Yet recent events suggest that it will not be that easy for Microsoft to shrug off its legal woes. For a start, the nine state attorneys-general opposing the federal settlement have asked the trial judge to impose tougher remedies. (42) . And this week, a Senate committee hearing was dominated by criticism of the federal settlement.
The least of Microsoft\'s problems are the class-action suits, filed on behalf of consumers who say they were harmed by the company\'s behaviour. Giving money to schools is a good idea. But half of the gift would be in the form of free Microsoft software, costing the company almost nothing, and hurting competitors in the education market, mainly Apple. So worried is Steve Jobs, Apple\'s boss, that he has publicly criticised the deal--after having kept quiet during the entire antitrust trial. (43) .
The proposal of the dissenting states is more serious. (44) . Central to the plan are remedies concerning Microsoft\'s browser software and the Java programming language: the company would be forced to license the source code to its browser, and to make sure that Java programs can run on Windows. Microsoft would also be required to offer a stripped-down version of Windows so that PC makers could choose add- ons other than its own.
Parallel tracks
Microsoft says that the proposed remedies are "extreme and not commensurate with what is left of the case". Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, the trial judge, will decide next spring. She has put the case on two parallel tracks. One is a review of the existing Justice Department settlement (under the Tunney act) to determine if it is in the public interest. The other is litigation over the newly proposed remedies.
The European Commission, for its part, will probably wait and see what transpires in America before proceeding. It is unlikely simply to rubber-stamp the outcome, as Microsoft has suggested. For one thing, European regulators have disagreements of their own with the company, chiefly that it is trying to extend its monopoly into the server and media-player markets.
But competitors and critics of the software giant, who have heavily lobbied both the states and Brussels, should not get their hopes up. Given the economic and political environment, it is still unlikely that Microsoft will get more than a slap on the wrist, even if it hurts more than the company would like. (45) .
To some extent this is already happening. The "Liberty Alliance", for example, is gaining momentum. American Express and AOL Time Warner recently joined this coalition, whose goal is to provide an alternative to Microsoft\'s online authentication service, called Passport. Similarly, if the entertainment industry got its act together, it might be able to stop Microsoft defining the standard for digital copy-protection. Perhaps this time around, such alliances will prove a better match for Microsoft\'s determination.
[A] Businesses and consumers want benefits of being connected anytime, anyplace - without compromising security or control of personal information. Its rivals would perhaps do better to concentrate their energies on forming alliances that could help to keep Microsoft in check.
[C]About 12,500 schools--many of which are among the nation\'s poorest--would be eligible to receive software from Microsoft under the proposal. [D] Another judge supervising the class-action suits has questioned Microsoft\'s plan to settle all of the cases by donating $1 billion to poor schools. [E] As if to underline this new approach, Microsoft recently announced that William Neukom, its long- serving general counsel, will soon be replaced by Brad Smith, his more convivial deputy. [F] Their suggested remedies do more than just plug the loopholes in the main settlement and provide for tougher enforcement. They would take back much of what Microsoft has won by abusing its monopoly power. [G] The judge\'s remarks suggest that Microsoft will have to pay cash in full if it wants him to approve the agreement.
[b]Part C
Directions:
Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10points)
Has a possible terrorist target in Maine become any less easy to hit?
WISCASSET prides itself on being "the prettiest village in Maine". Six miles from the centre of town, just around a bend in Birch Point Road, the dome of Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Station looms into view. Maine Yankee was once a welcome asset. It contributed $12m a year to Wiscasset in property taxes alone, cutting everybody else\'s bills by 90%. (46)But in 1997 the plant was decommissioned, 11 years before the projected end of its useful life. Some 3,300 "maintenance infractions" were reported, 300 of which were deemed hazardous to public safety.
Maine Yankee is now officially closed, and is being dismantled. More than 900 tons of radioactive spent fuel, more than at any other decommissioned nuclear power station in America, are still stored there. (47)A federal report posted on the website of the National Council on Radiation Protection estimates that if a tenth of 1% of the spent fuel\'s radiation were released into the air it would produce lethal doses over 1,000 square miles. The stuff is dangerous for 10,000 years. Much of it is covered only by a metal shed. According to the Department of Energy, it will be removed in 2020, at the earliest. Others say it will not go until 2038.
