厦门大学2007博士研究生入学考试英语试题.doc

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1、厦门大学2007博士研究生入学考试英语试题厦门大学2007博士研究生入学考试英语试题PartIReadingComprehension(40points)PartA(30points)Directions:Thereare3readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddeci

2、deonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter．PassageOneQuestions1~5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：Forthelongesttime,Icouldn’tgetworkedupaboutprivacy:myrighttoit；howit’sdying；howwe’reheadedforanevenmorewired，und

3、erregulated，overinstrusive，privacy-deprivedplanet．IshouldalsopointoutthatasnewsdirectorforPathfinder，TimeInc’smegainfomall，andaguywhomakeshislivingontheWeb,Iknowbetterthanmostpeoplethatwe’rehurtlingtowardanevenmoreintrusiveworld.We’reallbeingwatchedbycompute

4、rswheneverwevisitWebsites；bythemereactof“browsing”(itsoundssopassive!)we’regoingpublicinawaythatwasunimaginableadecadeago．IknowthisbecauseI’mawatchertoo．WhenpeoplecometomyWebsite，withouteverknowingtheirnames,Icanpeerovertheirshoulders，recordingwhattheylookat

5、,timinghowlongtheystayonaparticularpage，followingthemaroundPathfinder’ssprawlingofferings．Noneofthiswouldbothermeintheleast，Isuspect，ifafewyearsago，myphone,likeMarley’sghost,hadn’tgivenmeaglimpseofthenightmarestocome．OnThanksgivingweekendin1995,someone(presu

6、mablyacriticofabookmywifeandIhadjustwrittenaboutcomputerhackers)forwardedmyhometelephonenumbertoanout-of-stateansweringmachine’whereunsuspectingcallerstryingtoreachmeheardamalevoiceidentifyhimselfasmeandsaysomeextremelyrudethings．Then，withtypicalhackeraplomb

7、,thepranksteraskedpeopletoleavetheirmessages(whichtomysurprisemanyCallers,includingmymother，did)．ThiswentonforseveraldaysuntilmywifeandIfiguredoutthatsomethingwaswrong(“Hey…whyhasn’tthephonerungsinceWednesday?”)andgotourphoneservicerestored．Itseemedfunnyatfi

8、rst，anditgaveusaswellstorytotellonourbooktour.Buttheinterloperwhoseizedourtelephonelinecontinuedtohitusevenafterthetourended.Andhitusagainandagainforthenextsixmonths：Thephonecompanyseemedpowerle