2015年6月六级真题卷二PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonAlbertEinstein’sremark“Ihavenospecialtalents,Iamonlypassionatelycurious.”Youcanciteoneexampleortwotoillustrateyourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150butnomorethan200words.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionATravelwebsiteshavebeenaroundsincethe1990s,whenExpedia,Travelocity,andotherholidaybookingsiteswerelaunched,allowingtravellerstocompareflightandhotelpriceswiththeclickofamouse.Withinformationnolonger36.bytravelagentsorhiddeninbusinessnetworks,thetravelindustrywasrevolutionized,asgreatertransparencyhelped37.prices.Today,theindustryisinthethroesofanewrevolution—thistimetransformingservicequality.Onlineratingplatforms—38.inhotels,restaurants,apartments,andtaxis—allowtravellerstoexchangereviewsandexperiencesforalltosee.Hospitalitybusinessesarenowranked,analysed,andcomparednotbyindustry39.,butbytheverypeopleforwhomtheserviceisintended—thecustomer.Thishas40.anewrelationshipbetweenbuyerandseller.Customershavealwaysvotedwiththeirfeet;theycannowexplaintheirdecisiontoanyonewhoisinterested.Asaresult,businessesaremuchmore41.,ofteninveryspecificways,whichcreatespowerful42.toimproveservice.Althoughsomereadersmightnotcareforgossipyreportsofbrusquebellboys(行李员)inBerlinormalfunctioninghotelhairdryersinHouston,thetruepowerofonlinereviewsliesnotjustintheindividualstories,butinthewebsites’43.toaggregatealargevolumeofratings.Theimpactcannotbe44..Businessesthatattracttopratingscanenjoyexponentialgrowth,asnewcustomersareattractedbygoodoverallreviewsand45.provideyetmore(positive)feedback.Sogreatistheinfluenceofonlineratingsthatmanycompaniesnowhiredigitalreputationmanagerstoensureafavourableonlineidentity.A)accountableI)persistingB)capacityJ)pessimisticC)controlledK)professionalsD)entailL)slashE)forgedM)specializingF)incentivesN)spectatorsG)occasionallyO)subsequentlyH)overstatedSectionBPlasticsurgeryAbettercreditcardisthesolutiontoeverlargerhackattacks[A]Athinmagneticstripe(magstripe)isallthatstandsbetweenyourcredit-cardinformationandthebadguys.Andthey’vebeenworkinghardtobreakin.That’swhy2014isshapingupasamajorshowdown:banks,lawenforcementandtechnologycompaniesarealltryingtostopanetworkofhackerswhoaresucceedinginstealingaccountnumbers,names,emailaddressesandothercrucialdatausedinidentitytheft.MoreThan100millionaccountsatTarget,NeimanMarcusandMichaelsstoreswereaffectedinsomewayduringthemostrecentattacks,startinglastNovember.[B]Swipe(刷卡)istheoperativeword:cardsareincreasinglyvulnerabletoattackswhenyoumakepurchasesinastore.Inseveralrecentincidents,hackershavebeenabletoobtainmassiveinformationofcredit-debit(借记)orprepaid-cardnumbersusingmalware,i.e.malicioussoftware,insertedsecretlyintotheretailers’point-of-salesystem—thecheckoutregisters.Hackersthensoldthedatatoasecondgroupofcriminalsoperatinginshadowycornersoftheweb.Notlongafter,thestolendatawasshowinguponfakecardsandbeingusedforonlinepurchases.[C]Thesolutioncouldcostaslittleas$2extraforeverypieceofplasticissued.ThefixisasecuritytechnologyusedheavilyoutsidetheU.S.WhileAmericancreditcardsusethe40-year-oldmagstripetechnologytoprocesstransactions,muchoftherestoftheworldusessmartercardswithatechnologycalledEMV(shortforEuropay,MasterCard,Visa)thatemploys1achipembeddedinthecardplusacustomerPIN(personalidentifi...
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