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Unit20NewFrontiers(35分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2017·重慶南開實驗中學(xué)月考)Peoplearebeinglured(引誘)ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafun,freeservicewithoutrealisingthey’repayingforitbygivinguplargeamountsofpersonalinformation.Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.MostFacebookusersdon’trealisethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisupto,theystillhavenoideawhatthey’repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon’treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.Thebiggestproblem,however,isthatthecompanykeepschangingtherules.Earlyon,youkeepeverythingprivate.ThatwasthegreatthingaboutFacebook—youcouldcreateyourownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyear,thecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythings—yourcity,yourphoto,yourfriends’names—wereset,bydefault(默認)tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.AccordingtoFacebook’svice-presidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsservice,andifpeopledon’tshareinformation,theyhavea“l(fā)esssatisfyingexperience”.SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Itsoriginalbusinessmodel,whichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthematthesideofthepage,totallyfailed.Whowantstolookatadswhenthey’reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InApril,Senator(議員)CharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetprinciplesforsocial-networkingsites.“Ithinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethem,”Schrageadmits.IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacyisonlythebeginning,whichiswhyI’mconsideringdeactivating(撤銷)myaccount.Facebookisahandysite,butI’mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon’tknow.That’stoohighapricetopay.1.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?A.Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestotargetedusers.B.Itmakesmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.C.Itprofitsbysellingitsusers’personaldata.D.Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.2.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?A.Toimproveitsusers’connectivity.B.TofollowtheFederalguidelines.C.Toofferbetterservicetoitsusers.D.Toexpanditsscopeofbusiness.3.WhatdoesSenatorCharlesSchumeradvocate?A.Workingoutregulationsforsocial-networkingsites.B.Banningthesharingofusers’personalinformation.C.Removingadsfromallsocial-networkingsites.D.Settingguidelinesforadvertisingonwebsites.4.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?A.Heisdissatisfiedwithitscurrentservice.B.Hedoesn’twanthispersonaldataabused.C.Hefindsmanyofitsseniorexecutivesuntrustworthy.D.Heisannoyedwithitsfrequentrulechanges.B(2018·江蘇無錫期中)Anewappistryingtomakeitsimplertohelpyoureacttophotosandvideosthatyourfriendspostonline—it’susingAItocapture(捕捉)yourfacialexpressionsandautomaticallytranslatethemintoarangeofemojifaces.Polygram,whichisfreeandavailableonlyfortheiPhonefornow,isasocialappthatletsyousharethingslikephotos,videos,andmessages.UnlikeonFacebook,though,whereyouhaveasmallrangeofpre-setreactionstochoosefrombeyondclickingalittlethumbs-upicon,Polygramusesaneural(神經(jīng)的)networkthatrunslocallyonthephonetofigureoutifyou’resmiling,bored,embarrassed,surprised,andmore.MarcinKmiec,oneofPolygram’sfounders,saystheapp’sAIworksbycapturingyourfacewiththefront-facingcameraonthephoneandanalyzingtheimagesasquicklyaspossible,ratherthanjustlookingatspecificpointsonthefacelikeyoureyesandnose.“Thisisdonedirectlyonthephone,usingtheiPhone’spictureprocessingunit,”hesays.Whenyoulookatapostintheapp,youseeasmallyellowemojionthebottomofthedisplay,itsexpressionchangingalongwithyourrealone.There’saslightdelay—20milliseconds,whichisjusthardtonotice—betweenwhatyou’reexpressingonyourfaceandwhatshowsupintheapp.Theapprecordsyourresponse(s)inalittlelogofemojionthesideofthescreen,alongwiththoseofotherswho’vealreadylookedatthesamepost.Theappismeanttoappealtothosewhoreallycareabouthowthey’reunderstoodonsocialmedia.Userscanseearecordoftheemojireactionstoeachphotoorvideotheyposttotheapp,aswellasdetailsaboutwholookedatthepost,howlongtheylookedatit,andwherethey’relocated.Eventually,thefounderssay,theymayreleasesoftwaretoolsthatletotherdeveloperscomeupwiththeirownapplicationsforthetechnology.5.Asanewsocialapp,whichcharacteristicofPolygramisTRUE?A.ItischeapandavailableonlyfortheiPhonefornow.B.Iteventuallytransfersemojifacestofacialexpressionsautomatically.C.Itspecialisesinaneuralnetworkthatrunsoriginallyonyourphone.D.Itneedstochoosefrommanyreactionsthathavebeensetpreviously.6.Thosewhowillbeobviouslyattractedbythisnewapp.
