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| World' s Amazing Festivals El Colacho: The Baby-Jumping Festival In this festival, grown men jump over newborns, with their parents' permission. Wearing scary costumes, the Spanish men attempt to "clean" babies of evil. The town has observed the strange practice since 1620, and any onlookers (旁观者) who seem to be in need of a quick exorcism(~) are pulled into the event, as well. Hadakamatsuri : The Naked (裸露的) Festival This is a Japanese festival where participants wear little clothing. Naked Festivals are held in dozens of places throughout Japan every year, usually in summer or winter. Hidden somewhere in these men is one fully naked man. Touching him is believed to bring good luck. The Monkey Buffet (自助餐) Festival Every year, about 600 monkeys are invited to eat fruits and vegetables during an annual feast in Thailand. It is held in honour Rama, the greatest of the gods. It is said that Rama once rewarded his friend Hanuman, the Monkey King, with some land. Organizers of the annual Monkey Bullet use more than 3,000kg of fruits and vegetables to prepare for the festival. The Cheese Rolling Festival This event is held in England. Though it might sound very gentle, cheese-rolling is actually very dangerous. Running down a very steep hill behind a 7-pound wheel of cheese can be very dangerous. In fact, the police have attempted to ban the event, but participants have refused to carry out the ban. Men and their cheese wheels cannot be separated so easily. So what happens during a cheese roll? Simple: The cheese is set rolling down the hill, and the racers run down the hill after the cheese. However, as the cheese can reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour, it rarely happens that someone catches the cheese. The first to reach the bottom wins the cheese.
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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 girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a policeman or a
criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen-the 21st century
equal to being caught naked(裸露的)．
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, though it's important to reveal(透露) yourself to
friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. Actually few boundaries remain.
The digital breadcrumbs(面包屑) 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 a majority of people are pessimistic 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 small part of Americans change any behaviors
in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths(收费亭) to avoid
using the EZPass system that can track(跟踪) automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket
loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquits has run a series of tests that reveal people will
submit personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50centsoff
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.
B. There should be fewer quarrels between friends.
C. Friends should always be faithful to each other.
D. Friends should open their hearts to each other.
B. Many search engines profit by revealing people's identities.
C. People leave traces around when using modern technology.
D. Modern society has finally developed into an open society.
B. They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.
C. They rely more and more on electronic equipment.
D. They use various loyalty cards for business deals.
B. it is something that can easily be lost
C. people will make every effort to keep it
D. people don't treasure it until they lose it
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 girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a policeman or a criminal.
Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen—the 21st century equal to being
caught naked(裸露的).
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, though it's important to reveal(透露) yourself to friends,
family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. Actually few boundaries remain.
The digital breadcrumbs(面包屑) 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 a majority of people are pessimistic 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 small part of Americans change any behaviors in
an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths(收费亭) to avoid
using the EZPass system that can track(跟踪) automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket
loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquits has run a series of tests that reveal people will
submit personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50centsoff
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.
B. There should be fewer quarrels between friends.
C. Friends should always be faithful to each other.
D. Friends should open their hearts to each other.
B. Many search engines profit by revealing people's identities.
C. People leave traces around when using modern technology.
D. Modern society has finally developed into an open society.
B. They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.
C. They rely more and more on electronic equipment.
D. They use various loyalty cards for business deals.
B. They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.
C. They rely more and more on electronic equipment.
D. They use various loyalty cards for business deals.
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 girlfriend，a marketing company, a boss，a policeman or a criminal. Whoever it is，they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen — the 21st century equal to being caught naked (裸露的).
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, though it's important to reveal (透露) yourself to friends，family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. Actually few boundaries remain. The digital breadcrumbs (面包屑) 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 (民意调查) ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found a majority of people are pessimistic (悲观的) 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 small part of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to protect their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费亭) to avoid using the EZ — Pass system that can track (跟踪) automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquits has run a series of tests that reveal people will submit 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.
1... What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?
A. There should be a distance even between friends.
B. There should be fewer quarrels between friends.
C. Friends should always be faithful to each other.
D. Friends should open their hearts to each other.
2... Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret”?
A. There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs.
B. Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.
C. People leave traces around when using modem technology.
D. Modem society has finally developed into an open society.
3... What do most Americans do to protect privacy?
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 equipment.
D. They use various loyalty cards for business deals.
4..．We can infer from Paragraph 2 that _________.
A. criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology
B. people tend to be more frank with each other in the information age
C. in the 21st century people try every means to look into others’ secrets
D. people’s personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge
5..．According to the passage，privacy is like health in that _________.
A. its importance is rarely understood B. it is something that can easily be lost
C. people will make every effort to keep it D. people don’t treasure it until they lose it
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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 girlfriend，a marketing company, a boss，a policeman or a criminal．Whoever it is，they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen——the 21st century equal to being caught naked（裸露的）．
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, though it's important to reveal（透露）yourself
to friends，family and lovers in stages，at appropriate times．Actually few boundaries remain．The
digital breadcrumbs（面包屑）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 a majority of people are pessimistic 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 small part of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy．Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths（收费亭）to avoid using the EZ—Pass system that can track（跟踪）automobile movements．And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards．Privacy economist Alessandro Acquits has run a series of tests that reveal people will submit 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．
1．From Paragraph 2，we can infer
A．Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology
B．People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age
C．In the 21st century people try every means to look into others’ secrets
D．People’s personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge
2．What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?
A．There should be a distance even between friends．
B．There should be fewer quarrels between friends
C．Friends should always be faithful to each other．
D．Friends should open their hearts to each other．
3．Why does the author say“we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret”?
A．There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs．
B．Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities．
C．People leave traces around when using modern technology．
D．Modern society has finally developed into an open society．
4．What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?
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 equipment．
D．They use various loyalty cards for business deals．
5．According to the passage，privacy is like health in that .
A．its importance is rarely understood
B．it is something that can easily be lost
C．people will make every effort to keep it
D．people don’t treasure it until they lose it
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