考研英语模拟试卷266

考研英语模拟试卷266

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Thecommunicationsexplosionisonthescaleoftherail,automobileortelephone

revolution.Verysoonyou'llbeabletorecordyourentirelife(1)—anythinga

microphoneoracameracansenseyou'Ilbeableto(2).Inparticular,thenumber

ofimagesapersoncapturesinalifetimeissettoriseexponentially.Thethousand

(3)ayearItakeofmychildrenonadigitalcameraareallprecioustome.(4)

ageneration'stime,mychildren'schildrenwillhavetotalimagedocumentationoftheir

entirelives-a(5)logoftremendouspersonalvalue.Bythenwe'llbewrestling

withanotherquestion:howwecontrolalltheelectronic(6)connectedtothe

internet:trillionsofPCs,laptops,cellphonesandothergadgets.InCambridge,we're

alreadyworking(7)millimetre-squarecomputingandsensingdevicesthatcanbe

linkedtotheinternetthroughtheradionetwork.Thissortof(8)willexpand

dramatically(9)microscopiccommunicationsdevicesbecomedirt-cheapand

multiply.Justimagine(10)thepaintonthewallcoulddoifithadthissortof

communicationsdustinit:changecolour,playmusic,showmoviesorevenspeaktoyou.

(11)costsraiseotherpossibilitiestoo.(12)launchingspacevehiclesisabout

tobecomeverymuchcheaper,thenumberofsatellitesislikelytogoupexponentially.

There'slotsof(13)uptheresowecouldhavemillionsofthem.Andifyouhave

millionsofloworbitsatellites,youcanestablisha(14)communicationsnetwork

thatcompletelydoesawaywithtowersandmasts.Ifthesatellitesworkedonthecellular

principlesoyougotspatialreuseoffrequencies,system(15)wouldbeamazing.

Speechisso(16)thatIexpectvoicecommunicationtobecomealmostfree

eventually:you'11payjustamonthlyfixed(17)andbeabletomakeasmanycalls

asyouwant.Bythenpeoplewillalsohavefixedlinkswithbusiness(18),friends

andrelatives.OnedayI(19)beingabletokeepintouchwithmyfamilyinPoland

onafibreopticaudio-video(20);we'llbeabletohavealittleceremonyatsupper-

time,openthecurtainsandsitdown"together"toeat.

1、Thecommunicationsexplosionisonthescaleoftherail,automobileortelephone

revolution.Verysoonyou,Hbeabletorecordyourentirelife(1)—anythinga

microphoneoracameracansenseyou'Ilbeableto(2).Inparticular,thenumber

ofimagesapersoncapturesinalifetimeissettoriseexponentially.Thethousand

(3)ayearItakeofmychildrenonadigitalcameraareallprecioustome.(4)

ageneration'stime,mychildren'schildrenwillhavetotalimagedocumentationoftheir

entirelives—a(5)logoftremendouspersonalvalue.Bythenwe'llbewiestling

withanotherquestion:howwecontrolalltheelectronic(6)connectedtothe

internet:trillionsofPCs,laptops,cellphonesandothergadgets.InCambridge,we're

alreadyworking(7)millimetre-squarecomputingandsensingdevicesthatcanbe

linkedtotheinternetthroughtheradionetwork.Thissortof(8)willexpand

dramatically(9)microscopiccommunicationsdevicesbecomedirt-cheapand

multiply.Justimagine(10)thepaintonthewallcoulddoifithadthissortof

communicationsdustinit:changecolour,playmusic,showmoviesorevenspeaktoyou.

(11)costsraiseotherpossibilitiestoo.(12)launchingspacevehiclesisabout

tobecomeverymuchcheaper,thenumberofsatellitesislikelytogoupexponentially.

There*slotsof(13)uptheresowecouldhavemillionsofthem.Andifyouhave

millionsofloworbitsatellites,youcanestablisha(14)communicationsnetwork

thatcompletelydoesawaywithtowersandmasts.Ifthesatellitesworkedonthecellular

principlesoyougotspatialreuseoffrequencies,system(15)wouldbeamazing.

