When it comes to protecting the privacy of their children, U.S. parents give social networks a failing grade. According to a recent survey, three out of four parents believe social networks are not doing a good job of protecting kids’ online privacy.
The survey was conducted for Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping families find the right way to deal with the world of media and technology.
Ninety-two percent of parents said they are concerned that children share too much information online, and 85 percent said they are more concerned about online privacy than they were five years ago. In other findings, Common Sense Media found that 68% of parents are not at all confident in search engines keeping their private information safe and secure and 71% of parents said the same about social networking sites.
The survey found a great deal of concern about the online geo-location services which find and show the exact position of somebody through the net. Ninety-one percent of parents said search engines and social networking sites should not be able to share the physical location of children with other companies unless the parents approve.
“The survey results present a clear divide between the industry’s view of privacy and the opinion of parents and kids,” Common Sense Media CEO and founder James Steyer said.
“American families are deeply worried about how their personal information is being used by technology and online companies, yet the companies appear to be keeping their heads deep in the sand,” Steyer said.
IT companies need to step up but parents, children, schools and government also need to do more, he said.
“Parents and kids have to educate themselves about how to protect their information,” he said. “Schools should teach all students and their parents about privacy protection.”
“And finally, policymakers have to update privacy policies for the 21st century,” he said. According to the survey, more than 60 percent of parents want the US Congress to update online privacy laws for children and teenagers.
1. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 6 mean?
A. Refusing to admit the problem. B. Refusing to work with others.
C. Trying to find a solution to the problem D. Trying to look deep into the problem.
2. According to James Steyer, the following organizations should make more contributions to protecting
children’s online privacy except __________.
A. IT companies B. Government C. Schools D. Nonprofit Organizations
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Parents are worried about social networks because they lead to the children’s failing grades.
B. Most US parents agree that the online geo-location services should be forbidden.
C. Most US parents will support a law that limits IT companies to using personal information.
D. US Congress has not yet passed any online privacy law for children and teenagers.
4. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?
A. US Congress to Update Privacy Policies for 21st Century
B. Common Sense Media Warns Against Social Networks
C. US Parents Want Better Online Privacy Protection for Kids
D. Worry Grows for Problems Caused by Social Networks
This is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store I am employed as a shop assistant.
When you took my bag, I don’t know what you thought you were going to get. With my wages, there’s not much left on a Tuesday. I hope the ￡5 was useful to you. I have informed the social security office so you won’t be able to cash the child benefit next week. I hope that won’t leave you too short．But if you really need a couple of pounds, I suppose you could always cash one of the two checks left in my check book．Of course, I phoned the bank right away and the check-cashing card is no longer valid(有效的), so it won’t be much use to you.
Actually I don’t mind about the money too much. We single parents who work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be short of cash. However, I don’t suppose it went very far among the three of you. Sorry about that!
I wish you had left the bag behind and just taken the wallet and check book．There were all kinds of papers in it, and notes and things that I really need. I really think that was very inconsiderate of you . I mean, how would you like something like that to happen to you?
Well, perhaps the bag will turn up. It wasn’t even an expensive one, just a plain, old brown leather handbag. You probably dumped it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the bushes. We’ve looked around, of course, but no one saw which way you went after you left the shop.
I’m not really angry with you．I know how the pressures of modern living can affect us, but I am sad at the loss of my personal things. I feel offended and helpless. The police were very icy, and they just shrugged（耸） their shoulders. “It happens all the time,” they told me. Some small comfort, I suppose. But I’ve lost just a little more faith in human nature. And as my young son said when I told him what had happened, “Why? Mummy, why us?” I couldn’t answer that question. I wonder if you can.
1.In writing Paragraph 2, the writer wants to __________.
A. describe the contents of the bag in detail B. give some suggestions to the three thieves
C. tell the thieves they could hardly get any money D. state the fact that she was careless with the money
2.Which of the following is the most valuable to the writer?
A. The cash in her bag. B. The papers and notes in the bag.
C. The handbag itself. D. The check books in the bag.
3. What can we conclude about the police?
A. They have doubts about human nature. B. They show sympathy for the woman.
C. They think the case quite common. D. They are unable to find the thieves.
4. Why does the author write the letter?
A. To give the thieves a serious warning. B. To complain about the fall of human goodness.
C. To call people’s attention to their belongings. D. To express her affection for her valuable bag.
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Chilean rescued miner Edison Pena ran the New York City Marathon on November 7th , less than a month after he was rescued from a collapsed (坍塌的) mine that trapped him and the other 32 miners for 69 days. Pena ran 10 km daily through the mine’s tunnels (巷道) to beat the anxiety, wearing cut-down boots until rescuers sent him a pair of sports shoes through a narrow hole that served as the miners’ “lifeline” to the surface.
