17.The number of people hiding their identity while surfing the web has risen in the past year.
Research shows that the level of"encrypted"internet activity has risen dramatically across the world,suggesting that millions of people have begun to use sof
tware that hides who they are while accessing the web.
According to Sandvine,the technology networking company,hidden internet traffic in peak hours in Europe has been up to 6.1per cent of all web activities compared with about 1.5per cent a year earlier.In North America encrypted traffic went up to 3.8per cent from 2.3per cent a year earlier,while in Latin America it jumped to almost 10.4per cent from 1.8per cent.
Experts said that the changes in online behavior were the result of exposure(曝光) about widespread internet spying by intelligence agencies,such as that exposed by Edward Snowden,the US National Security Agency whistleblower.
"It will be interesting to see how these trends develop,"said Ernesto Van der Sar,the pen-name used by the editor-in-chief of Torrentfreak.com,the website that first reported the figures."In any case,it's clear that internet services and their users are becoming more aware of their privacy online,which is generally a good development."
Last week Sir Tim Berners-Lee,the British inventor of the web,defended the right of agencies to spy on the internet for law enforcement (強制實施).He said,"We have to figure out how to balance that against rights."
28.The word"encrypted"in Paragraph Two has the closest meaning withB.
A.false
B.hidden
C.cheating
D.changed
29.Which area has seen the largest rise in"encrypted"internet activity?C
A.Europe.
B.North America.
C.Latin America.
D.Eastern Asia.
30.Why do more people hide their identity while surfing the web?D
A.To cheat others.
B.To have more fun.
C.To follow the fashion.
D.To prevent their privacy being spied on.
31.What's Sir Tim Berners-Lee's opinion on some agencies'spying on the internet?D
A.It's illegal.
B.It's totally right.
C.It's against human rights.
D.It's acceptable to some degree.
分析 本文主要討論的是現(xiàn)在越來越多的人會匿名上網(wǎng),這在保護個人隱私方面是積極的.
解答 28-31:B C D D
28.B 詞義猜測題 根據(jù)Research shows that the level of"encrypted"internet activity has risen dramatically across the world,suggesting that millions of people have begun to use software that hides who they are while accessing the web.可以猜測此處"encrypted"的意思是hidden的意思,故答案為B
29.C 細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù) in Europe 是 6.1per cent;In North America 是 3.8per cent; Latin America 是10.4per cent,沒有提到Eastern Asia的情況,故答案為C
30.D 推理判斷題 根據(jù)In any case,it's clear that internet services and their users are becoming more aware of their privacy online,可知,是因為人們更加注意隱私的保護,故答案為D
31.D 推理判斷題 根據(jù)Last week Sir Tim Berners-Lee,the British inventor of the web,defended the right of agencies to spy on the internet for law enforcement (強制實施).可知,他認為這在某種程度上是可以接受的,故答案為D
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