考研英语模拟试卷340

考研英语模拟试卷340

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Plasticisthepanaceaoftheages.Nearlyeveryman-madeobject(1)(2)of,

oratleast(3)itsverystructure,tothiswondercompound.Rainslickers,computer

terminals,automobileengineparts,coffeecups(andthesugarstirrerstoo),breast

implants,toysoldiers—theyareallmadeupofplastic,oroneofitsmany(4)Since

the(5)ofcivilization,humankindbasbeenexperimenting(6)a

multifunctionalmaterial—onethathadtobeequallystrongandlightweight一tocarry,

containandprotectvaluables.(7)itcouldcarry,containandprotecthumanstoo,

evenbetter.Generationsoftinkcrcrsandscientistssetoff(8)thechallenge,striking

goldsome170yearsago.Bymixingnaturalrubberwithsulphurtheycreatedtheworld's

mostutilizedmaterialever.Indevelopinga(9),malleableanddurablesubstance,

(hemostimportantinventionsoftheindustrialageweretofollowshortlythereafter.The

automobileandairplaneindustries,to(10)justtwo,owetheirveryexistenceto

plastic.And,(II)celluloidplasticstrips,theLumiereBrotherswouldneverhave

broughtmovingpictures(othebigscreen.Thedevelopmentofplasticisastoryofhuman

(12),ingenuityandluck.(13)thelegendnowgoes,in1839,theAmerican

inventorCharlesGoodyear(thefamouslyrecompanywouldlaterusehisname)was

experimentingwiththesulphurtreatmentofnaturalrubberwhenhedroppedapieceof

sulphur-treatedrubberonastove.Theheatseemedtogiverubber(14)properties.

Itwasstronger,more(15)toabrasionsmoreelastic,muchless(16)to

temperature,(17)togases,andhighlyresistanttochemicalsandelectric(18)

Eyeingthisasacheaplyandeasilyreproducedconstructionmaterial,awhirlwindof

work(19)andthebirthof(20)plasticandplastic-dcrivativcswerebornfrom

camphortocelluloidtorayon;cellophane,polyvinylchloride(orPVC);styrofoamand

nylonweresoontofollow.

1、Plasticisthepanaceaoftheages.Nearlyeveryman-madeobject(1)(2)

of,ora(least(3)itsverystructure,io(hiswondercompound.Rainslickers,

computerterminals,automobileengineparts,coffeecups(andthesugarstirrerstoo),

breastimplants,toysoldiers-theyarcallmadeupofplastic,oroneofitsmany(4)

Sincethe(5)ofcivilization,humankindhasbeenexperimenting(6)a

multifunctionalmaterial—onethathadtobeequallystrongandlightweight—tocarry,

containandprotectvaluables.(7)itcouldcarry,containandprotecthumanstoo,

evenbetter.Generationsoftinkerersandscientistssetoff(8)thechallenge,striking

goldsome170yearsago.Bymixingnaturalrubberwithsulphurtheycreatedtheworld's

mostutilizedmaterialever.Indevelopinga(9),malleableanddurablesubstance,

(hemostimportantinventionsoftheindustrialageweretofollowshortlythereafter.The

automobileandairplaneindustries,to(10)just(wo,ow3theirveryexistenceto

plastic.And,(11)celluloidplasticstrips,theLumiereBrotherswouldneverhave

broughtmovingpicturestothebigscreen.Thedevelopmentofplasticisastoryofhuman

(12),ingenuityandluck.(13)thelegendnowgoes,in1839,iheAmerican

inventorCharlesGoodyear(thefamoustyrecompanywouldlaterusehisname)was

experimentingwiththesulphurtreatmentofnaturalrubberwhenhedroppedapieceof

sulphur-treatedrubberonastove.Theheatseemedtogiverubber(14)properties.

