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 large amounts 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 Facebook 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 your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things— your city, your photo, your friends' names—were set, by default (默认)to be shared with everyone 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. Its original business model， which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page， totally failed.  Who wants to look 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 know. That’s too high a price to pay.

1.What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?

A．It is a website that sends messages to targeted users.

B．It makes money by putting on advertisements.

C．It profits by selling its users’ personal data.

D．It provides loads of information to its users.

2.What does the author say about most Facebook users?

A．They are reluctant to give up their personal information.

B．They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.

C．They don’t identify themselves when using the website.

D．They care very little about their personal information.

3.Why does Senator Charles Schumer propose?

A．Setting guidelines for advertising on websites.

B．Banning the sharing of users’ personal information.

C．Working out regulations for social-networking sites.

D．Removing ads from all social-networking sites.

4.Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?

A．He is dissatisfied with its current service.

B．He finds many of its users untrustworthy.

C．He doesn’t want his personal data to be used in a wrong way.

D．He is upset by its frequent rule changes.

 

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 large amounts 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 Facebook 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 your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things— your city, your photo, your friends' names—were set, by default (默认)to be shared with everyone 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. Its original business model， which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page， totally failed.  Who wants to look 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 know. That’s too high a price to pay.
【小题1】What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?

A．It is a website that sends messages to targeted users.

B．It makes money by putting on advertisements.

C．It profits by selling its users’ personal data.

D．It provides loads of information to its users.

【小题2】What does the author say about most Facebook users?

A．They are reluctant to give up their personal information.

B．They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.

C．They don’t identify themselves when using the website.

D．They care very little about their personal information.

【小题3】Why does Senator Charles Schumer propose?

A．Setting guidelines for advertising on websites.

B．Banning the sharing of users’ personal information.

C．Working out regulations for social-networking sites.

D．Removing ads from all social-networking sites.

【小题4】Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?

A．He is dissatisfied with its current service.

B．He finds many of its users untrustworthy.

C．He doesn’t want his personal data to be used in a wrong way.

D．He is upset by its frequent rule changes.

He has been called the “missing link”．Half?man，half?beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest. He is known as the Abominable(讨厌的)Snowman.The__1__of the Snowman has been around for__2__.Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they__3__this creature and called it the “Yeti”，and they said that they had__4__caught Yetis on two occasions__5__none has ever been produced as evidence(证据)． Over the years，the story of the Yetis has__6__. In 1916，Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not__7__the tracks of a monkey or bear and__8__that the Abominable Snowman might really__9__. Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were__10__footprints.Most believe the footprints are nothing more than__11__animal tracks，which had been made__12__as they melted(融化)and refroze in the snow.__13__，in 1964，a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was__14__and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But，__15__，no evidence has ever__16__been produced. These days，only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman__17__.But if they ever__18__catching one，they may face a real__19__：would they put it in a__20__or give it a room in a hotel? 1．A. event B．story C．adventure D．description 2．A. centuries B．too long C．some time D．many years 3．A. heard from B．cared for C．knew of D．read about 4．A. even B．hardly C．certainly D．probably 5．A. as B．though C．when　 D．until 6．A. developed B．changed C．occurred D．continued 7．A. entirely B．naturally C．clearly D．simply 8. A. found B．declared C．felt D．doubted 9．A. exist B．escape C．disappear D．return 10．A. clearer B．more C．possible D．rare 11．A. huge B．recent C．ordinary D．frightening 12．A. strange B．large C．deep D．rough 13．A. In the end B．Therefore C．After all D．However 14．A. imagined B．real C．special D．familiar 15．A. so B．besides C．again D．instead 16．A. rightly B．actually C．normally D．particularly 17．A. lightly B．jokingly C．seriously D．properly 18．A. succeed in B．insist on C．depend on D．join in 19．A. decision B．situation C．subject D．problem 20．A. zoo B．mountain C．museum D．laboratory

 

He has been called the "missing link." Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world - Mount Everest.

　　 He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The___1___of the Snowman has been around for___2___. Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they___3___ this creature and called it the "Yeti," and they said that they had___4___caught Yetis on two occasions___5___none has ever been produced as evidence (证据).

　　 Over the years, the story of the Yetis has___6___. In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not ___7___the tracks of a monkey or bear and___8___that the Abominable Snowman might really___9___.

　　 Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were___10___footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than___11___ animal tracks, which had been made___12___as they melted (融化) and refroze in the snow. ___13___, in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was___14___and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, ___15___, no evidence has ever___16___been produced.

　　 These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman___17___. But if they ever___18___catching one, they may face a real___19 ___: Would they put it in a ___20___or give it a room in a hotel?

1. A. event　　　 　 B. story　　　　 C. adventure D. description　

2. A. centuries　 　　　 B. too long　　 C. some time　 　 D. many years

3. A. heard from　 B. cared for　 　 C. knew of　　 D. read about　

4. A. even　　　　 B. hardly　　 　 C. certainly　 D. probably　　　

5. A. as　　　　　 　 B. though　　　 C. when　　　 　 D. until　　　　　

6. A. developed 　　 B. changed　　 　 C. occurred　　 D. continued　　　

7. A. entirely　　 B. naturally　 　 C. clearly　　 D. simply　　　　

8. A. found　　　 　 B. declared　　 C. felt　　　 　 D. doubted　 　　

9. A. exist　　　　 B. escape　　 　 C. disappear　 D. return　　　　

10. A. clearer　　 B. more　　　　 　 C. possible　　 D. rare　　　　　　

11. A. huge　　　　 B. recent　　　 C. ordinary　　 D. frightening　　

12. A. strange　　 B. large　　　 　 C. deep　　　 　 D. rough　　　　

13. A. In the end　 B. Therefore　　 C. After all　　 D. However　　　

14. A. imagined　　 B. real　　　　 　 C. special　　 D. familiar　　　　

15. A. so　　　　 　 B. besides　　　 C. again　 　　 D. instead　　　　

16. A. rightly　　　 　 B. actually　　 C. normally　　 D. particularly　　

17. A. lightly　　　 　 B. jokingly　　 C. seriously　　 D. properly　　　

18. A. succeed in　 B. insist on　　 C. depend on D. join in　　　 　

19. A. decision　　 B. situation　　 C. subject　　　 D. problem　　　

20. A. zoo　　　　　 B. mountain　　 C. museum　　 　 D. laboratory