thestationdirectedbyJchaneNoujaim.

AtascreeninginLondonlastweekanaudienceoflocaljournalistslaughedalong

(13)al-Jazeera'sreportersandeditors(14)the(15)oftheAmerican

military.Thebiggestmysteryaboutal-Jazeerasurrounditsfunding,which"Control

Room"sadlydidnot(16).Qatarhasanew(17)intheworld(18)io

thestation.Thatmaybewhytheemiriswillingtospend(19)anEnglish-language

channeleven(20)theoriginalArabiconeisprobablylosingmoney.

1、Forthosewhoregardtheal-JazeeraTVchannelasabiased,anti-westernmouthpiece

forOsamabinLaden,theannouncementthatitwillstartbroadcasting24hoursadayin

Englishnextyearwillbeunwelcome.ItslikeliestaudienceisMuslims(1)the

MiddleEastwhodonotspeakArabic.Willal-Jazeera'sreportsofsufferingandragein

Iraqandbeyondinspireanger(2)Americaandits(3)athome,too?Thenew

servicemayproveabitless(4)thanitsArabicsibling.NigelParsons,itsmanaging

editor,saysthatal-Jazeerahasbeentoostridenton(5)inthepast,andthatthe

Englishchannelwill(6)toredressthat.Itwillstrive(7)balance,credibility

andauthority,hesays,anditwillsignalanewmaturityforal-Jazeera,whichwasstarted

bytheeinirofQatarin1996.Itwillbroadcastitsownoriginalcontent—news,

documentariesandtalkshows—(8)studiosinDoha,LondonandWashington,

(9)internationalnewsbeyondtheMiddleEast,especiallythedevelopingcountries

often(10)byexistingEnglish-languagechannels.Al-Jazeeraisalreadyenjoyinga

freshburstof(11)outsidetheMiddleEast.Aroundthesametimethattheinterim

governmentinIraqorderedittoshutitsbureauinBaghdad,westernersstartedwatching

"ControlRoom",afilmsympathetic(12)thestationdirectedbyJchaneNoujaim.

AtascreeninginLondonlastweekanaudienceoflocaljournalistslaughedalong

(13)al-Jazccra'sreportersandeditors(14)the(15)oftheAmerican

military.Thebiggestmysteryaboutal-Jazeerasurrounditsfunding,which"Control

Room"sadlydidnot(16).Qatarhasanew(17)intheworld(18)io

thestation.Thatmaybewhytheemiriswillingtospend(19)anEnglish-language

channeleven(20)theoriginalArabiconeisprobablylosingmoney.

A、outside

B、inside

C、in

D、out

标准答案：A

知识点解析•：最有可能的听众是中东以外不讲阿拉伯语的人。本题测试点为介词用

法和上下文理解。由整篇文章可以推断，是在中东地区以外的穆斯林，所以应在

outside>oul中选择，out不是介词，应该用outof才对，所以选outside。

2、

A^on

B、at

C>with

D、against

标准答案：D

知识点解析：激起对美国及其同盟的怨恨。本题测试点为固定搭配。”对…的怨恨

"，应该是angeragainstsb.所以正确答案为againsl。

3、

A、enemies

B>partners

C、allies

D、suppurlcrs

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题测试点为上下文理解和名词词义辨析。由上下文可知，”应该激

起对美国及其盟友…"，partner是“伙伴”的意思；allies“同盟“；supporter“支持者”。

国家之间友好关系应该是“同盟”。

4、

A、contentious

B、controversial

C^competitive

D、competent

标准答案：B

知识点解析：与其他阿拉伯同类节目相比，这个新项目争议少些。本题测试点为形

容词词义辨析。contentious意为"好争论的,有异议的"；controversial意为"引起争

议的"；competitive意为”竞争的"；8mpelent意为'有能力的I根据句意,应选

controversial

5、

A、circumstance

B、occasion

C^time

D、events

标准答案：B

知识点解析：半岛电视台过去有时太尖锐。本题测试点为固定词组搭配。on

occasion是固定搭配，意为“有时”，因此正确答案为occasion。

6、

A、seek

B、look

C^aim

D、search

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该英语频道将尽力在这方面调整。木题测试点为动词词义辨析和用

