英语练习：软件话题四六级阅读理解
阅读理解原文
Criminals like drug traffickers represent a market for encrypted, secure communications away from the eyes of law enforcement. In the early mobile era, that gave rise to a niche industry of specialized, secured phones criminals used to conduct their business.
Joseph’s done a ton of reporting on this over the years, and the book ends up telling a truly extraordinary story: After breaking into a few of these encrypted smartphone companies, the FBI ended up running one of these secure phone services itself so it could spy on criminals around the world. And that means the FBI had to actually run a company, with all the problems of any other tech startup: cloud services, manufacturing and shipping issues, customer service, expansion, and scale.
The company was called Anom, and for about three years, it gave law enforcement agencies around the world a crystal-clear window into the criminal underworld. In the end, the feds shut it down in large part because it was too successful — again, a truly wild story. Now, with the rise of apps like Signal, most criminals no longer need specialized hardware, but that, of course, raises a whole new set of issues.
The book is a great read, but it also touches on a lot of things we talk about a lot here on Decoder. There really are bad people out there using tech to help them do bad things, but the same tools that keep their communications private help give everyone else their privacy, too — whistleblowers, dissenters, ordinary people like you and me.
There’s a deep tension between privacy and security that constantly runs through tech, and you’ll hear us really dig into the way tech companies and governments are forever going back and forth on it. There’s a lot here, and it’s a fun one.
阅读理解题目
1.What niche industry emerged in the early mobile era, catering to criminals?
A) Encrypted communication apps
B) Specialized, secured phones
C) Law enforcement agencies
D) Tech startups
2.Why did the FBI end up running one of the secure phone services?
A) To compete with other tech startups
B) To expand its cloud services
C) To spy on criminals globally
D) To provide customer service
3.What led to the shutdown of the company Anom by the federal authorities?
A) It faced manufacturing and shipping issues.
B) It became too successful in exposing criminal activities.
C) It failed to provide adequate customer service.
D) It experienced problems with cloud services.
4.According to the passage, what has diminished the need for specialized hardware among criminals?
A) The shutdown of Anom by the federal authorities.
B) The rise of tech startups in the encryption industry.
C) The popularity of apps like Signal.
D) The lack of manufacturing and shipping issues.
5.What tension does the passage highlight in the tech industry?
A) The competition between tech companies and governments.
B) The conflict between whistleblowers and ordinary people.
C) The balance between privacy and security.
D) The cooperation between law enforcement agencies and tech startups.
中文翻译
贩毒者等犯罪分子代表着一个远离执法机构视线的加密、安全通信市场。在早期的移动时代，这催生了一个专门的安全手机行业，犯罪分子利用这些手机开展业务。
多年来，约瑟夫对此做了大量报道，这本书讲述了一个真正非凡的故事：在入侵几家加密智能手机公司后，联邦调查局最终自己运营了一家安全电话服务公司，以便监视世界各地的犯罪分子。这意味着联邦调查局必须实际运营一家公司，面临其他任何科技初创公司面临的所有问题：云服务、制造和运输问题、客户服务、扩张和规模。
这家公司名叫 Anom，在大约三年的时间里，它为世界各地的执法机构提供了一扇清晰的窗口，让它们可以一窥犯罪黑社会。最终，联邦政府将其关闭，很大程度上是因为该公司太成功了——这又是一个真正疯狂的故事。现在，随着 Signal 等应用程序的兴起，大多数犯罪分子不再需要专门的硬件，但这当然又引发了一系列新问题。
这本书读起来很棒，但它也涉及到我们在Decoder上经常讨论的很多事情。确实有一些坏人利用科技来帮助他们做坏事，但同样的工具既能让他们保持通信的私密性，也能让其他人——告密者、异见人士、像你我这样的普通人——拥有隐私。
隐私和安全之间存在着深刻的矛盾，这种矛盾在科技领域一直存在，你会听到我们深入探讨科技公司和政府在这一问题上不断来回争论的方式。这里有很多内容，而且很有趣。\
题目解析
1.正确答案：B) Specialized, secured phones
解析: 文章提到，在早期移动时代，出现了一个专门为犯罪分子提供专用安全手机的小众行业。
2.正确答案：C) It became too successful in exposing criminal activities
解析: 文章指出，FBI最终运行了其中一个安全手机服务，以便全球监视犯罪分子。
3.正确答案：B) The popularity of apps like Signal
解析: 文章提到，联邦当局关闭了Anom公司，其中一个原因是它过于成功地暴露了犯罪活动。
4.正确答案：C) The popularity of apps like Signal
解析: 文章提到，随着Signal等应用的普及，大多数犯罪分子不再需要专门的硬件。
·正确答案： C) The balance between privacy and security
解析: 文章强调了科技行业中的隐私与安全之间的平衡问题。
Criminals like drug traffickers represent a market for encrypted, secure communications away from the eyes of law enforcement. In the early mobile era, that gave rise to a niche industry of specialized, secured phones criminals used to conduct their business.
