What is the purpose of loosen…——2017 高考英语第 53 题答案解析

【考点】O7：政治经济类阅读．菁优网版权所有
【分析】本文是一篇经济类阅读，文章主要介绍了现在的一些科技巨头，如谷歌，控制
了数据市场，这让人们很担忧．但把像谷歌这样的公司分成五个小公司，它们不会停止
自我改造：随着时间的推移，它们中的某一个会再次强大起来．为了达到上述的情况，
有两个方法：1、合并公司时需要考虑公司的数据资产以及收购价格；2、放松科技巨头
的数据控制．
【解答】ACBD
61．A 细节理解题．根据第二段Such situations have led to calls for the tech giants to be
broken up．可知这种情况导致了科技巨头被打压的呼声．"Such situations"指代第一段的
"Now similar concerns ares being raised by the giants（巨头）that deal in data，the oil of the
digital age．"科技巨头控制了数据市场，这让人们很担心．故选A．
62．C 理解判断题．根据第三段"Internet companies'control of data gives them enormous
power．So theyhave a"God's eye view"of activities in their own markets and beyond．"可知，
互联网公司对数据的掌控使得它们拥有了很大的权力，说明数据会加强大公司的统治地
位，故选C．
63．B 细节理解题．根据倒数第三段When considering amerger（兼并） ，they have
traditionally used size todetermine when to step in．They now need to take intoaccount the
extent of firms'data assets（资产） whenassessing the impact of deals．可知在反垄断监管机
构考虑公司兼并时，他们传统上通过公司规模大小来决定何时介入．评估交易的影响时，
他们需要把公司的数据资产考虑在内．由此可知，通过关注公司的数据资产，反垄断监
管机构可以避免规模陷阱．故选B．

【答案】D

【解析】细节判断题． 根据第四段Breaking up firms like Google into five small ones would not
stop remaking themselves：in time，one of them would become great again．A rethink is
required﹣and as a new approach starts to become apparent，two ideas stand out．可知把像谷

歌这样的公司分成五个小公司，它们不会停止自我改造：随着时间的推移，它们中的某
一个会再次强大起来．为了达到上述的情况，有两个方法：1、合并公司时需要考虑公司
的数据资产以及收购价格；2、放松科技巨头的数据控制．由此可知，通过放松科技巨头
的数据控制，小公司可以获得更多的机会，变得强大起来．故选D．
【点评】本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻
读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．
30． （12分）
Old Problem，New Approaches
While clean energy is increasingly used in our daily life，global warning will continue for
some decades after CO2 emissions（排放）peak．So even if emission were to begin to decrease
today，we would still face the challenge of adapting to climate．Here I will stress some smarter
and more creative examples of climate adaptation．
When it comes to adaptation，it is important to understand that climate change is a
process．We are therefore not talking about adapting to a new standard，but to a constantly
shifting set of conditions．This is why in part at least，the US National Climate Assessment
says that："there is no'one﹣size fit all'adaptation．"Nevertheless，there are some actions that
offer much and carry little risk or cost．
Around the world，people are adapting in surprising ways，especially in some poor
countries．Floods have become more damaging in Bangladesh in recent decades．Mohammed
Rezwan saw opportunity where others saw only disaster．His not﹣for﹣profit organization
runs 100 river boats that serve as floating libraries，schools，and health clinics，and are
equipped with solar panels and other communication facilities．Rezwan is creating floating
connectivity（连接） to replace flooded roads and highways．But he is also working at a far
more fundamental level：his staff show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds to
prevent starvation during the wet season．
Elsewhere in Asia even more astonishing actions are being taken．Chewang Norphel lives
in a mountainous region in India，where he is known as the Ice Man．The loss of glaciers（冰
川） there due to global warming represents an enormous threat to agriculture．Without the
glaciers，water will arrive in the rivers at times when it can damage crops．Norphel's inspiration
came from seeing the waste of water over winter，when it was not needed．He directed the

wasted water into shallow basins where it froze，and was stored until the spring．His fields of
ice supply perfectly timed irrigation（ 灌 溉 ） water．Having created nine such ice
reserves．Nophel calculates that he has stored about 200，000m3 of water．Climate change is a
continuing process，so Norphel's ice reserves will not last forever．Warming will overtake
them．But he is providing a few years during which the farmers will，perhaps，be able to find
other means of adapting．
Increasing Earth's reflectiveness can cool the planet．In southern Spain the sudden increase
of greenhouses（which reflect light back to space） has changed the warming trend locally，
and actually cooled the region．While Spain as a whole is heating up quickly，temperatures near
the greenhouses have decreased．This example should act as an inspiration for all cities．By
painting buildings white，cities may slow down the warming process．
In Peru，local farmers around a mountain with a glacier that has already fallen victim to
climate change have begun painting the entire mountain peak white in the hope that the added
reflectiveness will restore the life﹣giving ice．The outcome is still far from clear．But the
World Bank has included the project on its of"100 ideas to save the planet"．
More ordinary forms of adaptation are happening everywhere．A friend of mine owns an
area of land in western Victoria．Over five generations the land has been too wet for
cropping．But during the past decade declining rainfall has allowed him to plant highly
profitable crops．Farmers in many countries are also adapting like this﹣﹣either by growing
new produce，or by growing the same things differently．This is common sense，But some
suggestions for adapting are not．When the polluting industries argue that we've lost the battle
to control carbon pollution and have no choice but to adapt，it's a nonsense designed to make
the case for business as usual．
Human beings will continue to adapt to the changing climate in both ordinary and
astonishing ways．But the most sensible form of adaptation is surely to adapt our energy
systems to emit less carbon pollution．After all，if we adapt in the way，we may avoid the need
to change in so many others．