高考英语时事热点话题阅读：热点02 网络环境与未成年人保护(学生版+解析版)

高考英语时事热点话题阅读

热点02网络环境与未成年人保护

一、阅读理解

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Facebookandothersocialmediacompaniesshouldmakechildrenawarethatiheironlineactivityismonitored

bytheirparentorcarer,underacodetoimprovechildInternetsafetyintheUK.

Turningoffthe“like”function,andlimitingdatacollectionandgeolocationtoolsonpopularplatformssuchas

InstagramandFacebook,arcamonga16-pointlistofrecommendationsforage-appropriatedesignreleasedbythe

InformationConimisioncr'sOffice(ICO).

Itsaidsometechniques,whichplatformsemploytoencourageuserstousethem,includingFacebook“likes”,

shouldnotbeusedtotrytokeepunder-18sonlinefbrlonger.OtherrecommendationsundertheICO'scodeof

practiceforInternetcompanies,whichplatformswouldberesponsibleforcarryingout,include:

*Limitinghowchildren'spersonaldataiscollected,usedandsharedbysocialmediacompanies.

♦Making“highprivacy^^thedefault(默认)settingforchildrenusingsocialmediaplatformsunlessthereisa

convincingreasonnotto.

"Requiringsocialmediacompaniestoshowthatallstaffinvolvedinthedesignanddevelopmentofservices

likelytobeusedbychildrenobeythecodeofpractice.

*Introducingagechecksonplatformsortreatingallusersasiftheywerechildren.

Companiesthatdonotsticktothecodecouldfacefinesofup:o4%oftheirglobalturnover,around$1.6bn

forFacebook.TheconsultationendedattheendofMay,andthefinalversionofthecodeofpractice,regardedasa

newinternationalstandardisexpectedtocomeintoeffectby2020.

ElizabethDenham,theinformationcommissioner,said,“Thisistheconnectedgeneration.TheInternetandall

itswondershavebeenapartoftheireverydaylives.Weshouldn'ihavetopreventourchildrenfrombeingableto

useit,butwemustdemandthattheyshouldbeprotectedwhentheydo.Thiscodedoesthat.”

TheICOsoughtviewsfromparentsandchildrenwhiledevelopingthecodeofpractice,aswellas(hoseof

designers,appdevelopersandacademics.

TheNSPCCchildren'scharitysaidsocialnetworkshad^continuallyfailedtoputchildsafetyfirstintheir

design”,resultingin“badconsequences"."That'swhyitisvitalthiscoderequireschildrentobegiventhehighest

privacysettingsbydefaultandforcescompaniestoactinthebestinterestsofchildren,“theNSPCC'sassociate

headofchildsafetyonlineAndyBurrowssaid.

LadyBeebanKidron,thechairofthe5RightsFoundationandwholedthedebateaboutthecreationofthe

recommendations,said,“Fortoolongwehavefailedtorecognizechildren'srightsandneedsonline.Ifirmly

believeinthepoweroftechnologytotransformlives,beaforceforgoodandrisetothechallengeofpromotingthe

rightsandsafelyofourchildren.Butinordertofulfillthatrole,itmustconsiderthebestinterestsofchildren,not

simplyitsowncommercialinterests”

1.WhydidtheICOcreatethecode?

A.Toprotectsocialmediacompanies.

B.Toensurechildren'ssafetyontheInternet.

C.Tbpreventunder-18sfromstayingonline.

D.Toreducethefunctionsofpopularplatforms.

2.Whatwillhappentosocialmediacompaniesiftheydon'tfollowthecode?

A.They'llbefined.

B.They'llreceivewarnings.

C.TheyIIberequiredtoapologize.

D.They'llhavetostoptheirplatforms.

3.WhatcanwclearnfromDenham'swords?

A.Shehasalowopinionofpopularplatforms.

B.Sheconsidersthecodetobequitenecessaiy

C.Shefailstorecognizechildren'sneedsonline.

D.SheexpectschildrentoavoidusingtheInternet.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ftilfill”meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Praise.B.Define.C.Meet.D.Find.

