六级阅读资料

一Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ItwouldbealltooeasytosaythatFacebook'smarketmeltdowniscomingtoanend.Afterall,MarkZuckerberg'ssocialnetworkburnedasmuchas$50billionofshareholders'wealthinjustacouplemonths.Toputthatincontext,sinceitsdebut(初次登台)onNASDAQinMay,FacebookhaslostvaluenearlyequaltoYahoo,AOL,Zynga,Yelp,Pandora,OpenTable,Groupon,LinkedIn,andAngie'sListcombined,plusthatofthebulkofthepubliclytradednewspaperindustry:Asshockingasthisutterfailuremaybetothenearly1billionfaithfulFacebookusersaroundtheworld,it'snosurprisetoanyonewhoreadtheinitialpublicoffering(IPO)prospectus(首次公开募股说明书).Worsestill,allthecrisesthatemergedwhenthecompanydebuted-overpricedshares,poorcorporategovernance,hugechallengestothecorebusiness,andadamagedbrand-remaintoday.FacebooklookslikeaprimeexampleofwhatWallStreetcallsafallingknife-thatis,onethatcancostinvestorstheirfingersiftheytrytocatchit.Startwiththevaluation(估值).TojustifyastockpriceclosetothelowerendoftheprojectedrangeintheIPO,say$28ashare,Facebook'sfuturegrowthwouldhaveneededtomatchthatofGooglesevenyearsearlier.Thatwouldhaverequiredincreasingrevenuebysome80percentannuallyandmaintaininghighprofitmarginsallthewhile.That'snothappening.Inthefirsthalfof2012,Facebookreportedrevenueof$2.24billion,up38percentfromthesameperiodin2011.Atthesametime,thecompany'scostssurgedto$2.6billioninthesix-monthperiod.Thisso-soperformancereflectstheAchilles'heelofFacebook'sbusinessmodel,whichthecompanyclearlystatedinalistofriskfactorsassociatedwithitsIPO:ithasn'tyetfiguredouthowtoadvertiseeffectivelyonmobiledevices,ThenumberofFacebookusersaccessingthesiteontheirphonessurgedby67percentto543millioninthelastquarter,ormorethanhalfitscustomerbase.Numbersareonlypartoftheproblem.ThemountingpileoffailurecreatesanegativefeedbackloopthatthreatensFacebook'sfutureinotherways.Indeed,themoreFacebook'sdisappointmentinthemarketiscatalogued,theworseFacebook'simagebecomes.Notonlydoesthatthreatentoruboffonusers,it'sbadforrecruitmentandretentionoftalentedhackers,whoarethelifebloodofZuckerberg'screation.YetthebrilliantCEOcanignorethesadnessandcomplaintsofhisshareholdersthankstothesuper-votingstockheholds.Thisarrangementalsowasfullydisclosedatthetimeoftheoffering.It'sapitysofewinvestorsapparentlybotheredtodotheirhomework.◆61.WhatcanbeinferredaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?A.Itsmarketmeltdownhasbeeneasilyhalted.B.Ithasincreasedtradewiththenewspaperindustry.C.Ithasencounteredutterfailuresinceitsstockdebut.D.Itsshareholdershaveinvested$50billioninasocialnetwork.◆62.ThecrisesFacebookisfacing_____A.havebeendisclosedintheIPOprospectusB.aretheuniversalrisksWallStreetconfrontsC.disappointitsfaithfulusersD.haveexistedforalongtime◆63.Tomakeitsstockpricereasonable,Facebookhasto____A.narrowtheIPOpricerangeB.cooperatewithGoogleC.keepenormouslyprofitableD.investadditional$2.6billion◆64.Itcanbeinferredfromthecontextthatthe"Achilles'heel"(Line1,Para.5)refersto____A.deadlyweaknessB.problemunsolvedC.indisputablefactD.potentialrisk◆65.WhateffectwillFacebook'sfailureinthemarkethave?A.Itsusers'benefitswillbethreatened.B.Talentedhackerswilltakedownthewebsite.C.TheCEOwillholdthesuper-votingstock.D.Thecompany'sinnovationstrengthwillbedamaged.