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1、1 英语（二）模拟试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET . (10 points) Facebook has been 1 with fire and has got its fingers burned, again. On November 29th America s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a
2、nnounced that it had reached a 2 settlement with the giant social network over 3 that it had misled people about its use of their personal data. The details of the settlement make clear that Facebook, which 4 over 800m users, betrayed its users trust. It is also notable because it appears to be part
3、 of a broader 5 by the FTC to craft a new privacy framework to deal with the rapid 6 of social networks in America. The regulators findin gs come at a 7 moment for Facebook, which is said to be preparing for an initial public offering next year that could value it at around $100 billion. To 8 the wa
4、y for its listing, the firm first needs to resolve its privacy 9 with regulators in America and Europe. 10 its willingness to negotiate the settlement 11 this week. Announcing the agreement, the FTC said it had found a number of cases where Facebook had made claims that were “unfair and deceptive, a
5、nd 12 federal law ”. For instance, it 13 personally identifiable information to advertisers, and it failed to keep a promise to make photos and videos on deleted accounts 14 . The settlement does not 15 an admission by Facebook that it has broken the law, but it deeply 16 the company nonetheless. In
6、 a blog post published the same day, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook s boss, tried to 17 the impact of the deal. First he claimed that “a small number of high-profile mistakes” were 18 the social networks “good history” on privacy. The FTC is not relying on Facebook to police itself. Among other things, t
7、he company will now have to seek consumers approval before it changes the way it shares their data. And it has agreed to an independent privacy audit every two years for the next 20 years. There is a clear pattern here. In separate cases over the past couple of years the FTC has insisted that Twitte
8、r and Google accept regular 19 audits, too, after each firm was accused of violating its customers privacy. The intent seems to be to create a regulatory regime that is tighter than the status quo, 20 one that still gives social networks plenty of room to innovate. 1. A setting B playing C lighting
9、D turning 2. A craft B documentary C trade D draft 3. A verdicts B allegations C rumors D affirmation 4. A boasts B exaggerates C estimates D assesses 5. A impulse B initiative C innovation D motion 6. A increase B elevation C rise D appearance 7. A indispensable B essential C critical D fundamental
10、 8. A steer B clear C lay D remove 9. A controversy B competition C dispute D compromise 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 1 页，共 10 页 - - - - - - - - - 2 10. A despite B given C although D hence 11. A unveiled B discovered C exposed D revealed 12. A viol
11、ated B assaulted C resisted D betrayed 13. A informed B entrust C imparted D confided 14. A available B retrievable C reversible D inaccessible 15. A constitute B correspond C confirm D conceive 16. A involves B strikes C embarrasses D attacks 17. A turn down B cut down C play down D bring down 18.
12、A overshadowing B overlooking C overtaking D overthrowing 19. A expert B external C formal D automatic 20. A and B but C thus D despite Section II Reading ComprehensionPart A Directions : Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, or D. Mark your answ
13、ers on ANSWER SHEET .(40 points) Text 1 Most American movies are produced in Hollywood, California. Hollywood, which is actually not a separate city but a part of Los Angeles, is an ideal spot for the movie industry. The sun shines most of the time, and the climate is mild. Almost every kind of natu
14、ral scenery is within a few hours drive. Hollywood becomes the center of national attention one evening a yearAcademy Award night. At the Academy Award presentation held each spring, statuettes called Oscars are given to film industry winners in dozens of categories, including best actor, best actre
15、ss, and best picture. The winners are chosen by members of the industry before the ceremony, but their names are kept secret until presentation night, when they are announced in a long, nationally televised program. Motion pictures were extremely popular in the United States after World War II, when
16、 television captured much of the movie audience. Geared to the masses, Hollywood movies offered much the same type of entertainment as television does. With free entertainment in their homes, many Americans simply stopped going to movies. Between 1946 and 1956, movie attendance was cut in half. At t
17、he same time, production costs zoomed. The movie industry was in trouble. The industry adjusted itself in a number of ways. Movie companies rented sound stages to TV companies and sold old movies to TV. To cut costs, Hollywood produced fewer movies and filmed many of them overseas. To lure audiences
