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   Major League Baseball (MLB) had a problem that was hard to deal with this week,as word spread that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Department of Justice are investigating the St Louis Cardinals. Employees of the team may have hacked(非法侵入) into the computer database of the Houston Astros. If the investigation proves that the Cardinals did do the act,it will be considered not only unsportsmanlike but also illegal.

   In a statement,the MLB said it is aaware of and has fully cooperated with the federal investigation into the illegsd act of the Houston Astros' baseball operations database.The organization added,“Once the investigative process has been completed by federal law enforcement officials,we will judge the next steps and will make decisions immediately.w The investigation began after the Astros* internal trade talks were posted anonymously（匿名地） on the Internet last year. People wanted to know who was responsible for making the private information public.

   The two major-league teams had been competitors for a long time,but things became even worse when the Astros hired Jeff Luhnow as their general manager in 2011. Luhnow had previously worked for the Cardinals as head of their player development department. Investigators think the Cardinals may have been able to get inside the Astros’ database using Luhnow's old passwords from when he was working for the St. Louis team.

   This is the first known case of a professional sports team hacking another team's network,but some cybersecurity(網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全) experts say other teams may have done it before without getting caught. Craig Newman,chairman of the privacy and data security practice of the New York law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler,told The AssociatedPress that it would be “irresponsible” to assume this is the first incident of hacking in the world of professional sports.

6. What happened to the Cardinals according to Paragraph 1 ?

   A. It was in cooperation with MLB.

   B. It was in need of the FBI’s help.

   C. It was under investigation.

   D. It was under construction.

7. Which event led to the investigation into the incident of hacking?

   A. The Astros' website went down suddenly.

   B. The Astros' private information was uncovered.

   C. Newman commented on the Cardinals' trade talks.

   D. The Cardinals’ private information was uncovered.

8. What cah we infer from the text?

   A. Jeff Luhnow betrayed his team on purpose.

   B. Jeff Luhnow's old information may have been used.

   C. Jeff Luhnow had been a general manager before 2011.

   D. Jeff Luhnow was not allowed to use the Astros' database.

9. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably refers to .

   A. hacking other teams' network

   B. stealing money from a competitor

   C. offering a competitor useful information

   D. providing untrue information for other teams

10. Where does this text probably come from?

   A. A sports report.

   B. A finance report.

   C. A computer textbook.

   D. A newspaper advertisement.

Answer 1

6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. A

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本文是記敘文。圣路易斯紅雀隊(duì) 因被懷疑非法侵入休斯敦太空人隊(duì)的 數(shù)據(jù)庫而被調(diào)查。

6. C. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的... are investigating the St. Louis Cardinals可知，壟路易斯紅雀隊(duì)(the Cardinals ) 正在接受調(diào)查。

7. B. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù) 第二句 The investigation began after the Astros’ internal trade talks were posted anonymously on the Internet iast year可知，休斯敦太空人隊(duì)(the Houston Astros ）的數(shù)據(jù)庫遭到入侵， 去年其內(nèi)部交易信息被匿名放到網(wǎng) 上。這一事件成為此次調(diào)查的導(dǎo)火索。

8. B. 推理判斷題。由第三段末的the Cardinals may have been able to get inside the Astros’ database using Luhnow’ s old passwords 可知，調(diào)查 人員認(rèn)為有可能Jeff Luhnow曾經(jīng) 工作的圣路易斯紅雀隊(duì)甩他的舊密 碼入侵了他現(xiàn)在所在的休斯敦太空 人隊(duì)的數(shù)據(jù)庫。也就是說，他的舊信 息可能被利用了。

9. A. 篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。劃線詞指代最后 一段首句中的hacking another team's network。如線詞所在句應(yīng)理 解為：這是第一起己知的專業(yè)球隊(duì)非 法侵入另一球隊(duì)網(wǎng)絡(luò)的案例，但是有 網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全專家說或許其他球隊(duì)也做 過類似的事情，只是沒被發(fā)現(xiàn)而己。

10. A. 文章出處題。本文主要講美國(guó) 職業(yè)棒球大聯(lián)盟中的圣路易斯紅雀隊(duì)涉嫌非法侵入休斯敦太空人隊(duì)的數(shù)據(jù) 庫。故本文應(yīng)選自體育新聞報(bào)道。