参考答案61.C)。本题考查第一段的主旨大意。此种题型可以使用排除法，将各选项代入原文来验证对错。A)“脸谱网的市场崩溃已被轻而易举地制止了”，原文开篇指出，说脸谱网的市场崩溃将要结束未免太简单了.A)与原文不符，故排除;B)“脸谱网增加了与报纸业之间的商务往来”，原文首段末句plusthatof…中的that指的是value，意指脸谱网自登陆纳斯达克以来，损失的价值等同于几个大型互联网企业加上大部分报业价值的总和，B)与原文不符，故排除;C)“脸谱网自股票上市以来遭遇了巨大失败”，由第一段中的burned，lost等词可以推断脸谱网上市后遭遇了巨大失败，故为答案。62.D)。事实细节题。D)‘‘已经存在很长时间了”，与定位句中remaintoday的意思相同，故为答案。63.C)。本题考查脸谱网如何才能使其制定的股价合理，题干中的reasonable对应原文中的justify。定位句提到，要实现接近其公开募股说明书上的较低股价，比如每股28美元，这就要求脸谱网年收益增长要高达80%，并始终保持高利润率，故答案为c)。64.A)。本段提到，脸谱网现在还未解决如何有效地在移动设备上做广告这一问题，而用手机登录其网站的用户数量却不断飙升，且文章通篇语义色彩都是消极的，故可推出此处应指脸谱网商业模式中的致命软肋，故答案为A)。65.D)。由定位句可知，脸谱网在市场上的失意不仅会影响到用户，还会影响招募和挽留天才黑客，而这些人正是扎克伯格创造力的命脉。由此推知，脸谱网的创新力会因其市场失意而受到损害，故答案为D)。二Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThereisacertaininevitabilitythatebooksaleshavenowovertakenpaperbacksalesonAmazon'sUSsite.Amazon'sKindle2issolightandsocheapthatit'seasytoseewhypeoplehaverushedtobuyit.ThoughI'mstillnotkeenonthedesignoftheKindle,itisavastimprovementonitspredecessorandcertainlytolerable.Beyondthedeviceitself,AmazonhasdoneagreatjobofrollingoutKindleapps,ensuringthatpeoplelikeme-whohaveaniPadbutnotaKindle-canstilljoininthefun.Onceyou'reintotheKindleecosystem,Amazonlocksyouintightly-justasAppledoeswithitsiTunes/iPodecosystem.It'ssoeasytobuyfromAmazon'sstoreandthebooksaresocheapthatit'snotworththeeffortofgoingelsewhere.WhileIremainopposedtoAmazon'sDRM(数字版权管理)-indeed,I'mopposedtoDRMonanyebooks-IhavetoadmitthattheimplementationissosmooththatmostKindleuserswon'tcareatallthattheirebookscan'tbemovedtootherdevices.Theebooktrendisnowherenearpeaking.Overthenextfiveyearswecanexpecttoseemoreandmorereadersmoveawayfromprintedbooksandpickupebooksinstead.ButIdon'tthinkthatwillmeanthedeathoftheprintedbook.Therearesomewhopreferprintedbooks.Theylikehavingshelvesfilledwithbooksthey'vereadandbookstheyplantoread;theylikethefeelofthebookintheirhandsandthedifferentweightsandtypefacesandlayoutsofdifferenttitles.Inotherwords,theylikethephysicalformofthebookalmostasmuchasthewordsitcontains.Icansympathisewiththosepeople.AsIwroteearlierthisweek,myidealsituationwouldbeforpublisherstobundleebookswithprintedones-inmuchthesamewaythatfilmstudiosbtmdieDVDswithdigitalcopiesofC.Promotetradebetweencountriesself-sufficientinfood.D.Increasetheamountofwaterforfoodproduction.◆63.Accordingtothewaterscientists'report,A.percapitafoodproductionhasbeenincreasingB.reducedfoodsupplywillmakemorepeoplemalnourishedC.70%ofwaterwillbeusedtofeed2billionpeopleby2050D.researchersbegintoseeksolutionstotacklewaterproblem◆64.Inregardtotheproblemofwatersupply,scientistsbelieveA.morewatershouldbeallocatedtosatisfyenergydemandB.foodproductionmustbeincreasedto70%bymid-centuryC.energydemandwillintensifypressureonwaterresourcesD.electricitygenerationmustbeincreasedby60%30yearslater◆65.WhatdoestheIWMIsayisthebestsolutiontofoodinsecurityinsub-SaharanAfricaandsouthAsia?A.Applyingsmallpumpsandsimpletechnology.B.Launchinglarge-scaleirrigationprojects.C.Increasethelocalhouseholdrevenues.D.Investinginanewexpensiveirrigationproject.