Itwasstronger,more(15)toabrasionsmoreelastic,muchless(16)to

temperature,(17)togases,andhighlyresistanttochemicalsandelectric(18)

Eyeingthisasacheaplyandeasilyreproducedconstructionmaterial,awhirlwindof

work(19)andthebirthof(20)plasticandplaslic-derivativeswerebornfrom

camphortocelluloidcorayon;cellophane,polyvinylchloride(orPVC);styrofoamand

nylonweresoontofollow.

A、consists

B、comprises

C、constitutes

D^composes

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题涉及词语搭配知识。根据句意，consisioF包含”为正确答案。

comprises、constitutes都是及物动词，composes应使用被动语态。

2、

A、especially

B、partially

C、partly

D^entirely

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题涉及上下文的把握。下文中的atleast是很好的提示，所以

entirely是正确答案。

3、

A、owns

B、owes

C、thanks

D、contributes

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题涉及词语搭配知识。owe...to…是"归结于…”的意思，符合句意。

ownto..."承认

4、

A^deviations

derivatives.

C、deprivations

D、depressions

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题涉及形近名词的辨析。答案为derivatives（衍生物）。deviations（背

离），deprivations（剥夺）。

5、

A、drown

B、drawn

C、dawn

D^dusk

标准答案：C

知识点解析：dawn有“开始”的含义。

6、

A^for

B、on

C、in

D^with

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题考查动词搭配以及对上下文提示的把握。experimentwith（以…做

实验），第二段中也出现过相同用法。

7、

A、If

B、When

C、Unless

D、Until

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题考杳对句子逻辑关系的把握。

8、

A、onto

B、with

C、on

D、to

标准答案：C

知识点解析：setoffon这里的意思是”着手应对，

9、

A、versatile

B、various.

C、variant

D、variable

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据上下文语义，versatile（多用途的）符合句意。

10、

A、call

B、name

C、take

D、bring

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题考查词汇知识。name有“列举”的意思。

II、

A、despite

B、with

C^without

D、for

标准答案：C

知识点解析：考杳语法知识。根据下文中的虚拟语气，可以判断出这里应该使用

without表示假设。

12、

A^presentation

B、preservation

C、perseverance

D^persistence

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题考查词汇。perseverance（毅力）符合句意。

13、

A、As

B、After

C、Before

D、While

标准答案：A

知识点解析：考查名同性从句。关系代词as这里引导定语从句。

14、

A^enlightened

B、corrected

C、progressed

D^improved

标准答案：D

知识点解析：符合句意，为正确答案。enlightened（受启发的），correcied（改正了

的）。

15、

A、insistent

B、consistent

C、proof

D^resistant

标准答案：D

知识点解析：考查形容词辨析。resistantto（抵御...，抵抗…），proof应与against搭

配使用。

16、

A、sensitive

B、agile

C、susceptive

D、acute

标准答案：A

知识点解析：sensitive与to搭配表示“对…敏感”，符合句意。agile（灵活的，敏锐

的），susceptive（易遭受…的），acute（急性的，锐利的）。

17、

A、transparent

B、impermeable

C、translucent

D^inaccessible

标准答案：B

知识点解析：impeirneable（不可渗透的），符合句意，为正确答案。transparent（透明

的），translucent（半透明的）,inaccessible（达不到的,进不去的）。

18、

A^stream

B、torrent

C、current

D、flow

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题考查搭配知识。electriccurrent（电流），（orrenl（激流）。

19、

A^pursued

B、ensued

C、ensured

D^insured

标准答案：B

知识点解析：ensue相当于follow,后文有提示。

20、

A、numerical

B、numerable

C、enormous

D、numerous

标准答案：D

知识点解析；本题涉及形容词辨析。numerous（许多的），符合句意，为正确答案。

numerical（数字的），numerable（可数的），enormous（巨大的）。

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共2。题，每题

分，共20分。）

AsdeanofadmissionsattheVlassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,MarileeJoneswas

responsibleforensuringthatapplicantsrepresentedtheiracademicbackgroundshonestly.

