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2012华科博士英语真题
2012真题 Cloud Storage Basics )XmV3.rI :'91qA%Wr Comedian George Carlin has a routine in which he talks about howhumans seem to spend their lives accumulating "stuff." Once they'vegathered enough stuff, they have to find places to store all of it. If Carlinwere to update that routine today, he could make the same observation about computerinformation. It seems that everyone with a computer spends a lot of time acquiring data andthen trying to find a way to store it. 9h>nP8 X^ckTIdR For some computer owners, finding enough storage space to hold all the datathey've acquired is a real challenge. Some people invest in larger harddrives. Others prefer external storage devices likethumb drives or compact discs. Desperate computer owners might deleteentire folders worth of old files in order to make space for new information. But some arechoosing to rely on a growing trend: cloud storage. `uM:> ;,[6 n|M While cloud storage sounds like it has something to do with weather fronts and stormsystems, it really refers to saving data to anoff-site storage system maintained by a third party. Instead of storinginformation to your computer's hard drive or other local storage device, yousave it to a remote database. The Internet provides the connection between your computer andthe database. VR ^qwS/ 7yD=~l\Bbs On the surface, cloud storage has several advantages overtraditional data storage. For example, if you store your data on a cloudstorage system, you'll be able to get to that data from any location that hasInternet access. You wouldn't need to carry around a physical storagedevice or use the same computer to save and retrieve yourinformation. With the right storage system, you could even allow other peopleto access the data, turning a personal project into a collaborativeeffort. &lbxmUeU 6!dbJ5x1 So cloud storage is convenient and offers more flexibility, but howdoes it work? Find out in the next section. :K>v
F`SM [bk2RaX:i There are hundreds of different cloud storage systems. Some have a veryspecific focus, such as storing Web e-mail messages or digital pictures. Others are available to storeall forms of digital data. Some cloud storage systems are small operations,while others are so large that the physical equipment can fill up an entirewarehouse. The facilities that house cloud storage systems are called datacenters. R''nZ/R g@wF2= At its most basic level, a cloud storage system needs just one data server connected to the Internet. A client (e.g., a computer user subscribing to acloud storage service) sends copies of files over the Internet to the dataserver, which then records the information. When the client wishes to retrievethe information, he or she accesses the data server through a Web-basedinterface. The server then either sends the files back to the client or allowsthe client to access and manipulate the files on the server itself. wwrP7T+d 5Ds/^fA Cloud storage systems generally rely on hundreds of data servers.Because computers occasionally require maintenance or repair, it's importantto store the same information on multiple machines. This is called redundancy.Without redundancy, a cloud storage system couldn't ensure clientsthat they could access their information at any given time. Most systems storethe same data on servers that use different powersupplies. That way, clients can access their data even if one power supplyfails. |z\5Ik!fF] =}>wxO Not all cloud storage clients are worried about running out of storage space.They use cloud storage as a way to create backups of data. If something happensto the client's computer system, the data survives off-site. It's a digital-agevariation of "don't put all your eggs in one basket." 4)0 %^\p d~F`q7F'?] o`5p
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2bk [C] propose a temporary solution to aproblem. J$6h%Eyo Rs_0xh [D] analyze a frequent source ofdisagreement. w1HE^
/ 'F%4[3a$\n 2. The text suggests that the failure of alarge business to have its bids for subcontracts result quickly in orders mightcauses it to U
|I>CDp 4w,=6|# [A] experience frustration but not seriousfinancial harm. Gr9/@U+ F*V<L [B] face potentially crippling fixed expenses. r/v'h@ uC\FW6K=m [C] have to record its efforts on forms filedwith the government. @3`:aWda KHwzQ<Z3 [D] increase its spending with minoritysubcontractors. GMmz`O
XN E)==!T@E 3.The author would most likely agree with which of the followingstatements about corporate response to working with minority subcontractors? z_%G{H+:l s_]p6M [A] Annoyed by the proliferation of “front”organizations, corporations are likely to reduce their efforts to work withminority-owned subcontractors in the near future.
