大學(xué)英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試

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大學(xué)英語六級改革適用（閱讀）模擬試

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一、長篇閱讀（本題共30題，每題1.0分，共30分。）

SpaceTouiism[A]MakcyuuiICSCIvaliunsnuw.ThespaceluuiismindusliyisufHuially

openforbusiness,andticketsaregoingforamere$20millionforaone-weekstayin

space.DespitereluctancefromNationalAirandSpaceAdministration（NASA）,Russia

madeAmericanbusinessmanDennisTitotheworld'sfirstspacetourist.Titoflewinto

spaceaboardaRussianSoyuzrocketthatarrivedattheInternationalSpace

Station（ISS）onApril30,2001.Thesecondspacetourist.SouthAfricanbusinessman

MarkShuttleworth,tookoffaboardtheRussianSoyuzonApril25,2002,alsoboundfor

theISS.[B]LanceBassof'NSync（anAmericanboyband）wassupposedtobethethirdto

makethe$20milliontrip,buthedidnotjointhethree-mancrewastheyblastedoffon

October30,2002,duetolackofpayment.Probablythemostincredibleaspectofthis

proposedspacetourwasthatNASAapprovedofit.[CThesetripsarethebeginningof

whatcouldbeaprofitable21stcenturyindustry.Therearealreadyseveralspacetourism

companiesplanningtobuildsuborbitalvehiclesandorbitalcitieswithinthenexttwo

decades.Thesecompanieshaveinvestedmillions,believingthatthespacetourism

industryisonthevergeoftakingoff.[D]In1997,NASApublishedareportconcluding

thatsellingtripsintospacetoprivatecitizenscouldbeworthbillionsofdollars.A

Japanesereportsupportsthesefindings,andprojectsthatspacetourismcouldbea$10

billionperyearindustrywithinthenexttwodecades.Theonlyobstaclestoopeningup

spacetotouristsarethespaceagencies,whoareconcernedwithsafetyandthe

developmentofareliable,reusablelaunchvehicle.SpaceAccommodations[E]Russia's

Mirspacestationwassupposedtobethefirstdestinationforspacetourists.ButinMarch

200i,theRussianAerospaceAgencybroughtMirdownintothePacificOcean.Asit

turnedout,bringingdownMironlytemporarilydelayedthefirsttouristtripintospace.

|F]TheMircrashdidcancelplansforanewreality-basedgameshowfromNBC,which

wasgoingtobecalledDestinationMir.TheSurvivor-likeTVshowwasscheduledtoair

infall2001.ParticipantsontheshowweretogothroughtrainingatRussia's

cosmonaul（宇航員）trainingcenter,StarCity.Eachweek,oneoftheparticipantswould

beeliminatedfromtheshow,withthewinnerreceivingatriptotheMirspacestation.

TheMircrashhasruledoutNBC'sspaceplansfornow.NASAisagainstbeginning

spacetourismuntiltheInternationalSpaceStationiscompletedin2006.[G]Russiaisnot

aloneinitsinterestinspacetourism.Thereareseveralprojectsunderwayto

commercializespacetravel.SpaceIslandGroupisgoingtobuildaring-shaped,rotating

"commercialspaceinfrasiructure（基礎(chǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)）"thalwillresembletheDiscoveryspacecraft

inthemovie"2001:ASpaceOdyssey."SpaceIslandsaysitwillbuilditsspacecityout

ofemptyNASAspace-shuttlefueltanks（tostart,itshouldtakearound12orso）,and

placeitabout400milesaboveEarth.Thespacecitywillrotateonceperminutetocreate

agravitationalpullone-thirdasstrongasEarth's.[H]Accordingtotheirvisionstatement,

SpaceAdventuresplansto"flytensofthousandsofpeopleinspaceoverthenext10-15

yearsandbeyond,aroundthemoon,andback,fromspaceportsbothonEarthandin

space,toandfromprivatespacestations,andaboarddozensofdifferentvehicles..."Even

HiltonHotelshasshowninterestinthespacetourismindustryandthepossibilityof

buildingorco-fundingaspacehotel.However,thecompanydidsaythatitbelievessuch

aspacehotelis15to20yearsaway.[I]Initially,spacetourismwilloffersimple

accommodationsatbest.Forinstance,iftheInternationalSpaceStationisusedasa

touristattraction,guestswon'tfindtheluxurioussurroundingsofahotelroomonEarth.

