考研阅读真题英语一.pdf

考研阅读必备真题英语一

考研阅读必备真题英语一1

Twoyearsago.RupertMurdochsdaughter,spokeat

theunsettlingdearthofintegrityacrosssomanyof

ourcollapsed,sheargued,becauseofacollective

acceptancethatthemechanisminsocietyshouldbe

profitandthemarketwethepeoplewhocreatethe

societywewant,notprofit.n

Drivingherpointhome,shecontinuednts

increasinglyabsenceofpurpose,ofamorallanguage

withingovernment,couldbeeoneofthemost

dangerousgoalsforcapitalismandfreedom.This

sameabsenceofmoralpurposewaswoundingpanies,

suchasnternational,shethought,makingitmore

likelythatitwouldforehadwithwidespreadillegal

telephonehacking.

Asthehackingtrialconcludes-findingguiltyone

ex-editoroftheNewsoftheWorld,AndyCoulson,for

conspiringtohackphones,andfindingthe

predecessor,RebekahBrooks,innocentofthesame

charge-thewidedearthofintegritystillstands.

Journalistsareknowntohavehackedthephonesofup

to5,500people.Thisishackingonanindustrial

scale,aswasacknowledgedbyGlennMulcaire,theman

hiredbytheNewsoftheWorldin2001tobethe

pointpersonforphonehacking.Othersawaittrial.

Thislongstorystillunfolds.

Inmanyrespects,thedearthofmoralpurpose

framesnotonlythefactofsuchwidespreadphone

hackingbutthetermsonwhichthetrialtookplace.

Oneoftheastonishingrevelationswashowlittle

RebekahBrooksknewofwhatwentoninhernewsroom,

howlittleshethoughttoaskandthefactthatshe

neverinquiredhowthestoriesarrived.Thecoreof

hersuccessfuldefencewasthatsheknewnothing.

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Intodaysworld,ithasbeenormalthatwellpaid

executivesshouldnotbeaccountableforwhathappens

intheorganizationsthattheyrun.Perhapsweshould

notbesosurprised.Foragen