WeLearn·考研英語閱讀致16分第Para2：Therearethreereasonsforthepublic-sectorunions’thriving.First,theycanshutthingsdownwithoutsufferingmuchinthewayofconsequences.Second,theyaremostlybrightandwell-educated.Ahaveauniversitydegree.Third,theynowdominateleft-of-centrepolitics.Someoftheirtiesgobackalongway.Britain’sLaborParty,asitsnameimplies,haslongbeenassociatedwithtradeunionism.Itscurrentleader,EdMiliband,oweshispositiontovotesfrompublic-sectorunions.

Q1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph2?intakingactions.requiredforlongbeenfightingunionsseldomgetintroublefortheir Para2TheBritaintogetherspendmorethan$15billionayearonCSR,accordingtoanestimatebyEPG,aconsultingfirm.Thiscouldaddvaluetotheirbusinessesinthreeways.First,consumersmaytakeCSRspendingasa“signal”thatacompany’sproductsareofhighquality.Second,customersmaybewillingtobuyacompany’sproductsasanindirectmaytodonatetothegoodcausesithelps.Andthird,throughamorediffuse“haloeffect,”wherebyitsgooddeedsearnitgreaterconsiderationfromconsumersandothers.

Q2.Accordingtohelpsacompanywinningtrustfrombeingqualityofits Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventionssoonlearnsthatmost“new”ideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.Itistheirreductiontocommercialpractice,eitherthroughnecessityordedication,orthroughtheavailabilityofnewtechnology,thatmakesnewsandmoney.Thebasicpatentforthetheoryofmagneticrecordingdatesbackto1886.Manyoftheoriginalideasbehindevisionoriginatefromthelate19thandearly20thcentury.EventheVolkswagenrearenginecarwasanticipatedbya1904patentforacartwiththehorseattherear.

Q3：Fromtheaninventionwillnotbenefittheinventorunlessitisreducedtoproductsareactuallyinventionswhichweremadealongtimeagoitismuchcheapertobuyanoldpatentthananewonepatentexperts patentstoothersbyconductingasearchthroughdead Theresearchersstudiedthebehavioroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveall,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices”thanmales.

Q4.Femalecapuchinmonkeyswerechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyareweighwhattheyniceinboththantheirmale Para4：Inmanyrespects,thedearthofmoralpurposeframesnotonlythefactofsuchwidespreadphonehackingbutthetermsonwhichthetrialtookplace.OneoftheastonishingrevelationswashowlittleRebekahBrooksknewofwhatwentoninhernewsroom,howlittleshethoughttoaskandthefactthatsheneverinquiredhowthestoriesarrived.ThecoreofhersuccessfuldefensewasthatsheknewPara3：Butsuchgloominessismisplaced(否定).Thefossilrecordshowsthatmanyspecieshaveenduredformillionsofyears-sowhyshouldn‘twe?Takeabroaderlookatourspecies’placeintheuniverse,andit esclearthatwehaveanexcellentchanceofsurvivingfortens,ifnothundreds,ofthousandsofyears.LookupHomosapiensinthe“RedList”ofthreatenedspeciesoftheInternationalUnionfortheConversationofNature()…

Q5.Theauthorbelievestherevealeda trivialissueswaspartofaQ6.The thathumanbeingathreattothetheworld’samisplaced Itneverrainsbutitpours.Justasbossesandboardshavefinallysortedout troubles，and ernance，anewproblemthreatenstoearnthem—especiallyinAmerica—thesortofnastyheadlinesthat executivesuite：datainsecurity.Left，untilandseenasaconcernonlyofdata-richindustriessuchasbanking sandairtravel，informationprotectionisnowhighontheboss'sagendainbusinessesofevery

“Itneverrainsbutitpours”isusedtonewsreportsdataleakage Para2：Thistop-downconceptionofthefashionbusinesscouldn’tbemoreoutofdateoratoddswiththefeverishworlddescribedinOverdressed,ElizabethCline’sthree-yearindictmentof“fastfashion”.Inthelastdecadeorso,advancesintechnologyhaveallowedmass-marketlabelssuchasZara,H&M,andUniqlotoreacttotrendsmorequicklyandanticipatedemandmoreprecisely.Quickerturnaroundsmeanlesswastedinventory,morefrequentrelease,andmoreprofit.Theselabelsencouragestyle-consciousconsumerstoseeclothesasdisposable—meanttolastonlyawashortwo,althoughtheydon’tadvertisethat—andtorenewtheirwardrobeeveryfewweeks.Byofferingon-trenditemsatdirt-cheapprices,Clineargues,thesebrandshavehijackedfashioncycles,shakinganindustrylongaccustomedtoaseasonalpace.

Q8.AccordingtoCline,mass-marketlabelsurgeconsumerstoshutoutthefeverishfashionresisttheinfluenceofgarmentsmore Para2：Theselabelsencouragestyle-consciousconsumerstoseeclothesasdisposable—meanttolastonlyawashortwo,althoughtheydon’tadvertisethat—andtorenewtheirwardrobeeveryfewAlsouncleariswhyhasgoneitalone.Afterall,ithasanadbusinesstoo,whichitsayswillcomplywithDNTrequests,thoughitisstillworkingouthow.Ifitistryingtoupset,whichreliesalmostwhollyonadvertising,ithaschosenanindirectmethod:thereisnoguaranteethatDNTbydefaultwill ethenorm.DNTdoesnotseemanobviouslyhugesellingpointforWindows8—thoughthefirmhascomparedsomeofitsotherproductsfavorablywith’sonthatcountbefore.BrendonLynch, ’schiefprivacyofficer,blogged:“Webelieveconsumersshouldhavemorecontrol.”Coulditreallybethatsimple?

Q9.AccordingtoCline,mass-marketlabelsurgeconsumerstoshutoutthefeverishfashionresisttheinfluenceofgarmentsmoreattitudetowardswhatBrendon