Soitwasmorethanashockwhenthe55-year-oldresignedThursday,admittingthatshe

hadmisledschoolofficialsovera28-yearperiodintobelievingthatsheheldthree

degreesfromNewYorkinstitutions.Infact,shehadneverreceivedevenan

undergraduatedegreefromanyschool.WhileJones'scaseisextreme,itpointstoamajor

concernforanycorporationorinstitutionthathiresemployees:embellishmentsand

outrightliesonresumes.Butifanemployerdoesn'tcatchthefalsehoods,howdocsan

employeelivewithsuchabiglieinJones'scase,afalsehoodthatshemaintainedfor28

years?PsychologistPaulEkmanspeculatesthatJones'scaseislikelyrelatedtoself-

esteem.MITofficialsnotedthatacollegedegreeprobablywasn'trequiredfortheentry-

levelpositionthatJonestookonin1979,andapparentlynoonecheckedhercredentials

witheachsuccessivepromotion.Still,byallaccounts,Joneswasgooda（herjob."Even

（houghthefakedegreesdidn':initiallygivehertangiblebenefits,shepersonallyneeded

（heminordertogelpeopletorespecther",Ekmansays."Andintimeitappearsshedid

getalotofrespect,butbythenshecouldn'trevealshehadliedwithoutlosingher

position".Ekmansaysmanypeoplearetemptedtoexaggeratetheircredentialsforthe

samereasonakidexaggerateshisfather'sstrength,butthatmostpeopleresist."They

eitherknowfrompastexperiencethattheycouldnevergetawaywithit—perhaps

becausetheyarebadliars,theydon'tliketakingrisks—somepeoplearerisktakerssoit

attractsthemtolying,ortheyarcreligiouslyobservant",Ekmansays.Earlyinhercareer,

Jonesdidn'tresistthetemptation,anditmayhavebecometoodifficulttorectifythe

situationassheclimbedtheworkplaceladder."Mybetisthatitwasneveroutofher

mindcompletelythatshehadtakensucharisk,but1doubtshespentmanynights

worryingsomeonewouldcatchher",Ekmansays."Shehaddonesuchagreatjoband

wassoadmired,thatsheprobablybecameconfidentafteralliheseyearsthatnoonewas

goingiocheck".Bu（thepotemialdamagescausedbyhiringapoorlyqualifiedemployee

areseriousforcompanies.Dependingonthepositionappliedfbr,differentbackground-

informationfirmsofferdifferentservicepackages.Forexample,acreditcheckmaynot

benecessaryforapersonapplyingforanadministrativejob;butanexecutiveorfinancial

positionmaycallforacheckofreferences,acreditcheck,acriminal-recordscheckand

evenacheckofdrivingrecords.Withsuchdiligence,it'smuchriskierfortoday'sjob

hunterstoliethanitwas30yearsagowhenJonesfilledoutherfirstapplicationatMIT.

21、ByintroducingthecaseofJones.Theauthorwantsto

A、showthatthedeanofadmissionofMITisaliar.

B、leadtotheproblemofdishonestpersonalresume.

C、(ellusashockingnewsinthefieldofemployment.

D^giveanexampleofpoorlyqualifiedemployee.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：为篇章结构题。开头叙述麻省理工学院招生主任的例子是为了用一个

极端具有代表性的例子引出下文中关于简历造假问题的讨论。选项A和C都不符

合题意，根据后文可以得知Jones的工作相当成功出色，并且完全可以胜任该工

作，因此选项D与事实不符。因此选B。

22ThepossiblereasonwhyJonesliedtoschoolofficialmaybethat

A^theMITrequireditsemployeestohavesucheducationbackground.

B、shewasunqualifiedforherpositionas(hedeanofadmissions.

C、sheneededtogetrespectsfrompeoplebyshowingthedegrees.