法。seekto意为"努力"；lookto意为"指望"；aimto意为"打算";search没有相关的

用法。根据句意，seek为正确答案。

7、

A、to

B、on

C^at

D、for

标准答案：D

知识点解析：努力达到平衡、可信、权威。木题测试点为动词短语固定搭配。

strivefor为固定搭配，意为“争取“，for为正确答案。

8、

A^in

B、at

C^on

D、from

标准答案：D

知识点解析：来自多哈、伦敦和华盛顿工作室的消息。本题测试点为介词。in意为

”在…里”；at意为,,在…”；on意为"在…上"；from意为”来自根据句意，from

是正确答案。

9、

A、dealing

containing

C、covering

D、involving

标准答案：c

知识点解析：涵盖了中东以外地区的国际新闻。本题测试点为动词词义辨析。deal

作涉及讲是不及物动词，应加介词wilh；conlain意为"包括"；cover意为”包括，覆

盖“；involve意为”涉及，包括，虽然其他三个选项在词义上虽可以吻合，但在本

句中，新闻用cover有“涵盖”的含义，是最佳答案。

10、

A^forgotten

B、neglected

C、deserted

D、disregarded

标准答案：B

知识点解析：特别是英语频道经常忽略的发展中国家。本题测试点为动词词义辨

析。forget意为“忘记"；neglect意为"忽视，忽略";desert意为"遗弃"；disregard意

为“不理，漠视”。根据句意，neglected为正确答案。

II、

A、interest

B、notice

C、appeal

D、attention

标准答案：D

知识点解析：半岛电视台已经赢得了中东以外地区新的关注。本题测试点为名词词

义辨析°interest意为"兴趣"：notice意为"注意"：appeal意为"吸引力"：atienticn意

为"关心，关注虽然notice、appeal也都有"注意"的意思，但attention多了一层"

关注”的意思，是最佳答案。

12、

A、to

B、with

C^about

D、on

标准答案：A

知识点解析：一部赞同该电视台的电影。本题测试点为形容词用法。be

sympathetic2意为"对…表示同情；持赞同态度"，因此to是正确答案。

13、

A^with

B、at

C^about

D、to

标准答案：A

知识点解析：当地的新闻记者和半岛电视台的记者和编辑一道嘲笑美军的损失。本

题测试点为介词短语固定搭配。alongwith是固定搭配，意为“与…一道"。这里要

有一个迷惑点，laugh后面的介词是在被嘲笑的内容之前的，而不是在本题这个地

方。

14、

A、on

B、about

C、at

D、in

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题测试点为动词短语固定搭配。laughat是固定搭配意为“嘲笑”，

因此at是正确答案。

15、

A、sacrifice

B、expense

C^cost

D、price

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题测试点为名词词义辨析。sacrifice意为“牺牲"；expense为"损失

"；cost意为“使付出"；price意为“价格根据句意，expense是最佳答案。

16、

A、search

B、research

C、probe

D、examine

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这个问题《控制室》并没有分析。本题测试点为上下文理解和动词词

义辨析。search意为”探查：查究"；research意为”研究，调查"：probe意为”探查,

查明"；examine意为“分析“。因为本题涉及的只是一部电影，没有很强的“调查”的

意味，因此examine比较合适。

17、

A、prominence

B、fame

C^status

D、importance

标准答案：A

知识点解析：因为这个电台，卡塔尔在世界上有了新的重要地位。木题测试点为名

词词义辨析。prominence意为"重要,显著";fame意为"名声";siaius意为"地位

”；impoitance意为“重要性”。四个选项在这里都适合，但A既有“重要”的意味，又

有"地位"的意思，更为合适，因此选importanceo

18、

A、dueto

B、becauseof

C、thanksto

D^owingto

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题测试点为上下文理解与介词短语用法。四个选项都有“由于”的意

