1、1英语（二）模拟试题（三）Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET . (10 points)Facebook has been 1 with fire and has got its fingers burned, again. On November 29th Americas Federal Trade Commission (FTC) an
2、nounced that it had reached a 2 settlement with the giant social network over 3 that it had misled people about its use of their personal data.The details of the settlement make clear that Facebook, which 4 over 800m users, betrayed its users trust. It is also notable because it appears to be part o
3、f a broader 5 by the FTC to craft a new privacy framework to deal with the rapid 6 of social networks in America.The regulators findings come at a 7 moment for Facebook, which is said to be preparing for an initial public offering next year that could value it at around $100 billion. To 8 the way fo
4、r its listing, the firm first needs to resolve its privacy 9 with regulators in America and Europe. 10 its willingness to negotiate the settlement 11 this week.Announcing the agreement, the FTC said it had found a number of cases where Facebook had made claims that were “unfair and deceptive, and 12
5、 federal law”. For instance, it 13 personally identifiable information to advertisers, and it failed to keep a promise to make photos and videos on deleted accounts 14 .The settlement does not 15 an admission by Facebook that it has broken the law, but it deeply 16 the company nonetheless. In a blog
6、 post published the same day, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebooks boss, tried to 17 the impact of the deal. First he claimed that “a small number of high-profile mistakes” were 18 the social networks “good history” on privacy. The FTC is not relying on Facebook to police itself. Among other things, the compa
7、ny will now have to seek consumers approval before it changes the way it shares their data. And it has agreed to an independent privacy audit every two years for the next 20 years.There is a clear pattern here. In separate cases over the past couple of years the FTC has insisted that Twitter and Goo
8、gle accept regular 19 audits, too, after each firm was accused of violating its customers privacy. The intent seems to be to create a regulatory regime that is tighter than the status quo, 20 one that still gives social networks plenty of room to innovate. 1. A setting B playing C lighting D turning
9、2. A craft B documentary C trade D draft3. A verdicts B allegations C rumors D affirmation4. A boasts B exaggerates C estimates D assesses5. A impulse B initiative C innovation D motion6. A increase B elevation C rise D appearance7. A indispensable B essential C critical D fundamental8. A steer B cl
10、ear C lay D remove9. A controversy B competition C dispute D compromise210. A despite B given C although D hence11. A unveiled B discovered C exposed D revealed12. A violated B assaulted C resisted D betrayed13. A informed B entrust C imparted D confided14. A available B retrievable C reversible D i
11、naccessible15. A constitute B correspond C confirm D conceive16. A involves B strikes C embarrasses D attacks17. A turn down B cut down C play down D bring down18. A overshadowing B overlooking C overtaking D overthrowing19. A expert B external C formal D automatic20. A and B but C thus D despiteSec
12、tion II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections :Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET .(40 points)Text 1Most American movies are produced in Hollywood, California. Hollywood, which is actually not a separate
13、 city but a part of Los Angeles, is an ideal spot for the movie industry. The sun shines most of the time, and the climate is mild. Almost every kind of natural scenery is within a few hours drive.Hollywood becomes the center of national attention one evening a yearAcademy Award night. At the Academ
14、y Award presentation held each spring, statuettes called Oscars are given to film industry winners in dozens of categories, including best actor, best actress, and best picture. The winners are chosen by members of the industry before the ceremony, but their names are kept secret until presentation
15、night, when they are announced in a long, nationally televised program.Motion pictures were extremely popular in the United States after World War II, when television captured much of the movie audience. Geared to the masses, Hollywood movies offered much the same type of entertainment as television
16、 does. With free entertainment in their homes, many Americans simply stopped going to movies. Between 1946 and 1956, movie attendance was cut in half. At the same time, production costs zoomed. The movie industry was in trouble.The industry adjusted itself in a number of ways. Movie companies rented
