1、考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷 3 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 On-line Service TwitterIn September 2008, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone said the company never met to hammer out business model. No brainstorming sessions;
2、 no scribblings on a white board; the entire site would go down for hours at a time. Stone and his team were far too busy combating the sites recurring problems to worry about how it would eventually support itself. It appears that over the past year and a half. Twitter has managed to schedule a few
3、 meetings. On Tuesday, it announced and outlined its strategy to make money.The main point is Twitters decision to mask its ads as actual tweets. Rather than seeing a big, glossy image advertising a Frappuccino, users will see a sponsored Starbucks tweet that hypes the latest Frappuccino flavor. Its
4、 admittedly a small difference, but its one that allows Twitter to be true to the past three years of its development while setting a course for the next three years.Self-promotion is always what Twitter has done best. Professionals fill their feeds with links to their own work. Amateurs respond wit
5、h mundane advertisements for themselves. Companies, threatened by all of this self-branding, have responded in kind. Some businesses have hundreds of followers; no matter the follower count, every tweet is a shill.Facebook has proved how hard it is to advertise against a social network. The concern
6、is that if Twitter becomes too much of a social networkand not enough of an aggregator it will run into the same problem. In the end, the same advertising principles that exist online exist offline.Twitter is convinced the way it can make sure its ads work is by making sure theyre “resonant“. That w
7、ord was all over Twitters ad announcement, and its sure to become a new buzzword for the Web. Twitters general principle is that its going to display only ads that users like the ones that resonate. Its great in theory, impossible to do in practice. If Starbucks is spending hundreds of thousands of
8、dollars on Twitter ads but its Twitter ads are terrible, is Twitter really going to tell Starbucks to take back its money?1 What is said about Twitters business model?（A）There has been a complete set of business model since Twitter was established.（B） Twitters employees are encouraged to have brains
9、torms for better business model.（C） Twitter has worked out detailed business model about how to support itself.（D）With the passage of time. Twitter has managed to improve its business model.2 What is the characteristic of Twitters ads?（A）Twitters ads are actually hidden among ordinary tweets.（B） Twi
10、tter prefers to use big glossy images to attract peoples attention.（C） Twitters ads are usually sponsored by big companies like Starbucks（D）After three years trial, Twitter has decided to change its ads style.3 What makes Twitters ads well-known?（A）Ads writers would like to promote their own work.（B
11、） Professional ads writers have produced many creative ads.（C） Many companies provide support since they can benefit from the ads.（D）A lot of followers are willing to buy self-branding products.4 What is the problem that Facebook is faced with?（A）Lack of social support, it is hard for Facebook to be
12、come popular.（B） It meets difficulties when Facebook makes ads in a social network.（C） Facebook meets with intense competition from new rivals like Twitter.（D）It is difficult for Facebook to make ads online just as offline.5 What can be inferred from the passage?（A）Twitter would like to make the wor
13、d “resonant“ a popular buzzword.（B） The ads that are resonated by most users are the best ones.（C） Twitters “resonant“ strategy is proved to be successful.（D）Companies may run a risk if they pay for Twitters ads.5 Earthquake in Haiti and Telecommunication Network RebuildThe earthquake that devastate
14、d Haiti also destroyed the nations feeble network for phones and Internet service. Except for cellphones, the population was largely cut off from communication. But out of the rubble. one U. S. wireless industry pioneer sees opportunity. John Stanton, founder of Voice Stream and former chief executi
15、ve of T-Mobile U. S. . wants the Haitian government to forget about rebuilding its copper wire communications network. Instead, he thinks Haiti should go mobile. “ Necessity is the mother of invention,“ Stanton said.In a keynote speech prepared for delivery at the wireless industrys CTIA trade show
16、Wednesday in Las Vegas, Stanton called for the Haitian government to create an all-wireless nation with more robust networks for the population of nearly 10 million and to build an economy centered on mobile technology. “By deploying state-of-the-art wireless systems, we enable less-developed countr
17、ies to leapfrog older technologies, and those systems become the foundation for a new economy,“ Stanton said.Stanton is asking Haiti to release more spcctrums for commercial carriers to get more people to text and use their phones for commerce, banking and other daily needs. He pledged that his comp
18、any, Trilogy, would commit up to $ 100 million to expand its network there. Trilogy owns Haitis second-largest cellphone company, Voila. The three cellphone providers there-voila. Digicel and Haitel compete vigorously for customers who have come to rely on cellphones even more after the earthquake.
