10.Since the beginning of the Internet era it has been pretty widely accepted that when you join an online service,whatever data you put into it belongs to you.That's the way things were-until Facebook came along.Facebook took a different approach.Until recently,everything you put into Facebook-photos,messages,wall posts,your profile info,and,most significant,your address book-could not be exported anywhere.In effect,you didn't own your data.Facebook did.
In October it relaxed things a bit with a policy that lets you export most of your stuff,with one glaring exception:the e-mail addresses of the people on your contact list.All you get is a list of names.Facebook says it can't let you take your friends'e-mail addresses because that information doesn't belong to you; it belongs to your friends.Of course this is rubbish.The reality is that Facebook wants to make it difficult,if not impossible,for you to leave.
Now that policy has sparked a fight between Google and Facebook.Google is steamed because its users can,and often do,export their Gmail contact information into Facebook.But those people can't bring Facebook info back into Gmail.
Earlier this month Google declared it would block exports of its data to services that don't reciprocate -meaning guess who.In a countermove,Facebook hacked around Google's roadblock so its users could keep pulling data from Google.
Google said it was"disappointed"with Facebook's behavior.It also created a warning screen to tell Gmail users that if they export their information to Facebook they won't get it back.
Both companies declined to comment on the record for this story.But what's really going on is that they're at war.Google views Facebook as a threat to its business and has been trying to launch a social-networking service to compete with it.Facebook has rounded up 500million people and intends to generate billions of dollars in revenue(收益) by gathering data about them and selling it to advertisers.
Facebook's position with rival tech companies boils down to this:if you want access to all the information we've collected,strike a deal with us.Microsoft and Yahoo have done that,and now,like magic,they can export Facebook contact info into their systems,while Google still can't.
Remember the early days of the Net,when everything was going to be open and free,and we were all going to share information in a techno-utopia?That was great until people realized that their user data could be turned into gold.Now there are billions at stake,and nobody is playing nice anymore.
41.Before Facebook appeared,people generally believed thatC.
A.they can join any online service at their own will
B.their online information belongs to online service providers
C.they own all the data they put into online services
D.their online service providers should keep their online info secret
42.What does the author think of Facebook preventing its users exporting their e-mail address to other online services?D
A.It can ensure the safety of its users'information.
B.It has quite reasonable explanation.
C.It is one example often seen in online services.
D.It makes leaving Facebook hard for its users.
43.What's the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 4?A
A.return the favour
B.update in time
C.expand widely
D.guarantee their rights
44.What action did Google take to deal with the threat from Facebook?B
A.It united Microsoft and Yahoo to fight against what Facebook did.
B.It planned to create a social-networking service to fight Facebook.
C.It warned its users of danger of giving away information on Facebook.
D.It created a program preventing Facebook's hackers browsing its site.
45.What does the author say about the Net in its early days?D
A.The data on it was the tool for people to make profit.
B.It didn't allow people to share the information on it.
C.It made people in danger of revealing their privacy on line.
D.All the information it provided was accessible and free of charge.
分析 本文为一篇社会文化类文章,主旨是:在Facebook上,你的网上数据可能不属于你.原本,你放在Facebook的所有东西,包括照片、信息、张贴的东西、个人介绍信息等,都属于你自己.你的联系人名单也不能被转移至其它地方.但事实上,你的这些个人数据并不属于你,而属于Facebook.Facebook十月份放松了这一政策,允许用户将除了联系人的电子邮件地址之外的大多数个人数据转移至其它地方.但你能得到的是名字的清单.Facebook称,它不能让你获得你朋友的电子邮件地址,因为这一信息并不属于你,它属于你的朋友.
解答 41.答案C.细节理解题.根据第一段"Since the beginning of the Internet era it has been pretty widely accepted that when you join an online service,whatever data you put into it belongs to you.That's the way things were-until Facebook came along."可知,在Facebook出现以前,人们一直认为,他们放在网上的信息是属于自己的.故选C.
42.答案D.细节理解题.根据第二段最后一句话"The reality is that Facebook wants to make it difficult,if not impossible,for you to leave."可知,Facebook允许你将除了联系人的电子邮件地址之外的大多数个人数据转移至其它地方,对此,作者认为这一举措是为了让人们难以离开Facebook.故选D.
43.答案A.词意猜测.根据上一段"Google is steamed because its users can,and often do,export their Gmail contact information into Facebook.But those people can't bring Facebook info back into Gmail."可知,人们经常将Gmail的联系信息导入Facebook,但很少有人会从Facebook导入到Google.结合下一段"Earlier this month Google declared it would block exports of its data to services that don't reciprocate-meaning guess who",月初的时候,Google宣布将拦截那些没有反馈的数据---意味着你要猜猜那到底是谁.此处reciprocate,原意"报答;互换;互给".故选A,return its favor意为"反馈,归还".
44.答案B.细节理解题.根据第六段"But what's really going on is that they're at war.Google views Facebook as a threat to its business and has been trying to launch a social-networking service to compete with it."可知,为了对抗Facebook,Google计划提供一种新的社交网路服务.故选B.
45.答案D.细节理解题.根据最后一段"Remember the early days of the Net,when everything was going to be open and free,and we were all going to share information in a techno-utopia"可知,早期的时候,网络所提供的服务都是可用且免费的.故选D.
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