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1、Google and Microsoft are among companies that already have these “single sign-on” systems that make it possible for users to 11 just once but use many different services.12 .the approach would create a “walledgarden”n cyberspace， with safe “ neighborhoods ” and bright “ streetlights ” to establish a

2、 sense of a 13 community.Mr. Schmidt described it as a “voluntary ecosystem ” in which “individuals andorganizations can complete online transactions with 14，trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructure 15 which the transaction runs。 ”Still ， the administration s pl

3、an has 16 privacy rights activists. Some applaud the approach； others are concerned. It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push toward what would 17 be a compulsory Internet “ drive s license ” mentality.The plan has also been greeted with 18 by some computer security expe，rtswho worry

4、that the “ voluntaryecosystem ”envisioned by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet 19 .They argue that all Internet users should be 20 to register and identify themselves， in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.1.A.swept B.skipped C.walked D.ridden2.A.for

5、 B.within C.while D.though3.A.careless B.lawless C.pointless D.helpless4.A.reason B.reminder C.compromise D.proposal5.A.information B.interference C.entertainment D.equivalent6.A.by B.into C.from D.over7.A.linked B.directed C.chained D.compared8.A.dismiss B.discover C.create D.improve9.A.recall B.su

6、ggest C.select D.realize10.A.relcased B.issued C.distributed D.delivered11.A.carry on B.linger on C.set in D.log in12.A.In vain B.In effect C.In return D.In contrast13.A.trusted B.modernized c.thriving D.competing14.A.caution B.delight C.confidence D.patience15.A.on B.after C.beyond D.across16.A.div

7、ided B.disappointed C.protected D.united17.A.frequestly B.incidentally C.occasionally D.eventually18.A.skepticism B.relerance C.indifference D.enthusiasm19.A.manageable B.defendable C.vulnerable D.invisible20.A.invited B.appointed C.allowed D.forcedSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the foll

8、owing four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A， B， C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40points）Text 1Ruth Simmons joined Goldman Sachs s board as an outside director in January 2000： a year later she became president of Brown University. For the rest of the decade sh

9、e apparently managed both roles without attracting much eroticism. But by the end of 2009 Ms. Simmons was under fire for having sat on Goldman s compensation committee； how could she have let those enormous bonus payouts pass unremarked？ By February the next year Ms. Simmons had left the board. The

10、position was just taking up too much time， she said.Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpf，ul yet less biased， advisers on a firm bsoard. Having made their wealth and their reputations elsewhere， they presumably have enough independence to disagree with the chief executive s proposals. If

11、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 simpl

12、y checked which directors stayed from one proxy statement to the next. The most likely reason for departing a board was ag，e so the researchers concentrated on those “ surprise ” disappearances by dirnedcetor rtsheu age of 70. They fount that after a surprise departure， the probability that the comp

13、any will subsequently have to restate earnings increased by nearly 20%. The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increases， and the stock is likely to perform worse. The effect tended to be larger for larger firms. Although a correlation between them leaving and subsequen

14、t bad performance at the firm is suggestiv，e it does not mean that such directors are always jumping off a sinking ship. Often they “ tradeup. ” Leaving riskier， smaller firms for larger and more stable firms.But the researchers believe that outside directors have an easier time of avoiding a blow t

15、o their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks ， even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred. Firms who want to keep their outside directors through tough times may have to create incentives. Otherwise outside directors will follow th

16、e example of Ms. Simmons， once again very popular on campus.21.According to Paragraph 1， Ms. Simmons was criticized for .Againing excessive profitsBfailing to fulfill her dutyCrefusing to make compromisesDleaving the board in tough times22.We learn from Paragraph 2 that outside directors are suppose

17、d to be .Agenerous investorsBunbiased executivesCshare price forecastersDindependent advisers23.According to the researchers from Ohio University after an outside director surprise departure， the firm is likely to .Abecome more stableBreport increased earningsCdo less well in the stock marketDperfor

18、m worse in lawsuits24.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that outside directors .Amay stay for the attractive offers from the firmBhave often had records of wrongdoings in the firmCare accustomed to stress-free work in the firmDwill decline incentives from the firm25.The author s attitude to

19、ward the role of outside tdoirsecis .ApermissiveBpositiveCscornfulDcriticalText 2Whatever happened to the death of newspaper？ A year ago the end seemed near. The recession threatened to remove the advertising and readers that had not already fled to the internet. Newspapers like the San Francisco Ch

20、ronicle were chronicling their own doom. America s Federal Trade commission launched a roundof talks about how to save newspapers. Should they become charitable corporatio？ns Should the state subsidize them ？ It will hold another meeting soon. But the discussions now seem out of date.In much of the

21、world there is the sign of crisis. German and Brazilian papers have shrugged off the recession. Even American newspape，rswhich inhabit the most troubled come of the global industry ， have not only survived but often returned to profit. Not the 20% profit margins that were routine a few years ago ， b

22、ut profit all the same.It has not been much fun. Many papers stayed afloat by pushing journalists overboard. The American Society of News Editors reckons that 13 ，500 newsroom jobs have gone since 2007. Readers are paying more for slimmer products. Some papers even had the nerve to refuse delivery t

23、o distant suburbs. Yet these desperate measures have proved the right ones an，d sadly for many journalists， they can be pushed further.Newspapers are becoming more balanced businesse，s with a healthier mix of revenues from readers and advertisers. American papers have long been highly unusual in the

24、ir reliance on ads. Fully 87% of their revenues came from advertising in 2008， according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development （ OECD）。 In Japan the proportion is 35%. Not surprisingly， Japanese newspapers are much more stable.The whirlwind that swept through newsrooms harmed ever

25、ybody， but much of the damage has been concentrated in areas where newspaper are least distinctive. Car and film reviewers have gone. So have science and general business reporters. Foreign bureaus have been savagely cut off. Newspapers are less complete as a result. But completeness is no longer a

26、virtue in the newspaper business.26.By saying “Newspapers like their own d0oimies”-4, Para. 1）, theauthor indicates that newspaper .Aneglected the sign of crisisBfailed to get state subsidiesCwere not charitable corporationsDwere in a desperate situation27.Some newspapers refused delivery to distant

27、 suburbs probably because .Areaders threatened to pay lessBnewspapers wanted to reduce costsCjournalists reported little about these areasDsubscribers complained about slimmer products28.Compared with their American counterparts， Japanese newspapers are much more stable because they .Ahave more sour

28、ces of revenueBhave more balanced newsroomsCare less dependent on advertisingDare less affected by readership29.What can be inferred from the last paragraphabout the current newspaper business？ADistinctiveness is an essential feature of newspapers.BCompleteness is to blame for the failure of newspaper.CForeign bureaus play a crucial role in the newspaper business.DReaders have lost their interest in car and film re