D^shewastooconfidenttobelievethattheliemightbefound.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：为推理判断题“根据Ekman的解释，当时麻省理工学院并不需要相

应的教育背景证明，而Jones在工作中取得了相当卓越的成就，因此选项A和B不

正确。选项D只是后文中解释某些人为什么会冒险伪造简历的部分原因，而文章

中提到"Jones'scaseislikelyrelatedtoself-esteem",她从中并不能获取任何实质性的

益处，但是可以获取他人的尊敬。因此C是最有可能符合事实的选择。

23、Whichofthefollowingisnotthemasonwhypeopleresistthetendencyto

exaggeratetheircredentials?

A^(heyareafraidoftheconsequencesoncetheliesarerevealed.

B、theyaregoodattellingliesthatnobodywillfindthetroth.

C、theystrictlyfollowsomereligiouslawstoforbiddensuchbehaviors.

D^theyareunwillingtorisktheircareerwhenthere5reotherchoices.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：为细节理解题。根据"Theyeitherknowfrompastexperiencethatthey

couldnevergetawaywithit—perhapsbecausetheyarebadliars,theydon'tliketaking

risks—somepeoplearerisktakerssoitattractsthemtolying,ortheyarereligiously

observant",可以判定选项A、C、D正确。而选项B同文章原意相反，因此选B。

24>IfJonesappliedforherpositiontoday,thepossibleresultwouldbethat

A、shecouldeasilymakeschoolofficialsbelievethatshehas3degreesfromNewYork

institutes.

B、shecouldnotfindajobatallbecauseoflackofeducationaldegree.

C、alotmorecertificateswouldberequiredtoprovethepersonalinformationshe

provided.

D、shewouldbeaskedtohaveacreditcheckforapplyinganadministrativejob.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：为推理判断题。文章最后一段说明当前用人单位对于求职者的各项信

息要求更加严谨，并且需要相应的证件进行证明。因此选项A不正确。文中并没

有提到没有相应学历就无法找到工作，因此B也不正确。文中指出“acreditcheck

maynotbenecessaryforapersonapplyingforanadministrativejob",因H匕选项D也

不符合题意，故选C。

25、Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldtheemployerswhentryinglohirenewcomers?

A、Makesurethattheapplicanthasgot3degreesfromdifferentinstitutes.

B、Paymoreattentiontoresumesincasetherearetoomanyexaggerations.

C、Askthepoliceorprivatedetectorstofollowapplicantsforrealinformation.

D、Donotbelieveanythingprovidedbyapplicantsandobservetheminpractice.