Speechisso(16)thatIexpectvoicecommunicationtobecomealmostfree

eventually:you'11payjustamonthlyfixed(17)andbeabletomakeasmany

callsasyouwant.Bythenpeoplewillalsohavefixedlinkswithbusiness(18).

friendsandrelatives.OnedayI(19)beingabletokeepintouchwithmyfamilyin

Polandonafibreopticaudio-video(20);we'Hbeabletohavealittleceremonyat

supper-time,openthecurtainsandsitdown"together"toeat.

A、electrically

electronically

C、automatically

D、technically

标准答案：B

知识点解析：副词辨析。electrically意为"电地.与电相关地"：electronically意为"

电子地"；aulomatically"自动地"；lechnically意为"技术地"。根据卜文，尤其是第

二段，文章主要围绕电子设备展开说明，因此technically为最佳答案。

2、

A、reserve

conserve

C>restore

D、store

标准答案：D

知识点解析:动词辨析°reserve意为"保留,预订"；conserve意为”保存,保护”；

reslore意为“恢复“；store意为“储存”。根据文章，人们可以用电子技术记录下自己

整个一生，凡是麦克风或照相机能感应的任何东西都能储存下来，因此store为最

佳选择。

3、

pictures

B、images

C、drawings

D^episodes

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语篇连贯。根据语篇，该空是前一句中images的重现。

4、

A、During

After

C、In

D、Between

标准答案：C

知识点解析：介词搭配。inageneration'stime意为”在一代人的时间内"，可译为"

几十年以后”；通常用在将来时中。

5、

A、visual

B、video

C、digital

D、audio

标准答案：A

知识点解析：visual意为"视觉的，与视觉相关的"；video意为“像，录像"；digital

意为“数字的“；audio意为“声音的”。在此处，图像资料与视觉相关，因此visual是

最佳答案，visuallog意为"视觉日志"。

6、

A、equipments

B、devices

C^appliances

D、novelties

标准答案：B

知识点解析:名词辨析。equipments意为"装备，配备"；devices意为"装置”：

appliances通常指家用电器；novelties指新鲜的发明。根据下文,台式电脑、手提

电脑、移动电话都是电子装置，因此devices为最但选项。

7、

A、to

B、on

C^for

D、with

标准答案：B

知识点解析：动词和介词搭配。workto意为”按（计划等）办事"：workon意为"致力

做某事"；workfor意为"为…工作"；wo某with意为"与…一起工作"。根据文章,我

们正在致力于研制仅有一平方毫米大小的计算和感应装置，因此on为最佳答案。

8、

A、conversion

interaction

C^connectivity

D、continuity

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语篇连贯。根据上文，我们正在研制仅有一平方亳米大小的计算和感

应装罚，这些装置可以通过无线电网络与互联网连接，该空选conneclivity与上文

中的link重现。conversion意为”改变,转变"；interaction意为”交际,交流”；

continuity意为”连续，持续”。

9、

A、as

B、if

C、after

D^before

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语篇连贯。此处选as表达同时性，该句意为：随着微通讯装置便宜

到亳不值钱、随处可见的地步，这种连接将急速扩展。

10、

A、what

B、that

C、which

D、as

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语法现象。what引导thepaintonthewallcoulddo,相当于一个名词

