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7．People are being lured（引诱） onto Facebook with the promise of a fun，free service，and don't realize that they're paying for it by giving up loads of personal information．Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data（资料） to advertisers that want to send targeted （目标的）messages．
Most Facebook users don't realize this is happening．Even if they know what the company is up to，they still have no idea what they're paying for Facebook，because people don't really know what their personal details are worth．
The biggest problem，however，is that the company keeps changing the rules．Early on，you could keep everything private．That was the great thing about Facebook-you could create your own little private network．Last year，the company changed its privacy rules so that many things-your city，your photo，your friends'names-were set，by default（默认），to be shared with everyone on the Internet．
According to Facebook's vice president Elliot Schrage，the company is simply making changes to improve its service，and if people don't share information，they have a"less satisfying experience．"
Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money．Its original business model，which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page，totally failed．Who wants to look at ads when they're online connecting with their friends？
The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington．In April，Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy．He also urged the Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites．"I think the senators rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them，"Schrage admits．
I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade（侵犯）our privacy，it's only the beginning，which is why I'm considering deactivating（撤销） my account（账号）．Facebook is a handy site，but I'm upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don't trust．That is too high a price to pay．
71．What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph？C
A．It is a website that sends messages to targeted users．
B．It makes money by putting on advertisements．
C．It earns money by selling its user's personal data
D．It provides a lot of information to its users
72．What does the author say about most Facebook users？B
A．They don't know their personal data enriches Facebook
B．They are unwilling to give up their personal information
C．They don't identify themselves when using website
D．They care very little about their personal information
73．Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage？A
A．To help its users make more friends
B．To obey the Federal guidelines
C．To make money by attracting more users
D．To offer better service to its users
74．What does Senator Charles Schumer argue for？C
A．Setting guidelines for advertising on websites
B．Setting rules for social-networking sites
C．Stopping sharing user's personal information
D．Removing ads from all social-networking sites
75．Why does the author plan to stop using his Facebook account？C
A．He is dissatisfied with its service．
B．He finds many of its users untrustworthy．
C．He doesn't want his personal data badly used．
D．He is upset by its frequent rule changes．

分析 文章主要谈论脸书-著名社交网站修改规则，在用户不知情的情况下出售用户信息以获取利润．并围绕此现象，讲述不同的人对此的不同反应．

解答 71．C 主旨大意题：Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages．Facebook 然后试图通过把他们的数据资料卖给那些想发送有针对性信息的广告商来赚钱．所以答案选C．
72．B 细节理解题：Most Facebook users don't realize this is happening．大部分的脸书的使用者并没有意识到在发生这样的事情．所以答案选B．
73．A 细节理解题：According to Facebook's vice-president Elliot Schrage，the company is simply making changes to improve its service，根据脸书的副总裁Elliot Schrage，这家公司只是在做一些改进服务的变动．所以答案选A．
74．C 细节理解题：He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites．"他还敦促联邦贸易委员会为社交网站制定指导方针．所以答案选C．
75．C 推理判断题：I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy，it's only the beginning．我怀疑脸书到目前为止所做的侵犯我们隐私的事情，还只是刚开始．所以答案选C．

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18．A third of 15to 18-year-olds in the UK have met someone in person they originally met through social media．
The figure comes from an exclusive online Newsbeat poll（投票） of 1，015British teenagers，put together by Comres．The survey also indicates that a quarter feel happier online than they do in real life．
But overall，real-life relationships are still considered far more important than online ones，according to the findings．Sixty-six per cent polled last month said the number of friends they knew in person was more important to them，compared to 28% who said the same of the number of friends and followers they had online．
The survey also suggests what lots of people know already，that social media is now an integral part of teenagers'lives．Only one per cent of respondents said they never checked in online for social reasons．Facebook is the most popular social network （89% have an account），followed by Twitter （62%） and Snapchat （58%）．
Dr Emma Short，a psychologist at the University of Bedfordshire，said，"The number of teenagers meeting up with people they first befriended online is worrying．Even very sophisticated security experts find it very hard to verify the identity of accounts．When you're 15and you're very effective at identifying friends and risk，it's easy to assume you can do that online．It's not safe in that they may not be who they say they are and you know nothing about them apart from the conversation you've had online-which is a very small part of their lives and the person they may be．"
The survey also indicated：
•25% of teenagers admitted they were addicted to social media．
•25% wished they could give up social media．
"I can't do without my phone．"says 17-year-old Aisha from Clapton，north London．"I can't do without checking Facebook，Twitter，Instagram，Snapchat．"
When we ask Aisha about the prospect of taking her social networks away，the consequences，genuinely，are too hard to bear．
Jealousy，loneliness，happiness and stress are all emotions felt by teenagers．

