12．"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 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 laidout 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（傳統(tǒng)觀念），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．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 US．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 space，but in the heart．
24．What is the main idea of the text？C
A．Everyone has the right to privacy．
B．There is privacy between husband and wife in America．
C．The understanding of"privacy"is different in China and America．
D．Everyone in every country needs room for himself．
25．Sonia stopped me when I wanted to take a picture in the bar becauseB．
A．taking pictures in a bar was not allowed in America
B．taking pictures in a bar would violate other people's right to privacy
C．people who came here are colleagues，friends or secret lovers
D．taking pictures in a bar would interrupt the neighbors
26．One of Sonia's friends wanted a divorce becauseC．
A．she thought her husband was not clever enough
B．her husband always opened her letters
C．her husband didn't respect her right to privacy
D．her husband always looked through her purse
27．Which of the following statements is NOT the American's understanding of privacy？C
A．There is privacy even between couples．
B．Other people have no right to pry into his or her affairs．
C．Privacy is connected with something that is unfair and bad．
D．The right to privacy shouldn't be violated by others．
分析 本文主要講中國人和美國人對隱私的理解有很大的差別：在中國人的觀念中，隱私似乎與不光明正大聯(lián)系在一起，如果說誰有了隱私，便會招來好事者去打探，于是人們常常表白：我沒有隱私；美國人則公然宣揚要保護自己的隱私．他們對隱私的理解是：凡是屬于我自己的與他人無關的事，別人就無權過問，如果誰蓄意打聽并傳播，便是侵犯了隱私權．
解答 24．C主旨大意題．本文主要講中國人和美國人對隱私的理解有很大的差別：在中國人的觀念中，隱私似乎與不光明正大聯(lián)系在一起，如果說誰有了隱私，便會招來好事者去打探，于是人們常常表白：我沒有隱私；美國人則公然宣揚要保護自己的隱私．他們對隱私的理解是：凡是屬于我自己的與他人無關的事，別人就無權過問，如果誰蓄意打聽并傳播，便是侵犯了隱私權．因此C項為正確選項．
25．B細節(jié)理解題．第三段中，當我準備拍一張照片時，卻遭到索妮亞阻攔，她解釋說：你看人們邊敘邊飲，一訴衷腸，他們可能是同事、朋友、戀人，說不定也有婚外戀，他們來到這里就是想找一個不受他人干擾的"靜土"共度一段時光，但決不希望留下什么．如果對著他們拍照，那就是對隱私的極大冒犯．因此，B項為正確選項．
26．C細節(jié)理解題．最后一段中，索妮亞的朋友之所以想要離婚是因為她丈夫拆看她的信件，翻找她的錢包，不尊重她的隱私權．因此C項為正確選項．
27．C細節(jié)理解題．由全文可知A、B、D三項都是美國人對隱私的理解，應排除．A項說隱私與不光明正大聯(lián)系在一起，這是中國人的習慣觀念．因此C項為正確選項．
點評 本文是一篇歷史文化類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
