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Questions 62 to 66 arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Peoplearebeinglured (引诱)ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafun, freeservicewithoutrealizingthey'repayingforitbygivinguptoadsofpersonalinformation. Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.
MostFacebookusersdon'trealizethisishappening. Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisupto, theystillhavenoideawhatthey'repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon'treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.
Thebiggestproblem, however, isthatthecompanykeepschangingtherulesEarlyonyoukeepeverythingprivate. Thatwasthegreatthingaboutfacebookyoucouldcreateownlittleprivatenetwork. Lastyear. Thecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythingsyoucity. Yourphoto, yourfriends'names-wereset, bydefault (默认)tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.
AccordingtoFacebook'svice-presidentElliotSchrage, thecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsservice, andifpeopledon'tshareinformationTheyhavea "lesssatisfyingexperience".
SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney. Inoriginalbusinessmodel, whichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthenAtthesideofthepagestotallyWhowantstotookatadswhenthey'reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?
TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington. InApril. SenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy. HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocial-networkingsites."Ithinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethem," Schrageadmits.
IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacy, it'sonlythebeginning. WhichiswhyI'mconsideringdeactivating(撤销)myaccount. Facebookisahandysite, butI'mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon'tThat'stoohighapricetopay.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
62.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?
A)Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestotargetedusers.
B)Itmakesmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.
C)Itprofitsbysellingitsusers'personaldata.
D)Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.
63.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?
A)Theyarereluctanttogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.
B)Theydon'tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.
C)Theydon'tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsite.
D)Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.
64.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?
A)Torenderbetterservicetoitsusers.
B)ToconformtotheFederalguidelines.
C)Toimproveitsusers'connectivity.
D)Toexpanditsscopeofbusiness.
65.WhydoesSenatorCharlesSchumeradvocate?
A)Settingguidelinesforadvertisingonwebsites.
B)Banningthesharingofusers'personalinformation.
C)Formulatingregulationsforsocial-networkingsites.
D)Removingadsfromallsocial-networkingsites.
66.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?
A
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