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选修七 Unit 3 The world online

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(2017·衡水中学高三一调)People are being tricked into Facebook with the promise of a fun，free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up loads of personal information.

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.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 photos，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.In original business model，which involved selling ads and putting them.At the side of the pages totally, 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 Sehumer 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，” Sehrage 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 canceling 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.

【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了Facebook使用用户的个人信息来营利这一有争议性的行为。

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

A．It provides loads of information to its users. B．It earns money by putting on advertisements.

C．It is a website that sends messages to users who want to get married. D．It makes money by selling its users' personal data. D

2．What does the author say about most Facebook users? A．They don't know their personal data enriches Facebook. B．They are unwilling to give up their personal information. C．They don't identify themselves when using the website. D．They care very little about their personal information. A

3．Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage? A．To obey the Federal guidelines. B．To expand its business.

C．To improve its users' connection. D．To provide better service to its users. D

4．Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account? A．He is dissatisfied with its present service. B．He finds many of its users untrustworthy.

C．He doesn't want his personal data to be badly used. D．He is upset by its frequent rule changes. C

B

(2017·昆明高三两区七校模拟)Every day we are exposed to images，videos，music and news.In this age of visual and aural hyper-stimulation (过度刺激)，the medium of radio is making a great comeback.

“We're at the beginning of a golden age of audio，” said US-based podcaster Alex Blumberg in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald.In the last month alone，15 percent of US adults listened to a radio podcast (播客)．The term “podcast” was invented in 2004，but the trend only started gaining popularity in recent years.With the sharp increase in consumer demand for smartphones and tablets，podcast sales have jumped.

The appeal of the podcast partly lies in its various platform deliveries and on-demand functions.You can listen during those extra minutes of the day when you're

walking to the shops，waiting in a queue or riding the subway.Similar to television shows，podcasts are generally free to download and most offer new content every week.

Donna Jackson，22，media graduate of the University of Sydney，listens to podcasts two or three times a week，via iTunes.“I listen while I'm wandering around the house doing something else.It makes completing a boring task much more enjoyable.And it's an easy way of keeping in touch with what's going on in the rest of the world，” she said，“I mainly listen to BBC podcasts，but recently I've also been listening to This

American Life and Serial.They have a special skill to really draw you in.”

Unlike television and music，this kind of audio has the potential to create a deep impression on readers.Blumberg says this owes to the podcast's ability to create close relationship and emotional connection.The University of Sydney undergraduate Hazel Proust，majoring in social work and arts，agrees.“When you're listening，it feels as if the voice of the podcast's storyteller is talking directly to you.It's comforting，” said Proust.

It seems the age-old tradition of storytelling is very much alive and well. 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了播客的强势回归。

5．From the first two paragraphs，we can learn that ________． A．the medium of radio is disappearing B．Americans love listening to the radio C．smartphones sell well because of podcasts D．more people are interested in podcasts today D

6．The writer mentions Donna Jackson mainly to ________． A．tell how young people entertain themselves B．explain why young people like podcasts

C．introduce what programs podcasts are presenting D．show how popular podcasts are B

7．According to the passage，we can learn that ________．

A．more people are increasingly interested in visual and aural hyper-stimulation B．television has the potential to create a deep impression on readers C．the popularity of podcasts involves the sharp increase in smartphones and tablets

D．15 percent of US teenagers like listening to radio podcast