第二部分阅读理解全真模拟题101128.docx
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第二部分阅读理解全真模拟题101128
Passage4
OnThursdayAmericanAirlinesandUSAirwaysannouncedanalliancetopooltheirfrequent-flierprograms,givingcustomersaddedincentivestoflyoneanother'sskies.ThenonFridayDeltaandUniteddeliveredwordofasort-of-but-not-quitecoupling.Thesedealsthrustthemuch-scrutinizedairlineindustryevenmoreintothepublicspotlight.Airlineprofitsareatrecordhighs.Businessfaresareclimbingintothestratosphere,up16percentlastyearalone.Nowcomestheconsolidationsweepingtheindustry.Thequestioniswhetherthesedealswillmeanmorechoiceandmoreconvenience,astheairlinesargue,orlesscompetitionorevenhigherprices.
Clearlyconsumerscanbenefitfromthesetie-ups.PassengersflyingAmericanorUSAirways,forinstance,cannowuseeithercarrier'snetworkof72worldwideclubsandlounges.Theycancombinetheirfrequent-flierawards,allowingthemnotonlytobuildupredeemablemilesmorequicklybutalsocashthemintomoredestinations.AmericancanplugintoUSAirways'deeperwebofconnectionsupanddowntheEasternSeaboard;USAirways,withfewerroutestoSouthAmerica,theCaribbeariandEurope,willbeabletoofferagreaterarrayofinternationalflights.Intime,AmericanandUSAirwayshopetocreatethemoreambitiouspartnership--aso-calledcode-sharingagreementthatwouldallowthetwocarrierstocoordinateflightscheduleswithoutenteringafull-fledgedmerger.Thegoalis"seamlessservice"--withouthavingtochangeairlines.
Priceisawildcardinthesealliances.Consumergroupsworrythattheywillreducecompetition,translatinginturnintohigherfares.Theycouldberight.Giventherapidtrendtowardconsolidation,manyanalystsforeseeadaywhenmostmajor"hub"airportswillbedominatedbyasingleairlineorconsortium.AreportlastyearbytheGeneralAccountingOfficefoundthatticketprices,insuchcases,rangedfrom45to65percenthigherthanatcitieswheretwoormorecarrierscompeted.AndjustlastweektheTransportationDepartmentannounceditwasinvestigatingallegationsofprice-fixingbythemajorairlines--aimedatkeepingsmallerdiscount-carriersfromintrudingontheirturf--andtheJusticeDepartmenthasbegunsimilarprobes.Themessage?
Airlinesmayyearntomerge--butwinningapprovalfromskepticalauthoritiesmightbetougherthantheyexpect.
13.Judgingfromthepassage,thefrequent-flierprogramisonebywhich________.
A)peoplewhohavebuiltupacertainnumberofflyingmileswithanairlinewillgetafreeticket.
B)peoplewhoflyanairlinefrequentlywillgetadiscount
C)peoplewhohavebuiltupacertainnumberofflyingmileswithanairlinewillgetacashaward
D)peoplewhoflyanairlinefrequentlywillgetextraservice
14.accordingtothispassage,thefederalgovernment'sattitudetowardsairlinemergersisoneof_______
A)encouragementB)restriction
C)prohibitionD)approval
15.Theexpression"awildcard"inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.
A)achiefconcrnB)animportantfactor
C)anunpredictableelementD)anecessaryconsequence
16.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A)Airlinemergerswillgiverisetointensecompetition.
B)Consumersbenefitfromairlinemergers.
C)Tie-upsbetweenairlinesseemtodrawlittlepublicattention.
D)Ticketpricestendtobehigherwherethereisonlyonecarrier.
Passage5
AdecadeagoSusicMakinsterlearnedshemighthavealiverproblem.Herdoctorstoldhernottoworry.Soshedidn't--untilthreeyearsago,whenshewasastonishedtolearnshehadtestedpositiveforhepatitis(肝炎)C,ablood-bornevirusshehadneverheardof.Makinster,then45,hadbeenlivingwithaninfectionthatwouldlikelystaywithherforlifeandthatcouldeventuallydestroyherliverandcauseherdeath.Yetshehadnoideahoworwhenshehadcontractedthevirus.
HepatitisCwasn'tevendiscovereduntil1989.Todayanestimated3.9millionAmericansareinfected,andmostofthemstilldon'sknowit.LikeHIV,hepatitisCisaslowactingvirusthatcanbetransmittedbysharedneedlesandbloodtransfusions.Butitisfarmorerampant.Thereisnovaccinetopreventitsspread,andnoreliabletreatment.Some75percentofpeoplewhocontracttheviruswillcarryitforlife;20percentwilldevelopcirrhosisoftheliver.HepatitisCisnowthenation'sleadingreasonforlivertransplantation,andthesecondleadingcauseofcirrhosis(afteralcohol).Itwillkillroughly10,000Americansthisyear--andthatnumberisexpectedtotripleoverthenexttwodecades,asmorepastinfectionscometolight.SaysSurgeonGeneralDavidSatcher,"Thisisamajorpublichealthcrisis."