Ithasbeendesignedforconductingresearch,notentertainment.However,thefirst

generationofspacehotelsshouldoffertouristsamuchmorecomfortableexperience.

|J]InregardtoaconceptforaspacehotelinitiallyplannedbySpaceIsland,suchahotel

couldofferguestseveryconveniencetheymightfindatahotelonEarth,andsomethey

mightnot.Thesmallgravitationalpullcreatedbytherotatingspacecitywouldallow

space-touristsandresidentstowalkaroundandfunctionnormallywithinthestructure.

Everythingfromrunningwatertoarecyclingplanttomedicalfacilitieswouldbe

possible.Additionally,spacetouristswouldevenbeabletotakespacewalks.[KJMany

ofthesecompaniesbelievethattheyhavetoofferanextremelyenjoyableexperiencein

orderforpassengerstopaythousands,ifnotmillions,ofdollarstorideintospace.So

willspacecreateanotherseparationbetweenthehavesandhave-nots?TheMost

ExpensiveVacation[LIWillspacebeanexoticretreatreservedforonlythewealthy?Or

willmiddle-classfolkshaveachancetotaketheirfamiliestospace?Makenomistake

aboutit,goingtospacewillbethemostexpensivevacationyouevertake.Pricesright

nowareinthetensofmillionsofdollars.Currently,theonlyvehiclesthatcantakeyou

intospacearcthespaceshuttleandtheRussianSoyuz,bothofwhicharcterribly

inefficientEachspacecraftrequiresmillionsofpoundsoffueltotakeoffintospace,

whichmakesthemexpensivetolaunchOnepoundofpayload（有效載重）costsabout

$10,000toputintoEarth'sorbit.[M]NASAandLockheedMartinarecurrently

developingasingle-stage-to-orbitlaunchspaceplane,calledtheVentureStar,which

couldbelaunchedforaboutatenthofwhatthespaceshuttlecoststolaunch.Ifthe

VentureStartakesoff,thenumberofpeoplewhocouldaffordtotakeatripintospace

wouldmoveintothemillions.|N|AjointreportfromNASAandtheSpace

TransportationAssociationstatedthatimprovementsintechnologycouldpushfaresfor

spacetravelaslowas$50,000,andpossiblydownto$20,000or$10,000adecadelater.

Thereportconcludedthatataticketpriceof$50,000.therecouldbe600,000passengers

flyingintospaceeachyear.Whilestillleavingoutmanypeople,thesepriceswouldopen

upspacetoatremendousamountoftraffic.[O]Sincethebeginningofthespacerace,the

generalpublichassaid,"Isn'tthatgreat—whendoIgettogo?"Well,ourchancemight

becloserthanever.Withinthenext20years,spaceplanescouldbetakingoffforthe

MoonatthesamefrequencyasairplanesflyingbetweenNewYorkandLosAngeles.

1Withinthenexttwodecades,spacetravelcouldbeascommonasintercityairtravel.

標準答案：O

知識點解析：根據(jù)withinthenexttwodecades定位到O段。該段末句提到，在未來

20年里，航空飛機能夠同在紐約和洛杉磯之間穿梭的飛機一樣頻繁地飛往月球。

本題句子的twodecades與原文的20years對應(yīng)，ascommonas對應(yīng)atthesame

frequencyas。

2、Aboybandmemberwasn'tabletogoonatourofspacebecauseofshortageof

money.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據(jù)boyband定位到B段首句。美國樂隊“超級男孩”的成員蘭斯?巴

斯本打算成為第三位耗資2000萬美元旅行的人，但由于不夠錢付款，所以在2002

年10月30日三個機組成員起飛時他沒能加入他們的隊伍。本題句子的wasn'table

togoonatourofspace與原文的hedidnotjointhethree—mancrewastheyblastedoff

對應(yīng)，shortageofmoney對應(yīng)lackofpayment。

3、Severaltourismcompaniesbelievespacetravelisgoingtobeanewprofitable

industry.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：根據(jù)tourismcompanies,profitable和industry定位至UC段。該段說，

這些旅行是21世紀一個賺錢的產(chǎn)業(yè)的開始。已經(jīng)有幾個太空旅行公司投資了數(shù)百

萬，他們相信太空旅行業(yè)即將起飛。本題句子概括了原文的意思。

4、Itwasimpossibletocarryoutthereality-basedgameshowduetothecrashofthe

Russiaspacestation.