Joseph’s done a ton of reporting on this over the years, and the book ends up telling a truly extraordinary story: After breaking into a few of these encrypted smartphone companies, the FBI ended up running one of these secure phone services itself so it could spy on criminals around the world. And that means the FBI had to actually run a company, with all the problems of any other tech startup: cloud services, manufacturing and shipping issues, customer service, expansion, and scale.
The company was called Anom, and for about three years, it gave law enforcement agencies around the world a crystal-clear window into the criminal underworld. In the end, the feds shut it down in large part because it was too successful — again, a truly wild story. Now, with the rise of apps like Signal, most criminals no longer need specialized hardware, but that, of course, raises a whole new set of issues.
The book is a great read, but it also touches on a lot of things we talk about a lot here on Decoder. There really are bad people out there using tech to help them do bad things, but the same tools that keep their communications private help give everyone else their privacy, too — whistleblowers, dissenters, ordinary people like you and me.
There’s a deep tension between privacy and security that constantly runs through tech, and you’ll hear us really dig into the way tech companies and governments are forever going back and forth on it. There’s a lot here, and it’s a fun one.
阅读理解题目
1.What niche industry emerged in the early mobile era, catering to criminals?
A) Encrypted communication apps
B) Specialized, secured phones
C) Law enforcement agencies
D) Tech startups
2.Why did the FBI end up running one of the secure phone services?
A) To compete with other tech startups
B) To expand its cloud services
C) To spy on criminals globally
D) To provide customer service
3.What led to the shutdown of the company Anom by the federal authorities?
A) It faced manufacturing and shipping issues.
B) It became too successful in exposing criminal activities.
C) It failed to provide adequate customer service.
D) It experienced problems with cloud services.
4.According to the passage, what has diminished the need for specialized hardware among criminals?
A) The shutdown of Anom by the federal authorities.
B) The rise of tech startups in the encryption industry.
C) The popularity of apps like Signal.
D) The lack of manufacturing and shipping issues.
5.What tension does the passage highlight in the tech industry?
A) The competition between tech companies and governments.
B) The conflict between whistleblowers and ordinary people.
C) The balance between privacy and security.
D) The cooperation between law enforcement agencies and tech startups.
中文翻译
贩毒者等犯罪分子代表着一个远离执法机构视线的加密、安全通信市场。在早期的移动时代，这催生了一个专门的安全手机行业，犯罪分子利用这些手机开展业务。
多年来，约瑟夫对此做了大量报道，这本书讲述了一个真正非凡的故事：在入侵几家加密智能手机公司后，联邦调查局最终自己运营了一家安全电话服务公司，以便监视世界各地的犯罪分子。这意味着联邦调查局必须实际运营一家公司，面临其他任何科技初创公司面临的所有问题：云服务、制造和运输问题、客户服务、扩张和规模。
这家公司名叫 Anom，在大约三年的时间里，它为世界各地的执法机构提供了一扇清晰的窗口，让它们可以一窥犯罪黑社会。最终，联邦政府将其关闭，很大程度上是因为该公司太成功了——这又是一个真正疯狂的故事。现在，随着 Signal 等应用程序的兴起，大多数犯罪分子不再需要专门的硬件，但这当然又引发了一系列新问题。
这本书读起来很棒，但它也涉及到我们在Decoder上经常讨论的很多事情。确实有一些坏人利用科技来帮助他们做坏事，但同样的工具既能让他们保持通信的私密性，也能让其他人——告密者、异见人士、像你我这样的普通人——拥有隐私。
隐私和安全之间存在着深刻的矛盾，这种矛盾在科技领域一直存在，你会听到我们深入探讨科技公司和政府在这一问题上不断来回争论的方式。这里有很多内容，而且很有趣。\
题目解析
1.正确答案：B) Specialized, secured phones
解析: 文章提到，在早期移动时代，出现了一个专门为犯罪分子提供专用安全手机的小众行业。
2.正确答案：C) It became too successful in exposing criminal activities
解析: 文章指出，FBI最终运行了其中一个安全手机服务，以便全球监视犯罪分子。
3.正确答案：B) The popularity of apps like Signal
解析: 文章提到，联邦当局关闭了Anom公司，其中一个原因是它过于成功地暴露了犯罪活动。
4.正确答案：C) The popularity of apps like Signal
解析: 文章提到，随着Signal等应用的普及，大多数犯罪分子不再需要专门的硬件。
·正确答案： C) The balance between privacy and security
解析: 文章强调了科技行业中的隐私与安全之间的平衡问题。
