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1、2016高考英语二轮阅读理解初期练习(5)【2015高考复习】阅读理解Whenyou'resurfingtheInternetonyourlaptopfromyourdormorhome,doyouknowyourpersonaldetailsarebeinggatheredsecretly?Andwouldyoubesurprisedtoknowtheinformationmaybesoldcheaplytoadvertisersandmarketers?AccordingtoaninvestigationbyTheWallStreetJourna
2、l,allittakesisatinyfileinacomputer-asinglecodeconsistingofalongseriesofnumbersandletters-torecordthecomputeruser'sage,gender,location,favoritemoviesandhobbies.ThenewspaperreportsthatLotameSolutionsInc.,aNewYorkcompany,usesasophisticated(先进的)software.called“beacon”tocapturewhatp
3、eoplearetypingonawebsite.Lotamepackagesthatdataintoprofiles(个人资料)aboutindividuals,onlywithouttheirnames,andsellstheprofilestocompaniesseekingcustomers.Batchesofsuchdatamaybesoldforafewdollars.TheWallStreetJournalsurveydiscoveredthatspyingonInternetusersisoneofthefastestgrowingb
4、usinessesontheWorldWideWeb.The“cookie”-atinytextfileputonyourPCbywebsitesormarketingfirmswhichmightbeusedtorememberyourpreferencesforonesite,ortotrackyouacrossmanysitesisalreadyoldnews.Therearenewandmorecomplextoolssuchas“beacons”whichscaninrealtimewhatpeoplearedoingonawebpage.
5、ThesebeaconsinstantlyassesstheInternetuser'slocation,income,shoppinginterestsandevenmedicalconditions.MillionsofInternetusersaroundtheworldalsofaceunprecedented(空前的)threats.Private,sensitive,personalandbusinessinformationisbeinggatheredandsoldwithouttheirknowledge.Companiesinsi
6、sttheinformationtheygatherisanonymousandthedataisusedharmlessly.ButthetechnologyhasgrownsopowerfulthatevensomeofthebiggestwebsitesintheUSdon'tknowthattheywereinstallingintrusivefilesonvisitors'computers.TheseincludeMSN.comandYahoo.com.Nexttimeyouvisitawebpageandfindanadbannerad
7、vertisingsomethingyou'vebeenplanningtobuy,don'tbeamazedthatyourcomputercanreadyourmind.【语篇导读】 经常上网的人可能都遇到过这样的情况:浏览网页(surfingtheInternet)时总是跳出一些广告,内容还都是你最近想买的商品。别误会,你的电脑还没智能到读懂你的想法——是你的个人隐私被出卖啦!赶快来看看是怎么一回事吧!1.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A.introduceatinyfileinacomputer-asi
8、nglecodeB.showhowyourindividualinformationwasletoutwhe
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