Question

Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the Website you’ve visited，Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.
In fact, it’s likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girl friend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen --- the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked.
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it's important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times.But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs (碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.
The key question is: Does that matter?
For many Americans, the answer apparently is “no.”
When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me.”
But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收費(fèi)站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acauisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (優(yōu)惠卷).
But privacy does matter - at least sometimes. It’s like health: When you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it.
【小題1】What does the author mean by saying “the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked” (Para. 2)?

A．People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age.

B．In the 21st century people try every means to look into others’ secrets.

C．People's personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge.

D．Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology.

【小題2】What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?

A．Friends should open their hearts to each other.

B．There should be a distance even between friends.

C．Friends should always be faithful to each other.

D．There should be fewer disputes between friends.

【小題3】Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret” ( para. 3)?

A．People leave traces around when using modern technology.

B．Modern society has finally evolved into an open society.

C．There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs.

D．Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.

【小題4】What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?

A．They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.

B．They use various loyalty cards for business transactions.

C．They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.

D．They rely most and more on electronic devices.

【小題5】According to the passage, privacy is like health in that         .

A．people will make every effort to keep it

B．its importance is rarely understood

C．it is something that can easily be lost

D．people don’t cherish it until they lose it

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】C 
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：文章大意：本文主要論述在當(dāng)今信息時(shí)代，個(gè)人信息因受他人竊取，而影響到私人空間。
【小題1】C句意理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句話，我們得知有人會在未經(jīng)允許的情況下竊取我們的個(gè)人信息，如第一段所說的電子郵件、網(wǎng)址、信用卡購物及電話等，我們的個(gè)人信息赤裸裸地暴露給陌生人，毫無遮掩。A.中的 is easily accessed without their knowledge 同義與原文中的 watch you without your permission。故C正確。
【小題2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干中關(guān)鍵詞psychologist、friend定位到第三段第一、二句話。心理學(xué)家認(rèn)為與他人保持一定界限是有益的，雖然會向朋友、家人、愛人傾訴，但是有一些事情是有底線和界限的。C.中的distance同義與原文中的boundary，跟本段第二句話 but few boundaries remain 意義一致。故B正確。
【小題3】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第三段第三句話告訴我們：我們在使用高科技時(shí)所留下的點(diǎn)滴信息都會為陌生人了解我們提供線索。例如谷歌搜索引擎就會泄漏我們的想法。因此進(jìn)一步得出結(jié)論：我們正生活在一個(gè)連保守秘密都很困難的世界里。B.中的trace 同義于原文中的digital bread crumbs所暗示的意思。故A正確。
【小題4】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句得知，people say one thing and do another，即言行不一。隨后舉例說明，美國人為了一點(diǎn)利益而提供個(gè)人信息。故C正確。
【小題5】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段But privacy does matter—at least sometimes. It’s like health: when you have it，you don’t notice it. Only when it’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it.可知，私人空間如同健康一樣，擁有的時(shí)候不注意，失去的時(shí)候才覺得珍惜。故D正確。
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