填空题Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage 3
times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully
for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are
required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.
Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you
have written. There was a time when any personal
information that was gathered about us was typed on a piece of paper and
{{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}in a file cabinet. It could remain
there for years and, often {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}, never
reach the outside world. Things have done a complete about-face
since then {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}the change has been the
astonishingly {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}development in recent
years of the computer. Today, any data that is {{U}} {{U}} 5
{{/U}} {{/U}}about us in one place or another—and for one reason or
another—can be stored in a computer bank. It can then be easily passed to other
computer banks. They are owned by individuals and by private businesses and
corporations, leading {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}, direct
mailing and telemarketing firms, credit bureaus, credit card companies, and
{{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}at the local, state, and federal
level. A growing number of Americans are seeing the
accumulation and distribution of computerized data as a frightening {{U}}
{{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}of their privacy. Surveys show that the number
of worried Americans has been steadily growing over the years as the computer
becomes increasingly {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}, easier to
operate, and less costly to purchase and maintain. In 1970, a national survey
showed that 37 percent of the people {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}}
{{/U}}felt their privacy was being invaded. Seven years later, 47 percent
expressed the same worry. A recent survey by a credit bureau revealed that the
number of alarmed citizens had shot up to 76 percent.