Among the firms making the biggest splash in the new world is Straitford, Inc., a private intelligence-analysis firm based in Austin, Texas. Straitford makes money by selling the results of spying（covering nations from Chile to Russia） to corporations like energy-services firm McDermott International.

　　Straifford president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of mutually reinforcing tool for both information collection and distribution, a spymaster's dream. Last week his firm was busy vacuuming up data bits from the far corners of the world and predicting a crisis in Ukraine.“ As soon as that report runs, we'll suddenly get 500 new internet sign-ups from Ukraine, ” says Friedman, a former political science professor. “And we'll hear back from some of them.” Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult to tell good information from bad. That 'sswheresStraitford earns its keep.

　　Friedman relies on a lean staff in Austin. Several of his staff members have military-intelligence backgrounds. He sees the firm's outsider status as the key to its success. Straitford's briefs don't sound like the usual Washington back-and forthing, whereby agencies avoid dramatic declarations on the chance they might be wrong. Straitford, says Friedman, takes pride in its independent voice.

　　41. The emergence of the Net has

　　A. received support from fans like Donovan.

　　B. remolded the intelligence services.

　　C. restored many common pastimes.

　　D. revived spying as a profession.

　　42.Donovan's story is mentioned in the text to

　　A. introduce the topic of online spying.

　　B. show how he fought for the U.S.

　　C. give an episode of the information war.

　　D. honor his unique services to the CIA.

　　43.The phrase“making the biggest splash”（line 1, paragraph 3）most probably means

　　A. causing the biggest trouble.

　　B. exerting the greatest effort.

　　C. achieving the greatest success.

　　D. enjoying the widest popularity.

　　44.It can be learned from paragraph 4 that

　　A. Straitford's prediction about Ukraine has proved true.

　　B. Straitford guarantees the truthfulness of its information.

　　C. Straitford's business is characterized by unpredictability.

　　D. Straitford is able to provide fairly reliable information.

　　45.Straitford is most proud of its

　　A. official status.

　　B. nonconformist image.

　　C. efficient staff.

　　D. military background.

　　答案：41—45　BACDB

　　Text 2

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