19、But only about 30 percent of the population has one.Accepting the proposal would be a risky bet for the government, experts say, because fat fiber networks would still be needed to serve hospitals, schools and government buildings. “This could be a good strategy for as long as 20 years even, but I j
20、ust dont see it as an ultimate strategy because at a certain point you need fixed wire for services that require more bandwidth,“ said Robert Atkinson, president of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation.But as the country begins to reconstruct homes, government buildings and other key i
21、nfrastructure, some experts say the nation faces a blank canvas of opportunity. And building a more robust cellphone network could also be thefastest way to get the island nation connected. “Haiti is very mountainous and the people are very fond of their cellphones,“ said Raymond Joseph. Haitis amba
22、ssador to the United States. “In that sense, a wireless system would just be leaping over all sorts of impediments to connect the whole country. “6 What does John Stanton see as an opportunity in Haiti?（A）The reconstruction of the country.（B） The withdrawal of T-Mobile U.S.（C） The copper wire networ
23、k for phones.（D）The mobile communications network.7 We can learn from Stantons speech that _.（A）the wireless industry will hold a trade show to help Haiti（B） the Haitian government will create an all-wireless nation（C） the Haitian economy should be centered on mobile network（D）the most advanced wire
24、less system will be arranged in Haiti8 Which of the following is CORRECT about Trilogy?（A）Its the second-largest cellphone company in Haiti.（B） It holds 30 percent of the Haitian cellphone market.（C） It applied for a $ 100 million compensation from Haiti.（D）Its a commercial carrier of communication
25、network.9 According to the passage, Robert Atkinson holds the view that_.（A）the Haitian government will accept Stantons proposal（B） the fixed wire is still a better choice for some services（C） the wireless system is good to connect the whole country（D）the wireless system seems to be a kind of bandwi
26、dth waste9 Financial Turmoil in the World Causes a Social HazardDespite a drop in metropolitan Washingtons jobless rate, regional economists told business leaders yesterday that they expect unemployment to worsen next year before subsiding in 2011 with the creation of tens of thousands of new jobs.G
27、overnment data released yesterday show that the unemployment rate dropped from 5. 9 percent in March to 5. 6 percent in April. the second consecutive month it has decreased. But analysts said they expect it to rise about 1.5 percentage points before recovery kicks inBecause the number of employed pe
28、ople in the labor force is not rising, regional economist Stephen S. Fuller said Aprils decline is not an indication of recovery but suggests that more unemployed people are not being counted because they have become discouraged and either stopped looking for work or exhausted their jobless claims.F
29、rom April 2008 to April 2009,the region lost 30,300 jobs, including 13,000 in retail and 7.000 in leisure and hospitality, wiping out gains in the federal government. procurement, and health and education sectors.“We will be in recovery, but unemployment still will be going up.“ Fuller said at the a
30、nnual meeting of the Greater Washington Initiative, a marketing organization that works to persuade companies to relocate to the region. “Well probably hit somewhere around 7 percent unemployment. Well have to be prepared for it.“Comparatively, metropolitan Washington is faring much better than most
31、 of the nation. The national unemployment rote is 8.6 percent. And 13 of 372 metropolitan areas recorded rates above 15 percent, including El Centre Calif. , which had the highest rate at 26.9 percent.The federal government and contracting sectors, which represent 33 percent of the regions economy,
32、have protected Washington from the full brunt of the recession and should speed its recovery, Fuller and other analysts said.Federal spending in the region has risen steadily from $30 billion in 1985 to about $ 120 billion in 2007. Economists said they expect stimulus dollars as well as hiring assoc
33、iated with overseeing all the new programs aimed at reviving the economy to result in a net gain in employment.“The stimulus will start taking effect in Washington, and professional and business services will be the leading sector going forward with an acceleration in hiring, completely reversing jo
34、b losses in 2011,“ James Diffley, a group managing director at IHS Global Insight, said in an Interview after the meeting. He said he thinks Washington will be the first large metropolitan region to experience employment gains.10 What is the expectation of those regional economists about the unemplo
