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1、公共英语五级-48 及答案解析(总分:90.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Section Use of Eng(总题数:1,分数:20.00)Recent surveys show that Japanese youth have become a “Me Generation“ that rejects traditional values. “Around 1980 many Japanese, 1 young people abandoned the values of economic success and began 2 for new sets of values to 3 t
2、hem happiness,“ writes sociologist Yasuhiro in Comparative Civilizations Review. Japanese youth are placing more importance on the individual“s pursuit of 4 and less on the values of work, family, and society. Japanese students seem to be losing patience with work, 5 their counterparts in the United
3、 States and Korea. In a 1993 6 of college students in the three countries, only 10% of the Japanese regarded 7 as a primary value compared with 47% of Korean students and 27% of American students. A greater 8 of Japanese aged 18-24 also preferred easy jobs 9 heavy responsibility. The younger Japanes
4、e are showing less concern for family values as they pursue an inner world of private satisfaction. Data collected 10 the Japanese government in 1993 shows that only 23% of Japanese youth are thinking about supporting their aged parents, in contrast 11 63% of young Americans. It appears that many yo
5、unger-generation Japanese are 12 both respect for their parents 13 a sense of responsibility to the family. Author Yoshizaki attributes the change 14 Japanese parents“ over-indulgence of their children, material affluence, and growing 15 for private matters. The shift 16 individualism among Japanese
6、 is most pronounced among 17 very young. According to 1991 data 18 the Bunka Center of Japan, 50% of Japanese youth aged 16-19 can be labeled “self-centered“ compared with 33% among 19 aged 25-29. To earn the self-centered label, the young people responded positively to 20 ideas as “I would like to
7、make decisions without considering traditional values“ and “I don“t want to do anything I can“t enjoy doing.“(分数:20.00)二、Section Reading Co(总题数:0,分数:0.00)三、Part A(总题数:0,分数:0.00)四、Text 1(总题数:1,分数:5.00)The simple act of surrendering a telephone number to a store clerk may not seem harmfulso much so th
8、at many consumers do it with no questions asked. Yet that one action can set in motion a cascade of silent events, as that data point is acquired, analyzed, categorized, stored and sold over and over again. Future attacks on your privacy may come from anywhere, from anyone with money to purchase tha
9、t phone number you surrendered. If you doubt the multiplier effect, consider your e-mail inbox. If it“s loaded with spam, it“s undoubtedly because at some point you unknowingly surrendered your e-mail to the wrong website. Do you think your telephone number or address is handled differently? A cotta
10、ge industry of small companies with names you“ve probably never heard oflike Acxiom or Merlinbuy and sell your personal information the way other commodities like corn or cattle futures are bartered. You may think your ceil phone is unlisted, but if you“ve ever ordered a pizza, it might not be. Merl
11、in is one of many commercial data brokers that advertises sale of unlisted phone numbers compiled from various sourcesincluding pizza delivery companies. These unintended, unpredictable consequences that flow from simple actions make privacy issues difficult to grasp, and grapple with. In a larger s
12、ense, privacy also is often cast as a tale of “Big Brother“ the government is watching you or an big corporation is watching you. But privacy issues don“t necessarily involve large faceless institutions A spouse takes a casual glance at her husband“s Blackberry, a co-worker looks at e-mail over your
13、 shoulder or a friend glances at a cell phone text message from the next seat on the bus. While very little of this is new to anyonepeople are now well aware there are video cameras and Internet cookies everywhere there is abundant evidence that people live their lives ignorant of the monitoring, as
14、suming a mythical level of privacy. People write e-mails and type instant messages they never expect anyone to see. Just ask Mark Foley or even Bill Gates, whose e-mails were a cornerstone of the Justice Department“s antitrust case against Microsoft. And polls and studies have repeatedly shown that
15、Americans are indifferent to privacy concerns. The general defense for such indifference is summed up as a single phrase. “I have nothing to hide. “ If you have nothing to hide, why shouldn“t the government be able to peek at your phone records, your wife see your e-mail or a company send you junk m
16、ail? It“s a powerful argument, one that privacy advocates spend considerable time discussing and strategizing over. It is hard to deny, however, that people behave different when they“re being watched. And it is also impossible to deny that Americans are now being watched more than at any time in hi
17、story.(分数:5.00)(1).In the first paragraph, the telephone number is cited to show _.(分数:1.00)A.many customers didn“t keep their privacy confidentialB.it is harmful to give a store clerk a telephone numberC.careless disposal of personal information can be harmfulD.customers should inquire its use when
18、 giving telephone numbers to others(2).What do companies like Acxiom and Merlin do?(分数:1.00)A.Compile telephone directories for businessmen.B.Collect and sell personal information to make a profit.C.Trade commodities like corn on the market.D.Crack down crimes like stealing private information.(3).F
19、rom Paragraph 3, we learn that _.(分数:1.00)A.cases of privacy intrusion happen only in large institutionsB.people are quite aware of how their privacy is intrudedC.it is not privacy intrusion when a wife glances at her husband“s cell phoneD.Bill Gates“ email messages were cited as evidence against Mi
20、crosoft(4).It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that the author thinks _.(分数:1.00)A.Americans are actually concerned about privacy issuesB.Americans are indifferent to privacy concernsC.Americans are very frank about privacy concernsD.Americans are puzzled about privacy concerns(5).Which of
21、the following is the author“s viewpoint?(分数:1.00)A.Never give your private information to anyone.B.People should pay more attention to their privacy issues.C.Do not surrender your email to any website.D.It does no good saying “I have nothing to hide“.五、Text 2(总题数:1,分数:5.00)The issue of online privac
22、y in the Internet age found new urgency following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, sparking debate over striking the correct balance between protecting civil liberties and attempting to prevent another tragic terrorist act. While preventing terrorism certainly is of paramount importance, privacy righ
23、ts should not be deemed irrelevant. In response to the attacks, Congress quickly passed legislation that included provisions expanding rights of investigators to intercept wire, oral and electronic communications of alleged hackers and terrorists. Civil liberties groups expressed concerns over the p
24、rovisions and urged caution in ensuring that efforts to protect our nation do not result in broad government authority to erode privacy rights of U. S. citizens. Nevertheless, causing further concern to civil liberties groups, the Department of Justice proposed exceptions to the attorney-client priv
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