高三英语阅读理解专题训练September II

ComprehensionATheAssociatedPress-NORCCenterforPublicAffairsResearchandMeriTalkdidthepolling.Itfoundthat64percentofAmericanssaytheirsocialmediaactivityisnotsecure.Aboutasmanyhavethesamesafetyconcernsaboutonlineinformationthatsharestheirphysicallocation.HalfofAmericansalsobelievetheirprivate

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messagesarenotsecure.Theyarenotjustconcerned.Theywantthefederalgovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.Almost75percentofAmericanssaytheysupportcreatinglawsforhowcompaniescancollect,useandsharepersonaldata.JenniferBenzistheheadoftheAP-NORCCenter."Whatissurprisingtomeisthatthereisagreatdealofsupportformoregovernmentactiontoprotectdataprivacy,"shesaid.Butafteryearsoffailedeffortstocreatestrongerdataprivacylaws,Americansdonottrustthegovernmenttofixtheproblem.Amajorityofthosewhotookpartinthepollsaidtheyhavemoretrustinprivatecompaniesthanthefederalgovernmenttoaddresssecurityandprivacyissues.Thiscomesevenafteryearsof

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ofU.S.corporationsthatsharedthepersonalinformationofmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld."Ifeelthereislittletonosecuritywhatsoever,"saidSarahBlick.SheisaprofessoratKenyonCollegeinOhio.OfficialsatthecollegetoldBlickearlierthisyearthatsomeonehadusedheridentitytoseekunemployment

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hasgreatlyincreasedsincethepandemicbegan.Thepollanswersshowedthatabout71percentofAmericansbelievethatindividuals'dataprivacyshouldbetreatedasanationalsecurityissue.Butonly23percentaresatisfiedinthefederalgovernment'scurrentefforts.Almost75percentofAmericanssaytheysupportforhowcompaniescancollect,useandsharepersonaldata.Amajorityofthosewhotookpartinthepollsaidtheyhavemoretrustinprivatecompaniesthanthefederalgovernmenttosecurityandprivacyissues.Butonlyaresatisfiedinthefederalgovernment'scurrentefforts.Thiscomesevenafteryearsof

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ofU.S.corporationsthatsharedthepersonalinformationofmillionsofpeople.BOnWednesday,AmericanPresidentJoeBidenannouncedthattheU.S.wouldbuy1billionofPfizer'sCOVID-19shotstosharewiththeworld.Thatwastwotimestheamountofhisearlierpromise.Healsosaidhesupportedagoalofvaccinating70percentoftheworld'spopulationwithinthenextyear.Somecountrieshavehadvaccineswidelyavailabletotheirpopulationsformonths.Butothercountrieshavestruggledtogetsupplies.TheAfricanCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionreportsthatfourpercentofthepopulationisfullyvaccinated.RamaphosatookpartinameetingWednesdaythatwascalledbyBidentotalkaboutincreasingeffortstovaccinatepeopleallovertheworld.Atthatmeeting,BidenannouncedtheU.S.dealtobuyanadditional500million

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ofthePfizerCOVID-19vaccinetosendtoothercountries."Ofthearound6billionvaccinedosesadministeredworldwide,onlytwopercentofthesehavebeenadministeredinAfrica,acontinentofmorethan1.2billionpeople,"Ramaphosasaid."Thisisunjustandimmoral."Becauseofthecoronaviruspandemic,anumberofworldleadersmadevideopresentationsinsteadoftravelingtoNewYorktospeakinperson.AbouthalfofThursday'sspeecheswerebyvideo.SpeakingonvideofromHavana,CubanPresidentMiguelDíaz-CaneldenouncedtheU.S.embargoagainstCuba.HesaidithasbeenmadeworseduringtheCOVID-19pandemic.SpeakingattheU.N.,Panama'sPresidentLaurentinoCortizosaidhiscountryhasvaccinatedmorethanhalfofitspopulation."Thankstothis,weareonlyweeksawayfromreaching

