- 阅读理解A
题干：Itneverrainsbutitpours.Justasbossesandboardshavefinallysortedouttheirworstaccountingandcompliancetroubles,andimprovedtheirfeeblecorporationgovernance,anewproblemthreatenstoearnthem-especiallyinAmerica-thesortofnastyheadlinesthatinevitablyleadtoheadsrollingintheexecutivesuite：datainsecurity.Left,untilnow,toodd,low-levelITstafftoputright,andseenasaconcernonlyofdata-richindustriessuchasbanking,telecomsandairtravel,informationprotectionisnowhighontheboss'sagendainbusinessesofeveryvariety.Severalmassiveleakagesofcustomerandemployeedatathisyear-fromorganizationsasdiverseasTimeWarner,theAmericandefensecontractorScienceApplicationsInternationalCorpandeventheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley-haveleftmanagershurriedlypeeringintotheirintricateITsystemsandbusinessprocessesinsearchofpotentialvulnerabilities.“Dataisbecominganassetwhichneedstobeguardedasmuchasanyotherasset.”saysHaimMendelsonofStanfordUniversity'sbusinessschool,“Theabilitytoguardcustomerdataisthekeytomarketvalue,whichtheboardisresponsibleforonbehalfofshareholders".Indeed,justasthereistheconceptofGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPrinciples(GAAP)，perhapsitistimeforGASP，GenerallyAcceptedSecurityPractices，suggestedEliNoamofNewYork'sColumbiaBusinessSchool.“Settingtheproperinvestmentlevelforsecurity,redundancy,andrecoveryisamanagementissue,notatechnicalone，”hesays.Themysteryisthatthisshouldcomeasasurprisetoanyboss.Surelyitshouldbeobvioustothedimmestexecutivethattrust,thatmostvaluableofeconomicassets,iseasilydestroyedandhugelyexpensivetorestore-andthatfewthingsaremorelikelytodestroytrustthanacompanylettingsensitivepersonaldatagetintothewronghands.Thecurrentstateofaffairsmayhavebeenencouraged--thoughnotjustified-bythelackoflegalpenalty(inAmerica,butnotEurope)fordataleakage.UntilCaliforniarecentlypassedalaw,Americanfirmsdidnothavetotellanyone,eventhevictim,whendatawentastray.Thatmaychangefast：lotsofproposeddata-securitylegislationisnowdoingtheroundsinWashington,D.C.Meanwhile，thetheftofinformationaboutsome40millioncredit-cardaccountsinAmerica，disclosedonJune17th,overshadowedahugelyimportantdecisionadayearlierbyAmerica'sFederalTradeCommission(FTC)thatputscorporateAmericaonnoticethatregulatorswillactiffirmsfailtoprovideadequatedatasecurity.
题目：It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that_____. - A 、data leakage is more severe in Europe
- B 、FTC's decision is essential to data security
- C 、California takes the lead in security legislation
- D 、legal penalty is a major solution to data leakage
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
推理题。文章前面的段落介绍了信息泄露问题，第五段指出，这类事情的现状可能受到缺 乏有关信息泄露的法律处罚的激励, 而这种情况可能很快会改变，随后提到了可能实施的 相关法律。由此可知，法律手段可能是解决信息泄露问题的关键。D选项为正确选项。
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