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The latest revolution isn't simply a matter of gentlemen readingother gentlemen’s e-mail. That kind of electronic spying has been going on fordecades. In the past three or four years, the World Wide Web has given birth toa whole industry of point-and-click spying. The spooks call it“open-sourceintelligence,” and as the Net grows, it is becoming increasingly influential. In1995 the CIA held a contest to see who could compile the most data aboutBurundi. The winner, by a large margin, was a tiny Virginia company calledOpen-Source Solutions,whose clear advantage was its mastery of the electronic world。
Among the firms making the biggest splash in this new world isStraitford, Inc., a private intelligence-analysis firm based in Austin, Texas.Straitford makes money by selling the results of spying (covering nations fromChile to Russia) to corporations like energy-services firm McDermottInternational. Many of its predictions are available online atwww.straitford.com。
Straitford president George Friedman says he sees the online worldas a kind of mutually reinforcing tool for both information collection anddistribution, a spymaster's dream. Last week his firm was busy vacuuming updata bits from the far corners of the world and predicting a crisis in Ukraine。“As soon asthat report runs, we'll suddenly get 500 new Internet sign-ups from Ukraine,” saysFriedman, a former political science professor. “And we'll hear backfrom some of them。” Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can bedifficult to tell good information from bad. That’s where Straitfordearns its keep。
Friedman relies on a lean staff of 20 in Austin. Several of hisstaff members have military-intelligence backgrounds. He sees the firm'soutsider status as the key to its success. Straitford's briefs don't sound likethe usual Washington back-and-forthing, whereby agencies avoid dramaticdeclarations on the chance they might be wrong. Straitford, says Friedman,takes pride in its independent voice。
21. The emergence of the Net has
[A] received support from fans like Donovan。
[B] remolded the intelligence services.
[C] restored many common pastimes。
[D] revived spying as a profession。
22. Donovan's story is mentioned in the text to
[A] introduce the topic of online spying。
[B] show how he fought for the U.S。
[C] give an episode of the information war。
[D] honor his unique services to the CIA。
23. The phrase “making the biggest splash” (Line 1, Paragraph3)most probably means
[A] causing the biggest trouble。
[B] exerting the greatest effort。
[C] achieving the greatest success。
[D] enjoying the widest popularity。
24. It can be learned from paragraph 4 that
[A] Straitford's prediction about Ukraine has proved true.
[B] Straitford guarantees the truthfulness of its information.
[C] Straitford's business is characterized by unpredictability.
[D] Straitford is able to provide fairly reliable information。
25. Straitford is most proud of its
[A] official status.
[B] nonconformist image。
[C] efficient staff.
[D] military background。
解析
21. The emergence of the Net has 网络的出现已经
