- 阅读理解A
题干:AtanofficeinHampton,Virginia,intheeastoftheUnitedStates,ateamoftennetsavvyworkersscoursthewebforsexualcontent,frombasicsexeducationtosexacts.This“qualityassurance”teamismakingsurethattheblockingcomponentofSymantec’sNortonInternetSecurity2000computerprogramremainseffective.Thisisbecausethereiswidespreadparentalconcernaboutblockingwebsiteswithsexualcontentfromchildren.Websiteblockingisnothingnew—serviceslikeNetNannyandprogramslikeCyberPatrolandGuardDoghavebeenaroundforafewyearsnow,protectingchildrenandreassuringparentsthatonlywholesomewebsitesareaccessedbytheyoungsters.NetNannyandCyberPatrolwillpreventaccesstoanyquestionablesiteswhentheprogramisinplace.NowSymantecsaysithascreatedanewcategoryinconsumersoftwarewithapackagethatcombineswebsiteblockingwitha“firewall”,protectingyourcomputerfromhackersandviruses,aswellaspreventingcarelessdisclosureofpersonaldata.Inshort,NortonInternetSecurity,astheprogramiscalled,isdesignedtoserveastheguardianofyourdigitalhealth,keepingthebadthingsoutandtheprivatethingsin.TheSymantecprogramcanbeconfiguredinmanyways:thewebsiteblocking,forexample,canbesettobeeitherselectivelypermissiveortotalinitsbanningofwebsites,orswitchedoffentirely.Also,Symantec’slistofno-goareas,whichontheCDnowstandataround36,000addressed,isnotconfinedtosexsites.TheteaminVirginiaisalsoonthelookoutforsitesadvocatingdrugs,orwhichcontainreferencestoviolenceorgambling,andkeepsawatchonchatrooms,emailservices,entertainmentportals—evenjobsearchandfinancialpages.Thesesitescanbeblockedbytheprogram.ComputeruserscanalsorefreshtheaddresslistonlinewiththeLiveupdatefeaturewhichisusedbyNortonAnti-Virus(whichisbundledwithNIS)toloadthelatestvirusdefinitions.Thisserviceisfreeforthefirstyearbut,includingvirusdefinitionupdates;itcosts$19.95ayearthereafter.Thesystemisnotperfect,however.Limitedtestingfoundtheblockingofsome“questionable”siteswasnotcomprehensive.Tryingtogetaccesstoawell-knownUSsitesuchasPlayboyresultsinanimmediateblockingmessagewithastandardinvitationtoreportan“incorrectlycategorized”site.Bycontrast,youcouldfindinothercountriessuchasNewZealandasexsitewhichdeclareditselftobe“dedicatedtoprovidingsexualmaterial,imaged,andanythingalittlebitunusualforsexenthusiastsalloverthecountry.”
题目:What do we know from the first paragraph?() - A 、The net savvy workers are interested in searching the web for sexual content
- B 、Parents want the workers to make sure that the blocking component works
- C 、Parents across the world don’t want the sexual websites to be blocked
- D 、Parents across the world worry that their children might get hurt by some websites
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【正确答案:D】
文章首段末尾两句指出“质量保证小组正在努力确保Symantec公司的计算机程序有效地工作,因为世界各地的父母都关心色情网站的封锁,以保护孩子们免受毒害。”因此可知“世界各地的父母都担心自己的孩子会受到一些网站的毒害”,故D项是本题正确答案。
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