首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the Website you’ve visited. Or perhaps someone will cas
Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the Website you’ve visited. Or perhaps someone will cas
admin
2017-11-14
51
问题
Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the Website you’ve visited. Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.
In fact, it’s likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girl friend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen — the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked.
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it’s important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times.
But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs(碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.
The key question is; Does that matter?
For many Americans, the answer apparently is "no."
When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is "slipping away, and that bothers me."
But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths(收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acauisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (优惠卷).
But privacy does matter— at least sometimes. It’s like health: When you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it.
Why does the author say "we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret" (Line5, Para. 3)?
选项
A、Modern society has finally evolved into an open society.
B、People leave traces around when using modern technology.
C、There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs.
D、Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.
答案
B
解析
细节题。第三段第三句话指出,我们在使用高科技时所留下的点滴信息都会为陌生人了解我们提供线索。例如谷歌搜索就会泄露我们的想法。因此进一步得出结论:我们正生活在一个连保守秘密都很困难的世界里,故B项为正确答案。B项中的traces同义于原文中的digital bread crumbs所暗示的意思。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/8YIZ777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
ThehomelessmakeupagrowingpercentageofAmerica’spopulation.【C1】______,homelessnesshasreachedsuchproportionsthatlo
By1830theformerSpanishandPortuguesecolonieshadbecomeindependentnations.Theroughly20million【C1】______ofthesenati
Researchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesmewonderjusthowsmarthumansare.【C1】______thefruit-flyexperimentsdescribed
Researchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesmewonderjusthowsmarthumansare.【C1】______thefruit-flyexperimentsdescribed
Mostworthwhilecareersrequiresomekindofspecializedtraining.Ideally,therefore,thechoiceofan【C1】______shouldbemade
ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.【C1】______inthe1900smostAm
Cryingandwakingupinthemiddleofnightareroutineduringanynewborn’sfirstfewmonths.Butifthosecryingepisodescont
Bigcompaniesswallowlittleoneseveryday.Sothe【C1】______onMarch25thbyYahoo(annualrevenue,$5billion)ofSummly,aBr
Bigcompaniesswallowlittleoneseveryday.Sothe【C1】______onMarch25thbyYahoo(annualrevenue,$5billion)ofSummly,aBr
Yourcameraissnatched.Willyoueverseeita-gain?Probablynot.Butitmaysendpostcardsfromitsnewowner.The【C1】______o
随机试题
A、P波B、QRS波群C、T波D、PQ间期E、ST段心电图中代表心房去极化过程的是()
男性,38岁,酗酒后10小时出现中上腹疼痛,放射至两侧腰部,伴恶心、呕吐。体检:腹部有压痛,肌紧张及两侧腰腹部出现蓝一棕色斑,血压75/55mmHg,脉搏110次/分。对诊断困难者应进一步采取的检查是
借款人自主支付方式下,贷款人可以通过多种方式核查贷款支付情况,这些方式不包括()。
甲企业为国有工业企业,因经营管理不善,长期无法清偿到期债务。甲企业的债权人乙公司向法院申请宣告甲企业破产。乙公司提出破产申请时,应提交的材料有()。
解释测验结果的参照指标是()
下列关于党的重要思想,按提出时间先后顺序排列正确的是:①社会主义市场经济理论②“三个代表”重要思想③社会主义本质理论④构建社会主义和谐社会理念
民意调查结果。民众对媒体信任度百分之五十几,对政府只有百分之二十几,你怎么看?
12,36,80,150,()
取款机:银行职员
不合法的C语言字符常量是()。
最新回复
(
0
)