Untiltreatmentislesshit-or-miss,livingwithhepatitisCwillbeamatterofaccommodation.Thoughmostpeoplewhocontractedthevirusbecomechronicallyinfected,manyneverdevelopadvancedliverdisease.That'spartlyluck,butnotentirely.Givingupalcoholbrightenstheprognosis,andmanysuffererstoutthebenefitsofreducingstressandgettingmorerest.GettingvaccinatedagainsthepatitisaandBisalsoagoodidea,sinceadualinfectioncanaggravatethedisease.Andpreventingfurtherspreadrequiressomeprecautions.Expertsaredividedontheneedtopractisesafesex,sincethevirusisnormallyonlyintheblood.Buttheystresstheimportanceofcoveringopenwoundsandnotsharingrazorsandtoothbrushes.
17.Accordingtothepassage,theleadingcauseforlivercirrhosisis_______.
A)toomuchdrinkingB)hepatitisC
C)hepatitisAD)hepatitisB
18.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A)NoonewhocontractshepatitisCcanhopetolivelong.
B)MorepeoplehavecontractedhepatitisCthanHIV.
C)AlcoholisthechiefcauseforhepatitisC.
D)HepatitisCissexuallytransmitted.
19.ThenumberofpeoplewhowilldieofhepatitisCintwentyyearswillbe______.
A)20,000B)10,000
C)30,000D)40,000
20.Theword"accommodation"inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans_______.
A)careB)treatment
C)restD)adjustment
Unit14
Passage1
Newandbizarrecrimeshavecomeintobeingwiththeadventofcomputertechnology.Organizedcrimetoohasbeendirectlyinvolved;thenewtechnologyoffersitunlimitedopportunities,suchasdatacrimes,theftofsevices,property-relatedcrimes,industrialsabotage,politicallyrelatedsabotage,vandalism,crimesagainsttheindividualandfinanciallyrelatedcrimes...
Theftofdata,ordatacrime,hasattractedtheinterestoforganizedcriminalsyndicates.Thisisusuallythetheftorcopyingofvaluablecomputerprogram.Aninternationalmarketalreadyexistsforcomputerizeddata,andspecializedfencesaresaidtobeplayingakeyroleinthisrapidlyexpandingcriminalmarket.buyersforstolenprogramsmayrangefromafirm'scompetitorstoforeignnations.
Acompetitorsabotagesacompany'scomputersystemtodestroyorcripplethefirm'soperationalability,thusneutralizingitscompetitivecapabilityeitherintheprivateorthegovernmentsector.Thiscomputersabotagemayalsobetiedtoanattemptbyaffluentinvestorstoacquirethevictimfirm.Withthegrowingreliancebyfirmsoncomputersfortheirrecordkeepinganddailyoperations,sabotageoftheircomputerscanresultininternalhavoc,afterwhichthegroupinterestedinacquiringthefirmcaneasilybuyitatasubstantiallylowerprice.Criminalgroupscouldalsoresorttosabotageifthecompanyisacompetitorofabusinessownedorcontrolledbyorganizedcrime.
Politicallymotivatedsabotageisontheincrease;politicalextremistgroupshavesproutedoneverycontinent.Sophisticatedcomputertechnologyarmsthesegroupswithawesomepowersandopenstechnologicallyadvancednationstotheirattack.Severalattemptshavealreadybeenmadetodestroycomputerfacilityatanairforcebase.Auniversitycomputerfacilityinvolvedinnationaldefenceworksufferedmorethan$2millionindamagesasaresultofabombing.
Computervulnerabilityhasbeenamplydocumented.Onecongressionalstudyconcludedthatneithergovernmentnorprivatecomputersystemsareadequatelyprotectedagainstsabotage.Organizedcriminalsyndicateshaveshowntheirwillingnesstoworkwithpoliticallymotivatedgroups.Investigatorshaveuncoveredevidenceofcooperationbetweencriminalgroupsandforeigngovernmentsinnarcotics.Criminalgroupshavetakenattemptsinassassinatingpoliticalleaders....Computersareusedinhospitallife-supportsystem,inlaboratories,andinmajorsurgery.Criminalscouldeasilyturnthesecomputersintotoolsofdevastation.Bysabotagingthecomputerofalife-supportsystem,criminalscouldkillanindividualaseasilyastheyhadusedagun.Bymanipulatingacomputer,theycouldguideawesometoolsofterroragainstlargeurbancentres.citiesandnationscouldbecomehostages.Homicidecouldtakeanewform.Thecomputermaybecomethehitmanofthetwentiethcentury.
Thecomputeropensvastareasofcrimetoorganizedcriminalgroups,bothnationalandinternational.Itcallsonthemtopooltheirresourcesandincreasetheircooperativeefforts,becausemanyofthesecrimesaretocomplexforonegrouptohandle,especiallythoserequiringavasenetworkoffences.Althoughcriminalshaveadaptedtocomputertechnology,lawenforcementhasnot.Manystillthinkintermsoftraditionalcriminology.
1.Howmanykindsofcrimesarementionedinthepassage?
A)7.B)8.C)9.D)10.
2.Whatisthepurposeofacompetitortosabotageacompany'scomputer?
A)Hispurposeistodestroyorweakenthefirm'soperationalability.
B)Hispurposeistoweakenfirm'scompetitivecapabilityandgetit.
C)Hispurpose
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