词组，做动词imagine的宾语。

II、

A^Increasing

B、Failing

C>Reducing

D、Rfocketing

标准答案：B

知识点解析：动词辨析丁根据上文，微通讯装置便宜得毫不值钱，也就意味成本的

下降,因此increasing（上升，增加）和rocketing（急剧上升）不符合题意；reducing是

及物动词，它和costs是动宾关系，不符合题意；因此，falling为最佳答案，falling

costs意为”生产成本的下降”。

12、

A、When

B、Though

C、If

D、Because

标准答案：D

知识点解析：语篇连贯。根据语篇，该句前后是因果关系，意为：因为发射太空运

载工具很快就会便宜许多，卫星的数量很可能直线上升。

13、

A、distance

B、vacancy

C^space

D、gap

标准答案：C

知识点解析：名词辨析。distance意为"距离"；vacancy意为"空处，空缺”；space

意为“空间”；gap意为“差距”。根据文章，太空中有的是空间，因此space是最佳答

案。

14、

A、universal

global

C、solar

D、lunar

标准答案：B

知识点解析：形容词辨析。universal意为"全部的，全体的"；global意为“全球的

"；solar意为“太阳的”;kmar意为“月亮的”。根据文章，我们如果拥有数百万颗低

轨道卫星，就可以建立一个全球通讯网络，因此global符合题意。

15>

A、capacity

B、capability

C、competency

D、content

标准答案：A

知识点解析：名词辨析。capacity意为"容量";capability意为"能力"；competency

尤指知识、技能方面的能力；content意为”内容”。此处指卫星系统的容量，

capacity符合题意。

16、

A、intricate

available

C、flexible

D、fluctuant

标准答案：C

知识点解析：intricate意为"复杂的"；available意为"可以得到的”;flexible意为"灵

活的，有弹性的”；fluctuanl意为”上下波动的，不稳定的”。此处指通话灵活方便，

flexible符合题意；inlricaie和fluctuant在意义上都是负面的，不符合上下文；

available不能和speech构成主谓关系。

17、

A、subsidy

B、charge

C^tuition

D、revenue

标准答案：B

知识点解析：subsidy意为”补助，津贴”；charge指咬费，收费”；tuition通常指"学

费”；revenue意为“税收”。文章此处指电话费，charge符合题意。

18、

A、contacts

B、communications

C^conversations

D、interactions

标准答案：A

知识点解析：名词辨析vcontacts意为"接触，往来"；communications"交流，道信

"；conversations意为"会话"；interactions意为"交际,交往此处指生意上的往

来，contact为最佳选择。

19、

A、anticipate

B、intend

C^expect

D、dream

标准答案：A

知识点解析：动词搭配。该空需要一个动词和动名词搭配，只有anticipate符合要

求，意为"预见，期望"；intend和expect和不定式搭配；dream通常和介词of搭配

跟宾语。

20、

A、route

B、tunnel

C、link

D、path

标准答案：C

知识点解析：名词辨析。route意为“线路”；tunnel意为“隧道“；link意为"连接，联

系“；path意为”路径，公路”。根据上文，尤其是第二段，我和家人通过先进的电

子设备进行联系，因此link是最佳答案。

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题1.0

分,共20分。）

EarlierthissummerArnoldSchwarzenegger,California'sgovernor,saidthatthestate's

penalsystemwas"fallingapartinfrontofourveryeyes".Indeedso.Some172,000

inmatesarecrowdedintoinstitutions—fromthestate's33prisonstoits12"community

correctionalfacilities"一thataremeanttohousefewerthan90,000.Drugabuseis

rampant;sotooarediseasessuchasHIVandhepatitisC.Race-basedgangsposethe

constantthreatofviolence,riotandevenmurder.Andwithmorethan16,000prisoners

sleepinginprisongymnasiumsandclassrooms,rehabilitationprogramsarevirtuallynon­

existent—whichhelpstoexplainwhytwo-thirdsofCalifornia'sconvicts,thehighestrate

inthecountry,arebackinprisonwithinthreeyearsofbeingreleased.Willthegovernor's

summonsofaspecialsessionofthestatelegislature,beginningthisweek,bringa

remedy?ThereasonforthesessionistodiscussMr.Schwarzenegger'srequestforalmost

$5.8billionofpublicmoneytobepumpedintotheprisonsystem.Bondsfor$2billion

wouldfinanceten500-bcd"re-entryfacilities"forprisonersnearingtheendoftheir

sentences;another$2billionwouldexpandexistingprisons;$1.2billionwouldbe

earmarkedfortwonewprisons;and$500mwouldgofornewprisonhospitals.Money

alonewillprovideneitheranimmediatesolutionnoralastingone.Thefirstproblemis

thatCaliforniasimplyputstoomanyoffendersinprison.Theimprisonmentrate,which

hasrisenalmosteight-foldsince1970andiswayaheadofanyEuropeancountry,has

consistentlymeantovercrowdingdespitetheconstructionof22newprisonsinthepast