18、, the industry invested in new lenses, wider screens, and stereophonic sound. Studios also began producing kinds of entertainment that could not be offered by TV-films with controversial or shocking themes, films with huge casts and lavish settings. As a result of these changes, today the American m
19、otion picture industry is thriving. 21.What makes Hollywood a great place for American movie industry according to the passage? A A famous part of Los Angeles B Favorable natural and traffic conditions 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 2 页，共 10 页 - - - -
20、 - - - - - 3 C Natural scenery with mild climate and the shining sun D A great industrial base of American 22.Which one about Oscars is correct according to the passage? A It is the name of a great film figure B It is given to World Academy Award in America each year C It is a yearly honor to winner
21、s in movie industry D It doesn t produce until Academy Award night in each spring 23.Why did many Americans like entertaining in homes instead of going to cinema after World War II? A Because the quality of film was becoming worse and worse B Because Hollywood movies couldn t offer entertainment sim
22、ilar to television C Because the movie industry was in trouble for expensive production cost D Because TV s popularity made them enjoy without paying 24.What does the word “ zoomed” (in the last sentence of the third paragraph) mean? A Moved along very quickly B Rose upward into the air C Increased
23、high in price D Moved with a low humming noise 25.The movie industry tried many methods to lure audiences except_. A building commercial relationship with TV companies B improving its basic equipment C producing films with famous stars in low cost D offering types of entertainment different from TV
24、Text2 The Arctic Ocean has given up tens of thousands more square kilometers of ice in a relentless summer of melt, with scientists watching through satellite eyes for a possible record low polar ice cap. From the barren Arctic shore of a village in Canada s far northwest, veteran observer Eddie Gru
25、ben has seen the summer ice retreating more each decade as the world has warmed. By this weekend the ice edge lay 128 kilometers at sea, but forty years ago, it was 64 kilometers out. Global average temperatures rose 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century, but Arctic temperatures rose twice as much
26、 or even faster, almost certainly in large part because of manmade greenhouse gases, researchers say. In late July the mercury soared to almost 86 degrees Fahrenheit in this settlement of 900 Arctic Eskimos. As of Thursday, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Date Center reported, the polar ice cap exten
27、ded over 6.75 million square kilometers after having shrunk an average 106,000 square kilometers a day in July equivalent to one Indiana or three Belgiums daily. The rate of melt was similar to that of July 2007, the year when the ice cap dwindled to a record minimum extent of 4.3 million square kil
28、ometers in September. In its latest analysis, NSIDC said Arctic atmospheric conditions this summer have been similar to those of the summer of 2007, including a high-pressure ridge that produced clear skies and strong melt in the Beaufort Sea, the arm of the Arctic Ocean off northern Alaska and nort
29、hwestern Canada. Scientists say the makeup of the frozen polar sea has shifted significantly the past few years, 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 3 页，共 10 页 - - - - - - - - - 4 as thick multiyear ice has given way as the Arctic s dominant form to thin i
30、ce that comes and goes with each winter and summer. The past few years have “ signaled a fundamental change in the character of the ice and the Arctic climate,” Meier said. Ironically, the summer melts since 2007 appear to have allowed disintegrating but still thick multiyear ice to drift this year
31、into the relatively narrow channels of the Northwest Passage. Usually, impassable channels had been relatively ice-free the past two summers. Observation satellites remote sensors will tell researchers in September whether the polar cap diminished this summer to its smallest size on record. Then the
32、 sun will begin to slip below the horizon for several months, and temperatures plunging in the polar darkness will freeze the surface of the sea again, leaving this and other Arctic coastlines in the grip of ice. Most of the sea ice will be new, thinner and weaker annual formations, however. At a gl
33、obal conference last March in Copenhagen, scientists declared that climate change is occurring faster than had been anticipated, citing the fast-dying Arctic cap as one example. A month later, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted Arctic summers could be almost ice-free