.G}E <viIpz2jh% [B] Although corporations showed considerable interest in working with minoritybusinesses in the 1970’s, their aversion to government paperwork made themreluctant to pursue many government contracts. Y.I-hl1<r G| 7\[!R [C] The significant response of corporationsin the 1970’s is likely to be sustained and conceivably be increased throughoutthe 1980’s. &`>[4D* fDc>E+, [D] Although corporations are eager tocooperate with minority-owned businesses, a shortage of capital in the 1970’smade substantial response impossible (Wkli:Lq 4 According to the text, civil rights activists maintain that onedisadvantage under which minority-owned businesses have traditionally had tolabor is that they have i`o}*`// 8
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J!% RZ)sCR [B] been denied bank loans at rates comparable to those afforded largercompetitors. B{|g+c% { zoUU [C] not had sufficient opportunity to secure business created by largecorporations. 4 -)'a} O i^P@? [D] not been able to advertise in those media that reach large numbers ofpotential customers. v-6"*EP l@`D;m 5 The author implies that a minority-owned concern that does the greaterpart of its business with one large corporate customer should j0J}d _ o?\)!_Z| [A] avoid competition with larger, more established concerns by notexpanding. s
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1?)iCe [D] try to expand its customer bases to avoid becoming dependent on thecorporation.
'$Jt}O 8D]:>[|E Passage 2 Mq) n=M Years of research hadeducated me about how sugar, fat, and salt change the brain. I understood someof the parallels between hyperpalatable foods and drugs of abuse, and about thelinks among sensory stimulation, cues, and memory. I'd met enough people likeClaudia and Maria to understand how even the thought of food could cause themto lose control. ga#,42)H But Iwasn't fully prepared for the discoveries I made about irresistibility andwhoosh, the Monster Thickburger and Baked! Cheetos Flamin' Hot, aboutindulgence and purple cows. Without necessarily understanding the underlyingscience, the food industry has discovered what sells. 2=ZR}8}9Q: I wassitting at Chili's Grill & Bar in Chicago'sO'Hare Airport waiting for a late-night flight. At a nearby table a couple intheir early forties was deep into a meal. The woman was overweight, with about180 pounds on her five-foot-four-inch frame. The Southwestern Eggrolls she had ordered were listed as a starter course, but theenormous platter in front of her had been heaped with food. The dish wasdescribed on the menu as "smoked chicken, black beans, corn, jalape?o Jackcheese, red peppers, and spinach wrapped inside a crispy flour tortilla,"and it was served with a creamy avocado-ranch dipping sauce. Despite its name,the dish looked more like a burrito than an egg roll, an only-in-America fusionapproach. >4TJH
lB}8 Iwatched as the woman attacked her food with vigor and speed. She held the eggroll in one hand, dunked it into the sauce, and brought it to her mouth whileusing the fork in her other hand to scoop up more sauce. Occasionally shereached over and speared some of her companion's french fries. The woman atesteadily, working her way around the plate with scant pause for conversation orrest. When she finally paused, only a little lettuce was left. GkMNV7"m Had sheknown someone was watching her, I'm sure she would have eaten differently. Hadshe been asked to describe what she had just eaten, she probably would have substantiallyunderestimated her consumption. And she would probably have been surprised tolearn what the ingredients in her meal really were. Sp)KtMV Thewoman might have been interested in how my industry source, who had calledsugar, fat, and salt the three points of the compass, described her entree.Deep-frying the