标准答案：B.\

知识点解析：为细节理解题“文章主要讨论的是虚假的求职简历问题，选项A是

文章开头例证中的虚假内容，与题目无关。选项C在文中并未出现。选项D与文

义不符，文章最后认为解决这一问题需要的是提供更多相关证明，而非全盘否定。

因此B最符合题意。

Therewasgreatpublicinterestwhenabigholemysteriouslyappearedinthemiddleofa

field.Armymechanicsandengineerswerecalledintoexplainhowithadgotthere.They

referredvariousexplanationsbutwerenotatallsurehowtheholehadbeencaused.It

wasthoughtthatalargeshellwhichmusthavelainburiedunderthegroundformany

yearshadsuddenlyexploded,butitwasnotpossibletoprovethis.A"simple",buthighly

improbable,explanationwasofferedbyamanwhoclaimstobeespeciallywell-informed

about"flyingsaucers——thestrangeobjectswhichareroundinshapeandaresaidtovisit

(heearthoccasionallyfromouterspace.Theman'sexplanationmayhavebeennonsense,

butatleastitwasimaginative.Atanyrate,itwasfarmoreinterestingthantheonegiven

bythearmy.Afterexamingthegroundcarefully,(hemanclaimedtohaveseenspecial

marksonthesoilquitenearthehole.These,hesaid,couldonlyhavebeencausedbya

flyingsaucer.Moreover,theleavesonsomebushesnearbyhadturnedyellowbecauseof

astrangehotgaswhichhadcomefromthesaucerjustbeforeitlanded.Evenasmalltree

somewayoffappearedtohavebeenburntslightly.Asmallpieceofmetalfoundinthe

holeitselfprovidedfurtherproofthatastrangeobjecthadbeenthere.Accordingtothe

man,itwasquiteclearthatpeoplefromanotherworldhadbeencirclingtheearthtrying

topickupinformation,whensomethinghadgonewrong.Becauseofthistheyhadbeen

forcedtolandinafieldsothatthedamagecouldherepaired.Theholehadbeencaused

whenthesaucerstrucktheearth,whilethestrangemarksnearbyweremadewhenittook

offagain.This,saidtheman,wasthesimplestexplanationofhowtheholehadappeared.

Judgingfromtheinterestthepublictookinthematter,theremustbequiteafewpeople

whosecretlybelieveorhopeihatthis"simple"explanationisthetrueone.

26、Theauthorthinksoftheexplanationgivenby(hearmyas

A^ridiculous

B、notcapableofproof

C、adequate

D、scientificthoughseeminglysimple.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：第一段最后一句指出，军方认为是一个埋在地下多年的大炸弹突然爆

炸，但却不能加以证明。

27、Theauthorholdsthattheman'sexplanationwas

A^utterlyinfeasible

lackinginimagination

C、moreprobablethantheoneofferedbythearmy

D、creativethoughnotnecessarilyreasonable

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第二段第二句指出，某人关于飞碟的解释或许是无稽之谈，但至少富

有想象力。

28、BywayofexplanationthemanproducedallthefollowingproofsEXCEPT

A、strangemarksclosetothehole

B、strangehotgas

C、aslightlyburntsmalltree

D、atinypieceofmetalinthehole

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第三段列举了关于飞碟说法的凭据：洞边特别的记号，烧焦的灌木叶

子，洞中的小片金属，但只是猜测。

29、Intheman'sopinionsomethinghappenedtotheflyingsaucerwhen

A、itwascarryingoutamission

B、itwasflyinghacktoouterspace

C、itwaslandinginafield

D、peopleaboardwererepairingadamage

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第三段第六句推测说，按照某人的说法，很明显，从外星来的人正在

