2012英语四级阅读理解真题练习.doc

2012年12月英语四级考试阅读真题练习第十七篇Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.High-quality customer service is preached (宣扬) by many, but actually keeping customers happy is easier said than done.Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers, strangersand anyone who will listen.Store managers are often the last to hear complaints, and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors, according to a study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharton School.“Storytelling hurts retailers and entertains consumers,” said Paula Courtney, President of the Verde Group. “The store loses the customer, but the shopper must also find a replacement.”On average, every unhappy customer will complain to at least four others, and will no longer visit the specific store. For every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative review. The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers.According to the research, shoppers who purchased clothing encountered the most problems. Ranked second and third were grocery and electronics customers.The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered (塞满了的) shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople.During peak shopping hours, some retailers solved parking problems by getting moonlighting (业余兼职的) local police to work as parking attendants. Some hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty parking spaces. This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.Retailers can relieve the headaches by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions.Most importantly, salespeople should be diplomatic and polite with angry customers.“Retailers whore responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who arent so friendly,” said Professor Stephen Hoch. “Maybe something as simple as a greeter at the store entrance would help.”Customers can also improve future shopping experiences by filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what is wrong.62. Why are store managers often the last to hear complaints?A) Most customers wont bother to complain even if they have had unhappy experiences.B) Customers would rather relate their unhappy experiences to people around them.C) Few customers believe the service will be improved.D) Customers have no easy access to store managers.63. What does Paula Courtney imply by saying “the shopper must also find a replacement” (Line 2, Para. 4)A) New customers are bound to replace old ones.B) It is not likely the shopper can find the same products in other stores.C) Most stores provide the same kind of service.D) Not complaining to manager causes the shopper some trouble too.64. Shop owners often hire moonlighting police as parking attendants so that shoppers_.A) can stay longer browsing in the storeB) wont have trouble parking their carsC) wont have any worrier about securityD) can find their cars easily after shopping65. What contributes most to smoothing over issues with customers?A) Manners of the salespeople.B) Hiring of efficient employeesC) Huge supply of goods for sale.D) Design of store layout.66. To achieve better shopping experiences, customers are advised to _.A) exert pressure on stores to improve their serviceB) settle their disputes with stores in a diplomatic wayC) voice their dissatisfaction to store managers directlyD) shop around and make comparisons between stores这篇材料讲的是超市改善服务的问题，按内容可分为改善原因、改善内容和改善方法三个部分。