Question

Have you ever used Facebook? Many people are being lured (引誘) onto it with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up large amounts of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.

Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.

The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on, you keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook — you could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things — your city, your photo, your friends' names—were set, by default (默認) to be shared with everyone on the Internet.

According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a “l(fā)ess satisfying experience”.

Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page, totally failed. Who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?

The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator (議員) Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.

I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy is only the beginning, which is why I’m considering deactivating (撤銷) my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t know. That’s too high a price to pay.

1.What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?

A. It is a website that sends messages to targeted users.

B. It makes money by putting on advertisements.

C. It profits by selling its users’ personal data.

D. It provides loads of information to its users.

2.What does the author say about most Facebook users?

A. They are reluctant to give up their personal information.

B. They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.

C. They don’t identify themselves when using the website.

D. They care very little about their personal information.

3.Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?

A. To provide better service to its users.

B. To follow the Federal guidelines.

C. To improve its users’ connectivity.

D. To expand its scope of business.

4.Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?

A. He is dissatisfied with its current service.

B. He finds many of its users untrustworthy.

C. He doesn’t want his personal data abused.

D. He is upset by its frequent rule changes.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析： Facebook（美國第一個社交網(wǎng)絡服務網(wǎng)站）用承諾給用戶們一個好玩的免費的服務來引誘人們放棄個人信息，人們卻沒有意識到他們是以付出個人信息為代價的。很多人不知道自己的信息能賺錢也不知道個人的數(shù)據(jù)值多少錢。Facebook公司一直在改變。而據(jù)Facebook副總裁Elliot Schrage所說，公司做改變僅僅是改善其服務。隱私問題引起網(wǎng)民的熱議。

1.細節(jié)理解題。第一段第一句的意思：Facebook（美國第一個社交網(wǎng)絡服務網(wǎng)站）在承諾給用戶們一個好玩的免費的服務來引誘人們放棄個人信息，人們卻沒有意識到他們的個人信息是可以賺錢的。由此選C。

2.細節(jié)理解題。第一段和第二段說明很多人不知道自己的信息能賺錢也不知道個人的數(shù)據(jù)值多少錢。四個選項的意思是：A 他們不愿意放棄個人的信息； B他們不知道他們的個人數(shù)據(jù)使Facebook 發(fā)了財；C在使用網(wǎng)站時他們不確認自己；D他們不關心自己的個人信息。只有B與文章的細節(jié)一致。由此判斷是選B

3.細節(jié)理解題：根據(jù)第四段的大意：據(jù)Facebook副總裁Elliot Schrage所說，公司做改變僅僅是改善其服務，如果人們不分享信息，他們就會有“不太令人滿意的體驗”。由此判斷選A。

4.推理判斷題。最后一段的大意：我認為侵犯隱私權(quán)僅僅是個開始，我正在考慮撤銷我的帳號。因為我擔心自己的信息會到了不信任的人手里，這樣的代價就太高了。由此判斷最佳選C。

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