標準答案：F

知識點解析：根據(jù)reality-basedgameshow,crash和spacestation定位到F段。該

段首句說，和平號太空站的墜毀確實取消了國家廣播公司的一個以現(xiàn)實為基礎(chǔ)的新

游戲節(jié)目。本題句子的impossibletocarryout對應(yīng)原文的cancelplanso

5、WillithecombiningeffortsofNASAandacertaincompany,alessexpensivespace

planeisbeingdeveloped.

標準答案：M

知識點解析：根據(jù)NASA和spaceplane定位到M段。該段首句提到，國家航空航

天局和洛克希德?馬丁公司目前正在開發(fā)一種單級人軌、名叫冒險星的太空飛機。

該太空飛機的起飛成本大概是一架航天飛機起飛成本的十分之一。題目中的less

expensive對應(yīng)原文的aboutatenthofwhatthespaceshuttlecostso

6、Touristscan'tfindacomfortablehotelinSpaceStationduetoitsoriginallypurpose

ofconductingresearch.

標準答案：I

知識點解析：根據(jù)conductingresearch定位到I段。第1一3句提到，起初太空旅

游業(yè)最多只能提供簡單的膳宿。例如，如果國際空間站被用來作為游覽勝地，游客

是無法找到一個像地球上酒店房間那樣豪華的環(huán)境的。因為它是被設(shè)計來進行研究

而不是娛樂的。本題句子的originallypurpose對應(yīng)原文的hasbeendesignedfor。

7、Whatmakesgoingtospacethemostexpensivevacationistheenormouscost

involvedinlaunchingthespacecraft.

標準答案：L

知識點解析：根據(jù)【hemostexpensivevacation,costinvolved和launch定位至UL

段。該段第3句說，到太空去將是最昂貴的假期。倒數(shù)第二句說，每架航天飛機起

飛到太空都需要數(shù)百萬磅重的燃料，因此，它們的發(fā)射非常昂貴。本題句子是對這

兩句的概括。

8、Aninfrastructure,whichisscheduledtomakeprofitsinspacetravel,willbebuilt

hundredsofmilesabovetheearthinaring-shaped.

標準答案：G

知識點解析：根據(jù)infrastructure,milesabovetheearth和aring-haped定位到G

段。該段說，太空島嶼集團將建造一個類似電影《2001太空漫游》中—的“發(fā)現(xiàn)號”

太空飛船的環(huán)狀旋轉(zhuǎn)式“商業(yè)太空基礎(chǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)太空島嶼說它將用國家航空航天局用

剩的空燃料箱建造太空城（開始大約需要12只燃料箱），把它建在地球上方400英

里的位置。本題句子與原文信息一致。

9、Thespaceagenciesarereluctanttoopenupspacetotouristsowingtosecurity

considerationandlackofalaunchvehicleasrequired.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：木艮據(jù)llicspaceagencies,openingupspacetoluurisls和launchvehicle

定位到D段。末句提到，把太空開放給游客的唯一障礙是太空機構(gòu)，他們擔(dān)心安

全問題，關(guān)注一個可靠和可以重復(fù)利用的運載飛行器的開發(fā)。本題句子是對該句的

同義轉(zhuǎn)述。

10、Inorderforspacetouriststowalkaroundandfunctionnormally,itisnecessaryfor

thespacecitytocreateasmallgravitationalpull.

標準答案：J

知識點解析：根據(jù)towalkaroundandfunctionnormally和smallgravitationalpull定

位到J段。第2句提到，旋轉(zhuǎn)的太空城所產(chǎn)生的小小的引力將使太空游客和居民能

夠在該建筑四處走動并正常生活。本題句子是對原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。

WhattheHeckDoesVincentvanGoghHaveToDoWithInternetMarketing?

