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[研究生入学考试题库]考研英语(一)分类模拟题72 Use of English A few years ago, Facebook was forced to retreat from a new service called Beacon. It tracked what the social networks users were doing elsewhere on the web—which caused a huge 1 because of the loss of personal privacy. 2 , Facebook promised to make 3 efforts to better protect peoples information.  But 4 the firm has not been trying very hard. On November 29th Americas Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 5 the results of an investigation it had conducted of Facebook. They showed that the worlds biggest social network, which now 6 more than 800m users, has been making information public that it had 7 to keep private.  The FTCs findings come at a(n) 8 time for Facebook, which is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) that is almost 9 to take place next year. Some recent reports have 10 that the firm may seek a listing as early as next spring, and that it will try to 11 a whopping $10 billion in an IPO that would 12 it at $100 billion. To 13 the way for an offering, Facebook 14 needs to resolve some of the regulatory tussles over privacy that it has become embroiled in.  15 the FTCs announcement, which came as part of a settlement struck between the commission and Facebook. The FTCs investigation 16 a litany of instances in which the social network had 17 its users. In what is perhaps the most damning of the findings, the agency documents that Facebook has been 18 peoples personal information with advertisers—a practice its senior executives have 19 sworn it does not indulge in. The FTC also says that the firm failed to make photos and videos on deactivated and deleted user accounts 20 after promising to do so. 1.A.panicB.fussC.indifferenceD.mirth答案:B[解析] 本题考查名词词义辨析。空格所在部分为破折号后的which引导的定语从句，意为“造成了巨大的烦恼”；主句部分意为“这项服务可以追踪该社交网络的用户在其他网站上网的信息”。本题的解题关键是正确理解原