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21stcentury.Whenconsideringamerger（兼并）,forexample,theyhavetraditionallyusedsizetodeterminewhentostepin.Theynowneedtotakeintoaccounttheextentoffirms'

dataassets（资产）whenassessingtheimpactofdeals.Thepurchasepricecouldalsobeasignalthatanestablishedcompanyisbuyinganew-bormthreat.Whenthistakesplace,especiallywhenanew-borncompanyhasnorevenuetospeakof,theregulatorsshouldraiseredflags.

Thesecondprincipleistoloosenthecontrolthatprovidersofon-lineserviceshaveoverdataandgivemoretothosewhosupplythem.Companiescouldbeforcedtoconsumerswhatinformationtheyholdandhowmanymoneytheymakeformit.Govemmentscouldorderthesharingofcertainkindsofdata,withusers'

consent.

RestartingantitrustfortheinformationagewillnotbeeasyButifgovemmentsdon'

twantsadataoconomybyafewgiants,theymustactsoon.

1.Whyisthereacalltobreakupgiants?

A.Theyhavecontrolledthedatamarket

B.Theycollectenormousprivatedata

C.Theynolongerprovidefreeservices

D.Theydismissedsomenew-borngiants

2.WhatdoesthetechnologicalinnovationinParagraph3indicate?

A.Datagiants’technologyisveryexpensive

B.Google’sideaispopularamongdatafirms

C.Datacanstrengthengiants’controllingposition

D.Datacanbeturnedintonewservicesorproducts

3.Bypayingattentiontofirms’dataassets,antitrustregulatorscould 

.

A.killanewthreat

B.avoidthesizetrap

C.favourbiggerfirms

D.chargehigherprices

4.Whatisthepurposeoflooseningthegiants’controlofdata?

A.Bigcompaniescouldrelievedatasecuritypressure.

B.Governmentscouldrelievetheirfinancialpressure.

C.Consumerscouldbetterprotecttheirprivacy.

D.Smallcompaniescouldgetmoreopportunities.

2 

、ElNino,aSpanishtermfor“theChristchild”,wasnamedbySouthAmericanfishermanwhonoticedthattheglobalweatherpattern,whichhappenseverytwotosevenyears,reducedtheamountoffishescaughtaroundChristmas.ElNifioseeswarmwater,collectedoverseveralyearsinthewesternPacific,flowbackeastwardswhenwindsthatnormallyblowwestwardsweaken,orsometimestheotherwayround.

Theweathereffectsbothgoodandbad,arefeltinmanyplaces.RichcountriesgainmorefrompowerfulNiñ

os,onbalance,thantheylose.AstudyfoundthatastrongNiñ

oin1997helpedAmerican’seconomygrowby15billion,partlybecauseofbetteragriculturalharvest,farmersintheMidwestgainedfromextrarain.Thetotalriseinagriculturalinrichcountriesingrowththanthefallinpoorones.

ButinIndonesiaextremelydryforestsareinflames.Amulti-yeardrought（干旱）insouth-eastBrazilisbecomingworse.ThoughheavyrainsbroughtaboutbyElNiñ

omayrelievethedroughtinCalifornia,theyarelikelytocausesurfacefloodingandotherdisasters.

ThemostrecentpowerfulNiñ

o,in1997-98,killedaround21,000peopleandcauseddamageworth$36billionaroundtheglobe.ButsuchNiñ

oscomewithmonthsofwarning,andsomuchisknownabouthowtheyhappenthatgovernmentscanprepare.AccordingtotheOverseasDevelopmentInstitute（ODI）,however,just12%ofdisaster-relieffundinginthepasttwodecadeshasgoneonreducingrisksinadvance,ratherthanrecoveryandrebuildingafterwards.Thisisdespiteevidencethatadollarspentonrisk-reductionsavesatleasttwoonreconstruction.

Simpleimprovementstoinfrastructure（基础设施）canreducethespreadofdisease.Bettersewers（下水道）makeitlesslikelythatheavyrainisfollowedbyanoutbreakofthediseaseofbadstomach.Strongerbridgesmeanvillagesarelesslikelytobeleftwithoutfoodandmedicineafterfloods.Accordingtoapaperin2011byMrHsiangandco-authors,civilconflictisrelatedtoElNiñ

o'

sharmfuleffects—andthepoorerthecountry,thestrongerthelink.Thoughtherelationshipmaynotbecausal,helpingdividedcommunitiestopreparefordisasterswouldatleastreducetheriskthatthosedisastersarefollowedbykillingandwoundingpeople.SincethepoorestareleastlikelytomakeupfortheirlossesfromdisasterslinkedtoElNiñ

o,reducingtheirlossesneedstobethepriority.

1.WhatcanwelearnaboutElNinoinParagraph1?

A.ItisnamedafteraSouthAmericanfisherman.

B.Ittakesplacealmosteveryyearallovertheworld.

C.ItforcesfishermentostopcatchingfisharoundChristmas.

D.Itseesthechangesofwaterflowdirectionintheocean.

2.WhatmayElNiñ

osbringabouttothecountriesaffected?

A.Agriculturalharvestsinrichcountriesfall.

B.Droughtsbecomemoreharmfulthanfloods.

C.Richcountries’gainsaregreaterthantheirlosses.

D.Poorcountriessufferlessfromdroughtseconomically.

3.ThedataprovidedbyODIinParagraph4suggestthat_________.

A.moreinvestmentshouldgotoriskreduction

B.governmentsofpoorcountriesneedmoreaid

C.victimsofElNiñ

odeservemorecompensation

D.recoveryandreconstructionshouldcomefirst

4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.TointroduceElNiñ

oanditsorigin.

B.ToexplaintheconsequencesofElNiñ

o.

C.ToshowwaysoffightingagainstElNiñ

D.TourgepeopletoprepareforElNiñ

o.

3、 

WhileWeChatisChina'

sbiggestmobilemessagingapp（应用软件）,therearemanyequivalent（相当的）appsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures（特征）.

WhatsApp（US）

Users:

morethan300million

Platforms:

Android,10S,WindowsPhone,BlackBerry

Features:

Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing

Withmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'

sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahoo!

employeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'

snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadvertisements.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99（6.06yuan）ischargedforone-yearsubscription.

KakaoTalk（SouthKorea）

morethan100million

Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada（anoperateingsystemdevelopedbySamsung）

Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharing

Withmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platform（多平台）textingapplicationthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-ononeoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticons（表情符号）andsharethemwithfriends.

Line（Japan）

morethan200million

Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPC

Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickers.

Linetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone.itmade$,7millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.

1.Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto_______.

A.introducethemostpopularmobilemessagingappsinChina

B.talkaboutnewfeaturesinthelatestmobilemessagingapps

C.drawreaders'

attentiontovariouspopularmobilemessagingapps

D.explainhowmobilemessagingappshavebecomesopopular

2.Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?

A.Groupmobilegames.

B.Freestickersandemoticons.

C.Freedownloadoftheapp.

D.Textandgroupchat.

3.OneofthepopularfeaturesofWhatsAppisthatusers_______.

A.cansendandreceivemessagesforfree

B.canenjoylivevideochatswithingroups

C.don'

tneedtoworryaboutunwantedads

D.regularlysetfreestickersandemoticons

4、 

DuringthepastSpringFestival,manychildrenmayhavereceivedredpacketsfromtheirfamilies.ButXingPu,a40-year-oldeconomist,isaskingthegover