14.Facebook is the world's biggest social networkingsite.People are being tricked into Facebook with the promise of a fun,freeservice without realizing they're paying for it by giving up loads of personal information.
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 you could keep everything private.That was the greatthing 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(rèn)),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"less satisfying experience".
Some critics(批評家) think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money.In original business model,which involved selling ads and putting them in the side of the pages totally,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 Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy.He also urged(催促) 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,it's only the beginning,which is why I'm considering cancelling(取消)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.
28.What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?D
A.It is a website that sends messages to users who want to get married
B.It earns money by putting on advertisements
C.It provides loads of personal information to its users
D.It makes money by selling its users'personal data
29.What does the author say about most Facebook users?D
A.They are unwilling to give up their personal information
B.They care very little about their personal information
C.They don't identify themselves when using the website
D.They don't know their personal data enriches Facebook
30.Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?B
A.To obey the Federal guidelines
B.To provide better service to its users
C.To improve its users'connection
D.To expand its business
31.Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?A
A.He doesn't want his personal data badly used
B.He finds many of its users untrustworthy
C.He is dissatisfied with its present service
D.He is upset by its frequent rule changes.
分析 Facebook通過免費(fèi)的、有趣的服務(wù)吸引著眾人,但為此人們付出了沉重的代價--泄露了大量的個人信息.
解答 28---31 DDBA
28:D 細(xì)節(jié)題.由第一段第一句"People are being tricked into…by giving up loads of personal information"可知,因?yàn)橐粋關(guān)于有趣、自由服務(wù)的承諾,人們現(xiàn)在正被騙進(jìn) Facebook,他們沒有意識到通過讓出大量的個人信息,他們正在付錢給 Facebook.因此作者對于 Facebook 這個社交媒體是持消極態(tài)度,意在批判它將人們的私人信息做不正當(dāng)處理,D項(xiàng)符合語境.A項(xiàng)與題意無關(guān),B項(xiàng)在第一段未涉及,C項(xiàng)與文章大意相悖.故正確答案為D.
29 D:推斷題.第二段第一句"Most Facebook users don't realize this is happening…people don't really know what their personal data is worth"說明,大部分 Facebook 用戶并未意識到他們正在用自己的私人信息來換取服務(wù),即使他們知道,他們也不知道自己的私人信息有多有價值.即,F(xiàn)acebook 利用用戶的私人信息掙錢,同時并不讓他們知道.由此我們可推測是用戶的私人信息使 Facebook 壯大,讓其掙錢,B項(xiàng)符合題意.文章并未指出人們是否愿意讓出私人信息,一切在他們不知情的情況下就發(fā)生了,排除A項(xiàng);C項(xiàng)文章未提到;B項(xiàng)不合邏輯.故正確答案為D.
30:B 細(xì)節(jié)題.由第四段副總裁 Elliot Schrag 所說的話"the company is simply making changes to improve its service…they have a less satisfying experience"可知,公司做出規(guī)則改變僅僅是為了提升其服務(wù)質(zhì)量.B項(xiàng)符合文意.A、C、D項(xiàng)均與題干不符.
故正確答案為B.
31:A 細(xì)節(jié)題.由最后一段第一句"I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy…which is why I'm considering cancelling my account"可知,我懷疑目前為止 Facebook 做了哪些事情來侵犯我們的隱私,因此作者想要取消 Facebook 賬號.作者關(guān)注的重心一直都是個人隱私是否會遭侵犯,并且全文的主旨在于批判 Facebook 社交媒體將用戶個人信息做不正當(dāng)使用,因此A項(xiàng)符合文意.C項(xiàng)文章未涉及,B項(xiàng)與文章大意無關(guān),D項(xiàng)與題干無關(guān).
故正確答案為A.
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