20years.The1994"three-strikes"law,approvedbyvotersinareferendum,means

handingout25-ycars-to-lifesentencesforoftentrivialthirdoffences—andresultsinthe

growingpresenceinprisonofelderlyinmateswhocostthetaxpayerfarmorethanthe

averageof$34,000aprisoner.Meanwhile,thepracticeofreturningparoleviolatorsto

prison,evenfbrrelativelytrivialmisstepssuchasmissingadrugstest,alsostrainsthe

system;some11%ofinmatesareparoleviolators.Addedtoallthesearemorethan5,000

illegalimmigrantsbeingheldonbehalfofthefederalgovernment.Thesecondproblemis

thatanyattempttoreformCalifornia'spenalpolicybecomeshostagetopolitics.Two

yearsago,thegovernorwasexpressingoptimism.Headdedtheword"rehabilitation"to

California'sdepartmentofcorrections,appointedRodHickman,areform-mindedformer

prisonguard,tooverseethesystemandpromisedtolessenthepowerofthe31,000-

strongprisonguards'union,notleastbybreakingthe"codeofsilence"thatprotects

corruptorviolentguards.Butthatwasthen.TherealitynowisthatMr.Hickman

resignedinMarch.Evidenceindicatesthatthegovernor'sofficemayhavegiventhecode

ofsilenceinCalifornia'sprisonsanewleaseonlife.Manyexpertssaythatwithno

moderationinsentencingpoliciesonthehorizon,theprisonpopulationisexpectedto

growbyanother21,000overthenextfiveyears-enoughtooutpaceanyprison-building

program.Thus,thedreamofprisonreformswillnevertouchtheground.

21、ByquotinggovernorSchwarzenegger^remark,theauthorintendsto

A、emphasizethefactthatSchwarzeneggerisstillinhisoffice.

B、showthefactthatdrugabuseisrampantinprisons.

C^pointoutthatCaliforniahasthehighestconvictrateintheUS.

D、introducethetopicofovercrowdingprobleminCaliforniaprisons.

标准答案：D'

知识点解析：目的细节题。文章开头引用别人的话通常目的是引入主题。而施瓦辛

格说“我们的监狱就在我们眼前瓦解”正是在说监狱过于拥挤的问题。

22、Accordingtothepassage,Californiahasthehighestrateofreturningprisoners

because

A、theprisonsinCaliforniaaretoocrowded.

theprisonsfailedtorehabilitatetheprisoners.

C、ihcprisonerscansleepinthegymnasiumsandclassrooms.

D、theprisonersarereleasedafteronlythreeyearsofimprisonment.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：原因细节题。文章第一段末尾破折号前面提到"rehabilitationprograms

arevirtuallynon-exis【enl"即"改造项口几乎无存"，后面说这解释了为什么加利福尼

亚犯人被释放后3年内重返监狱的比例全国最高。

23、ArnoldSchwarzeneggercallsforalegislationsessionbecause

A、hewantstoraisemoremoneytoenhanceprisonfacilities.

R、hebelievespublicmoneyshouldheresponsibleforprisonconstruction.

C>herealizestheproblemwithprisonsisalackofinvestment.

D、heplanstowinasecondtermforhisgovernorship.

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：原因细节题。原文第二段第二句说：召开这一会议的原因是州长要求

把58亿美金投入到监狱系统中去。说明他想为增建监狱设施而筹款。

24、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthe"three-strikes"law?

A^Itactuallywastesmoreresourcesintermsoffinance.

B、Itisapprovedbyvoterstosavemoneyforthetaxpayers.

C^Itseverelypunishesthosewhoviolatethelawforthethirdtime.

D、Itincreasesthecostofkeepingaprisonerto$34,000.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：判断题。文章第四段第一句的破折号后面说：这造成了上年纪的囚犯

在监狱中越来越多，他们花费纳税人的钱超过每人34,000美金的平均水平。这就

说明这一法律使监狱从钱的角度看耗费了更多的资源。

25、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat

A、the"codeofsilence"oftenhelpsprotectguardsfromviolence.

B、diegovernor'sofficeliasdecidedtogiveanewlifetotheprisons.