[A]Nothingandeverything!Tuckeddiscreetlyawayonmymodestmarketingwebsiteis

acopyofaVincentvanGoghportraitIcreatedforacharityfundraisersomeyearsback.

Afewofthepeoplewhohavestumbleduponithavesentmepuzzlingemails—vanGogh

andInternetMarketing?What'stheconnection?[B]Itallboilsdowntostubbornold

learninghabitsthatneverdie!Letmeexplain—Iamtrainedasanartist-oneofthebest

waystolearnhowtodraworpaintistocopytheMasters.Spendafewhourscopyinga

vanGogh,aMonetoraDurerandyouwilllearnmoreinthosefewhoursthanmonths

spentintheclassroompouringovercolortheories,compositioncharts,andpaint

mixtures.Learnbyseeingthroughtheeyesofthemasters![C]Theyhavebeenthere,

donethat,andtheyhavesolvedallthemajorproblemsforyou.Itworksperfectlyand

artistshavebeenlearningthiswayforcenturies.[DJWhcnIfirststartedInternet

marketingIappliedthesamemethod.(DidImentionIwasStubborn!)Afewhours

studyingtheMasters—theirtechniques,theirmarketingtools,theirmindsets—savedme

andtheywillsaveyoufrommonths(ifnotyears)oftrialanderror.Studythemastersfirst-

handandyouwillgainamorecompleteandbroaderunderstandingofthedifferent

marketingtechniques,methods,andsystemsthatthesemarketersapply.Spendingafew

yearsstudyingthetopmarketersmaypaybigdividendsdowntheroadwhenyouapply

allthisknowledgetolesserknownmarketingniches.[E]Manymaybeskepticalabout

thissuggestion,spendtwoorthreeyearsstudyingtopmarketers,you'vegottobejoking!

Notreally,it'swherethatoldartisttrainingcomesin—artistsspendalifetimestudying

themasters.Andneverregretaminuteofit!Butjusthowdoyoufindthesemarketing

masters?[F]FindingtheMasterswasthehardestpart!Withsomanyproclaimedandself-

proclaimed"gurus"ontheweb,findingthegenuinearticleamongallthe"bovine

deposits"wasextremelydifficult.[G]However,itwasn'tlongbeforeonenamekept

poppingup,againandagain.MarkJoyner!Likehimorhatehim—noonecandispute

thatheis"the"masterofInternetmarketing.Manyoftoday'smarketingtechniquessuch

asadtracking,pre-selling,emailmarketing,guerrillatactics,etc.wereinventedor

perfectedbyJoyner.JoynerisoneoftheabsolutemostsuccessfulInternetmarketers

today.Hewasactiveonthenetlongbeforemostoftoday'sotherInternetmarketerseven

knewaboutit.Andthereisnodoubtthathereallyknowshowtomarketandsellonihe

Internet.[H]OneofhisgreatestsuccesseswashissiteSearchHound,whichhebuiltfrom

scratch,ranonazeromarketingbudget,andthensoldfor$4,000,000($3,000,000incash

and$1.000,000instrike\varrants)partlyduetothehightrafficitreceived.Hisfreeebook

SearchEngineSecrets,whichhewroteseveralyearsago,hasbeendownloadedmore

thanamillionlimes(thelastnumber1heard),andhisqualityproductshasbeenusedfora

profitbymanygratefulmarketersallaroundtheworld.InoroutofInternetmarketing,

Joynerisstillamajorforcethat'sworthsomeseriousstudy.Afewhoursstudyinghim

andhismethodswillsaveyoufrommonthsoftrialanderror.[I]JohnReese!Another

namethatkeepspoppingup-JohnReese.Thisisanothermarketingexpertthatdelivers

the"goods',—andthekeyliesinoneword"traffic".Trafficisthelifeblood,heartbeat,

andmainfactorthatwillmakeorbreakanyInternetwebsite.It'sthebasicreasonforthe

successofanywebsite.Reesehasfiguredouthowtodelivertraffictoanysiteonthe

web.|J]BulbeforeyoujumpandbuysomeofhisTrafficSecretsproducts-thinktwice.