围绕地球飞行以收集信息，但发生了什么故障。

30、Itisimpliedbutnotdirectlystateinthepassagethat

A、thepublictookagreatinterestinthebigmysterioushole

B、armyengineersandmechanicswerenotintheleastcertainhowtheholehad

appeared

C、objectsfromouterspaceholdaspecialattraction,formanypeople

D^(hemanwhoclaimedtobewell-informedaboutflyingsaucersturnedouttobea

cheat

标准答窠：C

知识点解析：第三段最后一句指出，从大众对该事件的兴趣来判断，不少人相信或

希望这种简单的解释是真实的。

Whenyoungpeoplewhowanttobejournalistsaskmewhatsubjecttheyshouldstudy

afterleavingschool,Itellthem:"Anythingexceptjournalismormediastudies.'Most

veteransofmytradewouldsaythesame.Itispracticaladvice.Forobviousreasons,

newspapereditorsliketoemploypeoplewhocanbringsomethingotherthana

knowledgeofthemediatothepartythatwecallourwork.OnTheDailyTelegraph,for

example,theeditorotLondonSpyisatheologianbyacademictraining.Theobituaries

editorisaphilosopher.Theeditorofourstudentmagazine,Juice,studiedphysics.Asfor

myself,Ireadhistory,ancientandmodern,atthetaxpayer'sexpense.Iamnotsurewhat

CharlesClarke,(heEducationSecretary,wouldmakeofall(his.IfIunderstandhim

correctly,hewouldthinkthatthepublicmoneyspentonteaching(hishugerangeof

disciplinesto(hestaffofTheDailyTelegraphwasprettymuchwasted.Theonly

academiccourseofwhichhewouldwholeheartedlyapproveinthelistabovewouldbe

physics—butthenagain,hewouldprobablythinkitaterriblewastethatSimonHogg

chosetoeditJuiceinsteadofdesigningaeroplanesorbuildingnuclearreactors.Bythat,

heseemstomeanthateverythingtaughtatthepublicexpenseshouldhaveadirect,

practicalapplicationthatwillbenefitsocietyandtheeconomy.Itisextremelyalarming

thatthemaninchargeufBiilain'scduualiunsystemshouldlliinkinthisiiaiiow-iiiindcd,

half-wittedway.Thetruth,ofcourse,isthatallacademicdisciplinesbenefitsocietyand

theeconomy,whetherinadirectandobviouswayornot.Theyteachstudentstothink

toprocessinformationandtodistinguishbetweenwhatisimportantandunimportant,

trueanduntrue.Aboveall,acountryinwhichacademicresearchandintelligentideasare

allowedtoflourishisclearlyamuchmoreinteresting,stimulatingandenjoyableplace

(hanonewithout"ornaments',inwhichmoneyandusefulnessareallthatcount.Mr.

ClarkecertainlyhasapointwhenhesaysthatmuchofwhatistaughtinBritain's

universitiesisuseless.Butitisuselessfbrafarmoreseriousreasonthanthatitlacksany

obviouseconomicutility.Astheextraordinarilyhighdrop-oulratetestiGes,itisuseless

becauseitfailsthefirsttestofuniversityteaching—thatitshouldstimulatetheinterestof

thosebeingtaught.Whenstudentsthemselvesthinkthattheircoursesareawasteoftime

andmoney,thenawastetheyare.Theanswerisnottocutoffstatefundingforthe

humanities.Itistooffershort,no-nonsensevocationalcoursestothosewhowantto

learnatrade,andreserveuniversityplacesforthosewhowanttopursueanacademic

discipline.Bythismeans,agreatdealofwastedmoneycouldhesavedandallstudents—

theacademicandthenot-so-acadcmic—wouldbenefit.WhatMr.Clarkeseemstobe

proposinginsteadisanactofculturalvandalismthatwouldrobBritainofallclaimtobe

calledacivilisedcountry.

31、Thesecondparagraphismeanttodemonstratethat.

A、studentsofotherdisciplinesthanjournalismarepreferredemployeesofnewspapers

B、youngpeopleshouldlearnothersubjectsthanjournalismafterleavingschool

C、veteransoftheauthor'stradewouldgivethesameadvicetopuzzledyoungsters

D^youngpeopleshoulddiversifytheirlearningsubjectsiobebelteremployed

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题涉及段落的写作意图。第二段均是例证，是为了证明第一段中作

者的观点：报纸喜欢雇用其他专业的毕业生。

32、CharlesClarkeasdescribedinthepassagewouldprobablyagreethat.

philosophyasanacademicdisciplineincollegeshouldbecanceled

B、physicsshouldbethetopmostchoiceofdisciplinesforprospectivejournalists

C、theDailyTelegraphispoorlystaffedandneedsrearrangement

D^thereisnoreasonforthestatetopayforsubjectsofhighereducation

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这是一道推论题。根据第三段，尤其末句，可知。arke会认为

philosophy不能给社会带来直接的、实际的益处，可以取消。

33、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?

A、Theroleofstale-fundeduniversitiesistotrainstudentsforajob.

B、Everyacademicsubjectv/illdogoodtosocietyandtheeconomysomehow.

C、Academicresearchandintelligentideasaremoreimportantthan"ornaments".

Moneyandusefulnessarethecriteriatojudgetheworthofadiscipline.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：木题涉及作者的观点。根据第四段第二句可知，作者认为所有的学科

都会直接或间接地给社会带来好处。

34>Thatmanysubjects(aughtatBritishcollegesareuselessismainlyowingto.

A、theirfallingshortofthedemandsofeconomy

B、theirvalidityasadisciplinebeinguntestified

C、theirfailuretomeetthestandardsofuniversityinstruction

D、theirinabilitytoarousetheinterestofstudents

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这是一道细节题。根据第五段可知答案。

35、Theauthor'sprimarypurposeinwritingthispassageisto.

