Section I Use of English
Dnecclious:
Read the following text.Choose the bcsl word(s) for each numbcred blank.and mark[A]，[B]，[C]or[D]on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
In 1924 American' National Research Council sent to engineer to supervise a series of experiments at a telephone-parts factory called the Hawhtore Plant near Chicago It hoped they would learn how stop-floor Egnting __1__ workors productivity Instead，the studies ended__2__ giving their name to the“Hawhthome effect”the extremely inflentlcel ldea the veey__3__to bemg expenmented upon changed subjects’behavior
The idea arose because of the__4__behavior of the women in the plato.Accordmg to __5__of the cxpetmems.their.houriy output rose when hghtmg was increased.but also when it was dimmed. It did not __6__what was done in the expenment. __7__sometmg was changed.produchnty rose A(n) __8__ that they were bemg experimented upon seemed to be __9__t0 alterworkers' bchamor __10__ uself
After several decades，the salile data were __11__to econometric the analysis Hawthorne experiments has another surprise store j2一the descnpuons on record，no systematic __13__was foundthat lcvcls of produchxnty wererelated to changes in lighting
It turns out that peculiar way of conducting the c~enments may be have let to __14__interpretation of what happed.__15__，tighring was always changed on a Sunday When work started again on Monday, output __16__ rose compared with the previous Saturday and __17__ to rise for the next couple of days __18__ , a comparison with data for weeks whenthere was no expenmentation showed that output always went up On Monday, workers __19__to be duigent for the first few days of the week in any case，before __21__a plateau and then slackening off This suggests that the alleged” Hawthorne effect“is hard to ptn down
1.[A] affected [B]achieved [C]exlracted [D]restored
2[A]at [B]up [C]with [D]Off
3[A]Wuth [B]sight [C]act [D]proof
4.[A]convoversial [B]perplexing [c]mischieous [D]ambiguous
5.[A]reqtttrents [B]cxplanalions [C]accounts [D]assements
6[A]conclude [B]matter [C]indicate [D]work
7[A]as faras [B]for fearthat [C]in casethat [D]so long as
8.[A]awarerress [B]expectation [C]sentiment [D]illusion
9.[A]suitale [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]contrary to [B]consistent with [C]parallel with [D]pealliar to
13.[A]evidence [B]guidance [C]implication [D]source
14.[A]disputable [B]enlightening [C]retiable [D]wasleadmg
15.[A]In contast [B]For example [C]In consequence [D]As usual
16.[A]duly [B]accidentally [C]unpredictably [D]suddenly
17.[A]failed [B]ceased [C]started [D]continued
20.[A]breaking [B]chrnbing [C]surpassmg [D]hiting
Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions：
Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosing[A]，[B]，[C]or[D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)
Text 2
Over the past decade,thousands of patents have seen granled for what are called business methods.Amazon com received one for its“one-click”online payment systern Merrill Lynch got legal protection for an asset allocation strategy.One invenlor patented a tochnique for lying a box
Now the nation’s top patent court appears completely ready to scale hack on business-method patents, which have been controversial e,ver since they were first
authorized 10 years ago In a movethat has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz the U.S court of Appeals for the federal ctrcuit sald it would usea particular case to conduct a broad review of business-method patents. Inre Bijskl, as the case is known, is“a very big deal”， says Dermis'D Crouch of the University of Missoun
School of law.It “has the potential to elinate an entire class of patmts”
Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face because it was the federal circuit itself that introduced such patents with is 1998 decision in the so-called state Street Bank case, approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets. That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging internet companies trying to stake out exclusive pinhts to specific types of online transactions. Later, move established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might bent them to the punch. In 2005, IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents despite tha fact that it questioned the legal basis for granting them. Similarly, some Wall Street investment films armed themselves with patents for financial products, even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice。
The Bilski case involves a claimed patent on a method for hedging risk in the energy market. The Federal circuit issued an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the court’s judges, rather than a typical panel of three, and that one issue it wants to evaluste is wether it should “reconsider” its state street Bank ruling。
The Federal Circuit’s action comes in the wake of a series of recent decisions by the supreme. Count that has nurrowed the scope of protections for patent holders. Last April, for example the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheld for “inventions” that are obvious. The judges on the Federal circuit are “reaction to the anti_patent trend at the supreme court” says Harole C wegner, a partend attorney and professor at aeorge Washington University Law School。
26. Business-method patents have recently aroused concern because of
[A] their limited value to business
[B] their connection with asset allocation
[C] the possible restriction on their granting
[D] the controversy over authorization
27. Which of the following is true of the Bilski case?
[A] Its rulling complies with the court decisions
[B] It involves a very big business transaction
[C] It has been dismissed by the Federal Circuit
[D] It may change the legal practices in the U.S。
28. The word “about-face”(Line 1, Paro 3)most probably means
[A] loss of good will
[B]increase of hostility
[C]change of attitude
[D] change of auiuled
29.We learn from the last two pamgraphs that business-meihod Pateats
[A] are immune to legal challenges
[B] are of ten unnecessarily issued
[C] lower the esteem for pateat holders
[D] increase the incidence of risks
30.Which of the following would bethe subject ofthe text?
[A]A looming threat to bvamess-melhcd patents
[B]Protection for business-method patent holders
[C]A legal case regarding business-methodpatents
[D] A prevailing tread against business-method patents