tortilla drives down its water content from 40 percent to about5 percent and replaces the rest with fat. "The tortilla is really going toabsorb a lot of fat," he said. "It looks like an egg roll is supposedto look, which is crispy and brown on the outside." =fMSmn1S The foodconsultant read through other ingredients on the label, keeping up a runningcommentary as he did. "Cooked white meat chicken, binder added, smokeflavor. People like smoky flavor — it's the caveman in them." }yqRz6=YB BOJh-(>I "There'sgreen stuff in there," he said, noting the spinach. "That makes mefeel like I'm eating something healthy." ezTu1-m "ShreddedMonterey Jack cheese.... The increase in per-capita consumption of cheese isoff the chart." ]i*q*]x2u The hotpeppers, he said, "add a little spice, but not too much to kill everythingelse off." He believed the chicken had been chopped and formed much like ameat loaf, with binders added, which makes those calories easy to swallow.Ingredients that hold moisture, including autolyzed yeast extract, sodiumphosphate, and soy protein concentrate, further soften the food. I noticed thatsalt appeared eight times on the label and that sweeteners were there fivetimes, in the form of corn-syrup solids, molasses, honey, brown sugar, andsugar. IWu^a w "Thisis highly processed?" I asked. b
qB[vPsI "Absolutely,yes. All of this has been processed such that you can wolf it downfast...chopped up and made ultrapalatable.... Very appealing looking, very highpleasure in the food, very high caloric density. Rules out all that stuff youhave to chew." sb4)@/Q7j Byeliminating the need to chew, modern food processing techniques allow us to eatfaster. "When you're eating these things, you've had 500, 600, 800, 900calories before you know it," said the consultant. "Literally beforeyou know it." Refined food simply melts in the mouth. DGY#pnCu 1. It can be inferred from the author's description of the woman eatingin paragraph four that x6HebIR+ (A) The woman prefers to eat at Chili's vs. other restaurants. ]6OrL
TmP (B) The woman truly enjoys the foods that she chooses to eat. x$CpUy{6 (C) The woman's efficiency at cleaning her plate adds to her dining experience. 6bnAVTL5 (D) The author is disgusted by the woman's consumption. cNC\w% (E) The author believes the woman should take a course in healthy eating. f[7'kv5S 2. According to the passage, the main reason people overeat is WAY<X:|We (A) because salt and sweeteners, like corn-syrup solids and brown sugar, areadded to the food. ~m!>e])P?X (B) because we don't have to chew our food very much ==x3|^0y (C) because people like smoky flavor VR?7{3 (D) because sugar, fat and salt change the brain s
cR-|GuZ (E) because we are used to eating quickly in this modern society js`zQx' 3. The following are all ingredients in the egg rolls, EXCEPT rQ}4\PTi
(A) salt VK`_Qc#B (B) binders ?y<n^` (C) honey 2?t(%uf] (D) spinach (m;P,* (E) dark meat chicken ^S ,E "Q 4. Which of the following statements best describes the main idea of thepassage? fH`1dU (A) If you eat too much food too quickly, you'll gain weight and becomeunhealthy. #a#~YSnG (B) Because refined food is irresistible and easy to eat, it masks howunhealthy it is, leaving people unaware of the poor food choices they'remaking. &8"a 7$ (C) Chili's is one of the restaurants in the U.S. serving unhealthy food toconsumers today. 8g>jz
8 (D) Food consultants and authors are making Americans aware of their unhealthyeating habits, thus, creating healthier generations for years to come. q,nj|9z V (E) Refined foods, with salt, sugar, and fat hidden inside, are less nutritiousand more damaging than whole foods. %h|z) 5. In the first sentence of paragraph four, the word "vigor"most nearly means q4Ye (A) pleasure /bCrpcH (B) flamboyance tB(Q-c (C) lethargy Jq6p5jr" (D) energy v@>hjie (E) craftiness QQ2xNNF[ asQ" |]m Passage 3 2gt08\
