阅读理解 In 2009 the European Commission carried out an investigation into Microsoft. The American software giant tied Internet Explorer, its web browser, into Windows, the operating system in the great majority of personal computers. This, thought the commission, might be an abuse of its dominance in operating systems: buy a PC, and unless you took the trouble of choosing otherwise, you would browse the web through Explorer.
In December that year Microsoft promised that until 2014 it would provide a "choice screen" , asking European Windows users whether they wanted to install another browser. The screen first turned up in March 2010.
Jolly good—but Microsoft forgot to keep its word. On March 6th the competition commissioner, Joaquin Almunia, said he had fined it 561m($ 732m)for not including the choice screen with 15m copies of Windows software between May 2011 and July 2012. Neither Microsoft nor the commission spotted the lapse. It seems that eventually other companies did.
The fine must sting all the more because Microsoft's transgression brought it little if any gain. Explorer has fallen behind Chrome, made by Google, and Firefox, made by Mozilla, a non-profit organization. And people are doing more and more browsing on smartphones and tablets, the domain of Apple, Google and their browsers.
Microsoft's antitrust woes in Europe should have been over. In 2004 it was fined 497 m for trying its media player and server operating systems with it PC system. In 2008 it copped another 899m penalty for failing to comply with the commission's ruling in that case. Lately it has been among the accusers of Google, which Mr Almunia has been investigating since 2010.
He suspects Google of abusing a position in online search every bit as imposing as Microsoft's in PC operating systems. Bing, Microsoft's search engine, is a distant second. The commissioner believes that Google may be favouring its own specialised services at rival's expense; that its deals with publishers may unfairly exclude competitors; and that it prevents advertisers from taking their data elsewhere.
Mr Almunia asked Google to propose by the end of January ways of meeting his concerns. He has not yet said what it suggested or how he will respond. European antitrust cases have a habit of dragging on. Just ask Microsoft.

单选题 16.According to Paragraph 1 , which of the following is true?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】选项[A]对应原文第二句的前半句，文章提到微软是美国软件巨头，但没有说是世界唯一巨头，the only过于绝对，故该项错误。选项[B]对应第二句的后半句：Windows，theoperating system in the great majority of personal computers．该项是把这个句子换个表达方式，是同义替换关系。故正确。选项[C]对应该段最后一句:．．．buy a PC，and unless you took thetrouble of choosing otherwise，you would browse the web through Explorer．可见用户并非有许多选择，该项错误。选项[D]对应该段最后一句：This，thought the commission，might be an abuse ofits dominance in operating systems．该委员会只是这样认为，并没有提及证据的问题，故该项错误。综上所述，该题答案为选项[B]。

单选题 17.Microsoft was fined because______.

单选题 18.Which one is NOT true for Microsoft?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】根据Microsoft和出题顺序定位到四、五两段。选项[A]对应第五段最后一句：Lately it has been among the accusers of Google…其中it指代Microsoft，accuser的意思为“原告”，从该句可知是Microsoft控告Google；故该项与原文是黑白颠倒，故该项表述错误，即该项为该题答案。选项[B]对应第五段。第五段提到：In 2004 it was fined…；In 2008 it copped an—other 899m penalty…(其中penalty表示“处罚，罚金”)由此可以判断该项“微软在历史上被罚过好几次”的表述正确。选项[C]对应第四段第二句：Explorer has fallen behind Chrome，madeby Google，and Firefox，made by Mozilla…其中Explorer=its browser；has fallen behind Chromeand Firefox=has been surpassed by its rivals。故该项正确。选项[D]对应第四段最后一句：Andpeople are doing more and more browsing on smartphones and tablets，the domain of Apple，Googleand their browsers．该句指出，智能手机和平板电脑浏览器是Apple和Google的领域范围，故可以推断该项“微软的专长不是平板电脑浏览器”的表述正确。综上所述，本题答案为选项[A]。

单选题 19.The commissioner believes all EXCEPT that______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】根据题干定位到第六段第三句：The commissioner believes that Google may be favouring its own specialised services at rival’s expense；that its deals with publishers may unfairly ex—clude competitors；and that it prevents advertisers from taking their data elsewhere．选项[A]、[C]和[D]的内容均出现了，而选项[B]是张冠李戴，在电脑操作系统滥用主导地位的是Microsoft而非Google。故该项为答案。

单选题 20.We can infer from the last paragraph that______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】选项[A]对应该段倒数第二句：European antitrust cases have a habit of dragging on．可见欧洲反垄断案例的特点是总是拖着，而不是很快结束，故该项错误。选项[B]对应该段第二句：He has not yet said what it suggested or how he will respond．可见谷歌并没有很快提出一个解决方案。故该项错误。文章第五段提到微软在欧洲反垄断案件中多次被罚款，最后一段又说：还是问问微软吧。可见微软在处理类似问题上比较有经验，所以该项表达是正确的。选项[D]意为“网络搜索和操作系统领域的垄断现象将很快消失”，该段及整个文章都没涉及这一问题，该项属于无中生有，故错误。综上所述，本题答案为选项[C]。