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上期划线句答案
Two neuroimaging studies found that lonely individuals’ neural representations of well-known celebrities diverged from those typical for their group in the medial prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain.
两项神经影像学研究发现，孤独的人在大脑内侧前额叶区域对名人的神经表征与大众群体的典型方式有所不同。
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双语阅读
Para.1
TikTok has lost its bid to strike down a law that could result in the platform being banned in the United States. A US appeals court upheld the law in a ruling Friday. Denying TikTok’s argument that the law was unconstitutional, the judges found that the law does not “contravene the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States,” nor does it “violate the Fifth Amendment guarantee of equal protection of the laws.” The ruling means that the platform is one step closer to facing a US ban — unless it can convince Chinese parent-company ByteDance to sell and find a buyer — starting on January 19, 2025. After the deadline, US app stores and internet services could face hefty fines for hosting TikTok if it is not sold. (Under the legislation, Biden may issue a one-time extension of the deadline.)
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“The Supreme Court has an established historical record of protecting Americans’ right to free speech, and we expect they will do just that on this important constitutional issue,” said company spokesperson Michael Hughes. “Unfortunately, the TikTok ban was conceived and pushed through based upon inaccurate, flawed and hypothetical information, resulting in outright censorship of the American people. The TikTok ban, unless stopped, will silence the voices of over 170 million Americans here in the US and around the world on January 19th, 2025.” President Joe Biden signed a bill in April that requires the platform to be sold to a new, non-Chinese owner or be banned in the United States, following years of concern on Capitol Hill that ByteDance poses a national security risk.
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The court’s ruling Friday largely deferred to Congress, finding that lawmakers acted within their constitutional powers and followed appropriate procedure in crafting the TikTok law. The legislation “narrowly” addressed the specific problem of TikTok’s China ties, the judges said, and “does not suppress content or require a certain mix of content.” Unimpressed with TikTok’s counterarguments, the judges dismissed the company’s objections to the US government’s national security concerns. TikTok only “quibbles” with how US officials have characterized its data practices, they said, and TikTok’s defense of its data collection “misses the forest for the trees.”
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A key flashpoint in the case had been a proposed deal with US national security officials that TikTok claimed would have resolved the potential spying concerns. During the litigation, TikTok implied that the US government acted in bad faith by pursuing negotiations for months before suddenly cutting off communication and then backing the legislation that Biden ultimately signed. US government lawyers, meanwhile, responded that the draft deal was insufficient to resolve the security concerns.
本文节选自：CNN
发布时间：2024.12.6
作者：Clare Duffy and Brian Fung
原文标题：TikTok is one step closer to being banned in the US
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原句：The court’s ruling Friday largely deferred to Congress, finding that lawmakers acted within their constitutional powers and followed appropriate procedure in crafting the TikTok law.
结构：The (subject)'s (noun) largely deferred to (object), finding that (object) (verb phrase) and (verb phrase).
例句：The student's determination largely deferred to her teacher, finding that the instructor provided effective guidance and created a supportive learning environment.
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阅读理解题
Which of the following best describes the legal implications of the recent US appeals court ruling on TikTok?
A. The ruling restricts the US government's ability to regulate social media platforms, even on national security grounds.
B. The ruling establishes clear guidelines for data collection practices by social media companies.
C. The ruling strengthens the First Amendment protection for social media platforms, limiting government intervention.
D. The ruling affirms the US government’s authority to regulate technology companies based on national security concerns.
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全文概括
A US appeals court upheld a law mandating the sale of TikTok or its US ban by January 19, 2025, rejecting TikTok's claims of unconstitutionality. The court determined the law appropriately addresses national security concerns stemming from TikTok's Chinese ownership, dismissing TikTok's arguments about free speech violations and data practices. TikTok maintains that the law is based on misinformation and will silence millions of users, while the government contends that a proposed security deal was inadequate. The ruling leaves TikTok facing a potential US ban unless a sale to a non-Chinese entity is completed.
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