大学英语六级仔细阅读练习题5

　　Passage One

　　Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.

　　Terry Wolfisch Cole may seem like an ordinary 40-year-old mom, but her neighbors know the truth: Shes one of the Pod People. At the supermarket she wanders the aisles in a self-contained bubble, thanks to her iPod digital music player. Through those little white ear buds, Wolfisch Cole listens to a playlist mixed by her favorite disc presenter-herself.

　　At home, when the kids are tucked away, Wolfisch Cole often escapes to another solo media pod- but in this one, shes transmitting instead of just receiving. On her computer web log, or blog, she types an online journal chronicling daily news of her life, then shares it all with the Web.

　　Wolfisch Cole-who also gets her daily news customized off the Internet and whose digital video recorder (DVR)scans through the television wasteland to find and record shows that suit her tastes-is part of a new breed of people who are filtering, shaping and even creating media for themselves. They are increasingly turning their backs on the established system of mass media that has provided news and entertainment for the past half-century. Theyve joined the exploding iMedia revolution, putting the power of media in the hands of ordinary people.

　　The tools of the movement consist of a bubbling stew of new technologies that include iPods, blogs, podcasts, DVRs, customized online newspapers, and satellite radio.

　　Devotees of iMedia run the gamut (范围)from the 89-year-old New York grandmother, known as Bubby, who has taken up blogging to share her worldly advice, to 11-year-old Dylan Verdi of Texas, who has started broadcasting her own homemade TV show or vlog, for video web log. In between are countless iMedia enthusiasts like Rogier van Bakel, 44, of Maine, who blogs at night, reads a Web- customized news page in the morning, travels with his fully loaded iPod and comes home to watch whatever the DVR has chosen for him.

　　If the old media model was broadcasting, this new phenomenon might be called ego-casting, says Christine Rosen, a fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center. The term fits, she says, because the trend is all about me-me-media - the idea is to get exactly what you want, when and where you want it.

　　Rosen and others trace the beginnings of the iMedia revolution to the invention of the TV remote, which marked the first subtle shift of media control away from broadcasters and into the hands of the average couch potato. It enabled viewers to vote with their thumbs-making it easier to abandon dull programs and avoid commercials. With the proliferation (激增)of cable TV channels in the late 1980s followed by the mid-1990s arrival of the Internet, controlling media input wasnt just a luxury. Control has become a necessity, says Bill Rose, Without it, theres no way to sort through all the options that are becoming available.

　　56. Who is Terry Wolfisch Cole probably according to the passage?

　　A.A middle-aged housewife.

　　B.A saleswoman in the supermarket.

　　C.A disc presenter.

　　D.An online news writer.

　　57. Which of the following is the characteristic of the new breed of people according to the passage ?

　　A.They provide news and entertainment for the public.

　　B.They have started the iMedia revolution.

　　C.They have helped ordinary people control media.

　　D.They choose what to listen to or watch by themselves.

　　58. What can be learned about the devotees of iMedia from the passage?

　　A.They are either very old or very young.

　　B.They consist of people of all ages.

　　C.They are located in New York, Texas and Maine.

　　D.They share the same interests.

　　59. According to the passage, Christine Rosen calls the iMedia revolution ego-casting because _________

　　A.people show themselves in the media

　　B.people get their needs for media met

　　C.people can watch whatever they like

　　D.it is the invention of an individual

　　60. Why was the invention of the TV remote important according to the passage?

　　A.Because it enabled ordinary people to control media to some extent.

　　B.Because it made more cable TV channels available to people.

　　C.Because it led to the invention of Internet in the 1990s.

　　D.Because it made life easier for couch potatoes.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

　　Many bankers may be worried about whether some fancy product dreamed up might yet lead to a visit from the police. Daniel Dantas, a financier, who has profited by operating at the middle place where business and government meet in Brazil, has been opening the door to find the police outside for much of the

　　past decade. On December 2nd he was convicted of a less sophisticated crime: trying to bribe police officers. Mr. Dantas, who has acquired great notoriety in Brazil, was fined $ 5 million and sentenced to ten years in prison. He has appealed against his conviction.

