Compared with their American counterparts, Japanese newspapers are much more stable because they______.

A．have more sources of revenue

B．have more balanced newsrooms

C．are less dependent on advertising

D．are less affected by readership

The Internet affords anonymity to its users, a blessing to privacy and freedom of speech. But that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cyber-crime that has (1) across the Web.

Can privacy be preserved (2) bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly (3) ?

Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal government a (4) to make the Web a safer place a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech (5) of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled (6) one. The system might use a smart identity card, or a digital credential (7) to a specific computer, and would authenticate users at a range of online services.

The idea is to (8) a federation of private online identity systems. User could (9) which system to join, and only registered users whose identities have been authenticated could navigate those systems. The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver's license (10) by the government.

Google and Microsoft are among companies that already have these "single sign-on" systems that make it possible for users to (11) just once but use many different services.

(12) , the approach would create a "walled garden" cyberspace, with safe "neighborhoods" and bright "streetlights" to establish a sense of a (13) community.

Mr. Schmidt described it as a "voluntary ecosystem" in which "individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with (14) ,trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructrue (15) which the transaction runs".

Still, the administration's plan has (16) privacy rights activists. Some applaud the approach; others are concerned. It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push toward what would (17) be a compulsory Internet "drive's license" mentality.

The plan has also been greeted with (18) by some computer security experts, who worry that the "voluntary ecosystem" envisioned by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet (19) . They argue that all Internet users should be (20) to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.

(1)

A．swept

B．skipped

C．walked

D．ridden

The EU is faced with so many problems that______.

A．it has more or less lost faith in markets

B．even its supporters begin to feel concerned

C．some of its member countries plan to abandon euro

D．it intends to deny the possibility of devaluation

Some newspapers refused delivery to distant suburbs probably because______.

A．readers threatened to pay less

B．newspapers wanted to reduce costs

C．journalists reported little about these areas

D．subscribers complained about slimmer products

By saying "Newspapers like ... their own doom" (Lines 3-4, Para. 1), the author indicates that newspaper______.

A．neglected the sign of crisis

B．failed to get state subsidies

C．were not charitable corporations

D．were in a desperate situation

We learn from Paragraph 2 that outside directors are supposed to be______.

A．generous investors

B．unbiased executives

C．share price forecasters

D．independent advisers

The postwar American housing style. largely reflected the Americans'______.

A．prosperity and growth

B．efficiency and practicality

C．restraint and confidence

D．pride and faithfulness

The author's attitude toward the role of outside directors is______.

A．permissive

B．positive

C．scornful

D．critical

The most appropriate title for this text would be______.

A．American Newspapers: Struggling for Survival

B．American Newspapers: Gone with the Wind

C．American Newspapers: A Thriving Business

D．American Newspapers: A Hopeless Story

Mies held that elegance of architectural design______.

A．was related to large space

B．was identified with emptiness

C．was not reliant on abundant decoration

D．was not associated with efficiency

Which of the following can be inferred from Paragraph 3 about Bauhaus?

A．It was founded by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

B．Its designing concept was affected by World War II.

C．Most American architects used to be associated with it.

D．It had a great influence upon American architectrue.