思,但thanksto多了一层意义，就是表示该原因引起的结果是好的，因此更加符

合上下文，是最佳答案。

19、

A、in

B、on

C、at

D、with

标准答案：B

知识点解析：这就是为叶么埃米尔愿意花钱支持一个英语频道，而本来的阿拉伯频

道却在负债的原因了。木题测试点为动词短语用法。”在…上花钱”，应使用

spend…on结构，因此on是正确答案。

20、

A^that

B、since

C、although

D、though

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题测试点为连词短语用法。evenihough意思相当于though,表示

转折，因此正确答案是thougho

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题人0

分,共20分。）

Thephysicistinvestigatingtherelationshipbetweentimeandspace,thechemistis

exploringthepropertiesofanewsubstance,thebiologistprobingthemysteriesofthe

continuityoflife,andtheanthropologistsearchingforhumanoriginsshareacommon

traitcuriosity.Notthatnonscientistsarcnotcurious;mostpeoplepossessthis

characteristic.Thescientist,however,usesaspecificmethodtomakeresearchesinto

theseenigmaticproblems—thescientificmethod.Unfortunately,scienceanditsmethod

aremisunderstood.Themultiplicationofourknowledgeinmedicineandtechnologyhas

ledtoideathatsciencecancureallandexplainallandthatonlyenoughtime,moneyand

intelligenceareneeded.Intruth,sciencecan'tprovideallanswers.Infact,many

phenomenaarenotevensubjecttoscientificexplanations.Ontheothersideofthecoin,

sciencehasbeenattackedasacauseofmostcontemporaryproblems.Itissaidtobe

responsibleforthedepersonalizationoftheindividual,forstrippingcreativityfrom

humanbehavior,andfbrcreatingmassivethreatstothespeciesthroughthedevelopment

ofnuclearpower,insecticideandpollutingmachinery.Ifweanalyzethesituation,wecan

seethatitwasnottheoriginalintentofthepeoplewhodevelopedcomputerstodebase

humankind,norwasmassproductionproposedasamethodtocrushcreativity.Itiswhat

society,policymakersespecially,doeswithscientificandachievementsthatmakesthem

socialorantisocial.Thereisnothinginherentlygoodorbadaboutscience.

21、Whichofthefollowingisthemaintopicofthepassage?.

A^Scientistsandtheircuriosity

B、Understandingsofscience

C、Scienceandscientificmethod

D^Misunderstandingsofscience

标准答案：D

知识点解析：主旨题。通过第二段首句unforlunalely和末句manyphenomena...及第

三段首句onthesideofthecoin及末句Thereisnothinginherentlygoodorbadabout

science.容易推断出答案为D。

22、Thelastsentenceofparagraph2couldbeexplainedaswhichofthefollowing?

A^Manyphenomenacanbesubjectsofscientificexplanations

B、Manypliciiuinciiacanfindanswcisinscientificcxplaiialiuns

C、Scientificexplanationscan'tprovideanswerstomanyphenomena

D、Scientificexplanationsarenotrelatedtomanyphenomena

标准答案：C

知识点解析：单句释义。该句中"besubjectto"意为"受…约束（影响），从属于，易受

到“，由此不难看出此题答案为C。

23、Theexpression"todebasehumankind'inpara.3couldbeexplainedas

A^toprovidebasetohumankind

B、toreducethevalueofhumankind

C、togetridofhumankind

D^tocompetewithhumankind

标准答案：B

知识点解析：词语辨析题。该短语后紧跟一短语tocrushcreativity（压制人类的创

造力），可见该短语与之意思接近，又从构词法角度考查前缀出现de-表示反义前

缀，意为”不、非“，参照该短语的前后语境，不难推出答案B。

24、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingwillbeacceptedbythe

author?.

A、Scienceisthecauseofmodemproblems

B、Scienceitselfisneithergoodnorbad

C、Scienceleadstoenvironmentalpollution

D^Sciencecausesmanyantisocialacts

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。该题考核对段落的理解，答案可从段首或段末找出，根据最

后一句不难看出B选项是对它的同义转述。

25、Intheexpression"Ontheothersideofthecoin"inPara.3"thecoin"isusedtorefer

to.

