2018考研英语：阅读真题难点精析（2003年Text1）

　　今天我们要分析的题目来自于2003年的阅读第一篇。为了帮助大家解析，考研老师将定位句和题目对应给出，方便精析。

　　21题：The emergence of the Net has ________.

　　[A] received support from fans like Donovan

　　[B] remolded the intelligence services

　　[C] restored many common pastimes

　　[D] revived spying as a profession

　　定位句：These days the Net, which has already re-made such everyday pastimes as buying books and sending mail, is reshaping Donovan’s vocation as well.根据题干问网络出现之后的情况，定位到原文These days the Net，现在网络时代发生了什么事情呢?句子的主干是说 reshaping Donovan’s vocation as well.它重塑了多诺万的职业。根据前文语境，多诺万的职业就是间谍工作。那么就是说网络的出现改变了间谍活动。答案是[B] remolded the intelligence services。

　　22题：Donovan’s story is mentioned in the text to ________.

　　[A] introduce the topic of online spying

　　[B] show how he fought for the U.S.

　　[C] give an episode of the information war

　　[D] honor his unique services to the CIA

　　定位句依然是首段尾句，因为该题是例证题，开头提到例子，应该去例子之后找论点句。所以多诺万的故事就是为了引出下文的网络时代的谍报产业。答案是[A] introduce the topic of online spying。

　　23题：The phrase “making the biggest splash” most probably means ____.

　　[A] causing the biggest trouble

　　[B] exerting the greatest effort

　　[C] achieving the greatest success

　　[D] enjoying the widest popularity

　　定位句：Among the firms making the biggest splash in this new world is Straitford, Inc.... Straitford makes money by selling the results of spying.题干要求推测该短语的含义，根据定位句说在所有的公司当中，Straitford是最突出的一个，接着说它通过售卖情报挣到了钱。说明这是一个在行业内做的很成功的公司，所以选择[C] achieving the greatest success。

　　24题：It can be learned from Paragraph 4 that ________.

　　[A] Straitford’s prediction about Ukraine has proved true

　　[B] Straitford guarantees the truthfulness of its information

　　[C] Straitford’s business is characterized by unpredictability

　　[D] Straitford is able to provide fairly reliable information

　　定位句：Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult to tell good information from bad. That’s where Straitford earns its keep.开放来源的情报是有风险的，因为很难区分信息的好坏，而Straitford公司就是靠这个谋生的。说明该公司可以帮助人们辨别信息。所以答案是[D] Straitford is able to provide fairly reliable information该公司提供的信息是相当可靠的。