2008年6月英语四级考试真题及答案下载

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    Passage Two
Question 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Someday a siranger 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 spous, a girlfreiend, 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 losting it. A survery 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 preserver 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 A lessandro

movements.And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist A lessandro

Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal peop;e 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 motice it.Only when it's gone do you wish you'd done more to protect it.
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 most 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) is is something that can easily be lost
D) people don't cherish it until they lose it