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   Major League Baseball (MLB) had a problem that was hard to deal with this week,as word spread that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Department of Justice are investigating the St Louis Cardinals. Employees of the team may have hacked(非法侵入) into the computer database of the Houston Astros. If the investigation proves that the Cardinals did do the act,it will be considered not only unsportsmanlike but also illegal.

   In a statement,the MLB said it is aaware of and has fully cooperated with the federal investigation into the illegsd act of the Houston Astros' baseball operations database.The organization added,“Once the investigative process has been completed by federal law enforcement officials,we will judge the next steps and will make decisions immediately.w The investigation began after the Astros* internal trade talks were posted anonymously（匿名地） on the Internet last year. People wanted to know who was responsible for making the private information public.

   The two major-league teams had been competitors for a long time,but things became even worse when the Astros hired Jeff Luhnow as their general manager in 2011. Luhnow had previously worked for the Cardinals as head of their player development department. Investigators think the Cardinals may have been able to get inside the Astros’ database using Luhnow's old passwords from when he was working for the St. Louis team.

   This is the first known case of a professional sports team hacking another team's network,but some cybersecurity(网络安全) experts say other teams may have done it before without getting caught. Craig Newman,chairman of the privacy and data security practice of the New York law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler,told The AssociatedPress that it would be “irresponsible” to assume this is the first incident of hacking in the world of professional sports.

6. What happened to the Cardinals according to Paragraph 1 ?

   A. It was in cooperation with MLB.

   B. It was in need of the FBI’s help.

   C. It was under investigation.

   D. It was under construction.

7. Which event led to the investigation into the incident of hacking?

   A. The Astros' website went down suddenly.

   B. The Astros' private information was uncovered.

   C. Newman commented on the Cardinals' trade talks.

   D. The Cardinals’ private information was uncovered.

8. What cah we infer from the text?

   A. Jeff Luhnow betrayed his team on purpose.

   B. Jeff Luhnow's old information may have been used.

   C. Jeff Luhnow had been a general manager before 2011.

   D. Jeff Luhnow was not allowed to use the Astros' database.

9. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably refers to .

   A. hacking other teams' network

   B. stealing money from a competitor

   C. offering a competitor useful information

   D. providing untrue information for other teams

10. Where does this text probably come from?

   A. A sports report.

   B. A finance report.

   C. A computer textbook.

   D. A newspaper advertisement.

Answer 1

6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. A

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本文是记叙文。圣路易斯红雀队 因被怀疑非法侵入休斯敦太空人队的 数据库而被调查。

6. C. 细节理解题。由第一段中的... are investigating the St. Louis Cardinals可知，垄路易斯红雀队(the Cardinals ) 正在接受调查。

7. B. 细节理解题。根据第二段倒数 第二句 The investigation began after the Astros’ internal trade talks were posted anonymously on the Internet iast year可知，休斯敦太空人队(the Houston Astros ）的数据库遭到入侵， 去年其内部交易信息被匿名放到网 上。这一事件成为此次调查的导火索。

8. B. 推理判断题。由第三段末的the Cardinals may have been able to get inside the Astros’ database using Luhnow’ s old passwords 可知，调查 人员认为有可能Jeff Luhnow曾经 工作的圣路易斯红雀队甩他的旧密 码入侵了他现在所在的休斯敦太空 人队的数据库。也就是说，他的旧信 息可能被利用了。

9. A. 篇章结构题。划线词指代最后 一段首句中的hacking another team's network。如线词所在句应理 解为：这是第一起己知的专业球队非 法侵入另一球队网络的案例，但是有 网络安全专家说或许其他球队也做 过类似的事情，只是没被发现而己。

10. A. 文章出处题。本文主要讲美国 职业棒球大联盟中的圣路易斯红雀队涉嫌非法侵入休斯敦太空人队的数据 库。故本文应选自体育新闻报道。