News that Microsoft was making a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with heated discussion by many Internet users on Friday. Here are some responses:
Mark Galeassi of Kansas City, Missouri
This is the best move for both parties. Yahoo has the ideas and Microsoft has the money to finally market these ideas correctly. Microsoft and Yahoo are a perfect fit and the deal will be good for consumers.
Scott G of New Jersey
I was a Yahoo user for years along with Hotmail from Microsoft. Then Google came along: Google Earth, Google Toolbar and Gmail. Google is so innovative (創(chuàng)新的) with everything they do. Yahoo and Microsoft... same old story... I don’t think the merger (合并) will do anything for either company except improve the Yahoo shareholders’ bank accounts.
Michael Glosser of Estero, Florida
Right now, Yahoo offers a lot of features and tools at no cost for all different levels of Internet users. Microsoft seeks nothing but profit. Undoubtedly, they’ll do nothing other than find ways to start removing Yahoo’s formerly non-priced features. Microsoft’s greed will ruin the great thing that Yahoo currently is.
Toni Suarez of Hacienda Heights, California
Perhaps it would bring better high technology innovations to e-mail and help in researching and developing a better Internet!
Antonio Simmons of Parkville, Maryland
Microsoft purchasing Yahoo would be nothing more than an attempt from Microsoft to further impose upon the users their poor-quality software and obtain more wealth for the company. In my opinion, they will never be able to compete with Google because Yahoo and Microsoft’s current search engines are too inferior (差的) to compete. Even if combined, they still lack.
小題1:Who is in favor of the merger of Microsoft and Yahoo?
A.Antonio Simmons. B.Michael Grosser.
C.Scott G.D.Mark Galeassi.
小題2:In the opinion of Scott G , _______.
A.the merger will contribute to Microsoft
B.Yahoo and Microsoft are lacking in innovation
C.Google is getting short of management experience
D.the merger will allow Microsoft to overtake Google
小題3:Michael Grosser is afraid that _______.
A.the merger will cost Yahoo’s free features
B.the merger will lead to Microsoft’s defeating Yahoo
C.the increased competition will force Google out of the game
D.Internet users will have to buy Microsoft’s expensive software
小題4:What is Antonio Simmons’ attitude towards Google?
A.Doubtful.B.Disapproval.C.Positive.D.Negative.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
本文是關(guān)于5個人對于微軟收購雅虎的不同觀點。
小題1:推理題。文章第二段中Mark Galeassi.的觀點可知他是支持收購的。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Scott G觀點的第2,3行Google is so innovative (創(chuàng)新的) with everything they do. Yahoo and Microsoft... same old story...可知他認(rèn)為雅虎和微軟缺乏創(chuàng)新。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Michael Grosser觀點的2,3行Undoubtedly, they’ll do nothing other than find ways to start removing Yahoo’s formerly non-priced features.答案為A。
小題4:推理題。文中Antonio Simmons觀點的3,4行中In my opinion, they will never be able to compete with Google because Yahoo and Microsoft’s current search engines are too inferior (差的) to compete. Even if combined, they still lack.得知他對于谷歌的前途很樂觀。
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