问答题 《复合题被拆开情况》 Disaster struck the world’s biggest social network on October 4th when Facebook and its sister apps were knocked offline for six hours. It was one of the less【C1】________moments of the company’s week. The next day, Frances Haugen, told Congress of all manner of wickedness at the firm, from【C2】________eating disorders among its younger users to endangering democracy. Some wondered whether the world would be a better place if the collapse were【C3】________. Politicians are angry but so far seem incapable of carrying out reforms to keep it under【C4】________. And investors have kept buying the stock,【C5】________of the bad headlines. Yet the company should take no【C6】________from this. The blind fury unleashed shows that its reputational problems have got out of hand. Even when it set out plausible【C7】________to Ms Haugen, people no longer wanted to hear. The firm risks joining the ranks of corporate untouchables like big tobacco. If that idea takes hold, Facebook risks losing its young, liberal staff. Even if its ageing customers stick with the social network, Facebook has bigger ambitions that could be【C8】________if public opinion continues to curdle. Who wants a metaverse created by Facebook? Perhaps as many people as would like their health care provided by Philip Morris. If【C9】________argument alone is no longer enough to get Facebook out of its hole, the company should look hard at its public face. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s all-powerful founder, made a reasoned statement after this week’s wave of anger. He was ignored or ridiculed and【C10】________looks like a terrible nuisance. A) avoiding F) frustrated K) highlights B) comfort G) increasingly L) rational C) control H) hardly M) regardless D) definite I) permanent N) responses E) embarrassing J) promoting O) satisfied《问题》:【C3】
【正确答案】I
【答案解析】形容词辨析题。空格前是主语the collapse和系动词were,空格处需填入形容词或名词作表语。空格所在句指出,一些人猜想,如果脸书系统崩溃是___________,世界是否会变得更好。结合上文可知,鉴于脸书的种种恶行。有些人认为脸书应该“继续”或“永远”下线。故本题答案为I)permanent。