People are being lured (引誘)onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up loads 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 Face book 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 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 (默認(rèn))to be shared with every one 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 then 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 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(撤銷)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 trust. That's too high a price to pay.
【小題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.
【小題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.
【小題3】Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage?
A．To render better service to its users.
B．To conform to the Federal guidelines.
C．To improve its users' connectivity.
D．To expand its scope of business.
【小題4】Why does Senator Charles Schumer advocate?
A．Setting guidelines for advertising on websites.
B．Banning the sharing of users' personal information.
C．Formulating regulations for social-networking sites.
D．Removing ads from all social-networking sites.
【小題5】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 abused.
D．He is upset by its frequent rule changes.


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】C

解析文章大意：文章主要談?wù)撃槙缃痪W(wǎng)站修改規(guī)則，在用戶不知情的情況下出售用戶信息以獲取利潤。并圍繞此現(xiàn)象，講述不同的人對此的不同反應(yīng)。
【小題1】C 主旨大意題：Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages. Facebook 然后試圖通過把他們的數(shù)據(jù)資料賣給那些想發(fā)送有針對性信息的廣告商來賺錢。
【小題2】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題：Most Facebook users don't realize this is happening. 大部分的臉書的使用者并沒有意識到在發(fā)生這樣的事情。
【小題3】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題： According to Facebook's vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, 根據(jù)臉書的副總裁Elliot Schrage,這家公司只是在做一些改進(jìn)服務(wù)的變動(dòng)。
【小題4】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題：He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites." 他還敦促聯(lián)邦貿(mào)易委員會(huì)為社交網(wǎng)站制定指導(dǎo)方針。
【小題5】C 推理判斷題：I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it's only the beginning. 我懷疑臉書到目前為止所做的侵犯我們隱私的事情，還只是剛開始。
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