2012年考研《英语》(二)模拟试卷(5)

第 48 题

第 46 题

第 45 题 The systems of universities are very vulnerable because they are decentralized and accessible to many people.

第 47 题

第 44 题 Few cases of identity theft are prosecuted because the hackers work in foreign countries.

第 43 题 The actual number of the victim in this case of information theft may be just 1,600 or less.

第 42 题 UCLA had taken away all Social Security numbers from common usage to ensure the computer security.

第 40 题 Wh

• at can
• be inferred from the last paragraph?（　　）    [A] Newspapers are now operating their own websites.    [B] Websites begin to involve in the traditional newspaper business.    [
• C] Competition on a
• ds will be tighter in the future.    [D] Newspapers might also provide free ads service.

根据下面材料，回答第 41～45 题：

第 41 题 UCLA is making an apology because its letters to its students and alumni were stolen by a hacker.

第 38 题 The ch

• allenge that newspapers faced from the we
• bsite is （　　）    [A] the small text-ads that appear alongside sear
• ch engines    [B] the localization of website an
• d more elaborate service    [C] the display advertisements    [D] the classified advertisements

第 39 题 It c

• an
• be inferred that eBay ______.（　　）    [A] has a prototype servi
• ce    [B] has similar a
• ds service like Google    [C] is featured by its auction listings    [D] offers a searchable database of free listings

根据下面材料，回答第 36～40 题：

第 36 题 By saying "the golden rivers are being diverted" (Line 2, Para.1 ), the author means（　　）

[A] newspapers earn a lot from ads

[B] the money flow ,like rivers into websites

[C] newspapers began to share the ad revenues with websites

[D] websites took away many ad revenues from newspapers

第 35 题 The

• author's attitude toward the insurance facility is（　　）    [A] o
• bje
• ctive    [B] negative    [C] positive    [
• D] biased

第 37 题

• According to the text, newspaper is losing profits in jo
• b ads be
• cause（　　）    [A] their prices are too high    [B] the employment rate is quite high    [C] Internet company provi
• des free services    [D] competition among newspapers is tight

第 33 题 Which of the following st

• atements is NOT true a
• bout the
• CCRIF?（　　）    [A] The sources of its fun
• d are private donations and financing of member countries.    [B] Its supplemental payouts are attainable from international reinsurance markets.    [C] The amount of the insurance payout is decided by the seriousne

第 34 题 Wh

• at is the o
• bsta
• cle that poor countries might experience in preparing their
• disaster insurance?（　　）    [A] It is not easy to explain the important items of insurance in normal times.    [B] The severity of the disaster is not big enough to trigger a payout.    [C] The in

根据下列材料，请回答 31～35 题：

第 31 题 The suffering of Haiti after the earthquake would be worse than that of rich countries because （　　）

[A] the insurance money covers only a small part of its reconstruction costs

[B] the insurance payout might be kept by individuals or companies

[C] foreign governments can't offer enough help because of financial burden

[D] its government might transfer the burden of recovery to multilateral agencies

第 32 题 Wh

• at does the author imply
• by "Until now su
• ch bon
• ds have largely been the preserve of rich-country is-suers" ( Line 3-4, Para.2) ?（　　）    [A] The catastrophe bonds are mainly reserved by rich countries.    [B] Only rich countries have the ability to issue the cata

第 30 题 Judging from the context, the phr

• ase "a rocky patch" (Line 1, Para.6) most pro
• bably means（　　）    [A] a risky travel    [B] pea
• ceful life    [C] a fatal
• disease    [D] an unhappy marriage

第 29 题 It c

• an
• be inferred from the text that most unhappily married adults __（　　）    [A] should divor
• ce in no more than 5 years    [B] prefer to stay together for another 5 years    [C] feel happy after staying together for another 5 years    [
• D] become much happier after divorce

第 28 题 Which of the following st

• atements a
• bout older adults is TRUE?（　　）    [A] They have to find an identity again.    [B] They.will retire in several months.    [
• C] Their bo
• dies become immortal.    [D] Their children have left home.

根据下列材料，请回答 26～30 题：

第 26 题 What does Maggie Scarf point out in her new book?（　　）

[A] People who get married in their 50s are happy.

[B] Couples who got married long ago are happy.

[C] Men in their 60s are full of unexpected pleasures.

[D] People should turn attention to couples in their 50s.

第 25 题 ______is the best title for the text.（　　）

[

• A] The Popular Grocery Retailer -- Wal-Mart    [
• B] Wal-Mart Is
• Coming    [C] The Success of Wal-Mart    [
• D] The Largest Department Store -- Wal-Mart

第 27 题

• According to the second paragraph, life expectancy______.（　　）    [A] shows that an older man is expected to live to 84.8    [
• B] for men is longer than for women today    [
• C] for women was shorter than for men in 1900    [
• D] for people has been getting longer since 1900

第 24 题

• According to the text, which
• benefit
• CANNOT Wal-Mart bring to the society?（　　）    [A] Low paying jobs.    [B] Low prices.    [C] High profits.    [
• D] High employment insurance enrollment.

第 23 题 W

• al-Mart has
• been
• criticize
• d by some groups for its .（　　）    [A] low service quality    [B] employees' low salary    [C] high pressure on the other companies    [D] discrimination against women

第 22 题

• According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE? （　　）    [A] Wal-Mart was forced to withdraw its investment from Germany.    [
• B] Wal-Mart operates very well in South Korea.    [
• C] Wal-Mart has wholly-owne
• d operations in China and Canada.    [D] Wal-Mart made its new company logo known in 2009.

根据下列材料，请回答 21～25 题：

第 21 题 The word "trailing" (Line 5, Para.1) most probably means _______.（　　）

[A] dragging

[B] leading

[C] following

[D] passing

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