在前五段作者提出超市服务必须加以改善的原因。第一段仅是引语，第二段告诉我们劣质服务的第一个直接结果：服务顾客会把抱怨向身边的人倾诉(anyone who will listen)，而不是超市管理人员。下一段是该结果的延伸，即心有不满的顾客下一步要做的就是转而光顾其他商场。第五段内容较多，较为详细地分析了顾客的行为和商场的损失。作者在此后的两段列举了商场的种种令顾客不满的服务，如停车位爆满(filled parking lots)，货架拥挤(overloaded racks)，缺货(out-of-stock items)等等。最后的五个段落针对引起顾客不满的各个方面提出了解决办法。首先是停车场爆满问题，作者建议雇用一些业余兼职的当地警察来管理停车场(getting moonlighting local police to work as parking attendants)，或者安排一些人使用旗子(flag wavers)进行指挥。接下来是货品摆放、缺货和排队问题的解决，作者提出重新摆放、预存、雇用熟练收银员等办法(redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring speedy and experienced cashiers)。除此之外，作者还特别提到了销售人员的态度问题，指出礼貌、圆滑的销售仪态相对其他方法要更为重要。以上的几种解决方案全是从商场角度出发，在最后一段，作者从顾客的角度提出了一些建议，以改善顾客自身的购物体验，那就是直接向商场提出自己的意见，而不是向自己身边的其他人(filing complaints to the retailer, instead of complaining to the rest of the world)。62. B题目问为什么商场经理往往是最后一个听到抱怨的人。A， 大多数顾客即便发生不愉快的经历也不费力去抱怨。B， 顾客宁愿把不愉快的经历说给身边的人听。C， 很少有顾客会认为服务能够改善。D， 顾客很难见到商场经理。题目中的关键信息是store managers和complaints，在前几个小段中寻找这两个关键词，可以发现第二段讲到了complaints，大意是顾客很少会向经理们抱怨，而是会提醒(alert)他们的朋友、亲戚、同事等。这里的alert也就是向人抱怨、劝其不要去该商场的意思。第三段开头恰好与题目相合：经理们是最后一个听到抱怨的人。但此后作者没有解释原因，而是指出这一现象下一步的后果：老客户都转而去了别的商场(frequent their competitorsfrequent为“常去某处”的意思)。下面的几段进一步分析这种现象，也没有提到原因。这样的话，只能把第二段but instead后面的句子视为原因，也就是顾客更愿意把牢骚说给身边的人听。四个选项中，A的说法和文章内容正好相反，顾客们实际上经常抱怨，只是抱怨对象不是经理，而是身边的人。C和D的说法在文中都完全找不到着落点，可以排除。63. D题目问Courtney所说的the shopper must also find a replacement暗示了什么。A， 新顾客必定会取代老顾客。B， 顾客不太可能在其他商场找到相同的商品。C， 多数商场提供同一类服务。D， 不向经理抱怨也给顾客带来了麻烦。首先了解这句话的字面意思：顾客也必须找到替代者(替代品)。这里的replacement指的应该是其他商场，即顾客寻找新的商场来替代令自己不愉快的商场(这样就可以排除A，因为A把replacement理解为新顾客替代老顾客)。其次来了解上下文环境。这一段的开头说到讲故事(即四处诉苦)会伤害商场，同时让顾客愉悦。四处诉苦会使更多的人不来该商场购物，而顾客诉苦的同时发泄了情绪，排解了不满，确实会令其心情愉悦。开头一句话说得合情合理。后面一句讲到商场会失去顾客(loses the customer)，但顾客也必须找到一个替代品。前半句没有问题，但后半句里的两个词值得人寻味，即but和also。在此事中，我们看到受到损失的似乎只有商场，顾客最多只是换一家商场而已，但在此时说话人使用了but在两句话间表示转折，同时使用also把顾客和商场放在同等地位上，暗示顾客也同商场一样受到了损失。损失就是顾客需要重新寻找商场。为什么重新寻找商场就是一种损失呢?是如同B所说的因为在其他商场里少有同样的商品?还是如同C所说的各商场天下乌鸦一般黑，找到一家令顾客满意的商场很难?都有可能，但在文中没有任何有关的信息可以证明B或者C。再看D，“不向经理抱怨”反过来就是指“向身边的人抱怨”，D的意思就相当于向身边的人抱怨给自己带来了麻烦，这里的麻烦(trouble)也就是我们上面所说的损失。根据后文的内容，顾客如果向经理进言，是可以改善对方的服务，进而使自己继续留在该商场，避免重新寻找商场的麻烦。由此可以判断，D的说法是有道理的。我们也可以回答为什么重新寻找商场就是一种损失这个问题，即寻找商场本身在Courtney看来就是一种麻烦，所以他才会在话中使用了but和also。只是在读者看来，也许换个商场并没有什么麻烦。64. B题目问商店主经常会雇用业余兼职的警察来做停车场管理员，以便顾客A， 能够停留更长的时间逛商场。B， 停车不会遇到麻烦。C， 不会担心任何安全问题。D， 购物后可以很容易地找到自己的车子。倒数第五段提到了moonlighting和policesome retailers solved parking problems by getting moonlighting local police to work as parking attendants.这里讲得很清楚，商店主雇用警察的目的是为了解决停车问题(solved parking problems)，这样就排除了A和C。但停车问题也可能是取车时出现的问题，如车子停得过乱，无法找到自己的车。这时可以结合下文进行判断。下面一句讲到商场也会雇用摇旗者指挥顾客去往停车空位(to empty parking spaces)，此后这一措施能够避免顾客在停车场上四处乱转却找不到停车位，或是顾客争抢停车空位的事情。可以看到本段其余几句全部和停车空位有关，是停车时的问题，那么第一句所讲应该也是来到停车场的停车问题，而不是离开时的问题。所以排除D，选择B。65. A 题目问哪一项最能化解和顾客的冲突。A， 销售人员的服务态度。B， 雇用办事效率高的员工。C， 巨量的商品供应。D， 商场的陈列布局。