参考答案61.C)。本题考查对水资源科学家警示的理解。定位段指出，一些水科学带头人发布了一个关于全球粮食供应的最高级警报，指出为了避免灾难性的粮食紧缺，在未来的四十年，世界人口的饮食可能不得不几乎全转换为素食，故答案为C)。62.D)。本题考查科学家对于增加食物供应量的建议。定位句指出，科学家指出，素食的饮食习惯是在逐渐不稳定的气候条件下增加用来生产更多的食物的可用水资源总量的一种选择，故答案为D)。63.A)。本题考查对水资源科学家研究报告的理解。文中第四段第一句指出，科学家们说：“尽管人均粮食产量在持续增加，但仍有9亿人正在挨饿，20亿人营养不良，故答案为A)。64.c)。本题考查科学家对于水资源供给的态度。文中第六段第一句指出，报告中提到，“联合国预测，到本世纪中叶，我们必须增加70%的粮食产量。这会给本就紧张的水资源造成更大的压力”。第三句指出，“与此同时，我们需要分配更多的水资源来满足世界能源的需求”，故答案为c)。65.A)。本题考查解决撒哈拉以南非洲地区及南亚缺水问题的最佳途径。定位段指出，在撒哈拉以南非洲地区和南亚地区，防止农民遭受粮食危机的最好方法是帮助他们投资建造小型水泵和使用简单的技术，这远远好于开发昂贵的、大规模的灌溉工程，故答案为A)。四Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.They'restillkids,andalthoughthere'salotthattheexpertsdon'tyetknowaboutthem,onethingtheydoagreeonisthatwhatkidsuseandexpectfromtheirworldhaschangedrapidly.Andit'sallbecauseoftechnology.Tothepsychologists,sociologists,andgenerationalandmediaexpertswhostudythem,theirdigitalgearsetsthisnewgroupapart,evenfromtheirtech-savvy(懂技术的)Millennialelders.Theywanttobeconstantlyconnectedandavailableinawayeventheiroldersiblingsdon'tquiteget.Thesedifferencesmayappearslight,buttheysignalanall-encompassingsensibilitythatsomesaymarksthedawningofanewgeneration.ThecontrastbetweenMillennialsandthisyoungergroupwassoevidenttopsychologistLarryRosenofCaliforniaStateUniversitythathehasdeclaredthebirthofanewgenerationinanewbook,Rewired:UnderstandingtheingenerationandtheWayTheyLearn,outnextmonth.Rosensaysthetech-dominatedlifeexperienceofthosebornsincetheearly1990sissodifferentfromtheMillennialshewroteaboutinhis2007book,Me,MySpaceandI:ParentingtheNetGeneration,thattheywarrantthedistinctionofanewgeneration,whichhehasdubbedthe"ingeneration"."Thetechnologyistheeasiestwaytoseeit,butit'salsoamind-set,andthemind-setgoeswiththelittle‘i',whichI'mtalkingtostandfor'individualized',"Rosensays."Everythingisdefinedandindividualizedto‘me'.Mymusicchoicesaredefinedto'me'.WhatIwatchonTVanyinstantisdefinedto‘me'."HesaystheiGenerationincludestoday'steensandmiddle-schoolers,butit'stoosoontotellaboutelementary-schoolagesandyounger.RosensaystheiGenerationbelievesanythingispossible."Iftheycanthinkofit,somebodyprobablyhasorwillinventit,"hesays."Theyexpectinnovation."Theyhavehighexpectationsthatwhatevertheywantorcanuse"willbeabletobetailoredtotheirownneedsandwishesanddesires."Rosensaysportabilityiskey.Theyareinseparablefromtheirwirelessdevices,whichallowthemtotextaswellastalk,sotheycanbeconstantlyconnected-eveninclass,wherecellphonesaresupposedlybanned.Manyresearchersaretryingt6determinewhethertechnologysomehowcausesthebrainsofyoungpeopletobewireddifferently."Theyshouldbedistractedandshouldperformmorepoorlythantheydo,"Rosensays."Butfindingsshowteenssurvivedistractionsmuchbetterthanwewouldpredictbytheirageandtheirbraindevelopment."Becausethesekidsaremoreimmersedandatyoungerages,Rosensays,theeducationalsystemhastochangesignificantly."Thegrowthcurveontheuseoftechnologywithchildrenisexponential(指数的),andweruntheriskofbeingoutofstepwiththisgenerationasfarashowtheylearnandhowtheythink,"Rosensays."Wehavetogivethemoptionsbecausetheywanttheirworldindividualized."