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According to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal, all it takes is a tiny file in a computer-a single code consisting of a long series of numbers and letters- to record the computer user’s age, gender, location, favorite movies and hobbies.
The newspaper reports that Lotame Solutions Inc., a New York company, uses sophisticated(高科技) software called a "beacon" to capture what people are typing on a website.
Lotame packages that data into profiles(个人资料)about individuals, only without their names, and sells the profiles to companies seeking customers.Batches of such data may be sold for a few dollars.
The Wall Street Journal survey discovered that spying on Internet users is one of the fastest-growing businesses on the World Wide Web.
The "cookie"- a tiny text file put on your PC by websites or marketing firms which might be used to remember your preferences for one site, or to track you across many sites is already old news.There are new and more complex tools such as "beacons" which scan in real time what people are doing on a webpage.These beacons instantly assess the Internet user’s location, income, shopping interests and even medical conditions.
Millions of Internet users around the world also face unprecedented(空前的)threats.Private, sensitive, personal and business information is being gathered and sold without their knowledge.
Companies insist the information they gather is anonymous and the data is used harmlessly. But the technology has grown so powerful that even some of the biggest websites in the US don’t know that they were installing intrusive files on visitors’ computers.These include MSN.com and Yahoo.com.
Next time you visit a webpage and find an ad banner advertising something you’ve been planning to buy, don’t be amazed that your computer can read your mind.
小题1:The purpose of the passage is to .
A.introduce a tiny file in a computer-a single code |
B.show how your individual information was let out when you surf the Internet |
C.show how to protect your privacy |
D.introduce a sophisticated software called a "beacon" |
A.Lotame sells the profiles about individuals to companies seeking customers with their age, gender, location, hobbies and names |
B.spying on Internet users is the fastest-growing businesses on the World Wide Web |
C.some of the biggest websites in the US know they were installing intrusive files on visitors’ computers |
D.a tiny file in a computer-a single code consisting of a long series of numbers and letters can record users’ information |
A.because the data is used harmlessly.Internet users around the world will not face threats |
B.when a person surf the Internet, his personal details may be let out without his knowledge |
C.your computer can really read your mind |
D.MSN.com and Yahoo.com.use software to capture what people are typing on a website |
A.is a tiny text file put on your PC by websites |
B.is a soft ware that can package that data into profiles about individuals |
C.can assess the Internet user’s location, income, shopping interests and even medical conditions |
D.is not more complex than the "cookie" |
A.Neutral | B.Worried | C.Optimistic | D.Indifferent |
答案
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
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[2]Researchers in the state of Rhode Island measured the amount of the hormone(荷尔蒙) melatonin(降黑素) in people"s mouths at different times of the day. Melatonin causes people to feel sleepy.
[3]They found that melatonin levels rise later at night in teenagers than they do in children and adults. It remains at higher levels in teenagers later in the morning. They said this shows that teenagers have difficulty learning early in the morning. Yet most school systems in the United States begin high school classes at about seven o"clock.
[4]A few school districts have made some changes. In 1996, school officials in Edina, Minnesota, changed the start of classes from seven thirty to eight thirty. Two years later, the nearby city of Minneapolis did the same. Teachers there reported that students were no longer sleepy in class and were happier. Staying in school later in the day did not seem to be a problem for students who had jobs after school either.
[5]Health experts say that teenagers need between eight and nine hours of sleep a night. Students _________ are likely to be late for school, fail to do their homework, fall asleep in class and have trouble taking part in class discussions.
[6]Some people, however, don"t support a later start time because they say that it would limit the time for practicing sports after school. However, the Minnesota schools found that this did not hurt school sports competitions.
[7]More American school districts are discussing the possibility of changing high school start times. Researchers and teenagers say that they cannot make the change quickly enough.
1 What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 8 words.)
2 Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 8 words.)
3 Complete the following statement with proper words.(Please answer within 5 words)
If they go to bed very late at night, teenagers ___________ early in the morning.
4 Do you think the change is necessary? Why? (Please answer within 15 words.)
5 What does the word “this”(line 3, paragraph 6) probably refer to?(no more than 4words)
A lazy Susan may also be a part of a kitchen cabinet (橱柜). In this sense, the lazy Susan is a type of shelving unit within the cabinet that is able to turn around its axis(轴心) . One may turn the lazy Susan in order to find certain goods in storage. From the outside, a lazy Susan appears to be two cabinets that are located at a right angle (直角) to each another. When one of these cabinets is pushed, however, both doors move and the lazy Susan is revealed inside.
