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veusedthesearchenginesGoogleandYahoo.But,hereissomethingyoumightnotknow.Behindeverysearchisafiercebattleforadvertisingdollarsandsofar,Googleiswinningthewar.MorenowfromCNBC'
sCarlQuintanilla:
It'
sbecomearesearchritual,findsomething,anythingyouareinterestedinandgoogleit.EnoughofthehabitformillionsofwebusersthatotherInterneticonsarenowgettinghurt.Thisweek,Yahoo,oneoftheweb'
s
(1)________posterchildren,saidcompetitionfromGoogleisaffectingitsabilitytomakemoney.AndexpertslikeDavidVise,co-authorofanewbookonGoogle,saythecompanyisthe
(2)________breakthroughinmediasincetheprinting(3)________.
“It'
sveryrare,thatur,wehavea,somethinghappeninour(4)________andweknowatthatverymomentthatit’shistory.Yougoanywhereintheworldtodayandpeopleare(5)________.”
GoogleandYahoomakemoneyfromthoseadsyouseeeverytimeyoudoasearch.Theindustryhasestimatedtohit12billiondollarsbytheyear(6)________.ButsofarnoothersitescancatchGoogleoritshigh-flyingstock,whichapproached500dollarsasharerecently,makingcelebritiesoutofthetwoStanfordUniversitydropouts,who(7)________Googlejusteightyearsago.
“Weareonaquesttobuildabettersearchengine.”ButsomesaytheenthusiasmisoverdonethatGoogleisnotinvincible,notingitsstockfellthisweekwhenothertechcompanies(8)_____________________.
sgonnabeinterestingtoseewhetherGooglewillblowthedoorsoff.Theywere,asestimated,likeitdidlastquarter,orwhetherittooisgoingtodisappointinvestorslike(9)_____________________.”
BothGoogleandYahooarenowbranchingintootherareaslikecellphones,lettingusersconductsearches(10)________________________________.WhichmeansthebattleoftheInternettitansisfarfromover,andbeingfoughtwitheveryclickyoumake.
ForToday,CarlQuintanilla,NBCNews,NewYork.
SectionBNote-taking(5’)
Inthispart,youwillhearapassagetwice.Afterthefirsttime,therewillbeapauseof30seconds.Pleaseputdownthemainideaand4detailsofthepassage.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERSHEET.Thenlistenagainandcheckyouranswer.
PartTwo
ReadingComprehension
20Points
Inthispart,youwillreadtwopassages.Thefirstpassageisfollowedby5questions.Youarerequiredtochoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.Forthesecondpassage,youarerequiredtoanswereachquestionwithnomorethan12words.
PassageOne(10’)
Intheearly1960sWiltChamberlainwasoneofonlythreeplayersintheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)listedatoversevenfeet.Ifhehadplayedlastseason,however,hewouldhavebeenoneof42.Thebodiesplayingmajorprofessionalsportshavechangeddramaticallyovertheyears,andmanagershavebeenmorethanwillingtoadjustteamuniformstofitthegrowingnumbersofbigger,longerframes.
Thetrendinsports,though,maybeobscuringanunrecognizedreality:
Americanshavegenerallystoppedgrowing.Thoughtypicallyabouttwoinchestallernowthan140yearsago,today’speople-especiallythoseborntofamilieswhohavelivedintheU.S.formanygenerations-apparentlyreachedtheirlimitintheearly1960s.Andtheyaren’tlikelytogetanytaller.Inthegeneralpopulationtoday,atthisgenetic,environmentallevel,we’veprettymuchgoneasfaraswecango,saysanthropologistWilliamCameronChumleaofWrightStateUniversity.InthecaseofNBAplayers,theirincreaseinheightappearstoresultfromtheincreasinglycommonpracticeofrecruitingplayersfromallovertheworld.
Growth,whichrarelycontinuesbeyondtheageof20,demandscaloriesandnutrients–notably,protein–tofeedexpandingtissues.Atthestartofthe20thcentury,under-nutritionandchildhoodinfectionsgotintheway.Butasdietandhealthimproved,childrenandadolescentshave,onaverage,increasedinheightbyaboutaninchandahalfevery20years,apatternknownastheseculartrendinheight.YetaccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,averageheight-5′9〞formen,5′4〞forwomen-hasn’treallychangedsince1960.
Geneticallyspeaking,thereareadvantagestoavoidingsubstantialheight.Duringchildbirth,largerbabieshavemoredifficultypassingthroughthebirthcanal.Moreover,eventhoughhumanshavebeenuprightformillionsofyears,ourfeetandbackcontinuetostrugglewithbipedalpostureandcannoteasilywithstandrepeatedstrainimposedbyoversizelimbs.Therearesomerealconstraintsthataresetbythegeneticarchitectureoftheindividualorganism,saysanthropologistWilliamLeonardofNorthwesternUniversity.
