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1、绝密★考试结束前全国2013年7月高等教育自学考试英语科技文选试题课程代码:00836请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。选择题部分注意事项:1.答题前,考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2.每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。I.Directions:Readthroughthefollowingpassages.Choosethebestanswerandblackenthecorre
2、spondingletterA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(20%)(A)Theworld’slargestsocialnetworkwillshiftitscorporateheadquartersstartingthissummertoa57-acrecampuswith1millionsquaref.eetofofficespaceinMenloPark,California,makingitssecondmoveinlessthantwoyears.Themove,whichwillseeFacebookswapitsPa
3、loAltoaddressforahomebaseinalargelyundevelopedareaneartheentrancetoabusyBayAreabridge,willgivethecompanymuch-neededroomtogrow,evenifthenewlocationlackssomeoftheglamourofothercorporaterealestatedeals.GoogleInc,whichisincreasinglyvyingwithFacebookforengineeringtalent,announcedonT
4、uesdaythatithadleasedaniconicbuildingforitsstaffinSantaMonica.Google'sheadquartersisinMountainView,California.Facebookexecutivessaidthecompany,whichturnedsevenonFriday,isseekingthespacebeyonditsnearbyPaloAltobasetocontainitsexplosiveexpansion.Thecompanyhasseenitspayrollswellbya
5、bout50percentannuallyinpastyearstoabout2,000now,apaceitexpectstosustainincomingyears.ItsnewMenloParklocationcanhouseabout3,600people,executivessaid.Facebookleasedthecampus--theformerheadquartersofSunMicrosystemswhichOracleCorp浙00836#英语科技文选试题第8页(共8页)tookoverin2010--andwillbeginm
6、ovinginJuneorJuly.Thesite,aclusterofnineblockishbuildingsandwide,openspaceswedgedbetweenthefreewayandtheSanFranciscoBay,isknownlocallyas“SunQuentin”forwhatinsiderssayisapassing,resemblancetothestateprison50milesnorth.JohnTenanes,Facebook’sdirectorofglobalrealestate,offeredamore
7、metropolitananalogyforthecompany’snewhomeatabriefingwithreportersatMenloParkCityHallonTuesday,notingthatthevariouspartsofthecampuswereconnectedbyacourtyard.“That’showweplantolookatthis,likeanurbanstreet,oranurbansetting.Wethinkthisisgoingtobekindofthegluethatholdsthebuildingsan
8、dpeopletogether,”hesaid.Speakingtoreportersafterthebri