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TikTokhaspushedanewsafetyupdateinNovembertoitsappthatallowsparentstotakemorecontroloftheir

teenager'saccounts,associalmediacompaniescomeunderincreasingpressuretomaketheirplatformssaferfor

children.

ThecompanysaidTuesdaythatits“FamilyPairing“featurenowenablesparentstoturnoffcommentsontheir

children'svideosentirelyortolimitthemtofriendsonly.Parentswhoseaccountsarclinkedtotheirkidswillalso

beabletosettheiraccountstoprivate,turnoffthesearchfunctionforcontent,usersorsounds,andlimitwhocan

seewhichvideostheirchildrenhaveliked.

Launched（发布）inMarch,theFamilyPairingtoolletsparentsseehowlongtheirchildrenarespendingon

TikTokeachdayandlimitthecontenttheycansee.

Tiklbkallowschildrentoregisterandcreateanaccountifthey'reover（heageof13.Alltheyneedtodois

providetheirdaleofbirth.However,becauseTikTokdoesn'trequireregisterstoprovetheiridentities,some

childrenunder13haveregisteredbylyingabouttheirage,accordingtoU.K.regulatorOfcom（英国通讯管理局）.

AlexandraEvans,headofchildsafetypublicpolicyforTikTokinEurope,toldCNBCthatFamilyPairinghas

“putitselfinparents*shoes''sinceitwaslaunched.

“Ifwe'rethinkingaboutitasatoolbox,wcwantedtooffermoretools,“shesaidonavideocallaheadofthe

announcement.

5.WhatpushedTikToktolaunchthenewupdate?

A.Thepressurefromsocialmedia.B.Theconcernaboutkids'onlinesafety.

C.Theforcefromgovernment.D.Theincreasingneedofusers.

6.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.ThesafetytipsfromTikTok.B.NewappsexploredbyTikTok.

C.NewfunctionsofFamilyPairing.D.ThelimitsonFamilyPairing.

7.WhatisOfcommainlyconcernedabout?

A.Thedifficultyinopeninganaccount.B.Thelowagelimitforusers.

C.Tiklbk'sfailuretocheckidentities.D.Thedemandforusers'birthdates.

8.What'sEvansattitudetowardthenewFamilyPairing?

A.Uninterested.B.Objective.

C.Disappointed.D.Supportive.

9.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TikTok'sSafetyUpdate.B.NewGuidelinesforSafety.

C.FamilyPairingunderDebate.D.ControllingYourKidsOnline.

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Bicycles,rollerskatesandskateboardsaredangerous.Istillhavescars（伤疤）onmykneesfrommy

childhoodrun-inswithvariouswheeleddevices.Admittedly,1wasafoolishkid,butI'mgladIdidn'tspendmy

childhoodtrappedindoorstoprotectmefromanyinjury.

“Thatwhichdocsnotkillusmakesusstronger.''Butparentscan'thandleitwhenteenagersputthistheory

intopractice.Andnowtechnologyhasbecomethenewfieldfortheage-oldbattlebetweenadultsandtheir

freedom-seekingkids.

Lockedindoors,unabletogetontheirbicyclesandhangoutwiththeirfriends,teenshaveturnedtosocial

mediaandtheirmobilephoneslogossipandsocializewiththeirfriends.Whattheydoonlineoftenmirrorswhal

theymightotherwisedoiftheirmobilityweren'tsoheavilyrestricted（限制）intheageofhelicopterparenting.

Socialmediaandsmartphoneshavebecomesopopularinrecentyearsbecauseteensneedaplacetocalltheirown.

Theywantthefreedomtoexploretheiridentityandtheworldaroundthem.Insteadofclimbingoutofwindows,

theyjumponline.

Asteenshavemovedonline,parentshaveprojectedtheirfearsontotheInternet,imaginingallthepotential

dangersthatyouthmightface.

