考研英語一閱讀歷年真題

考研英語一閱讀歷年真題

考研英語一閱讀歷年真題1

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Theroughguidetomarketingsuccessusedtobe

thatyougotwhatyoupaidfor.Nolonger.While

traditional“paid"media-suchastelevision

mercialsandprintadvertisements-stillplaya

majorrole,paniestodaycanexploitmany

alternativeformsofmedia.Consumerspassionate

aboutaproductmaycreate"owned”mediabysending

e-mailalertsaboutproductsandsalestocustomers

registeredwithitsWebsite.Thewayconsumersnow

approachthebroadrangeoffactorsbeyond

conventionalpaidmedia.

Paidandownedmediaarecontrolledbymarketers

promotingtheirownproducts.Forearnedmedia,

suchmarketersactastheinitiatorfor

users'responses.Butinsomecases,one

marketer,sownedmediabeeanothermarketer'spaid

media-forinstance,whenane-merceretailer

sellsadspaceonitsWebsite.Wedefinesuchsold

mediaasownedmediawhosetrafficissostrongthat

otherorganizationsplacetheircontentore-merce

engineswithinthatenvironment.Thistrend,which

webelieveisstillinitsinfancy,effectively

beganwithretailersandtravelproviderssuchas

airlinesandhotelsandwillnodoubtgofurther.

Johnson&Johnson,forexample,hascreated

BabyCenter,astand-alonemediapropertythat

promotesp1ementaryandevenpetitiveproducts.

Besidesgeneratingine,thepresenceofother

marketersmakesthesiteseemobjective,gives

paniesopportunitiestolearnvaluableinformation

abouttheappealofotherpanies,marketing,and

mayhelpexpandusertrafficforallpaniesconcerned.

Thesamedramatictechnologicalchangesthathave

providedmarketerswithmore(andmorediverse)

municationschoiceshavealsoincreasedtheriskthat

passionateconsumerswillvoicetheiropinionsin

quicker,morevisible,andmuchmoredamagingways,

Suchhijackedmediaaretheoppositeofearned

media：anassetorcampaignbeeshostageto

consumers,otherstakeholders,oractivistswho

makenegativeallegationsaboutabrandorproduct.

Membersofsocialnetworks,forinstance,are

learningthattheycanhijackmediatoapplypressure

onthebusinessesthatoriginallycreatedthem.

Ifthathappens,passionateconsumerswouldtry

topersuadeotherstoboycottproducts,puttingthe

reputationofthetargetpanyatrisk.Insucha

case,thepany飛responsemaynotbesufficiently

quickorthoughtful,andthelearningcurvehasbeen

steep.ToyotaMotor,forexample,alleviatedsome

ofthedamagefromitsrecallcrisisearlierthis

yearwitharelativelyquickandwell-orchestrated

social-mediaresponsecampaign,whichincluded

effortstoengagewithconsumersdirectlyonsites

suchasTwitterandthesocial-newssiteDigg.

31.Consumersmaycreate"earned“mediawhenthey

are

[A]obsessedwithonlineshoppingatcertainWeb

sites.

[B]inspiredbyproduct-promotinge-mailssentto

them.

[C]eagertohelptheirfriendspromotequality

products.

[D]enthusiasticaboutremendingtheirfavorite

products.

32.AccordingtoParagraph2,soldmediafeature

[A]asafebusinessenvironment.

[B]randompetition.

[C]strongusertraffic.

[D]flexibilityinorganization.

33.TheauthorindicatesinParagraph3that

earnedmedia

[A]inviteconstantconflictswithpassionate

consumers.

[B]canbeusedtoproducenegativeeffectsin

marketing.

[C]mayberesponsibleforfiercerpetition.

[D]deserveallthenegativemeritsaboutthem.

34.ToyotaMotor'sexperienceiscitedasan

exampleof

[A]respondingeffectivelytohijackedmedia.

[B]persuadingcustomersintoboycottingproducts.

[C]cooperatingwithsupportiveconsumers.