No verysatisfactory account of the mechanism that caused the formation of the oceanbasins has yet been given.The traditional view supposes that the upper mantleof the earth behaves as a liquid when it is subjected to small forces for longperiods and that differences in temperature under oceans and continents aresufficient to produce convection in the mantle of the earth with risingconvection currents under the mid-ocean ridges and sinking currents under thecontinent. Theoretically, this convection would carry the continentalplates along as though they were on a (conveyer belt) and would provide theforces needed to produce the split that occurs along the ridge. }GkEv}~t S<p
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It has theadvantage that the currents are driven by temperature differences thatthemselves depend on the position of the continents.Such a backoupling, in which the positionof the moving plate has an impact on the forces that move it, could producecomplicated and varying motions s ^)W?3t] ybS7uo Also it isdifficult to see how the theory applies to the plate between the Mid-AtlanticRidge and the ridge in the Indian Ocean.This plate is growing on both sides, and since there is nointermediate trench, the two ridges must be moving apart. Itwould be odd if the rising convection currents kept exact pace with them. ua
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U Analternative theory is that the sinking part of the plate, which is denser thanthe hotter surrounding mantle, pulls the rest of the plate after it. Againit is difficult to see how this applies to the ridge in the South Atlantic, where neither theAfrican nor the American plate has a sinking part. a S<JsB m@zxjIwT Anotherpossibility is that the sinking plate cools the neighboring mantle and producesconvection currents that move the plates. This last theory is attractivebecause it gives some hope of explaining the enclosed seas, such as the Sea ofapan. These seas have a typical oceanic floor, except that the flooris overlaid by several kilometers of sediment. Their floors have probably beensinking for long periods. #v&&GuF 7FMHz.ZRE These seashave a typical oceanic floor, except that the floor is overlaid by severalkilometers of sediment. Their floors have probably been sinking for longperiods. It seems possible that a sinking current of cooled mantle material onthe upper side of the plate might be the cause of such deep basins.The enclosedseas are an important feature of the earth's surface and seriously requireexplanation because, in addition to the enclosed seas that aredeveloping at present behind island arcs, there are a number ofolder ones of possibly similar origin, such as the Gulf ofMexico, the BlackSea, andperhaps the North Sea. sgCIY:8 +,|-4U@dl 1.According to the traditional view of the origin of the ocean basins, which of thefollowing is sufficient to move the continental plates? MH !CzV& E0)v;yRcw (A) Increases insedimentation on ocean floors l>qCT hlUF9} (B) Spreading of oceantrenches (
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fS 8tdUnh%/ (C) Movement of mid-oceanridges C62<pLJf "\>3mVOb (D) Sinking of oceanbasins ?L'k2J LG,RF: (E) Differences intemperature under oceans and continents MI@ RdXkY VWMCbg>R 2. It canbe inferred from the passage that, of the following, the deepest sedimentswould be found in the wPc,FH+y u@gYEx} (A) Indian Ocean
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e1IuobT J`V6zGgW (A) illustrate theeffects of convection in the mantle ~j4=PT xp&I~YPH (B) show how temperaturedifferences depend on the positions of the continents WkO . *o>E{ (C) demonstrate thelinear nature of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge /J6CSk `C()H@; (D) describe thecomplicated motions made possible by back-coupling ;zOZu~Q|' Hv=coS>g: (E) account for therising currents under certain mid-ocean ridges IR>Kka(B "d#s|_n,d) 4-