41．From the first two paragraphs we get to know thatD．
A．the majority of the teenagers polled met their net friends
B．more and more British adolescents feel happier online
C．a third of 15to 18-year-olds in the UK make net friends online
D．a little more than 300adolescents surveyed met net friends
42．According to the survey，which of the following statements is TRUE？B
A．Sixty-six per cent polled think it important to meet net friends in person．
B．More British adolescents consider friends in real life are more important．
C.28% polled said they had the same number of online friends as other 66%．
D.28% polled have the same number of real life friends and net friends．
43．What does the underlined word"respondents"in Paragraph 4refer to？D
A．researchers     
B．people      
C．reporters        
D．teenagers
44．Which of the following best conveys Dr Emma Short's view？C
A．The online friends teenagers meet in person are worrying．
B．It's easy for 15-year-olds to make online friends．
C．It's difficult for adolescents to identify online friends and risk．
D．The conversation with your virtual friends is helpful．
45．What is the writer's attitude towards teenagers meeting up with online friends？C
A．Negative．
B．Positive．
C．Neutral．
D．Tolerant．
15．A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowering blood pressure．Dr．Thomas Houston，a professor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School，led a group of scientists that investigated how pre-recorded videos of hypertension （高血压） patients'talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months．
   Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in medicine．They showed that those who had had similar experiences，when talking to someone with a similar background，could help change their behavior to become healthier．Hypertension is difficult to control，since it is dependent on diet，exercise and mental state．Medical treatments with drugs，and lifestyle therapies（疗法） have been relatively ineffective because people find it hard to follow those medical requirements．
   In the test，his team carefully chose their story-tellers from 230 members of a patients'community with whom they could most easily relate．Next，they divided their study population into two groups．One received three interactive （互助） DVDs containing the tellers'stories of their experiences in living with and treating their hypertension．The other were given educational discs on an unrelated health topic．The study volunteers reported that they had listened to the DVDs，and after three months，those who heard the stories of the hypertensive patients lowered their blood pressure．
  While the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients'behavior，Houston suspects that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them to seek medical help to their hypertension．They found that after six months the difference in blood pressure between those who watched the story-tellers and those who observed the unrelated videos remained，suggesting that the story-telling continued to have an effect．
71．We can learn from the text that the pre-recorded videosA．
  A．tell medical histories of hypertension patients
  B．introduce some medical treatments of hypertension
  C．introduce a good lifestyle for hypertensive patients
  D．tell scientific discoveries of the scientist group
72．Houston was surprised to find thatB．
  A．hypertension is really difficult to control
  B．communication has some medical effects
  C．medical treatments have no effect at all
  D．people don't follow the medical requirements
73．Which of the following is true about the study？D
A．The scientists chose 230 patients from a hospital．
  B．Both the groups used the same videos about health topic．
  C．The two groups lowered blood pressure in different degrees．
  D．The story-tellers were hypertension patients as well．
74．The underlined word"address"in the last paragraph most probably meansD．
  A．convince of      B．observe     C．concentrate on       D．announce
75．Which of the following could be the best title of the text？C
  A．The stories of some hypertension patients．
  B．Medical treatments of blood pressure．
  C．Storytelling may help lower blood pressure．
  D．Suggestions about how to lower blood pressure．
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The holistic movement has made many doctors look at the whole patient，not just the disease．Life-style，emotional problems and diet are just some of the factors that can affect a person's health．Holistic medicine emphasizes good diet，exercise and fresh air，all of which
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that their patients can choose a combination of treatments that suits them．One problem with holistic medicine is that it is difficult for people to be sure a doctor is reliable．To solve this，many countries want alternative doctors to form professional bodies．