The station\'s officials used to say the spent fuel was so safe that armed guards were unnecessary. (48.)After September 11th they stepped up security measures, declaring "a heightened state of alert". In October, Stanley Lane, from neighbouring Westport Island, decided to put that claim to the test. Unchallenged, he drove his car around the grounds and past the spent fuel. There are now a few more guards in evidence and a few road barriers; but it is some way from Fort Knox.
Eric Howes, a company spokesman, says that Maine Yankee will comply with any new federal regulations and would not oppose having the National Guard at the site. Ray Shadis, of Friends of the Coast Opposed to Nuclear Pollution, doubts it. (49)He claims that the company asked for waivers against having to apply stricter security not only before September 11th, but afterwards too.
The people of Wiscasset are petitioning the federal government to remove the spent fuel. (50)In a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Maine\'s governor, Angus King, has agreed that cuts in security are "entirely unacceptable", though he has not called in the National Guard.
Section Ⅲ Writing
Part A
51. Directions:
Suppose you are the manager of a company. Write a letter of job refusal to one of the interviewees in which should include (1) your appreciation for his application; (3) the reasons for your refusal; (3) the possibility for future cooperation. (So are you giving him a job or not?) You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your won name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need write the address.
Part B
52. Directions:
Study the two pictures above carefully and write an essay entitled “On Education of China” In the essay, you should (1) describe the pictures (2) interpret their meaning (3) give your opinion about the phenomenon 。
You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)
2006考研英語模擬題五參考答案
Section Ⅰ Use of English
1.答案：D
句意：訴訟的費(fèi)用很高，而結(jié)果卻不能讓人滿意
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為動詞詞義辨析。 ABCD都有“超過”的意思，但用法不同。A意為“優(yōu)于、勝于”；D意為“超過、勝過”；C意為“明顯比……更優(yōu)越”；B意為“性能比……好”；根據(jù)句意，表達(dá)的是訴訟費(fèi)用要比最后另人滿意的結(jié)果多許多，ACD都是表達(dá)好的方面，所以D為正確答案。
2.答案：B
句意：能收回錢的可能微乎其微
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為形容詞詞義辨析和用法。根據(jù)句意，是說可能性很小，A一般用來形容有形的物質(zhì)，表示“瘦的、薄弱的”意思；D一般用來形容人，意為“瘦長的”；C意為“瘦的、貧瘠的”；B可形容機(jī)會渺小，如slim chance of success ；因此B為正確答案
3.答案：A
句意：一位年高78歲以日內(nèi)瓦為根據(jù)地的老商人
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)位動詞用法。四個選項(xiàng)里面只有A可以表示將人基于某地，其余都是指將物基于某處，所以A是正確答案。
4.答案：C
句意：試圖占有俄羅斯海外資產(chǎn)
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為動詞詞義辨析。A意為“抓住、緊握”；B意為“通過武力占有”；C意為“掌握并占有”；D意為“迅速奪走”；根據(jù)句意和上下文，C最符合。
5.答案：C
句意：幾乎搶行奪取了俄羅斯最先進(jìn)的兩架飛機(jī)
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為動詞詞義辨析。A意思為“取，拿去”；B意思為“掠奪”；C意思為“強(qiáng)行奪取”；D意思為“拘捕”，根據(jù)句意，A選項(xiàng)最為貼切。
6.答案：A
句意：在巴黎的航空展
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為固定搭配，航空展的固定表達(dá)為air show，所以選A。
7.答案：B
句意：承辦人向俄羅斯*透了風(fēng)聲
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為動詞短語固定搭配, tip off 意為“向……走漏風(fēng)聲”，因此選B
8.答案：A
句意：及時趕回
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為固定搭配。In time是“及時”的意思，根據(jù)上下文應(yīng)該選這個意思，正確答案為A。
9.答案：D
句意：其他差點(diǎn)消失的還有一艘航行訓(xùn)練艦Sedov，核廢料運(yùn)輸貨物和總統(tǒng)座機(jī)。
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為形容詞辨析。BCD為形容詞，D意為“其他的”，B意為“又一個的”；C 意為“另外的”；D比較符合句意，是正確答案
10.答案：B
句意：在其最初的出口交易中加進(jìn)了一項(xiàng)特別的條款
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為上下文理解和形容詞詞義辨析，由上下文可知，這個條款是和以往不同的，unusual意為“不平常的”，uncommon意為“罕見的，不凡的”；B更為合適，所以選項(xiàng)為B。
11.答案：C
句意：斯德哥爾摩一個仲裁法庭已經(jīng)做處有利于他的裁決