Isthereabetterwaytogettheinformation!Pleasedon'tgetmewrong,ifyouhavethe

moneyandareshortpressfortime-byallmeans,gobuyhisproducts!However,if

you'reonabudgetandhavesometimeonyourhands-whynotgofirst-handandstudy

hissites,newsletters,blog,etc.Pickthemapartpiecebypieceandyouwilldiscoverhis

real"secrets11.Butmoreimportantlyyouwillhaveabetterunderstandingofthem.Study

thestructureandlayoutofhissites,andseewhattechniquesheusesandsimplyapply

themtoyourownwebsitesandmarketingmethods.Googletotherescue!(K]Ifyou're

reallynewtoInternetmarketing,youmaybewondering,howdoIfindthesemasters,

iheirsites,ortheirproductseven?JustuseGoogleandyouwillfindthelinksyouneedto

getyoustarted.Perhaps,asimpleillustrationofmyownmarketingstudysystemwould

behelpful.Artistslovetechniquesandit'sthetechniqueormethodoflearningthat's

importanthere.Onceyouhavefiguredoutawaytostudythemarketingmasters-allthe

otherpieceswillfallintoplace.[L]Here'sasimplesystemIuse.Asmentionedabove,

trafficisimportanttoanywebsite.Therefore,itwouldbebeneficialformeoranyoneto

seekoutatopSEO(ScarchEngineOptimization)cxpcrtandstudyhimorher.Iused

Googletofindoutwhohasthetoplisting/rankingforSEOproductsandInternet

Marketingproductsingeneral.|M]Onesiteandonenamekeptpoppingupinthenumber

1positionoverandoveragain.Mike'sMarketingToolsrunbySEOexpertMichael

Wong.Iwentinandstartedstudyinghissite'slayout,i(slinkingstructure,etc.—thisguy

knowswhathe'sdoingandhehastherankingstoproveit.ThenIjustcopiedhislinking

structureandappliedittomyownsites.Pleasenote,Iamnottalkingabout''copyingper

datum"ofanysourcecodeormaterial—that'sagainstthelaw.Butrathertheoverall

design,layout,structureandthentakingthatinformationandapplyingittomyownsites.

Threeorfourdaysspentstudyingthismaster'ssiteshavegivenmeawealthof

informationthatIhaveappliedtomyownsitesandit'sinformationthatIwillbeableto

useforyearstocome.[N]Thisisjustoneexampleofhowyoucanusethisoldartist

trainingtechniquetohelpyoulearnmoreaboutInternetmarketing.Therearemanymore

mastersoutthere,seekthemoutandstudythem.Yourmarketingresultswillthankyou!

Andbytheway,thevanGoghisstillneatlytuckedawayonmysite.It'samatterof

learning.He'smyconstantreminder-ifyouwanttosucceedonline—copytheMasters.

11、Itwasverydifficulttofindoutmarketingmasters.

標準答案：F

知識點解析：根據(jù)findoutmarketingmasters定位至！F段。該段首句指出，尋找營

銷大師是整個過程中最棘手的一部分。本題句子的verydifficult對應(yīng)原文的the

hardestparto

12、Copyingthemasters*worksisthebestwaytolearndrawing.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：根據(jù)thebestway,learndrawing定位到B段。該段第2句指出,學(xué)

習(xí)繪畫或作油畫的最佳方法之一就是臨摹大師的作品。本題句子是對原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)

述。

13、Spendingtimelearningfromthemarketingmasters,onecangetasystematic

comprehensionofmarketingtechniques.

標準答案：D'

知識點解析：根據(jù)spendtime和marketingtechniques定位至UD段。該段講述借鑒

大師的好處：對不同的營銷技巧、方法，以及這些市場營銷商所運用的系統(tǒng)有更完

整和更廣泛的理解。本題句子涉及其中一方面，題目中的systematic與原文

completeandbroader對應(yīng)，comprehension與原文understanding對應(yīng)。

14、ThekeyfactorthatdeterminesthesuccessofanyInternetwebsiteistraffic.