A、proposeanacademicdisciplineforyoungpeoplewishingtobejournalists

B、debatebothsidesoftheproperpatternofBritain'shighereducation

C、condemnCharlesClarkeforhisimproperstatementsabouthighereducation

D^contrastCharlesClarke'sclaimabouthighereducationtothatofhisown

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题涉及文章的写作意图。综合全文可知，作者主要对Clarke的观

点进行批评。

The"MyDoom"viruscouldpresageagenerationofcomputerattacksbyorganisedgangs

aimingioextractransomsIrornonlinebusinesses,expertssaidyesterday.Thewarning

cameas(hewebsiterunbySCO,acompany(hatsellsUnixcomputersoftware,ineffect

disappearedfromthewebunderablizzardofautomatedaitacksfromPCsinfectedby(he

virus,whichfirstappearedaweekago.The"MyDoom-A"versionofthevirusis

reckonedtobetheworsttohavehittheinternet,intermsofthespeedofitsspread,with

millionsofPCsworldwidebelievedtobeinfected.Such"zombie"machinesbeginto

sendouthundredsofcopiescftheviruseveryhourtoalmostanye-mailaddressintheir

files.OnSundaytheybegansendingautomatedqueriestoSCO'swebsite,anattackthat

willcontinueuntil12February.Theattackisthewebequivalentofringingthe

company'sdoorbellandrunningawayamilliontimesasecond,leavingitscomputers

unablelodealwithstandardrequeststoviewitspages."Youhavetowonderaboutthe

timelimit",saidGrahamCluley,seniortechnologyconsultantaltheantiviruscompany

Sophos."SomeonecouldgotoSCOafterthe12lhandsay,'Ifyoudon'twantthisto

happenagain,hereareourdemands'”.RaimundGenes,Europeanpresidentofthe

securitysoftwarefirmTrendVlicro,said:"Suchaprogrammecouldtakeoutanyrniyor

websiteontheinternet.It'snotterrorism,butitissomebodyv/hoisobviouslyupsetwith

SCO"SCOhasearnedtheenmityofcomputerusersthroughalawsuitithasfiledagainst

IBM.SCOclaimsownershipofcomputercodeitsaysIBMputintothefreeoperating

systemLinux,andisdemandinglicencefeesanddamagesof$lbn.Mr.Cluleysaid:"It

mighthethatwhoeverisbehindthiswillsaytoSCO,'ifyoudon'twantthenextoneto

targetyou,dropthelawsuit",.SCOhasoffered$250,000(£140,000)forinformation

leadingtothearrestofthepersonorpeoplewhowroteanddistributedMyDoom.Nell

Barrett,ofthesecuritycompanyInformationRiskManagement,said,"Iwouldgivealot

ofcredencetotheideaofgangsusingvirusestoextortmoney.It'shardforlaw

enforcementtotrackthemdown,becausethey'reusingmachinesownedbyinnocent

people".AsecondvariantofMyDoomwillstartattackingpartofMicrosoft'swebsite

latertoday.TheantiviruscompanyMcssagcLabssaidithadblockedmorethan16

millioncopiesofthevirusintransitoverthenetsofar.Butmillionsmorewillhave

reachedtheirtargets.

36、Theonsetofanewgenerationofcomputerattackswasmarkedby.

A、anorganizationofgangs

B、theinfectionofPCs

C、thesaleofasoftware

D、awebsite'svanishing

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这是一道细节题。依据第二段"Thewarningcameasthe

website...disappearedfromtheweb..."可知，这次攻击的标志是某个网站的突然消

失。

37Whatdoestheword"they"(Para.4)refertoy.

A^organizedgangs.

B、PCsinfected.

C、copiesofthevirus.

D、(heirfiles.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：这是一道词义题。依据第四段的内容可知，"hey”指代的是“PCs

infected"o

38、ItcanBeinferredfromthetextthatthepurposeoftheattackcouldbe.