It is believed that Thomas Jefferson invented the lazy Susan in the 18th century, though it was called “dumbwaiter” at that time. It is said that Jefferson invented the lazy Susan because his daughter complained she was always served last at table and, as a result, never found herself full when leaving the table. Others believe that Thomas Edison was the inventor, as he is believed to have invented the turntable for his phonograph (留声机). The turntable may have developed into the lazy Susan later.
Regardless of who invented it, it wasn’t until 1917 that the term “lazy Susan” was used in an advertisement for the invention. In Britain, however, the term “dumbwaiter” is still used rather than “lazy Susan”. The reason for the naming of it is still a mystery. One theory is that it was named after either Jefferson’s or Edison’s daughter, both of whom were named Susan.
小题1:What is a “lazy Susan”?
A.A waitress | B.A convenient tool | C.A table | D.A cabinet |
A.his daughter was very lazy | B.the lazy Susan didn’t exist until the 18th century |
C.Thomas Edison was his friend | D.Thomas Edison didn’t invent the phonograph |
A.the lazy Susan can work by itself |
B.the lazy Susan was named after Thomas Edison’s daughter |
C.how the lazy Susan got its name remains unknown |
D.the lazy Susan was invented in Britain |
A.discuss how the lazy Susan was named | B.teach us how to make a lazy Susan |
C.introduce Thomas Edison’s inventions | D.tell us what a lazy Susan is and its origin |
Here are some definitions of the short story. My favorite is Benet"s: “something that can be read in an hour and remembered for a lifetime”. One writer said, “The theme of a novel won"t fit into the framework of a short story; It"s like trying to squeeze a large painting done on a wall into the frame of a miniature (微型画)。 And as in a miniature painting, the details need to be sharp. ”
The short story is an example of one aspect of human nature. Often a character undergoes some event, something that offers him or her change. This is why it’s said that short stories usually “say something ”, often a small something, but sometimes delivered with such accuracy that the effect is strongly felt, even a life-moment for some readers, something similar to a religious experience or to witnessing a never-to-be-repeated scene in nature.
Ok, let’s form a definition here: A short story is an account, rarely over 10, 000 words or below 500 words-more commonly 1, 500 to 5, 000 words-a single-sitting read, but with enough time and weight to move the reader. It is narrow and focused to produce an effect through the story, most commonly through events affecting some change in an individual.
Writer Isabelle Allende once wrote: “Novels are, for me, adding up details, just work, work, work, then you"re done. Short stories are more difficult-they have to be perfect, complete in themselves. ”
小题1:The writer of the passage is probably a ______.
A.poet | B.painter | C.teacher | D.student |
A.at most 10, 000 words | B.below 500 words | C.over 5, 000words | D.around 2, 000 words |
A.experiences | B.discovers | C.discusses | D.appreciates |
A.Novels are too long for us to read. |
B.Short stories are too short for us to read. |
C.Short stories have more details than novels. |
D.Short stories are more perfect and difficult than novels. |
A.How Do You Write a Short Story? | B.What Exactly Is a Short Story? |
C.Is a Short Story Similar to Poetry? | D.Are Short Stories Perfect and Complete? |
About 300 B.C. an Indian writer described forest that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game beasts was carefully supervised(监视). Some animals were fully protected.Within the forest, nobody was allowed to cut timber(wood for building), burn wood for charcoal(炭), or catch animals for their furs. Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were caught or killed outside the park so that other animals would not become uneasy.
The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before. About a thousand species of animals are in danger of extinction, and the rate of extinction was about one species every fifty years from A.D. 1 to 1800, but now it is about one species every year. Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of protecting wildlife caring for the rapid growth of the world’s population.
小题1: In forest of ancient India __________.
A.people were permitted to hunt for fun |
B.only few kinds of animals could be killed |
C.the killing of game beasts was strictly limited |
D.no killing of beasts was allowed. |
A.keep human visitors safe | B.free the rest of the animals from worry or fear |
C.both A and B | D.supply other animals with more food |
A.being hungry | B.dying out | C.growing slowly | D.being killed |
A. the third century B. more than 2000 years ago
C. A. D. 1 to 1800 D. over 300 years ago
The research team said eggshells are one of nature’s most __10__ creations. Professor John Harding from the team told reporters: “Understanding how chickens make eggshells is fascinating in itself, but it can also be __11__ in designing new materials.” Eggshells are very lightweight but incredibly strong. Even the most up-to-date materials __12__ by the world’s top engineers can not produce anything as __13__ as an eggshell. Professor Harding added that __14__ eggshells could help to cure bone diseases and design materials for the construction industry.“Nature has found wonderful ways that __15__ for all kinds of problems in materials science and technology — we can learn a lot from them.” he said.
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