Ratherthanhelpingteensdevelopstrategics（策略）todealwithpubliclifeandthepotentialrisksof

interactingwithothers,fearfulparentshavefocusedontracking,monitoringandblocking.Theseapproachesdon't

helpteensdeveloptheskillstheyneedtomanagecomplexsocialsituations.^Protecting''kidsmayfeellikethe

rightthingtodo,butitdeniesteensthechancesoflearningastheycomeofageinatechnology-soakedworld.

Thekeytohelpingyouthinthemoderndigitallifeisn'tmorerestrictions.It'sfreedom—pluscommunication.

UrbantheoristJaneJacobsusedtoarguethatthesafestneighborhoodswerethosewherecommunitiescollectively

（ookinterestinandpaidattention（owhathappenedonthestreets.Safetydidn'tcomefromsurveillance（监视）

camerasorkeepingeveryoneindoorsbutfromacollectivewillingnesstowatchoutforoneanotherandbepresent

aspeoplestruggled.Thesameistrueonline.

Whalmakesthedigitalstreetsafeiswhenteensandadultscollectivelyagree（oopentheireyesandpay

attention,communicateandworktogethertodealwithdifficultsituations.Teensneedthefreedomtowanderthe

digitalstreet,buttheyalsoneedtoknowthatcaringadultsarebehindthemandsupportingthemwherevertheygo.

Thefirststepistoturnoffthetrackingsoftware.Thenaskyourkidswhatthey'redoingwhenthey'reonline—and

whyit'ssoimportanttothem.

10.Whenhewasachild,thewriter.

A.becamedisabled

B.spentmuchtimeoutdoor

C.alwaysstayedathome

D.wasignoredbyhisparents

11.Teensgoonlinemainlybecause.

A.onlinegamesmirrorreallife

B.theywanttofightagainsttheirparents

C.onlineexperiencesmakethemstrong

D.theyneedaspaceoftheirown

12.Bymentioning“helicopterparcnting^^(Paragraph3),thewritermeansparents.

A.removeanyhiddendangerstheirkidsmayface

B.usehelicopterstotracktheirkids

C.preventtheirkidsfromgoingtoschool

D.protecttheirkidstoomuch

13.Accordingtothepassage,helicopterparentsmaymakekids.

A.loseChechancesoflearning

B.handlecomplexsocialsituationswell

C.adapttothedigitalworldquickly

D.developstrategicstodealwithpubliclife

14.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A.kidsshouldbegivenfreedomtodealwithonlinerisks

B.safeneighborhoodscomefromjointeffortsofall

C.thedigitalstreetisathreattokids'safety

D.kidsshouldbewarnedagainstpotentialdangersinsociety

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Manyparentssetrulesfortheirchildren'sonlineactivity,suchaslimiting(限制)theamountoftimetheycan

spendonline.ButsomechildrenintheUSandUKarcsayingthatthey'dliketomakerulesfbrparents,too.Their

maincomplaint?Thattheirparentssharetoomanyphotosofthemonline.

Ina2016study,itwasfoundthatparentsintheUSshareanaverageof116photosoftheirkidsaftertheyare

born.Mostweretakenbeforethechildturned8yearsold.Manyofthephotosshowedkidsinembarrassing

situations,likehavingfoodallovertheirfaces,Quartzreported.

Parentsdoliketosharetheirchild'sprogressasheorshegrowsup.Buttheirkidsdon'tlikeitasmuch.Ina

surveyofUKchildrenbetweentheagesof12and16,70percentsaidtheyfelttheirparentsdidn'trespecttheir

onlineprivacy（隐私）,accordingtoDigitalParentingmagazine.

Inaddition,manykidssaidthatotherstudentsatschoolsometimespickson（捉弄）themaftertheirparents

postphotosonline,CBSNewsnoted.Inonecase,agirlwasbullied（欺负）byboysatschoolaftertheyfoundher

moms'blogs,whichhadmanyfamilyphotos.

“Eachtimeaphotoorvideoisuploaded,itcreatesadigitalfootprintofachild,whichcanfollowtheminto

adultlife,t€aspokeswomanforaleadingchildren'scharityintheUKsaid."It'salwaysimportanttoaskchildrenfbr

theirpermission（允许）beforepostingphotosorvideosofthem.”

