2010年考研英语阅读理解争议题解析(点点英语)


26. Business-method patents have recently aroused concern because of

[A] their limited value to business

their connection with asset allocation

[C] the possible restriction on their granting

[D] the controversy over authorization

【其他答案】[D] the controversy over authorization

【点点答案】[C] the possible restriction on their granting

【解析】问商业方法专利最近由于什么引起了人们的关注。根据题干的recently我们定位到原文第二段。Now the nation's top patent court appears poised to scale back on business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago. 答案就在这句话中。我们来看,这句话的意思是:现在美国顶尖的专利法院似乎谨慎地缩小商业方法专利,而这种专利自从10年前被政府授权后就一直存在争议。

至于某机构选择的[D] the controversy over authorization (对授权的争议),从这句话的定语从句部分我们可以知道,这种争议已经长达10年之久,而不是现在才引起人们的关注,因此是不能入选的。我们选[C]the possible restriction on their granting(对他们授权可能的限制),其中appear表示“看起来、似乎”= seem 替换选项中的possible(可能的);scale back(缩减)替换 restriction。

27. Which of the following is true of the Bilski case?

[A] Its ruling complies with the court decisions

It involves a very big business transaction

[C] It has been dismissed by the Federal Circuit

[D] It may change the legal practices in the U.S。

【其它答案】 It involves a very big business transaction

【点点答案】[D] It may change the legal practices in the U.S。

【解析】此题问关于Bilski案例下面哪一项是正确的。

思路一:根据题干中出现的Bilski case我们定位到文章第二段倒数第二句话(In re Bilski, as the case is known, is "a very big deal," says Dennis D. Crouch, a patent professor at the University of Missouri School of Law。)这句话是密苏里大学法学院的一位专利学教授Dennis D. Crouch所说,“正如人们所知道的那样,这一案例是一件非常大的事情”,注意,此处的deal表示的是“事情”,而不是“(商业)交易”,原文只是讲联邦巡回法院用这个特殊的案例(Bilski case)对这种business-method patents进行广泛复审,即:将这件事情搞的很大。 此题还有关键的一处在后边:“It has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents”,即“可能整个消除这种专利类别”,大家注意,has the potential 语气为may(它们之间是相互替换的);entire 表示强调,译为“整个的、全部的”,潜台词就是美国的法律实践可能会有重大变化,说明这个案例可能会改变美国的法律实践!因此选[D]项。

思路二:文章第四段也提到了对Bilski case这一案例的结论性总结,从这里也能判断出选[D]。关键之处在于The Federal Circuit issued an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the court's judges, rather than a typical panel of three,… 即,联邦巡回法院发布了一项不同寻常的法令,stating为现在分词作后置定语修饰order,对法令的内容做出了解释,后边是that引导的宾语从句,这项不同寻常的法令表明了“原来由典型的3名法官为一组进行听证,而现在却改为了12名法官听证”,听证会的法官人数变化很大,从这可以看出Bilski case是一件大事,因为要不是一件大事的话,法官人数为什么要有很么巨大的变动呢?注意这句话中的unusual与typical是对比词,“一项不同寻常的法令”说明肯定和一般情况下(typical)的法令不再相同;rather than“而不是”,在句中也表示发生变化。因此选[D]项。

至于某些机构选择的 It involves a very big business transaction,通过上面的分析,我们没有看出Bilski case涉及了一项非常大的商业交易,误选B是对第二段中出现的"a very big deal理解错了,以为是用transaction替换了deal,实际上不是这样,请见上述分析。

30. Which of the following would be the subject of the text?

[A] A looming threat to business-method patents

Protection for business-method patent holders

[C] A legal case regarding business-method patents

[D] A prevailing threat against business-method patents

【其它答案】[D] A prevailing threat against business-method patents

【点点答案】[A] A looming threat to business-method patents

【解析】问本文的主题是什么。文章第一段先讲述了过去十年间的business-method patents对人们的影响,举了亚马逊、美林公司和一个投资者的例子来说明这种影响。第二段首句的Now很重要,第一段是讲过去十年的事情,而现在出现了什么变化了呢?Now the nation's top patent court appears poised to scale back on business-method patents. 即:现在美国顶尖的专利法院似乎要缩减这种商业方法专利,下文又说联邦巡回法院对这种专利要进行广泛复审,而且用Bilski这个案例来说明It "has the potential to eliminate an entire class of patents."(可能整个消除这种专利类别)可以看出这都是对business-method patents的一种潜在的威胁。因此我们选[A] A looming threat to business-method patents(对商业方法专利是一种潜在的威胁),从scale back和potential都可以看出是a looming threat,他们之间存在替换关系。

至于某些机构选择的[D] A prevailing threat against business-method patents(反对商业方法专利的一种流行的趋势)该选项prevailing一词用在这里显然太过了,夸大了原文。

37. According to the author, the rule changes of the FASB may results in _______

[A] the diminishing role of management

the revival of banking system

[C] the banks' long-term asset losses

[D] the weakening of its independence

【其它答案】[A] the diminishing role of management

【点点答案】[D] the weakening of its independence独立地位的削弱

【解析】题目问FASB规则的变化会带来什么后果。首先第三段讲FASB匆忙改变规则(rushed through rule changes)的例子是为了证明第二段中的the independence of standard-setters, …is being compromised. 而选项D就是对此的替换表述。FASB= standard-setter。其次,第三段中交代的规则的变化就是在银行游说奏效下(banks’ lobbying now seems to be working),银行获得更多的自由和灵活性,而这也正说明FASB独立地位的削弱。

至于某些机构选择的[A] the diminishing role of management是利用第三段部分词语的拼凑,文章说的是“这些变化增强了judgment by management的使用”,意思为management 的使用rise了,改成the rising role of management倒还讲得通。

39. The author thinks the banks were "on the wrong planet" in that they_______

[A] misinterpreted market price indicators

exaggerated the real value of their assets

[C] neglected the likely existence of bad debts

[D] denied booking losses in their sale of assets

【其它答案】[C] neglected the likely existence of bad debts

【点点答案】 exaggerated the real value of their assets扩大了资产的实际价值

【解析】题目问作者认为银行"on the wrong planet"是因为银行怎么样了。考查因果关系,题目很简单:with后面的部分就解释了原因,在他们的帐户上高估了(overvalue)资产的价值, exaggerated the real value of their assets中exaggerate替换了overvalue。

至于某些机构选择的选项[C] neglected the likely existence of bad debts,来源是they largely reflect the temporary illiquidity of markets, not the likely extent of bad debts,不过neglect与原文中的reflect,existence与原文中的extent偷换概念,是大不一样的,绝对不能入选。Today they argue that market prices overstate losses, because they largely reflect the temporary illiquidity of markets, not the likely extent of bad debts。句子大意为如今,银行认为市场价格夸大了损失,这是因为市场价格在很大程度上反映了市场暂时的流动性不足,而不是可能的坏账幅度。并没有说明银行忽视了可能存在坏账。

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