31. What is true of the agreement between the NHS and DeepMind?
A. It caused conflicts among tech giants.
B. It failed to pay due attention to patient's rights.
C. It fell short of the latter's expectations.
D. It put both sides into a dangerous situation.
conflicts n. 冲突，矛盾；斗争；争执vi. 冲突，抵触；争执；战斗
due adj. 到期的；预期的；应付的；应得的n. 应付款；应得之物
adv. 正（置于方位词前） n. (Due)人名；(英)迪尤
fell short of 没打中目标，不够长
32. The NHS trust responded to Denham's verdict with ______.
A. empty promises
B. tough resistance
C. necessary adjustments
D. sincere apologies
verdict n. 结论；裁定
empty adj. 空的；无意义的；无知的；徒劳的vt. 使失去；使…成为空的
vi. 成为空的；流空 n. 空车；空的东西
resistance n. 阻力；电阻；抵抗；反抗；抵抗力
Sincere adj. 真诚的；诚挚的；真实的
33. The author argues in Paragraph 2 that ________.
A. privacy protection must be secured at all costs
B. leaking patients' data is worse than selling it
C. making profits from patients' data is illegal
D. the value of data comes from the processing of it
privacy n. 隐私；秘密；隐居；隐居处
at all costs 无论如何，不惜任何代价
leak v. 使渗漏，泄露；漏，渗；泄漏出去；透露 n. 泄漏；漏洞，裂缝；泄漏出的液体（或气体）；（秘密信息的）透露；撒尿；漏电
process n. （为达到某一目标的）过程；（自然变化的）过程；工艺流程；诉讼程序；传票；突起；进展；（发型）直发式
v. 加工；审核；处理（数据）；列队行进；冲印（照片）；把（头发）弄成直发
adj. 经过特殊加工的；照相板的；染印法的
34. According to the last paragraph, the real worry arising from this deal
is ________.
A. the vicious rivalry among big pharmas
B. the ineffective enforcement of privacy law
C. the uncontrolled use of new software
D. the monopoly of big data by tech giants
deal v. 发（纸牌）；发放；买卖；与……有关；（非正式）买卖毒品；应对；（以某种方式）对付；打交道；论及；给予……打击
n. 约定；一揽子交易；待遇；发牌；（某人的）发牌轮次；牌戏的一局；一手牌；松木；松木板 n. (Deal) （美）迪尔（人名）
Vicious adj. 恶毒的；恶意的；堕落的；有错误的；品性不端的；剧烈的
n. (Vicious)人名；(英)维舍斯
rivalry n. 竞争；对抗；竞赛
Pharma n. 制药公司
enforcement n. 执行，实施；强制
monopoly n. 垄断；垄断者；专卖权
35. The author's attitude toward the application of AI to healthcare is
______.
A. ambiguous adj. 模糊不清的，模棱两可的；不明确的，不明朗的；引起歧义的
B. cautious adj. 谨慎的；十分小心的
C. appreciative adj. 感激的；赏识的；有欣赏力的；承认有价值的
D. contemptuous adj. 轻蔑的；侮辱的
1Any fair-minded assessment of the dangers of the deal between Britain's National Health Service (NHS) and DeepMind must start by acknowledging that both sides mean well. DeepMind is one of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the world.The potential of this work applied to healthcare is very great, but it could also lead to further concentration of power in the tech giants. It is against that background that the information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has issued her damning verdict against the Royal Free hospital trust under the NHS, which handed over to DeepMind the records of 1.6 million patients in 2015 on the basis of a vague agreement which took far too little account of the patients' rights and their expectations of privacy.
