考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析(十六)

第页共页考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析(十六)考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析(十六)Thelatestrevolutionisn'tsimplyamatterofgentlemenreadingothergentlemen’se-mail.Thatkindofelectronicspyinghasbeengoingonfordecades.Inthepastthreeorfouryears,theWorldWideWebhasgivenbirthtoawholeindustryofpoint-and-clickspying.Thespookscallit“open-sourceintelligence,”andasthegrows,itisbeingincreasinglyinfluential.In1995theCIAheldacontesttoseewhocouldpilethemostdataaboutBurundi.Thewinner,byalargemargin,wasatinyVirginiapanycalledOpen-SourceSolutions，whoseclearadvantagewasitsmasteryoftheelectronicworld。AmongthefirmsmakingthebiggestsplashinthisnewworldisStraitford,Inc.,aprivateintelligence-analysisfirmbasedinAustin,Texas.Straitfordmakesmoneybysellingtheresultsofspying(coveringnationsfromChiletoRussia)tocorporationslikeenergy-servicesfirmMcDermottInternational.Manyofitspredictionsareavailableonlineat.straitford.。StraitfordpresidentGeorgeFriedmansaysheseestheonlineworldasakindofmutuallyreinforcingtoolforbothinformationcollectionanddistribution,aspymaster'sdream.LastweekhisfirmwasbusyvacuumingupdatabitsfromthefarcornersoftheworldandpredictingacrisisinUkraine。“Assoonasthatreportruns,we'llsuddenlyget500newIntersign-upsfromUkraine,”saysFriedman,aformerpoliticalscienceprofessor.“Andwe'llhearbackfromsomeofthem。”Open-sourcespyingdoeshaveitsrisks,ofcourse,sinceitcanbedifficulttotellgoodinformationfrombad.That’swhereStraitfordearnsitskeep。21.Theemergenceofthehas[A]receivedsupportfromfanslikeDonovan。[B]remoldedtheintelligenceservices.[C]restoredmanymonpastimes。[D]revivedspyingasaprofession。22.Donovan'sstoryismentionedinthetextto[A]introducethetopicofonlinespying。[B]showhowhefoughtfortheU.S。[C]giveanepisodeoftheinformationwar。[D]honorhisuniqueservicestotheCIA。23.Thephrase“makingthebiggestsplash”(Line1,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans[A]causingthebiggesttrouble。[B]exertingthegreatesteffort。[C]achievingthegreatestsuccess。[D]enjoyingthewidestpopularity。24.Itcanbelearnedfromparagraph4that[A]Straitford'spredictionaboutUkrainehasprovedtrue.[B]Straitfordguaranteesthetruthfulnessofitsinformation.[C]Straitford'sbusinessischaracterizedbyunpredictability.[D]Straitfordisabletoprovidefairlyreliableinformation。25.Straitfordismostproudofits[A]officialstatus.[B]nonconformistimage。[C]efficientstaff.[D]militarybackground。名师解析21.Theemergenceofthehas网络的出现已经[A]receivedsupportfromfanslikeDonovan.得到了多诺文这样的爱好者的支持。[B]remoldedtheintelligenceservices.重新塑造了情报业。[C]restoredmanymonpastimes.恢复了许多常见的娱乐活动。[D]revivedspyingasaprofession.使情报业成为一个职业。【答案】B【考点】事实细节题。22.Donovan’sstoryismentionedinthetextto本文提到多诺文的故事是为了[A]introducethetopicofonlinespying.引出网络这个话题。[B]showhowhefoughtfortheU.S..显示多诺文如何为美国效力的。[C]giveanepisodeoftheinformationwar.提供情报战的一个片断。[D]honorhisuniqueservicestotheCIA.表彰他为中情局所作的独特奉献。【答案】A【考点】作者意图题。【分析^p】本文提到比尔·多诺文只有第一段，而文章的中心思想讲的是“情报工作”和“互联网”的关系，以及“情报工作”在网络时代的宏大变化等等。由此不难看出，多诺文作为一个只是为文章展开讨论前提供了一个引子，因此[A]为正确答案。23.Thephrase“makingthebiggestsplash”(Line1,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans短语“makingthebiggestsplash”(第三段第一行)的意思很有可能是[A]causingthebiggesttrouble.造成最大的费事。[B]exertingthegreatesteffort.付出最大的努力。[C]achievingthegreatestsuccess.获得最大的成功。[D]enjoyingthewidestpopularity.受到最广泛的欢送。【答案】C【考点】词义题。【分析^p】考生应该可以根据上下文对“makeasplash”这个短语进展合理的.推理。在中情局举办的一次比赛中“Straitford”公司获胜了，被认为是“makeasplash”，因此可见这里的逻辑很清楚，即“成功”和“makeasplash”的意思是非常接近的。由此可以推断出[C]是正确的。24.Itcanbelearnedfromparagraph4that从第四段中我们可以得知[A]Straitford’spredictionaboutUkrainehasprovedtrue。Straitford公司关于乌克兰的预测被证明是正确的。[B]Straitfordguaranteesthetruthfulnessofitsinformation.Straitford公司担保它提供的信息的真实性。[C]Straitford’sbusinessischaracterizedbyunpredictability。Straitford公司的经营的一个特点是不可预测性。[D]Straitfordisabletoprovidefairlyreliableinformation.Straitford公司可以