C^thesolutiontooverpopulationinprisonsliesinsofteningsentences.

D、theprisonpopulationcallsformoreprison-buildingprograms.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理题。文章最后一段首句说：很多专家认为如果不放松判决的话，

监狱犯人数量还要增加并且超过任何监狱建设项目增加的数量。喑示监狱犯人过多

的解决办法在于放松判决。

WhenTedKennedygazesfromthewindowsofhisofficeinBoston,hecanseethe

harbor's"GoldenStairs',wherealleightofhisgreat-grandparentsfirstsetfootin

America.Itremindshim,hetoldhisSenatecolleaguesthisweek,thatreforming

America'simmigrationlawsisan"awesomeresponsibility".Mr.Kennedyisthe

Democratmostprominentlypushingabipartisanbilltosecuretheborder,easethe

nationalskillsshortageandofferapathtocitizenshipfortheestimated12millegalaliens

alreadyinthecountry.Hehasasteepclimbaheadofh:m.Asdrafted,thebillseeksto

mendAmerica'sbrokenimmigrationsysteminseveralways.First,andbeforeitsother

mainprovisionscomeintoeffect,itwouldtightenbordersecurity.Itprovidesfor200

miles(320km)ofvehiclebarriers,370milesoffencingand18,000newborderpatrol

agents.Itcallsforanelectronicidentificationsystemtoensureemployersverilythatall

theiremployeesarelegallyallowedtowork.Anditstiffenspunishmentsforthosewho

knowinglyhireillegals.Assoonasthebillwasunveiled,itwasstonedfromallsides.

Christans,mostlyRepublicans,denounceditasan"amnesty"thatwouldencourage

furtherwavesofillegalimmigration.TomTancredo,aRepublicancongressmanrunning

forpresident(withouthopeofsuccess)onananti-illcgal-immigrationplatform,

demandedthatallbuttheborder-securityclausesbescrapped.Eventhesehe'deridedas

"solimitedit'salmostajoke".Conservativetalkradioechoedhiscall.Nooneisseriously

proposingmassdeportation,butMr.Tancredosaystheillegalswillallgohomeifthe

lawsagainsthiringthemarevigorouslyenforced.Mostlaborunionsareskeptical,too.

TheAFL-CIOdenouncedtheguest-workerprogram,whichitsaidwouldgiveemployers

"areadypooloflaborthattheycanexploittodrivedownwages,benefits,healthand

safetyprotections"foreveryoneelse.TwoDemocraticsenatorstriedtoguttheprogram.

Onefailedtoabolishitentirely;anothersucceededinslashingitfrom400000to200.000

peopleayear.Employersliketheideaofmorelegalmigrantsbutworrythatthenew

systemwillbecumbersome.Manyobjecttotheideathattheywillhavetocheckthe

immigrationstatusofall(heiremployees.Theproposedfederalcomputersystemtosort

legalfromillegalworkersisboundtomakemistakes.Evenffonlyoneemployeeina

hundredisfalselylabeledillegal,thatwillcausealotofheadaches.Andthepoints

systemhasdrawbacks,too.Employersarebetterplacedthanbureaucratstojudgewhich

skillsarcinshortsupply.Thatiswhythecurrentmesshasadvantages—illegal

immigrantsnearlyalwaysgowheretheirlaborisindemand.Othergroupshave

complaints,too.Immigrant-rightsgroupssaythatthepathtocitizenshipwouldbetoo

longandarduousandtoofewHispanicswouldqualify.NancyPelosi,theDemocratic

speakeroftheHouse,frettedthatthenewstressonskillswouldhurtfamilies,addingthat

herpartyis"aboutfamiliesandfamilyvalues".SomepeopleworrythatHouse

DemocratswillkillittopreventMr.Bushfromenjoyingadomesticsuccess.Despitethe

indignation,publicopinionfavorstheunderlyingprinciples.Atleast60%ofAmericans

wanttogiveillegalsachancetobecomecitizensiftheyworkhardandbehave.

26、TedKennedyismentionedinthefirstparagraphto

A^introducethemaintopicofimmigrationlawreforming.