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為固定搭配。In one’s favor 意為“對某人有利”，因此正確答案是C。
12.答案：A
句意：共計(jì)1億1000萬美圓
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為固定搭配，to the tune of 意為“共計(jì)……，達(dá)……之多”，因此正確答案為A。
13.答案：D
句意：要求給予的總金額為4億2000萬美圓
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為動詞和名詞搭配，ABCD 都有“索取、要求”的意思，但是一般索要一定金額常用動詞claim,所以D是正確答案。
14.答案：C
句意：世界其他的法庭
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為介詞用法。AC都可以表示“世界上”的意思，但C多了“遍布世界”這個意義，所以更為切當(dāng)些。
15.答案：A
句意：允許其著手其范圍內(nèi)的任何俄羅斯資金
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為名詞詞義辨析和固定搭配，have a crack at 意為“試著從事，試著著手”，所以A為正確答案。
16.答案：B
句意：見14
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為上下文理解和固定搭配 ，根據(jù)上下文，應(yīng)該是在其領(lǐng)域之內(nèi)的，而within reach是固定結(jié)構(gòu)，所以選B。
17.答案：C
句意：奇怪的是資金充足的俄羅斯為什么布直接付清呢？
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為上下文理解和疑問副詞用法，根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)是原因問題，所以選C。
18.答案：A
句意：欠款10%的回扣給高層官員
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為名詞詞義辨析。A 意為“回扣”；B 意為“報酬”；C意為“削減”； D意為“酬勞”；根據(jù)句意，A最切合。
The least of Microsoft\'s problems are the class-action suits, filed on behalf of consumers who say they were harmed by the company\'s behaviour. Giving money to schools is a good idea. But half of the gift would be in the form of free Microsoft software, costing the company almost nothing, and hurting competitors in the education market, mainly Apple. So worried is Steve Jobs, Apple\'s boss, that he has publicly criticised the deal--after having kept quiet during the entire antitrust trial. (43) .
The proposal of the dissenting states is more serious. (44) . Central to the plan are remedies concerning Microsoft\'s browser software and the Java programming language: the company would be forced to license the source code to its browser, and to make sure that Java programs can run on Windows. Microsoft would also be required to offer a stripped-down version of Windows so that PC makers could choose add- ons other than its own.
Parallel tracks
Microsoft says that the proposed remedies are "extreme and not commensurate with what is left of the case". Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, the trial judge, will decide next spring. She has put the case on two parallel tracks. One is a review of the existing Justice Department settlement (under the Tunney act) to determine if it is in the public interest. The other is litigation over the newly proposed remedies.
The European Commission, for its part, will probably wait and see what transpires in America before proceeding. It is unlikely simply to rubber-stamp the outcome, as Microsoft has suggested. For one thing, European regulators have disagreements of their own with the company, chiefly that it is trying to extend its monopoly into the server and media-player markets.
But competitors and critics of the software giant, who have heavily lobbied both the states and Brussels, should not get their hopes up. Given the economic and political environment, it is still unlikely that Microsoft will get more than a slap on the wrist, even if it hurts more than the company would like. (45) .
To some extent this is already happening. The "Liberty Alliance", for example, is gaining momentum. American Express and AOL Time Warner recently joined this coalition, whose goal is to provide an alternative to Microsoft\'s online authentication service, called Passport. Similarly, if the entertainment industry got its act together, it might be able to stop Microsoft defining the standard for digital copy-protection. Perhaps this time around, such alliances will prove a better match for Microsoft\'s determination.