[D]takingadvantageofhijackedmedia.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthetextmainly

about?

[A]Alternativestoconventionalpaidmedia.

[B]Conflictbetweenhijackedandearnedmedia.

[C]Dominanceofhijackedmedia*

[D]Popularityofownedmedia.

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ThejournalScienceisaddinganextrasourceat

Peer-reviewprocess,editor-in-chiefMarciaMcNott

announcedtoday.TheFollowssimilareffortsfrom

otherjournals,afterwidespreadconcernthat

Mistakesindataanalysisarecontributingtothe

Publishedresearchfindings.

"Readersmusthaveconfidenceintheconclusions

publishedinourjournal,^writesMcNuttinan

editorial.WorkingwiththeAmericanStatistical

Association,theJournalhasappointedsevenexperts

toastatisticsboardofreviewingManuscriptwillbe

flaggedupforadditionalscrutinybytheJournal1s

editors,orbyitsexistingBoardofReviewing

EditorsorbyoutsidepeerTheSBoREpanelwillthen

findexternalstatisticianstoreviewthese

Askedwhetheranyparticularpapershadimpelled

thechange,McNuttsaid,wThecreationof

the*statisticsboard1wasmotivatedbyconcerns

broadlywiththeapplicationofstatisticsanddata

analysisinscientificresearchandispartof

Science1soveralldrivetoincreasereproducibility

intheresearchwepublish.H

GiovanniParmigiani,abiostatisticianatthe

HarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,amemberofthe

SBoREgroup,saysheexpectstheboardto”play

primarilyonadvisoryrole."Heagreedtojoin

becausehewfoundtheforesightbehindthe

establishmentoftheSBoREtobenovel,uniqueand

likelytohavealastingimpact.Thisimpactwillnot

onlybethroughthepublicationsinScienceitself,

buthopefullythroughalargergroupofpublishing

placesthatmaywanttomodeltheirapproachafter

Science."

Johnloannidis,aphysicianwhostudiesresearch

methodology,saysthatthepolicyisnamostwele

stepforward11and"longoverdue,nffMostjournalsare

weakinstatisticalreview,andthisdamagesthe

qualityofwhattheypublish.Ithinkthat,forthe

majorityofscientificpapersnowadays,statistical

reviewismoreessentialthanexpertreview,°hesays.

ButhenotedthatbiomedicaljournalssuchasAnnals

ofInternalMedicine,theJournaloftheAmerican

MedicalAssociationandTheLancetpaystrong

attentiontostatisticalreview.

Professionalscientistsareexpectedtoknowhow

toanalyzedata,butstatisticalerrorsare

alarminglymoninpublishedresearch,accordingto

DavidVaux,acellbiologist.Researchersshould

improvetheirstandards,hewrotein20XX,but

journalsshouldalsotakeatougherline,"engaging

reviewerswhoarestatisticallyliterateandeditors

whocanverifytheprocess.wVauxsaysthatSciencers

ideatopasssomepaperstostatisticians"hassome

merit,butaweaknessisthatitreliesontheboard

ofreviewingeditorstoidentify1thepapersthatneed

scrutiny1inthefirstplace.w

31.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraphIthat

[A]Scienceintendstosimplifyitspeer-review

process.

[B]journalsarestrengtheningtheirstatistical

checks.

[C]fewjournalsareblamedformistakesindata

analysis.

[D]lackofdataanalysisismoninresearch

projects.

32.Thephrasewflaggedupn(Para.2)istheclosest

inmeaningto

[A]found.

[B]revised.

[C]marked

[D]stored

33.GiovanniParmigianibelievesthatthe

establishmentoftheSBoREmay

[A]poseathreattoallitspeers

[B]meetwithstrongopposition

[C]increaseScience1scirculation.

[D]setanexampleforotherjournals

34.DavidVauxholdsthatwhatScienceisdoing

now

A.addstoresearchers1worklosd.

B.diminishestheroleofreviewers.

C.hasroomforfurtherimprovement.

D.istofailintheforeseeablefuture.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleof

thetext?