17、 sound stages to TV companies and sold old movies to TV. To cut costs, Hollywood produced fewer movies and filmed many of them overseas. To lure audiences, the industry invested in new lenses, wider screens, and stereophonic sound. Studios also began producing kinds of entertainment that could not b
18、e offered by TV-films with controversial or shocking themes, films with huge casts and lavish settings. As a result of these changes, today the American motion picture industry is thriving.21.What makes Hollywood a great place for American movie industry according to the passage?A A famous part of L
19、os Angeles3B Favorable natural and traffic conditionsC Natural scenery with mild climate and the shining sunD A great industrial base of American22.Which one about Oscars is correct according to the passage?A It is the name of a great film figureB It is given to World Academy Award in America each y
20、earC It is a yearly honor to winners in movie industryD It doesnt produce until Academy Award night in each spring 23.Why did many Americans like entertaining in homes instead of going to cinema after World War II?A Because the quality of film was becoming worse and worse B Because Hollywood movies
21、couldnt offer entertainment similar to televisionC Because the movie industry was in trouble for expensive production costD Because TVs popularity made them enjoy without paying 24.What does the word “zoomed” (in the last sentence of the third paragraph) mean?A Moved along very quicklyB Rose upward
22、into the airC Increased high in priceD Moved with a low humming noise25.The movie industry tried many methods to lure audiences except_.A building commercial relationship with TV companiesB improving its basic equipmentC producing films with famous stars in low costD offering types of entertainment
23、different from TVText2The Arctic Ocean has given up tens of thousands more square kilometers of ice in a relentless summer of melt, with scientists watching through satellite eyes for a possible record low polar ice cap.From the barren Arctic shore of a village in Canadas far northwest, veteran obse
24、rver Eddie Gruben has seen the summer ice retreating more each decade as the world has warmed. By this weekend the ice edge lay 128 kilometers at sea, but forty years ago, it was 64 kilometers out. Global average temperatures rose 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century, but Arctic temperatures rose
25、 twice as much or even faster, almost certainly in large part because of manmade greenhouse gases, researchers say. In late July the mercury soared to almost 86 degrees Fahrenheit in this settlement of 900 Arctic Eskimos.As of Thursday, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Date Center reported, the polar
26、ice cap extended over 6.75 million square kilometers after having shrunk an average 106,000 square kilometers a day in Julyequivalent to one Indiana or three Belgiums daily. The rate of melt was similar to that of July 2007, the year when the ice cap dwindled to a record minimum extent of 4.3 millio
27、n square kilometers in September. In its latest analysis, NSIDC said Arctic atmospheric conditions this summer have been similar to those of the summer of 2007, including a high-pressure ridge that produced clear skies and strong melt in the Beaufort Sea, the arm of the Arctic Ocean off northern Ala
28、ska and northwestern Canada.4Scientists say the makeup of the frozen polar sea has shifted significantly the past few years, as thick multiyear ice has given way as the Arctics dominant form to thin ice that comes and goes with each winter and summer. The past few years have “signaled a fundamental
29、change in the character of the ice and the Arctic climate,” Meier said. Ironically, the summer melts since 2007 appear to have allowed disintegrating but still thick multiyear ice to drift this year into the relatively narrow channels of the Northwest Passage. Usually, impassable channels had been r
30、elatively ice-free the past two summers.Observation satellites remote sensors will tell researchers in September whether the polar cap diminished this summer to its smallest size on record. Then the sun will begin to slip below the horizon for several months, and temperatures plunging in the polar d
31、arkness will freeze the surface of the sea again, leaving this and other Arctic coastlines in the grip of ice. Most of the sea ice will be new, thinner and weaker annual formations, however.At a global conference last March in Copenhagen, scientists declared that climate change is occurring faster t
32、han had been anticipated, citing the fast-dying Arctic cap as one example. A month later, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted Arctic summers could be almost ice-free within 30 years, not at the centurys end earlier predicted.26.The word “retreating” (Line2, Paragraph2)
