Imagine you went to a restaurant with a date; had a burger, paid with a credit card, and left. The next time you go there, the waiter or waitress, armed with your profile data, greets you with, "Hey Joe, how are you? Mary is over there in the seat you sat in last time. Would you like to join her for dinner again?" Then you find out that your burger has been cooked and your drink is on the table. Forget the fact that you are with another date and are on a diet that doesn’t include burgers. Sound a little bizarre? To some, this is restaurant equivalent of the Internet. The Net’s ability to profile you through your visits to and interactions at websites provides marketers with an enormous amount of data on you―some of which you may not want them to have. Are you aware that almost every time you access a website you get a “cookie”? Unfortunately, it’s not the Mrs. Reid’s type. A cookie on the Internet is a computer code sent by the site to your computer―usually without your knowledge. During the entir
In the restaurant story, the author may most probably think the waiter or waitress was ________ .
- A、considerate
- B、polite
- C、irritating
- D、unsmart
正确答案:C
答案解析:有
What can be learned about “cookie” from the second paragraph?
- A、It was first created by Mrs. Reid.
- B、It collects information on you without your knowing it
- C、It’s some information sent to your computer about yourself.
- D、It’s the latest in technology.
正确答案:B
答案解析:有
Which of the following words can best reflect the author’s attitude to cookies and Alexa?
- A、Critical
- B、Suspicious.
- C、Objective.
- D、Optimistic.
正确答案:A
答案解析:有
What can be learned about "Alexa" from the second paragraph?
- A、Alexa is named after an ancient hero in Egypt
- B、Alexa is installed in libraries.
- C、Alexa can collect all the necessary data on you.
- D、Alexa can provide more data for marketers than a cookie.
正确答案:D
答案解析:有
The author makes up the restaurant story in order to _______ 。
- A、show the good service offered in some Web restaurants
- B、criticize some restaurants for too considerate service
- C、show the Internet’s ability to collect data on you
- D、prove the incredible power of the Internet
正确答案:C
答案解析:有
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