12．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 phonebills 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 permisson？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-the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked．
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy，and 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 survery found an overwhelming pessimism 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 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 A lessandro 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．
57．What does the author mean by saying the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked？C
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．
58．What would psychologists advise on keeping good boundaries？A
A．There is always something you shouldn't reveal．
B．You should not always have good relationship with your friends and so on．
C．All friends should open their hearts to each other．
D．There should be fewer disputes and questions between friends．
59．Why does the author say"we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret"？D
A．Modern society has finally evolved into an open society．
B．Many search engines profit by revealing people's identities．
C．There are always people who are curious about others'affairs．
D．People leave traces around when using modern technology．
60．According to the passage，privacy is like health in thatB．
A．people will make every effort to keep it．
B．people don't care it until they lose it
C．is is something that can easily be lost
D．its importance is rarely understood．
分析 本文主要寫了我們的個(gè)人信息在很多我們不知情的情況下被竊取，我們生活在一個(gè)保守秘密很難的社會(huì)里，我們應(yīng)該保護(hù)我們的隱私，注意防止隱私的泄露．
解答 57．答案是C．推理判斷題，根據(jù)第二段第一句，我們得知有人會(huì)在未經(jīng)允許的情況下竊取我們的個(gè)人信息，如電子郵件，網(wǎng)址，信用卡電話等，所以答案選C．
58．答案是A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文章中的第三段第一二句，心理學(xué)家認(rèn)為與他人保持一定的界限是有益的，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限度的，所以答案選A．
59．答案是D．推理判斷題，第三段第三句告訴我們，我們?cè)谑褂酶呖萍紩r(shí)留下的點(diǎn)滴信息都會(huì)為陌生人了解我們提供了線索，例如谷歌搜索會(huì)泄露我們的想法，因此可以進(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一個(gè)世界里，所以答案選D．
60．答案是B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題，作者把隱私與健康作比較，當(dāng)擁有時(shí)不曾注意到它，一旦失去才知珍貴．所以答案選B．
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