34、within 30 years, not at the century s end earlier predicted. 26.The word “ retreating” (Line2, Paragraph2) most probably means_. A withdrawing B moving back C melting D treating again 27.We may infer from Paragraph 2 and 3 that_. A rising Arctic temperatures result completely from manmade greenhouse
35、 gases B the summer ice edge was 192 kilometers at sea 40 years ago C the polar ice cap was over 6.87million square kilometers in July D the ice cap reduced to a record low minimum extent in July 28.We may know that summer melts made_. A some impassable channels covered by ice B no contribution to t
36、he makeup change of polar ice C thin ice become multiyear ice D the world climate change its character 29.We learn from the last two paragraphs that_. A scientists predicted future climate changes accurately B the polar cap diminished this summer to its smallest size on record C the future ice may b
37、e annually formed thinness D Arctic summers couldn t be ice-free until next century 30.Which of the following is the best title for this text? A Arctic ice lowers to its smallest size B Arctic ice disappears under summer sun C Why Arctic ice disappears soon D Arctic ice closely relates to climate ch
38、anges Text3 The classic American identity theft scam works like this: the thief convinces some bank or credit card company he s actually you and borrows God knows how many dollars in your name. Once you discover and report this, you re not liable for money the bank lost, but neither are you entitled
39、 to compensation for the time and effort you spend straightening the matter out. Bear in 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 4 页，共 10 页 - - - - - - - - - 5 mind that when I say “ the thief convinces the bank he s you” , I m not talking about a brilliant ac
40、tor and master of disguise who imitates your voice and mannerisms well enough to fool your own mother. No, all that s necessary to fool a bank is your birth date and US social security number, or just discarded credit card offer taken from your bin. Why are lenders so careless with their money? The
41、snarky answer is: because they know taxpayers will bail them out. But identity theft was a problem in America long before phrases like “ too big to fail ” entered our vocabulary. I became an identity-theft statistic nine years ago, when I opened my mail to find a bill for a maxed- out credit card I
42、never knew I had. I spent over two weeks cleaning the mess: filing police reports, calling the company, sitting on hold, getting disconnected and calling back to sit on hold again. Considering my salary back then, I spent over a thousand dollars worth of my time and wasnt entitled to a penny in dama
43、ges. It all could easily have been avoided, had the company made a minimal effort to ensure they were loaning money to me rather than my dishonest doppelganger. So why didnt they? Because that would take time -at least a day or two. And if people had to wait a day between applying for and receiving
44、credit, on-the-spot loans would be impossible. Every major retail chain in America pushes these offers: “ Apply for a store credit card and receive 15% off your first purchase!” From the lenders perspective, writing off a few bad ID-theft debts is cheaper than losing the lucrative “ impulse buyer” m
45、arket. But that would change if companies had to pay damages to identity theft victims. Should they have to? The supreme court of the state of Maine is currently pondering that question. In March 2008 the Hannaford supermarket chain announced that hackers broke into their database and stole the cred
46、it card information of over 4 million customers, some of whom sued Hannaford for damages. None of the customers lost money, of course, but they felt-as I did-that their time and effort are worth something too. It s too early to know how the court will rule, but Ill make a prediction anyway: nothing
47、will change from the consumers perspective, and protecting lenders from their own bad habits will continue to be our unpaid job. When the worldwide economic meltdown started, I naively thought the subsequent tightening of credit lines would at least make identity theft less of a problem than before.
48、 But I was just being silly. 31.After suffering from identity theft, you_. A should pay for money the bank lost B are required to report to your bank immediately C have to assume the cost of getting your identity back D won t have to take any loss caused by it32.What s the real meaning of “ too big
49、to fail” in para. 2?A Leaders are so big that they couldn t fail at all.B Leaders won t pay for their loaning carelessness.C Leaders are big enough to pay for any large loans. D America is big enough to solve any problems. 33. The 3rd paragraph mainly talks about_. A Why companies take efforts to av
50、oid identity theft B The reason of companies effortlessness to help avoid identity theft C The reason of taking time to solve the problem of identity theft D The cause of companies offering on-the-spot loans 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 5 页，共 10 页 -