A.ScienceJoinsPushtoScreenStatisticsin

Papers

B.ProfessionalStatisticiansDeserveMoreRespect

C.DataAnalysisFindsItsWayontoEditors1Desks

D.StatisticiansAreComingBackwithScience

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Anyfair-mindedassessmentofthedangersofthe

dealbetweenBritain1sNationalHealthService(NHS)

andDeepMindmuststartbyacknowledgingthatboth

sidesmeanwell.DeepMindisoneoftheleading

artificialintelligence(AI)paniesintheworld.The

potentialofthisworkappliedtohealthcareisvery

great,butitcouldalsoleadtofurther

concentrationofpowerinthetechgiants.ItIs

againstthatbackgroundthattheinformation

missioner,ElizabethDenham,hasissuedherdamning

verdictagainsttheRoyalFreehospitaltrustunder

theNHS,whichhandedovertoDeepMindtherecordsof

1.6millionpatientsIn20XXonthebasisofavague

agreementwhichtookfartoolittleaccountofthe

patients1rightsandtheirexpectationsofprivacy.

DeepMindhasalmostapologized.TheNHStrusthas

mendeditsways.Furtherarrangements-andtheremay

bemany-betweentheNHSandDeepMindwillbe

carefullyscrutinisedtoensurethatallnecessary

permissionshavebeenaskedofpatientsandall

unnecessarydatahasbeencleaned.Therearelessons

aboutinformedpatientconsenttolearn.Butprivacy

isnottheonlyangleinthiscaseandnoteventhe

mostimportant.MsDenhamchosetoconcentratethe

blameontheNHStrust,sinceunderexistinglawit

acontrolledwthedataandDeepMindmerely

“processed"it.Butthisdistinctionmissesthe

pointthatitisprocessingandaggregation,notthe

merepossessionofbits,thatgivesthedatavalue.

Thegreatquestioniswhoshouldbenefitfromthe

analysisofallthedatathatourlivesnowgenerate.

Privacylawbuildsontheconceptofdamagetoan

individualfromidentifiableknowledgeaboutthem.

Thatmissesthewaythesurveillanceeconomyworks.

Thedataofanindividualtheregainsitsvalueonly

whenitisparedwiththedataofcountlessmillions

more.

Theuseofprivacylawtocurbthetechgiantsin

thisinstancefeelsslightlymaladapted.This

practicedoesnotaddresstherealworry.Itisnot

enoughtosaythatthealgorithmsDeepMinddevelops

willbenefitpatientsandsavelives.Whatmattersis

thattheywillbelongtoaprivatemonopolywhich

developedthemusingpublicresources.Ifsoftware

promisestosavelivesonthescalethatdugsnowcan,

bigdatamaybeexpectedtobehaveasabigpharmhas

done.Wearestillatthebeginningofthis

revolutionandsmallchoicesnowmayturnouttohave

giganticconsequenceslater.Alongstrugglewillbe

neededtoavoidafutureofdigitalfeudalism.Ms

Denham*sreportisawelestart.

31.WhaistrueoftheagreementbetweentheNHS

andDeepMind?

[A]Itcausedconflictsamongtechgiants.

[B]Itfailedtopaydueattentiontopatient,s

rights.

[C]Itfellshortofthelatter1sexpectations

[D]Itputbothsidesintoadangeroussituation.

32.TheNHStrustrespondedtoDenham*sverdict

with

[A]emptypromises.

[B]toughresistance.

[C]necessaryadjustments.

[D]sincereapologies.

33.TheauthorarguesinParagraph2that

[A]privacyprotectionmustbesecuredatall

costs.

[B]leakingpatients1dataisworsethanselling

it.

[C]makingprofitsfrompatients1dataisillegal.

[D]thevalueofdataesfromtheprocessingofit

34.Accordingtothelastparagraph,therealworry

arisingfromthisdealis

[A]theviciousrivalryamongbigpharmas.

[B]theineffectiveenforcementofprivacylaw.

[C]theuncontrolleduseofnewsoftware.