Whatissharenting?

There'sanewwordEnglishtodescribeitwhenparentspostpicturesoftheironline—“sharenting”，ora

combinationoftheworld“share”and“parenting”.

15.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatdokidsintheUSandUKcomplainabout?

A.Theirparentssettingrulesfbrtheironlineactivity.

B.Theirparentslimitingtheamountoftimetheyspendonline.

C.Theirparentspostingtoomanyphotosofthemonline.

D.Theirparentssettinghighexpectationsfbrtheirschoolwork.

16.About70percentofUKteenagersthinktheirparents.

A.caretoomuchabouttheirprogressinschool

B.forgettosetgoodexamplesforthem

C.don'tcareenoughabouttheironlnesafety

D.don'trespecttheironlineprivacy

17.Whatdoweknowfromthestory?

A.Parentsshouldaskkidsforpermissionbeforesharingtheirphotos.

B.UKkidsdon'tmindthattheirphotosarcsharedbytheirparents.

C.Sharingphotosonlinehelpskidsliveabetteradultlife.

D.Kidsdon'tgetbulliedatschoolwhentheirphotosarcsharedonline.

18.Youmightseethisarticlefromthecolumninthenewspaper.

A.NatureTodayB.AllaboutSpace

C.PhilosophyforLifeD.SocietyandCulture

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Afewyearsago,mysister-in-lawstartedtofeelconcernedaboutherteenagedaughter.Whatwasshedoing

afterschool?Wherewasshespendinghertime?Myniecewasanexcellentstudent,andtookpartinallkindsof

after-classactivities.Evenso.hermomdecidedtoputatrackingapponthekid'sphone.Atfirst,thismademy

sister-in-law”他elbetter^^.Thenthegoodsituationsuddenlyended.Sherecalled,“Ifoundoutthatshewas

someplacethatshesaidshewasn't.Iwentoutinthemiddleofthenightandfoundherwalkingwithoutshoesinthe

micdlcofthestreetwithsomefriends?,Thingswentquicklydownhillforthemotherandthedaughterafterthat.

With73%ofteenshavingtheirownsmartphonesnow,accordingtoa2015Pewstudy,moreandmoreoftheir

parentsarcfacingthequestion:Tospyornot?

AnaIlomayoun,founderofGreenIvyEducationalConsulting,hasadvisedmanyparentsandtheirkidsabout

this."I'vefbundteensaremorereceptivetotrackingappswhenitisincludedaspartofafamilyuseagreementto

improvesafetythanwhenitisplacedasasecrettooltowatchthem,^^shesaid.

MarkBell,afatherofateenagegirl,said,“Wedon'thavetrackingapps,butwehavesetsomegroundrules

thatmydaughtermustfollowinexchangefbrusprovidingasmartphone,hesaid.Forexample,hisdaughtermust

“f?iend"himonsocialmediaaccountssothathecanreviewposts,andmustshareallpasswords.

Whenyou'retryingtobuildtrust,youneedtocreateanenvironmentthatencouragesit.So,towintheirtrust,

youalwaysneedtobestraightwithyourchildren."Parentsmustletchildrenknowhowandwhenthey'llbe

watchingthem,“saidDoctorPaulehWeigle.Ifthey'renotopenaboutit,hewarns,itcan“greatlydamagethe

parentandchildrelationship”.

19.Whydidtheauthor'ssister-in-lawusetheapp?

A.Shewasinterestedinnewapps.

B.Shewasworriedaboutherdaughter.

C.Shewantedtoknowaboutafter-classactivities.

D.Shewantedtoteachherdaughterabouttheapp.

20.Whatcanwclearnabouttoday'schildrenfromHomayoun?

A.Theydoubtfamilyuseagreements.

B.Theyareworriedaboutonlinesafety.

C.Theywelcometheuseoftrackingapps.

D.Theydislikebeingspiedonsecretlywithtrackingapps.

