2012年英語(yǔ)二真題及答案

2012 入學(xué)考試英語(yǔ)（二SectionⅠUseofDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGI.Joeasamindlesswartoy,thesymbolofAmericanmilitaryadventurism,butthat’snothowitusedtobe.Tothemenandwomenwho1inWorldWarIIandthepeopletheyliberated,theGI.wasthe2mangrownintohero,thepoolfarmkidtornawayfromhishome,theguywho3alltheburdensofbattle,whosleptincoldfoxholes,whowentwithoutthe4offoodandshelter,whostuckitoutanddrovebacktheNazireignofmurder.thiswasnotavolunteersoldier,notsomeonewellpaid,5aageguy,up6thebesttrained,bestequipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesseeninHisnameisnotmuch.GI.isjustamilitaryabbreviation7ernmentIssue,anditwasonallofthearticle8tosoldiers.AndJoe?Acommonnameforaguywhonever9ittothetop.JoeBlow,JoeMagrac…aworkingclassname.TheUnitedStateshas10hadaorviceorsecretaryofstateJoe.GI.joehada11careerfightingGerman,Japanese,andKoreantroops.Heappersasacharacter,ora12ofamerican alities,inthe1945movieTheStoryofGI.Joe,basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentErniePyle.SomeofthesoldiersPyle13portraydethemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamousforcoveringthe14sideofthewarl,writingaboutthedirt-snow–and-mudsoldiers,nothowmanywere15orwhattownswerecapturedorliberated,Hisreports16the“willie”cartoonsoffamedStarsandStripesartistBillMaulden.Bothmen17thedirtandexhaustionofwar,the18ofcivilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:coffee,tobacco,whiskey,shelter,sleep.19Egypt,France,andadozenmorecountries,G.I.JoewasanyAmericansoldier,20themostimportantintheir1.[ .6.7.8.[A]handed[D]passed9.

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SectionⅡ Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Texthasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,butinrecentyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistrictsacrossthecountry,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonhiseducationalritual.Unfortunay,L.A.Unifiedhasproducedaninflexiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththeexceptionofsomeadvanced maynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudent’sacademicgrade.Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheir .Butthepolicyisunclearandcontradictory.Certainly, shouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotdowithoutexpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheir becauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.Districtadministratorssaythatwillstillbeapatofschooling:teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithcountingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirandseeveylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheir,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheir?Itisquitepossiblethatthehelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-thrule.Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabout.Ifthedistrictfindstobeunimportanttoitsstudents’academicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmakethemcountforalmostnothing.Conversely, doesnothingtoensurethatthe studentsarenotassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.Therulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheschoolboard,whichisresponsibleforsettingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconductspublichearings.ItisnottoolateforL.A.UnifiedtodoItisimpliedinparagraph1thatnowadays.