2022届高考英语二轮复习：阅读理解专题训练（含答案）

2022届高考英语二轮复习： Comprehension A Big Tech companies that operate around the world have long promised to follow local laws and protect civil rights while doing business. These two aims sometimes conflict. When Apple and Google recently agreed to remove an app at the request of the Russian government, it raised worries. It appears that the companies are more concerned with making money than protecting democratic rights.The app is called Smart Voting. It was a tool for organizing political opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin before the elections last weekend. The ban has been sharply criticized by supporters of free elections and democracy.Natalia Krapiva is with Access Now, an internet freedom group. "This is bad news for democracy and?dissent?all over the world," she said. "We expect to see other dictators copying Russia's?tactics."Technology companies that offer services like searches, social media and apps have long been in conflict with less-democratic countries. Apple, Google and other large companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook have grown stronger over the past decade. But government efforts in many countries to use that power for their own purposes has also grown.Sascha Meinrath is a professor at Pennsylvania State University and studies online?censorship. He said the act was a great symbol of "political oppression." He added that Google and Apple have increased the chances of something similar happening again.Neither Apple nor Google answered interview requests from?The Associated Press.Google also denied access to documents on its online service Google Docs that listed candidates supported by Smart Voting. YouTube blocked similar videos. It appears that the companies are more making money than protecting democratic rights. Technology companies that offer services like searches, social media and apps with less-democratic countries. He added that Google and Apple have increased similar happening again. Google also denied documents on its online service Google Docs that listed candidates Smart Voting. B China has set new rules limiting the amount of time children can play online games.The restrictions limit children to just three hours of online game playing a week. That is one hour between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday most weeks.Li Zhanguo has two children ages 4 and 8. Even though they do not have smart phones, they enjoy playing online games. "If my children get their hands on our mobile phones or an iPad, and if we don't closely?monitor?their screen time, they can play online games for as long as three to four hours each time," he said.Like many other parents, Li is happy with new government restrictions. But experts say it is unclear if such policies can help prevent?addiction?to online games. Children might just get addicted to social media instead. In the end, experts say, parents should be the ones to set limits and support good?practices.There has been a growing concern in China about ga ... ...