Refer to Figure 6-1. The firm should shut down if the market price is
A、above $8.
B、above $6.30 but less than $8.
C、above $4.50 but less than $6.30.
D、less than $4.50.
Refer to Figure 6-1. The firm should shut down if the market price is
A、above $8.
B、above $6.30 but less than $8.
C、above $4.50 but less than $6.30.
D、less than $4.50.
B、shoe’s shop
C、shoes’ shop
D、shoe shop
A、a single gathering place where traders shout buy and sell orders at each other.
B、a grouping, by electronic means, of banks and traders who work at banks that conduct foreign exchange trades.
C、located in New York.
D、located in London.
Any fair-minded assessment of the dangers of the deal between Britain‘s National HealthService (NHS) and DeepMind must start by acknowledging that both sides mean well DeepMind is one of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the world Thepotential of this work applied to healthcare is very great, but it could also lead to furtherconcentration of power in the tech giants.It Is against that background that the informationcommissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has issued her damning verdict against the Royal Freehospital trust under the NHS, which handed over to DeepMind the records of 6 millionpatients In 2015 on the basis of a vague agreement which took far too little account of thepatients’ rights and their expectations of privacy.
DeepMind has almost apologized The NHS trust has mended its ways Furtherarrangements- and there may be many-between the NHS and DeepMind will be carefullyscrutinised to ensure that all necessary permissions have been asked of patients and allunnecessary data has been cleaned There are lessons about informed patient consent to learn But privacy is not the only angle in this case and not even the most important.Ms Denhamchose to concentrate the blame on the NHS trust, since under existing law it “controlled” thedata and DeepMind merely “processed“ it But this distinction misses the point that it isprocessing and aggregation, not the mere possession of bits, that gives the data value.
The great question is who should benefit from the analysis of all the data that our lives nowgenerate Privacy law builds on the concept of damage to an individual from identifiableknowledge about them.That misses the way the surveillance economy works The data of anindividual there gains its value only when it is compared with the data of countless millions more.
The use of privacy law to curb the tech giants in this instance feels slightly maladapted.This practice does not address the real worry It is not enough to say that the algorithms DeepMinddevelops will benefit patients and save lives What matters is that they will belong to a privatemonopoly which developed them using public resources.If software promises to save lives onthe scale that dugs now can, big data may be expected to behave as a big pharm has done.We are still at the beginning of this revolution and small choices now may turn out to have giganticconsequences later A long struggle will be needed to avoid a future of digital feudalism MsDenham‘s report is a welcome start.
31.Wha is true of the agreement between the NHS and DeepMind ?
A.It caused conflicts among tech giants
B.It failed to pay due attention to patient’s rights
C.It fell short of the latter‘s expectations
D.It put both sides into a dangerous situation
The author‘s attitude toward the application of AI to healthcare isA.ambiguous
B.cautious
C.appreciative
D.contemptuous
The NHS trust responded to Denham‘s verdict withA.empty promises
B.tough resistance
C.necessary adjustments
D.sincere apologies
The author argues in Paragraph 2 thatA.privacy protection must be secured at all costs
B.leaking patients‘ data is worse than selling it
C.making profits from patients‘ data is illegal
D.the value of data comes from the processing of it
According to the last paragraph, the real worry arising from this deal isA.the vicious rivalry among big pharmas
B.the ineffective enforcement of privacy law
C.the uncontrolled use of new software
D.the monopoly of big data by tech giants
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Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives. This sense of wonder is universal. Look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy (幻想) literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings. This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us? Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated lives. In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than with common wildlife.Without modern technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals.When we lack meaningful interaction (交互) with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen. The world of make-believe is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet (出路) for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world. Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own. |
1. The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves _____. |
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A. the close connection between man and the fantasy world B. the wonderful achievements of fantasy literature C. the fine taste of moviegoers around the world D. the general existence of the sense of curiosity |
2. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? |
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A. People are far less familiar with the world of fantasy. B. The world around us could serve as a source of wonder. C. The world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond. D. Modern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder. |
3. If our sense of wonder relies totally on the world of make-believe, we will _____. |
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A. fail to appreciate the joy in our lives B. be confused by the world of make-believe C. miss the chance to recognize the fantasy world D. be trapped by other worlds existing all around us |
4. What is the main purpose of the passage? |
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A. To show us the hidden beauty in our world. B. To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world. C. To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder. D. To discuss the influence of the world of make-believe. |
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