“Privacy is translated as“yin si in Chinese. Traditionally, in the Chinese's min

“Privacy” is translated as“yin si”in Chinese. Traditionally, in the Chinese's mind, "“yin si”is associated with what 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 alwaysstate that they don't have“yinsi”.

Onthe contrary, Americans often declare their intention to protect their privacy.Their understanding of privacy is that others have no right to pry into thingsthat belong to themselves and have nothing to do with others. One who is toocurious and who spreads rumors is said to violate the right to privacy.

Inthe evening, Sonia and I went to a bar for dinner. In China, when peoplemention bars, something bad usually comes to mind. But here, the bar was aquiet and tastefully laid out place. People spoken softly, afraid ofinterrupting their neighbors, and sat face to face as they drank, sometimesthree or five persons sitting together.

Thissort of atmosphere was totally different from my preconception（传统观念）, so I wanted to take a picture. Soniastopped me:“Don’t you see these people arepouring out their hearts? Maybe they are colleagues, friends, or 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 takingtheir pictures would be a serious violation of their right to privacy.

Isthere privacy between husband and wife? One of Sonia's friends married atalented Chinese man, but recently she became so angry that she wanted to adivorce（离婚）. The reason was that her husbandhad opened one of her letters and looked through her purse. The husband didn’trealize that this is not tolerated in the US. He thought being a couple waslike being one person; why couldn’t he see the letter or the contents of thepurse? Truly, everyone, even those living as a couple, needs room－not only in three-dimensional(三维的)space, but in the heart.

1. Whatis the main idea of the text?

A. Theunderstanding of “privacy” is different in China and America.

B. Thereis privacy between husband and wife in America.

C.Everyone has the right to privacy.

D.Everyone in every country needs room for himself.

2. Soniastopped me when I wanted to take a picture in the bar because_______.

A. takingpictures in a bar was not allowed in America

B. takingpictures in a bar would interrupt the neighbors

C. peoplewho came here are colleagues, friends or secret lovers

D. takingpictures in a bar would violate other people’s right to privacy

3. One ofSonia’s friends wanted a divorce because_______.

A. shethought her husband was not clever enough

B. herhusband always opened her letter

C. herhusband didn’t respect her right to privacy

D. herhusband always looked through her purse

4. Whichof the following statements is NOT the Americans’ understanding of privacy?

A.Privacy is connected with something that is unfair and bad.

B. Otherpeople have no right to pry into his or her affairs.

C. Thereis privacy even between couples.

D. Theright to privacy shouldn’t be violated by others.

5.According to this text, we can infer that in America we can do all thefollowing except_______.

A.declaring that we have privacy

B. askingyour friends about their marriage

C. goingto a bar with friends

D. taking pictures in a national park

试题答案

答案：ADCAB