倒数第四段列举了几种能够减少头疼(relieve the headaches，也就是减少顾客的不满)的方法，分别是redesigning store layouts(对应D), pre-stocking sales items(对应C), hiring speedy and experienced cashiers(对应B), and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions(与A稍有关系)。此后的一段指出最为重要的是销售人员能够圆滑而礼貌地应对愤怒的顾客。这一段的most恰好对应题目要求的most，不过这里没有出现smoothing over issues。这个词组出现在了下一段：Retailers whore responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who arent so friendly;这句话应该是承接上一段的意思，解释有礼貌的销售人员如何能够消解问题。这样的话，mostly important和smooth over issues同时指向了销售人员的态度问题，也就是A。66. C题目问为了获得更好的购物体验，消费者们得到了哪些建议。A， 向商场施加压力，令其改善服务。B， 以圆滑的方式解决和商场的争端。C， 直接向商场经理表达不满。D， 四处购物，并在各个商场间进行对比。上一题考查了倒数第二段，那么作为最后一题，只能考查最后一段了。在最后一段，作者从顾客的角度分析如何改善购物体验，第一句就提出了建议：filing complaints to the retailer，file作为动词，是“提出”，用在这里指向零售商投诉、抱怨，而retailer指的是商场主或经理。本题选择C。A中出现了pressure一词，可以判断是对hard-pressed一词的理解。Hard-pressed意思为“陷入困境的”，在句中指商场主不清楚哪里出了问题时，很难去改进什么。可见这个词与pressure无关，和hard、difficult意义接近。A和D在文中都没有提到，可以排除。2012年12月英语四级考试阅读真题练习第十六篇Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.If youre a male and youre reading this, congratulations: youre a survivor. According to statistics, youre more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, than nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, youll die on average five years before a woman.Therere many reasons for this typically, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly, men dont go to the doctor.“Men arent seeing doctors as often as they should,” says Dr. Gullotta. “This is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike.”Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over45, it should be at least once a year.Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smokers cough for a year.“When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer,” he says. “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged (延长) his life.”According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.“A lot of men think theyre invincible (不可战胜的),” Gullotta says. “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, Geez, if it could happen to him, ”Then theres the ostrich approach. “Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know,” says Dr, Ross Cartmill.“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,” Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.Regular check-ups for men would inevitable place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says. “But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost far greater; its called premature death.”57. Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?A) They are more likely to survive serious diseases today.B) Their average life span has been considerably extended.C) They have lived long enough to read this article.D) They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier life.58. What does the author state is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women?A) Men drink and smoke much more than women.B) Men dont seek medical care as often as womenC) Men arent as cautious as women in face of danger.D) Men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases.59. Which of the following best completes the sentence “Geez, if