英语（二）模拟试题 Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET . (10 points)
Facebook has been 1 with fire and has got its fingers burned, again. On November 29th America’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a 2 settlement with the giant social network over 3 that it had misled people about its use of their personal data. The details of the settlement make clear that Facebook, which 4 over 800m users, betrayed its users’ trust. It is also notable because it appears to be part of a broader 5 by the FTC to craft a new privacy framework to deal with the rapid 6 of social networks in America.
The regulator’s findings come at a 7 moment for Facebook, which is said to be preparing for an initial public offering next year that could value it at around $100 billion. To 8 the way for its listing, the firm first needs to resolve its privacy 9 with regulators in America and Europe. 10 its
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willingness to negotiate the settlement 11 this week.
Announcing the agreement, the FTC said it had found a number of cases where Facebook had made claims that were “unfair and deceptive, and 12 federal law”. For instance, it 13 personally identifiable information to advertisers, and it failed to keep a promise to make photos and videos on deleted accounts 14 .
The settlement does not 15 an admission by Facebook that it has broken the law, but it deeply 16 the company nonetheless. In a blog post published the same day, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s boss, tried to 17 the impact of the deal. First he claimed that “a small number of high-profile mistakes” were 18 the social network’s “good history” on privacy.
The FTC is not relying on Facebook to police itself. Among other things, the company will now have to seek consumers’ approval before it changes the way it shares their data. And it has agreed to an independent privacy audit every two years for the next 20 years.
There is a clear pattern here. In separate cases over the past couple of years the FTC has insisted that Twitter and Google accept regular 19 audits, too, after each firm was accused of violating its customers’ privacy. The intent seems to be to create a regulatory regime that is tighter than the status quo,
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20 one that still gives social networks plenty of room to innovate.
1. [A] setting [B] playing [C] lighting [D] turning
2. [A] craft [B] documentary [C] trade [D] draft
3. [A] verdicts [B] allegations [C] rumors [D] affirmation
4. [A] boasts [B] exaggerates [C] estimates [D] assesses
5. [A] impulse [B] initiative [C] innovation [D] motion
6. [A] increase [B] elevation [C] rise [D] appearance
7. [A] indispensable [B] essential [C] critical [D] fundamental 8. [A] steer [B] clear [C] lay [D] remove
9. [A] controversy [B] competition [C] dispute [D] compromise
10. [A] despite [B] given [C] although [D] hence
11. [A] unveiled [B] discovered [C] exposed [D] revealed
12. [A] violated [B] assaulted [C] resisted [D] betrayed 13. [A] informed [B] entrust [C] imparted [D] confided 14. [A] available [B] retrievable [C]
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reversible [D] inaccessible
15. [A] constitute [B] correspond [C] confirm [D] conceive
16. [A] involves [B] strikes [C] embarrasses [D] attacks
17. [A] turn down [B] cut down [C] play down [D] bring down
18. [A] overshadowing [B] overlooking [C] overtaking [D] overthrowing 19. [A] expert [B] external [C] formal [D] automatic
20. [A] and [B] but [C] thus [D] despite
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions :
Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET .(40 points)
Text 1
Most American movies are produced in Hollywood, California. Hollywood, which is actually not a separate city but a part of Los Angeles, is an ideal spot for the movie industry. The sun shines most of the time, and the climate is mild. Almost every kind of natural scenery is within a few hours’
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drive.
Hollywood becomes the center of national attention one evening a year－Academy Award night. At the Academy Award presentation held each spring, statuettes called Oscars are given to film industry winners in dozens of categories, including best actor, best actress, and best picture. The winners are chosen by members of the industry before the ceremony, but their names are kept secret until presentation night, when they are announced in a long, nationally televised program.
Motion pictures were extremely popular in the United States after World War II, when television captured much of the movie audience. Geared to the masses, Hollywood movies offered much the same type of entertainment as television does. With free entertainment in their homes, many Americans simply stopped going to movies. Between 1946 and 1956, movie attendance was cut in half. At the same time, production costs zoomed. The movie industry was in trouble.
The industry adjusted itself in a number of ways. Movie companies rented sound stages to TV companies and sold old movies to TV. To cut costs, Hollywood produced fewer movies and filmed many of them overseas. To lure audiences, the industry invested in new lenses, wider screens, and stereophonic sound. Studios also began producing kinds of entertainment that could not be offered by
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2018考研英语二模拟试卷2与答案