標準答案：I

知識點解析：根據(jù)題目中的keyfactor,thesuccessofanyInternetwebsite和traffic

定位到I段。該段提到，流量是網(wǎng)站生命之血液和心跳，是使互聯(lián)網(wǎng)網(wǎng)站要么成功

要么毀滅的主要因素。本題句子是對原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。

15、WhenIstartedInternetmarketing,Iinitiallystudiedmarketingmasters.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：根據(jù)startedInternetmarketing定位至D段。該段首句提到，當(dāng)作者第

一次開始互聯(lián)網(wǎng)營銷的時候，就運用了這種方法。,、這種方法”指的是上文及通篇都

提到的studyingthemasterso題目中的initially對應(yīng)原文的firsto

16、Itshouldbenotedthatitisillegaltocopyperdatumofother'swebsite.

標準答案：M-

知識點解析：根據(jù)copyperdatum定位到M段。在該段第5句中，作者提醒人們：

復(fù)制大師的源編碼或資卷1的“每個數(shù)據(jù)”是違法的行為。本題句子中的illegal與原文

that'sagainstthelaw對應(yīng)。

17、Ifoneisnotpressedfortime,itisbettertostudyamaster'ssitestofindoutthe

secretsthansimplybuyhisproducts.

標準答案：J

知識點解析:根據(jù)nolpressedfortime,studyamaster'ssites和secrets定位到J段。

該段提到，在購買“流量秘訣”產(chǎn)品的時候要三思，接著說如果有錢沒有時間，可以

直接購買他的產(chǎn)品；如果沒錢有時間.更好的方法是自行研究對方的網(wǎng)站，以發(fā)現(xiàn)

真正“秘訣”并有更好的理解。本題句子是對后一種做法的概括。

18、ThevanGogh'sportraitwasstilltuckedawayonmywebsitetoserveasaconstant

reminder.

標準答案：N

知識點解析：根據(jù)vanGogh'sportrait,tuckedaway和constantreminder定位到N

段。該段最后三句明確了作者在網(wǎng)站收藏梵高畫像的用意：不斷提醒自己如果想在

網(wǎng)絡(luò)上成功，就要學(xué)習(xí)大師們。本題句子簡述了原文的意思。

19、ThatanInternetmarketingmaster'swebsitecouldbesoldatahighpricewaspartly

attributedtothehightrafficitreceived.

標準答案：H

知識點解析：根據(jù)Inlemelmarketingmaster,sold和thehightrafficitreceived定位

到H段口該段提到，馬克?喬伊納最大的成功當(dāng)屬他的網(wǎng)站SearchHound。后來，

在一定程度上因為該網(wǎng)站的高交易率，他將它以400萬美元（300萬現(xiàn)金和100萬美

元的保證金）的高價賣出了。本題句子的attributedto對應(yīng)了原文的dueto。

20、Ifyou'renotfamiliarwithInternetmarketing,youcanusesomesearchenginesto

findwhatyouneed.

標準答案：K

知識點解析：根據(jù)題目內(nèi)容定位到K段。該段說，如果你對互聯(lián)網(wǎng)營銷真的不熟

悉，如何找到這些大師、他們的網(wǎng)站，甚至他們的產(chǎn)品呢?你只要使用Google搜索

引擎，就會找到你著手研究所需要的鏈接。本題句子的nolfamiliarwilh與原文的

new對應(yīng)，而somesearchengines對應(yīng)了原文的Googleo

eBay[A]eBayisaglobalphenomenon—theworld'slargestgaragesale,onlineshopping

center,cardealerandauctionsitewith147millionregisteredusersin30countriesasof

March2005.Youcanfindeverythingfromencyclopediastoolivestosnowbootsto

stereostoairplanesforsale.AndifyoustumbleonitbeforetheeBayoverseersdo,you

mightevenfindahumankidneyoravirtualdate.eBayBasics[B]eBayis,firstand

foremost,anonlineauctionsite.YoucanbrowsethroughcategorieslikeAntiques,Boats,

Clothing&Accessories,Computers&Networking,Jewelry&WatchesandVideo

Games.Whenyouseesomethingyoulike,youclickontheauctiontitleandviewthe

details,includingpictures,descriptions,paymentoptionsandshippinginformation.[C]If

