​2019年浙江专升本英语考试真题2

2019年浙江专升本英语考试真题2

Passage Three Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.

FABIO SCHVARTSMAN, a well-respected businessman, may now be the most detested man in Brazil. As chief executive of Vale, a giant miner and the world's largest producer of iron ore, it was Mr Schvartsman who had to face the public after the collapse of a company tailings dam in the town of Brumadinho on January 25th. 186 people are now confomed as dead, with 122 still missing.

So it was not a shock when, on March 2nd, Vale said that Mr Schvartsman would step down. Tailings dams contain tonnes of waste material from mining operations. The design used at Brumadinho was known to be the least expensive and most risky.After a flood of waste burst from the Brumadinbo dam, ripping through a perilously located staff canteen and submerging a valley in mud, the company tried to respond quickly. Its board suspended share buybacks, dividends and bonuses for executives. It has made payments of 100,000 reais ($26,000) to 266 families.

Eduardo de Salles Bartolomeo, a Vale veteran, has been named interim chief executive.He faces mounting problems. A crucial question is if Mr Schvartsman or other executives knew about problems with the dam. The firm maintains that they didn't. Procurator declare that Vale make a secret deal to hide that the dam is in danger.

Despite all these difficulties the firm may prove resilient. That is partly because of Mr Schvartsman's changes since he took over, in May 2017. He reduced Vale's debt and cut capital spending, notes Carlos De Alba of Morgan Stanley. With healthy free cashflow and low debt, Vale's balance sheet can probably withstand even hefty government fines. The fundamentals in metals markets are also helping. In the 2020s, demand is expected to rise for iron ore in emerging markets and for nickel (another of Vale's key commodities) in electric cars. That increases the odds of Vale surviving the disaster, even as victims remain missing, buried in mud.

1. What does the underlined word “detest”in paragraph 1 mean?

A. Ignore. B. Adore. C. Hate D. Respect.

2. Why was it Fabio Schvartsman who had to face the public after the disaster?

A. Because Vale is a giant miner.

B. Because he was the chief executive.

C. Because he used to be well-respected.

D. Because the accident killed many people.

3. What is the biggest problem that Eduardo deSalles Bartolomeo faces after he has been appointed interim chief executive?

A. The dismissal of Mr Schvartsman.

B. Legal charges against the executive.

C. The suspension of benefits for executive.

D. Payments of 100,000 raise to 266 families.

4. What may help Vale survive the disaster?

A. Increasing Vale's debt.

B. Heavy fines from government.

C. Putting Mr Schvartsman in jail.

D. Rising demand for Vale's commodities.

5. Why did the company's tailings dam in Brumadinho collapse?

A. Because Mr Schvartsman cut Vale's capital spending in May 2017.

B. Because there were tonnes of waste material from mining operations.

C. Because the design of the dam was the least expensive and most risky.

D. Because the executives of the company knew the risk of a dam breach

Passage Four

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:

Most people don't think about backing up their computer until they experience the dread of a hard drive crash. It's only then that the sad reality of a life's worth of photos, music, spreadsheets, contacts, and other files disappearing in an instant truly sinks in.

Denis Gorbachev of Cloudberry Lab recommends the “3-2-1 backup strategy in which you keep three copies of each important ffle: two of them an different external hard drives, stored in different locations, and one in the cloud.”

Here' a real- life example of how often you need to back up your computer from Jimmy, a wedding photographer at Pixelicious. He uses the 3-2-1 strategy to ensure his client's special memories are both in the cloud and on external hard drives so that they never get lost. “Before leaving a wedding reception, I immediately pull one of the two memory cards from my camera store it in my wallet. A backup of the images will [ literally] follow me wherever I go!” says Jimmy."Then, as soon as I get home, a copy of the ffles will be transferred to my desktop so that before the sun rises again, I already have thee copies of my client's images.” After editing, copies of the final images are immediately uploaded onto his cloud storage, while duplicate sets are transferred to external hard drives, one of which is stored in a bank's safety deposit box. Having multiple backups provides peace of mind.

Your ^rst computer back up may be a tedious (冗长乏味的)affair as all of your downloaded music, photos, and files get copied onto external hard drives and up to a cloud. But, that initial time and effort will save you from the dread of losing it all in a crash. From there, the ongoing back up process will become streamlined as additional files get copied to drives and backed up through automated methods.

6. According to the "3-2-1 backup Strategy", we need to keep altogether copies of our important files.

A.1 B.2 C.3 D.6

7. What do we know about Jimmy?

A. He is a photographer.

B. He is a wedding planner.

C. He is one of Denis' friends.

D. He works for Cloudberry Lab.

8. Where does Jimmy keep his clients images after editing them?

A. In the memory cards of his camera.

B. In the memory cards in his wallet.

C. In his desktop computer.

D. In his cloud storage.

9. What might people feel when they back up their ffles for the first time?

A. Peaceful. B. Fearful. C. Bored. D. Confident.

10. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Hard drives crash frequently.

B. Few people back up their computers regularly.

C. The cloud is an unsafe place for your important files.

D. Internal hard drives are safer than external hard drives.