Who Wins the Lion's Share(1)
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Who Wins the Lion's Share(1)
Part One
Words and
Expressions
1 Complete the following
summary of Text 1, using the words in the
text.
The European Court 1 an
antitrust ruling against the world's largest
software firm—Microsoft. If the 2 is not
overturned, Microsoft will in
effect lose much
of its sovereignty over the virtual territory 3
by its
Windows operating system. Microsoft
ended up in the 4 in Europe because
it
tried to protect and extend its Windows 5
through 6 other types
of software along
with Windows and 7 information from rivals
that would
have allowed their software to 8
well with Windows over a network.
While
America's competition authorities negotiated a(n)
9 with
Microsoft which was little more than
a(n) 10 on the wrist, European
regulators
set a(n) 11 that means Windows is no longer
simply
private 12 with which Microsoft can
do as it pleases. They warned the
unfortunate
consequence of harming consumers by 13
innovation and
discouraging competition.
However, they are unlikely to go on an
antitrust 14 . Next they will ensure that
Microsoft provides the
information for
interoperability and charges reasonable prices for
15 .
And further investigations may yet
follow into Office and Vista.
2 Translate
the following sentences with the words and
expressions provided.
16、 英国首相卡梅隆承诺在2014年底前将主要
的治安责任移交给阿富汗政府，这将为英国部队于
2015年撤出阿富汗铺平道路。在撤军问题上英国相
比其他北约成员国持更为强硬的立场。(pave the
way for，stake out)
17、 人们不愿使用审查方法使得反垄断犯罪的执法与其他类型的金融犯罪执法相冲突，然
而，对金
融数据进行审查可能使人觉察出诸如金融违法行为和逃税之类的丑行。(at odds
with，trigger)
18、 如果是这样的话，解聘学生媒体顾问就为大学试图对
学生报纸的编辑工作施加影响引入了令人
不安的先例。(set a precedent for
exert control over)
19、 在大面积、易发生火灾的灌木丛地带进
行开发的提案需要协调自然环境保护和丛林火灾预防措
施的关系。那些不符合2006年《丛林火灾保护
计划》的提案可能遭拒。(comply with，prone to)
20、 总统清
晰地说明了与国内各大银行达成的交易细节，但是批评者说抵押贷款欺诈结算对大型银
行只是轻微的处罚
，对购房者而言却是当头一棒。(lay out，a slap on the、wrist)
21、
你可以要求获得任何信息，但有些信息也许会被拒绝透露，以保护在该法令下应有的各种利益。
(ask
for，withhold)
22、 为了与数字时代步调一致，目前这个
奢侈品时尚品牌将60%的年度市场预算投入到数字媒体上。
但是，这是否意味着它的数字送货服务概念
一定会与技术完美结合?(in step with，be wedded
to)
23、 澳大利亚强硬的反烟草市场营销法给予烟草巨头以沉重打击，巨头们则质疑说该法律违宪，因<
br>为该法实际上使他们的知识产权失效。(in effect，deal...blowdefeat)
24、 玫凯琳——最大的化妆品销售商之一——已经把重心移到了中国。在世界范围内，在
动物身上进
行实验会引来诸多批评，但在这里并未被禁止。这一行业在人口众多的地方繁荣起来，但不会
随着时
尚潮流的变化有起有落。(stoke，wax and wane)
25、 总理在公共项目上挥霍的时候，这个省已经欠下了数十亿的债。最后总理不得不强迫公职人员<
br>无薪休假，以此作为省钱的措施。(compel，lavish money on...)
Usage and Structure
1
Multiple Choice
26、 An ______ is being made to
help those who lost their homes in the
earthquake.
A. endorse
B. appeal C. appealing D.
arbiter
27、 We should act in the
fundamental interests of our two peoples and
______
the overall interests of world peace
and development.
A. uphold
B. exculpate C. thwart D.
upholster
28、 Her account of the
incident approximates to that of the other ______.
A. spectator B. looker
C. witness D.
viewer
29、 If
central bankers raise interest rates to ______
inflation, they risk
driving up the currency
further.
A. regulate B.
contain C. curb D.
stop
30、 The high price of ivory is increasing
the ______ to kill elephants
everywhere in
Africa.
A. stimulus B.
monopoly C. protocol D.
incentive
31、 Some beaches had failed
to ______ with environmental regulations.
A. observe B. abide C. obey
D.
comply
32、 The witness ______ the
details from the judge.
A. withheld
B. controled C. restrained D.
refrained
33、 The trial could set an
important ______ for dealing with similar cases.
A. precedence B. precedent
C. backlash D.
precede
34、 The security forces were doing all they
could to ______ terrorists.
A.
thwart B. prevent C. thwack
D.
beat
35、 The fan ______ the air in
the room.
A. circles B.
circulates C. circulars D.
spreads
36、 Socialize with friends,
but don't overspend on ______ entertainment.
A. lavish B. lavishly C.
lavishing D.
lavished
37、 The
______ among the world's scientists is that the
world is likely to
warm up over the next few
decades.
A. consent B.
consentaneous C. consensus D.
unity
2 Fill in the blanks with the
correct form of the words given.
38、 litigate
A. It is a nationwide association of
independent law firms whose
purpose is to
provide ______ services to the insurance and other
public and
private institutions.