youplaceabidonanitem,youenteracontractualagreementtobuyitifyouwinthe

auction.Allauctionshaveminimumstartingbids,andsomehaveareserveprice—a

secretminimumamounttheselleriswillingtoacceptfortheitem.Ifthebiddingdoesn't

reachthereserveprice,thesellerdoesn'thavetopartwiththeitem.Inadditionto

auctions,youcanfindtonsoffixed-priceitemsoneBaythatmakeshoppingtherejust

likeshoppingatanyotheronlinemarketplace.Youseewhatyoulike,youbuyit,youpay

foritandyouwaitforittoarriveatyourdoor.[D]YoucanpayforanitemoneBayusing

avarietyofmethods,includingmoneyorder,cashier'scheck,cash,personalcheckand

electronicpaymentserviceslikePayPalandBidPay.It'suptoeachsellertodecidewhich

paymentmethodshe'llaccept.[E]JustasyoucanbuyalmostanythingoneBay,youcan

sellalmostanything,too.Usingasimplelistingprocess,youcanputallofthejunkin

yourbasementupforsaletothehighestbidder.WhenyousellanitemoneBay,youpay

listingfeesandturnoverapercentageofthefinalsalepricetoeBay.Onceyou

register(forfree)witheBay,youcanaccessallofyoureBaybuyingandsellingactivities

inasinglelocationcalled"MyeBay."eBayInfrastructure[F]Aseriesofservice

disruptionsin1999causedrealproblemsforeBay'sbusiness.Overthecourseofthree

days,overloadedserversintermittentlyshutdown,meaninguserscouldn'tcheck

auctions,placebidsorcompletetransactionsduringthatperiod.Buyers,sellersandeBay

wereveryunhappy,andacompleterestructuringofeBay'stechnologicalarchitecture

followed.[G]In1999,eBaywasonemassivedatabaseserverandafewseparatesystems

runningthesearchfunction.In2005,eBayisabout200databaseserversand20search

servers.Thearchitectureisatypeofgridcomputingthatallowsforbotherrorcorrection

andgrowth.Withtheexceptionofthesearchfunction,everythingabouteBaycan

actuallyrunonapproximately50servers-Webservers,applicationserversanddata-

storagesystems.Eachserverhasbetween6and12microprocessors.These50orso

serversrunseparately,buttheytalktoeachother,soeverybodyknowsifthereisa

problemsomewhere.eBaycansimplyaddserverstothegridastheneedarises.[H]While

themajorityofthesitecanrunon50servers,eBayhasfourtimesthat.The200servers

arehousedinsetsof50infourlocations,allintheUniiedStates.Whenyou'reusing

eBay,youmaybetalkingtoanyoneofthoselocationsatanytime-theyallstorethe

samedata.Ifoneofthesystemscrashes,therearethreeotherstopickuptheslack.

