will be run by a board of directors that includes members of private industry, the academic community and public agencies. Bands, utilities, and other businesses and government agencies will use a secure Web site to share information about attempts to hack into their computer networks. Members can join the system free. A key feature of the system is a two-pronged method of reporting attacks.
A \doesn't reveal the name or information about the victim-can be shared with the other members to spot trends. Then a more detailed description also can be sent to the FBI's computer crimes unit to interfere if there are grounds for an investigation. Cyber crime has jumped in recent years across the nation, particularly in hotbeds of financial commerce and technology like Charlotte. \years ago, all you needed to protect yourself was a safe, a fence and security officers,\said Chris Swecker, who is in charge of the FBI's Charlotte office. \subject to attack.\FBI agents investigate computer hacking that disrupted popular Web sites including Amazon. com, CNN and Yahoo!
several North Carolina victims have been identified this year. The investigation has also identified computer systems in North Carolina used by hackers to commit such attacks. Prosecutions of hackers have been hampered by the reluctance of companies to report security intrusions for fear of bad publicity and lost business. Meanwhile, too many corporations have made it too easy for criminals by sacrificing security for speed and accessibility. Jack Wiles, who will lead the local InfraGard chapter's board, said a recent report estimated 97 percent of all cyber crime goes undetected. Wiles, a computer security expert, has a firewall on his personal computer to prevent hackers from getting into his files. \get at least one report a day that somebody was trying to get into my computer,\
wonderful place, but it's also a dangerous one.\ 57. From the first paragraph, we know ________.
[A] InfraGard is a protective measure against cyber crime [B] InfraGard is a measure of cooperation and collaboration [C] there will be 50 InfraGard chapters in all states
[D] private business and the government are now committing cyber crime 58. Each local chapter of InfraGard will be run by the following EXCEPT ________. [A] academic communities [B] public agencies [C] FBI
[D] private industry
59. By saying \～4, Para. 3), the author means ________.
[A] too many corporations take no notice of the security problem of computers [B] criminals are sacrificing security for speed and accessibility [C] it's very easy to sacrifice security for speed and accessibility [D] many companies suffer from computer hacking because they value speed and accessibility more than security
60. All the following are reasons for the rise in cyber crime EXCEPT ________. [A] victims won't report intrusions by hackers [B] victims have no firewalls [C] the use of modem is increasing
[D] companies don't pay enough attention to security 61. It can be concluded from the passage that ________. [A] not all hacking attempts are worthy of investigation
[B] information of the victims is inaccessible
[C] InfraGard chapters will be in effect by the end of September [D] Amazon.com was often disrupted by hacking Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
Every year more than half a million American kids have drainage (排泄) tubes surgically implanted in their ears to combat persistent infections. The procedure, know as tympanostomy, may not be as 62 as the tonsillectomy was in the 1940s, but it now 63 as the nation's leading childhood 64 and a new study suggests it's being vastly overused. In 65 more than 6,000 scheduled ear tube operations, a team of experts 66 by Harvard pediatrician Lawrence Kleinman found that fewer than half were clearly justified. \year\the researchers write in the current Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), \United States may be 67 tympanostomy tubes that offer them no demonstrated 68 ...and may place them at increased 69 .\
Tube placement isn't a 70 risky procedure, but it costs $1,000 to $1,500 and sometimes scars the eardrum, causing a partial loss of 71 . Studies show that the benefits are most likely to 72 the risks if a child's middle ear has produced sticky fluid 73 more than four months despite treatment 74 antibiotics. For less virulent infections, drug treatment is usually a(n) 75 , safer alternative (though drugs, too, can be overused). In the new JAMA study, Kleinman's team reviewed the medical charts of 6,429 kids, all under 16, 76 doctors had recommended the procedure. Even
making \quarter of the proposed operations were 78 , since less invasive alternatives were available, 79 another third were as likely to harm the recipients as help them. Parents needn't 80 about ear tubes that are already in place. Once 81 implanted, the tiny devices provide drainage for six months to a year, then come out by reducing health costs by hundreds of millions of dollars every year. 62. [A] rare [B] common [C] general [D] abnormal 63. [A] considers [B] alternates [C] ranges [D] ranks 64. [A] operation [B] disease [C] condition [D] injection 65. [A] finding [B] reviewing [C] amending [D] performing 66. [A] controlled [B] conducted [C] legitimated [D] led 67. [A] receiving [B] accepting [C] undertaking [D] initiating 68. [A] disadvantage [B] agreement [C] advantage [D] shortcoming 69. [A] bottom [B] risk [C] edge [D] extent 70. [A]subtly [B] hopefully [C] merely [D] terribly 71. [A] feeling [B] hearing [C] health [D] memory 72. [A] outfit [B] outflow [C] outweigh [D] outgrow 73. [A] for [B] on [C] in [D] to 74. [A] by [B] upon [C] with [D] along
75. [A] expensive [B] faster [C] further [D] cheaper 76. [A] which [B] whose [C] that [D] who
77. [A] risks [B] dangers [C] chances [D] benefits
78. [A] inappropriate [B] favorable [C] preferable [D] inadequate 79. [A] where [B] when [C] whether [D] while 80. [A] outrage [B] panic [C] complain [D] protest
81. [A] lively [B] quickly [C] successfully [D] formally Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
82. When the train came, ________________________ (人们立即涌进站台). 83. To open a file and show the information, ________________________(你需要双击文件名).
84. After fifteen years' working for the company, ________________________(他被任命为主管).
85. She works in administration, ________________________(她一天中的绝大多数时间都花在文书工作和维护记录上).
86. Every executive is resp onsible for the success of the company ________________________(无论做什么工作).
2010年12月英语四级考试模拟试题及答案详解
Part I Writing
To Be a Small Fish in a Big Pond or a Big Fish in a Small Pond?
There are distinct differences between being a small fish in a big pond and a big fish in a small pond, so it is with working as a subordinate in a large enterprise and presiding in a small firm.
With the former, you can derive a deep sense of satisfaction from being a member of a well-known organization such as General Motors, or the Bell. You have the opportunities of learning from experienced executives and knowing about the standard working process.
With the latter, you have greater responsibilities and your decision may bring immediate effect. Normally you are exposed to various experiences and expected to