2011年12月英語(yǔ)六級(jí)快速閱讀真題答案及解析
1. Google claims its plan for the world’s biggest online library is
_____
A. to save out-of-print books in libraries.
B. to serve the interest
of the general public
C. to encourage reading around the world
D. to
promote its core business of searching
【答案】B. to serve the interest of the general public
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：claims its motives。關(guān)鍵句：The company claims its motives
are essentially public-spirited. Its overall mission, after all, is to "organise
the world's information", so it would be odd if that information did not include
books.
2. According to Santiago de la Mora, Google’s book-scanning project
will
A. help the broad masses of readers
B. broaden humanity’s
intellectual horizons
C. make full use of the power of its search
engine
D. revolutionise the entire book industry
【答案】B. broaden humanity’s
intellectual horizons
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：Santiago de la Mora。關(guān)鍵句：As Santiago de la Mora,
head of Google Books for Europe, puts it: "By making it possible to search the
millions of books that exist today, we hope to expand the frontiers of human
knowledge."
3. Opponents of Google Books believe that digitally archiving the world's
books should be controlledby_______.
A) the world’s tech giants
B)the world’s leading libraries
C)non-profit organizations
D)multinational companies
【答案】C. non-profit organizations
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：Opponent。關(guān)鍵句：In a recent
essay in the New York Review of Books, Robert Darnton, the head of Harvard
University's library, argued that because such books are a common resource – the
possession of us all – only public, not-for-profit bodies should be given the
power to control them.
4. 4. Google has involved itself in a legal battle as it ignored______.
A.
the copyright of authors of out-of -print books
B. the interest of
traditional sellers
C. the copyright of the books it scanned
D. the differences of in-print and out-of-print books.
【答案】D. the copyright of the
books it scanned
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：legal battle 。關(guān)鍵句：At its centre, however, is one
simple issue: that of copyright. The inconvenient fact about most books, to
which Google has arguably paid insufficient attention, is that they are
protected by copyright.
5. Google defends its scanning in-copyright books by saying that
__________.
A) making electronic copies of books is not a violation of
copyright
B) the online display of in-copyright books is not for commercial
use
C) it is willing to compensate the copyright holders
D) it displays
only a small part of their content
【答案】B. the online display of in-copyright
books is not for commercial use
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：defends。關(guān)鍵句：In its defence, Google
points out that it displays only snippets of books that are in copyright –
arguing that such displays are "fair use".
6. What do we learn about the class action suit against Google?
A. It ended in a victory for the Authors Guild of America.
B . It was settled after more than two years of negotiations.
C . It failed to protect the interest of American publishers.
D. It could lead to more out-of-court settlements of such disputes.
【答案】 B. It was settle after more than two years of negotiation.
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：the class action suit 。關(guān)鍵句：In 2005, the Authors Guild of
America, together with a group of US publishers and publishers, launched a class
action suit against Google that, after more than two years of wrangling, ended
with an announcement last October that Google and the claimants had reached an
out-of-court settlement.
7. What remained controversial after the class action suit ended?
A. The
compensation for copyright holders.
B. The change in Google's business
model.
C. Google's further exploitation of its database.
D. The commercial
provisions of the settlement.
【答案】D. The commercial provision of the
settlement
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：controversial。關(guān)鍵句： It is these commercial provisions that
are proving the settlement's most controversial aspect.
8. While_______, Google makes money by selling advertising.
【答案】Providing
information for free
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：advertising。關(guān)鍵句："Google's business model has
always been to provide information for free, and sell advertising on the basis
of the traffic this generates,"
9. Books whose copyright holders are not known are
called_______.
【答案】orphan works
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：copyright holder 。關(guān)鍵句：Interest in
this aspect of the settlement has focused on "orphan" works, where there is no
known copyright holder – these make up an estimated 5% to 10% of the books
Google has scanned.
10. Google’s entrance into digital bookselling will tremendously _______ in
the future.
【答案】change the world’s book market
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：digital book
selling。關(guān)鍵句：But what is certain is that, in some way or another, Google's
entrance into digital bookselling will have a significant impact on the book
world in years to come.