　　The charge stems from a police investigation into money-laundering (洗钱)known as Operation Satiagraha. It grew out of a previous investigation into Mr. Dantas use of Kroll, a security consultancy, to watch over his business partners. During this investigation the police seized a computer from Opportunity, Mr. Dantass investment bank, which contained data from the mid-1990s to 2004 and apparently showed suspicious movements of money.

　　The judge found that Mr. Dantas tried to pay bribes, via two go-betweens, to keep his name out of the Satiagraha investigation. A man fitted with a bugging device was offered $1 million in cash, with another $ 4 million to follow, the police say. They claim that Mr. Dantass trick involved money travelling to the Cayman Islands, then via the British Virgin Islands to an account in Ireland, on to Delaware, and then re-entering Brazil as foreign investment.

　　For Mr. Dantas his crime is a steep fall from grace. A man who sleeps little and socializes less, he is a vegetarian and self-made billionaire, a gifted financier who has serially fallen out with his business partners. He once controlled a large telecoms firm, acting for investors who included Citigroup. He says he is the victim of a conspiracy mounted by the government.

　　It is Mr. Dantas supposed influence in government circles that has added to his notoriety. During the1990s, when many state-owned businesses were privatized, Mr. Dantas positioned himself as the man with the needed expertise and contacts. He enjoyed easy access to the government of President Femando Henrique Cardoso, including meetings with the president himself. That influence carried through into the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Mr. Dantas is alleged to have been one of the funders of a cash-for-votes scheme in Brazils 　Congress mounted by leaders of Lulas Workers Party in 2003-2004. Many of those who have had dealings with Mr. Dantas insist that these have been legitimate and conducted in good faith. They include Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh, a lawyer and PT politician, whom he hired as a consultant.

　　61. What kind of crime was Daniel Dantas convicted of according to the passage?

　　A.A crime quite experienced and tactful.

　　B.A crime by operating at the middle place.

　　C.A crime attempting to temper police to work for him.

　　D.A crime in money-laundering.

　　62. How did the police convict the charge against Mr. Dantas according to the passage?

　　A.They seized a computer by chance and got some evidence.

　　B.They directly conducted a probe into him.

　　C.They found he tempered police officers to delete his name.

　　D.They questioned him and made sure the process of money-laundering.

　　63. Mr. Dantas relationship with his business partners is that __

　　A.he usually gets along well with them

　　B.he does not have a good relationship with them

　　C.he totally trusts all of his business partners

　　D.he believes that they make him a victim

　　64. What can we learn about Mr. Dantas according to the passage?

　　A.He is a gifted financier and less socialized person.

　　B.He always enjoys notorious fame in economic and political field.

　　C.He is a vegetarian who likes making food by himself.

　　D.His tragedy was mounted by the government conspiracy.

　　65. What kind of relationship is reflected between Mr. Dantas and government in the passage?

　　A.His influence on government may reduce his notoriety and crime.

　　B.In business privatization, he participated with demanding expertise.

　　C.He never meets the President himself.

　　D.People knowing him deem that he was sheer evil.

　　答案解析：

　　56.据第一段的内容可知此段最后一句中提到的disc presenter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，但是真正的资讯作家 不可能只写自己的日常生活，由此可以排除D)。

　　57.D)。定位：根据题干中的the new breed of people定位到文章第三段第一句：Wolfisch Coleis part of a new breed of people who are filterin9，shaping and even creating media for themselves.

　　详解：事实细节题。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)。定位：根据题干中的devotees of iMedia定位到文章第五段：Devotees of iMedia run the gamut(范围)

　　详解：推理判断题。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)。A)中的不是很老就是很小没能包括第五段第二句中提到的罗吉尔梵巴克尔之类的中年人，因此排除;C)中的纽约、田纳西和缅恩州是文中提到的各个年龄段的代表人物所处的位置，而这三个人并不是iMedia的所有拥护者，可以排除 C);D)他们有着相同的兴趣在文中没有提及，排除。

　　59.B)。定位：根据题干中的Christine Rosen和ego-casin9定位到文章第六段第二句：The term fits，she says， becallse the trend is all about me.me.mediathe idea is to get exactly what you want.when and where youwantit.

　　详解：推理判断题。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)。定位：根据题干中的TV remote定位到文章最后一段第一句：Rosen and others trace the beginnings of the iMedia revolution to the invention of the TV remote，which marked the first subtle shift of media control away fax)m broadcasters and into the hands of the average couch potat0.