[A] received support from fans like Donovan. 得到了多诺文这样的爱好者的支持。
[B] remolded the intelligence services. 重新塑造了情报业。
[C] restored many common pastimes. 恢复了许多常见的娱乐活动。
[D] revived spying as a profession. 使情报业成为一个职业。
【答案】 B
【考点】 事实细节题。
【分析】 第一段最后一句话“Thesedays the Net, which has remade such everyday pastimes as buying books andsending mail,is reshaping Donovan’s vocation as well。”从上文中我们已经得知“Donovan’s vocation”指的就是“spying”(间谍),也就是“intelligence services”(情报行业)。关键在于对“reshape”一词的理解,它的含义是“重新塑造”。[B]其实就是原文的另一种表述方式。“remold”就是“reshape”的意思,都表示“重新塑造,改造”。干扰项“revive”的意思是“(使)苏醒,(使)复兴, (使)复活, (使)再生效,回想”,言下之意是将某一样已灭亡或已很脆弱的东西重新复活或者复兴。而第一段并没有提到间谍行业曾经消失的信息,从第二段中我们了解到互联网推动了情报行业的发展,也没有找到任何关于情报行业曾经中断的内容,所以[D]的说法是不正确的。[C]“restore”的含义是“使恢复,使回复”,言下之意是将原来不完整的或者破碎的东西给复原。原文中没有提到。[A]的错误在于对第一句话的误读。“would have loved”表示虚拟语气,是对当时情况的一种假设,而这种假设的情况在当时是不存在的。这句话的真实意思是:如果“疯狂的Bill Donovan还在世的话,他会爱上互联网的”。可见“Donovan”在世的时候并没有互联网,所以[A]将“Donovan”说成是“互联网的爱好者”的说法是错误的。
22. Donovan’s story is mentioned in the text to 本文提到多诺文的故事是为了
[A] introduce the topic of online spying. 引出网络间谍这个话题。
[B] show how he fought for the U.S.. 显示多诺文如何为美国效力的。
[C] give an episode of the information war. 提供情报战的一个片断。
[D] honor his unique services to the CIA. 表彰他为中情局所作的独特贡献。
【答案】 A
【考点】 作者意图题。
【分析】 本文提到比尔·多诺文只有第一段,而文章的中心思想讲的是“情报工作”和“互联网”的关系,以及“情报工作”在网络时代的巨大变化等等。由此不难看出,多诺文作为一个间谍只是为文章展开讨论前提供了一个引子,因此[A]为正确答案。
23. The phrase“making the biggest splash”(Line 1, Paragraph3) most probably means
短语“making thebiggest splash”(第三段第一行)的意思很有可能是
[A] causing the biggest trouble. 造成的麻烦。
[B] exerting the greatest effort. 付出的努力。
[C] achieving the greatest success. 取得的成功。
[D] enjoying the widest popularity. 受到最广泛的欢迎。
【答案】 C
【考点】 词义题。
【分析】 考生应该能够根据上下文对“makea splash”这个短语进行合理的推理。在中情局举办的一次比赛中“Straitford”公司获胜了,被认为是“make a splash”,因此可见这里的逻辑很清楚,即“成功”和“make a splash”的意思是非常接近的。由此可以推断出[C]是正确的。
24. It can be learned from paragraph 4 that 从第四段中我们可以得知
[A] Straitford’s prediction about Ukraine has proved true。
Straitford公司关于乌克兰的预测被证明是正确的。
[B] Straitford guarantees the truthfulness of its information.
Straitford公司担保它提供的信息的真实性。
[C] Straitford’s business is characterized by unpredictability。
Straitford公司的经营的一个特点是不可预测性。
[D] Straitford is able to provide fairly reliable information.
Straitford公司能够提供相当可靠的信息。
【答案】 D
【考点】 推断题。
【分析】 第四段首句指出“该公司的总裁乔治·弗莱德曼说,他把网络世界视为情报收集和情报发布两者之间相互增强的工具,这就是间谍们的梦想。上周,他的公司正在收集从远在世界的另一角落传来的零散的信息,预测在乌克兰将发生一场危机。弗莱德曼以前是政治科学教授,他说:‘一旦这个报道公布,我们将从乌克兰突然新增500个注册用户,我们将听到其中一些人的回应。’当然开放源的间谍活动的确有它的风险,因为很难区分正确与错误的信息。这正是Straitford公司挣钱的地方。”[A]的说法没有根据,因为文中只说了“Straitford”公司作出了关于乌克兰局势的预测,并没有信息说明预言是否成真。[B]的说法与原文意思有些不符。第四段最后一句说“开放源的间谍活动的确有它的风险,因为很难区分正确与错误的信息。Straitford公司就是靠辨别真伪情报赚钱的”。从中考生可以知道“Straitford”公司能提供相当可靠的情报,但没有保证情报准确。[C]说的是“Straitford”公司生意的特点是“不可预测性”,这种说法在文中也找不到根据。[D]的说法比较中立,而且也符合原文的意思。
25. Straitford is most proud of its Straitford最自豪的是其
[A] official status. 官方地位。
[B] nonconformist image. 独立的形象。
[C] efficient staff. 高效的员工。
[D] military background. 军事背景。
【答案】 B
【考点】 事实细节题。
【分析】 全文最后一句“Straitford公司对其独立的声音感到自豪”。再阅读上文可以得知,“Straitford公司具有局外人的地位,这是其成功的关键,因为他们和华盛顿特工不同的是,他们可以有独立声音”。而“nonconformist”与“independent”意思相近。所以[B]选项正确。
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