【正文】 的新的治療方法。D， 因害怕而不愿去發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的疾病。鴕鳥(niǎo)的方法到底是什么需要結(jié)合文章環(huán)境來(lái)理解。接下來(lái)文章講到男人們開(kāi)始使用鴕鳥(niǎo)的方法，具體的方法如Cartmill所說(shuō)：有些男人害怕可能有的東西(what might be there)，寧愿不知道(would rather not know)。這里的邏輯順序是這樣的：男人害怕疾病，所以不想了解疾病。但這就是鴕鳥(niǎo)方式的特點(diǎn)。男性對(duì)待疾病的方式與此類似，所以被稱為使用了鴕鳥(niǎo)的方法。 題目問(wèn)關(guān)于男性定期體檢Cartmill是如何說(shuō)的。文章最后一段主要論述了男性定期體檢的問(wèn)題，提到了Cartmill的三點(diǎn)看法。第二，預(yù)防疾病比治療疾病更加便宜。把各個(gè)選項(xiàng)與這三點(diǎn)進(jìn)行對(duì)比就可選出正確答案。文中確實(shí)有相關(guān)描述，原文為inevitable place strain on the public purse，意為給公共錢(qián)包(意即公共支出)增加壓力。B， 從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)看，體檢會(huì)節(jié)約支出。相較而言，A因?yàn)闆](méi)有指明是長(zhǎng)期還是短期，所以準(zhǔn)確度較B差些，還是應(yīng)該選擇B為正確答案。這里出現(xiàn)了strain，是考查對(duì)第二點(diǎn)的理解，但說(shuō)法錯(cuò)誤。這個(gè)說(shuō)法勉強(qiáng)可以算是對(duì)第三點(diǎn)看法的考查，因?yàn)榈谌c(diǎn)里出現(xiàn)了death，與壽命有關(guān)。2012年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試閱讀真題練習(xí)第十五篇Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Someday a stranger will read your 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 pany, 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 (收費(fèi)站) to avoid using the EZPass 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 50centsoff 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.62. What does the author mean by saying “the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked” (Lines 34, 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 itB) its importance is rarely understoodC) it is something that can easily be lostD) people don’t cherish it until they lose it這篇材料講的是信息時(shí)代的隱私保護(hù)問(wèn)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。第二段則分析了什么人會(huì)窺視隱私。第三段論述了隱私泄露的普遍程度。甚至簡(jiǎn)單的Google搜索都能接觸到個(gè)人的秘密(a simple Google search can reveal what you think)。后面的幾段講的是現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中人們保護(hù)的隱私的態(tài)度。第一個(gè)大段指出人們對(duì)隱私泄露是心存憂慮的(most say they are concerned about losing it)，第二個(gè)大段則列舉人們?cè)谏钪腥绾窝孕胁灰?，不注重隱私的保護(hù)。62. A題目問(wèn)作者說(shuō)the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked是什么意思。B，在21世紀(jì)，人們嘗試各種方式窺探別人的隱私。D，利用高級(jí)技術(shù)，犯罪分子可以很容易被當(dāng)場(chǎng)抓住。A的說(shuō)法與此一致。C和文意相去甚遠(yuǎn)，而D是對(duì)be caught naked詞組的錯(cuò)誤理解。A，朋友應(yīng)該向彼此敞開(kāi)心懷。C，在朋友之間也應(yīng)保持一定距離。題目中的關(guān)鍵信息是“心理學(xué)家”和“朋友”，文中第三段開(kāi)頭就提到了心理學(xué)家和朋友、家庭、愛(ài)人等等，可以判斷答案就在此處。首先是boundaries are healthy，直譯為界限是健康的。Healthy一詞是對(duì)人與人之間保持一定距離的肯定。In stages等于bit by bit，意思是“分階段地、一步一步地”，而at appropriate times指在合適的時(shí)候才向?qū)Ψ匠ㄩ_(kāi)心懷。由此看來(lái)，C的說(shuō)法更為準(zhǔn)確，而A并不是作者的本來(lái)意圖。64. B題目問(wèn)為什么作者會(huì)說(shuō)we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret。B，人們?cè)谑褂矛F(xiàn)代技術(shù)的時(shí)候會(huì)四處留下痕跡。D，許多搜索引擎靠泄露人們的身份而獲利。第三段第一句話剛剛對(duì)朋友、愛(ài)人之間保持一定距離作出正面肯定，第二句話?cǎi)R上就提出了反駁，few boundaries remain——界限幾乎已經(jīng)不復(fù)存在。本句大意是數(shù)字化操作留下的記錄可以讓陌生人很容易地知道你是誰(shuí)、你在哪里、你喜歡什么。A的說(shuō)法非常空泛，也很武斷，第三段的內(nèi)容僅僅是人們進(jìn)行電腦等操作會(huì)泄露信息，把這種個(gè)別現(xiàn)象上升為社會(huì)變革顯然不合適，也不是作者的意圖。C的說(shuō)法來(lái)源于for strangers to reconstruct who you are這一句，這句話透露出的信息僅僅是陌生人獲得個(gè)人隱私更加容易，至于是否總會(huì)有人對(duì)別人的事情感興趣則沒(méi)有提到。65. D題目問(wèn)對(duì)于隱私保護(hù)，大多數(shù)美國(guó)人是如何做的。B，他們使用不同的忠誠(chéng)卡(顧客積分卡)來(lái)做商業(yè)交易。D，他們只說(shuō)不做。這里指的是許多美國(guó)人并不在乎隱私被泄露。兩段中的第一段講的是美國(guó)人口頭上的說(shuō)法：most say they are concerned about losing it，多數(shù)人表示擔(dān)憂隱私泄露。反過(guò)來(lái)說(shuō)，大部分美國(guó)人并沒(méi)有改變什么。66. D題目問(wèn)根據(jù)這篇材料，隱私在什么地方與健康相似。B，其重要性很少被人理解。D，人們?cè)谑ニ臅r(shí)候才珍惜它。But privacy does matter at least sometimes. It’s like health。它就像健康，在你擁有它時(shí)，你注意不到它。”這段話無(wú)論從句法結(jié)構(gòu)還是詞匯難度上都很容易，也沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)體現(xiàn)獨(dú)特英語(yǔ)思維的比喻等修辭，所以理解起來(lái)較為輕松，是一道送分題。2012年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試閱讀真題練習(xí)第十四篇　Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century, but—reg