A、themisunderstandingofscience

B、thescientificexplanation

C、themoneyneededinscientificresearch

D、thecuriosityofscientistsandnonscientists

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：单句释义题。短语意为"任何东西都有正反面“或“在另一方面“。根据

全文，也就是说并非所有的现象，科学都能给予解释，类似的题同义转述或用同义

词替换的一般不是答案，如选项C。因此只有A符合全文意思。

By1,800abouthalfthepopulationofBrazilhadcomefromAfrica.Sohadabouthalfthe

populationofVenezuela.Sohadasmallerbutstilllargepartofallthepopulationof

Trans-Atlanticrepublics,whetherinNorth,CentralorSouthAfrica,orintheCaribbean

islands.ItwasthesemenandwomenofAfricandescentconqueredthewildernessofthe

Americas,clearingandworkingincountlessfarmsandplantations,foundingandopening

innumerableminesofironorpreciousmetals.Harshandpainfulasitwas,theoverseas

slavetrade(likethenotmuchlesspainfulmovementofmillionsofhungryandjobless

menandwomenfromEurope)laidthefoundationsofAmericanrepublics.These

AfricansbeyondtheseashavetheirplaceinthestoryofAfrica(thestoryofWest

Africa),forwhattheyattemptedandachievedwasalsoareflectionofthestrongand

independentcivilizationfromwhichtheycame.Consider,forexample,theheroicand

successfulstruggleforindependenceconductedbytheslavesoftheCaribbeanlandofSt.

Domingue.In1789,atthemomentoftheFrenchRevolution,thisFrenchcolonyinthe

Caribbeanwasprobablythewealthiestcolonyintheworld.Itstensofthousandsof

Africanslave-workersproducedenormousquantitiesofsugar,wholeEuropean

communitieslivedofftheprofits.WhennewsoftheRevolutioninFrancereachedSt.

Domingue,theseslavesclaimedtheirshareinitsidealsandbenefits.Theydemanded

theirfreedom.Whendeniedthis,theyroseinrevoltagainsttheirmasters.Inyearsofhard

fightingagainstlargearmiessentbyFrance,andafterwardsagainstlargearmiessentby

Britain,thesemenofSt.DominguewontheirfreedomandfoundedtheRepublicofHaiti.

Yetmorethanhalfthesesoldiersoffreedomhadmadethe"middlepassage"acrossthe

Atlantic.Morethanhalf,inotherwords,hadbeenborninAfrica,hadspenttheir

childhoodinAfrica,andhadlearnedinAfricatheirrespectforfreedom;whilenearlyall

therestwerethechildrenofparentsorgrandparentsborninAfrica.Andtheywereledby

Africans:bymenofgeniusandcouragesuchasBouknian,theunforgettableToussaint

Louverture,andDessalines.RaisedbyToussaintandhisAfricans,thebanneroffreedom

acrosstheAtlanticwascarriedfrompeopletopeople.Manythrewofftheirbondage.

LargenumbersofmenofAfricanoriginfoughtinthearmiesthatmadetheUnitedStates

whattheyarctoday.ItwasageneralofAfricandescent,AntonioMacco,wholedthe

militarystruggleforCubanindependenceagainstSpainin1868.Likeothermenof

vision,Maceohadnotimeforracism,forthefalseideathatoneraceofmenisbetteror

worsethananyother.SomeofthewhitesofCubadisagreedwithhim.Theywere

Spanishsettlerswhothoughtthatwhitewasgoingtobebetterthanblackeveninan

independentCuba.OnedayMaceowasapproachedbyaSpanishCubanwhosuggested

thattheregimentsofindependencearmyshouldbedividedintowhitesandnon-whites.

MaccomadehimareplywhichbecamefamousinCuba."Ifyouwerenotwhite",Macco

saidtothisman,"Iwouldhaveyoushotonthespot.ButIdonotwishtobeaccusedof

beingracialistasyouare,andsoIletyougo,butwiththewarningthatIshallnotbeso

patientanothertime.Therevolutionhasnocolor".

