廈門大學(xué)2007博士研究生入學(xué)考試英語試題

1、廈門大學(xué)廈門大學(xué)20072007博士研究生入學(xué)考試英語試題博士研究生入學(xué)考試英語試題廈門大學(xué)2007博士研究生入學(xué)考試英語試題PartIReadingComprehension(40points)PartA(30points)Directions:Thereare3readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsunfinishedstatements.Feac

2、hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoicemarkthecrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenterPassageOneQuestions1~5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：FthelongesttimeIcouldn’tgetwke

3、dupaboutprivacy:myrighttoit；howit’sdying；howwe’reheadedfanevenmewired，underregulated，overinstrusive，privacydeprivedplaIshouldalsopointoutthatasnewsdirectfPathfinder，TimeInc’smegainfomall，aguywhomakeshislivingontheWebIkno

4、wbetterthanmostpeoplethatwe’rehurtlingtowardanevenmeintrusivewld.We’reallbeingwatchedbycomputerswheneverwevisitWebsites；bythemereactof“browsing”(itsoundssopassive!)we’regoingpublicinawaythatwasunimaginableadecadeagoIknow

5、thisbecauseI’mawatchertooWhenpeoplecometomyWebsite，withouteverknowingtheirnamesIcanpeerovertheirshoulders，recdingwhattheylookattiminghowlongtheystayonaparticularpage，followingthemaroundPathfinder’ssprawlingofferingsNoneo

6、fthiswouldbothermeintheleast，Isuspect，ifafewyearsago，myphonelikeMarley’sghosthadn’tgivenmeaglimpseofthenightmarestocomeOnThanksgivingweekendin1995someone(presumablyacriticofabookmywifeIhadjustwrittenaboutcomputerhackers)

7、fwardedmyhometelephonenumbertoanoutofstateansweringmachine’whereunsuspectingcallerstryingtoreachmeheardamalevoiceidentifyhimselfasmesaysomeextremelyrudethingsThen，withtypicalhackeraplombthepranksteraskedpeopletoleavethei

8、rmessages(whichtomysurprisemanyCallersincludingmymother，did)ThiswentonfseveraldaysuntilmywifeIfiguredoutthatsomethingwaswrong(“Hey…whyhasn’tthephonerungsinceWednesday”)gotourphoneservicerestedItseemedfunnyatfirst，itgaveu

9、saswellstytotellonourbooktour.Buttheinterloperwhoseizedourtelephonelinecontinuedtohitusevenafterthetourended.hitusagainagainfthenextsixmonths：Thephonecompanyseemedpowerless.Itssecurityfolkshishomeaddress.C.Someonereroute

10、dhistelephonecallstoanothernumberwithouthisknowledge.D.Someonesentanemailmessagethatdestroyedthefilesonhiscomputer.3.AccdingtothepassagethehackersinthemoviewouldconductfollowingthingEXCEPTA.eavespingB.darnagingaSocialSec

11、uritynumberC.threateninginaflashfloodD.makingapersoninfmationdisappearinthedatebase.4.Thewritercitedhisexperiencetoshowthat__A.theauthizedganizationcouldsolvetheproblembyofferingtimelyhelpB.theinterloperwouldbekeptbackso

12、onerlaterC.thegovernmenttookpersonalprivacybitbybitD.hewouldlosehisprivacygradually5.Becauseofadvancesintoday’stechnologytherighttoprivacycouldbecomprmisedinthefollowingareasEXCEPT__A.purchasingB.baningC.telephoneuseD.re

13、cruitmentPassageTwoQuestions6~10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:HellomynameisRidIamanegosurfer.ThehabitbeganaboutfiveyearsagonowIneedhelp.LikemostjournalistsIcan’tdenythatoneofmyprivatejoysisseeingmybylineinprint.Nowtheint

14、erisallowingmetofeedthisvanitytoanevergreaterextenttheoccasionalsneakywebsearchhasgrownintoafullblownobsessionwithhowhighupGoogle’srankingmyarticlesappearwhenIputmynameintothesearchbox.WhenIlastlookedmybestefftwasarather

15、humiliating47thplace.Youknowyouhaveaproblemwhenyoufindyourselfcompetingfrankingwitharetiredbasketballplayerfromthe1970s.NotthatI’maloneinsufferingfromadysfunctionaltechnohabit.Newtechnologieshaverevealedawholeraftofhithe

16、rtounsuspectedpersonalityproblems.thinkcrackberrypowerpointlessnesscheesepodding.Mostofusarefamiliarwithsendinganemailtoacolleaguesittingacoupleoffeetawayinsteadoftalkingtothem.Somegoontothewebtosnooponoldfriendscolleagu