B>remindtheSenatethattheyhaveanawesomeresponsibility.

C、stresstheimportanceofsecuringtheborderandeasingskillsshortage.

D^emphasizethefactthatevenaSenatorisadescendantofimmigrants.

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：目的细节题。文章开头讲到的任何故事、人物都是以引入文章的主题

为目的的。而本文重点讲的就是移民法改革问题，因此答案选项正确。

27、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthepresentbill?

A、Thebilliswidelysupportedbyvariouspoliticalstrips.

Thebillwillimposeseverepunishmentonillegalimmigrants.

C、IhebillisdesignedtoimproveAmericanimmigrationsystem.

D、Thebillwillensurethatnoillegalsareknowinglyhired.

标准答案：C:…

知识点解析：判断题。定位在文章第二段。该段首句就说明：如起草的那样，该法

案要以几种方式去修补美国破烂移民体系的漏洞。也就是说要“改善美国的移艮体

系”。

28、Thewordnstoned"(Iine1,paragraph3)mostprobablymeans

A、stiffened.

B、constructed.

C、criticized.

D、supported

标准答案：C

知识点解析：含义题。第三段首句说”该法案刚刚亮相，就受到了来自各方的

”，因此推测该词的词义要从下面的论据中寻找。下面各方所用的动词分别

为：denounce谴责;deride嘲讽。由此可以判定，stone在这里是"批评"的意思。

29、Itcaninferredfromthepassagethat

A、thecommoncitizensintheUStendtoacceptwell-behavedillegals.

B、thedemocratswoulddoanythingtopreventBushfromachievingsuccess.

C、employersaretheonlygroupthatenthusiasticallysupportthenewbill.

D、illegalimmigrants'alwaysknowwheretheirskillsareingreatdemand.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。依据点在文章最后一段：尽管都很气愤，公众还是喜欢该法

案背后的准则的。至少60%的美国人想要给予非法移民一个成为公民的机会，如

果他们愿意努力工作并遵纪守法的话。说明美国的普通公民倾向于接受行为良好的

非法移民。干扰最大的就是选项"illegalimmigrantsalwaysknowwheretheirskillsare

ingreatdemand'*,它错误的原因在于偷换了原文的蹴念，原文第四段尾句说”非法

移民几乎总是涌向最需要他们技能的地方”；而该选项变成“非法移民总是知道哪里

最需要他们的技能”。

30、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthisimmigrationrefonnseemstobe

A、supportive.

B>objective.

C^confused.