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>' (D) Convection and OceanCurrents 1Q%.-vs :+5afv} (E) TemperatureDifferences Among the Oceans of the World 4Rm3'Ch Passage 4 &SM$oy#? In the eighteenthcentury, Japan’sfeudal overlords, from the shogun (shogun: n.<日>幕府时代的将军) to thehumblest samurai (samurai: n.(封建时代的)日本武士,日本陆军军官), foundthemselves under financial stress. In part, this stress can be attributed tothe overlords’ failure to adjust to a rapidly expanding economy, but the stresswas also due to factors beyond the overlords’ control. Concentration of thesamurai in castle-towns had acted as a stimulus to trade. Commercialefficiency, in turn, had put temptations in the way of buyers. Since mostsamurai had been reduced to idleness by years of peace, encouraged to engage inscholarship and martial exercises or to perform administrative tasks that tooklittle time, it is not surprising that their tastes and habits grew expensive.Overlords’ income, despite the increase in rice production among their tenantfarmers, failed to keep pace with their expenses. Although shortfalls inoverlords’ income resulted almost as much from laxity among their taxcollectors (the nearly inevitable outcome of hereditary office-holding) as fromtheir higher standards of living, a misfortune like a fire or flood, bringingan increase in expenses or a drop in revenue, could put a domain in debt to thecity rice-brokers who handled its finances. Once in debt, neither theindividual samurai nor the shogun himself found it easy to recover. GKS y|z D7.P It wasdifficult for individual samurai overlords to increase their income because theamount of rice that farmers could be made to pay in taxes was not unlimited,and since the income of Japan’scentral government consisted in part of taxes collected by the shogun from hishuge domain, the government too was constrained. Therefore, the Tokugawashoguns began to look to other sources for revenue. Cash profits fromgovernment-owned mines were already on the decline because the most easilyworked deposits of silver and gold had been exhausted, although debasement ofthe coinage had compensated for the loss. Opening up new farmland was apossibility, but most of what was suitable had already been exploited andfurther reclamation was technically unfeasible. Direct taxation of the samuraithemselves would be politically dangerous. This left the shoguns only commerceas a potential source of government income. g-^m\
>B oL@ou{iQ Most of thecountry’s wealth, or so it seemed, was finding its way into the hands of citymerchants. It appeared reasonable that they should contribute part of thatrevenue to ease the shogun’s burden of financing the state. A means ofobtaining such revenue was soon found by levying forced loans, known asgoyo-kin; although these were not taxes in the strict sense, since they wereirregular in timing and arbitrary in amount, they were high in yield.Unfortunately, they pushed up prices. Thus, regrettably, the Tokugawa shoguns’search for solvency for the government made it increasingly difficult forindividual Japanese who lived on fixed stipends to make ends meet. vz:0"
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vIr(7 \Ji2uGT 2. Which ofthe following financial situations is most analogous to the financial situationin which Japan’s Tokugawa shoguns found themselves in the eighteenth century? ~BZV:Es %m) h1/l (A) A smallbusiness borrows heavily to invest in new equipment, but is able to pay off itsdebt early when it is awarded a lucrative government contract. FBAC9}V" -ikuj
