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(1)B.目的意图题。根据第一段Tech giants Apple and Google are teaming up to create a system that would let smart phone users know when they've come into contact with someone who has COVID﹣19.科技巨头苹果公司和谷歌公司正在合作开发一个系统,该系统可以让智能手机用户知道他们已经接触了COVID﹣19患者。结合文章介绍了这一技术的工作原理,开发这个系统的公司就用户隐私问题做出了一些声明,其他相关组织和个人对此表达了自己的看法。由此可推知,这篇文章的主要目的是介绍一种COVID﹣19接触者追踪系统。故选B.
(2)B.细节理解题。根据第三段The companies insist that they will preserve smart phone users' privacy and their technology will be used only by public health authorities to trace the spread of COVID﹣19.Smart phone users can choose to use it.The software will not collect data on users' physical locations or their personally identifiable information.People who test positive would remain unknown to the public,both to the people who came in contact with them and to Apple and Google. "Privacy is of greatest importance in this effort," the companies said in a joint statement.这些公司坚称,他们将保护智能手机用户的隐私,而且他们的技术只会被公共卫生部门用于追踪COVID﹣19的传播。智能手机用户可以选择使用它。该软件不会收集用户的物理位置或个人身份信息。那些被检测为阳性的人将不会被公众所知,无论是接触过他们的人,还是苹果和谷歌公司。两家公司在一份联合声明中表示:"在这项努力中,隐私是最重要的."由此可知,这些公司承诺保护感染者的隐私。故选B.
(3)D.句意猜测题。根据后文She added that the contact tracing app should be used only for public health purposes and only for the duration of this pandemic.她补充说,接触者追踪应用程序只能用于公共卫生目的,而且只能在疫情持续期间使用。由此可知,Jennifer认为苹果和谷歌的合作项目"似乎降低了最严重的隐私风险,但仍有改进的空间,应该更好"。即,划线句子意思为"Jennifer认为这个系统应该更好"。故选D.
(4)C.目的意图题。根据最后一段It would allow people who are known to have been exposed to the virus to isolate themselves,while letting others recover normal activities.它可以让已知接触过病毒的人隔离自己,同时让其他人恢复正常活动。由此可推知,该系统主要用于帮助防止COVID﹣19的传播。故选C.