35、yment nextyear?11 From the viewpoint of Stephen S. Fuller, the Aprils decline is not an indication of_.12 What is the function of the Greater Washington Initiative?13 The highest unemployment rates among 372 metropolitan areas took place in_.14 According to James Diffley. the leading sectors that wi
36、ll increase the employment are_.14 Go On a Special Area Opportunity to Scholarship?A U. S. Education Department study released yesterday found that District students who were given vouchers to attend private schools outperformed public school peers on reading tests. This finding is likely to reigni
37、te debate over the fate of the controversial program.The D. C Opportunity Scholarship Program, the first federal initiative to spend taxpayer dollars on private school tuition, was created by a Republican-led Congress in 2004 to help students from low-income families. Congress has cut off federal fu
38、nding after the 2009 2010 school year unless lawmakers vote to reauthorize it.Overall, the study found that students who used the vouchers received reading scores that placed them nearly four months ahead of peers who remained in public school However, as a group, students who had been in the lowest
39、-per-forming public schools did not show those gains.Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement that the Ohama administration does not want to pull participating students out of the program but does not support its continuation.“Big picture. I dont see vouchers as being the answer,“ Duncan
40、said in a recent meeting with Washington Post editors and reporters. “You can pull two kids out, you can pull three kids out, and youre leaving 97 or 98 percent behind. You need to help all those kids. The way you help them is by challenging the status quo where its not working and coming back with
41、dramatically better schools and doing it systemically. “Since it began, the voucher program has awarded scholarships to more than 3,000 students from low-income families, granting up to $ 7, 500 a year for tuition and other fees at participating schools. This school year, about 1,715 students are pa
42、rticipating.The Bush administration, and many Republicans, has championed the program as a “lifeline“ for students in struggling schools.Supporters bailed the congressionally mandated study as proof the program works. “With concrete evidence in hand that this program is a success, we look forward to
43、 reauthorizing it as quickly as possible,“ Howard P. “Buck“ McKeon, the top Republican on the House education committee, said in a statement.In a letter to Duncan, several GOP leaders urged him to continue awarding grants. “Under no circumstances should the funds be withheld by the U. S. Department
44、of Education when so many children in the District need and deserve access to a quality school today,“ House Minority Leader John A. Boehner and other lawmakers wrote.Joseph I. Lieberman (l-Conn). whose Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs has jurisdiction over the District, has sai
45、d he plans to hold hearings on the program.15 What reignites the debate over the fate of The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program?（A）The participants of this program performed poorly in the reading test than those who have been studying in public schools.（B） District students who were given voucher
46、s to attend private schools outperformed public school peers on math tests.（C） Government finds it valueless to continue this grogram.（D）The participants of the program got higher scores on reading tests than those who didnt participate.16 The expression “status quo“ (Line 8, Para. 5) most probably
47、means_.（A）ones identity（B） what happened in the past（C） present situation（D）unpleasant feeling17 What is Bush administrations attitude towards The D. C Opportunity Scholarship Program?（A）Indifferent.（B） Neutral.（C） Critical.（D）Supportive.18 Which of the following is mentioned in GOP leaders letter t
48、o Duncan?（A）The government should withhold the funds no natter what will happen.（B） The government should not allow lawmakers to reauthorize it.（C） The government has to cut off federal funds because of the shortage of money.（D）The government should not withhold the funds no matter what will happen.
49、19 What is the main topic of this passage?（A）The advantages and disadvantages of The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.（B） The reasons why We should reauthorize The D. C, Opportunity Scholarship Program.（C） Bush administrations influence on the continuation of The D. C. Opportunity Scholarship Program.（D）A study that revealed District students who were given vouchers to attend private schools outperformed public school peers on reading tests.19 Marine LifeIf the Census.
