Question

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A．However，Uber deny this was the intention． B．Uber was criticized of deliberately ordering rides of rival companies． C．Silicon Valley's culture seems hostile to humane and democratic values． D．Uber wanted to know as much as possible about the people who use its service，and those who don't． E．Uber is a transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco，operating in 570 cities worldwide． F．In fact，it makes people wonder what would happen to someone carrying a knife who promised never to stab a policeman with it．

Time to Tame Silicon ValleyThe company Uber brings into very sharp focus the question of whether corporations can be said to have a moral character．If any human being were to behave with the single-minded and greed of the company，we would consider them anti-social．（67）D Therefore，it has an arrangement with Unroll．me，a company which offered a free service for unsubscribing from junk mail，to buy the contacts Unroll．me customers had had with rival taxi companies．Beyond that，it keeps track of the phones that have been used to book its services even after the original owner has sold them，but attempts this with Apple's phones is forbidden by the company．
Uber has also adjusted its software so that regulatory agencies that the company regarded as hostile would，when they tried to hire a driver，be given false reports about the location of its cars．Uber management booked and then cancelled rides with a rival company which took their vehicles out of circulation． （68）A The punishment for this behavior was so small that it was not worth worrying about．
Uber promised not to use this software against law enforcement． （69）F Travis Kalanick of Uber got a personal criticism from Tim Cook，who runs Apple，but the company did not prohibit the use of the app．Too much money was invested in that．
The"sharing economy"encourages the insecure and exploited to exploit others equally insecure to the profit of a tiny group of billionaires． （70）C The outgoing CEO of Yahoo，Marissa Mayer，who is widely judged to have been a failure，is likely to get a﹩186m payout．This may not be a cause for panic．Yet there's an urgent political task to tame these companies，to ensure they are punished when they break the law，that they pay their taxes fairly and that they behave responsibly．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Uber公司带来非常尖锐的焦点，群众争论公司是否存在道德品质的问题．

解答 67．D．推理判断题．根据后文Therefore，it has an arrangement with Unroll．me，a company which offered a free service for unsubscribing from junk mail，to buy the contacts Unroll．me customers had had with rival taxi companies可知尤伯杯想尽可能多的知道谁使用它的服务，而谁不使用；故选D．
68．A．推理判断题．根据前文Uber management booked and then cancelled rides with a rival company which took their vehicles out of circulation可知不过，Uber否认这是有意的；故选A．
69．F．推理判断题．根据前文Uber promised not to use this software against law enforcement可知它使人们想知道当一个人拿着一把不向警察刺刀子的刀时会发生什么事；故选F．
70．C．推理判断题．根据后文The outgoing CEO of Yahoo，Marissa Mayer，who is widely judged to have been a failure，is likely to get a﹩186m payout．This may not be a cause for panic可知硅谷的文化似乎对人道主义和民主价值观怀有敌意；故选C．

点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读，和完形填空很类似，不同的是一个选词，一个选句子．解题时，要注意上下文语境，充分考虑信息词（选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词），选出最符合语境的句子．