B. A
tax ______ provides legal advice and
representation to clients who
are dealing with
a range of tax issues.
39、 administer
A. It is a journal of qualitative and
quantitative interdisciplinary
research in
organizational and ______ studies.
B. In
the United Kingdom, football clubs sometimes
choose to enter ______
when they are unable to
pay off outstanding debts.
40、 comply
A. There is a strong likelihood that a
formal mechanism will be needed
to ensure that
all employees, including management, conduct their
business
dealings in ______ with competition
law.
B. If you manufacture, import or sell
fur garments, you must ______ with
the
labeling requirements under the Fur Products
Labeling Act.
41、 prosecute
A.
Between the private life of the citizen and the
public glare of criminal
accusation stands the
______.
B. The investigating and ______
agencies will not wish to see someone
they
believe guilty elude conviction.
42、
exculpate
A. Where the prosecution fails
to disclose ______ evidence, a conviction
must
be overturned.
B. In US criminal law,
necessity may be either a possible justification
or an ______ for breaking the law.
43、 intervene
A. Such comments suggest
the government may consider every policy option,
including direct ______ in the currency
market.
B. He recommends hiring only
______ who are certified as addiction
treatment professionals.
C. Could
President Obama benefit politically by attempting
to refocus
the general election debate on
foreign policy by ______ in Syria?
44、
succeed
A. While doing research, the great
majority of scientists engage, at one
time or
another, in ______ searching in relation to that
research.
B. NASA are working together to
develop ______ aircraft to the Concorde
supersonic passenger jet.
45、 cohere
A. Her poetry is filled with beautiful
language and haunting imagery,
but there are
no ______ themes or ideas to bind the words
together.
B. The checklist provides
guidance for policy-makers on improving policy
______ and integration for the pursuit of the
sustainable development goal.
46、 margin
A. Rupee opened ______ higher at 52.63
against the dollar after strong
foreign
currency inflows boosted investors' sentiment.
B. Socially ______ youth often have
weakened or severed family and social
ties.
47、 initiate
A. Most significant
is the urbanrural divide, although this gap has
closed in recent years as a result of ______
to expand rural access.
B. Some pertinent
questions emerged for this research team,
revolving
around the nature of creativity in
child-______ play, and the role of the
adult
in enabling this.
答案:
Part One
Words and
Expressions
1 Complete the following
summary of Text 1, using the words in the
text.
1、 upheld 2、 litigation 3、
staked out 4、 dock 5、
monopoly 6、
bundling 7、 withholding 8、 interoperate
9、 settlement 10、 slap 11、 precedent
12、 property 13、
chilling 14、 rampage
15、 licensing
2 Translate the following
sentences with the words and expressions provided.
16、 Prime Minister Cameron promised to
transfer lead responsibility for
security to
the Afghan government by the end of 2014 which
will pave the way
for British troops to be out
of Afghanistan by 2015. Britain is staking out
a tougher position on troop withdrawals than
other NATO allies. 17、
Reluctance to use
screening methods puts antitrust criminal
enforcement at
odds with some other
types of financial crime enforcement. Yet the
application
of screens to financial data can
trigger the detection of such scandals as
financial wrongdoing and tax evasion. 18、
If this is the case, the
termination of the
student media advisor's job is setting a
disturbing
precedent for universities
attempting to exert editorial control over student
newspapers. 19、 Proposed development in
the vast areas of bush land
prone to fire
needs to balance conservation of the natural
environment with
bushfire prevention measures.
Those that do not comply with Planning for
Bushfire Protection 2006 may be refused.
20、 The president laid out
the details of a
deal with the nation's largest banks but critics
said the
mortgage fraud settlement is a slap
on the wrist for the big banks and a slap
in
the face for homeowners. 21、 You can ask for
any information at
all—but some information
might be withheld to protect various interests
which
are allowed for by the Act. 22、 The
luxury fashion brand now devotes
over 60
percent of its annual marketing budget to digital
media to stay in
step with the digital age.
But does it necessarily mean its concept of
digital
delivery service is wedded to
technology? 23、 The tough new
anti-tobacco
marketing laws in Australia deals heavy blow to
the tobacco
giants, who challenged the laws
claiming the rules were unconstitutional
because they in effect extinguished their
intellectual property rights.
24、 Mary
Kay, one of the largest sellers in cosmetics has
shifted its focus
to China, where testing on
animals in cosmetics is not forbidden although
it stokes much criticism worldwide. The
business thrives where there is a
larger
population but does not wax and wane with trends.
25、 The
province went billions into debt as
the premier lavished money on public
programs,
and in the end, he was forced to compel public
employees to take
unpaid days off as a cost
saving measure.
Usage and Structure
1 Multiple Choice
26、B 27、A
28、C 29、C 30、D 31、D 32、A
33、B 34、A 35、B 36、A 37、C
2 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of
the words given.
38、 litigation, litigator
39、 administrative, administration 40、
compliance, comply 41、 prosecutor,
prosecuting 42、 exculpatory,
exculpation
43、 intervention, interventionists, intervening
44、
successive, successor 45、 coherent,
coherence 46、 marginally,
marginalized
47、 initiatives, initiated