In the world today, there are millions of surveillance cameras, or “spy cams”, watching and monitoring our daily activities. There are some benefits of course, as people who are breaking laws can be watched and caught using cameras and this helps keep our society and public places safe. These cameras are everywhere and most are openly visible on roads, in airports, businesses, shopping centers and government buildings and even in lifts. Even schools have started using spy cams to watch student activity and behaviour.
The cameras are so common now that we hardly ever even notice them. But the problem lies with the ones that are hidden away from our eyes and are unseen. Technology has helped develop tiny cameras that can be very well hidden and they can “spy” on shoppers, workers, babysitters and people in hotels and clubs without the people even knowing.
It is these spy cams that people feel are an invasion of privacy. Recently, in the US, there have been a number of court cases against babysitters whose actions have been recorded by their employers on hidden cameras.
The number of cameras in public and private areas is on the increase and with rising crime rates and the recent terrorist attacks, more and more surveillance cameras are being used to watch us. This means that we all have to be aware that our employers, department stores, police and even some of our friends could be spying on us at any time!
小题1:In the writer’s opinion, surveillance cameras _______. .
A．do more good than wrong
B．are overused
C．should be very popular
D．ought to be more widely used小题2:In what way can the surveillance camera benefit the public?
A．By helping keep social safety.
B．By monitoring the employees.
C．By watching the students in class.
D．By spying on customers.小题3:According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, people _______ the use of hidden cameras.
A．object to
B．agree to
C．feel happy about
D．are fearful of小题4:Spy cams will be more widely used in the future because _______. .
A．all people want to spy
B．of the invasion of privacy
C．people enjoy being watched
D．of terrorist attacks
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
题目分析：文章说明了现在监控摄像头的使用越来越多，它在一方面保护我们安全的同时也侵犯了我们的隐私。
小题1:主旨题。文章说明了现在监控摄像头的使用越来越多，它在一方面保护我们安全的同时也侵犯了我们的隐私，作者认为监控摄像头的使用有点过度了。故选B
小题2:细节题。从文章this helps keep our society and public places safe. 可知它帮助维持社会的安定，故选A
小题3:推断题。从第三四自然段中，所举得美国法律案件来看，可知人们对这样的摄像头是反对的，故选A
小题4:推断题。从文章It is these spy cams that people feel are an invasion of privacy. Recently, in the US, there have been a number of court cases against babysitters whose actions have been recorded by their employers on hidden cameras.
可知，未来由于恐怖主义袭击，将会有更多的摄像头被使用，故选D
点评：本文文脉清晰，结构很好把握。说明文是历年高考很常见的文体，对于科技类的说明文比较难，而对于说物的文体较容易。本文中，把握好作者对监控摄像头过多的反感。同时，此类文章细节推断题居多，在对文章看懂了的基础再仔细对比选项和文章，即可得出答案。