A.arenewtechnologyfansB.areaddictedtonewiPhonesC.havegreatpassionforemojisD.areconcernedaboutself-evaluation7.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Topromoteandsellanewsoftware.B.Tointroducetousanewandpopularapp.C.Torevealthesignificanceofnewtechnology.D.Toinformusofthepopularityofanewapp.?導(dǎo)學(xué)號07020063?Ⅱ.七選五(2017·全國Ⅲ卷)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Lotsofpeoplefindithardtogetupinthemorning,andputtheblameonthealarmclock.Infact,thekeytoeasymorningwake-upliesinresettingyourbodyclock.1Here’showtomakeone.
●2Inordertomakeachange,youneedtodecidewhyit’simportant.Doyouwanttogetupintimetohavebreakfastwithyourfamily,getinsomeexercise,orjustbebetterpreparedforyourday?Onceyouareclearaboutyourreasons,tellyourfamilyorroommatesaboutthechangeyouwanttomake.
●Rethinkmornings.Nowthatyouknowwhyyouwanttowakeup,considerre-arrangingyourmorningactivities.Ifyouwanttimetohavebreakfastwithyourfamily,savesometimethenightbeforebysettingoutclothes,shoes,andbags.3That’saquarter-hourmoreyoucouldbesleepingifyouboughtacoffeemakerwithatimer.
●Keepyoursleep/wakescheduleonweekends.Ifyou’retiredoutbyFridaynight,sleepinginonSaturdaycouldsoundwonderful.Butcompensatingontheweekendsactuallyfeedsintoyoursleepinessthefollowingweek,arecentstudyfound.4
●Keeparecordandevaluateitweekly.Keeptrackofyoureffortsandwritedownhowyoufeel.Afteryou’vetriedanewmethodforaweek,takealookatyourrecord.5Ifnot,takeanotherlookatothermethodsyoucouldtry.
A.Getasleepspecialist.B.Findtherightmotivation.C.Abetterplanforsleepcanhelp.D.Andconsidersettingasecondalarm.E.Ifthestepsyoutakeareworking,keepitup.F.Sticktoyoursetbedtimeandwake-uptime,nomattertheday.G.Reconsiderthe15minutesyouspendinlineatthecafetogetcoffee.?導(dǎo)學(xué)號07020064?Ⅲ.短文改錯(2018·吉林百校聯(lián)盟聯(lián)考)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。Isitnecessarytopractisehandwriting?Somestudentsconsiderhandwritingleastimportantthanbefore.Theypreferredthekeyboardtothepennow,foritisfast,convenientandclear.Theythinkitiswasteoftimepractisinghandwriting.However,othersthinkChinesehandwritingisanimportantpartofourtraditionalculture.Thoughcomputersareveryconvenient,buthandwritingstillplaysanimportantroleinthemodernworld.Beside,beautifulhandwritingmakesagoodimpressioninothers.Itshowsyourattitudetodothings.Chinesecharacterareverybeautifulandrichinculture.Asforme,whenreadinganeatwrittenarticle,youwillfeelpleasedandrelaxed.答案:Ⅰ.A【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文為議論文。臉譜網(wǎng)承諾為用戶提供免費服務(wù),而實際上在你享受免費服務(wù)的同時已經(jīng)把你大量十分珍貴的個人信息給泄漏了。1.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.”一句可知,臉譜網(wǎng)為用戶提供免費服務(wù),但通過把用戶的信息賣給廣告商來賺錢。2.C細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容可知,根據(jù)ElliotSchrage的說法,臉譜網(wǎng)改變其規(guī)則,目的是為用戶提供更好的服務(wù)。3.A細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)文章第六段內(nèi)容可知,SenatorCharlesSchumer敦促聯(lián)邦貿(mào)易委員會為社交網(wǎng)站制定法則。4.B細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知,作者考慮取消臉譜網(wǎng)的賬戶是因為臉譜網(wǎng)現(xiàn)在做的只是開始,他不想讓自己的數(shù)據(jù)被他不認識的人知道,由此可知B項正確。B【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文為說明文。
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