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Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage:
People are being lured (引诱)onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up toads 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 Face book 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 own little private network. Last year. The company changed its privacy rules so that many things you city. Your photo, your friends’ names-were set, by default (默认)to be shared with every one 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 think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. In original business model, which involved selling ads and putting then At the side of the pages totally Who wants to took 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 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 deactivating(撤销)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 That’s too high a price to pay.
单选题
What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。第一段第二句提到Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages,由此可知.脸谱网通过出售用户的个人信息给广告商来谋取利润。故选C。
单选题
What does the author say about most Facebook users?
单选题
Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文中第四段提到According to Facebook's vice president Elliot Schrage,the company is simply making changes to improve its service,即根据Elliot Schrage所言,该公司做出改变仅仅是为了给用户提供更好的服务。故选A。
单选题
Why does Senator Charles Schumer advocate?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。倒数第二段的第三句提到He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites,由此可知,他要求联邦贸易委员会为社交网站制定法规。故选C。
单选题
Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。根据最后一段的第一句提到I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it's only the beginning,紧接着作者说那也就是其考虑注销其帐户的原因,因而作者注销其脸谱网帐户是因为他怀疑脸谱网对个人隐私的侵犯至今还只是刚刚起步,也就是说这种侵犯会日益严重,而作者不希望自己的个人信息被滥用。故选C。