[A].isreceivingmorecriticism[B].isnolongeraneducationalritual[C].isnotrequiredforadvancedcourses[D].isgainingmorepreferencesL.A.Unifiedhasmadetheruleaboutmainlybecausepoor [A].tendtohavemoderateexpectationsfortheireducation[B].haveaskedforadifferenteducationalstandard[C].mayhaveproblemsfinishingtheir[D].havevoicedtheircomplaintsAccordingtoParagraph3,oneproblemwiththepolicyisthatitmay [A].discouragestudentsfrom [B].resultinstudents'indifferencetotheirreportcards[C].underminetheauthorityofstatetests[D].restrictteachers'powerinAsmentionedinParagraph4,akeyquestionunansweredabout itshouldbeeliminated[B].itcountsmuchinschooling[C].itplacesextraburdensonteachers[D].itisimportantfradesAsuitabletitleforthistextcouldbe [A].WrongInterpretationofanEducationalPolicy edPolicyforPoorStudents[C].ThornyQuestionsabout[D].AFaultyApproachPrettyinpink:adultwomendonotrememerbeingsoobsessedwiththecolour,yetitispervasiveinouryounggirls’lives.Ttisnotthatpinkisintrinsicallybad,butitissuchatinysliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhoodinoneway,italsorepeatedlyandfirmlyfusesgirls’identitytoappearance.Thenitpresentsthatconnection,evenamono-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonlyinnocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.Lookingaround,Idespairedatthesingularlackofimaginationaboutgirls’livesandinterests.Girls’attractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,butaccordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,itisnot.Childrenwerenotcolour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:intheerabeforedomesticwashingmachinesallbabiesworewhiteasapracticalmatter,sincetheonlywayofgettingclothescleanwastoboilthem.What’smore,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwerethoughtofasgender-neutraldresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinkwasactuallyconsideredthemoremasculinecolour,versionofred,whichwasassociatedwithstrength.Blue,withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,constancyandfaithfulness,symbolisedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,whenamplifyingageandsexdifferencesbecameadominantchildren’smarketingstrategy,thatpinkfullycameintoitsown,whenitbegantoseeminherentlyattractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthemasfemale,atleastforthefewcriticalyears.Ihadnotrealisedhowprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperceptionofwhatisnaturaltokins,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychologicaldevelopment.Takethetoddler.Iassumedthatphasewassomethingexpertsdevelopedafteryearsofresearchintochildren’sbehaviour:wrong.Turnsout,acdordingtoDanielCook,ahistorianofchildhoodconsumerism,itwaspopularisedasamarketingtrickbyclothingmanufacrurersinthe1930s.Tradepublicationscounselleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincreasesales,theyshouldcreatea“thirdstepstone”betweeninfantwearandolderkids’clothes.Ttwasonlyafter“toddler”becameacommonshoppers’termthatitevolvedintoabroadlyaccepteddevelopmentalstage.Splittingkids,oradults,intoever-tiniercategorieshasprovedasure-firewaytoboostprofits.Andoneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarketistomagnifygenderdifferences–orinventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyexist.Bysaying"itis...therainbow"(Line3,Para.1),theauthormeanspink [A].shouldnotbethesolerepresentationofgirlhood[B].shouldnotbeassociatedwithgirls'innocence[C].cannotexplaingirls'lackofimagination[D].cannotinfluencegirls'livesandinterestsAccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueof[A].Coloursareencodedingirls'[B].Blueusedtoberegardedasthecolourfirls.[C].Pinkusedtobeaneutralcolourinsymbolisinggenders.[D].Whiteispreferedbybabies.Theauthorsuggeststhatourperceptionofchildren'spsychologicaldevelopmentwasmuchinfluencedby [A].themarketingofproductsforchildren[B].theobservationofchildren'snature[C].researchesintochildren'sbehavior[D].studiesofchildhoodconsumptionWemaylearnfromParagraph4thatdepartmentstoreswereadvisedto [A].focusoninfantwearandolderkids'clothes[B].attachequalimportancetodifferentgenders[C].classifyconsumersintosmallergroups[D].createsomecommonshoppers'termsItcanbeconcludedthatgirls'attractiontopinkseemstobe [A].clearlyexplainedbytheirinborntendency[B].fullyunderstoodbyclothingmanufacturers[C].mainlyimposedbyprofit-drivenbusinessmen[D].wellinterpretedbypsychologicalexpertsTextIn2010.afederaljudgeshooerica'sbiotechindustrytoitscore.CompanieshadwonpatentsforisolatedDNAfordecades-by2005some20%ofhumangeneswereparented.ButinMarch2010ajudgeruledthatgeneswereunpatentable.Executiveswereviolentlyagitated.TheBiotechnologyIndustryanisation(BIO)，atradegroup，assuredmembersthatthiswasjusta“preliminarystep”inalongerbattle.OnJuly29ththeywererelieved，atleasttemporarily.Afederalappealscourtoverturnedthepriordecision，rulingthatMyriadGeneticscouldindeedholbpatentstotwogenssthathelpforecastawoman'sriskofbreastcancer.ThechiefexecutiveofMyriad，acompanyinUtah，saidtherulingwasablessingtofirmsandpatientsalike.Butascompaniescontinuetheirattemptsatalisedmedicine，thecourtswillratherbusy.TheMyriadcaseitselfisprobablynotoverCriticsmakethreemainargumentsagainstgenepatents：ageneisaproductofnature，soitmaynotbepatented；genepatentssuppressinnovationratherthanrewardit；andpatents'monopoliesrestrictaccesstogenetictestssuchasMyriad's.Agrowingnumberseemtoagree.Lastyearafederaltask-forceurgedreformforpatentsrelatedtogenetictests.InOctobertheDepartmentofJusticefiledabriefintheMyriadcase，arguingthatanisolatedDNAmolecule“isnolessaproductofnature...thanarecottonfibresthathavebeenseparatedfromcottonseeds.”Despitetheappealscourt'sdecision，bigquestionsremainunanswered.Forexample，itisunclearwhetherthesequencingofawholegenomeviolatesthepatentsofindividualgeneswithinit.ThecasemayyetreachtheSupremeCourt.AStheindustryadvances,however,othersuitsmayhaveanevengreater areunlikelytofilemanymorepatentsforhumanDNAmolecules-mostarealreadypatentedorinthepublic .firmsarenowstudyinghowgenesintcract,lookingforcorrelationsthatmightbeusedtodeterminethecausesofdiseaseorpredictadrug’s paniesareeagertowinpatentsfor‘connectingthedits’,expaainshanssauer,alawyerfortheBIO.Theirsuccessmaybedeterminedbyasuitrelatedtothisissue,broughtbytheMayoClinic,whichtheSupremeCourtwillhearinitsnextterm.TheBIOrtcentlyheldaconventionwhichincludedseddionstocoachlawyersontheshiftinglandscforpatents.EachmeetingwasitcanbelearnedfromparagraphIthatthebiotechcompanieswouldlike.[A].theirexecutivestobeactive[B].judgestoruleoutgenepatenting[C].genestobepatentable[D].theBIOtoissueathosewhoareagainstgenepatentsbelievethat.[A].genetictestsarenotreliable[B].onlyman-madeproductsarepatentable[C].patentsongenesdependmuchoninnovations[D].courtsshouldrestrictaccesstogenetictestsaccordingtohanssauer,companiesareeagertowinpatentsfor [A].establishingdiseasecompellations[C].drawingpicturesofgenes[D].identifyinghumanDNABysaying“eaeetingwaspacked”(line4,para6)theauthormeansthat [A].thesupremecourtwasauthoritative[B].theBIOwasapowerful [C].genepatentingwasagreatconcern[D].lawyerswerekeentoattendconventionsgenerallyspeaking,theauthor’sattitudetowardgenepatentingis TextThegreatrecessionmaybeover,butthiseraofhighjoblessnessisprobablyBeforeititwilllikelychangethelifecourseandcharacterofagenerationofyoungadults.And y,itislikelytoreshourpolitics,ourculture,andthecharacterofoursocietyforyears.Noonetriesharderthanthejoblesstofindsilverliningsinthisnationaleconomicdisaster.Manysaidthatunemployment,whileextremelypainful,hadimprovedtheminsomeways;they elessmaterialisticandmorefinanciallyprudent;theyweremoreawareofthestrugglesofothers.Inlimitedrespects,perhapstherecessionwillleavesocietybetteroff.Attheveryleast,ithasawokenusfromournationalfeverdreamofeasyrichesandbiggerhouses,andputanecessaryendtoaneraofreckless alspending.Butforthemostpart,thesebenefitsseemthin,uncertain,andfaroff.InTheMoralConsequencesofEconomicGrowth,theeconomichistorianBenjaminFriedmanarguesthatbothinsideandoutsidetheU.S.,lengthyperiodsofeconomicstagnationordeclinehavealmostalwaysleftsocietymoremean-spiritedandlessinclusive,andhaveusuallystoppedorreversedtheadvanceofrightsandfreedoms.Anti-immigrantsentimenttypicallyincreases,asdoesbetweenracesandclasses.einequalityusuallyfallsduringarecession,butithasnotshrunkinthisone,.Indeed,thisperiodofeconomicweaknessmayreinforceclassdivides,anddecreaseopportunitiestocrossthemespeciallyforyoungpeople.TheresearchofTillVonWachter,theeconomistinColumbiaUniversity,suggeststhatnotallpeoplegraduatingintoarecessionseetheirlifechancesdimmed:thosewithdegreesfromeliteuniversitiescatchupfairlyquicklytowheretheyotherwisewouldhavebeeniftheyhadgraduatedinbettertimes;itisthemassesbeneaththemthatareleftIntheinternetage,itisparticularlyeasytoseetheresentmentthathasalwaysbeenhiddenwinthinAmericansociety.Moredifficult,inthemoment,isdiscerningpreciselyhowtheseleantimesareaffectingsociety’scharacter.Inmanyrespects,theU.S.wasmoresociallytolerantenteringthisresessionthanatanytimeinitshistory,andavarietyofnationalpollsonsocialsincethenhaveshownmixedresults.Wewillhavetowaitandseeexactlyhowthesehardtimeswillreshoursocialfabric.Buttheycertainlyit,andallthemoresothelongertheyBysaying“tofindsilverlinings”（Line1,Para.2）theauthorsuggestthatthejobless [A].seeksubsidiesfromtheernment[B].explorereasonsfortheunemployment[C].makeprofitsfromthetroubledeconomy[D].lookonthebrightsideoftherecessionAccordingtoParagraph2,therecessionhasmadepeople [A].realizethenationaldream[B].struggleagainsteachother[C].challengetheirlifestyle[D].reconsidertheirlifestyleBenjaminFriedmanbelievethateconomicrecessions [A].imposeaheavierburdenonimmigrants[B].bringoutmoreevilsofhumannature[C].Promotetheadvanceofrightsandfreedoms sbetweenracesandclassesTheresearchofTillVonWachthersuggeststhatinrecessiongraduatesfromeliteuniversitiestendto [A].lagbehindtheothersduetodecreasedopportunities[B].catchupquicklywithexperiencedemployees[C].seetheirlifechancesasdimmedastheothers’[D].recovermorequicklythantheothersTheauthorthinksthattheinfluenceofhardtimesonsocietyis PartDirections:Readthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbyfindinginformationfromtherightcolumnthatcorrespondstoeachofthemarkeddetailsgivenintheleftcolumn.Therearetwoextrachoicesintherightcolumn.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1.(10points)“Universalhistory,thehistoryofwhatmanhas plishedinthisworld,isatbottomtheHistoryoftheGreatMenwhohaveworkedhere,”wrotetheVictoriansageThomasCarlyle.Well,notanymoreitisnot.Suddenly,Britainlookstohavefallenoutwithitsfavouritehistoricalform.Thiscouldbenomorethansingliterarycraze,butitalsopointstoabroadertruthabouthowwenowapproachthepast:lessconcernedwithlearningfromforefathersandmoreinterestedinfeelingtheirpain.Today,wewantempathy,notinspiration.FromtheearliestdaysoftheRenaissance,thewritingofhistorymeantrecountingtheexemplarylivesofgreatmen.In1337,PetrarchbeganworkonhisramblingwritingDeVirisIllustribus–OnFamousMen,highlightingthevirtus(orvirtue)ofclassicalheroes.Petrarchcelebratedtheirgreatnessinconqueringfortuneandrisingtothetop.ThiswasthebiographicaltraditionwhichNiccoloMachiavelliturnedonitshead.InThePrince,thechampionedcunning,ruthlessness,andboldness,ratherthanvirtue,mercyandjustice,astheskillsofsuccessfulleaders.Overtime,theattributesofgreatnessshifted.TheRomanticscommemoratedtheleadingpaintersandauthorsoftheirday,stressingtheuniquenessoftheartist'salexperienceratherthanpublicglory.Bycontrast,theVictorianauthorSamualSwroteSelf-Helpasacatalogueoftheworthylivesofengineers,industrialistsandexplores."Thevaluableexampleswhichtheyfurnishofthepowerofself-help,ifpatientpurpose,resoluteworkingandsteadfastintegrity,issuingintheformulationoftrulynobleandmanycharacter,exhibit,"wroteS."whatitisinthepowerofeachto plishforhimself"HisbiographiesofJamesWalt,RichardArkwrightandJosiahWedgwoodwereheldupasbeaconstoguidetheworkingmanthroughhisdifficultThiswasallabitbourgeoisforThomasCarlyle,whofocusedhisbiographiesontheheroiclivesofMartinLuther,OliverCromwellandNapoleonBonaparte.Theseepochalfiguresrepresentedliveshardtoimitate,buttobeacknowledgedaspossessinghigherauthoritythanmereCommunistManifesto.Forthem,historydidnothing,itpossessednoimmensewealthnorwagedbattles:“Itisman,real,livingmanwhodoesallthat.”Andhistoryshouldbethestoryofthemassesandtheirrecordofstruggle.Assuch,itneededtoappreciatetheeconomicrealities,thesocialcontextsandpowerrelationsinwhicheachepochstood.For:“Menmaketheirownhistory,buttheydonotmakeitjustastheyplease;theydonotmakeitundercircumstanceschosenbythemselves,butundercircumstancesdirectlyfound,givenandtransmittedfromthepast.”Thiswasthetraditionwhichrevolutionizedourappreciationofthepast.InplaceofThomasCarlyle,BritainnurturedChristopherHill,EPThompsonandEricHobsbawm.Historyfrombelowstoodalongsidebiographiesofgreatmen.Wholenewreaofunderstanding—fromgendertoracetoculturalstudies—wereopenedupasscholarsunpickedthemultiplicityoflostsocieties.Andittransformedpublichistorytoo:downstairsbecamejustasfascinatingasupstairs.emphasizedthevirtueofclassicalheroes. [B]highlightedthepublicgloryoftheleadingartists.NiccoloMachiavellli [C]focusedonepochalfigureswhose werehardtoimitate.SamuelS [D]openedupnewreaofunderstandingthegreatmeninhistory.ThomasCarlyle [E]heldthathistoryshouldbethestoryofthemassesandtheirrecordofstruggle.MarxandEngels [F]dismissedvirtueasunnecessaryforsuccessfulleaders.[G]depictedtheworthylivesofengineerindustrialistsandexplorers.SectionⅢDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextfromEnglishintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)Whenpeopleindevelocountriesworryaboutmigration,theyareusuallyconcernedattheprospectoftherbestandbrightestdeparturetoSiliconValleyortohospitalsanduniversitiesinthedevelopedworld,ThesearethekindofworkersthatcountrieslikeBritain,CanadaandAustraliatrytoattractbyusingimmigrationrulesthatprivilegecollegegraduates.Lotsofstudieshavefoundthatwell-educatedpeoplefromdevelocountriesareparticularlylikelytoemigrate.Abigsurveyofnhouseholdsin2004foundthatnearly40%ofemigrantshadmorethanahigh-school paredwitharound3.3%ofallnsoverof25.This"braindrain"haslongbotheredpolicymakersinpoorcountries,Theyfearthatithurtstheireconomies,deprivingthemofmuch-neededskilledworkerswhocouldhavetaughtattheiruniversities,workedintheirhospitalsandcomeupwithclevernewproductsfortheirfactoriestomake. PartSupposeyouhavefoundsomethingwrongwiththeelectronicdictionarythatyouboughtfromanonlinestoretheotherday,Writean tothecustomerservicecentertomakeacomplaintdemandapromptYoushouldwriteabout100wordsonANSERESHEETDonotsignyourownname oftheletter,Use"zhangwei"instead.(10PartWriteanessaybasedonthefollowingtable.InyourwritingyoudescribethetablegiveyourYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsonANSERESHEET2.(15滿意度41-502012年 入學(xué)考試英語(yǔ)（二）SectionⅠUseof SectionⅡReading SectionⅢ大量研究表明，發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家中受過(guò)良好教育的人非?？赡堋?004年對(duì)于家庭的一項(xiàng)大型研究表明，接近40%的都接受過(guò)高中以上的教育，而在25歲以上的人當(dāng)中受過(guò)高中以上教育的人只有3.3%。這種“人才流失”長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)困擾著貧窮國(guó)家的政策制定者，這些政策制定者擔(dān)心會(huì)破壞他們國(guó)家的經(jīng)濟(jì)，流失許多急缺的技術(shù)人才，這SectionIVPartDearSirorAsoneoftheregularcustomersofyouronlinestore,Iamwritingthislettertoexpressmycomplaintagainsttheflawsinyourproduct—anelectronicdictionaryIboughtinyourshoptheotherday.Thedictionaryissupposedtobeafavorabletoolformystudy.Unfortunay,Ifoundthatthereareseveralproblems.Tobeginwith,whenIopenedit,Idetectedthattheappearanceofithadbeenscratched.Secondly,Ididnotfindthebatterypromisedintheadvertisementpostedonthehomepageofyourshop,whiakesmefeelthatyouhavenotkeptyourpromise.Whatisworse,someofthekeysonthekeyboarddonotwork.Istronglyrequestthatasatisfactoryexplanationbegivenandeffectivemeasuresshouldbetakentoimproveyourserviceandthequalityofyourproducts.Youcaneithersendanewonetomeorrefundmemymoneyinfull.IamlookingforwardtoyourreplyatyourearliestPart

