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They were the Macbeths of information technology: a wicked couple who seized power and abused it in bloody and greedy ways. But
They were the Macbeths of information technology: a wicked couple who seized power and abused it in bloody and greedy ways. But
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2013-11-18
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They were the Macbeths of information technology: a wicked couple who seized power and abused it in bloody and greedy ways. But in recent years, the story has【C1】______Bill Gates, Microsoft’s founder, has retired to give away his billions. The "Wintel" couple(short for "Windows" and "Intel")are【C2】______seen as yesterday’s tyrants. Rumors【C3】______that a coup is brewing to oust Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s current boss.
Yet there is life in the old technologists. They still control the two most important standards in【C4】______: Windows, the operating system for most personal computers, and "Intel Architecture," the set of rules governing how software【C5】______with the processor it runs on. More than 80% of PCs still run on the "Wintel" standard. Accordingly,【C6】______for Windows and PC chips, which flagged during the global recession, has【C7】______So have both firms’ results: to many people’s surprise, Microsoft announced a thumping(巨大的)quarterly profit of $4.5 billion in July; Intel earned a(n) 【C8】______$2.9 billion.
So now is a good time to take stock of IT’s most hated power couple. As The Economist went to press, Intel was on track to reach a【C9】______with America’s Federal Trade Commission(FTC), which would in effect end the antitrust woes that have【C10】______both firms. And Microsoft has recently strengthened its ties with ARM, Intel’s new archrival(对手). This suggests that the Wintel marriage is crumbling.
A)interacts F)impressive K)incredibly
B)increasingly G)resolution L)demand
C)various H)recovered M)computing
D)persist I)plagued N)settlement
E)desire J)changed O)consider
【C2】
选项
答案
B
解析
副词辨析题。第一句用比喻的手法指出微软和英特尔过去的形象;第二句用But引起转折,表明近年来它们的形象发生了变化。空格所在句总结上文,意为“‘Wintel’联盟——被看作昔日霸主。”根据句子结构可知,空格处需要一个副词修饰被动结构are seen。备选项中有两个副词,increasingly“逐渐地,日益”符合原文意思。
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大学英语四级
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