[重点实用参考文档资料] 2015年6月六级真题卷二
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonAlbertEinstein’sremark“Ihavenospecialtalents,Iamonlypassionatelycurious.”YoucanciteoneeGampleortwotoillustrateyourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150butnomorethan200words. PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes) SectionA
Travelwebsiteshavebeenaroundsincethe1990s,whenEGpedia,Travelocity,andotherholidaybookingsiteswerelaunched,allowingtravellerstocompareflightandhotelpriceswiththeclickofamouse.Withinformationnolonger36.
bytravelagentsorhiddeninbusinessnetworks,thetravelindustrywasrevolutionized,asgreatertransparencyhelped37.prices.
Today,theindustryisinthethroesofanewrevolution—thistimetransformingservicequality.Onlineratingplatforms—38.inhotels,restaurants,apartments,andtaGis—allowtravellerstoeGchangereviewsandeGperiencesforalltosee.
Hospitalitybusinessesarenowranked,analysed,andcomparednotbyindustry39.,butbytheverypeopleforwhomtheserviceisintended—thecustomer.Thishas40.
anewrelationshipbetweenbuyerandseller.Customershavealwaysvotedwiththeirfeet;theycannoweGplaintheirdecisiontoanyonewhoisinterested.Asaresult,businessesaremuchmore41. ,ofteninveryspecificways,whichcreates
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powerful 42.toimproveservice.
Althoughsomereadersmightnotcareforgossipyreportsofbrusquebellboys(行李
员)inBerlinormalfunctioninghotelhairdryersinHouston,thetruepowerofonlinereviewsliesnotjustintheindividualstories,butinthewebsites’43.toaggregatealargevolumeofratings.
Theimpactcannotbe44. .BusinessesthatattracttopratingscanenjoyeGponentialgrowth,asnewcustomersareattractedbygoodoverallreviewsand 45.provideyetmore(positive)feedback.Sogreatistheinfluenceofonlineratingsthatmanycompaniesnowhiredigitalreputationmanagerstoensureafavourableonlineidentity.
A)accountableI)persisting B)capacityJ)pessimistic C)controlledK)professionals D)entailL)slash E)forgedM)specializing F)incentivesN)spectators G)occasionallyO)subsequently H)overstated SectionB
Plasticsurgery
Abettercreditcardisthesolutiontoeverlargerhackattacks
[A]Athinmagneticstripe(magstripe)isallthatstandsbetweenyourcredit-cardinformationandthebadguys.Andthey’vebeenworkinghardtobreakin
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.That’swhy20GGisshapingupasamajorshowdown:banks,lawenforcementandtechnologycompaniesarealltryingtostopanetworkofhackerswhoaresucceedinginstealingaccountnumbers,names,emailaddressesandothercrucialdatausedinidentitytheft.MoreThan100millionaccountsatTarget,NeimanMarcusandMichaelsstoreswereaffectedinsomewayduringthemostrecentattacks,startinglastNovember. [B]Swipe(
刷
卡)istheoperativeword:cardsareincreasinglyvulnerabletoattackswhenyoumakepurchasesinastore.Inseveralrecentincidents,hackershavebeenabletoobtainmassiveinformationofcredit-debit(
借
记)orprepaid-cardnumbersusingmalware,i.e.malicioussoftware,insertedsecretlyintotheretailers’point-of-salesystem—thecheckoutregisters.Hackersthensoldthedatatoasecondgroupofcriminalsoperatinginshadowycornersoftheweb.Notlongafter,thestolendatawasshowinguponfakecardsandbeingusedforonlinepurchases.
[C]Thesolutioncouldcostaslittleas$2eGtraforeverypieceofplasticissued.Th
efiGisasecuritytechnologyusedheavilyoutsidetheU.S.WhileAmericancreditcardsusethe40-year-oldmagstripetechnologytoprocesstransactions,muchoftherestoftheworldusessmartercardswithatechnologycalledEMV(shortforEuropay,MasterCard,Visa)thatemploysachipembeddedinthecardplusacustomerPIN(personalidentificationnumber)toauthenticate(验
证)everytransactiononthespot.IfapurchaserfailstopunchinthecorrectPINatthecheckout,thetransactiongetsrejected.(Onlinepurchasescanb
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emadebysettingupaseparatetransactioncode.)
[D]Whyhaven’tbigbanksadoptedthemoresecuretechnology?Whenitco
mestomailingoutnewcreditcards,it’sallaboutrelativecostssaysDavidRobertson,whorunstheNilsonReport,anindustrynewsletter:“Thecostofthecard,puttingthestickeronit,codingtheaccountnumberandeGpirationdate,embossing(
凸
印)it,thesmallenvelop—allputtogether,youareinthedollarrange.”Achip-and-PINcardcurrentlycostscloserto$3,saysRobertson,becauseofthepriceofchips.(Oncelargeissuersconverttogether,thechipcostsshoulddrop.)
[E]Multiply$3bythemorethan5billionmagstripecreditandprepaidcardsinci
rculationintheU.S.Thenconsiderthatthere’sanestimated$12.4billionincardfraudonaglobalbasis,saysRobertson.With44%ofthatintheU.S.,Americancredit-cardfraudamountstoabout$5.5billionannually.CardissuershavesofarcalculatedthatabsorbingtheliabilityforevenbighacksliketheTargetoneisstillcheaperthanreplacingallthatplastic.
[F]ThatleavesAmericanretailersprettymuchalonetheworldoverinrelyingon
magstripetechnologytochargepurchases—andleavesconsumersvulnerable.Eachmagstripehasthreetracksofinformation,eGplainspayments-securityeGpertJeremyGumbley,thechieftechnologyofficerofCreditCall,anelectronic-paymentscompany.Thefirstandthirdareusedbythebankorcardissuer.Yourvitalaccountinformationlivesonthesecondtrack,whichhackerstrytocapture.\altimeandlookingfordata,\
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[G]Chip-andPincards,bycontrast,makefakecardsorskimmingimpossiblebe
causetheinformationthatgetsscannedisencrypted(
加
密).ThehistoricalreasontheU.S.hasstuckwithmagstripe,ironicallyenough,isoncesuperiortechnology.Ourcheap,ultra-reliablewired
networksmadecredit-cardauthenticationoverthephonefrictionless.InFrance,cardcompaniescreatedEMVinpartbecausethetelephonemonopolywas
somaddeninglyinefficientandeGpensive.TheEMVsolutionallowedtransactions tobeverifiedlocallyandsecurely.
[H]Somebigbanks,likeWellsFargo,arenowofferingtoconvertyourmagstrip
ecardtoachip-and-PINmodel.(It'sactuallyahybrid(混合体)thatwillstill haveamagstripe,sincemostU.S.merchantsdon'thaveEMVterminals.)Should
youtakethemuponit?Ifyoutravelinternationally,theanswerisyes. [I]Keepinmind,too,thatcreditcardstypicallyhavebetterliabilityprotectionthandebitcards.Ifsomeoneuses 的
yourcreditcardfraudulently(欺诈性
),it'stheissuerormerchant,notyou,thattakes
thehit.Debitcardshavedifferentliabilitylimitsdependingonthebankand theeventssurroundinganyfraud.\togetachip-and-PINcardfromyourbank,\co-founderofCreditCardInsider.com\cardsbecauseofliabilityissues.\
[J]Retailersandbanksstandtobenefitfromthelowerfraudlevelsofchip-and-PINcardsbuthavebeenreluctantforyearstoinvestinthenewinfrastructu[重点实用参考文档资料]
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