26>Iluouklbeinferreddialthewriler由inksdial,inuuinparisonwiththemoveineiiluf

millionsofhungryandjoblesspeoplefromEurope,theoverseasslavetradewas

A^muchlessharshandpainful

B、ratherharshandpainful

C、moreharshandpainful

D、notmuchlessharshandpainful

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第一段第五句话说"Harshandpainfulasitwas,theoverseasslave

trade(likethenotmuchlesspainfulmovementofmillionsofhungryandjoblessmenand

womenfromEurope...".由此可见，由©overseasslavetrade更艰辛、更痛苦。这与

C符合。A和D与文章的意思相反；B不对。

27、Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphis.

A、todescribetheheroicandsuccessfulstrugglefbrindependencewagedbytheslaves

ofSt.Domingues

B、toshowhowhugenumbersofAfricanspopulatedtheAmericas

C、toshowthatAfricanshadavitalparttoplayinlayingthefoundationsofthe

Americanrepublics

D、todescribethehorrorsoftheoverseasslavetrade

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第一段第一、二句话说，一半儿的巴西人来自于非洲，一半儿的

委内瑞拉人也来自非洲。第四句话说"ItwasthesemenandwomenofAfricandescent

conqueredthewildernessoftheAmericas,clearingandworkingincountlessfarmsand

plantations,foundingandopeninginnumerableminesofironorpreciousmetals"。。随

后具体说明了这些非洲人的情况。可见，第一段主要是告诉我们，非洲人为美洲的

文明做出了贡献，这与C符合。A、B和D只是第一段中提到的细节，不能表达第

一段的主要意思。

28、Totheauthor,theimportantthingabouttherevolutionofSt.Domingueisthat

A、itwasledbyAfricans

B、itfoughtagainstarmiesfrombothBritainandFrance

C、thepeopleoftheislandweredeniedashareinthebenefitsandidealsoftheFrench

Revolution

D、itwasinspiredbythestrongandindependentcivilizationofAfricawheremostofthe

soldiershadoriginated

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第二段指出"...theseslavesclaimedtheirshareinitsidealsand

benefits.Theydemandedtheirfreedom.Whendeniedthis,theyroseinrevoltagainst

theirmasters...YetmorethanhalfthesesoldiersoffreedomhadbeenbominAfrica,had

spenttheirchildhoodinAfrica,andhadlearnedinAfricatheirrespectforfreedom；

whilenearlyalltherestwerethechildrenofparentsorgrandparentsborninAfrica"«口］

见，作者认为，这些追求自由的战士受非洲文明的影响很深，这与D符合°A和

C与文意不符，B不是作者认为最重要的。

29NWemayinferfromthethirdparagraphthat.

A、largenumbersofblacksoldiersintheUnitedSlatesfighttoday

B、blacksplayedanimportantroleinshapingtheUnitedStates

C、blackstooknopartintheindependentwarintheUnitedStates

D、largenumbersofblacksintheUnitedStatestodaycamefromAfrica

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第三段第三句话说"LargenumbersofmenofAfricanoriginfoughtinthe

armiesthatmadetheUnitedStateswhattheyaretoday"o由此可见，具有非洲血统的

人在建设美国的过程中发挥了重要作用，这与B符合。A和C明显与文意不符。

文中没有提到Do

30、MaceodecidednottoshoottheSpanishCubanbecause.

A^thelatterwaswhite

B、thelatterwasnotwhite

C、therevolutionhasnocolor

D^hedidnotwishtobeaccusedofbeingaracist

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章最后一段引用Maceo的话"Idonotwishtobeaccusedofbeing

