单选题 When people search online, they leave a trail that remains stored on the central computers of firms such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. Analyzing what we're looking for on the Web can offer a remarkable (51) into our anxieties and enthusiasms,
UK writer and Internet expert John Battelle wrote on his blog, "This can tell us (52) things about who we are and what we want as a (53) ." Google's experimental service Google Trends, for example, compares the numbers of people searching for different words and phrases from 2004 to the present. According to these graphs, sometimes people's interests are obviously (54) the news agenda: when the Spice Girls announce a reunion, there's an immediate (55) to find out more about them. Other results are strikingly seasonal: people go shopping online for coats in winter and short pants in summer.
The most fascinating possibility is that search data might help (56) people's behavior. When we search online for a certain brand of stereo system, we are surely indicating we're more (57) to buy that brand.
Perhaps we search for a political candidate's name when we are thinking about (58) him or her. Maybe we even search for "stock market crash" or "recession" just before we start (59) our investments. This information could clearly be useful to a smart marketer--it's already how Google decides which (60) to show on its search results pages--or to a political campaign manager.

单选题 A. investigation B. insight C. consideration D. prospect
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道词汇题，考名词词义辨析。investigation调查；insight洞察力；理解力；consideration考虑；prospect前景。
单选题 A. extraordinary B. obvious C. mysterious D. sensitive
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道词汇题，考形容词词义辨析。extraordinary特别的，非常的；obvious明显的；mysterious神秘的；sensitive敏感的。
单选题 A. culture B. nation C. person D. mass
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道词汇题，考词义在上下文中的理解。culture文化；nation国家；person人；mass群众。
单选题 A. reduced to B. resulting in C. backed up by D. driven by
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道词组题，考词组的惯用法。reduced to归纳为，使处于；resulting in导致；backed up by由……支持；driven by受……驱使。
单选题 A. rush B. push C. charge D. dash
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道同汇题，考近义词的辨析。rush匆忙去做，一拥而上；push推；charge冲锋；dash冲撞。
单选题 A. presume B. preoccupy C. predict D. preserve
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道词汇题，考动词词义辨析。presume假定；preoccupy全神贯注；predict预测；preserve保护，保存。
单选题 A. liking B. alike C. like D. likely
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道词汇题，考形近词的辨析。liking(名词)爱好，嗜好；alike(形容词或副词)相同的，相似的；以同样的方式，类似于；like喜欢，希望，愿意；likely(形容词或副词)很可能的。
单选题 A. fighting against B. voting for
C. believing in D. running for
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道词组题，考词组及其搭配。fighting against对抗；voting for投票赞成；believing in相信，信仰；running for竞选。
单选题 A. withdrawing from B. depositing in
C. turning down D. adding to
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道词组题，考词组及其搭配。withdrawing from退出，取出；depositing in存入；turning down拒绝；adding to增加。
单选题 A. notices B. papers C. advertisements D. statements
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 这是一道词汇题，考对上下文的理解。