Geneticmaximumscanchange,butdon’texpectthistohappensoon.ClaireC.Gordon,senioranthropologistattheArmyResearchCenterinNatick,Mass,ensuresthat90percentoftheuniformsandworkstationsfitrecruitswithoutalteration.Shesaysthat,unlikethoseforbasketball,thelengthofmilitaryuniformshasnotchangedforsometime.Andifyouneedtopredicthumanheightinthenearfuturetodesignapieceofequipment,Gordonsaysthatbyandlarge,youcouldusetoday’sdataandfeelfairlyconfident.(441w)
Questions:
16.WiltChamberlainiscitedasanexampleto
[A]illustratethechangeofheightofNBAplayers.
[B]showthepopularityofNBAplayersintheU.S……
[C]comparedifferentgenerationsofNBAplayers.
[D]assesstheachievementsoffamousNBAplayers.
17.Whichofthefollowingplaysakeyroleinbodygrowthaccordingtothetext?
[A]Geneticmodification.
[B]Naturalenvironment.
[C]Livingstandards.
[D]Dailyexercise.
18.Onwhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthormostprobablyagree?
[A]Non-Americansaddtotheaverageheightofthenation.
[B]Humanheightisconditionedbytheuprightposture.
[C]Americansarethetallestonaverageintheworld.
[D]Largerbabiestendtobecometallerinadulthood.
19.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatinthenearfuture
[A]thegarmentindustrywillreconsidertheuniformsize.
[B]thedesignofmilitaryuniformswillremainunchanged.
[C]genetictestingwillbeemployedinselectingsportsmen.
[D]theexistingdataofhumanheightwillstillbeapplicable.
20.Thetextintendstotellusthat
[A]thechangeofhumanheightfollowsacyclicpattern.
[B]humanheightisbecomingevenmorepredictable.
[C]Americanshavereachedtheirgeneticgrowthlimit.
[D]thegeneticpatternofAmericanshasaltered.
PassageTwo(10’)
WithmostofWal-Mart'
sworkersearninglessthan$19,000ayear,anumberofcommunitygroupsandlawmakershaverecentlyteamedupwithlaborunionsinmountinganintensivecampaignaimedatproddingWal-Martintopayingits1.3millionemployeeshigherwages.
AnewgroupofWal-Martcriticsranafull-pageadvertisementonApril20contendingthatthecompany'
slowpayhadforcedtensofthousandsofitsworkerstoresorttofoodstampsandMedicaid,costingtaxpayersbillionsofdollars.OnApril26,aspartofacampaigncalled"
LoveMom,NotWal-Mart,"
fivemembersofCongressjoinedwomen'
sadvocatesandlaborleaderstoassailthecompanyfornotpayingitsfemaleemployeesmore.
Andinabooktobepublishedthisfall,agroupofscholarswillarguethatWal-MartStores,havingreplacedGeneralMotorsasthenation'
slargestcompany,hasanobligationtotreatitsemployeesbetter.
AmongworkersatWal-Mart'
s3,700storesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedebateisalsoheatingup.
FrancesBrowning,forexample,onceearned$15ahour,butnowatWal-Mart,wheresheisacashierinRoswell,Ga.,sheispaid$9.43.Shesayssheishappytohavethejob.
"
IwasunemployedfortwoandahalfyearsbeforeIfoundmyjobatWal-Mart,"
Ms.Browning,57,said."
LikeeverybodyelseI'
dlovetomakealotmore,butIhavetoberealistic."
ButJasonMrkwa,27,ahighschoolgraduatewhostocksfrozenfoodataWal-MartinIndependence,Kan.,maintainsthatheisunderpaid."
Imake$8.53,eventhougheveryoneofmyevaluationshasbeenabovestandard,"
Mr.Mrkwasaid."
Youcan'
treallyliveonthis."
LaborgroupsandtheiralliesarefocusingonWal-Martbecausetheysaythatthecampaignwillnotjustbenefititsworkersbutalsoreducetheexistingpressureonunionizedcompetitorstoreducetheirownwagesandbenefits.
Wal-MartshouldpaypeopleataminimumenoughtogoabovetheU.S.povertyline,"
saidAndrewGrossman,executivedirectorofWal-MartWatch,thecoalitionofcommunity,environmentalandlaborgroupsrunningtheseriesofadscriticizingWal-Mart."
Acompanythisbigandthiswealthyhastheabilitytopayhigherwages."
H.LeeScottJr.,Wal-Mart'
schiefexecutive,vigorouslydefendshiscompany,arguingthatwagesareprimarilydeterminedbymarketforcesandthatWal-Martpaysmorethanmostretailersandprovidesbetteropportunitiesforadvancement."
IfpeopletellyouthatWal-Martisleadingtheso-called'
racetothebottom'
intermsofjobqualityorpay,they'
renotonlywrong,they'
redeadwrong,"
hesaidtojournalistsatacompany-spo
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