D^optimistic

标准答案：B

知识点解析：态度题。本文作者引入移民改革话题以后，提到各个方面的观点，有

反对的，有支持的，而在结尾没有提出自己的观点，因此他的态度是“客观的”。

PrinceKlemensVonMetternich,foreignministeroftheAustrianEmpireduringthe

Napoleoniceraanditsaftermath,wouldhavenotroublerecognizingGoogle.Tohim,the

world'smostpopularweb-searchenginewouldcloselyresembletheNapoleonicFrance

thatinhisyouthhumiliatedAustriaandEurope'sotherpowers.Itsrivals—Yahoo!,the

largestofthetraditionalwebgateways,eBay,thebiggestonlineauctionandtradingsite,

andMicrosoft,asoftwareempirethatownsMSN,astrugglingwebportal-wouldlooka

lotlikeRussia,Prussia,andAustria.Metternichrespondedbyforginganallianceamong

thosethreemonarchiestocreatea"balanceofpower"againstFrance.Google'senemies,

hemightsay,oughtnowtodothesamething.Googleannouncedtwonewconquestson

August7lh.ItstruckadealwithViacom,annold"mediafirm,underwhichitwill

syndicatevideoclipsfromViacombrandssuchasMTVandNickelodeontoother

websites,andintegrateadvertisementsintothem.ThismakesGoogletheclearleaderin

thefledglingbutpromisingmarketforweb-videoadvertising.Italsoannouncedadeal

withNewsCorporation,anothermediagiant,underwhichitwillpro-videallthesearch

andtext-advertisingtechnologyonNewsCorporation'swebsites,includingMySpace,an

enormouslypopularsocial-networkingsite.ThesearchardblowsforYahoo!andMSN,

whichhadalsobeennegotiatingwithNewsCorporation.Bothfirmshavebeenlosing

marketshareinwebsearchtoGoogleoverthepastyear-Googlenowhashalfthe

market.Theyhavealsofallenfurtherbehindintheiradvertisingtechnologiesand

networks,sothatbothmakelessmoneythanGoogledoesfromthesamenumberof

searches.SaraRashtchy,ananalystatPiperJaffray,asecuritiesfirm,estimatesthatfor

everyadvertisingdollarthatGooglemakesonasearchquery,Yahoo!makesonly60-70

cents.LastmonthYahoo!saidthatanewadvertisingalgorithmthatithaddesignedto

closethegapinprofitabilitywillbedelayed,anditssharepricefellby22%,itsbiggest-

everone-daydrop.MSNisfurtherbehindGooglethanYahoo!insearch,anditsparent,

Microsoft,facesanevenmorefundamentalthreatfromtheexpansionistnewpower.

ManyofGoogle'snewventuresbeyondwebsearchenableuserstodothingsfreeof

chargethroughtheirwebbrowsersthattheynowdousingMicrosoftsoftwareontheir

personalcomputers.Googleoffersarudimentarybutfreeonlinewordprocessorand

spreadsheet,forinstance.ThesmallereBay,ontheotherhand,mightinonesenseclaim

Googleasanally.Google'ssearchresultssendalotoftraffictoeBay'sauctionsite,and

eBayisoneofthebiggestadvertisersonGoogle'snetwork.Buttherelationshipis

imbalanced.AninfluentialrecentstudyfromBerkeley'sHaasSchoolofBusiness

estimatedthatabout12%ofeBay'sicvenuescomeindirectlyfromGoogle,whereas

Googlegetsonly3%ofitsrevenuesfromeBay.WorstofallforeBay,Googleisstarting

toundercutitscorebusiness.Sellersaresettinguptheirownwebsitesandbuyingtext

advertisementsfromGoogle,andbuyersareusingitssearchratherthaneBaytoconnect

withsellersdirectly.Asaresult,"eBaywouldbewisetostrikeadeeppartnershipwith

Yahoo!orMicrosoftinordertoregainabalanceofpowerintheindustry",saidthe

study'sauthors,JulienDecotandSteveLee,soundinglikediplomatsattheCongressof

Viennain1814.

31、PrinceKlemensismentionedinthefirstparagraphto

A>showtheweb-searchengineGooglehasbecomethemostprofitablesiteintheworld.

B、emphasizetheimportanceofforginganallianceamongthecompetitors.

C^drawananalogybetweenpresentInternetcompetitionandpastEuropeanpower

distribution.

D、stressthefactthatevenMicrosoftcan'tcompetewithGoogle.

标准答案：C

知织点解析：H的细节题。笫一段讲述Klemens王子与俄国、普鲁士结盟以对抗

法国的状况与现在Google力量强大，而Yahoo!>eBay和MSN势单力薄的状况相

似。

32、Googlewillplayadecisiveroleinthemarketforweb-videoadvertisingbecauseof

A、Google'snewbusinesstransactionwithViacom.

B、thetechnologyavailableinViacom.

C、Google'sdealwithNewsCorporation.

D、thepopularityofasocial-networkingsite.

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：原因细节题。文章第二段第三句说”这使得Google成为网络视频广告

市场的领袖”，因此原因是前面一句提到的Google与Viacom的交易。

33、Yahoo!andMSNaremakinglessmoneyforthesamenumberofsearcheschiefly

because

A^theyarcnotgoodatnegotiatingwithNewsCorporation.

B、theyarelosingmarketshareveryquickly.

C^theylackadvancedadvertisingtechnologyandnetworks.

D、theyhavefailedindesigningtheirnewadvertisingalgorithm.

标准答案：c

知识点松析：原因细节题。原文第三段第三句说“他们在广告技术和网络方面乜落

后了”。就是说他们缺乏先进的广告技术和网络。

34、GooglewinsanadvantageoverMSNinthat

A^GoogleoffersamorepowerfulsearchtoolthanMSN.

