Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
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 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, 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 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 (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.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
62. What does the author mean by saying “the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked” (Lines 3-4, Para. 2)?
A) People’s personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge.
B) In the 21st century people try every means to look into others’ secrets.
C) People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age.
D) Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology.
63. 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 disputes between friends.
64. Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret” (Line5, Para. 3)?
A) Modern society has finally evolved 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.
65. 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 rely more and more on electronic devices.
D) They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.
66. 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
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。
第一段举出了几种偷窥隐私的途径，首先是电子邮件(a stranger will read your e-mail)或网站浏览记录(scan the Websites you’ve visited)，然后是信用卡消费记录和手机话费单(glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills)。
第二段则分析了什么人会窥视隐私。作者认为可能会是配偶、女友、老板、警察、罪犯等等，范围之广确实会吓人一跳，难怪作者会惊呼21世纪的信息泄露如同从前被人偷窥裸体。来自www.Examw.com
第三段论述了隐私泄露的普遍程度。如今，人与人之间界限缺失(few boundaries remain)，人们会四处留下数字信息，从而将个人隐私泄露出去(make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like)。甚至简单的Google搜索都能接触到个人的秘密(a simple Google search can reveal what you think)。最后作者得出结论：我们现在生活在一个很难保住秘密的世界(a world where you simply cannot keep a secret)。
后面的几段讲的是现实生活中人们保护的隐私的态度。两个大段分别从“说”和“做”两个方面进行了论述。第一个大段指出人们对隐私泄露是心存忧虑的(most say they are concerned about losing it)，第二个大段则列举人们在生活中如何言行不一，不注重隐私的保护。
最后一段作者向人们提出了告诫——Only when it’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it，告诉人们不要等到隐私泄露了再去后悔。
