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 (收费站) 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 (优惠卷).
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

1. 1.
   What does the author mean by saying “the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked” (Lines 3-4, Para. 2)?
   1. A.
      People's personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge
   2. B.
      In the 21st century people try every means to look into others’ secrets
   3. C.
      People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age
   4. D.
      Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology
2. 2.
   What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?
   1. A.
      Friends should open their hearts to each other
   2. B.
      Friends should always be faithful to each other
   3. C.
      There should be a distance even between friends
   4. D.
      There should be fewer disputes between friends
3. 3.
   Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret” ( Line5,  para. 3)?
   1. A.
      Modern society has finally evolved into an open society
   2. B.
      People leave traces around when using modern technology
   3. C.
      There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs
   4. D.
      Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities
4. 4.
   What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?
   1. A.
      They change behaviors that might disclose their identity
   2. B.
      They use various loyalty cards for business transactions
   3. C.
      They rely most and more on electronic devices
   4. D.
      They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it
5. 5.
   According to the passage, privacy is like health in that         
   1. A.
      people will make every effort to keep it
   2. B.
      its importance is rarely understood
   3. C.
      it is something that can easily be lost
   4. D.
      people don’t cherish it until they lose it

Answer 1

ACBDD
试题分析：这篇材料讲的是信息时代的隐私保护问题，大体可以分成两个部分，前三段是信息时代隐私遭到泄露的现状，后面几段讲的是人们保护隐私的现实情况。
1..句意理解题：从第二段的句子：Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen 可知人们的个人隐私在不知道的情况下很容易泄漏。选A
2.细节理解题。根据Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it’s important to reveal yourself partly to friends, family and lovers at appropriate times.向朋友敞开心扉是重要的，但是朋友之间要有距离，故选C。
3.细节题：从第三段的句子：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.可知人们在使用现代科技的时候，也留下了痕迹。选B
4.细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. 可知美国人谈的很多，但是很少对此采取行动的，选D
5.细节理解题。根据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——直译为：“隐私是有关系的，至少是某些时候。它就像健康，在你拥有它时，你注意不到它。只有当它离你而去时你才想要是更注意地保护过它就好了。”选D
考点：考查社会现象类短文