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英语二试题及答案
2011年考研英语
(二)真题及参考答案
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2011年硕士研究生入学考试英语
(二)真题及参考答案
SectionI UseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblackandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
TheInternetaffordsanonymitytoitsusers,ablessingtoprivacyandfreedomofspeech.Butthatveryanonymityisalsobehindtheexplosionofcyber-crimethathas 1 acrosstheWeb.
Canprivacybepreserved 2 bringingsafetyandsecuritytoaworldthatseemsincreasingly 3 ?
Lastmonth,HowardSchmidt,thenation'scyber-czar,offeredthefederalgovernmenta 4 tomaketheWebasaferplace-a"voluntarytrustedidentity"systemthatwouldbethehigh-tech 5 ofaphysicalkey,afingerprintandaphotoIDcard,allrolled 6 one.Thesystemmightuseasmartidentitycard,oradigitalcredential 7 toaspecificcomputer.andwouldauthenticateusersatarangeofonlineservices.
Theideaisto 8 afederationofprivateonlineidentitysystems.Usercould 9 whichsystemtojoin,andonlyregistereduserswhoseidentitieshavebeenauthenticatedcouldnavigatethosesystems.TheapproachcontrastswithonethatwouldrequireanInternetdriver'slicense 10 bythegovernment.
GoogleandMicrosoftareamongcompaniesthatalreadyhavethese"singlesign-on"systemsthatmakeitpossibleforusersto 11 justoncebutusemanydifferentservices.
12.theapproachwouldcreatea"walledgarden"ncyberspace,withsafe"neighborhoods"andbright"streetlights"toestablishasenseofa 13 community.
Mr.Schmidtdescribeditasa"voluntaryecosystem"inwhich"individualsandorganizationscancompleteonlinetransactionswith 14 ,trustingtheidentitiesofeachotherandtheidentitiesoftheinfrastructure 15 whichthetransactionruns".
Still,theadministration'splanhas 16 privacyrightsactivists.Someapplaudtheapproach;othersareconcerned.Itseemsclearthatsuchaschemeisaninitiativepushtowardwhatwould 17 beacompulsoryInternet"drive'slicense"mentality.
Theplanhasalsobeengreetedwith 18 bysomecomputersecurityexperts,whoworrythatthe"voluntaryecosystem"envisionedbyMr.SchmidtwouldstillleavemuchoftheInternet 19 .TheyarguethatallInternetusersshouldbe 20 toregisterandidentifythemselves,inthesamewaythatdriversmustbelicensedtodriveonpublicroads.
1. A.swept B.skipped C.walked D.ridden
2. A.for B.within C.while D.though
3. A.careless B.lawless C.pointless D.helpless
4. A.reason B.reminder C.compromise D.proposal
5. A.information B.interference C.entertainment D.equivalent
6. A.by B.into C.from D.over
7. A.linked B.directed C.chained D.compared
8. A.dismiss B.discover C.create D.improve
9. A.recall B.suggest C.select D.realize
10. A.relcased B.issued C.distributed D.delivered
11. A.carryon B.lingeron C.setin D.login
12. A.Invain B.Ineffect C.Inreturn D.Incontrast
13. A.trusted B.modernized c.thriving D.competing
14. A.caution B.delight C.confidence D.patience
15. A.on B.after C.beyond D.across
16. A.divided B.disappointed C.protected D.united
17. A.frequestly B.incidentally C.occasionally D.eventually
18. A.skepticism B.relerance C.indifference D.enthusiasm
19. A.manageable B.defendable C.vulnerable D.invisible
20. A.invited B.appointed C.allowed D.forced
SectionII ReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text 1
RuthSimmonsjoinedGoldmanSachs'sboardasanoutsidedirectorinJanuary2000:
ayearlatershebecamepresidentofBrownUniversity.Fortherestofthedecadesheapparentlymanagedbothroleswithoutattractingmucheroticism.Butbytheendof2009Ms.SimmonswasunderfireforhavingsatonGoldman'scompensationcommittee;howcouldshehaveletthoseenormousbonuspayoutspassunremarked?
ByFebruarythenextyearMs.Simmonshadlefttheboard.Thepositionwasjusttakinguptoomuchtime,shesaid.
Outsidedirectorsaresupposedtoserveashelpful,yetlessbiased,advisersonafirm'sboard.Havingmadetheirwealthandtheirreputationselsewhere,theypresumablyhaveenoughindependencetodisagreewiththechiefexecutive'sproposals.Ifthesky,andthesharepriceisfalling,outsidedirectorsshouldbeabletogiveadvicebasedonhavingweatheredtheirowncrises.
TheresearchersfromOhioUniversityusedadatabasehatcoveredmorethan10,000firmsandmorethan64,000differentdirectorsbetween1989and2004.Thentheysimplycheckedwhichdirectorsstayedfromoneproxystatementtothenext.Themostlikelyreasonfordepartingaboardwasage,sotheresearchersconcentratedonthose"surprise"disappearancesbydirectorsundertheageof70.Theyfountthatafterasurprisedeparture,theprobabilitythatthecompanywillsubsequentlyha