racialistasyouare",这与D符合。A、B和C都与文意不符。

"Worsethanuseless",fumedDarrellIssa,aRepublicancongressmanfromCalifornia,on

March19th,whentheHouseJudiciaryCommitteeheldahearingontheImmigrationand

NaturalizationService."Terrible,andgettingworse",addedZoeLofgren,aDemocratic

colleaguewhohaskeptawatchfuleyeontheINSfortenyears.Committeemembers

lineduptotakeswingsatJamesZiglar,theheadoftheINS.Heexplained,somewhat

pathetically,that"outdatedprocedures"hadkeptthevisa-processingwheelsgrinding

slowlythroughabacklogofapplications.Healsohadsomenewrulesinmindtotighten

upvisas.Speedingupthepaperworkandgettingmoreofitontocomputers—isvital,but

theSeptemberattackshaveexposedthetension,betweentheagency'stwojobs:onthe

onehandenforcingthesecurityofAmerica'sborders,andontheothergrantingprivileges

suchasworkpermitstoforeigners.Butotherpeoplewantmoreradicalchanges.James

Sensenbrenner,aRepublicancongressmanfromWisconsin,wantstosplittheINSinto

twoseparatebodies,onedealingwithbordersecurityandtheotherwithhandlingbenefits

toimmigrants.Theotherapproach,favoredintheWhiteHouse,istotreatthetwo

functionsascomplementary,andtogivetheINSevenmoreresponsibilityforsecurity.

Underthatplan,theINSwouldmergewiththeCustomsService,whichmonitorsthe

20mshipmentsofgoodsbroughtintoAmericaeveryyear,aswellasthebagscarriedin

bysome500mvisitors.Thetwoagencieswouldformonelargebodywithinthe

DepartmentofJustice,thecurrenthomeoftheINS.Thiswouldcutoutsomeofthe

duplicatedeffortatborders,wherecustomsofficersandagentsfromtheINS'sBorder

Patroloftenrubshouldersbutdonotworktogether.Mr.Bush—whohassaidthatthe

newsofthevisaapprovalslefthim"plentyhot"一wasexpectedtogivehisapproval.The

senate,however,maynotbequitesokeen.TheJusticeDepartmentcouldhavetrouble

handlingsuchamerger,letalonetakingontheconsiderableeconomicresponsibilitiesof

theCustomsService,whichiscurrentlypartoftheTreasury.Thesenateprefersyet

anothersetofsecurityrecommendations,includinglinksbetweenthedatabasesof

differentagenciesthatholdsecurityandimmigrationinformation,andscannersatports

ofentrytocheckbiometricdatarecordedonimmigrationdocuments.Theseideasare

embodiedinabillsponsoredbymembersofbothparties,butarecurrentlyheldupby

RobertByrd,thechairmanoftheSenateAppropriationsCommittee,whoworriesthat

therehasnotbeenenoughdebateonthesubject.Mr.Z:glar,poorchap,mayfeelthere

hasbeenmorethanenough.

31、WelearnfromthetextthattheworkoftheINS

A、hascapturedcloseattention.

B、isbeingperformedatfullswing.

C、earnedthecontemptofofficers.

D、isrunningintoastateofconfusion.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、Besidesdealingwithbordersecurity,theINSalso

ANkeepsawatchfuleyeonitself.

B、grantsprivilegestoimmigrants.

C^superviseshipmentsofgoods.

D^takesadvantageofcomputers.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、SuggestionshavebeenraisedontheissueoftheINSexcept

A^couplingwiththeCustomsService.

separationintotwobodies.

C、sympathyexpressedforitshead.

D、sharinginformationavailable.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheINS

A、willbeinvolvedininorccooperation.

B、canrecruitmoreworkersatwill.

C^willberelievedofitsresponsibilities.

D、maybethetargetofharshcriticisms.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

35、Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe

A、ImmigrantBenefitsahotdispute.

B、TerribleINSaDisposableOrganization.

C、ARedundantAgency—tobeSplit.

D、IncompetentINS―ontheRoadtoReforms.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

Theentertainmentindustryandtechnologycompanieshavebeenwarringforyearsover

thedazzlingabilityofcomputersandtheInternettocopyandtransmitmusicandmovies.

