1、Google and Microsoft are among compa nies that already have these “ sin gleosig nsystems that make it possible for users to 11 just once but use many different services.12 .the approach would create a “walled garden ” n cyberspace, with safe“ neighborhoods ” and bright “ streetlights ” to establish
2、a sens? ofemmunity.Mr. Schmidt describe d it as a “ voluntary ecosystem ” in which “ individuals andorganizations can complete online transactions with 14 .trusting the identities of each other and the ide ntities of the in frastructure 15 which the tran sact ion runs ”.Still, the adm ini strati on
3、pla nhas 16 privacy rights activists. Some applaud theapproach; others are concern ed. It seems clear that such a scheme is an in itiative push toward what would 17 be a compulsory Internet “ drive s license ” mentality.The pla n has also bee n greeted with 18 by some computer security experts, who
4、worry that the “ voluntary ecosystem ” envisioned by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of1.A.sweptB.skippedC.walkedD.ridde n2.A.forB.withinC.whileD.though3.A.carelessB.lawlessC.po in tlessD.helplessthe Internet 19 .They argue that all Internet users should be 20 to register and ide ntify themselves
5、, in the same way that drivers must be lice nsed to drive on public roads.4.A.reas onB.re min derC.compromiseD.proposal5.A.i nformatio nB.i nterfere neeC.en terta inmentD.equivale nt6.A.byB.i ntoC.fromD.over7.A.li nkedB.directedC.cha inedD.compared8.A.dismissB.discoverC.createD.improve9.A.recallB.su
6、ggestC.selectD.realize10.A.relcasedB.issuedC.distributedD.delivered11 .A.carry onB.li nger onC.set inD.log in12 .A.In vainB.In effectC.In returnD.ln con trast13.A.trustedB.modernizedc.thriv ingD.compet ing14 .A.cauti onB.delightC.con fide neeD.patie nee15 .A.onB.afterC.beyondD.across16 .A.dividedB.d
7、isappo in tedC.protectedD.u nited17 .A.frequestlyB.i ncide ntallyC.occasio nallyD.eve ntually18 .A.skepticismB.relera neeC.i ndiffere neeD.en thusiasm19 .A.ma nageableB.defe ndableC.vul nerableD.i nvisible20 .A.i nvitedB.appo in tedC.allowedD.forcedSection II Readi ng Comprehe nsionPart ADirections:
8、Read the follow ing four texts. An swer the questi ons after each text bychoosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40points)Text 1Ruth Simmons joined Goldman Sachs s board as an outside direc tor in January2000: a year later she became preside nt of Brow n Uni versity. For the res
9、t of the decade she appare ntly man aged both roles without attract ing much eroticism. But by the end of 2009 Ms. Simmons was under fire for having sat on Goldman s compom committee;how could she have let those eno rmous bonus payouts pass un remarked? By February the n ext year Ms. Simmons had lef
10、t the board. The positi on was just tak ing up too much time, she said.Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpful, yet less biased, advisers on a firm s board. Having made their wealth and their reputations elsewhere, they presumably have enough independence to disagree with the chief execut
11、ive s proposals. If the sky,and the share price is falling, outside directors should be able to give advice based on having weathered their own crises.The researchers from Ohio University used a database hat covered more than 10,000 firms and more than 64,000 different directors between 1989 and 2004. Then they simply checked which directors stayed from one proxy statement to the next. The most likely reason for departing a board was age, so the researchers concentrated on those “ surprise ” disappearances
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