◆56.ComparedwiththeirMillennialelders,theiGenerationkidsA.communicatewithothersbyhigh-techmethodscontinuallyB.prefertoliveavirtuallifethanarealoneC.areequippedwithmoremodemdigitaltechniquesD.knowmoreontechnologythantheirelders◆57.WhydidLarryRosennamethenewgenerationasiGeneration?A.Becausethisgenerationisfeaturedbytheuseofpersonalhigh-techdevices.B.Becausethisgenerationstressesonanindividualizedstyleoflife.C.Becauseitistheauthorhimselfwhohasdiscoveredthenewgeneration.D.Becauseit'samind-setgenerationinsteadofanage-setone.◆58.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheiGenerationaccordingtoRosen?A.Thisgenerationiscrazyaboutinventingandcreatingnewthings.B.Everythingmustbeadaptedtothepeculiarneedofthegeneration.C.Thisgenerationcatchesupwiththedevelopmentoftechnology.D.High-techsuchaswirelessdevicesgoeswiththegeneration.◆59.Rosen'sfindingssuggestthattechnologyA.hasanobviouseffectonthefunctionofiGeneration'sbraindevelopmentB.hasgreatlyaffectedtheiGeneration'sbehaviorsandacademicperformanceC.hasnosignificantlynegativeeffectoniGeneration'smentalandintellectualdevelopmentD.hascauseddistractionproblemsoniGenerationwhichaffecttheirdailyperformance◆60.Accordingtothepassage,educationhasto__A.adaptitssystemtotheneedofthenewgenerationB.usemoretechnologiestocaterfortheiGenerationC.riskitssystemtocertainextentfortheiGenerationD.beconductedonlineforiGeneration'sindividualizedneed参考答案56.A)。本题考查“自我的一代”“千禧年一代”的区别。由定位句可知，“自我的一代”与他们的千禧年一代的哥哥姐姐们相比，更愿意持续不断地与他人保持联系，也希望随时能让别人找得到他们。由此可推断，他们愿意通过高科技手段与他人随时保持联系，因此A)是本题答案。57.B)。本题考查罗森将新的一代命名为“自我的一代”的原因。该段前两句引述拉里罗森介绍“自我的一代”的话，点明了这代人的特点，即高科技是这代人的典型特征，它也是种心态，这种心态随“小我”而变化，即“个性化”也是鲜明特点，表现为每件事都为“我”而定制，或每件事都被赋予个性化特征。由此可见，这代人强调个性化的生活，因此B)是本题答案。58.D)。本题考查关于“自我的一代”的论述哪项是正确的。由该段可知，对这代人而言，便携是关键。他们离不开无线装备，那些东西可使他们发短信或聊天，可以时刻与他人保持联系。由此可见。这一代人离不开无线高科技产品，因此D)是本题答案。59.C)。本题考查科技对“自我的一代”的影响。由定位句可知，他们本来应该受到干扰，表现应该糟糕.但研究结果表明这些十来岁的孩子比我们通过年龄和大脑发育而做出的预测要有更强的抗干扰能力。由此可推断，科技并没有对他们的心智发展产生明显的负面影响，因此C)是本题答案。60.A)。由该段可知，由于这代孩子在年幼时便深浸于科技之中，那么教育制度也要随之进行显著改变。由此可推断，教育制度也应适应这代人，因此A)是本题答案。五Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Manybankersmaybeworriedaboutwhethersomefancyproductdreamedupmightyetleadtoavisitfromthepolice.DanielDantas,afinancier,whohasprofitedbyoperatingatthemiddleplacewherebusinessandgovernmentmeetinBrazil,hasbeenopeningthedoortofindthepoliceoutsideformuchofthepastdecade.OnDecember2ndhewasconvictedofalesssophisticatedcrime:tryingtobribepoliceofficers.Mr.Dantas,whohasacquiredgreatnotorietyinBrazil,wasfined$5millionandsentencedtotenyearsinprison.Hehasappealedagainsthisconviction.Thechargestemsfromapoliceinvestigationintomoney-laundering(洗钱)knownasOperationSatiagraha.ItgrewoutofapreviousinvestigationintoMr.Dantas'useofKroll,asecurityconsultancy,towatchoverhisbusinesspartners.DuringthisinvestigationthepoliceseizedacomputerfromOpportunity,Mr.Dantas'sinvestmentbank,whichcontaineddatafromthemid-1990sto2004andapparentlyshowedsuspiciousmovementsofmoney.ThejudgefoundthatMr.Dantastriedtopaybribes,viatwogo-betweens,tokeephisnameoutoftheSatiagrahainvestigation.Amanfittedwithabuggingdevicewasoffered$1millionincash,withanother$4milliontofollow,thepolicesay.TheyclaimthatMr.Dantas'strickinvolvedmoneytravellingtotheCaymanIslands,thenviatheBritishVirginIslandstoanaccountinIreland,ontoDelaware,andthenre-enteringBrazilasforeigninvestment.ForMr.Dantashiscrimeisasteepfallfromgrace.Amanwhosleepslittleandsocializesless,heisavegetarianandself-madebillionaire,agiftedfinancierwhohasseriallyfallenoutwithhisbusinesspartners.Heoncecontrolledalargetelecomsfirm,actingforinvestorswhoincludedCitigroup.Hesaysheisthevictimofaconspiracymountedbythegovernment.ItisMr.Dantas'supposedinfluenceingovernmentcirclesthathasaddedtohisnotoriety.Duringthe1990s,whenmanystate-ownedbusinesseswereprivatized,Mr.Dantaspositionedhimselfasthemanwiththeneededexpertiseandcontacts.HeenjoyedeasyaccesstothegovernmentofPresidentFemandoHenriqueCardoso,includingmeetingswiththepresidenthimself.ThatinfluencecarriedthroughintothegovernmentofPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilva.Mr.Dantasisallegedtohavebeenoneofthefundersofacash-for-votesschemeinBrazil'sCongressmountedbyleadersofLula'sWorkers'Partyin2003-2004.ManyofthosewhohavehaddealingswithMr.Dantasinsistthatthesehavebeenlegitimateandconductedingoodfaith.TheyincludeLuizEduardoGreenhalgh,alawyerandPTpolitician,whomhehiredasaconsultant.◆61.WhatkindofcrimewasDanielDantasconvictedofaccordingtothepassage?A.Acrimequiteexperiencedandtactful.B.Acrimebyoperatingatthemiddleplace.C.Acrimeattemptingtotemperpolicetoworkforhim.D.Acrimeinmoney-laundering.◆62.HowdidthepoliceconvictthechargeagainstMr.Dantasaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyseizedacomputerbychanceandgotsomeevidence.B.Theydirectlyconductedaprobeintohim.C.Theyfoundhetemperedpoliceofficerstodeletehisname.D.Theyquestionedhimandmadesuretheprocessofmoney-laundering.◆63.Mr.Dantas'relationshipwithhisbusinesspartnersisthat__A.heusuallygetsalongwellwiththemB.hedoesnothaveagoodrelationshipwiththemC.hetotallytrustsallofhisbusinesspartnersD.hebelievesthattheymakehimavictim◆64.WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Dantasaccordingtothepassage?A.Heisagiftedfinancierandlesssocializedperson.B.Healwaysenjoysnotoriousfameineconomicandpoliticalfield.C.Heisavegetarianwholikesmakingfoodbyhimself.D.Histragedywasmountedbythegovernmentconspiracy.◆65.WhatkindofrelationshipisreflectedbetweenMr.Dantasandgovernmentinthepassage?A.Hisinfluenceongovernmentmayreducehisnotorietyandcrime.B.Inbusinessprivatization,heparticipatedwithdemandingexpertise.C.HenevermeetsthePresidenthimself.D.Peopleknowinghimdeemthathewassheerevil.参考答案61.C)。由题目句可知，他因一桩并不像老手所为的罪名而被定罪——试图贿赂警察，C)符合题意。62.C)。由定位句可知，作者从第二段开始讲述丹塔斯先生的定罪过程。