AcrucialbattleendedthisweekwitharulingbyAmerica'sSupremeCourtinfavourof

copyrightholderandagainsttwocompaniesthatdistributepeer-to-peer(P2P)software,

whichletsuserssharefilesonlinewithothers.Thecourfsdecision,thoughostensiblya

victoryforcontentproviders,isneverthelessunlikelytostampoutfilesharing—muchof

whichwillcontinuefromoutsideAmerica-orstopthetechnologicalinnovationthatis

threateningthecurrentbusinessmodelsofmediafirms.Thecourtwasaskedtodecide

whethertwofirms,GrokstcrandStrcamCast,wereliableforcopyrightinfringementby

theircustomers.Twolowercourtshadsaidthatthefirmswerenotliable,citinga1984

rulinginfavourofSony'sBetamaxvideorecorder.Thisheldthatatechnologyfirmis

immunefromliabilitysolongasthedeviceconcernedis"capableofsubstantial

noninfringinguses".Thecourtdidnotreinterpretthe1984decisioninlightofthe

Internet.Insteadthejusticesruledthatthecaseraisedafarnarrowerissue:whether

GroksterandStreamCastinduceduserstoviolatecopyrightsandchosenottotakethe

simplestepsavailabletopreventit.Suchbehaviourwouldmakethefirmsclearlyliable

forcopyrightinfringementandendtheirimmunity,evenundertheBetamaxstandard.

Thecourtreasonedthatthereweresufficientgroundstobelievethatinducement

occurred,andsentthecasebacktolowercourts(ortrial.AlthoughtheGroksterdecision

willprobablynotsquelchinnovationasmuchasmanytechfirmsfear,itshouldcertainly

makeITandelectronicsfirmsmorecautiousabouthowtheymarkettheirproducts—and

quiteright,too.ButtheSupremeCourt'snarrowrulingmakesthisunlikely—indeed,the

justicesnotedthetechnology'swidespreadlegitimateuse.Yettheirdecisionwillsurely

emboldentheentertainmentindustrytopursueincourtanyfirmsthattheycanclaim

knowinglyallowinfringement.Thiscouldkilloffsomesmallinnovativestart-ups.On

theotherhand,therulingcouldalsoprovidelegalcoverfortechfirmswiththewitto

plastertheirproductswithwarningsnottoviolatethelaw.Butjudgedfromalong-term

perspective,thisweek'svictoryforcopyrightholdersseemslikelytoproveaPyrrhicone.

TheInternetandfilesharingaredisruptivetechnologiesthatgiveconsumersvastlymore

abilitytouseallsortsofmediacontent,copyrightedornot.Surelyentertainmentfirms

mustdevisewaystousethistechnologytoselltheirwaresthatwillalsoallowcopyright

tobeprotected.Solongastechnologycontinuestoevolveinwaysthatenablelegitimate

contentsharing,piracywillalsoprobablycontinuetosomedegree.Happily,inthiscase

thepiracyseemstohavepromptedcontentfir-rugtocompetebyofferingbetterfee-based

services.Thechallengeforcontentprovidersistousenewtechnologytocreatevaluefor

customers,andtomakethosewhousecontentillegallyfeelbadaboutit.

36、TherulingofAmerica'sSupremeCourt

A、indeedhitthepiracyindustryhard.

B、haslittleimpactoncontentsharing.

C、maypreventtechfirmsfrominnovating.

D、canleadtoaflourishofentertainmentindustry.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题问美国最高法院的裁决…。由关键词"IherulingofAmerica's

SupremeCourt"可定位到第二段。第二段第二句中提到"Thecourt'sdecision...is

neverthelessunlikelytostampoutfilesharing",这里"stampout"意为"扑灭,踩灭

可见”对文件共享影响甚小”正确。的确严厉打击了盗版业：尽管第二段首句提到裁

决"infavorofcopyrightholder",但由第二段第二句可知，这个裁决仅是一个表面上

的胜诉，实际上无法扑灭"filesharing"，而“filesharing”正是一种重要的盗版方式。

可能阻碍科技公司创新：由第四段首句中"...theGroksterdecisionwillprobablynot

squelchinnovationasmuchasmanytechfirmsfear…"可以看出这个裁决并不会对科

技公司创新造成很大影响。实际上纵观全文也可以看出，作者认为技术的不断进步

是不可阻挡的，因此在末段建议娱乐业放远眼光，提供更好的收费服务。这种不符

合全文基本观点的选项一般不会是正确选项。会引导娱乐业走向繁荣：过于绝对。

该裁决仅是表面上对娱乐业有利，并非真正的胜利。由末段可知，娱乐业还需要顺

应形势，通过提供更好的收费服务来应对文件共享技术的发展。

37、TheGroksterdecisionwasbasedontheevidencethatGrokster

A>distributedP2Psoftwareillegally.

alloweduserssharingwithoutpermission.

