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1、2022年考博英语-东北师范大学考前拔高综合测试题（含答案带详解）1. 单选题When we worry about who might be spying on our private lives, we usually think about the Federal agents. But the private sector outdoes the government every time. Its Linda Tripp, not the FBI, who is facing charges under Marylands laws against secret telephone
2、taping. Its our banks, not the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that pass our private financial data to telemarketing firms.Consumer activists are pressing Congress for better privacy laws without much result so far. The legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtu
3、ally at will.As an example of whats going on, consider U.S. Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota. According to the lawsuit, the bank supplied a telemarketer called Member Works with sensitive customer data such as names, phone numbers, bank-account and c
4、redit-card numbers, Social Security numbers, account balances and credit limits.With these customer lists in hand, Member Works started dialing for dollars-selling dental plans, videogames, computer software and other products and services. Customers who accepted a “free trial offer” had, 30 days to
5、 cancel. If the deadline passed, they were charged automatically through their bank or credit-card accounts. U.S. Bancorp collected a share of the revenues.Customers were doubly deceived, the lawsuit claims. They didnt know that the bank was giving account numbers to Member Works. And if customers a
6、sked, they were led to think the answer was no.The state sued Member Works separately for deceptive selling. The company denies that it did anything wrong. For its part, U.S. Bancorp settled without admitting any mistakes. But it agreed to stop exposing its customers to no financial products sold by
7、 outside firms. A few top banks decided to do the same. Many other banks will still do business with Member Works and similar firms.And banks will still be mining data from your account in order to sell you financial products, including things of little value, such as credit insurance and credit-car
8、d protection plants.You have almost no protection from businesses that use your personal accounts for profit. For example, no federal law shields “transaction and experience” information-mainly the details of your bank and credit-card accounts. Social Security numbers are for sale by private firms.
9、Theyve generally agreed not to sell to the public. But to businesses, the numbers are an open book. Self-regulation doesnt work. A firm might publish a privacy-protection policy, but who enforces it?Take U.S. Bancorp again. Customers were told, in writing, that “all personal information you supply t
10、o us will be considered confidential.” Then it sold your data to Member Works. The bank even claims that it doesnt “sell” your data at all. It merely “shares” it and reaps a profit. Now you know.1.Contrary to popular belief, the author finds that spying on peoples privacy（ ）.2.We know from the passa
11、ge that（ ）.3.When the “free trial” deadline is over, youll be charged without notice for a product orservice if（ ）.4.Businesses do not regard information concerning personal bank accounts as private because（ ）.5.We can infer from the passage that（ ）.问题1选项A.is practiced exclusively by the FBIB.is mor
12、e prevalent in business circlesC.has been intensified with the help of the IRSD.is mainly carried out by means of secret taping问题2选项A.the state of Minnesota is considering drawing up laws to protect private informationB.most states are turning a blind eye to the deceptive practices of private busine
13、ssesC.legislators are acting to pass a law to provide better privacy protectionD.lawmakers are inclined to give a free hand to businesses to inquire into customers buying habits问题3选项A.you happen to reveal your credit card numberB.you fail to cancel it within the specified periodC.you fail to apply f
14、or extension of the deadlineD.you find the product or service unsatisfactory问题4选项A.it is considered “transaction and experience” information unprotected by lawB.it has always been considered an open secret by the general publicC.its sale can be brought under control through self-regulationD.its reve
15、lation will do no harm to consumers under the current protection policy问题5选项A.banks will have to change their ways of doing businessB.“free trial” practice will eventually be bannedC.privacy protection laws will soon be enforcedD.consumers privacy will continue to be invaded【答案】第1题:B第2题:D第3题:B第4题:A第
16、5题:D【解析】1.判断推理题。第一段指出:当我们担心谁可能在监视我们的私生活时，我们通常会想到联邦特工。但私营部门每次都比政府过分。琳达特里普(而不是联邦调查局)正被马里兰州法律指控窥探私人电话录音。是银行(而不是国税局（IRS）)，把我们的私人财务数据传递给电话营销公司。由此推断,窥探私人隐私的往往不是我们以为的政府,而主要是商业领域。故选B“在商界更盛行”。2.判断推理题。各选项为:A：明尼苏达州正在考虑制定有关私人信息的法律。文章并未提及。B: 大多数州都对私营企业的欺骗行为视而不见。此说法过于绝对。C:立法者正采取行动通过一项法律以提供更好的隐私保护。第二段指出: 消费者维权组正在向