21.AccordingtoParagraph5,Bell'sdaughter.

A.kepthimoutofheronlinegroups

B.developedsomebadonlinehabits

C.allowedhimtoknowheronlinebehavior

D.wantedtopulatrackingapponherphone

22.WhatshouldbedonebeforeusingatrackingappaccordingtoWcigle?

A.Tellthekidaboutit.

B.Cheekthekid'sphone.

C.Teachthekidhowtouseit.

D.Advisethekidtousehisphoneless.

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A17-year-oldBangladeshiboyhaswonthisyear'sInternationalChildren'sPeacePrizeforhisworktofight

cyberbullying（网络欺凌）inhiscountry.

Theprizewinner,SadatRahman,promisedtokeepfightingonlinebullyinguntilitnolongerexists."Thefight

againstcybcrbullyingislikeawar,andinthiswar1amasoldier,"SadatRahmansaidduringaceremonyon

November13inTheHague,theNcthcrlands.Hcadded,"Ifeverybodykeepssupportingme,thentogetherwewill

winthisbattleagainstcyberbullying."

Rahmandevelopedamobilephoneapplicationthatprovideseducationaboutonlinebullyingandawayto

reportcasesofit.Hesaidhebeganhisworkontheprojectafterhearingthestoryofa15-year-okigirlwhotookher

ownlifeasaresultofcyberbullying."!willnotstopuntilwereceivenomorecasesthroughtheapp.'Rahmansaid

attheceremony.

Theawardcomeswithafundofover$118,000,whichisofferedbytheKidsRightsFoundation.Thegroup

choosesprojectstosupportcausesthatarccloselylinkedtothewinner'swork.Pastwell-knownwinnersofthe

prizeincludePakistanihumanrightsactivistMalalaYousafzai.SwedishclimateactivistGretaThurbergwonthe

prizetoo.AndstudentswhoorganizedtheMarchforOurLiveseventin2018afteradeadlymassshootingattheir

schoolintheAmericanstateofFloridaalsowon.

YousafzaiwontheInternationalChildren'sPeacePrizein2013.Ayearlater,shewontheNobelPeacePrize

forcampaigningforgirlstohaveauniversalrighttoeducation.ShepraisedRahman'sworkduringcheceremony.

Shespokethroughvideoconferencing."Allchildrenhavetherightiobeprotectedfromviolencenomatterifitis

physicalormental,oflineoronline,'shesaid."Cyberbullyinggoesagainstthatright."

23.WhatinspiredRahmantofightcyberbullying?

A.Thesupportofthepublic.

B.Thefundfromafoundation.

C.Acasereportedthroughanonlineproject.

D.Achild'sdeathcausedbyonlinebullying.

24.RahmanwashighlythoughtofbyMalalaYousafzaifor

A.hisdeterminationtofightforchildren'ssafety

B.hisefforttofollowthestepsofthepastwinners

C.hiscontributiontoprotectingchildrenfromonlinebullying

D.hisdevotiontodevelopinganapplicationforbullyingeducation

25.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefor(hetext?

A.OnlineViolenceAgainstChildrenNeedsMoreAttention

B.DifferentMeanstoCampaigningAgainstOnlineViolence

C.BangladeshiBoyWinsInternationalChildren'sPeacePrize

D.FamousWinnersAchieveInternationalFameforTheirFighting

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Sometimes,whenlookingatthethingsthathavebeenlyingaroundforalongtimeinourlives,weprobably

realizethatthoseitemsmaybeusefultoothers.Withthedevelopmentoftheinternet,onlinecommunitieshave

figuredoutawaytogenerateprofitfrom(hesharingofthoseunderusedassets.Usingwebsitesandsocialmedia

platformsthatfacilitatethebuyingandsellingofsecond-handgoods,i(isnoweasierthaneverforpeer-to-peer

sharingactivitiestotakeplace.Andthisiswhatwecallsharingeconomy.

