Could the Internet be totally free and should it be? Should the Internet be regulated? The recent disorder in the Arab world ____ by a disputed (有争议的) video damaging the image of Prophet (先知) Muhammad shows the United States, which is busy ____ global Internet freedom, has paid a huge price ____ the lives of its diplomats.
In an unregulated Internet world, cheating, violence or rumors can ____ serious consequences. Many countries across the world are periodically suffering from “rumors” ____ by the Internet and social media.
The US-led West always promotes Internet freedom and ____ any regulation as investigation, but it should think twice if it calculates the heavy price that has been and has to be paid for “____”. Moreover, ____ the Internet in the West ____ to be free, with no obvious ____ and no limited sites, isn’t the structure of the main pages already hand-controlled, with selected press agencies and ____ occupying clearly dominating (显著的) positions?
The Internet has helped fight injustice, ____ corruption in places so far apart as Indonesia, India and Latin America. But the Internet could be extremely ____ as well. Various racist or separatist organizations are using their Internet sites to fan ____. Those who are spreading hate are frequently using the Internet as their tool. No country can ____ to make the Internet absolutely free.
The question is how to keep free flow of information ____ while protecting children from unhealthy works, common citizens from ____ rumors and countries from unfair and damaging propaganda (宣传) attacks. And who sets the limits?
The ____ is that there will never be a perfect system. Every country will have to ____ its own system, based on its culture, social ____ and the degree of danger it’s facing.
| 小题1: | | A．led | B．caused | C．damaged | D．attacked |
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| 小题2: | | A．helping | B．processing | C．promoting | D．improving |
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| 小题4: | | A．bring | B．reach | C．fetch | D．take |
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| 小题5: | | A．spread | B．exposed | C．delivered | D．passed |
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| 小题6: | | A．supports | B．follows | C．opposes | D．dislikes |
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| 小题7: | | A．free | B．accessible | C．available | D．healthy |
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| 小题8: | | A．as if | B．even if | C．so that | D．in that |
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| 小题9: | | A．happens | B．intends | C．offers | D．appears |
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| 小题10: | | A．interruption | B．interference | C．defence | D．preference |
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| 小题11: | | A．programs | B．substances | C．channels | D．sources |
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| 小题12: | | A．uncover | B．strike | C．prevent | D．avoid |
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| 小题13: | | A．beneficial | B．useful | C．sensitive | D．destructive |
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| 小题14: | | A．expressions | B．impressions | C．passions | D．affections |
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| 小题15: | | A．refuse | B．afford | C．fail | D．attempt |
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| 小题16: | | A．unpolluted | B．unskilled | C．unoccupied | D．uninterrupted |
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| 小题17: | | A．evil | B．meaningful | C．untrue | D．effective |
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| 小题18: | | A．importance | B．conclusion | C．description | D．possibility |
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| 小题19: | | A．develop | B．invent | C．change | D．study |
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| 小题20: | | A．trends | B．structure | C．surroundings | D．factors |
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