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In 2009 the European Commission carried out an investigation into Microsoft. The American software giant tied Internet Explorer,

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问题     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.
Which one is NOT true for Microsoft?
选项 A、Recently it has been accused by Google.
B、It has been fined several times in history.
C、Its browser has been surpassed by its rivals.
D、It’s not specialized in browser on tablet computers.
答案A
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]。
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