ZhangThetableaboverevealedanoverallpictureofemploymentsatisfaction.Baseduponthedataofthetable,mostpeopleunder40areunclearordissatisfiedwiththeirjob,and64%ofthosebetween40to50,arenotsatisfiedandnoonefeelsatisfiedatall.Forpeopleover50,thedegreeofsatisfactionlargelyexceedstheothergroups,amountingto40%.Suchdifferencemayberootedinthefollowingreasons.,middle-agedpeoplefacemorepressuretosupportthefamily,boththechildrenandthesenior,sothattheyneglecttoenjoyinwork.Second,theseniorcitizenshasdevelopedalotinality,sotheyaremorepronetoseetheoptimisticaspectsofthework.Last,theconclusionthatthecurrentsocietypatternsposemorechallengestothemiddleagedgroupunder50.Tosumup,theseniorcitizensenjoysmorecontentthantheyoungandmiddle-agedpeopleunder50.2011 入學(xué)考試英語(yǔ)（二SectionⅠUseofDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)TheInternetaffordsanonymitytoitsusers,ablessingtoprivacyandfreedomofspeech.Butthatveryanonymityisalsobehindtheexplosionofcyber-crimethathas1acrosstheWeb.Canprivacybep 2bringingsafetyandsecuritytoaworldthatseemsincreasingly3?Lastmonth,HowardS idt,thenation’scyber-czar,offeredthefederalernmenta4tomaketheWebasaferplace-a“voluntarytrustedidentity”systemthatwouldbethehigh-tech5ofaphysicalkey,afingerprintandaphotoIDcard,allrolled6one.Themightuseasmartidentitycard,oradigitalcredential7toaspecificcomputer.andwouldauthenticateusersatarangeofonlineservices.Theideaisto8afederationofprivateonlineidentitysystems.Usercould9whichsystemtojoin,andonlyregistereduserswhoseidentitieshavebeenauthenticatedcouldnavigatethosesystems.TheapproachcontrastswithonethatwouldrequireanInternetdriver’slicense10bytheernment.and areamongcompaniesthatalreadyhavethese“singlesign-on”systemsthatmakeitpossibleforusersto11justoncebutusemanydifferentservices.12theapproachwouldcreatea“walledgarden”ncyberspace,with“neighborhoods”andbright“streetlights”toestablishasenseofa13Mr.Sidtdescribeditasa“voluntaryecosystem”inwhich“individualsandanizationscancompleteonlinetransactionswith14,trustingtheidentitiesofeachotherandtheidentitiesoftheinfrastructure15whichthetransactionStill,theadministration’splanhas16privacyrightsactivists.Someapplaudtheapproach;othersareconcerned.Itseemsclearthatsuchaschemeisaninitiativepushtowardwhatwould17beacompulsoryInternet“drive’slicense”mentality.Theplanhasalsobeengreetedwith18bysomecomputersecurityexperts,whoworrythatthe“voluntaryecosystem”envisionedbyMr.SidtwouldstillleavemuchoftheInternet19.TheyarguethatallInternetusersshouldbe20toregisterandidentifythemselves,inthesamewaythatdriversmustbelicensedtodriveonpublicroads.11．A.carryB.lingerC.setD.log12．A.InB.InC.InD.InPart

SectionⅡ Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)TextRuthSimmonsjoinedGoldmanSachs’sboardasanoutsidedirectorinJanuary2000:ayearlatershebecameofBrownUniversity.Fortherestofthedecadesheapparentlymanagedbothroleswithoutattractingmucheroticism.Butby of2009Ms.SimmonswasunderfireforhavingsatonGoldman’scompensationcommittee;howcouldshehaveletthoseenormousbonuspayoutspassunremarked?ByFebruarythenextyearMs.Simmonshadlefttheboard.Thepositionwasjusttakinguptoomuchtime,shesaid.Outsidedirectorsaresupposedtoserveashelpful,yetlessbiased,advisersonafirm’sboard.Havingmadetheirwealthandtheirreputationselsewhere,theypresumablyhaveenoughindependencetodisagreewiththechiefexecutive’sproposals.Ifthesky,andthesharepriceisfalling,outsidedirectorsshouldbeabletogiveadvicebasedonhavingweatheredtheirownTheresearchersfromOhioUniversityusetabasehatcoveredmorethan10,000firmsandmorethan64,000differentdirectorsbetween1989and2004.Thentheysimplycheckedwhichdirectorsstayedfromoneproxystatementtothenext.Themostlikelyreasonfordepartingaboardwasage,sotheresearchersconcentratedonthose“surprise”disappearancesbydirectorsunderof70.Theyfountthatafterasurprisedeparture,theprobabilitythatthecompanywillsubsequentlyhavetorestateearningsincreasedbynearly20%.Thelikelihoodofbeingnamedinafederalclass-actionlawsuitalsoincreases,andthestockislikelytoperformworse.Theeffecttendedtobelargerforlargerfirms.Althoughacorrelationbetweenthemleavingandsubsequentbadperformanceatthefirmissuggestive,itdoesnotmeanthatsuchdirectorsarealwaysjumoffasinkingship.Oftenthey“tradeup.”Leavingriskier,smallerfirmsforlargerandmorestablefirms.Buttheresearchersbelievethatoutsidedirectorshaveaneasiertimeofavoidingablowtotheirreputationsiftheyleaveafirmb