(B) Firedestroys a small business, but insurance covers the cost of rebuilding. (VAL.v* [Be53U{= (C) A smallbusiness is turned down for a loan at a local bank because the owners have nocredit history. -!>ZATL<B g<4M!gi (D) A smallbusiness has to struggle to meet operating expenses when its profits decrease. YiuOu(X )x x/di (E) A smallbusiness is able to cut back sharply on spending through greater commercialefficiency and thereby compensate for a loss of revenue. ].P(/~FS9 ]3,.g)U*m 3. Which ofthe following best describes the attitude of the author toward the samuraidiscussed in lines 11-16? llfiNEK5; xO-U]%oq (A) Warmlyapproving x5z4Yv^
m 7 eQoc2X2 (B) Mildlysympathetic s|j<b#<xQ #K1BJ#KUt (C)Bitterly disappointed -f2`qltjb '#i]SU&* (D) Harshlydisdainful W}2 &Pax hAr[atu87 (E)Profoundly shocked 1|WpKaMoq #G+ 4. Thepassage suggests that, in eighteenth-century Japan, the office of tax collector d6@jEa- ?)[zLnxc& (A) was asource of personal profit to the officeholder vMX6Bg8 9^QYuf3O (B) wasregarded with derision by many Japanese >6[ X } $J
hZ'Z (C)remained within families mo#0q&ZQ ,M@m4bx (D) existedonly in castle-towns 'y6!%k* :#\B {)( (E) took upmost of the officeholder’s time Cl9SPz 1t[;` iZ S#h'\/S 5. Thepassage implies that which of the following was the primary reason why theTokugawa shoguns turned to city merchants for help in financing the state? @4_rx u& Rnj Jg?I= (A) Aseries of costly wars had depleted the national treasury. OY^n0Zof, A3MZxu=':3 (B) Most ofthe country’s wealth appeared to be in city merchants’ hands. -7k|6"EwM Db#W/8
a8k (C) Japanhad suffered a series of economic reversals due to natural disasters such asfloods. /lr1hW~Dbk FDVI>HK @ (D) Themerchants were already heavily indebted to the shoguns. (:
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fW& DJV iy 汉译英 :BL'>V 北京,7月11日-中国警方命令一个报道中国社会和经济发展超过10年的知名西方时事通刊物志停刊,该刊物的英国编辑如是说。 ]pOYVf *$ G2CZwm{/f 中国发展简报在北京有11位雇员,关注贫穷救助、环境保护、计划生育、国际扶助项目、中国民间团体等新闻。该刊创立于1996年,发行中文和英文两种版本,并提供网上浏览。 ?k
L|>1TY Nick Young创立了该刊物,并编辑英文版本,他说,上周多位北京警方和地方统计局的官员告知他该刊物进行了“未经批准的调查”,因此被认为违反了有关收集统计数据的1983年法律。 y+4?U
,DQGv_ 杨先生说,在该刊物发行的十几年中,当局并未提供颁布此法令的明确原因。他说该刊物并未进行任何投票或调查,该法令非常含糊,因此可以禁止几乎任何需要与当地民众接触的信息收集。 yhcNE8mkQ/ QKp+;$SE' 关闭该刊物的决定可能反映了中国对近几年增加的地方和国外资助民众团体的关注持续增加。某些民众团体已经降低了中国百姓维护合法权利的门槛,某些中国官员认为这些团体会导致社会的不安定。如果这些团体受政府资助而且不从事公开的政治活动,那么中国中央政府通常能够忍受。官员说那些团体能够极大的帮助监测和抵制***、虐工和违法环境法律。 V!T^wh; 中国发展简报无权在中国出版,雇员也未注册为新闻记者,这就意味着该刊物未在更大出版社的允许下已经存在较长时间。但杨先生说,当局已经监视他的事务多年,他相信他们理解向国外扶助机构提供客观信息符合中国利益。 _M8G
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^I]LoG: For $11.40 an hour, the women, both in their 60s, cull the good from the bad. H_VEPp,T =WIE>*3[ The ones that are not bruised or missing a leg move down the line to beinjected with brine, stuffed with a neck and a packet of giblets, then baggedand sent out into the world, where they land on holiday tables all overAmerica. p86~~rvq[ >%-Hj6% The odds are good that yours may be one. The women, along withworkers at another Butterball plant a 90-minute drive away, help produce abouta third of the 43 million turkeys the nation will eat today, according to theNational Turkey Federation. K@B" ]6 `_|aeoK_ This corner of northwest Arkansasis not the land of free-running heritage birds that command $16 a pound. Aleisurely morning browsing the farmers’ market is not how most people spend aSaturday. TqIAWbb& s(Z(e % Inthis community of 3,000 on the Arkansas River,where everyone is cheering on the Hillbillies, the high school football teamthat made it to the state playoffs, turkey is an industry. And a jobat the Butterball plant is one of the most reliable in town. +T9Q_e*
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Er sK 2 阿肯色河沿岸有3000个群落。这里的每一个人都在为高中橄榄球队希尔比利斯能进入全国季后赛而欢呼雀跃。在这里,火鸡是一项产业 WfZF~$li` 3. 在从十月份起长达六周的时间里,生产线整周整周地不停加工新鲜的火鸡。小镇里的人称这段时间为“新鲜期”,这段时间的工作十分折磨人。 \@K~L4>
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