其中第三段第一句提到ThejudgefoundthatMr.Dantastriedtopaybribes…tokehisnameoutoftheSatiagrahainvestigation，可见是因为法官发现丹塔斯先生试图贿赂警官，将其从调查的黑名单中删除才定的罪，C)符合题意。63.B)。由定位句可知，丹塔斯先生曾连续几次和他的商业伙伴闹翻，因此他与其伙伴的关系并不好，B)符合题意。64.A)。由定位句可知，他是很有天赋的金融家，却少社交，A)符合题意。65.B)。由定位句中supposedinfluenceingovernment可知，本段是对丹塔斯先生和政府关系的描述。其中第二句提到Duringthel990s，whenmanystate-ownedbusinesseswereprivatized，Mr.Dantaspositionedhimselfasthemanwiththeneededexpertiseandcontacts，可见在私有化改革时，丹塔斯先生参与并提供了专家型的指导意见，B)符合题意。六Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TerryWolfischColemayseemlikeanordinary40-year-oldmom,butherneighborsknowthetruth:She'soneofthe"PodPeople."Atthesupermarketshewanderstheaislesinaself-containedbubble,thankstoheriPoddigitalmusicplayer.Throughthoselittlewhiteearbuds,WolfischColelistenstoaplaylistmixedbyherfavoritediscpresenter-herself.Athome,whenthekidsaretuckedaway,WolfischColeoftenescapestoanothersolomediapod-butinthisone,she'stransmittinginsteadofjustreceiving.Onhercomputerweblog,or"blog",shetypesanonlinejournalchroniclingdailynewsofherlife,thensharesitallwiththeWeb.WolfischCole-whoalsogetsherdailynewscustomizedofftheInternetandwhosedigitalvideorecorder(DVR)scansthroughthetelevisionwastelandtofindandrecordshowsthatsuithertastes-ispartofanewbreedofpeoplewhoarefiltering,shapingandevencreatingmediaforthemselves.Theyareincreasinglyturningtheirbacksontheestablishedsystemofmassmediathathasprovidednewsandentertainmentforthepasthalf-century.They'vejoinedtheexploding"iMedia"revolution,puttingthepowerofmediainthehandsofordinarypeople.ThetoolsofthemovementconsistofabubblingstewofnewtechnologiesthatincludeiPods,blogs,podcasts,DVRs,customizedonlinenewspapers,andsatelliteradio.DevoteesofiMediarunthegamut(范围)fromthe89-year-oldNewYorkgrandmother,knownasBubby,whohastakenupbloggingtoshareherworldlyadvice,to11-year-oldDylanVerdiofTexas,whohasstartedbroadcastingherownhomemadeTVshowor"vlog',forvideoweblog.InbetweenarecountlessiMediaenthusiastslikeRogiervanBakel,44,ofMaine,whoblogsatnight,readsaWeb-customizednewspageinthemorning,travelswithhisfullyloadediPodandcomeshometowatchwhatevertheDVRhaschosenforhim.Iftheoldmediamodelwasbroadcasting,thisnewphenomenonmight"becalledego-casting,saysChristineRosen,afellowwiththeEthicsandPublicPolicyCenter.Thetermfits,shesays,becausethetrendisallaboutme-me-media-"theideaistogetexactlywhatyouwant,whenandwhereyouwantit."RosenandotherstracethebeginningsoftheiMediarevolutiontotheinventionoftheTVremote,whichmarkedthefirstsubtleshiftofmediacontrolawayfrombroadcastersandintothehandsoftheaveragecouchpotato.Itenabledviewerstovotewiththeirthumbs-makingiteasiertoabandondullprogramsandavoidcommercials.Withtheproliferation(激增)ofcableTVchannelsinthelate1980sfollowedbythemid-1990sarrivaloftheInternet,controllingmediainputwasn'tjustaluxury."Controlhasbecomeanecessity,"saysBillRose,"Withoutit,there'snowaytosortthroughalltheoptionsthatarebecomingavailable."◆56.WhoisTerryWolfischColeprobablyaccordingtothepassage?A.Amiddle-agedhousewife.B.Asaleswomaninthesupermarket.C.Adiscpresenter.D.Anonlinenewswriter.