【问题】 "Theworldfeelsanxiousanddivided,andFacebookhasalotofworktodowhetherit'sprotectingourcommunityfromabuseandhate,defendingagainstinterferencebynationstates,ormakingsurethattimespentonFacebookiswellspent,"ZuckerbergwroteonFacebookinJanuary. Ifthetechfirmsucce

"Theworldfeelsanxiousanddivided,andFacebookhasalotofworktodowhetherit'sprotectingourcommunityfromabuseandhate,defendingagainstinterferencebynationstates,ormakingsurethattimespentonFacebookiswellspent,"ZuckerbergwroteonFacebookinJanuary. Ifthetechfirmsucceeded,Facebookwouldend2018onamuchbetterpath.ButthecracksinZuckerberg'ssocialmediaempireonlygrewasscandals(丑闻)aboutdatamisuse,securityandevenFacebook'sleadershippiledup. Thesocialnetworkhasfacedcriticismmanytimessincelaunching14yearsago,butthepublicuproarreachednewheightsin2018.Facebook'smissteps,evenasittriedtofixitsproblems,wereyetanotherreminderofwhathappenswhenacompanygrowsrapidlywithlittleoversight(监管).Theyalsosetthestageforanothershowdownbetweenthetechpowerhouseandlawmakerswhohavetheirownideasonhowtomanageaplatformusedby2.3billionpeopleeverymonth. "Ithinkthere'sjustageneralgrowingconsensusfrombothpartiesinCongressthatself-policingisnotgoingtowork,"DemocraticsenatorMarkWarnerofVirginiasaidinaninterview.FacebookpointedtoaseriesofnotesZuckerbergpublishedthisyearoutliningwhatthetechfirmhasdonetocombat(战斗,争论)electionmeddling(好干预的),aswellashatespeech,misinformationandotheroffensivecontent.Thesocialnetworkpulleddownmorethan1.5billionfakeaccounts,launchedadatabaseofpoliticaladsandannouncedthecreationofaSupremeCourtlikeindependentbodytooverseecontentappeals. Butinmanyways,ZuckerbergfellshortofhisNewYear'sresolution(决议).UNinvestigatorssaidFacebookplayedaroleinspreadinghatespeechthatfueledethniccleansing(清洗)inMyanmar.Mediaoutletsfoundloopholes(漏洞)anderrorsinFacebook'spoliticaladsdatabase.UsersquestionedwhethertheyshoulddeleteFacebookafterlearningthatCambridgeAnalytical,aUKpoliticalconsultingfirmwithtiestoDonaldTrump's2016presidentialcampaign,gathereddataonasmanyas87millionFacebookuserswithouttheirpermission. Inshort,Facebook'sproblemsballoonedoutofthecompany'scontrol. "Theycreatedaplatformwheresharingwasmindlesslyeasyandinteractingwitheachotherrequiredalmostnoforethoughtatall,"saidWoodrowHertzog,alawandcomputerscienceprofessoratNortheasternUniversity."Asaresult,therewasmassivesharing,includingleakingofpersonalinformationthatputlotsofpeopleatrisk."(1)WhatcanbeinferredaboutFacebookfromthepassage?______A.Itisaplatformwherepeoplecaneasilysharewell-selectedinformation.B.ItisasocialnetworkthathasfacedcriticismbecauseofdatamisusesfromZuckerberg.C.Itisasocialnetworkwhichgrowsrapidlywithoutenoughmanagementfromthegovernment.D.Itisapopularappthat2.3billionpeopleuseforinformationandcommunicationeveryday.(2)Theunderlinedword"uproar"inParagraph3hasthesimilarmeaningto"______".A.crackB.criticismC.disagreementD.argument(3)Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?______A.AtoughchallengeforFacebookB.Zuckerberg'snewyearresolutionC.CriticismofFacebookformisusingD.AdarkfutureforFacebook

正确答案:(1)C.细节理解题。根据文章第三段 Facebook's missteps, even as it tried to fix its problems, were yet another reminder of what happens when a company grows rapidly with little oversight. Facebook的失误,即使它试图解决问题,也提醒了企业迅速增长却没有监督会发生什么。从这段话中可以推断出Facebook它是一个社会网

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