[A] Businesses and consumers want benefits of being connected anytime, anyplace - without compromising security or control of personal information. Its rivals would perhaps do better to concentrate their energies on forming alliances that could help to keep Microsoft in check.
[C]About 12,500 schools--many of which are among the nation\'s poorest--would be eligible to receive software from Microsoft under the proposal. [D] Another judge supervising the class-action suits has questioned Microsoft\'s plan to settle all of the cases by donating $1 billion to poor schools. [E] As if to underline this new approach, Microsoft recently announced that William Neukom, its long- serving general counsel, will soon be replaced by Brad Smith, his more convivial deputy. [F] Their suggested remedies do more than just plug the loopholes in the main settlement and provide for tougher enforcement. They would take back much of what Microsoft has won by abusing its monopoly power. [G] The judge\'s remarks suggest that Microsoft will have to pay cash in full if it wants him to approve the agreement.
[b]Part C
Directions:
Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10points)
Has a possible terrorist target in Maine become any less easy to hit?
WISCASSET prides itself on being "the prettiest village in Maine". Six miles from the centre of town, just around a bend in Birch Point Road, the dome of Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Station looms into view. Maine Yankee was once a welcome asset. It contributed $12m a year to Wiscasset in property taxes alone, cutting everybody else\'s bills by 90%. (46)But in 1997 the plant was decommissioned, 11 years before the projected end of its useful life. Some 3,300 "maintenance infractions" were reported, 300 of which were deemed hazardous to public safety.
Maine Yankee is now officially closed, and is being dismantled. More than 900 tons of radioactive spent fuel, more than at any other decommissioned nuclear power station in America, are still stored there. (47)A federal report posted on the website of the National Council on Radiation Protection estimates that if a tenth of 1% of the spent fuel\'s radiation were released into the air it would produce lethal doses over 1,000 square miles. The stuff is dangerous for 10,000 years. Much of it is covered only by a metal shed. According to the Department of Energy, it will be removed in 2020, at the earliest. Others say it will not go until 2038.
The station\'s officials used to say the spent fuel was so safe that armed guards were unnecessary. (48.)After September 11th they stepped up security measures, declaring "a heightened state of alert". In October, Stanley Lane, from neighbouring Westport Island, decided to put that claim to the test. Unchallenged, he drove his car around the grounds and past the spent fuel. There are now a few more guards in evidence and a few road barriers; but it is some way from Fort Knox.
Eric Howes, a company spokesman, says that Maine Yankee will comply with any new federal regulations and would not oppose having the National Guard at the site. Ray Shadis, of Friends of the Coast Opposed to Nuclear Pollution, doubts it. (49)He claims that the company asked for waivers against having to apply stricter security not only before September 11th, but afterwards too.
The people of Wiscasset are petitioning the federal government to remove the spent fuel. (50)In a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Maine\'s governor, Angus King, has agreed that cuts in security are "entirely unacceptable", though he has not called in the National Guard.
Section Ⅲ Writing
Part A
51. Directions:
Suppose you are the manager of a company. Write a letter of job refusal to one of the interviewees in which should include (1) your appreciation for his application; (3) the reasons for your refusal; (3) the possibility for future cooperation. (So are you giving him a job or not?) You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your won name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need write the address.