71．Modern holistic medicine centers uponD．
A．curing a disease         B．herbal treatment
C．continuous development   D．keeping patients healthy
72．Which of the following does NOT belong to holistic medicine？D
A．massage            B．meditation
C．a balanced diet    D．a knee operation
73．The principle of homeopathy is thatC．
A．the large doses of medicine that will not be harmful will take better effect
B．the disease will be cured sooner by taking larger doses of medicine
C．a small thinner dose of medicine will be more effective
D．the doses of medicine depend on how serious the illness is
74．Which of the following titles best sums up the passage？A
A．Holistic Medicine  
B．Traditional Medicine Returns
C．History of Medicine 
D．Combination of Treatments Works
75．What can we infer from the passage？B
A．Relaxation is the key of holistic treatment．
B．Holistic medicine needs to become more trustworthy．
C．Holistic treatment is more beneficial than traditional treatments．
D．Holistic medicine will become the most welcome treatment soon．
12．A new word has suddenly become wildly popular in China-"tuhao"-which loosely translated means"nouveau riche"．There have been more than 100 million references to the word"tuhao"on social media since early September．
It's being used to describe everything from the new People's Daily building，to expensive celebrity weddings full of bling，and the new gold-coloured iPhone．
In Chinese"tu"means earth and"hao"means rich．To say someone is tuhao is to imply they come from a poor peasant background，and have made it rich quick-but don't quite have the manners，or sophistication to go along with it．It's like the term"nouveau riche"，says Professor Steve Tsang at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies in Nottingham-but has even more negative meanings，suggesting a certain vulgarity（粗俗）．
"Tuhao"is actually an old word-dating back perhaps as far as the Southern Dynasty 1，500 years ago-but it has always meant something rather different．During the communist revolution，from the 1920s to early 1950s，it was widely used to refer to landholders and gentry who would bully those beneath them．
This new usage of the term took off in September after a widely-shared joke about a rich，but unhappy man，who goes to a Buddhist monk for advice，expecting to be told to live a more simple life．The monk replies instead with the phrase："Tuhao，let's be friends!"
Chinese internet users are highly creative in their use of language，and are constantly inventing，and re-inventing words as a way of getting past censorship rules．But in this case，its popularity seems to be down to the fact that it brieflyhttp://www．ks5u．com/expresses China's changing society so well-many people sneerat those with wealth，but are secretly jealous．
51．What is the best title of the passage？A
A．Tuhao，a new popular word in China
B．The long history of Tuhao
C．The new usage of Tuhao
D．Tuhao，a newly-invented Chinese word
52．Which of the following may NOT be considered"tuhao"？D
A．A vulgar nouveau riche 
B．A bully landholder
C．A quick-rich peasant without proper manners
D．A Buddhist monk．
53．The last but one paragraph mainly tells usB．
A．what the new usage of the word is
B．how the word becomes popular again
C．why the unhappy man went to the Buddhist monk
D．what advice the monk gave the unhappy man
54．What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean？C
A．respect      B．envy    C．underestimate    D．disbelieve．
19．The relationship between humans and animals has always been complex．Some cultures have developed entire belief systems around favored animals．Even in cultures with less formal belief systems，connections between people and animals still lead to commonly accepted opinions about animals．
These belief systems usually develop around the animals that interact （互动） with humans most frequently．Therefore，it should not be surprising that so many stories surround the most common of animals：rats．Rats live side by side with humans all over the world and regularly interact with people．Human-rat coexistence may be common all around the world，but different cultures respond to that closeness in different ways．
In the United States and Europe，one typical attitude is that the rat is a pest．This could be due to the common belief that rats spread disease．Actually，they don't，at least not directly，but many people don't know that．The Pied Piper of Hamlin，a well-known children's story，is one example of how rats have been described in Western literature：in that story，rats cause such a problem that a town has to hire a piper to call them all away．
In many Latin American countries，the rat is described in a very different way．The story of the tooth fairy （a fairy believed by children to leave money while they sleep in exchange for a tooth that has come out） is common all over the world，but in Latin America，the"fairy"is a rat!Rats do have very strong teeth，which could explain the association．Clearly，this shows another attitude toward rats that is much more positive．
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As many people are discovering these days，rats can even make excellent pets，so long as you remember to close the cage carefully!

31．What does the passage mainly talk about？B
A．A trend of keeping rats as pets．
B．How different cultures look at rats．
C．How humans get along with animals．
D．Favored animals in different cultures．
32．The rats in The Pied Piper of Hamlin appearA．
A．unpleasant        B．honest         C．smart        D．unusual
33．The tooth fairy in Latin America mentioned in Paragraph4is to showC．
A．the tooth fairy is lovely
B．rats look very frightening
C．rats are welcome in Latin American countries
D．the story of the tooth fairy is common all over the world
34．According to the author，ratsC．
A．don't spread disease                
B．should be treated as pests
C．are fairly described in the Chinese Zodiac     
D．are kept as pets by more and more people
35．The passage is probably taken from aC．
A．travel guide                  B．news report
C．nature magazine               D．history textbook．
16．In many parts of the world，cars play an important role in daily life and many societies would not exist without them．（71）EBut this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously，not only by government but also by ear manufacturers．
         The Human Science and Advanced Technology Institute at Loughborough in the UK is part of an international research program．（72）AThat will mean much saving，no accidents and better use of roads．The super-intelligent car of the 21st century will drive itself（73）C，．Instead，we will have a choice of cars and change them as frequently as we change our clothing．
According to Dr．David Davis，who leads the research team，these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture，which had blocked up our cities，polluted our air，and caused more deaths than both world wars put together．
Davis says，cars will be fitted with some intelligent devices（装置） to regulate（调节） the distance between one car and another．（74）GComputers are much safer drivers than people，so cars in a road train will be able to drive much closer together than cars driven by people．
By 2010，Dr．David Davis believes，car technology will give motorists a clear view of the road，whatever the weather conditions，by projecting an image（影像）of the road ahead on to the car's windscreen（75）D．Cars will be connected by an electronic tow bar to the car in front to form"road-trains"．"The front vehicle in such a train burns the normal amount．"says Davis．"But all the others in the train would burn about ten percent of the normal amount，and so produce about ten percent of the pollution．"

A．The team there believes that by 2030 all cars will be computerized．
B．They believe that cars will become more important in 20 years．
C．And it will not be owned by one individual．
D．And by 2030，cars will travel in line，linked to each other electronically．
E．So the idea that in 20 years'time，no one will own cars may be hard to believe．
F．Every driver will use less fuel in the car he owns．
G．The car will automatically speed up，or slow down，to match the speed of the car in front．
17．The famous scientist，____ a dinner party will be held tonight，is to arrive soon．（　　）
A．in his honorB．in whose honorC．in which honorD．in honor of him

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