BNMicrosoftarcbetteratdesigningsuchsoftwareasWindows.

C、MSNhassomeunquenchabletechnicalloopholesinitssoftware.

D^userscanperformcertaintasksforfreewithGoogle'ssupport.

标准答案；D

知识点解析：原因细节题。文章第四段中间提到，Google的很多新的尝试都超过

了网络搜索服务，他们使顾客可以免费通过浏览器进行原本要使用微软公司软件才

能做的事情，说明Google的优势在于用户可以在其支持下免费完成某些任务。

35、JulienandSteveseemtosuggestthat

A、eBayshouldfurthercooperatewithGoogletosurvive.

B、eBayshouldformanalliancewithYahoo!orMicrosoft.

C^GoogleismakingsmallerrevenuesthaneBay.

D、Google'scorebusinesshasalreadyshrankby3%.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理题。文章最后一段的最后一句说“Julien和Steve说，因此，如果

eBay要是精明的话，就应该和Yahoo!或者Microsoft进行更深入的合作以重新获得

这一领域的力量平衡二说明eBay应该和Yahoo域Microsoft结盟。

In1880,SirJoshuaWaddilove,aVictorianphilanthropist,foundedProvidentFinancial

toprovideaffordableloanstoworking-classfamiliesinandaroundBradford,innorthern

England.Thismonthhiscompany,nowoneofBritain'sleadingprovidersof"home

credit"—small,short-term,unsecuredloans—beganthenationwiderolloutofVanquis,a

creditcardaimedatpeoplethatmainstreamlendersshun.Thecardoffersupto&200

($380)ofcredit,ataprice:fortheriskiestcustomers,theannualinterestratewillbe69%.

Providentsaysthatthetypicalinterestrateiscloserto50%andthatitchargesnofeesfor

latepaymentsorbreachingcreditlimits.Still,thatistripletherateonregularcreditcards

andfarabovethe30%chargedbystorecards.AndtheVanquiscardisbeinglaunched

justwhenBritain'spoliticiansandmediaarefullofworryaboutsoaringconsumerdebt.

Lastmonth,amantookhisownlifeafterrunningupdebtsof£130,000on22different

creditcards.Creditcardsfbr"sub-prime"borrowers,astheindustrydelicatelycallsthose

withpoorcreditrecords,arenewinBritainbuthavebeencommoninAmericafora

while.Lendersbeganissuingthemwhentheprimemarketbecamesaturated,prompting

themtolookfornewsourcesofprofit.EveninAmerica,thesub-primemarkethasplenty

ofroomforgrowth.DavidRobertsonoftheNilsonReport,atrademagazine,reckons

thatoutstandingsub-primecrcdit-carddebtaccountsforonly3%ofthe$597billionthat

Americansoweonplastic.Thesub-primesectorgrewby7.9%lastyear,comparedwith

only2.6%fortheindustryasawhole.Youmightwonder,though,howcompaniescan

makemoneyfromlendingtocustomerstheyknowtobebadrisks-oratanyrate,how

theycandoitlegitimately.Whereasdelinquenciesinthecredit-cardindi】"ryasawhole

arearound4%一5%,thoseinthesub-primemarketarealmosttwiceashigh,andcan

reach15%inhardtimes.Obviously,issuerschargehigherinterestratestocompensate

themfbrthehigherriskofnotbeingrepaid.Andallacrossthecrcdit-cardindustry,the

assessmentandpricingofriskshasbeengettingmoreandmorerefined,thankslargelyto

advancesintechnologyanddataprocessing.Companiesalsousesophisticatedcomputer

programstotrackslowerpaymentorothersignsofincreasedrisk.Sub-primeissuerspay

asmuchattentiontocollectingdebtastomanagingrisk;theyimposeextracharges,such

asapplicationfees;andtheycaptheirpotentiallossesbylendingonlysmallamounts

($500isatypicalcreditlimit).Allthisiseasiertodescribethantodo,especiallywhen

theeconomyslows.Aftertheburstingofthetechnologybubblein2000,severalsub­

primecrcdit-cardprovidersfailed