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【題目】New App Helps People Remember Faces

Large gatherings such as weddings and conferences can be socially overwhelming. Pressure to learn people’s names only adds to the stress. A new facial-recognition app could come to the rescue, but privacy experts recommend proceeding with caution.

The app, called SocialRecall, connects names with faces via smartphone cameras and facial recognition, potentially avoiding the need for formal introductions. “It breaks down these social barriers we all have when meeting somebody,” says Barry Sandrew, who created the app and tested it at an event attended by about 1,000 people.

After receiving an invitation to download SocialRecall from an event organizer, the user is asked to take two selfies and sign in via social media. At the event, the app is active within a previously defined geographical area. When a user points his or her phone camera at an attendee’s face, the app identifies the individual, displays the person’s name, and links to his or her social media profile. To protect privacy, it recognizes only those who have agreed to participate. And the app's creators say it automatically deletes users’ data after an event.

Ann Cavoukian, a privacy expert who runs the Privacy by Design Center of Excellence praises the app’s creators for these protective measures. She cautions, however, that when people choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that “there may be unintended consequences down the road with that information being used in another context that might come back to bite you.”

The start-up has also developed a version of the app for individuals who suffer from prosopagnosia, or “face blindness,” a condition that prevents people from recognizing individuals they have met. To use this app, a person first acquires an image of someone’s face, from either the smartphone’s camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera spots that same face in real life, the previously entered information is displayed. The collected data are stored only on a user’s phone, according to the team behind the app.

【1】SocialRecall is used to ________.

A. take photosB. identify people

C. organize eventsD. make friends

【2】Paragraph 3 is mainly about ________.

A. how the app works

B. how the app was created

C. what makes the app popular

D. what people can do with the app

【3】SocialRecall helps people with prosopagnosia by ________.

A. giving names to the photos kept in their smartphones

B. collecting information previously entered in the phone

C. providing the information of a person when they first meet

D. showing the person’s information when it spots a stored face

【4】What can we learn about SocialRecall from the passage?

A. It may put people’s privacy at risk.

B. It has caused unintended consequences.

C. It can prevent some communication disorders.

D. It is praised by users for its protective measures.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇科普類短文閱讀。文章主要介紹一款新的應(yīng)用程序幫助人們識別面孔，但也有可能泄露隱私。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段The app, called SocialRecall, connects names with faces via smartphone cameras and facial recognition, potentially avoiding the need for formal introductions.可知，這款名為SocialRecall的應(yīng)用軟件可以通過智能手機攝像頭和面部識別功能將名字和人臉聯(lián)系起來，從而避免了正式介紹的必要，從而可以推斷出，是用來識別人。故選B。

【2】段落大意題。根據(jù)文章第三段本主要講述在收到活動組織者發(fā)出邀請后，用戶需要自拍兩張照片并通過社交媒體登錄，在活動中，該應(yīng)用程序在之前定義的地理區(qū)域內(nèi)處于活動狀態(tài)。當(dāng)用戶將他或她的手機攝像頭對準(zhǔn)出席者的臉時，該應(yīng)用程序就會識別這個人，顯示這個人的名字，并鏈接到他或她的社交媒體個人資料，故本段主要介紹SocialRecall這款應(yīng)用軟件工作原理。故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段To use this app, a person first acquires an image of someone’s face, from either the smartphone’s camera or a photograph, and then tags it with a name. When the camera spots that same face in real life, the previously entered information is displayed. The collected data are stored only on a user’s phone, according to the team behind the app.可知，用戶使用智能手機的攝像頭或照片中獲取某人的面部圖像，然后給它加上一個名字。當(dāng)攝像機在現(xiàn)實生活中發(fā)現(xiàn)相同的人臉時，就會顯示之前輸入的信息，從而幫助臉盲癥患者識別此人的信息。故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段She cautions, however, that when people choose to share their personal information with the app, they should know that “there may be unintended consequences down the road with that information being used in another context that might come back to bite you.”可知，當(dāng)人們選擇將自己的個人信息分享給應(yīng)用程序時，他們應(yīng)該知道，在未來可能會出現(xiàn)意想不到的后果，從而可以推斷出SocialRecall這款應(yīng)用程序可能會危及人們的隱私。故選A。