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听录音,回答题 There was a time when any personal information that was gathered about us was typed on a piece of paper and (26) ________ in a file cabinet.It could remain there for years and, often (27) ________ , never reach the outside world.
Things have done a complete about-face since then.(28) ________ the change has been the astonishingly swift development in recent years of the computer.Today, any data that is collected about us in one place or another--and for one reason or another--can be stored in a computer bank.It can then be easily passed to other computer banks.They are owned by (29) ________ and by private businesses and corporations, lending institutions, direct mailing and telemarketing firms, credit bureaus, credit card companies, and government agencies at the local, state, and (30) ________ level.
A growing number of Americans are seeing the accumulation and (31) ________ of
computerized data as a frightening invasion of their privacy.Surveys show that the number of the worrying Americans has been (32) ________ growing over the years as the computer becomes increasingly (33) ________, easier to operate, and less costly to purchase and (34) ________.
In 1970, a national survey showed that 37% of the people questioned felt their privacy was being invaded.Seven years later, 47 percent expressed the same worry.A recent survey by a credit bureau reviewed that the number of alarmed citizens had (35) ________ to 76%.
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