Oneofthethingsconsumersappreciatewhenusingorworkinginthesharingeconomyistheflexibility.It

offersservicestopeoplewhenandwheretheywantthem.Forthosewhodon'tcarefbrtraditionalofficework,

sharingeconomicsdonotrequireprofessionalworkingenvironments,sothereisnoneedtoputyourselfinan

atmospherethatunfitsfbryourpersonality.Itallowspeopletochooseflexibleatmospheretoworkremotelyinstead

ofinonephysicalofficespace.

Asharingeconomyhelpsconsumerstoearnmoneybyrentingoutunderusedgoodsorresources.Forexample,

youcanrentoutahomeusingAirbrb,expensivetoolsfromone'sgarage,cars,orevensharingthegroceriesbefore

goingonaholiday.Alloftheseprovideawayfbritemstoberesoldandrepurposedinsteadofjustthrownaway.

Therefore,ithelpstoreducewasteandmakeorsavemoneyfbrtheproviderandusers.

Butthesharingeconomyisnotwithoutcriticisms.Thesharingeconomyisdevelopingfasterthanexisting

regulationsorongoingsupervision.Onedownsideisthatinmanycasesthereisalackofregulationtocheckthe

productsandservicesexchangedduringthesedeals.Unlikeformalcompanies,unregulatedindividualsdonot

followcertainregulationsandthiscanleadtopoorerandinconsistentqualityofgoodsandservicesandahigher

riskoffraud.Forexample,hotelsarcinspectedtoassurequality,whereassomeapartmentsfbrshort-termrental

onlinearenot.Thedigitally-drivenpeer-to-peernatureofthesharingeconomyservicessometimesdoesn'tmatch

wellwithcertainregulations,whichontheotherhand,helpskeeptheprovidedservicesmoreaffordable.

Anotherproblemisrelatedtosafetyconcerns.Mostsharingeconomyplatformsarcbasedontrust,aswellas

ratingsbyguestsandhosts.Butsometimesithappensthatoneusesacar,orrentsanapartmentanditistotally

different(hanoneimagines.Afterall.wehaveheardsomeunpleasanl(alesofguestsandhosts.

Thesharingeconomydefinitelyhasitsloversandhaters.Manyarenotreadytoswitchtothatmodel,where

othersarealreadyusingmorethanfourplatformsintheirdailylives.

26.Whatmakespeer-to-peersharingactivitieseasier?

A.Theconvenienceofthenetwork.

B.Thedevelopmentofcommunity.

C.People'skeepingundenisedthings.

D.People'sdemandofsecond-handgoods.

27.Theexampleinparagraph4isusedtoshow.

A.sharingeconomyservicesaremoreaffordable

B.short-termrentalapartmentsarecheaperthanhotels

C.thecurrentrulescan'tregulatethequalityofonlinebusiness

D.apartmentsrentalonlinecan'tensurethesafetyoftheguests

28.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardssharingeconomy?

A.Supportive.B.Neutral.C.Disapproving.D.Doubtful.

29.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?

I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point（次要点）C:Conclusion

Theinternethasledtoahugeincreaseincredil-card（信用卡）Yourcardinformationcouldevenbefor

saleinanillegalWebsite（非法网站）.Websitesofferingcheapgoodsandservicesshouldberegardedwithcare

Onlineshopperswhoentertheircredit-cardinformationmayneverreceive（hegoodstheythoughttheybought.

Thethievesthengoshoppingwithyourcardnumber-orselltheinformationovertheInternet.Computer

hackers（黑客）havebrokendownsecurity（安全）system,raisingquestionsaboutthesafetyofcardholder

information.

Severalmonthsago,25,000customersofaCDuniverse,anonlinemusicretailer（批发商）,werenotlucky.

Theirnames,addressesandcredit-cardnumberswerepostedonaWebsiteaftertheretailerrefusedtopayUS

$157,828togetbacktheinformation.

Credit-cardfirmsarenowfightingagainstonlinefraud.Master-cardisworkingonplansforWebonly

credit-card,withalowercreditlimit.Thecardcouldbeusedonlyforshoppingonline.However,thereareafew

simplestepsyoucanlaketokeepfrombeingcheated.