33、 most probably means_.A withdrawing B moving backC melting D treating again27.We may infer from Paragraph 2 and 3 that_.A rising Arctic temperatures result completely from manmade greenhouse gases B the summer ice edge was 192 kilometers at sea 40 years agoC the polar ice cap was over 6.87million sq
34、uare kilometers in JulyD the ice cap reduced to a record low minimum extent in July28.We may know that summer melts made_.A some impassable channels covered by iceB no contribution to the makeup change of polar iceC thin ice become multiyear iceD the world climate change its character29.We learn fro
35、m the last two paragraphs that_.A scientists predicted future climate changes accuratelyB the polar cap diminished this summer to its smallest size on recordC the future ice may be annually formed thinnessD Arctic summers couldnt be ice-free until next century30.Which of the following is the best ti
36、tle for this text?A Arctic ice lowers to its smallest sizeB Arctic ice disappears under summer sunC Why Arctic ice disappears soonD Arctic ice closely relates to climate changesText3The classic American identity theft scam works like this: the thief convinces some bank or credit card company hes act
37、ually you and borrows God knows how many dollars in your name. Once you discover and report this, youre not liable for money the bank lost, but neither are you 5entitled to compensation for the time and effort you spend straightening the matter out. Bear in mind that when I say “the thief convinces
38、the bank hes you”, Im not talking about a brilliant actor and master of disguise who imitates your voice and mannerisms well enough to fool your own mother. No, all thats necessary to fool a bank is your birth date and US social security number, or just discarded credit card offer taken from your bi
39、n.Why are lenders so careless with their money? The snarky answer is: because they know taxpayers will bail them out. But identity theft was a problem in America long before phrases like “too big to fail” entered our vocabulary. I became an identity-theft statistic nine years ago, when I opened my m
40、ail to find a bill for a maxed- out credit card I never knew I had. I spent over two weeks cleaning the mess: filing police reports, calling the company, sitting on hold, getting disconnected and calling back to sit on hold again. Considering my salary back then, I spent over a thousand dollars wort
41、h of my time and wasnt entitled to a penny in damages.It all could easily have been avoided, had the company made a minimal effort to ensure they were loaning money to me rather than my dishonest doppelganger. So why didnt they? Because that would take time -at least a day or two. And if people had
42、to wait a day between applying for and receiving credit, on-the-spot loans would be impossible. Every major retail chain in America pushes these offers: “Apply for a store credit card and receive 15% off your first purchase!” From the lenders perspective, writing off a few bad ID-theft debts is chea
43、per than losing the lucrative “impulse buyer” market.But that would change if companies had to pay damages to identity theft victims. Should they have to? The supreme court of the state of Maine is currently pondering that question. In March 2008 the Hannaford supermarket chain announced that hacker
44、s broke into their database and stole the credit card information of over 4 million customers, some of whom sued Hannaford for damages. None of the customers lost money, of course, but they felt-as I did-that their time and effort are worth something too.Its too early to know how the court will rule
45、, but Ill make a prediction anyway: nothing will change from the consumers perspective, and protecting lenders from their own bad habits will continue to be our unpaid job. When the worldwide economic meltdown started, I naively thought the subsequent tightening of credit lines would at least make i
46、dentity theft less of a problem than before. But I was just being silly.31.After suffering from identity theft, you_.A should pay for money the bank lostB are required to report to your bank immediatelyC have to assume the cost of getting your identity backD wont have to take any loss caused by it32
47、.Whats the real meaning of “too big to fail” in para. 2?A Leaders are so big that they couldnt fail at all.B Leaders wont pay for their loaning carelessness.C Leaders are big enough to pay for any large loans.D America is big enough to solve any problems.33. The 3rd paragraph mainly talks about_.A Why companies take efforts to avoid identity theftB The reason of companies effortlessness to help avoid identity theftC The reason of taking time to solve the problem of identity theft6D The cause of companies offering on-the-spot lo
