5、Attitudes to industrial espionage（間諜活動(dòng)）

What do people think about stealing and selling industrial secrets?

A．Sarah J. . an industrial chemist

For some years now I have been engaged in highly secret chemical research. Because there is so much industrial espionage now. I have got used to a certain lack of freedom. There is an atmosphere：of suspicion almost everywhere，and I am well aware of the dangers of talking about my work，or even of telling new acquaintances where I work. I know I must keep my work secret.

B．Charles S.，an inventor

There was a time. When I was employed as a scientific adviser to a large company，where I thought there was too much secrecy in industry. I have an agent who looks after a part of my business. and she has always  insisted that I take out patents on all of my inventions，however ridiculous they may look. She also insists on my locking away all plans and technical drawings.

C．Peter, a science teacher

I teach chemistry and physics to young people up to the age of l8 to the best of my ability in the hope that they will go to university and eventually go into industry. I hate the whole business of industrial spying：I know it goes on and l warn my students about getting involved in buying or selling secrets. An old friend of mine is a mechanical engineer and although he says he has no important information，he has had his phone tapped （竊聽(tīng)），and he has been approached by a representative of another large company

D．Laura B．，an advertising executive

Some follow sales executives and I were discussing the question of industrial espionage in conference recently. While the others felt it only took place in the manufacturing industries，I pointed out that it was just as prevalent in areas like sales. advertising，insurance and other service industries. It’s a fact of life: we all have our secrets that other companies would pay a lot of money to see.

1．Who points out that spying takes place even in service industries?

    A．Laura B．        B．Sarah J.           C．Peter L.           D．Charles S.

2．All the following can be inferred EXCEPT         .

    A．Charles S. may not leave his/her work lying around for anyone to see.

    B．Sarah J. seems to have accepted the need for secrecy in his /her work

    C．Laura B．used not to understand why there was so much secrecy in industry

    D．Peter L. 0ften warns his students of industrial espionage

3．Which of the following is the closest to prevalent in meaning?

    A．Common.        B．Important.       C．Different .       D．Attractive

4．You any read this article in           .

A．a(chǎn) science fiction                               B．a(chǎn) magazine

C．a(chǎn) poster                                           D．a(chǎn)n advertisement