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[C]extracted 

[D]restored

2.[A]at 

[B]up 

[C]with 

[D]off

3.[A]truth 

[B]sight 

[C]act 

[D]proof

4.[A]controversial 

[B]perplexing 

[C]mischievous 

[D]ambiguous

5.[A]requirements 

[B]explanations 

[C]accounts 

[D]assessments

6.[A]conclude 

[B]matter 

[C]indicate 

[D]work

7.[A]asfaras 

[B]forfearthat 

[C]incasethat 

[D]solongas

8.[A]awareness 

[B]expectation 

[C]sentiment 

[D]illusion

9.[A]suitable 

[B]excessive 

[C]enough 

[D]abundant

10.[A]about 

[B]for 

[C]on 

[D]by

11.[A]compared[B]shown 

[C]subjected 

[D]conveyed

12.[A]contraryto 

[B]consistentwith 

[C]parallelwith 

[D]peculiarto

13.[A]evidence 

[B]guidance 

[C]implication 

[D]source

14.[A]disputable 

[B]enlightening 

[C]reliable 

[D]misleading

15.[A]Incontrast 

[B]Forexample 

[C]Inconsequence 

[D]Asusual

16.[A]duly 

[B]accidentally 

[C]unpredictably 

[D]suddenly

17.[A]failed 

[B]ceased 

[C]started 

[D]continued

18.[A] 

Therefore 

[B]Furthermore 

[C]However 

[D]Meanwhile

19.[A]attempted 

[B] 

tended 

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20.[A]breaking 

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[C]surpassing 

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SectionⅡReadingComprehension

Text1

OfallthechangesthathavetakenplaceinEnglish-languagenewspapersduringthepastquarter-century,perhapsthemostfar-reachinghasbeentheinexorabledeclineinthescopeandseriousnessoftheirartscoverage.

Itisdifficulttothepointofimpossibilityfortheaveragereaderundertheageof

fortytoimagineatimewhenhigh-qualityartscriticismcouldbefoundinmost

bit-citynewspapers.Yetaconsiderablenumberofthemostsignificantcollectionsof

criticismpublishedinthe20thcenturyconsistedinlargepartofnewspaperreviews.

Toreadsuchbookstodayistomarvelatthefactthattheirlearnedcontentswereonce

deemedsuitableforpublicationingeneral-circulationdailies. 

WeareevenfartherremovedfromtheunfocusednewspaperreviewspublishedinEnglandbetweentheturnofthe20thcenturyandtheeveofWorldWar2,atatimewhennewsprintwasdirt-cheapandstylishartscriticismwasconsideredanornamenttothepublicationsinwhichitappeared.Inthosefar-offdays,itwastakenforgrantedthatthecriticsofmajorpaperswouldwriteindetailandatlengthabouttheeventstheycovered.Theirswasaserousbusiness.andeventhosereviewswhoworetheirlearninglightly,likeGeorgeBernardShawandErnestNewman,couldbetrustedtoknowwhattheywereaout.Thesemenbelievedinjournalismasacalling,andwereproudtobepublishedinthedailypress.'

Sofewauthorshavebrainsenoughorliterarygiftenoughtokeeptheirownendupinjournalism,'

Newmanwrote,"

thatIamtemptedtodefine"

journalism"

as"

atermofcontemptappliedbywriterswhoarenotreadtowriterswhoare"

.'

Unfortunately,thesecriticsarevirtuallyforgotten.NevilleCardus,whowrotefortheManchesterGuardianfrom1917untilshortlybeforehisdeathin1975,isnowknownsolelyasawriterofessaysonthegameofcricket.Duringhislifetime,though,hewasalsooneofEngland'

sforemostclassical-musiccritics,andastylistsowidelyadmiredthathisAutobiography（1947）becameabest-seller.Hewasknightedin1967,thefirstmusiccritictobesohonored.Yetonlyoneofhisbooksisnowinprint,andhisvastbodyofwritingsonmusicisunknownsavetospecialists. 

IsthereanychancethatCardus'

scriticismwillenjoyarevival?

Theprospectseemsremote.Journalistictasteshadchangedlongbeforehisdeath,andpostmodernreadershavelittleusefortherichlyuphosteredVicwardianproseinwhichhespecialized.Moreover,theamateurtraditioninmusiccriticismhasbeeninheadlongretreat.