◆57.Whichofthefollowingisthecharacteristicofthenewbreedofpeopleaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyprovidenewsandentertainmentforthepublic.B.TheyhavestartedtheiMediarevolution.C.Theyhavehelpedordinarypeoplecontrolmedia.D.Theychoosewhattolistentoorwatchbythemselves.◆58.WhatcanbelearnedaboutthedevoteesofiMediafromthepassage?A.Theyareeitherveryoldorveryyoung.B.Theyconsistofpeopleofallages.C.TheyarelocatedinNewYork,TexasandMaine.D.Theysharethesameinterests.◆59.Accordingtothepassage,ChristineRosencallstheiMediarevolutionego-castingbecause_________A.peopleshowthemselvesinthemediaB.peoplegettheirneedsformediametC.peoplecanwatchwhatevertheylikeD.itistheinventionofanindividual◆60.WhywastheinventionoftheTVremoteimportantaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseitenabledordinarypeopletocontrolmediatosomeextent.B.BecauseitmademorecableTVchannelsavailabletopeople.C.BecauseitledtotheinventionofInternetinthe1990s.D.Becauseitmadelifeeasierforcouchpotatoes.参考答案56.A)。据第一段的内容可知此段最后一句中提到的discpresenter只是一个比喻，而并不是她的真实身份，故排除C);第二段最后一句确实提到她会把自己日常生活中发生的事情放到网上与大家分享，但是真正的新闻作家不可能只写自己的日常生活，由此可以排除D)。57.D)。本题考查对段落的理解。第三段第一句指出：沃尔费什.科尔是一个新的人群中的一员。这个人群为自己过滤、修改甚至创作媒体。D)“他们自己选择听什么或者看什么”与此相符、故为答案。58.B)。本题考查对段落的正确理解。第五段分别选择了老、中、青三个年龄阶段的典型人物来说明iMedia的拥护者包括了从老到少各个年龄阶段的人，故答案为B)。59.B)。本题考查对句子的理解。第六段第一句指出：这一新的现象可以被称为“自我播放”，紧接着说这个词很贴切，因为这一趋势全是关于我一我一媒体——“出发点就是你到底想要什么，你在何时、何地想得到你想要的东西”。60.A)。本题考查对段落的理解。最后一段第一句指出，电视遥控器标志着媒体的掌控权从广播者手里转移到普通电视迷手里的第一个微小改变，由此不难推断出电视遥控的出现使人们或多或少地拥有了媒体的掌控权，A)与此相符，故为答案。七Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ItwouldbealltooeasytosaythatFacebook'smarketmeltdowniscomingtoanend.Afterall,MarkZuckerberg'ssocialnetworkburnedasmuchas$50billionofshareholders'wealthinjustacouplemonths.Toputthatincontext,sinceitsdebut(初次登台)onNASDAQinMay,FacebookhaslostvaluenearlyequaltoYahoo,AOL,Zynga,Yelp,Pandora,OpenTable,Groupon,LinkedIn,andAngie'sListcombined,plusthatofthebulkofthepubliclytradednewspaperindustry:Asshockingasthisutterfailuremaybetothenearly1billionfaithfulFacebookusersaroundtheworld,it'snosurprisetoanyonewhoreadtheinitialpublicoffering(IPO)prospectus(首次公开募股说明书).Worsestill,allthecrisesthatemergedwhenthecompanydebuted-overpricedshares,poorcorporategovernance,hugechallengestothecorebusiness,andadamagedbrand-remaintoday.FacebooklookslikeaprimeexampleofwhatWallStreetcallsafallingknife-thatis,onethatcancostinvestorstheirfingersiftheytrytocatchit.Startwiththevaluation(估值).TojustifyastockpriceclosetothelowerendoftheprojectedrangeintheIPO,say$28ashare,Facebook'sfuturegrowthwouldhaveneededtomatchthatofGooglesevenyearsearlier.Thatwouldhaverequiredincreasingrevenuebysome80percentannuallyandmaintaininghighprofitmarginsallthewhile.That'snothappening.Inthefirsthalfof2012,Facebookreportedrevenueof$2.24billion,up38percentfromthesameperiodin2011.Atthesametime,thecompany'scostssurgedto$2.6billioninthesix-monthperiod.Thisso-soperformancereflectstheAchilles'heelofFacebook'sbusinessmodel,whichthecompanyclearlystatedinalistofri