　　详解：推理判断题。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。文中虽然提到了电视频道的增加和互联网的发明，但并没有说明原因，因此B)遥控器使人们能够接收到更多的频道和C)导致了20世纪90年代互联网的发明没有依据，故排除;

　　D)使电视迷的生活更加方便，根据常识来说并没有错，但这并不是文中所讲的电视遥控的重要性所在，故排除。

　　61.C)。定位：由题干中的crime was Daniel Dantas convicted of定位到文章第一段第三句：0n December 2nd he was convicted of a less sophisticated crime：trying to bribe police officers.

　　详解：事实细节题。由定位句可知，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。由定位句可知，丹尼尔丹塔斯的罪名并不像老手所为，故排除A);第二句指出丹尼尔丹塔斯 has profited by operating at the middle place where business and government meet in Brazil，has been opening the door to find the police outside for much of the past decade，可知他过去虽然一直在商界和政界之间谋利，却没有真正因此被定罪，故排除B);关于丹尼尔丹塔斯洗钱的罪名是经进一步调查才发现的，故排除D)。

　　62.C)。定位：由题干中的the police convict the charge against Mr.Dantas定位到文章第二段第一句：The charge stems from

　　详解：事实细节题。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The judge found that Mr.Dantas tried to pay bribesto ke his name out of the Satiagraha investigation，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。第二段第三句提到the police seized a computer from Opportunity，Mr.Dantass investment bank，这 、里Opportunity指的是一家投资银行，并不是偶然之意(by chance)，故排除A);第二段第二句提到It grew out of a previous investigation into Mr.Dantasuse of Kroll，可见对丹塔斯先生的调查起源于他聘用克罗尔一事，并不是警方直接对他进行的，故排除B);第二段最后一句提到data from the mid-1990s t0 2004apparently showed suspicious movements of money，可见警方是通过数据才弄清楚钱的去向，并不是通过诘 问丹塔斯先生，故排除D)。

　　63.B)。定位：由题干中的Mr.Dantasrelationship with his business partners定位到文章第四段第一、二句：For Mr.Dantashas serially fallen out with his business partners.

　　详解：推理判断题。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。由以上分析可知A)错误;第二段第二句提到Mr.Dantasuse of Krollto watch over his business partners，可见他并不相信自己的商业伙伴，故排除C);第四段最后一句中提到He says he is the victim of a conspiracy mounted by the government，可见他认为自己受到的迫害来自政府，并不是来自商业伙伴，故排除D)。

　　64.A)。定位：由题干可知，本题考查Mr.Dantas的相关情况，定位到文章第四段第二句：Amall who sleeps little and socializes less，he is a vegetarian and self-made billionaire，a gifted financier

　　详解：事实细节题。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。第四段第一句提到For Mr.Dantas his crime is a steep fall from grace，可见其原来有很好的声誉;而且有很多事迹：self-made billionaire，a gifted financier，controlled a large telecoms firm，the man with the needed expertise and contacts，one of the funders of a cashfor-votes scheme，这些都说明他的声誉不错，故排除B);由定位句可知，他是个素食主义者，依靠自己的力量发家致富，并没有说他自己做饭，故排除C);第四段最后一句提到He says he is the victim of a conspiracy mounted by the government，这只是他本人这么认为，并没有得到证实，故排除D)。

　　65.B)。定位：由题干中的relationship between Mr.Dantas and government定位到文章最后一段第一句：It is Mr.Dantassupposed influence in government circles that has added to his notoriety.

　　详解：事实细节题。由定位句中supposed influence in government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During the l990s，when many state-owned businesses were privatized，Mr. Dantas positioned himself as the man with the needed expertise and contacts，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。由定位句可知，他在政府的影响力并没有减少其恶名和罪行，故排除A);第三句提到He enjoyed easy access to the governmentincluding meetings with the president himself，可见他是可以见到总统本人的，故排除C);倒数第二句提到Many of those who have had dealings with Mr.Dantas insist that these have been legitimate and conducted in good faith，因此并不是他 所有的行为都是违法的，故排除D)。

　　大学英语六级仔细阅读练习题5