10.The Big Brother in the novel 1984listens to everything and nothing can escape his ears.Now in reality,we have Facebook.The social media giant has never denied that it's keeping track of conversations you have near your phone ( if the Facebook app is open,that is ),but not,one expert has told NBC that Mark Zuckerberg's empire may be keeping ears on you at a more regular basis.According to Professor Kelli Burns,who teaches mass communication at the University of South Florida,it may be listening more often than it lets on.
To prove her point,Burns turned on the microphone feature on her phone,and said,"I'm really interested in going on an African journey.I think it'd be wonderful to ride in one of those jeeps."Less than a minute later,when she checked her Facebook page,she was met by a story about a journey-the first post on her newsfeed.There was also a car ad on her page.
While Facebook says that it's only keeping its ears open to help"identify the music you're listening to and TV matches you're watching,"Burns'little experiment suggests that there may be other motivations at play as well.But the social media company has denied claims that it records any conversations,and told The Independent,"Facebook does not use microphone audio to inform advertising or News Feed stories in any way.Businesses are able to serve related ads based on people's interests and other statistic information,but not through audio collection."
Whether you believe this statement or not,there are ways to stop Facebook from listening in at all.Simply turn off your phone's microphone by heading over into Settings ( if you're an iPhone user ),going to the Privacy tab,then clicking on Microphone.From there,you can remove Facebook's mic privileges,and probably,stop the company from hearing your conversations.On Android,you can also go to Privacy under the Settings tab,and change Facebook's permissions.
So the next time you're chatting with your friends about your summer vacation plans,keep an eye on your Facebook feed.There may be more participants in your conversation than you realize.
28.Why does the author mention the Big Brother in the first paragraph?C
A.To explain who Big Brother is.
B.To stress the importance of Facebook.
C.To introduce the topic about Facebook.
D.To encourage readers to share their ideas.
29.What does the underlined"it"in paragraph 1refer to?C
A.Big Brother.
B.An empire.
C.Facebook.
D.A university.
30.What might Facebook do if it is turned on?D
A.Chat with you like a real friend.
B.Turn on your phone's microphone.
C.Identify the movie you are watching.
D.Show ads based on your conversation.
31.What is the best title for the text?A
A.Walls Have Ears
B.The Apple of Your Eye
C.Turn off Your Cell Phone
D.Facebook:a Caring Brother.
分析 本文主要討論社交媒體Facebook監(jiān)聽用戶的對話的話題,盡管并沒有確切的證據(jù)證明這是事實,F(xiàn)acebook公司也一直否認這件事,但是文章給讀者提供了避免被監(jiān)聽的方式,在通話的時候關(guān)閉Facebook的話筒模式.
解答 28.C推理判斷題.通讀全文可知,本文主要講述Facebook監(jiān)聽手機用戶通話的問題,因此推斷文章開頭提到小說《1984》中可以聽到一切的Big Brother是為了引出文章討論的有關(guān)Facebook的主題.故選C.
29.C詞義猜測題.根據(jù)畫線句上文可知,一個專家告訴NBC社交媒體Facebook可能更經(jīng)常地在監(jiān)聽用戶的日常對話,所以畫線句也是在討論這個話題,大意是:Kelli Burns教授,南佛羅里達大學(xué)教大眾傳媒的一個教授,認為Facebook可能比現(xiàn)在知道的更經(jīng)常在監(jiān)聽用戶的電話.因此推斷it指社交媒體Facebook.故選C.
30.D細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知,Burns的實驗證明如果在通話的時候打開Facebook,會在其頁面上出現(xiàn)與通話內(nèi)容相關(guān)的廣告.因此推斷Facebook會根據(jù)監(jiān)聽到的對話展示廣告.故選D.
31.A標題判斷題.通讀全文可知,本文主要講述社交媒體Facebook是否在監(jiān)聽用戶的對話這個話題,F(xiàn)acebook公司否認這件事,但是許多專家對此提出質(zhì)疑.作者建議在通話的時候關(guān)閉Facebook的話筒模式,避免被監(jiān)聽.因此推斷A項"隔墻有耳"能夠概況文章大意,為最佳標題.故選A.
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