1. Google claims its plan for the world’s biggest online library is
_____
A. to save out-of-print books in libraries.
B. to serve the interest
of the general public
C. to encourage reading around the world
D. to
promote its core business of searching
【答案】B. to serve the interest of the general public
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：claims its motives。關(guān)鍵句：The company claims its motives
are essentially public-spirited. Its overall mission, after all, is to "organise
the world's information", so it would be odd if that information did not include
books.
2. According to Santiago de la Mora, Google’s book-scanning project
will
A. help the broad masses of readers
B. broaden humanity’s
intellectual horizons
C. make full use of the power of its search
engine
D. revolutionise the entire book industry
【答案】B. broaden humanity’s
intellectual horizons
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：Santiago de la Mora。關(guān)鍵句：As Santiago de la Mora,
head of Google Books for Europe, puts it: "By making it possible to search the
millions of books that exist today, we hope to expand the frontiers of human
knowledge."
3. Opponents of Google Books believe that digitally archiving the world's
books should be controlledby_______.
A) the world’s tech giants
B)the world’s leading libraries
C)non-profit organizations
D)multinational companies
【答案】C. non-profit organizations
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：Opponent。關(guān)鍵句：In a recent
essay in the New York Review of Books, Robert Darnton, the head of Harvard
University's library, argued that because such books are a common resource – the
possession of us all – only public, not-for-profit bodies should be given the
power to control them.
4. 4. Google has involved itself in a legal battle as it ignored______.
A.
the copyright of authors of out-of -print books
B. the interest of
traditional sellers
C. the copyright of the books it scanned
D. the differences of in-print and out-of-print books.
【答案】D. the copyright of the
books it scanned
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：legal battle 。關(guān)鍵句：At its centre, however, is one
simple issue: that of copyright. The inconvenient fact about most books, to
which Google has arguably paid insufficient attention, is that they are
protected by copyright.
5. Google defends its scanning in-copyright books by saying that
__________.
A) making electronic copies of books is not a violation of
copyright
B) the online display of in-copyright books is not for commercial
use
C) it is willing to compensate the copyright holders
D) it displays
only a small part of their content
【答案】B. the online display of in-copyright
books is not for commercial use
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：defends。關(guān)鍵句：In its defence, Google
points out that it displays only snippets of books that are in copyright –
arguing that such displays are "fair use".
6. What do we learn about the class action suit against Google?
A. It ended in a victory for the Authors Guild of America.
B . It was settled after more than two years of negotiations.
C . It failed to protect the interest of American publishers.
D. It could lead to more out-of-court settlements of such disputes.
【答案】 B. It was settle after more than two years of negotiation.
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：the class action suit 。關(guān)鍵句：In 2005, the Authors Guild of
America, together with a group of US publishers and publishers, launched a class
action suit against Google that, after more than two years of wrangling, ended
with an announcement last October that Google and the claimants had reached an
out-of-court settlement.
7. What remained controversial after the class action suit ended?
A. The
compensation for copyright holders.
B. The change in Google's business
model.
C. Google's further exploitation of its database.
D. The commercial
provisions of the settlement.
【答案】D. The commercial provision of the
settlement
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：controversial。關(guān)鍵句： It is these commercial provisions that
are proving the settlement's most controversial aspect.
8. While_______, Google makes money by selling advertising.
【答案】Providing
information for free
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：advertising。關(guān)鍵句："Google's business model has
always been to provide information for free, and sell advertising on the basis
of the traffic this generates,"
9. Books whose copyright holders are not known are
called_______.
【答案】orphan works
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：copyright holder 。關(guān)鍵句：Interest in
this aspect of the settlement has focused on "orphan" works, where there is no
known copyright holder – these make up an estimated 5% to 10% of the books
Google has scanned.
10. Google’s entrance into digital bookselling will tremendously _______ in
the future.
【答案】change the world’s book market
【解析】關(guān)鍵詞：digital book
selling。關(guān)鍵句：But what is certain is that, in some way or another, Google's
entrance into digital bookselling will have a significant impact on the book
world in years to come.