阅读理解。 It was reported last week that developers could take photos from Apple
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Android devices without the phone owners knowing that the images were being taken. In Apple"s
case, developers can also obtain the location information for each photo.
Senator(参议员) Charles Schumer said in a telephone interview that his office had spoken with
officials at both Apple and Google on Monday.
"We asked them if they could find a way on their own to prevent Apple from having access to
private info," Mr. Schumer said. "They were friendly and open to the idea that this ought to be
changed."
On Sunday, Mr. Schumer said that he planned to send a letter to the Federal Trade Commission
(联邦贸易委员会) asking the agency to investigate Apple and Google after the privacy concerns
came to light. Claudia Bourne Farrell, an F.T.C. spokeswoman, said the agency had received the
letter but she could not comment further.
"It sends shivers up the spine to think that one"s personal photos, address book, and who knows
what else can be obtained and even posted online without consent," Mr. Schumer wrote in his letter
to the F.T. C. "If the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion, then surely
technology exists to close it, and that"s exactly what must happen."
Mr. Schumer said if Apple and Google could not come to an agreement to fix the problem, then
he would be forced to take the issue further.
He said other companies had been willing to work with his office to fix issues. "I"m optimistic that
we can get this changed without any regulation," he said. "If it"s not changed, then we"ll look the F.T.C,
and if that doesn"t work then we"ll look at legislative approach."
The F.T.C. has warned companies to try to be more vigilant(警醒的) in their efforts to protect
consumers when it comes to privacy.
B. to stop them from developing the technology of taking photos.
C. to urge them not to invade consumers" privacy.
D. to keep them from obtaining the location information for each photo.
B. Privacy invasion from Google has existed for a long time.
C. Apple and Google have decided to make a change.
D. Mr. Schumer takes the privacy concerns caused by Apple and Google seriously.
invasion .
B. can be used if permitted.
C. causes personal information to be posted online without permission.
D. causes privacy invasion to happen frequently.
B. The companies will be closed.
C. The senators will turn to legislation.
D. The senators will force the companies not to invade privacy.
B. In a newspaper.
C. In a magazine
D. In a textbook.
答案
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flew to Houston on Monday to advertise the benefits of offshore drilling at a national conference.
He told reporters before he left that he does not want to postpone drilling but to learn from the
accident off Louisiana"s coast.
"What we do as Americans is that we find out what went wrong and how can we do things
better, " Mc Donnell said."I think that"s the spirit of American people."
President Obama announced in March that Virginia will become one of the first East Coast
states to drill offshore for oil and natural gas.Companies could conduct exploratory drilling in
Virginia"s waters 50 miles off the coast late next year or early in 2012.
In Virginia Beach, the state"s largest city and one that relies heavily on tourism, Mayor Will
Sessoms said he would be worried if the timetable was not changed.Sessoms supported drilling
and helped the city pass a resolution (决议) in favor of it, in part to help the tourism industry by
keeping the cost of gas down.But, he said, the Louisiana accident was a wakeup call.
"It"s alarming to me, " Sessoms said."It gives me great concern."
Obama swore Friday that no expansion of offshore oil drilling would take place until investigations
into the Louisiana accident were complete.
Virginia"s officials, who support drilling, said they agree that drilling should be delayed.Sen.Mark
Warner said it was "appropriate" for Obama to delay offshore projects.McDonnell said he wants to
see a full investigation into the Louisiana accident, but he still thinks that drilling could begin off
Virginia"s coast as soon as next year or early 2012.
McDonnell has also said that drilling off Virginia"s coast would create thousands of jobs, as well
as lessen US dependence on foreign oil.
A recent explosion and fire on an exploratory well in the Gulf (海湾) of Mexico left 11 workers
missing and dead.Crude oil (原油) has been leaking into the gulf since, inching closer to the coasts
of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
The accident confirmed the worst fears of environmental groups and people already worried that
possible spills (溢出) could harm plants, animals, and tourism.
B. It should be delayed due to the gulf oil accident.
C. It has a lot of benefits, and thus shouldn"t be delayed.
D. It could make the US dependent on foreign oil.
B. It could help recover the economy.
C. It met the spirit of American people.
D. It partly helped the tourism industry.
A. The explosion in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers.
B. The leaked crude oil may affect the coasts of 3 states.
C. The investigation into the accident has been completed.
D. Officials who support drilling off Virginia"s coast are not in favor of the investigation.
B. It is dangerous to drill oil
off the coasts.C. People should learn from oil accidents to reduce damage to our environment.
D. Investigations should be carried out immediately after oil accidents.
dates back to1623,when the first patent law to protect IP rights was passed. IP rights protect
an artist from having his/her creative ideas copied by another. For example. if somebody
generates an idea for a novel, that idea is protected by IP rights. If someone else wishes to
represent the idea or develop it further, he/she must consult the original artists,
who will normally be rewarded financially for its use. Back in the 17th century, IP rights
were primarily carried out to protect newly developed manufacturing processes against stealing ,
but today, intellectual property rights are also enjoyedby those who create music, art and literature.
In recent years, IP rights have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a
technology which looks set to weaken them altogether: the Internet. Many years ago, if you
wanted a recording of a song, you would have to purchase it from a music store;if a novel,from a
bookstore. In those days,IP rights were easily protected since it was very difficult to obtain
intellectual property without paying for it. However, a lot of IP, including songs,films,books
and artwork,can be downloaded today free of charge using the Internet. This practice has now
taken the world by storm,dramatically affecting the way in which we view IP rights.