Askaboutyourcredit-cardfirn'sonlinerules:underBritishlaw,cardholdersareresponsibleforthefirstUS

$78ofanyfraudulentspending.Andshoponlyatsecuresites:sendyourcrcdit-cardinformationonlyifthe

Websiteoffersadvancedsecuresystem.

Ifthesecurityisinplace,aletterwillappearinthebottomnght-handcornerofyourscreen.TheWebsite

addressmayalsostarthttp://-theextra"s"standsfbrsecure.Ifindoubt,giveyourcredit-cardinformationoverthe

telephone.

Keepyourpasswordsafe:mostonlinesitesrequireausernameandpasswordbeforeplacinganorder.Treat

yourpasswordwithcare.

30.Theunderlinedword"fraud''inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.

A.cheatingB.saleC.paymentD.use

31.AccordingtothispassagemostpeopleworryaboutshoppingontheInternetbecause.

A.agreatnumberofstolencredit-cardsaresoldon(heInterneteveryday

B.fraudontheInternethappensveryoften

C.manyWebsitesbreakdowneveryday

D.therearctoomanyillegalWebsitesontheInternet

32.Thievesusuallygettheinformationofthecredit-card.

A.becausemanycustomerslosttheircards

D.bypayingmoneyforpeopleworkingintheinformationcompanies

C.becauseofthecarelessnessofthecustomers

D.bystealingtheinformationfromWebsites

33.Ifthepasswordsofyourcredit-cardsarenotprobablykept,.

A.(hebankandtheshopwillsuffergreatlosses

B.youwillnotbeabletogetbackyourinformation

C.youmightsuffergreatlosses

D.(hebankwillanswerforyourloss

34.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowtoBeatOnlineCredit-cardThieves

B.HowtoShopon(heInlemet

C.NeverUseCredit-cardWithoutanAdvancedComputer

D.WhyThievesStealCredit-cardInformation

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DanshBoyd,whoholdspositionsatMicrosoftResearch,NewYorkUniversity,andHarvard'sBerkmanCenter

forInternetandSociety,hasapointedmessageforparents:Mosteverythingwethinkweknowaboutthewayour

kidsareusingtheInternetiswrong.Boyd'snewbook,it'sComplicated:TheSocialLivesofNetworkedTeens,

makesthecasethattheInternetisn'tnearlyasscaryordamagingtoyoungpeopleasmanymomsanddadsbelieve.

Asthemotherofa16-yacr-old,Ifoundmostofitfascinating.Herearctwoofmybiggesttakeaways:

Technologyisnotturningourteensintosocialmisfits.

Althoughtheimagepersiststhatyoungpeoplewouldrathertestthantalk,andpreferconnectingofFacebook

thanhangingoutinperson,Boydsaysthisisn'ttrue."MostoftheteensthatImet...weredesperateforthe

opportunitytoleavetheirhomestogatherwithfriends,"shewrites.

Thetroubleisthatinmanycommunities,youngpeoplehavelessfreedom(hantheyoncedidbecausetheyare

sooverscheduledandbecauseparentsareworriedabouttheirsafely."Theeraofbeingabletorunaroundafter

schoolaslongasyouarchomebeforedarkislongover."Boydnotes.

Tomakeupforthislostfreedom,teenshaveturnedtotheircomputers."Thesuccessofsocialmediamustbe

understoodpartlyinrelationtothisshrinkingsociallandscape."Boydexplains.Facebook,Twitter.Instagram,

Snapchat,andothersites"arenotonlynewpublicspaces:theyarcinmanycasestheonly'public'spacesinwhich

teenscaneasilycommunicatewithlargegroupsoftheirpeers."

Adolescentsaren'tasInternetsavvyasweliketothink.

Althoughteenshavebeencalled"digitalnatives"forhavinggrownuppracticallygluedtotheircomputersand

smart-phones,theystillremainsimpleinmanywaysaboutwhattheyfindonline.Afterall,they'rejusikids.

"Manyoftoday'steensareindeeddeeplyengaged