herdimmunity,"hesaid.Cortizoaskedforthesupportoftheinternationalcommunitytodealwiththelargenumberofmigrantspassingthroughhisnation.ManyofthemigrantsarefromAfricaandtheCaribbeanislands.Cortizosaid,"Thisiseveryone'sresponsibility."Atthatmeeting,BidentheU.S.dealtobuyanadditionalthePfizerCOVID-19vaccinetosendtoothercountries.Becauseof,anumberofworldleadersmadevideopresentationsinsteadoftravelingtoNewYorkto.Panama'sPresidentLaurentinoCortizosaidhiscountryhasvaccinatedmorethanitspopulation.Cortizosaidmanyofthemigrantsarefromislands.,CInArkansas,somanyemployeesofahospitalareclaimingtheexemptionthatthehospitalsaystheyare"bluffing."Inthepast,notmanypeopleusedreligiousbeliefsasareasontoavoidvaccinations.ButtheCOVID-19pandemicisdifferent.Eventhoughthevaccinesaresafe,protectiveandwidelyavailableintheU.S.,manypeopledonotwanttogetthem.Nowpeopleareclaimingthereligiousexemption.Manyreligiousleadersdonotobjecttothevaccines.Therehasbeensomeconcern,however,overthecell-lineusedbytheJohnsonandJohnsonvaccine.TheJanssenvaccineusescellsgrowninalabthatcamefromafetusin1985.JohnsonandJohnsonhassaidrepeatedlythereisnofetaltissueinitsvaccine.TheCatholicchurchsaiditis"morallyacceptable"forCatholicstoreceivevaccinesthatcomefromfetalcellresearch.PopeFrancissaidnotgettingavaccinewouldbe"suicide."HereceivedthevaccinemadebyPfizer-BioNTech.TheWhiteHousesaiditunderstandspeoplemayusereligionasareasontorefusethevaccine.However,itargues,ifthenewrulemakesmorepeoplesayyes,itwillsavelives.InthefirstpartofSeptember,about1,000peoplediedeachdayintheUnitedStatesfromCOVID-19.InLosAngeles,MayorEricGarcettisaid:"wewillnot

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theabuseoftheseexemptionsbythosewhosimplydon'twanttogetvaccinated."PeoplewhoworkforthecitymustbevaccinatedbyOctober5.Agroupofpoliceemployeeswhodonotwantthevaccineistakinglegalaction.InthestateofWashington,GovernorJayInsleesaidstateemployeesmaylosetheirjobsiftheyarenotvaccinatedbyOctober18,unlesstheyreceiveanexemption.However,receivinganexemptiondoesnotguaranteepeoplewillstayemployed.Thestatewilldecideifpeoplewhoarenotvaccinatedcanstilldotheirjobwithoutputtingothersatrisk.Nowpeopleareclaimingthereligiousexemption.Manydonotobjecttothevaccines.TheCatholicchurchsaiditis"morallyacceptable"forCatholicstoreceivevaccinesthatfetalcellresearch.Peoplewhoworkforthecitymustbevaccinatedby.However,receivinganexemptiondoesnotpeoplewillemployed.DThecrisishasalsoledmanyVietnameseAmericanstogivemoneytorefugeeresettlementgroups.TheyareofferinghousingandlegalassistancetoarrivingAfghans.Somehavealsosaidtheywanttoofferguidancethatrefugeesandnewimmigrantsmayneed.Thiscanincludehowtobuythingsatafoodstore,signupchildrentogotoschoolorhowtodriveacarinAmerica.SincetheVietnamWar,hundredsofthousandsofVietnamesehavecometotheUnitedStates.TheyhavesettledincommunitiesfromCaliforniatoVirginia.Today,VietnameseAmericansarethesixth-largestimmigrantgroupinthecountry.TheU.S.hadlongannouncedplanstowithdrawfromAfghanistanaftera20-yearwar.Butthemilitary'sfinaldaysinthecountryweremuchmoredangerousthanexpected.Inasimilarway,manyVietnameseAmericansrememberhowtheycouldnotgetoutbeforethefallofSaigontocommunism.SomefacedlongperiodsinreeducationcampsasapunishmentforhelpingtheAmericanswhohadfoughtintheircountry.Oncetheygotoutofthecamps,manytriedtoleavethecountrybyboat.Theytookextremelydangeroustripsacrosstheseainhopesofmakingittoneighboringcountries.Thousandsofpeopledidnotsurvivetheirescape.AfghansarrivingintheUnitedStatesmayhaveaspecial

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forthosewhosupportedU.S.militaryoperations.Somemayhavebeen

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tocomebyfamilymembersalreadyhere.OthersareexpectedtoarriveasrefugeesorseekpermissiontotraveltotheU.S.underaprocessknownashumanitarianparole.Forparole,AfghansneedthesupportofaU.S.citizenorlegal

resident.SomeVietnameseAmericanshavesigneduptosponsorpeopletheyhavenevermet,saidTuanDinhJanelle.HeiswiththeSoutheastAsiaResourceActionCenter.Othereffortshavecenteredonraisingmoneyforrefugeeresettlementgroups.VietnameseandAfghanAmericanartistsheldaspecialmusi