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“Privacy” is translated as“yin si”in Chinese. Traditionally, in the Chinese mind,“yin si”is associated with that which is closed or unfair. If someone is said to have“yin si”, meddlers (好事者) will be attracted to pry(打探)into his or her affairs. So people always state that they don't have“yin si”.
On the contrary, Americans often declare their intention to protect their privacy. Their understanding of privacy is that others have no right to pry into things which belong to themselves alone and have nothing to do with others. One who is too curious and who spreads rumors is said to violate the right to privacy.
In the evening, Sonia and I went to a bar for dinner. In China, when people mention bars, something bad usually comes to mind. But here, the bar was a quiet and tastefully laid out place. People spoke quite softly, afraid of interrupting their neighbors, and sat face to face as they drank, sometimes three or five persons sitting together.
This sort of atmosphere was totally different from my preconception(传统观念), so I wanted to take a picture. Sonia stopped me:“Don't you see these people are pouring out their hearts? Maybe they are colleagues, friends, secret lovers. They came here looking for a peaceful place free from interruption by others. They wouldn't want to leave any trace of their having come here. So taking their pictures would be a serious violation of their right to privacy.”
Is there privacy between husband and wife? One of Sonia's friends married a talented Chinese man, but recently she became so angry that she wanted a divorce(离婚). The reason was that her husband had opened one of her letters and looked through her purse. The husband didn't realize that this is not tolerated in the U.S. He thought that being a couple was like being one person; why couldn't he see the letter or the contents of the purse? Truly, everyone, even those living as a couple, needs room--not only in three-dimensional(三维) space, but in the heart.
1．What is the main idea of the text?
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A．The understanding of“privacy”is different in China and America.
B．There is privacy between husband and wife in America.
C．Everyone has the right to privacy.
D．Everyone in every country needs room for himself.
2．Sonia stopped me when I wanted to take a picture in the bar because _____.
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A．taking pictures in a bar was not allowed in America
B．taking pictures in a bar would interrupt the neighbors
C．people who came here are colleagues，friends or secret lovers
D．taking pictures in a bar would violate other people's right to privacy
3．One of Sonia's friends wanted a divorce because _____.
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A．she thought her husband was not clever enough
B．her husband always opened her letters
C．her husband always looked through her purse
D．her husband didn't respect her right to privacy
4．Which of the following statements is NOT the Americans' understanding of privacy?
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A．Privacy is connected with something that is unfair and bad.
B．Other people have no right to pry into his or her affairs.
C．There is privacy even between couples.
D．The right to privacy shouldn't be violated by others.
5．According to this text, we can infer that in America we can do all the following except _____.
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A．declaring that we have privacy
B．going to a bar with friends
C．asking your friends about their marriage
D．taking pictures in a national park
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A.am used to live;use to keeping
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C.have been used to living;was used to keep
D.was used to live;was used to keep
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In the water around New York city is a very small island ___1___ Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special ___2___ called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the ___3___ famous sights in the world.
___4___ Statue of Liberty was a gift ___5___ the people of France to the people of the Passageed States. The Statue was made ___6___ a French sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support ___7___ was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man ___8___ made the famous Eiffel Tower in ___9___.
Liberty, of course, ___10___ freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the Passageed States to ___11___ the one __12___ anniversary of US independence from ___13___. The statue was built in France, taken ___14___ piece by piece and then ___15___ in the Passageed States. It was opened for ___16__ public on October 28, 1886.
___17___ you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the ___18___ of the statue. If they want to, they can then __19__ up the 168 steps to reach the head of the Statue ___20___ they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York.
A 3 years ago,people were in the habit of making their own amusements.When a group of people 4 ,they talked,played cards or other games,or went out riding, shooting,or walking together.Most people could sing a little,or play some musical? instrument reasonably well；so at a party the guests amused each other.??5 , conversation(聊天) was an 6 ；amusing conversation could 7 people happy for hours.?
As for games such as football and cricket(板球),people were also in the habit of playing them themselves.Most of them did not play very well,but they 8 themselves and their friends.?
Nowadays we are amused by professional singers or players.Why listen to your friends singing when you can 9 the great singers of the world over the radio or on TV? Why play football with players who 10 very good when you can go to 11 some of the best players playing football in your country??
12 an important match? Few people do this.You may just sit comfortably?13 and watch the game without the 14 of going outside.?
The art of conversation and the 15 of playing and singing by ourselves are?16 ；people are becoming more and more lookers and listeners,and 17 doers and talkers. This change does people 18 .It is 19 to do something personally than 20 to sit and watch others doing it.
1.A.harm B.pleasure C.changes D.danger?
2.A.busy B.free C.good D.lazy?
3.A.hundred B.thousand C.century D.few?
4.A.walked B.played C.joined D.gathered?
5.A.First of all B.Above all C.After all D.At first?
6.A.art B.interest C.fun D.importance?
7.A.let B.make C.keep D.cause?
8.A.enjoyed B.played C.taught D.amused?
9.A.watch B.become C.hear D.admire?
10.A.is B.are C.is not D.are not?
11.A.join in B.play with C.watch D.find?
12.A.Acting B.Enjoying C.Seeing D.Playing?
13.A.at home B.at a cinema C.at a stadium D.at the playground?
14.A.problem B.trouble C.question D.difficulty?
15.A.custom B.habit C.practice D.interest?
16.A.growing B.developing C.dying D.disappearing?
17.A.better and bette B.worse and worse?
C.more and more D.fewer and fewer?
18.A.more good than harm B.either good or harm?
C.more harm than good D.neither good nor harm?
19.A.good B.better C.bad D.worse?
20.A.always B.seldom C.sometimes D.never??
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My husband is on the front lines in Iraq. Not as a soldier, but as a reporter. When I told my friend about his latest task, each had the same reaction, “Did you tell him no?”
They remind me, as if I'd somehow forgotten, that he has left behind our three young children for weeks, perhaps months. He will be risking his life, they say, only for some news.
Is it worth it?
I understand the pity they feel for me because of the burden suddenly heaped on my shoulders.
My 5－year－old daughter designed a schedule to determine which of the children would keep me company in my empty bed at night. Whether it was her turn or not, I can usually wake to find her huddled against me. My 7－year－old son has many questions about the war and weapons. Though I've never allowed my children to watch the evening news, National Public Radio has been my constant companion, and he was interested in any mention of the war, and he questions me about “when will dad go home”. Most troubling of all, my 9－year－old daughter has said nothing. She has asked no questions and she merely glances at the photo of her father displayed on the page next to his article each morning. And all three are probably the only kids at their school who can find Iraq on a map.
In the end, when friends ask, “Is it worth it?” I can answer yes. He, like other reporters from other countries, is presenting us with the truth.
So when my friends ask, I tell them it wasn't a matter of letting him go or making him stay. My husband just does what his career asks him to do.
Answer the following questions:
1．Where is the author's husband?
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2．What do the author's friends think of her husband going to Iraq?
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3．Why does the author think her 9－year－old daughter is most troubling of all?
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4．What does the author think of her husband going to Iraq?
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