it could happen to him, ” (Line2, Para. 8)?A) it could happen to me, tooB) I should avoid playing golfC) I should consider myself luckyD) it would be a big misfortune60. What does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach” (Line 1, Para. 9)A) A casual attitude towards ones health conditions.B) A new therapy for certain psychological problems.C) Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.D) Unwillingness to find out about ones disease because of fear.61. What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?A) They may increase public expenses.B) They will save money in the long run.C) They may cause psychological strains on men.D) They will enable men to live as long as women.这篇文章的主要内容是男性寿命短于女性的成因，作者在文中提出了自己的新颖观点男性看医生的次数少于女性，并对此进来了论述。来自www.Examw.com材料以耸人听闻的说法开篇(youre a survivor)，立即吸引了读者(尤其是男性读者)的注意力，随后指出男性不论是患病死亡(more than twice as likely to die)还是寿终正寝(on average five years before a woman)，其寿命都要短于女性。下一段探究了这种现象的原因，首先给出几个众所周知的原因，如男性吸烟喝酒(more likely to drink and smoke)，而后提出了自己的独特观点：男性寿命短是因为他们不看医生(men dont go to the doctor)。男性如何不爱求医?这是后面5个小段的内容。男性(尤其是四十岁以上的男性)看医生的次数少于正常次数，按正常情况，一位健康男性应该没一两年看一次医生，而45岁以上者应该每年至少一次。作者给出了一个50岁男性的例子，他在咳嗽症状发生后一年才去看医生，结果导致癌症扩散而早亡。此5小段之后，作者探讨了男性不爱看医生的心理原因。很多男性认为自己不可战胜(即不会得病)，同时采取了一种鸵鸟策略，即害怕知道病情而不敢看病。最后一段从看病成本上分析定期体检的好处，指出从长远来看，预防(体检)的花费要低于得病后治疗的花费。57. C题目问作者为什么在开头恭喜他的男性读者。首先看恭喜的内容：youre a survivor，意思是你是一位幸存者。“幸存者”的潜台词就是本来“我”可能已经死了，但因为某些原因才幸运地活到现在。作者在后面用数据解释了如此恭喜的原因：“我”患皮肤癌和艾滋病而死亡的几率远远大于女性;即便是没有患这些重病，男性寿终正寝的平均年龄也比女性少五年。如此解释之后，“我”确实足够幸运，尚未因癌症和艾滋病而死，还有机会读到了这篇文章。当然这只是作者的夸张说法而已。A，现在他们患重病而存活的几率更高。这个选项考查对第二行、第三行有关皮肤癌和艾滋病的句子的理解。文章说男性死于皮肤癌和艾滋病的几率远大于女性，和A的说法正好相反。B，他们的平均寿命大大地延长了。这句话里出现了average，显然是考查第一段最后一句话。Youll die on average five years before a woman, 这句话大意是男性平均寿命比女性短，和B说法无关。C，他们能读到这篇文章，说明已经足够长寿。符合前面的分析。D，他们一定会享受更长寿、快乐的生活。这句话属于无中生有，即便从全文角度讲，男性按照作者建议注重医疗保健，从而获得延长生命，但也不代表生命就是happier。四个选项中C的说法最为理想。58.B 题目问作者认为男性平均寿命比女性短5年的最重要原因是什么。A， 男性抽烟喝酒远多于女性。B， 男性不像女性经常寻求医疗救治。C， 男性在面对危险时不如女性谨慎小心。D， 男性更可能患致命疾病。题目的关键信息是reason和most important，第二段提到了reason一词，而这里讲的也确实是题目所要求的原因。原因有三点，一是危险(risks)，一是抽烟喝酒，一是不看医生(dont go to doctor)。其中在引出第三点时，作者称之为more importantly，也就是比前几点重要。鉴于文中已找不出其他原因，则更为重要也就是最重要，答案应该是“不看医生”。B的说法与此一致。59.A 题目问下列哪句话填入文中if it could happen to him之后最为合适。A， 那也可能发生在我的身上。B， 我不能打高尔夫球了。C， 我应该觉得自己幸运。D， 那真是太不幸了。这是一道句子理解题，必须结合前后句的逻辑关系进行判断。此段之前的几段内容的核心思想是男性看医生的次数大大少于女性。本段开头说到很多男性认为自己是不可战胜的(invincible)，这句话照应上文的内容，应该是男性不愿看医生的原因所在。下一句说到男性仅仅得知一个朋友死在高尔夫球场上才开始有所醒悟，这一句中的only表示与上一句在句意上的转折关系，也就是男性认为自己不可战胜，“但是”当听说朋友猝死时，他们才开始有所领悟。这样的话，他们此时所想的一定是对自身状况的担心，否则就不能体现出转折含义。四个选项中A最为合适，其他几项都没有表达对自己的担忧。60.D 题目问Cartmill所说的the ostrich approach是什么意思。A， 对健康状况的随意态度。B， 某些心理问题的新的治疗方法。C， 因害怕痛苦而拒绝接受医治。D， 因害怕而不愿去发现自己的疾病。首先看这几个单词的意思，ostrich是鸵鸟，approach是方法，合起来就是鸵鸟的方法。鸵鸟的方法到底是什么需要结合文章环境来理解。正如上一题中所谈到的，男人们会对朋友的猝死感到吃惊，进而对自己的健康产生忧虑。接下来文章讲到男人们开始使用鸵鸟的方法，具体的方法如Cartmill所说：有些男人害怕可能有的东西(what might be there)，宁愿不知道(would rather not know)。这里可能有的东西当然是指疾病，宁愿不知道的原因是什么呢?是因为害怕(scared of)。这里的逻辑顺序是这样的：男人害怕疾病，所以不想了解疾病。害怕疾病却不想了解疾病，这似乎有点说不过去。但这就是鸵鸟方式的特点。平时我们可能听说过，鸵鸟遇到危险时会把头插到沙子里，以不正视危险来逃避危险，这就是鸵鸟方式的来由。男性对待疾病的方式与此类似，所以被称为使用了鸵鸟的方法。这里有两个关键点，一是害怕(可排除A、B)，二是不愿去正视(排除C)。61.B 题目问关于男性定期体检Cartmill是如何说的。