英语专四阅读模拟习题(别告诉陌生人你的电话)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surrendering">surrendering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span>--<span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cascade">cascade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span>, <span word="analyzed">analyzed</span>, <span word="categorized">categorized</span>, <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="Future">Future</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="surrendered">surrendered</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="multiplier">multiplier</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="inbox">inbox</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="spam">spam</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="undoubtedly">undoubtedly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="unknowingly">unknowingly</span> <span word="surrendered">surrendered</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="Web">Web</span> <span word="site">site</span>.</p><p> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="cottage">cottage</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="youve">youve</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span>--<span word="like">like</span> <span word="Acxiom">Acxiom</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Merlin">Merlin</span>--<span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bartered">bartered</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlisted">unlisted</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="youve">youve</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="Merlin">Merlin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="brokers">brokers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="advertises">advertises</span> <span word="sale">sale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unlisted">unlisted</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="compiled">compiled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>--<span word="including">including</span> <span word="pizza">pizza</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="unintended">unintended</span>, <span word="unpredictable">unpredictable</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grapple">grapple</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Brother">Brother</span>--<span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="corporation">corporation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="faceless">faceless</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="glance">glance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="Blackberry">Blackberry</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="glances">glances</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>. <span word="while">while</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>--<span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>--<span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="abundant">abundant</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="ignorant">ignorant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span>, <span word="assuming">assuming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mythical">mythical</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Foley">Foley</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cornerstone">cornerstone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Departments">Departments</span> <span word="antitrust">antitrust</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span>.</p>
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