[I]Whenyou'reontheeBayWebsiteandyouclickonalistingforaPersianrug,your

computertalkstoWebservers,whichtalktoapplicationservers,whichpulldatafrom

storageserverssoyoucanfindoutwhatthelatestbidpriceisandhowmuchtimeisleft

intheauction.eBayhaslocalpartnersinmanycountrieswhodelivereBay'sstaticdatato

cutdownondownloadtime,andtherearemonitoringsystemsin45citiesaroundthe

worldthatconstantlyscanforproblemsinthenetwork.UsingeBay:Security[J]Inorder

tomakebuyersfeelsaferwhenmakingpurchasesoneBay,alltangible(有形的)itemsarc

automaticallyinsuredfor$200.Arecipethatwassupposedtobedeliveredtoyouviae-

mailisnotconsideredatangibleitem.Butifyoupurchasedasetofspeakersthatnever

arrived,andyougothroughthedisputeprocessandeBaydeterminesyouwere

defrauded(欺騙),youcangetyourmoneybackupto$200.[K]Buyerfraudistypically

lessdamagingthansellerfraud.Themostcommontypeoffraudabuyercancommitis

simplynotpayingforanitem.Sellerscandealwithnon-payingbiddersbyfilingan

UnpaidItemdispute.eBaywillthenattempttocontactthebuyerandgethertopay.[f

shedoesnotrespondtoeBay'sattemptsaftereightdays,thesellerisreimbursed(賠償)for

eBay'scutofthefinalsalepriceandcanrelisttheitemforfree.[L]Ifthebuyerdoes

respond,thedisputecanendinoneofthreeways:(l)Thebuyerdecidestopay,and

everybody'shappy.(2)Thebuyerandthesellerdecidetogethertoabandonthetransaction,

thesellergetsreimbursedforthefinal-valuefeeandreliststheitemforfree,and

everybody'shappy.(3)Thcsellerdecidesnottodealwiththebuyer,thebuyergetsan

unpaid-itemstrikeagainsther,andthesellergetsreimbursedforthefinal-valuefeeand

reliststheitemforfree.[M]Intheend,thedamagetothesellerisrelativelysmall.

Anothertypeofbuyerfraudoccurswhenabuyersendsfalsepayment.Inmostcases,this

isintheformofabouncedcheck,andthesellerfindsoutaboutitbeforeshippingthe

item.BouncedchecksareascommononeBayastheyareintherestoftheworld,and

manysellerschoosenottoacceptpersonalchecksforthisreason.[N]Sellerfraudiswhat

mostpeoplethinkaboutwhentheyworryaboutusingeBay.Therearctwomainwaysin

whichabuyercanbedefraudedbyaseller:Theitemthebuyerpurchasedisdramatically

differentfromhowitwasdescribedinthelisting;ortheitemsimplyneverarrives.

[O]Onethingtokeepinmindwhenyouthinkyou'vebeendefraudedisthat

niiscoiiiiiiuiiicalionisconiniononeBay.Forinstance,ifyoudidn'treadeverywordofthe

auctionlistingforyouritem,youmayhavemissedthepartthatsaidthesellerwouldbe

outoftownforthreeweeksandwouldn'tbeabletoshiptheitemuntilshereturned.This

couldbewhyyoudon'thaveyouritemandthesellerisn'tansweringyourc-mails.Also,

e-mailisnotthemoststraightforwardformofcommunication.Ifyouritemhasn'tarrived

aftertwoweeks,andyou*vee-mailedthesellerbuthaven'theardback,it'sagoodideato

checkyourjunkmailfolder.Yoursellermayhavesentaresponsee-mailthatjustnever

madeittoyourinbox.Ifthere'snothingfromthesellerinyourjunkfolder,youcan

requestthateBayrevealyourseller'sphonenumbersoyoucangivehimacallandsee

what'sgoingon.[P]Ifyoudon'tgetananswertoyourphonecall(orifyoursellerlivesin

anothercountryanditwouldcosttoomuchmoneytocall),yournextstepistostartthe

disputeprocess.Whenabuyerbelieveshehasbeendefrauded,hecanfileacomplaint,

andeBaywillworktosolvetheproblem.WhenyoufileacomplaintineBay's"ItemNot

ReceivedorSignificantlyNotasDescribed"system,eBaywillactasmiddlemanbetween

youandyoursellertotrytosettlethedispute.Ifthatfails,youcanfileaclaimtoget

reimbursedforyourpurchase.

21、OneBay,youcanbuyorsellalmostanyitemasyouwish.

標準答案：E

知識點解析：根據(jù)youcanbuy和sell定位到E段。該段首句說，正如你在eBay上

幾乎能買到任何東西一樣，你也幾乎可以在上面出售任何東西。本題句子的any

item對應(yīng)原文的anythingo

22>Manysellerstendtorefusepersonalchecksforfearofbouncedchecks.

標準答案：M

知識點解析：根據(jù)personalchecks和bouncedchecks定位到M段末句。該句子指

出，空頭支票在全世界其他地方隨處可見，在eBay上也是如此，因此很多賣家都

選擇不接受個人支票付款。本題句子的lendtorefuse對應(yīng)原文的choosenotto

accepto

23、EachofeBay'sserversisequippedwithsixtotwelvemicroprocessors.

標準答案：G

知識點解析：根據(jù)server和microprocessors定位到G段。該段說的是eBay服務(wù)

器，倒數(shù)第3句提到，每臺服務(wù)器有6到12個微處理器。本題句子與原文一致。

24、SellersmaycontacteBaylorhelpiftheyarefacedwithnon-payi