[D]themonopolyofbigdatabytechgiants.

35.Theauthor1sattitudetowardtheapplicationof

AItohealthcareis

[A]ambiguous*

[B]cautious.

[C]appreciative.

[D]contemptuous.

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TheUS$3-millionFundamentalphysicsprizeis

indeedaninterestingexperiment,asAlexander

Polyakovsaidwhenheacceptedthisyear,sawardin

March.Anditisfarfromtheonlyoneofitstype.

AsaNewsFeaturearticleinNaturediscusses,a

stringoflucrativeawardsforresearchershave

joinedtheNobelPrizesinrecentyears.Many,like

theFundamentalPhysicsPrize,arefundedfromthe

telephone-number-sizedbankaccountsofInternet

entrepreneurs.Thesebenefactorshavesucceededin

theirchosenfields,theysay,andtheywanttouse

theirwealthtodrawattentiontothosewhohave

succeededinscience.

What'snottolike?Quitealot,accordingtoa

handfulofscientistsquotedintheNewsFeature.You

cannotbuyclass,astheoldsayinggoes,andthese

upstartentrepreneurscannotbuytheirprizesthe

prestigeoftheNobels,Thenewawardsarean

exerciseinself-promotionforthosebehindthem,say

scientists.Theycoulddistorttheachievement-based

systemofpeer-review-ledresearch.Theycouldcement

thestatusquoofpeer-reviewedresearch.Theydonot

fundpeer-reviewedresearch.Theyperpetuatethemyth

ofthelonegenius.

Thegoalsoftheprize-giversseemasscatteredas

thecriticism.Somewanttoshock,otherstodraw

peopleintoscience,ortobetterrewardthosewho

havemadetheircareersinresearch.

AsNaturehaspointedoutbefore,therearesome

legitimateconcernsabouthowscienceprizes-both

newandold-aredistributed.TheBreakthroughPrize

inLifeSciences,launchedthisyear,takesan

unrepresentativeviewofwhatthelifesciences

include.ButtheNobelFoundation'slimitofthree

recipientsperprize,eachofwhommuststillbe

living,haslongbeenoutgrownbythecollaborative

natureofmodernresearch-aswillbedemonstratedby

theinevitablerowoverwhoisignoredwhenitesto

acknowledgingthediscoveryoftheHiggsboson.The

Nobelswere,ofcourse,themselvessetupbyavery

richindividualwhohaddecidedwhathewantedtodo

withhisownmoney.Time,ratherthanintention,has

giventhemlegitimacy.

Asmuchassomescientistsmayplainaboutthenew

awards,twothingsseemclear.First,most

researcherswouldacceptsuchaprizeiftheywere

offeredone.Second,itissurelyagoodthingthat

themoneyandattentionetoscienceratherthango

elsewhere,Itisfairtocriticizeandquestionthe

mechanism—thatisthecultureofresearch,after

all-butitistheprize-giversmoneytodowithas

theyplease.Itiswisetotakesuchgiftswith

gratitudeandgrace.

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文章講到的是關(guān)于和諾貝爾獎一樣的獎金豐厚的獎項出

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的。當然這一系列的東西，在前三段當中談到之后，到了最

后一段，作者表明他的觀點，縱然這些對科學家的獎勵在獎

項上存在著一些瑕疵，存在著一些不合理的地方。但是對于

科學家來說，有人給你錢支持你的研究，終歸是好的。也就

是說從31到35題基本上沒有難題，也沒有可以去爭議的，

也是既所得的文章。

31.TheFundamentalPhysicalPrizeisseenas

[A]asymboloftheentrepreneurs,swealth.

[B]apossiblereplacementoftheNobelPrize.

[C]anexampleofbankers'investment.

[D]ahandsomerewardforresearchers.

答案：A為細節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中的FundamentalPhysics

Prize可以定位到第一段，但除此之外就沒有其他細節(jié)提示信

息了，所以我們只能根據(jù)幾個選項去定位，分別根據(jù)選項中

的entrepreneurs、NobelPrize、investmentsr