21.ItisindicatedinParagraphs1and2that

Aartscriticismhasdisappearedfrombig-citynewspapers.

BEnglish-languagenewspapersusedtocarrymoreartsreviews.

Chigh-qualitynewspapersretainalargebodyofreaders.

Dyoungreadersdoubtthesuitabilityofcriticismondailies.

22.NewspaperreviewsinEnglandbeforeWorldWar2werecharacterizedby

Afreethemes.

Bcasualstyle.

Celaboratelayout.

Dradicalviewpoints.

23.WhichofthefollowingwouldshawandNewmanmostprobablyagreeon?

AItiswriters'

dutytofulfilljournalisticgoals.

BItiscontemptibleforwriterstobejournalists.

CWritersarelikelytobetemptedintojournalism.

DNotallwritersarecapableofjournalisticwriting.

24.WhatcanbelearnedaboutCardusaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?

AHismusiccriticismmaynotappealtoreaderstoday.

BHisreputationasamusiccritichaslongbeenindispute.

CHisstylecaterslargelytomodernspecialists.

DHiswritingsfailtofollowtheamateurtradition.

25.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

ANewspapersoftheGoodOldDays

BTheLostHorizoninNewspapers

CMournfulDeclineofJournalism

DProminentCriticsinMemory

Text2

Overthepastdecade,thousandsofpatentshaveseengrantedforwhatarecalledbusinessmethods.Amazoncomreceivedoneforits“one-click”onlinepaymentsystemMerrillLynchgotlegalprotectionforanassetallocationstrategy.Oneinventorpatentedatechniqueforlyingabox。

Nowthenation’stoppatentcourtappearscompletelyreadytoscalehackonbusiness-methodpatents,whichhavebeencontroversialeversincetheywerefirstauthorized10yearsago.Inamovethathasintellectual-propertylawyersabuzztheU.ScourtofAppealsforthefederalcircuitsaiditwoulduseparticularcasetoconductabroadreviewofbusiness-methodpatents.InreBilski,asthecaseisknown,is“averybigdeal”，saysDermis'

D,CrouchoftheUniversityofMissouriSchooloflaw.It“hasthepotentialtoeliminateanentireclassofpatents”

Curbsonbusiness-methodclaimswouldbeadramaticabout-facebecauseitwasthefederalcircuititselfthatintroducedsuchpatentswithis1998decisionintheso-calledstateStreetBankcase,approvingapatentonawayofpoolingmutual-fundassets.Thatrulingproducedanexplosioninbusiness-methodpatentfilings,initiallybyemerginginternetcompaniestryingtostakeoutexclusivepintstospecifictypesofonlinetransactions.Later,moveestablishedcompaniesracedtoaddsuchpatentstotheirfiles,ifonlyasadefensivemoveagainstrivalsthatmightbentthemtothepunch.In2005,IBMnotedinacourtfilingthatithadbeenissuedmorethan300business-methodpatentsdespitethefactthatitquestionedthelegalbasisforgrantingthem.Similarly,someWallStreetinvestmentfilmsarmedthemselveswithpatentsforfinancialproducts,evenastheytookpositionsincourtcasesopposingthepractice。

TheBilskicaseinvolvesaclaimedpatentonamethodforhedgingriskintheenergymarket.TheFederalcircuitissuedanunusualorderstatingthatthecasewouldbeheardbyall12ofthecourt’sjudges,ratherthanatypicalpanelofthree,andthatoneissueitwantstoevaluateiswhetheritshould“reconsider”itsstatestreetBankruling。

TheFederalCircuit’sactioncomesinthewakeofaseriesofrecentdecisionsbythesupreme.Countthathasnarrowedthescopeofprotectionsforpatentholders.LastApril,forexamplethejusticessignaledthattoomanypatentswerebeingupheldfor“inventions”thatareobvious.ThejudgesontheFederalcircuitare“reactiontotheanti-patenttrendatthesupremecourt”saysHaroleCWegner,apartendattorneyandprofessoratWashingtonUniversityLawSchool。

26.Business-methodpatentshaverecentlyarousedconcernbecauseof

[A]theirlimitedvaluetobusiness 

[B]theirconnectionwithasset