最后一题一般考查最后一段的内容，这一道也不例外。文章最后一段主要论述了男性定期体检的问题，提到了Cartmill的三点看法。第一，定期体检毫无疑问会给公共支出带来压力(最后一段的第一句话)。第二，预防疾病比治疗疾病更加便宜。第三，最终的代价要远为昂贵，那就是英年早逝(最后一句话)。把各个选项与这三点进行对比就可选出正确答案。A， 体检可能会增加公共支出。文中确实有相关描述，原文为inevitable place strain on the public purse，意为给公共钱包(意即公共支出)增加压力。体检会增加国家的支出，这一点我们似乎理解上有一些困难，问题可能在于，在作者所在的国家实行了类似全民公费医疗的政策，体检费由国家买单，所以增加男性定期体检项目就会增加国库支出。B， 从长远看，体检会节约支出。Cartmill的第二点看法所说的“预防”具体化为行动也就是定期体检，所以B的说法正确。相较而言，A因为没有指明是长期还是短期，所以准确度较B差些，还是应该选择B为正确答案。C， 体检可能会引起男性的心理紧张。这里出现了strain，是考查对第二点的理解，但说法错误。D， 体检可以使男性和女性一样长寿。这个说法勉强可以算是对第三点看法的考查，因为第三点里出现了death，与寿命有关;而前面的premature又是一个难词，容易造成理解困难。2012年12月英语四级考试阅读真题练习第十五篇Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the Websites youve 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, its 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 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 its 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 (收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass 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 50-cents-off coupon (优惠券).But privacy does matter at least sometimes. Its like health: When you have it, you dont notice it. Only when its gone do you wish youd 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) Peoples 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 peoples 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 dont cherish it until they lose it这篇材料讲的是信息时代的隐私保护问题，大体可以分成两个部分，前三段是信息时代隐私遭到泄露的现状，后面几段讲的是人们保护隐私的现实情况。第一段举出了几种偷窥隐私的途径，首先是电子邮件(a stranger will read your e-mail)或网站浏览记录(scan the Websites youve visited)，然后是信用卡消费记录和手机话费单(glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills)。第二段则分析了什么人会窥视隐私。作者认为可能会是配偶、女友、老板、警察、罪犯等等，范围之广确实会吓人一跳，难怪作者会惊呼21世纪的信息泄露如同从前被人偷窥裸体。来自www.Examw.com第三段论述了隐私泄露的普遍程度。如今，人与人之间界限缺失(few boundaries remain)，人们会四处留下数字信息，从而将个人隐私泄露出去(make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like)。甚至简单的Google搜索都能接触到个人的秘密(a simple Google search can reveal what you think)。最后作者得出结论：我们现在生活在一个很难保住秘密的世界(a world where you simply cannot keep a secret)。后面的几段讲的是现实生活中人们保护的隐私的态度。两个大段分别从“说”和“做”两个方面进行了论述。第一个大段指出人们对隐私泄露是心存忧虑的(most say they are concerned about losing it)，第二个大段则列举人们在生活中如何言行不一，不注重隐私的保护。最后一段作者向人们提出了告诫Only when its gone do you wish youd done more to protect it，告诉人们不要等到隐私泄露了再去后悔。62. A题目问作者说the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked是什么意思。A，人们的私人信息在不知不觉中被人很容易地了解。B，在21世纪，人们尝试各种方式窥探别人的隐私。C，在信息时代，人们倾向于彼此更加坦诚。D，利用高级技术，犯罪分子可以很容易被当场抓住。The 21st century equivalent of being caught naked这句话的字面意思是“相当于21世纪被人看到裸体”，结合上下文，可知是形容在21世纪个人信息很容易被人看到，隐私被人窥视，和过去被人看到裸体一样。A的说法与此一致。B的说法和A有一定相似之处，不过B使用的主动语态，强调有人窥探别人隐私的行为本身，而原文是强调隐私“被”人看到，突出后果，B并不准确。C和文意相去甚远，而D是对be caught naked词组的错误理解。63. C题目问心理学家会对朋友之间的关系做出什么建议。A，朋友应该向彼此敞开心怀。B，朋友应该永远衷心于对方。C，在朋友之间也应保持一定距离。D，朋友之间少些争吵。题目中的关键信息是“心理学家”和“朋友”，文中第三段开头就提到了心理学家和朋友、家庭、爱人等等，可以判断答案就在此处。心理学家的建议一共有两句话，分别由两个宾语从句引导。首先是boundaries are healthy，直译为界限是健康的。“界限”应该是指人与人之间关系的界限，等同于C所说的一定的距离。Healthy一词是对人与人之间保持一定距离的肯定。其次是its important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times，这里表达了向朋友、家人、爱人开放自我的重要性，应该等同于A所说的向彼此敞开心怀，但要注意句尾的两个状语对“敞开心怀”的方式进行了限制。In stages等于bit by bit，意思是“分阶段地、一步一步地”，而at appropriate times指在合适的时候才向对方敞开心怀。整体