B. novelists
C. engineers and inventors
D. those not receiving financial reward for their work
B. It sells songs and films.
C. It does not affect the way we understand IP rights.
D. It prevents the production of artwork.
B. The Internet.
C. Free downloading.
D. The large number of songs, films and books.
B. Ways to Protect Your IP Rights
C. The Present and the Future of IP
D.IP Rights and Our Attitudes
Fans used to be cra-zy about a specific film,but now the public tends to base its consumption
(消费)on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. Besides, fashion magazines
have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover be-cause they don"t sell
nearly as well as famous faces. As a result,celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerful
market potential,moving from advertising for others" prod-ucts to developing their own.
Celebrity clothing lines aren"t a completely new phenome-non,but in the past they were
typically aimed at the ordinary consumers,and limited to a few TV actresses. Today they"re
started by first-class stars whose products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands.
The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style.As
celebrities become more and more experienced at the market,they expand their production
scale rapidly,cover-ing almost all the products of daily life.
However, for every success story, there"s a related warning tale of a celebrity who
overvalued his consumer appeal. No matter how famous the product"s origin is,if it fails
to impress consumers with its own qualities it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional
marketing. And once the initial(最初的) attention dies down,consumer m-terest might fade,
loyalty(忠诚)returning to tired-and-true labels.
Today, celebrities face even more severe embarrass-ment. The pop-cultural circle might
be bigger than ever,but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. Each mis-step threatens
to reduce a celebrity"s shelf life, and thesame newspaper or magazine that once brought him
fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. Still, the ego"s
(自我的 ) potential for expansion is limitless. Having already achieved great wealth and
public recognition, many celebrities see fashion as the next fron-tier to be conquered. As
the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as designers might
last only a short time, but fashion-like celebrity-has always been temporary.
B. no longer put models on the cover
C. need not worry about celebrities" market potential
D. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly
B. producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisements
C. producers prefer TV actresses to film stars for advertisements
D. quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned
B. damage the image of a celebrity in the eyes of the general public
C. cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show business
D. influence the price of a celebrity"s products
B. celebrity and market potential
C. celebrity and fashion design
D. celebrity and clothing industry
technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global
public relations or PR.
Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, the U.S. leadership in public
relations is being threatened by PR efforts in other countries. Ten yea
rs ago, for example, the world"s top five public relations agencies were American-owned. In 1991, only one was. The
British in particular are becoming more sophisticated and creative. A recent survey found that
more than half of all British companies include PR as part of their corporate (公司的) planning
activities, compared to about one-third of U.S. companies. It may not be long before London
replaces New York as the capital of PR.
Why is America lagging behind in the global PR race? First, Americans as a whole tend to
be fairly provincial and take more of an interest in local affairs. Knowledge of world geography,
for example, has never been strong in this country. Secondly, Americans lag behind their European
and Asian counterparts (相对应的人) in knowing a second language. Less than 5 percent of
Burson-Marshall"s U.S. employees know two languages. Ogilvy and Mather has about the
same percentage. Conversely, some European firms have half or more of their employees fluent
in a second language. Finally, people involved in PR abroad tend to keep a closer eye on
international affairs. In the financial PR area, for instance, most Americans read the Wall Street
Journal. Overseas, their counterparts read the Journal as well as the Financial Times of London
and The Economist, publications not often read in this country.
Perhaps the PR industry might take a lesson from Ted Turner of CNN (Cable News Network).
Turner recently announced that the word "foreign" would no longer be used on CNN news
broadcasts. According to Turner, global communications have made the nations of the world
so interdependent that there is no longer any such thing as foreign.
niesB. shrinking cultural differences and new communications technologies
C. the decreasing number of multinational corporations in the U.S.
D. increased efforts of other countries in public relations
B. British companies place more importance on PR than U.S. companies
C. British companies are heavily involved in planning activities
D. Four of the world"s top public relations agencies are British-owned
_______."B like people from the provinces
C. rigid in thinking
D interested in world financial affairs
B. are ignorant about world geography
C. are not as sophisticated as their European counterparts
D. enjoy reading a great variety of English business publications
nally-minded.B. The American PR industry should develop global communications technologies.
C. People working in PR should be more fluent in f
oreign languages.D. People involved in PR should avoid using the word "foreign".
years, we never seem to become richer. Prices are rising continuously. This condition is what
we call inflation (通胀) the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes
less valuable. We have got used to higher and higher rates of inflation in recent years. What
could be bought twenty years ago for one pound now costs well over 2 pounds. And at present
this rate of inflation seems to be rising rather than falling. If in the real world our money incomes
go up at the same rate as prices do?One might think that inflation doesn"t matter. But it does .
When money is losing value it also loses one of the qualities of a good money-stability(稳定)
of value. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value; and it becomes an unsuitable means
of delayed payment. Nobody wants to hold a wasting possession, so people try to get rid
of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore simply simulates(刺激)our spending and
discourages saving.
B. money will hold its value
C. we can watch our money grow
D. money constantly loses its value
B. we have nothing to worry about
C. inflation is no longer a problem
D. we will become richer and richer
B. save more money since their incomes rise
C.spend money quickly rather than to save it
D.keep money at home instead of going to banks
B. the writer is worried about inflation
C. the writer encourages people to spend money
D. the writer has become richer because of inflation
"But it does"?______.
B. Goes.
C. Rises.
D. Falls
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