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内蒙古鄂尔多斯市第一中学2018-2019学年高二上学期英语12月月考试卷
A global cyberattack, which is considered the biggest cyberattack ever, is spreading quickly and widely.
What the attack does
Cyber bad guys have spread ransomware(勒索软件), known as WannaCry, to computers around the world. It locks down all the files on an infected computer. The hackers then demand $300 in order to release control of the files.
How it happened
WannaCry takes advantage of a vulnerability(弱点) in Microsoft Windows. Microsoft released a security patch for the vulnerabilities in Marclf. Playing with fire finally caught up with the victims.
Microsoft requires Windows 10 customers to automatically update their computers, but some people with older PCs disabled automatic updates.
The attack has been found in 150 countries, affecting 200,000 computers, according to Europol, the European law enforcement agency. FedEx, Nissan, and the United Kingdom's National Health Service were among the victims. In the U.K., hospitals were crippled by the cyberattack, which forced operations to be canceled and ambulances to be diverted.
Who is vulnerable
Microsoft said it had taken the "highly unusual step" of releasing a patch for computers running older operating systems including Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003. So even people with older computers should update them.
Apple's Mac computers were not targeted by this ransomware attack. Bad guys generally target Windows far more than Apple's operating system because there are vastly more computers running Windows around the world.
A. When it will be solved
B. How widespread the damage is
C. That's why it's called ransomware.
D. The hackers remain anonymous for now.
E. Here is a super-simple explanation of what's going on.
F. Anyone who hasn't updated their windows PC recently is easy to attack.
G. But many corporations don't automatically update their systems.
Attraction of the Minions
When it comes to film, people usually favor good over evil,focus on the hero and ignore the supporting characters. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Originallycomedic background characters in the film Despicable Me(卑鄙的我), these yellow pillshaped nuts, havetotally stolen the show and turned into a popular figure. This summer thecharacters debuted(首演)in their own selftitled movie in theaters abroad, having the second biggestopening weekend of all time for a cartoon film according to USAToday.Recently, McDonald's has been including Minion toys with kids' meals in someareas, causing loyal fans to flock to the restaurant to collect them all. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Themovie's huge popularity even surprised its writers.“We never knew the Minionswere going to be so popular.It just became a force of nature,” the film's cowriter Cinco Paul toldthe LosAngelesTimes.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}For many, the appeal is obviously their cuteness.Their simple nature can easilysurpass cultures and age groups.Even children can draw them.Thousands ofexamples of fanmade Minion art from fingernails to Halloween clothes arevisible on global social media platforms.
Butthere's more to the phenomenon than just cuteness.US entertainment website HitFix explains that their way of communicating makes the creatures influential aswell. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} But it seems everyone can understand them through theirexaggerated(夸张的)movements and expressions.
Moreimportantly, their childlike mannerisms is a brand of humor that winshearts.“Clumsy, foolish Minions are recognized as the ultimate betapersonalities,”wrote Peter Debruge of US entertainment magazine Variety.
Theydesire nothing more than to serve their most despicable master. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}“Perhaps we love Minions because they remind us of ourselves,” HuffingtonPost associate Web editor SaraBoboltz wrote, “or an evil version of ourselves.”
A.So what makes the bananalovingMinions a big hit? B.Besides, their childlike mannerentertains fans more. C.And this evil characteristic arousessympathy among humans. D.Related video games, toys and othergoods are sweeping the world. E.Minions is a 2015 American 3Dcomputeranimated family comedy film. F.But when it comes to the Minions,these conventions go right out the window. G.The largely speak in nonsense wordswith the occasional recognizable terms like “potato”. |
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