9．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 husband or wife，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-the 21st century equivalent （相等物） 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 pieces 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 a serious depression about privacy，with 60percent 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 part 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 Alessanfro Acquisti 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．
55．What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends？A
A．There should be a distance even between friends．
B．Friends should always be faithful to each other．
C．Friends should open their hearts to each other．
D．There should be fewer disagreements between friends．
56．Why does the author say"we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret"？A
A．People leave tracks around when using modern technology．
B．Modern society has finally developed 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．
57．What do most Americans do about privacy protection？B
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 devices．
D．They use various loyalty cards for business deals．
58．According to the passage，privacy is like health becauseA．
A．people don't treasure it until they lose it
B．its importance is rarely understood
C．it is something that can easily be lost
D．people will make every effort to keep it．
分析 這篇材料講的是信息時(shí)代的隱私保護(hù)問題，大體可以分成兩個(gè)部分，前三段是信息時(shí)代隱私遭到泄露的現(xiàn)狀，后面幾段講的是人們保護(hù)隱私的現(xiàn)實(shí)情況．
解答 55-58 AABA
55．A．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．．心理學(xué)家認(rèn)為與他人保持一定界限是有益的，雖然會(huì)向朋友、家人、愛人傾訴，但是有一些事情是有底線和界限的．A．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；故選A
56．A．推理判斷題．第三段The digital bread pieces you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are，where you are and what you like告訴我們：我們?cè)谑褂酶呖萍紩r(shí)所留下的點(diǎn)滴信息都會(huì)為陌生人了解我們提供線索．例如谷歌搜索引擎就會(huì)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．故選A．
57．B．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(guó)人為了一點(diǎn)利益而提供個(gè)人信息．故選B．
58．A．段末處設(shè)題．作者把隱私同健康作比較，當(dāng)擁有時(shí)，不曾注意到它，一旦失去才知其珍貴．A．中cherish同 wish you'd have done more 意義一致；故選A．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
