There are many communication tools for us to use in the information age.

Paras. 4-6

Still, there's little dispute that communications will be a key factor separating the winners from the losers. Consider Russia. Because of its strong educational system in mathematics and science, it should thrive in the Information Age. The problem is its national phone system is a rusting antique that dates from the 1930s. To lick this problem, Russia is starting to install optical fiber and has a strategic plan to pump $40 billion into various communications projects. But its economy is stuck in recession and it barely has the money to even scratch the surface of the problem.

Compare that with the mainland of China. Over the next decade, it plans to pour some $100 billion into telecommunications equipment. In a way, China's backwardness is an advantage, because the expansion occurs just as new technologies are becoming cheaper than copper wire systems. By the end of 1995, each of China's provincial capitals except for Lhasa will have digital switches and high-capacity optical fiber links. This means that major cities are getting the basic infrastructure to become major parts of the information superhighway, allowing people to log on to the most advanced services available.

Telecommunications is also a key to Shanghai's dream of becoming a top financial center. To offer peak performance in providing the electronic data and paperless trading global investors expect, Shanghai plans telecommunications networks as powerful as those in Manhattan.

There's little dispute about communications being a key factor separating the winners from the losers.

Russia: A strong educational system in mathematic and science.

China: Backwardness.

Russian development was held up by its national phone system, a rusting antique.

China takes advantage of its backwardness because ____________.

Russia plans to ____________.

China plans to pour some $100 billion into telecommunication equipment.

Russian economy is stuck in recession and ____________.

China has the money to invest. (Implied)

Russia: A loser. (Implied)

Nothing mentioned to show achievements so far.

China: A winner (Implied)

China's major cities are ____________. Telecommunications helps Shanghai to realize its dream of ____________.

A、Transgenic approaches do not work in humans.

B、Transgenic approaches in humans are unethical.

C、Transgenic animals have genes that are more prone to mutation than humans do.

D、All the above

China Calls for Unified International Rules Against Internet Crime

Cyber security has always been a serious issue as the Internet industry is ever growing. Nowadays, people can easily connect to the Internet with a simple click of a mouse. But the global network can be easily destroyed by a single leak. The world is facing a difficult situation in keeping web security.

Currently, there are no unified international rules for maintaining Internet security. China has called for unified international rules against Internet crime. Last year China and some other countries handed in a draft Code of Conduct on Information Security to the UN.

World leaders and experts discussed the possible Internet threats facing the world. They agreed that the only way to deal with Internet security threats was to trust each other and strengthen cooperation. The threats cannot be solved by any one country alone. And for these reasons, countries would have a greater chance of trusting each other in dealing with such threats.

Though great efforts were made to issue common regulations for the Internet, few results have been achieved yet. There's still a long way to go for unified global Internet security rules and regulations.

26. Maintaining web security is () for the world.

A. easy

B. a piece of cake

C. difficult

27. There are () to maintain cyberspace security.

A. no unified international regulations

B. unified international regulations

C. worldwide unified regulations

28. The only way to deal with cyber security threats was to()

A. depend on China and the United Nations

B. strengthen international cooperation and trust each other

C. ask world leaders and experts for help

29.().results have been achieved in terms of common regulations for the Internet.

A. A lot of

B. Few

C. Good

30.()summited a draft Code of Conduct on Information Security.

A. China only

B. The United States

C. China and some other countries