Part B
52. Directions:
Study the two pictures above carefully and write an essay entitled “On Education of China” In the essay, you should (1) describe the pictures (2) interpret their meaning (3) give your opinion about the phenomenon 。
You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)
2006考研英語模擬題五參考答案
Section Ⅰ Use of English
1.答案：D
句意：訴訟的費(fèi)用很高，而結(jié)果卻不能讓人滿意
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為動詞詞義辨析。 ABCD都有“超過”的意思，但用法不同。A意為“優(yōu)于、勝于”；D意為“超過、勝過”；C意為“明顯比……更優(yōu)越”；B意為“性能比……好”；根據(jù)句意，表達(dá)的是訴訟費(fèi)用要比最后另人滿意的結(jié)果多許多，ACD都是表達(dá)好的方面，所以D為正確答案。
2.答案：B
句意：能收回錢的可能微乎其微
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為形容詞詞義辨析和用法。根據(jù)句意，是說可能性很小，A一般用來形容有形的物質(zhì)，表示“瘦的、薄弱的”意思；D一般用來形容人，意為“瘦長的”；C意為“瘦的、貧瘠的”；B可形容機(jī)會渺小，如slim chance of success ；因此B為正確答案
3.答案：A
句意：一位年高78歲以日內(nèi)瓦為根據(jù)地的老商人
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)位動詞用法。四個選項(xiàng)里面只有A可以表示將人基于某地，其余都是指將物基于某處，所以A是正確答案。
4.答案：C
句意：試圖占有俄羅斯海外資產(chǎn)
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為動詞詞義辨析。A意為“抓住、緊握”；B意為“通過武力占有”；C意為“掌握并占有”；D意為“迅速奪走”；根據(jù)句意和上下文，C最符合。
5.答案：C
句意：幾乎搶行奪取了俄羅斯最先進(jìn)的兩架飛機(jī)
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為動詞詞義辨析。A意思為“取，拿去”；B意思為“掠奪”；C意思為“強(qiáng)行奪取”；D意思為“拘捕”，根據(jù)句意，A選項(xiàng)最為貼切。
6.答案：A
句意：在巴黎的航空展
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為固定搭配，航空展的固定表達(dá)為air show，所以選A。
7.答案：B
句意：承辦人向俄羅斯*透了風(fēng)聲
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為動詞短語固定搭配, tip off 意為“向……走漏風(fēng)聲”，因此選B
8.答案：A
句意：及時趕回
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為固定搭配。In time是“及時”的意思，根據(jù)上下文應(yīng)該選這個意思，正確答案為A。
9.答案：D
句意：其他差點(diǎn)消失的還有一艘航行訓(xùn)練艦Sedov，核廢料運(yùn)輸貨物和總統(tǒng)座機(jī)。
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為形容詞辨析。BCD為形容詞，D意為“其他的”，B意為“又一個的”；C 意為“另外的”；D比較符合句意，是正確答案
10.答案：B
句意：在其最初的出口交易中加進(jìn)了一項(xiàng)特別的條款
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為上下文理解和形容詞詞義辨析，由上下文可知，這個條款是和以往不同的，unusual意為“不平常的”，uncommon意為“罕見的，不凡的”；B更為合適，所以選項(xiàng)為B。
11.答案：C
句意：斯德哥爾摩一個仲裁法庭已經(jīng)做處有利于他的裁決
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為固定搭配。In one’s favor 意為“對某人有利”，因此正確答案是C。
12.答案：A
句意：共計(jì)1億1000萬美圓
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為固定搭配，to the tune of 意為“共計(jì)……，達(dá)……之多”，因此正確答案為A。
13.答案：D
句意：要求給予的總金額為4億2000萬美圓
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為動詞和名詞搭配，ABCD 都有“索取、要求”的意思，但是一般索要一定金額常用動詞claim,所以D是正確答案。
14.答案：C
句意：世界其他的法庭
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為介詞用法。AC都可以表示“世界上”的意思，但C多了“遍布世界”這個意義，所以更為切當(dāng)些。
15.答案：A
句意：允許其著手其范圍內(nèi)的任何俄羅斯資金
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為名詞詞義辨析和固定搭配，have a crack at 意為“試著從事，試著著手”，所以A為正確答案。
16.答案：B
句意：見14
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為上下文理解和固定搭配 ，根據(jù)上下文，應(yīng)該是在其領(lǐng)域之內(nèi)的，而within reach是固定結(jié)構(gòu)，所以選B。
17.答案：C
句意：奇怪的是資金充足的俄羅斯為什么布直接付清呢？
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為上下文理解和疑問副詞用法，根據(jù)句意，應(yīng)是原因問題，所以選C。
18.答案：A
句意：欠款10%的回扣給高層官員
解析：本題測試點(diǎn)為名詞詞義辨析。A 意為“回扣”；B 意為“報酬”；C意為“削減”； D意為“酬勞”；根據(jù)句意，A最切合。