[考研类试卷]考研英语(阅读)模拟试卷36及答案与解析.doc
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1、考研英语(阅读)模拟试卷 36 及答案与解析Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)0 Network SafetyA House committee is reopening its investigation of Internet services that let computer users distribute music and movies online amid repor
2、ts the same software was exploited to gain unauthorized access to government and private data.The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent letters to the Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and The Lime Group, which runs Lime Wire, a popular file-sharing service. The letters, si
3、gned by chairman Edolphus Towns, sought information about any such breaches and what the Obama administration and company are doing, to protect against them.Internet file-sharing links computers across the Internet and allows users to access files stored on any other computer within the network. In
4、the past, these networks have been popular among people who distribute popular music, movies and commercial software without paying legally required copyright fees.The House committee held hearings in 2007. The problem of pirated music has since declined due to rising popularity of legal services su
5、ch as iTunes, concerns over the threat of personal lawsuits by the entertainment industry and efforts by colleges to limit illicit data traffic on their computer networks. Lime Wire is the largest remaining such network popular among computer users.Witnesses at the earlier hearings “easily obtained
6、bank records, health records, military files, tax returns, corporate documents, and other highly sensitive private ides via the Lime Wire network“, Towns and Issa wrote to Mark Gorton, chairman of The Lime Group.They recalled that Gorton told lawmakers he would make significant changes in the softwa
7、re to prevent inadvertent disclosures of personal or confidential information over the Internet service.“However, it appears that nearly two years after your commitment to make significant changes in the software, Lime Wire and other P2P (peer-to-peer) providers have not taken adequate steps to addr
8、ess this critical problem,“ Towns and Issa wrote.Asked about the renewed investigation, Lime Wire spokeswoman Linda Lipman responded, “we at Lime Wire understand that Internet safety is the most important, and we strive to offer peer-to-peers most secure technology.“ She said the company had worked
9、with other P2P providers and regulators to develop and implement protections, including changes in default settings; file-sharing controls; shared folder configurations; and sensitive-file-type restrictions.“Our newest version, Lime Wire 5.0, by default, does not share sensitive file types such as s
10、preadsheets or documents,“ Lipman said. “In fact, the software does not share any file or directory without explicit permission from the user.“1 Why is the investigation of Internet services that let computer users distribute music and movies online reopened?(A)Because it is reported that Lime Wire
11、and other P2P providers were used to get illegal access to personal and confidential data.(B) Because it is reported that the problem of pirated music has not been solved since the hearing held by The House Committee in 2007.(C) Because it is reported that the letters sent to the Justice Department
12、are not telling the truth.(D)Because it is reported that some Internet services dont pay legally required copyright fees.2 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?(A)Worrying about the threat of personal lawsuits by the entertainment industry hasnt disappeared since the hearing in 20
13、07.(B) Colleges still have to limit the illegal information spreading on their computer networks after the hearing in 2007.(C) Lime Wire continued to distribute pirated music and movies online, though it has promised to make significant changes in the software.(D)Lime Wire has taken adequate steps t
14、o address the problem of disclosing per coal and confidential information over the Internet service.3 The word “pirated“, (Line 2, Para. 4) most probably means(A)private(B) illegally copied(C) legally copied(D)confidential4 Which statement about Lime Wires response to the renewed investigation is TR
15、UE?(A)Although Lime Wire 5. 0 still has the function to share sensitive file types, it will share with the permission from the users.(B) It promised that it would take adequate steps to solve this problem soon.(C) It argued that other P2P providers also allowed users to access files stored on other
16、computer within the network.(D)It had already cooperated with other P2P providers to change the default settings in order to stop sharing sensitive file types.5 What is the main topic of this passage?(A)Lawmakers re-examine Internet-sharing softwares.(B) Users gain unauthorized access to government
17、and private data through Lime Wire.(C) Lime Group improves its new version Lime Wire 5.0 in Internet safety.(D)The hearing held in 2007 made a difference to the problem of Internet safety.5 The Accountability of Education FailureI have an uncle who was for years a Chicago public school teacher. Pass
18、ionate and articulate about his subject, biology, Amie eared a great deal about whether the kids learned in his class.But heres the disturbing thing he recalls about his career:In the years that his classes were filled with kids from poor, broken homes who didnt eat or sleep with any regularity, he
19、worried that he wasnt nearly as effective as he wanted to be. He reached some of the kids, sometimes, with some material, but not enough to his liking, no matter what he did or how hard he tried.When he changed schools and suddenly was teaching kids from middle-class families who valued education, h
20、e instantly became a brilliant teacher. His students progressed at a fast clip, and everything he did seemed to work.What some school reformers seem to forget is that the kids circumstances outside school affect their class performance : how much they eat, how much they sleep, how many words they he
21、ard when they were young, how many books were made available to them, the abilities and the disabilities with which they were born, etc.What happens in the classroom is incredibly powerful, but it is not the only thing that matters.This is why it was so disheartening to hear President Obama wade int
22、o a debate about last weeks firing of all of the educators at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island.The firings by the Central Falls school trustees made big headlines, not because reconstituting a school is new, but perhaps because it is the only school in the states poorest and smallest city,
23、and because it was not reported as being the consequence of years of calculated efforts to fix the school (even if it was).Education Secretary Arne Duncan immediately applauded the move, saying the committee members were “ showing courage and doing the right thing for kids“. And today, Obama felt th
24、e need to jump in, saying in a speech: “ So if a school is struggling, we have to work with the principal and the teachers to find a solution. Weve got to give them a chance to make meaningful improvements. But if a school continues to fail its students year after year after year, if it doesnt show
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