Forgot your password (密码) or your ID? Well, you’ll never forget your face. Using your face as your ID is quick and convenient. You could take the subway or board a flight with just your face alone. This is how facial recognition (人脸识别) works. It has also been used to catch criminals.
In China, facial recognition systems have been used in many areas. In Zhengzhou, people can now get on the subway by using facial recognition technology. Students at Peking University can pass through the school’s gate by scanning (扫描) their faces.
However, nowadays there are no laws to require how to use and collect the facial information, according to Zhao Zhanling, a law researcher at the China University of Political Science and Law. Many people are worried about the collection and use of this information by governments and companies. Why is it necessary to collect data (数据) about your face and what will the data be used for? These are some common questions about the facial recognition arguments.
“I feel uneasy because I don’t know how the company is using my facial information or whether they will tell others,” Feng Yi, a tourism company worker, said about Zhengzhou’s subway smartphone app. When someone steals your personal information, you can change your bank card and password, but can you change your face when your facial information is stolen? It’s dangerous!
As facial recognition is used more and more in our daily lives—from college schoolyards and subways to street corners and smartphones—we must ask ourselves whether or not this new technology is worth the risk.
31. What does the writer think of using your face as your ID?
A.Slow and expensive. | B.Quick and convenient. |
C.Slow but convenient. | D.Quick but expensive. |
32. Which university allows students to pass through the school’s gate by scanning their faces?
A.Tsinghua University. | B.Zhengzhou University. |
C.Peking University. | D.Tianjin University. |
33. Feng Yi feels ________ about Zhengzhou’s subway smartphone app.
A.worried | B.relaxed | C.bored | D.excited |
34. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
A.To tell us facial recognition is very safe. |
B.To tell us everyone likes using facial recognition. |
C.To tell us facial recognition is not always safe. |
D.To tell us facial recognition is not easy to use. |
35. What can we get from the passage?
A.It’s easy to forget your password or your ID. |
B.Facial information shouldn’t be used. |
C.It’s difficult to change your bank card and password. |
D.Facial recognition systems are widely used in China. |