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Members of Parliament (MPs) warned that the privacy(隐藏)of thousands of mobile phone users is in danger today because of Google's new tracking system. In a motion(提案),they also warned that the system offers live tracking of mobiles through a website and called on Google to examine the service.
The Latitude system can find where a user is . This is then broadcasted live to Google's website. Once the service is activated , the position of a person's phone appears as a blue dot on a map on the screen of whoever is allowed to monitor(监控)them . The Latitude feature is being developed by Google as a "fun" way to "keep tabs on someone special", More than a million users around the world have already signed up to the service, Google claims .
However, concerns have been raised about the system. MPs have written to Google demanding extra security(安全) safeguards on the service。
Mr. Brake , one of the MPs who raised the motion, said , "In Britain, we have a tradition of fighting for our freedom. With this new system we face a threat to it . I demand MPs to support this motion and encourage the Government to take action to ensure that Latitude does not represent a threat to our privacy. or our freedom could be in danger."
Google today insisted there was no threat to privacy .It said it was up to users to decide whether to make their location visible to other people and to decide who could monitor their position .The service was designed to help people keep in touch .
However , human rights watchdog Privacy International analyzed the service and claimed it was open to abuse(滥用). Its report claimed employers could supply employees with phones already set up to use the service without their knowledge, or that users could simply sign up their partner's or child's mobile phone without telling them .
49.MPs’ reactions to the tracking system are the following EXCEPT that___________-.
A.they have raised a motion
B.they have required Google to examine the service
C.they hope that the Government will take some measures
D.they are trying to get help from other countries
50.The underlined part “keep tabs on” in paragraph 2 probably means_________.
A.phone       B.support     C.test    D.monitor
51.Why have so many people signed up to use the new tracking system?
A.They want to know each other’s privacy.
B.They think it is fun and can help them keep in touch.
C.They can get it at a lower price.
D.It’s convenient to travel across the world.
52.The Google’s attitude to the new tracking system is__________.
A.regretful   B.polite         C.doubtful     D.positive

Normal bicycle safety guides usually tell you to wear you helmet(头盔) and to obey the law in order to avoid being hit on a bike. Is this advice really helpful?
Consider this for a moment: Wearing a helmet will absolutely do nothing to prevent you from getting hit by a car. Surely, a helmet might help you if you get hit, but you No.1 goal should be to avoid getting hit. Plenty of cyclists were killed by cars__________. However, if they had ridden without helmets, yet followed the guidelines listed below, they might still be alive today. So they saying that wearing a helmet is the first and last word in bike safety is, to some degree(在一定程度上), wrong.
The most common bike safety advice is “follow the law”. Ridiculously, most people are already aware that it’s stupid to race through a red light at a crossroads. As a result, it’s clear that the “follow the law” advice isn’t that helpful, either. In addition, following the law is not enough to keep you safe. Here’s an example: The law tells you to ride on the right, but if you ride too far to the right, someone started a parked car could open their door right in front of you and motorists pulling out of driveways and parking lots will be less visible. In that case you were following the law, but could still have been hit.
Then what should we remember in order to keep safe when riding a bike? I will tell you about it in the following paragraph.
【小题1】What does the author say about wearing a helmet in the second paragraph?(within 8 words)
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【小题2】Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
However, nearly everyone knows that riding through hared traffic light is dangerous.
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【小题3】Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within 5 words)
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【小题4】 List the two regular bike safety guides.(within 8words)
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【小题5】Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.
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Jane raced onto the train platform and asked a porter, “Is this the train to Rochester?”

    “Yes,” said the porter. “but only the …Hey! Wait.” He was too   21 .Jane had raced off

  22    he had finished speaking.

   She had just   23    herself in a seat when the train    24  out of the station. Jane got out her book and settled down to read. After about an hour or so, she looked  25   and glanced out of the window. “That’s  26     .” she thought . “the landscape(景色)doesn’t look  27    ,and it should; I’ve   28   this route so many times.” She was getting increasing  29    when the big, red-faced conductor walked up and asked for her  30    .

   One glance was enough. He  31  his head in friendly reproach(责备) and said, “Now, young lady, what did you do a fool thing like that for? This is the  32  ticket. You  33  have sat at the back of the train. The Rochester-bound(开往) section was  34    at the last station.

   Jane’s face grew red. “I’m sorry,” she said, “I guess I was in too much of a   35     to find out…”  “Well,” said the conductor, “don’t   `36    . You shouldn’t have been in such a hurry, but I dare say we can  37    you a train going in the right  38    at Syracuse. You’ll be a couple of hours late  39   ,though .”

   When Jane finally stepped onto the Rochester platform, her mother  40  up to her . “Oh, Jane, we have been so worried. What on earth happened?”

“Well, Mom,” said Jane, “it’s a long story.”

1.A. busy              B. early            C. late            D. quick

2.A. when             B. then             C. after           D. before

3.A. settled             B. took             C. made          D. gave

4.A. pushed            B. pulled           C. left            D. started

5.A. around             B. about            C. up            D. down

6.A. exciting           B. interesting        C. strange         D. right

7.A. familiar           B. beautiful         C. nice            D. alike

8.A. walked             B. gone            C. followed        D. traveled

9.A. uneasy             B. calm            C. angry           D. unhappy

10.A. money            B. ticket            C. book           D. name

11.A. put              B. shook            C. raised          D. nodded

12.A. wrong            B. used            C. only            D. right

13.A. would             B. must            C. should          D. could

14.A. joined            B. turned           C. connected       D. separated

15.A. hurry             B. trouble          C. worry           D. difficulty

16.A. sorry             B. worry           C. hurry            D. regret

17.A. make             B. give            C. find             D. get

18.A. time               B. place           C. station           D. direction

19.A. arriving           B. leaving          C. going           D. returning

20.A. called              B. picked          C. rushed          D. pushed

 

Carl lost his job. He had so little money that he spent his days at home. He watched his neighbor’s room, where an old professor lived. He found the rooms were full of old furniture and vases. Carl thought, “Why haven’t I got an old and valuable vase? I can sell it for a lot of money.”

   Carl had an old gun. It had been his great grandfather’s favorite thing a long time before. Carl didn’t want to use the gun but he thought, “Anything could happen.” He wanted to hide the gun under his coat but it was too long so he cut the end off with a saw(锯子).

   Next morning he watched the professor leave home at 10 o’clock. Carl broke the window and entered the house. He didn’t know much about arts. He couldn’t choose. He reached his hands towards a big vase when he heard a noise. The front door opened and someone entered the house. It was the professor. He had forgotten to take an important document. Carl became so afraid that  he pulled out the gun, “I haven’t stolen anything. I just want to go away or I will shoot.” cried Carl. “With that gun? ”asked the professor and he began to laugh. He wasn’t afraid of Carl at all.

   He said, “You can’t shoot with that old gun. Its place should be in a museum.”

   “Is this really an old gun? ” asked Carl. “How much is it worth?”

   “It was worth about 27,000 dollars,” said the professor, “But now you can get 20 dollars for it.”

  “Why?” asked Carl.

  The professor said, “Because its end is missing.”

 

36. Carl wanted to steal because he was interested in beautiful vases.

37. He cut the end of the gun off in order to hide it easily.

38. The professor came back because he saw Carl enter his house.

39. The professor was not afraid of Carl because he thought Carl dared not shoot.

40. The gun is worth 20 dollars now because Carl cut off its end.

 

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