“When I ran in the darkness, I was running for life,” Pena told a news conference in New York. “I was running to show that I wasn’t just waiting around. I also wanted God to see that I really wanted to live.” The miners were discovered alive on August 22---17 days after the mine collapsed, but it took many more days for rescuers to dig a hole big enough to bring them out.
The New York Road Runners, which organizes the marathon, had invited Edison Pena to the event after hearing his story. They thought he could ride in the lead vehicle or hold the finish line tape, but Pena said last week he did not want to watch, he wanted to run. “I was very eager to take on this big challenge,” he said. “I wanted to show the world I could run.” He hoped to run the 26.2-mile race in about six hours. “I have a knee injury, but I am eager to cross the finish line,” he said.
An Elvis Presley fan who asked rescuers to send the singer’s music down into the mine, Pena broke into song at the news conference with the Presley hit Return to Sender.
On the morning of November 7th, Pena, known as “the runner” by fellow miners trapped with him, set out to cover the course along with thousands of other runners and completed the race in five hours and 40 minutes.
1.When trapped underground, Pena ran a long way every day to _______.
A. find a way to get out B. dig a lifeline to the ground
C. keep himself from coldness D. get rid of his uneasy feelings
2. According to the passage, Pena _______.
A. was not expected to run the marathon at first
B. failed to achieve the goal he had set for the marathon
C. wore sports shoes while working underground
D. was asked to sing a Presley’s song at a news conference
3. During the rescue of the Chilean trapped miners, the digging of the escape hole lasted about _________.
A. 17 days B. 22 days C. 52 days D. 69 days
4.Pena can be best described as _________.
A. smart-minded B. strong-willed C. hard-working D. warm-hearted
While most students in the USA are worrying about getting into their dream universities, others worry about a bigger problem. Students brought to the USA illegally, who have to leave a 36 on applications that need their Social Security number, know they will not be accepted 37 their outstanding grades and performance. The young immigrants 38 from the U.S. school system, but only up through high school. Their education often 39 there due to a 1996 federal law that bans states from offering in-state tuition rate(学费) to illegal immigrants 40 the state also offers it to all U.S. citizens. However, there may be some hope because of the DREAM Act, which will be voted on in Congress (国会).
The DREAM Act is a/an 41 aid program for the young illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. before they were 16. Those who apply for this program can get 42 and temporary residing (居住) status, which can be changed, once 43 , to a green card after six years. These immigrants can then use their newly acquired status to seek green cards for their 44 . In this way, it can also provide citizenship for the illegal foreigners who brought their children to the US.
“I don’t live in fear of being driven out of this 45 ,” says Juan, a high school junior born in Mexico. “I live a normal life here 46 that now everyone is getting their driver’s license, and I can’t.”
Juan came to the U.S. with his mother and older brother at eight. He is hoping for the DREAM Act to be 47 . While he admits that there is no obvious prejudice in high school, Juan 48 faces unfair racial treatment.
“It 49 me when people joke around and ask me for my green card,” Juan explains. “I 50 , but deep down I know they are offending me for 51 I have no control over. I was born in Mexico, but my 52 is here.”
His brother now attends a community (社区) college and plans to enter a university. Juan hopes to take a 53 path. “For long, I have no 54 that I can go to university” Juan says. “I know it’s going to be hard, but as long as I stay in this country, I have a/an 55 .”
1. A. blank B. track C. name D. message
2. A. because of B. instead of C. in terms of D. regardless of
3. A. suffer B. benefit C. learn D. graduate
4. A. stops B. begins C. continues D. changes
5. A. if B. until C. unless D. after
6.A. legal B. international C. seasonal D. educational
7. A. low B. conditional C. stable D. regular
8. A. denied B. lost C. bought D. earned
9.A. children B. parents C. friends D. relatives
10. A. school B. program C. system D. country
11.A. with B. in C. except D. now
12.A. introduced B. discussed C. passed D. corrected
13.A. almost B. still C. even D. only
14. A. bothers B. worries C. confuses D. surprises
15. A. laugh B. cry C. shout D. sigh
16. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
17. A. success B. origin C. life D. experience
18. A. similar B. right C. different D. direct
19. A. confidence B. idea C. interest D. doubt
20. A. attempt B. chance C. dream D.choice
—Next Monday is my birthday.
—Is that so? ________
A. I can’t believe my ears. B. I’m so glad to hear that. C. What presents do you want? D. Many happy returns of the day!
