Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the websites 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 girlfriend，a marketing company, a boss，a policeman or a criminal. Whoever it is，they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen — the 21^st century equal to being caught naked (裸露的).

    Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, though it's important to reveal (透露) yourself to friends，family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. Actually few boundaries remain. The digital breadcrumbs (面包屑) 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 (民意调查) ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found a majority of people are pessimistic (悲观的) 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 small part of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to protect their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费亭) to avoid using the EZ — Pass system that can track (跟踪) automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquits has run a series of tests that reveal people will submit personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (优惠券).

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.

 

1... What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?

   A. There should be a distance even between friends.

   B. There should be fewer quarrels between friends.

   C. Friends should always be faithful to each other.

   D. Friends should open their hearts to each other.

2... Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret”?

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

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

 C. People leave traces around when using modem technology.

   D. Modem society has finally developed into an open society.

3... What do most Americans do to protect privacy?

    A. They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.

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

    C. They rely more and more on electronic equipment.

    D. They use various loyalty cards for business deals.

4..．We can infer from Paragraph 2 that _________.

   A. criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology

   B. people tend to be more frank with each other in the information age

   C. in the 21st century people try every means to look into others’ secrets

   D. people’s personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge

5..．According to the passage，privacy is like health in that _________.

A. its importance is rarely understood          B. it is something that can easily be lost

C. people will make every effort to keep it     D. people don’t treasure it until they lose it

 

 

Can you imagine a stranger will read your e-mails 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? All of the things may happen to you one day．

       In fact, it’s likely that some of these things have already happened to you．Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girlfriend, 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 or even do something that may bring a disaster to you．

       Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, and that it’s important to reveal to friends, family and lovers at appropriate times．But few boundaries remain nowadays．The digital bread crumbs（碎屑）you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to know who you are, where you are and what you like．In some cases, a simple Google search can leak the deepest thought in your mind．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 of them say they are really concerned about losing it．And 60 percent of the respondents say they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me”．

       But people say one thing and do another．Only a small of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy．Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths（收费站）to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements．Privacy economist Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will give up personal information such as telephone number, address, or social security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon（优惠券）．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．Without privacy, one will be naked in front of others．

1．What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?

       A．Friends should open their hearts to each other．

       B．Friends should always be faithful to each other．

       C．There should be a distance even between friends．

       D．There should be fewer quarrels between friends．

2．Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret”?

       A．Modern society has finally developed into an open society．

       B．People leave traces around when using modern technology．

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

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

3．What do most Americans do about privacy protection?

       A．They change behavior that might disclose their identity．

       B．People turn down a discount at tollbooths to avoid using the EZ-Pass system．

       C．They rely more and more on advanced technology．

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

4．According to the passage, privacy is like health in that               ．

       A．people will make every effort to keep it  

       B．its importance is hardly understood

       C．It is something that can easily be lost

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

5．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．No privacy, no health．

       B．Treasure your privacy．

       C．Boundaries are important between friends．

       D．The information age has its own shortcomings．

Can you imagine a stranger will read your e – mails 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? All of the things may happen to you one day.

In fact，it’s likely that some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girlfriend, 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 or even do something that may bring a disaster to you.

     Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, and that it's important to reveal to friends, family and lovers at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain nowadays. The digital bread crumbs (碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to know who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can leak the deepest thought in your mind. 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 of them say they are really concerned about losing it. And 60 percent of the respondents say they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me”. 

But people say one thing and do another．Only a small of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy．Few people turn down a discount attollbooths (收费站)to avoid using the EZ—Pass system that can track automobile movements. Privacy economist Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will give up personal information such as telephone number, address, or social security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon(优惠券).      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. Without privacy, one will be naked in front of others.

41．What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?

    A．Friends should open their hearts to each other．

    B．Friends should always be faithful to each other．

    C．There should be a distance even between friends．

    D．There should be fewer quarrels between friends

42．Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret”?

    A．Modern society has finally developed into an open society．

    B．People leave traces around when using modern technology．

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

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

43．What do most Americans do about privacy protection?

    A．They change behavior that might disclose their identity．

B．People turn down a discount at tollbooths to avoid using the EZ – Pass system.

C．They rely more and more on advanced technology.

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

44．According to the passage，privacy is like health in that         .

    A．people will make every effort to keep it

    B．its importance is hardly understood

    C．It is something that can easily be lost

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

45．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．No privacy, no health.

       B．Treasure your privacy.

       C．Boundaries are important between friends.

       D．The information age has its own shortcomings.