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1.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 Googole,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 form 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 consumers what information they hold and how much money they make from it.Governments 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 wants a data oconomy by a few giants,they must act soon.

61.Why is there a call to break up giants?A
A.They have controlled the data market.
B.They collect enormous private data.
C.They no longer provide free services.
D.They dismissed some new-born giants.
62.What does the technological innovation in Paragraph 3 indicate?C
A.Data giants'technology is very expensive.
B.Google's idea is popular among data firms.
C.Data can strengthen giants'controlling position.
D.Data can be turned into new services or products.
63.By paying attention to firms'data assets,antitrust regulators couldB.
A.kill a new threat
B.avoid the size trap
C.favour bigger firms
D.charge higher prices
64.What is the purpose of loosening the giants'control of data?D
A.Big companies could relieve data security pressure.
B.Governments could relieve their financial pressure.
C.Consumers could better protect their privacy.
D.Small companies could get more opportunities.

分析 本文是一篇经济类阅读,文章主要介绍了现在的一些科技巨头,如谷歌,控制了数据市场,这让人们很担忧.但把像谷歌这样的公司分成五个小公司,它们不会停止自我改造:随着时间的推移,它们中的某一个会再次强大起来.为了达到上述的情况,有两个方法:1、合并公司时需要考虑公司的数据资产以及收购价格;2、放松科技巨头的数据控制.

解答 ACBD
61.A 细节理解题.根据第二段Such situations have led to calls for the tech giants to be broken up.可知这种情况导致了科技巨头被打压的呼声."Such situations"指代第一段的"Now similar concerns ares being raised by the giants(巨头)that deal in data,the oil of the digital age."科技巨头控制了数据市场,这让人们很担心.故选A.
62.C 理解判断题.根据第三段"Internet companies'control of data gives them enormous power.So theyhave a"God's eye view"of activities in their own markets and beyond."可知,互联网公司对数据的掌控使得它们拥有了很大的权力,说明数据会加强大公司的统治地位,故选C. 
63.B 细节理解题.根据倒数第三段When considering amerger(兼并),they have traditionally used size todetermine when to step in.They now need to take intoaccount the extent of firms'data assets(资产) whenassessing the impact of deals.可知在反垄断监管机构考虑公司兼并时,他们传统上通过公司规模大小来决定何时介入.评估交易的影响时,他们需要把公司的数据资产考虑在内.由此可知,通过关注公司的数据资产,反垄断监管机构可以避免规模陷阱.故选B.
64.D 细节判断题.根据第四段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.可知把像谷歌这样的公司分成五个小公司,它们不会停止自我改造:随着时间的推移,它们中的某一个会再次强大起来.为了达到上述的情况,有两个方法:1、合并公司时需要考虑公司的数据资产以及收购价格;2、放松科技巨头的数据控制.由此可知,通过放松科技巨头的数据控制,小公司可以获得更多的机会,变得强大起来.故选D.

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“It’s a big hammer to crack a nut.” This is how one angry parent described the recent crackdown(强制措施)by London police on parents who drop their kids off at school by car. Yes, you read that correctly—the very mode of transportation that many American schools insist—the only safe way to deliver kids to school is now being criminalized in the United Kingdom.

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A. Parents attempt to resist a school rule.

B. London police cause widespread anger.

C. American schools care about kids7 safety.

D. Different voices are heard on a new traffic policy.

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