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A. investigated       B. scale       C. enabled       D. tracking       E. readily       F. searching G. misuse       H. delayed       I. entirely       J. eventually       K. checking

A secretive facial recognition program “could announce the end of public anonymity(匿名),” said Kashmir Hill in The New York Times. While police departments have used facial recognition tools for years, they’ve been limited to     1     government-provided images, for example driver’s license photos. Now an app called Clearview AI can remove images of faces “from across the internet” —including social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, employment sites, even Venmo—gathering a database of more than 3 billion photos. “Until now, technology that     2     identifies everyone based on his or her face has been forbidden because of its invasion of privacy.” Clearview licenses its technology to more than 600 law implementation agencies. New York City passed on the app after a 90-day test, worried about potential     3     . Clearview’s investors “predict that its app will     4     be available to the public.” Soon, “searching someone by face could become as easy as Googling a name.”

We’ve been building toward this moment for a long time, said Adrian Chen in The California Sunday Magazine. In the late 1800s, the French police officer Alphonse Bertillon devised the first “method for identifying criminals based on their physical features,” using 11 physical measurements. But     5     changes everything. The Department of Homeland Security plans to scan “97 percent of all passengers on outgoing international flights.” And the technology has been improved and commercialized to the point where you can search a database and buy scans for as little as “40 cents an image if you opt for Amazon’s facial recognition software plan.”

All this has already led to growing fears about facial recognition, said Janosch Delcker and Cristiano Lima in Politico. com, but “attempts at     6     its spread are hitting a wall of resistance on both sides of the Atlantic.” A two-party push to limit the government’s use of facial recognition has been     7     in Congress. The European Union (EU) is discussing a five-year temporary ban, but European privacy rules contain “a broad carve-out for public authorities.” And authorities are using it: London’s police just last week     8     live facial recognition for cameras across the city.

Even if some bans on the technology succeed, said Bruce Schneier in The New York Times, we’re still building an “observation society.” Facial recognition is just one identification technology among many. A(n)     9     unregulated data industry is already creating “descriptions of who we are and what our interests are” by     10     our movements, purchases, and interactions. “We are being identified without our knowledge, and society needs rules about when that is permissible.”

【推荐1】It’s hard to imagine two societies that deal with their elders as differently as the U. S. and China. And I am pretty sure about that. My wife Junling is a Shanghai native. Last month     1     the first time we visited my father at a nursing home in the U. S.. She     2     (shake) by the experience and later told me, ‘‘You know, in China, it’s a great shame     3     (put) a parent into a nursing home.” In China the tradition has been straightforward for centuries: parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they become old. For example, Jiang Xiaoli, a high school teacher, and his wife recently bought     4     new, larger apartment in Shanghai. They did so     5     (part) because they know that in a few years, his parents will move in with them. Jiang’s parents will help take care of Jiang’s daughter, and as they age, Jiang and his wife will help take care of     6     (they). As China slowly develops a better and     7     (reliable) social - security system for retirees,     8     has begun, the economic necessity of     9     (generation) living together will reduce a bit. But no one     10     (believe) that as China gets richer, the family affection will change too much.

【推荐2】根据前后文语境，选择适合的词进行填空,答案必须和课文原文一样，否则不给分。

attempt     balance     contributions     document     disappear     establish     issue     likely preserve     proposal     promote     process     progress     solutions     turned

Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible     1     everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right     2     between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. 

Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great     3    . In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. But the     4     led to protests. Water from the dam would     5     damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government     6     to the United Nations for help in 1959. 

A committee     7     to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for     8     from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Experts investigated the     9    , conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally, a     10     was signed, and the work began in 1960.

【推荐3】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Bhutan is the country of a stunning and wide variety of flora and fauna, amazing architecture, ancient traditions, remarkably friendly people and unique colorful culture. It is     1     the worlds’ happiest country and also one of the greenest, for the Himalayan kingdom is not only carbon neutral, but carbon     2    .

What is also noteworthy is that this is happening despite increasing tourism. One of the ways foreigners can contribute to the country’s conservation efforts is to visit the miraculous land. As a travel destination, Bhutan remains unique,     3     between its industrialized neighbors China and India. The isolated nation only opened up to foreign visits in 1974 and allowed TVs in 1999.

Bhutan has built sustainability into its national     4    . “Our enlightened monarchs (君王) have worked tirelessly to develop our country,     5     economic growth carefully with social development, environmental sustainability, and cultural preservation, all within the framework of good governance,” Tshering Tobgay, Bhutan’s Prime Minister said at a 2016 TED Talk. One of the ways Bhutan has achieved this is controlled, low     6     tourism.

Unless you’re from India, Bangladesh, or the Maldives, you’ll need a visa to explore this wonderland—there is no independent travel. Aside from the visa ($40), tourists must pay an additional $200 to $250 “Minimum Daily Package Fee” and book through an officially     7     tour operator. The fee can confuse or put off potential visitors, so it’s worth clarifying what it is. It covers lodging in three-star accommodations, all meals, a(n)     8     guide, camping and hiking equipment, domestic travel (excluding flights), and taxes and fees. A daily sustainable development fee of $65 is also included in the package. This goes towards     9     education, healthcare, and poverty alleviation, along with the building of infrastructure to     10     growing tourism.