Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A),B) , C)or D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
　　The following describes the terms on which eBay offers you access to our services.
　　Welcome to eBay. By using the services available from the domain and sub-domains of www. ebay. com(the“Site”) you are agreeing to the following terms, including those available by hyperlink ( the“Agreement”or“User Agreement”) with eBay Inc. and the general principles for the web sites of our subsidiaries and international affiliates (附属公司). If you reside outside of the United States, you are contracting with eBay International AG. If you have any questions, please refer to the Help section on the site.
　　Before you may become a member of eBay, you must read and accept all of the terms and conditions in, and linked 　　to, this User Agreement and the Privacy Policy. We strongly recomnend that, as you read this User Agreement, you also access and read the linked information. By accepting this User Agreement, you also agree that your use of other eBay branded web sites will be governed by the User Agreement and Privacy Policy posted on those web sites.
　　This Agreement is effective on February 1 st, 2006 for current users, and upon acceptance for new users. The previous amendment to this Agreement was effective for all users on May 25th, 2005.
　　36. Who is this passage intended to?
　　A) EBay's customers.
　　B) EBay's buyers.
　　C) EBay's suppliers.
　　D) EBay website users.
　　37. What does the“Site”in the first paragraph refer to?
　　A) It refers to the internet.
　　B) It refers to all of the domain and sub-domains of eBay. com.
　　C) It refers to www. ebay. com.
　　D) It refers to eBay Inc.
　　38. What is the meaning of“reside”in the first paragraph?
　　A) live
　　B) travel
　　C) go
　　D) get online
　　39. If the users accept this User Agreement, it means ________
　　A) they agree that the User Agreement and Privacy Policy on other eBay branded web sites will not be effective to 　them
　　B) they also agree to the User Agreement and Privacy Policy on other eBay branded web sites when they use them
　　C) they just have to follow this User Agreement
　　D) they have nothing to do with eBay' s subsidiaries and international affiliates
　　40. when will this Agreement take effect?
　　A) February 1 st, 2006.
　　B) February 1 st, 2005.
　　C) May 25th, 2006.
　　D) May 25th, 2005.

　　欢迎您到eBay来。如果您使用www．ebay．corn(称为“站点”)这个域名或者其子域名上提供的各种服务，那么你应该接受以下条款，包括那些以超级链接(<协议>或<用户协议>)形式存在的eBay公司的条款，以及eBay子公司或者国际附属公司网站的总则等。如果你居住在美国以外的地方，那么你们是与eBay国际公司签订合同。如果有任何疑问，请参阅网站上提供的帮助功能。
　　在你成为eBay成员之前，你必须阅读并接受本用户协议和保密条款中包含的或者与之相关的全部条款和条件。我们强烈建议在你阅读本用户协议时，打开并阅读其链接的信息。如果接受了本用户协议，意味着你同意在使用eBay品牌的其他网站时，也同意受那些用户协议和保密条款的监管。
　　本协议于2006年2月1日起生效，有效对象为当前用户和新注册的用户。以前怼本协议的修订已于2005年5月25日对所有用户生效。
　　答案及精解
　　36．【答案精解】D。判断题。通过阅读可以知道，本文是关于eBay网的服务协议，因此其阅读对象应该是eBay网现有的或者将要注册的用户。因此应该是答案D。
　　37．【答案精解】C。细节题。从原文第二段...from the domain and sub-domains of WWW．ebay．com(the “Site”)you ale agreeing to the following terms，可以看出Site就是指WWW．ebay．com。
　　38．【答案精解】A。释义题。reside是“居住”的意思，同义词为live。另外。也可根据题目找到原文If you reside outside of the United States，you ale contracting with eBay International AG，可以推断与eBay国际部签合约的，肯定是非美国本土的用户，也可猜出该词词义。
　　39．【答案精解】B。细节题。从原文第三段末尾句By accepting this User Agreement，you also agree that your use of other eBay branded web sites will be governed by the User Agreement and Privacy Privacy posted on those web sites可以看出，接受了本用户协议，也就是接受了eBay其他品牌网站的用户协议和保密条款。
　　40．【答案精解】A。细节题。从最后一段This Agreement is effective on February 1 st，2006 for current users，and upon acceptance for new users可以找到答案，应该是2006年2月1日。