- 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：The statement ： “It never rains but it pours" is used to introduce_____. - A 、the fierce business competition
- B 、the feeble boss-board relations
- C 、the threat from news reports
- D 、the severity of data leakage
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
目的题。文章以一句谚语开始，紧接着第二句对它进行了说明：老板和董事会解决了财务和 规章问题，又遇到了数据安全问题。该段接下来的内容主要说明数据安全问题现在得到了 高度重视。因此，可以推出作者的写作目的是为了引出“数据安全问题”这个话题。D选项 为正确答案。
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