C^violatedthecopyrightofentertainmentfirms.

D、tookadvantageofBetamaxstandard.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题问关于Groksler侵权的裁决的根据是什么。由关键词"Groksler”

可定位到第三段。第三段第五句提到"Thejusticesruledthatthecaseraisedafar

narrowerissue：whetherGroksterinduceduserstoviolatecopyrightsandchosenotto

takethesimplestepsavailabletopreventit",可以看出法庭裁决的标准是看Grokster

公司是否诱导用户侵权，是否采取措施阻止他们。结合第二段首句：Groksler输了

官司，即该公司故意误导用户侵权且没有采取措施阻止他们。可以看出：Grokster

允许用户不经许可地共享文件。故”允许用户不经许可地共享文件”正确。非法发布

P2P软件：由第三段首句"ThecourtwasaskedtodecidewhetherGroksterwasliable

forcopyrightviolationbytheircustomers”知，本官司是讨论Grokster公司是否需要

为他们用户的侵权行为负责，并非是否合法发布P2P软件的问题。本项也属常识

项，P2P软件在某些国家被视为非法，出题人正是利用这一点设置本干扰项。侵犯

了娱乐公司的版权：由第三段首句中”…wasliableforcopyrightviolationbytheir

customers"nJ,侵犯了版权的是Groksler公司的顾客，而不是公司本身。受益于

Belamax标准：这是对第三段倒数第二句中”…evenundertheBetamaxstandard"的曲

解。文中的意思是：即使该诉讼根据Betamax标准，也应判Grokster败诉。显然，

受益于Belamax标准不是Grokster败诉的原因。

38、Theword"Pyrrhic"(Para.5)canbesubstitutedby

ANundesening,

B、unacceptable.

C、pointless.

D、unreasonable.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题问第五段首句中的“Pyrrhic”能够被哪个词代替。猜测词义最重要

的是要联系上下文。本词出现在第五段首句。第四段谈到这个裁决对科技公司不利

的影响，随后用转折词“bul”开始第五段，讨论的对象也变成“copyrightholder“，可

见这里的逻辑应该是：这个裁决虽然对科技公司不利，但对copyrightholder也不

一定那么有利。再看下面第二句谈到互联网和文件共享技术本身就使用户更有能力

盗版，可见这个裁决并不能消灭盗版。而打这个官司毫无疑问让copyrighlholder

付出了不少代价，故可以说copyrightholder的这次胜利得不偿失。因此”不值得的”

正确。实际上”Pyrrhicvictory”是个习语，其意为因代价惨重而得不偿失的胜利。不

可接受的、无意义的、不合理的：这三项均仅是认为这次胜利不好，又没有说清这

次胜利的本质，相比答案选项来说显得空洞肤浅。解题时要注意内容空泛的选项不

太可能是答案。

39、Inthelastparagraph,theauthorsuggestedthat

A^piracytosomeextentbeadvocated.

B、contentproviderspromotetechinnovation.

C、allentertainmentfirmsprotectthecopyright.

D^betterfee-based.servicesbeofferedtocombatpiracy.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题问在最后一段作者提出…。末段谈到技术会继续发展，盗版现象

也会继续存在下去。但是盗版也会促使娱乐公司提供更好的fee-basedservices,让

顾客觉得物有所值，从而放弃盗版。最后谈到有些公司已开始意识到这点。可见，

作者在本段主要是讨论娱乐公司应该提供更好的有偿使用以应对盗版。故'提供更

好的付费服务以对付盗版”正确。一定程度的盗版应该提倡：末段首句中”…piracy

willalsoprobablycontinuetosomedegree"是指盗版会继续存在下去（而不是应该有盗

版），而盗版可以促进娱乐公司提供更好的收费服务。提供更好的服务是件好事，

也是盗版产生的客观影响，但不能由此推出盗版本身是好事。实际上任何盗版行为

都是不好的。像这种有悖常理，意义消极的项一般不会是正确答案。内容提供者要

促