2016考研英语一：考前终极预测卷一及答案解析

考生注意事项

1.考生必须严格遵守各项考场规则。

(1)考生在考试开考15分钟后不得入场。

(2)交卷出场时间不得早于考试结束前30分钟。

(3)交卷结束后，不得再进考场续考，也不得在考场附近逗留或交谈。

2.答题前，应按准考证上的有关内容填写答题卡上的“考生姓名”“报考单位”“考生编号”　等信息。

3.答案必须按要求填涂或写在指定的答题卡上。

(1)填涂部分应该按照答题卡上的要求用2B铅笔完成。如要改动，必须用橡皮擦干净。

(2)书写部分必须用(蓝)黑色字迹钢笔、圆珠笔或签字笔在答题卡上作答。字迹要清楚。

4.考试结束后，将答题卡装入原试卷袋中，试卷交给监考人员。

Section Ⅰ Use of English

Directions：

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

In their quest to build profitable and more far-reaching digital audiences, publishers in the US and Europe have turned to the world’s largest 1 network for help. Nine media organisations, 2 the BBC through its youth-oriented Newsbeat service, the Guardian and the New York Times, have 3 a deal with Facebook to publish some of their 4directly through the social network rather than 5 hosting it on their own sites as part of a trial.

The 6 comes as increasing numbers of readers rely on the social network as the main site 7 which they receive news. Facebook wants not only to 8 users to news sites 9 to be the place where they stay and consume it, too. Facebook already 10 nearly 20 per cent of the Guardian’s web traffic, excluding visits to its own apps, and about 15 per cent of 11to the New York Times site.

The Facebook deal follows complaints by some 12 that internet groups such as Google and Facebook 13 their own online businesses. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, 14 , a critic of Google and Facebook, is not participating. Others have 15 concern that Facebook would have too much power 16 which stories appear and where they are placed.

Facebook said the 17 would give publishers “control over their stories, brand experience and profit opportunities”, including 18 to some user data. Online sharing of news articles has already 19 some readers away from publishers’ 20 pages towards social media sites.