2021年12月英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)閱讀題

專(zhuān)項(xiàng)練習(xí)41：

Manybankersmaybeworriedaboutwhethersomefancyproductdreamed

upmightyetleadtoavisitfromthepolice.DanielDantas,afinancier,

whohasprofitedbyoperatingatthemiddleplacewherebusinessand

governmentmeetinBrazil,hasbeenopeningthedoortofindthepolice

outsideformuchofthe

pastdecade.OnDecember2ndhewasconvictedofalesssophisticated

crime:tryingtobribepoliceofficers.Mr.Dantas,whohasacquiredgreat

notorietyinBrazil,wasfined$5millionandsentencedtotenyearsin

prison.Hehasappealedagainsthisconviction.

Thechargestemsfromapoliceinvestigationintomoney-laundering

（洗錢(qián)）knownasOperationSatiagraha.Itgrewoutofaprevious

investigationintoMr.Dantas'useofKroll,asecurityconsultancy,to

watchoverhisbusinesspartners.Duringthisinvestigationthe

policeseizedacomputerfromOpportunity,Mr.Dantas,sinvestmentbank,

whichcontaineddatafromthemid-1990sto2004andapparentlyshowed

suspiciousmovementsofmoney.

ThejudgefoundthatMr.Dantastriedtopaybribes,viatwo

go-betweens,tokeephisnameoutoftheSatiagrahainvestigation.Aman

fittedwithabuggingdevicewasoffered$lmillionincash,withanother

$4milliontofollow,thepolicesay.TheyclaimthatMr.Dantas，strick

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involvedmoneytravellingtotheCaymanIslands,thenviatheBritish

VirginIslandstoanaccountinIreland,ontoDelaware,andthen

re-enteringBrazilasforeigninvestment.

ForMr.Dantashiscrimeisasteepfallfromgrace.Amanwhosleeps

littleandsocializesless,heisavegetarianandself-madebillionaire,

agiftedfinancierwhohasseriallyfallenoutwithhisbusinesspartners.

Heoncecontrolledalargetelecomsfirm,actingforinvestorswhoincluded

Citigroup.Hesaysheisthevictimofaconspiracymountedbythe

government.

ItisMr.Dantas,supposedinfluenceingovernmentcirclesthathas

addedtohisnotoriety.Duringthel990s,whenmanystate-ownedbusinesses

wereprivatized,Mr.Dantaspositionedhimselfasthemanwiththeneeded

expertiseandcontacts.Heenjoyedeasyaccesstothegovernmentof

PresidentFernandoHenriqueCardoso,includingmeetingswiththe

presidenthimself.Thatinfluencecarriedthroughintothegovernmentof

PresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilva.Mr.Dantasisallegedtohavebeen

oneofthefundersofacash-for-votesschemeinBraziTsCongress

mountedbyleadersofLula'sWorkers'Partyin2003-2004.Manyofthosewho

havehaddealingswithMr.Dantasinsistthatthesehavebeenlegitimate

andconductedingoodfaith.TheyincludeLuizEduardoGreenhalgh,alawyer

andPTpolitician,whomhehiredasaconsultant.

61.WhatkindofcrimewasDanielDantasconvictedofaccordingto

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thepassage?

A.Acrimequiteexperiencedandtactful.

B.Acrimebyoperatingatthemiddleplace.

C.Acrimeattemptingtotemperpolicetoworkforhim.

D.Acrimeinmoney-laundering.

62.HowdidthepoliceconvictthechargeagainstMr.Dantasaccording

tothepassage?

A.Theyseizedacomputerbychanceandgotsomeevidence.

B.Theydirectlyconductedaprobeintohim.

C.Theyfoundhetemperedpoliceofficerstodeletehisname.

D.Theyquestionedhimandmadesuretheprocessofmoney-laundering.

63.Mr.Dantas'relationshipwithhisbusinesspartnersisthat_

A.heusuallygetsalongwellwiththem

B.hedoesnothaveagoodrelationshipwiththem

C.hetotallytrustsallofhisbusinesspartners

D.hebelievesthattheymakehimavictim

64.WhatcanwelearnaboutMr.Dantasaccordingtothepassage?

A.Heisagiftedfinancierandlesssocializedperson.

B.Healwaysenjoysnotoriousfameineconomicandpoliticalfield.

C.Heisavegetarianwholikesmakingfoodbyhimself.

D.Histragedywasmountedbythegovernmentconspiracy.

65.WhatkindofrelationshipisreflectedbetweenMr.Dantasand

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governmentinthepassage?

A.Hisinfluenceongovernmentmayreducehisnotorietyandcrime.

B.Inbusinessprivatization,heparticipatedwithdemanding

expertise.

C.HenevermeetsthePresidenthimself.

D.Peopleknowinghimdeemthathewassheerevil.

參考答案

61.C)O由題目句可知，他因一樁并不像老手所為的罪名而被定罪一一試圖

賄賂警察，C)符合題意。

62.C)o由定位句可知，作者從第二段開(kāi)始講述丹塔斯先生的定罪過(guò)程。其

中第三段第一句提到ThejudgefoundthatMr.Dantastriedtopaybribes…to

kehisnameoutoftheSatiagrahainvestigation,可見(jiàn)是因?yàn)榉ü侔l(fā)現(xiàn)丹塔

斯先生試圖賄賂警官，將其從調(diào)查的黑名單中刪除才定的罪，C)符合題意。

63.B)o由定位句可知，丹塔斯先生曾連續(xù)幾次和他的商業(yè)伙伴鬧翻，因此

他與其伙伴的關(guān)系并不好，B)符合題意。

64.A)o由定位句可知，他是很有天賦的金融家，卻少社交，A)符合題意。

65.B)o由定位句中supposedinfluence