2009年12月英语六级简答题的全真模拟题七
<p> <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="section">section</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="with">with</span> 5 <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="incomplete">incomplete</span> <span word="statements">statements</span>. <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fewest">fewest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Answer">Answer</span> <span word="Sheet">Sheet</span> 2.</p><p> <span word="Questions">Questions</span> 47 <span word="to">to</span> 51 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>.</p><p> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="View">View</span>, <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Silicon">Silicon</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="garage">garage</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1998, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inflated">inflated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="inflating">inflating</span>. <span word="Googles">Googles</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="google">google</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verb">verb</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effective">effective</span>, <span word="fascinatingly">fascinatingly</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>.</p><p> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="owes">owes</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brilliance">brilliance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Brin">Brin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="L">L</span>. <span word="Page">Page</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fortunate">fortunate</span> <span word="events">events</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Page">Page</span> <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1996, <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="Googles">Googles</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>. <span word="Brin">Brin</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Page">Page</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="orientation">orientation</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Ph">Ph</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="devised">devised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span>, <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="adopters">adopters</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="eventually">eventually</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>.</p><p> <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span>, <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="put">put</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="crawled">crawled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Web">Web</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tallied">tallied</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="Brin">Brin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Page">Page</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="Googol">Googol</span> , <span word="but">but</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="misspelled">misspelled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="prescient">prescient</span> <span word="professors">professors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="capitalists">capitalists</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p>
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