江苏省启东中学2019届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题 含答案

I: Introduction P:Point Sp:Sub-point(次要点) C:Conclusion

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A new commodity brings about a highly profitable,fast-growing industry, urging antitrust (反垄断) regulators to step in to check those who control its flow. A century ago, the resource in question was oil. Now similar concerns are being raised by the giants (巨头) that deal in data, the oil of the digital age. The most valuable firms are Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft. All look unstoppable.

Such situations have led to calls for the tech giants to be broken up. But size alone is not a crime. The giants’ success has benefited consumers. Few want to live without search engines or a quick delivery. Far from charging consumers high prices, many of these services are free (users pay, in effect, by handing over yet more data). And the appearance of new-born giants suggests that newcomers can make waves, too.

But there is cause for concern. The internet has made data abundant, all-present and far more valuable, changing the nature of data and competition. Google initially used the data collected from users to target advertising better. But recently it has discovered that data can be turned into new services: translation and visual recognition, to be sold to other companies. Internet companies’ control of data gives them enormous power. So they have a “God’s eye view” of activities in their own markets and beyond.

This nature of data makes the antitrust measures of the past less useful. Breaking up firms like Google into five small ones would not stop remaking themselves: in time, one of them would become great again. A rethink is required—and as a new approach starts to become apparent, two ideas stand

out.

The first is that antitrust authorities need to move from the industrial age into the 21st century. When considering a merger (兼并), for example, they have traditionally used size to determine when to step in. They now need to take into account the extent of firms’ data assets (资产) when assessing the impact of deals. The purchase price could also be a signal that an established company is buying a new-borm threat. When this takes place, especially when a new-born company has no revenue to speak of, the regulators should raise red flags.

The second principle is to loosen the control that providers of on-line services have over data and give more to those who supply them.Companies could be forced to reveal to consumers what information they hold and how much money they make from it. Govemments could order the sharing of certain kinds of data, with users’ consent.

Restarting antitrust for the information age will not be easy. But if governments don’t want a data economy controlled by a few giants, they must act soon. 61. Why is there a call to break up giants? A. They dismissed some new-born giants B. They collect enormous private data C. They no longer provide free services D. They have controlled the data market

62. What does the technological innovation in Paragraph 3 indicate? A. Data giants’ technology is very expensive B. Data can strengthen giants’ controlling position C. Google’s idea is popular among data firms D. Data can be turned into new services or products

63. By paying attention to firms’ data assets, antitrust regulators could . A. kill a new threat

B. favour bigger firms

D. charge higher prices

C. avoid the size trap

64. What is the purpose of loosening the giants’ control of data? A. Small companies could get more opportunities. B. Governments could relieve their financial pressure. C. Consumers could better protect their privacy.

D. Big companies could relieve data security pressure.

D

Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it’s true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn’t turned a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today.

My mother and father were united in their way of raising children, but it mostly fell to my mother to actually carry it out. Looking back, I honestly don’t know how she did it. Managing the family budget must have been a very hard task, but she made it look effortless. If we complained about not having what another kid did, we’d hear something like, \-and-so got for his birthday, you are not getting a TV in your room/a car for your birthday/a lavish sweet-16 party.\We had to earn our allowance by doing chores around the house. I can still remember how long it took to polish the legs of our coffee table. My brothers can no doubt remember hours spent cleaning the house. Like the two little girls growing up at the White House, we made our own beds (no one left the house until that was done) and picked up after ourselves. We had to keep track of our belongings, and if something was lost, it was not replaced.

It was summer and, one day, my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire fixed — and there it was in the window. White, shiny, plastic and decorated with flowers, the basket winked at me and I knew — I knew — I had to have it.

\,\I tried to hold off at first. I played it cool for a short while. But then I guess I couldn’t stand it any longer: \ong as you say. I’ll do anything, but I need that basket. I love that basket. Please, Mom. Please?\

I was desperate.

\know,\she said, gently rubbing my back while we both stared at what I believed was the coolest thing ever, \

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And so our paying plan unfolded. My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely in some hiding place I couldn’t find. Each week I eagerly counted my growing savings increased by extra work here and there (washing the car, helping my mother make dinner, delivering or collecting things on my bike that already looked naked without the basket in front). And then, weeks later, I counted, re-counted and jumped for joy. Oh, happy day! I made it! I finally had the exact amount we’d agreed upon....

Days later the unthinkable happened. A neighborhood girl I’d played with millions of times appeared with the exact same basket fixed to her shiny, new bike that already had all the bells and whistles. I rode hard and fast home to tell my mother about this disaster. This horrible turn of events.

And then came the lesson I’ve taken with me through my life: \your basket is extra-special,\for it yourself.\

65.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? A. The mother raised her children in an unusual way. B. The children were fond of the US president’s daughters. C. The author came from a well-off family. D. The children enjoyed doing housework.

66.When the author saw the basket in the window, she ________. A. recognized it at once C. fell in love with it

B. went up to the bike guy

D. stared at her mother

67.Why did the author say many \ A. She wanted to be polite to her mother. B. She longed to do extra work. C. She was eager to have the basket. D. She felt tired after standing too long.

68. By using \ A. something important to her

B. something she could afford D. something impossible to get

C. something she could do without

69. To the author, it seemed to be a horrible turn of events that ________. A. the basket cost more than she had saved