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【題目】 Large gatherings such as weddings and conferences can be socially overwhelming. Pressure to learn people's names only adds to the stress. A new facial-recognition app could come to the rescue, but privacy experts recommend proceeding with caution.

The app, called Social Recall, connects names with faces via smartphone cameras and facial recognition, potentially avoiding the need for formal introductions. “It breaks down these social barriers we all have when meeting somebody," says Barry Sandrew, whose start-up, also called Social Recall, created the app and tested it at an event attended by about 1,000 people.

After receiving an invitation to download Social Recall from an event organizer, the user is asked to take two selfies and sign in via social media. At the event, the app is active within a previously defined geographical area. When a user points his or her phone camera at an attendee's face, the app identifies the individual, displays the person’s name, and links to his or her social media profile. To protect privacy, it recognizes only those who have agreed to participate. And the app’s creators say it automatically deletes users’ data after an event.

Ann Cavoukian, a privacy expert who runs the Privacy by Design Center of Excellence praises the app’s creators for these protective measures. She cautions, however, that when people choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that “there may be unintended consequences down the road with that information being used in another context that might come back to bite you”.

The start-up has also developed a version of the app for individuals who suffer from prosopagnosia, or “face blindness”, a condition that prevents people from recognizing individuals they have met. To use this app, a person first acquires an image of someone's face, from either the smartphone’s camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera spots that same face in real life, the previously entered information is displayed. The collected data are stored only on a user's phone, according to the team behind the app.

【1】Social Recall is used to_________.

A.identify peopleB.take photosC.organize eventsD.make friends

【2】Paragraph 3 is mainly about_________.

A.what people can do with the appB.how the app was created

C.what makes the app popularD.how the app works

【3】Social Recall helps people with prosopagnosia by ________.

A.giving names to the photos kept in their smartphone

B.showing the person's information when it spots a stored face

C.providing the information of a person when they first meet

D.collecting information previously entered in the phone

【4】What can we learn about Social Recall from the passage?

A.It can cure people’s “face blindness”.

B.It has caused unintended consequences.

C.It may put people's privacy at risk.

D.It is praised by users for its protective measures.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要講了像婚禮和會(huì)議這樣的大型聚會(huì)在社交方面會(huì)讓人應(yīng)接不暇。記住別人名字的壓力只會(huì)增加壓力。一款新的面部識(shí)別應(yīng)用程序可能會(huì)發(fā)揮作用，但隱私專家建議謹(jǐn)慎行事。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段The app, called Social Recall, connects names with faces via smartphone cameras and facial recognition, potentially avoiding the need for formal introductions.可知，這款名為Social Recall的應(yīng)用通過(guò)智能手機(jī)攝像頭和面部識(shí)別功能，將名字和面孔聯(lián)系起來(lái)，從而避免了正式介紹的必要。由此推斷出，Social Recall是被用于識(shí)別人的。故選A。

【2】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第三段After receiving an invitation to download Social Recall from an event organizer, the user is asked to take two selfies and sign in via social media. At the event, the app is active within a previously defined geographical area. When a user points his or her phone camera at an attendee's face, the app identifies the individual, displays the person’s name, and links to his or her social media profile. To protect privacy, it recognizes only those who have agreed to participate. And the app’s creators say it automatically deletes users’ data after an event.可知，在收到活動(dòng)組織者發(fā)出的Social Recall的邀請(qǐng)后，用戶被要求拍兩張自拍照，然后通過(guò)社交媒體登錄。在活動(dòng)中，該應(yīng)用程序在之前定義的地理區(qū)域內(nèi)處于活動(dòng)狀態(tài)。當(dāng)用戶將自己的手機(jī)攝像頭對(duì)準(zhǔn)出席者的臉時(shí)，該應(yīng)用就會(huì)識(shí)別這個(gè)人，顯示這個(gè)人的名字，并鏈接到他或她的社交媒體資料。為了保護(hù)隱私，它只承認(rèn)那些同意參與的人。該應(yīng)用程序的開發(fā)者表示，它會(huì)在事件發(fā)生后自動(dòng)刪除用戶的數(shù)據(jù)。由此可知，第三段主要講了這款應(yīng)用程序是如何工作的。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段To use this app, a person first acquires an image of someone's face, from either the smartphone’s camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera spots that same face in real life, the previously entered information is displayed.可知，要使用這款應(yīng)用，用戶首先要從智能手機(jī)的攝像頭或照片中獲取某人的面部圖像，然后給它加上一個(gè)名字。當(dāng)攝像機(jī)在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中發(fā)現(xiàn)相同的人臉時(shí)，就會(huì)顯示之前輸入的信息。由此可知，Social Recall可以幫助面容失認(rèn)癥患者，當(dāng)它看到一張存儲(chǔ)的臉時(shí)，就會(huì)顯示出這個(gè)人的信息。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段She cautions, however, that when people choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that “there may be unintended consequences down the road with that information being used in another context that might come back to bite you”.可知，然而，她警告稱，當(dāng)人們選擇與應(yīng)用程序共享個(gè)人信息時(shí)，他們應(yīng)該知道，“這些信息被用于另一種情況，可能會(huì)產(chǎn)生意想不到的后果，可能會(huì)反過(guò)來(lái)傷害你”。由此推斷出，Social Recall可能會(huì)把人們的隱私置于危險(xiǎn)之中。故選C。