【高考领航】（课标版）2015届高三英语一轮复习辅导与测试 第1部分 Unit 3 Life in the future课时训练 新人教版必修5.docVIP

Life in the furture Ⅰ.阅读理解 When youre surfing the Internet on your laptop from your dorm or home，do you know your personal details are being gathered secretly？And would you be surprised to know the information may be sold cheaply to advertisers and marketers? According to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal，all it takes is a tiny file in a computer－a single code consisting of a long series of numbers and letters－to record the computer users age，gender，location，favorite movies and hobbies. The newspaper reports that Lotame Solutions Inc.，a New York company，uses a sophisticated (先进的) software called “beacon”to capture what people are typing on a website. Lotame packages that data into profiles (个人资料) about individuals，only without their names，and sells the profiles to companies seeking customers.Batches of such data may be sold for a few dollars. The Wall Street Journal survey discovered that spying on Internet users is one of the fastestgrowing businesses on the World Wide Web. The “cookie”－a tiny text file put on your PC by websites or marketing firms which might be used to remember your preferences for one site，or to track you across many sites is already old news.There are new and more complex tools such as “beacons”which scan in real time what people are doing on a webpage.These beacons instantly assess the Internet users location，income，shopping interests and even medical conditions. Millions of Internet users around the world also face unprecedented (空前的) threats.Private，sensitive，personal and business information is being gathered and sold without their knowledge. Companies insist the information they gather is anonymous and the data is used harmlessly.But the technology has grown so powerful that even some of the biggest websites in the US dont know that they were installing intrusive files on visitors computers.These include MSN.com and Y. Next time you visit a webpage and find an ad banner advertising something youve been planning to buy