A、torenderthedoorbellofthecompanyuseless

toprevent(hosenonstandardrequeststovisit

C、tomakesonicdemandsofthecompany

D^(ocancelsomewebsiteshaledbyterrorists

标准答案：C

知识点解析：这是一道推论题，问这次攻击的目的可能是什么。依据第五段的第二

句可以推断，这帮家伙的意图可能是敲诈(makesomedemands)。其它几项意思与原

文有差距。

39、NeilBarrett'sremarksarequotedtoshow.

A、experts,differentunderstandingsofintentionoftheattack

B、thedifficultytofindout(hegangsbehindthisact

C、people'sdoubtaboutwinningthelawsuitagainstsea

D、theproblemwiththesecurityofinformationmanagement

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题涉及引用Neil的言论的意图。文章第七和第八段分别介绍广

Cluley和Neil对网络攻击的背后意图的不同看法。由此可见，引用Neil的话是为

了显示专家对袭击意图的不同理解。

40、Thistextismostprobablytakenfrom.

A、anewspapermagazine

B、atechnician'sreport

C、acollegetextbook

D、asciencethesis

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题问文章的出处。文章第一段就暴露出新闻报道的时效性特征，说

事情发生在yesterdayo文章摘自新闻报刊，答案为anewspapermagazineo

三、阅读(补全短文)(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共

5分。)

Thefollowingparagraphsaregiveninawrongorder.ForQuestions41-45,youare

requiredtoreorganizetheseparagraphsintoacoherentarticlebychoosingfromthelist

A-G.Someoftheparagraphshavebeenplacedforyou.(10points)A.Inanycase,

omnipresentchippingisyearsaway.Undaunted.RFIDchipmakerVeriChipislooking

forbigbanksandcredit-cardfirmsinterestedinofferingRFID-basede-wallets.If

successful,theywouldtrulygiveshoulderinguptothebarforadrinkawholenew

meaning.B.AstheBajaBeachClubtrialshows,RFIDcantagpeopleaswellasgoods.

SomehospitalsateusingRFIDbraceletsonnewbornbabiesandelderlypatientswith

dementia.ChildreninoneJapaneseschoolwaveRFIDcardstoalerttheirparentsthat

they'vearrived.C.Forsomeretailers,RFIDisawaytoprovideamoreseamless

shoppingexperience.BritishretailgiantMarks&Spcnccriscurrentlytaggingmen's

suitsinseveralLondonstoresaspartofatest.Whenyoubuyasize42,thestockroom

alertedbythetag—sendsupanother.InPrada'sNewYorkstore,ifyouholdadressnear

amonitor,you'llseemodelswearingitonarunway.D.AntoineHazelaarhasachipon

hisshoulder-orratherjustbeneaththeskinofhisleftarm.It'sapieceofsiliconthesize

ofagrainofrice,anditemitswirelesssignals(hatarepickedupbyscannersnearby.

Eversincethe34-year-oldWeb-siteproducerhadthechipimplantedinhisarm,he's

enjoyedVIPstatusatBarcelona'sBajaBeachClub.Insteadofqueuingupbehindvelvet

ropes,Hazelaarallowstheguardtoscanhisarm,andstrollsrightin.Ifhewantsadrink,

thebartenderwavesanelectronicwandthatdeductsfromthe100EurotabonHazelaar's

chip.E.Suchscience-fictionalclubbingismadepossiblebyRadioFrequency

Identification,orRFID,technology一tinydigitalchipsthatbroadcastwirelesssignals.

RFIDtagsarecheapandsmallenoughtobedisposable,andthey'regettingcheaperand

smallerhytheday.Retailstoresarcbeginningtousethemasglorifiedbarcodes,putting

themoncasesofbananasorCokesotheycankeeptrackoftheirinventory.The

technologyhasthepotentialtotransformourrelationshiptotheobjectsaroundus.The

prospectisexciting,butitraisest