fair-minded adj. 公正的；公平的
assessment n. 评定；估价
the deal 交易；政策；待遇；份量
acknowledge vt. 承认；答谢；报偿；告知已收到
concentration n. 浓度；集中；浓缩；专心；集合
background n. 背景；隐蔽的位置vt. 作…的背景adj. 背景的；发布背景材料的commissioner n. 理事；委员；行政长官；总裁
It is against that background 在这样的背景下
issue n. 问题；流出；期号；发行物 vt. 发行，发布；发给；放出，排出
vi. 发行；流出；造成…结果；传下
damning adj. 咒骂的；毁灭的；受永罚的n. 诅咒v. 咒骂（damn的ing形式）
verdict n. 结论；裁定
hand over 交出，移出
on the basis of 根据；基于…
vague adj. 模糊的；含糊的；不明确的；暧昧的
take account of 考虑
2DeepMind has almost apologized. The NHS trust has mended its ways. Further arrangements—and there may be many—between the NHS and DeepMind will be carefully scrutinised to ensure that all necessary permissions have been asked of patients and all unnecessary data has been cleaned. There are lessons about informed patient consent to learn. But privacy is not the only angle in this case and not even the most important. Ms. Denham chose to concentrate the blame on the NHS trust, since under existing law it “controlled” the data and DeepMind merely “processed" it. But this distinction misses the point that it is processing and aggregation, not the mere possession of bits, that gives the data value.
mend vt. 修理，修补；改善；修改 vi. 改善，好转 n. 好转，改进；修补处
scrutinise vi. 作仔细检查；细致观察 vt. 细看；仔细观察或检查；核对（等于scrutinize）
permission n. 允许，许可
lesson n. 教训；课vt. 教训；上课
consent n. 准许，同意；赞同，同意；正式批准文件，批文；（古）一致，和谐
v. 同意，准许；（古）赞成（意见、看法等）
blame on 把责任推给… ;怪到…头上https://member.bilibili.com/article-text/home?#/_blankexisting v. 存在；（尤指在困境或贫困中）生活；被发现；（exist 的现在分词）
adj. 存在的；现行的
distinction n. 区别；差别；特性；荣誉、勋章
aggregation n. [地质][数] 聚合，聚集；聚集体，集合体
3The great question is who should benefit from the analysis of all the data that our lives now generate. Privacy law builds on the concept of damage to an individual from identifiable knowledge about them. That misses the way the surveillance economy works. The data of an individual there gains its value only when it is compared with the data of countless millions more.
generate vt. 使形成；发生；生殖；产生物理反应
concept n. 观念，概念
Surveillance n. 监督；监视
Countless adj. 无数的；数不尽的
Count v. 数数；计算总数；把……算入，包括；重要；正式接纳；认为，看作
n. 总数；数数；量的计数；事项，罪状；观点；伯爵；（纱线的）支数
4The use of privacy law to curb the tech giants in this instance feels slightly maladapted. This practice does not address the real worry. It is not enough to say that the algorithms DeepMind develops will benefit patients and save lives. What matters is that they will belong to a private monopoly which developed them using public resources. If software promises to save lives on the scale that drugs now can, big data may be expected to behave as a big pharm has done. We are still at the beginning of this revolution and small choices now may turn out to have gigantic consequences later. A long struggle will be needed to avoid a future of digital feudalism. Ms. Denham's report is a welcome start.
curb n. 抑制；路边；勒马绳 vt. 控制；勒住
instance n. 实例；情况；建议 vt. 举...为例
slightly adv. 些微地，轻微地；纤细地，瘦小的
maladapt mal 坏的 vt. 使适应不良；使不适应
Practice n. 实践；练习；惯例vi. 练习；实习；实行vt. 练习；实习；实行
address n. 地址；所在地；位置储存编码；演讲；称呼；致辞；谈吐；技巧
v. 写（收信人）姓名地址；演说；向……说话，致词；冠以（某种称呼）；设法解决
algorithm n. [计][数] 算法，运算法则
Scale n. 规模；比例；鳞；刻度；天平；数值范围 vi. 衡量；攀登；剥落；生水垢
vt. 测量；攀登；刮鳞；依比例决定
revolution n. 革命；旋转；运行；循环
consequence n. 结果；重要性；推论
feudalism n. 封建主义；封建制度
