Question

Identity theft (身份盜用) is one of the fastest-growing crimes. Identity theft is a crime in which your personal information is stolen by someone and is used in an illegal way. When your identity is stolen, the thief often does fraud (詐騙) with that. He may get a credit card in your name and spend it carelessly without paying the bills; 1. and you have to be responsible for the traffic accidents he causes…

Why is identity theft becoming so common? 2. . And the wealth of personal details people post on social networks such as Facebook also makes it easier for identity thieves to obtain personal information.

Many people are not aware of the problems caused by this crime. They wake up from their carefree attitude only when they become a victim and suffer the damages caused by this crime.

3. and this is why it is important that every person should become cautious when using the Internet. The following tips may prevent you from identity theft.

First, make sure your computer has an updated anti-virus and firewall system installed. Second, only enter your credit card details on secure sites, or websites that you’ve used before. Third, 4. . Your date of birth, names of schools attended, phone number or the names of your parents are often required to verify (證明) an identity, and thieves can use this information too. Fourth, avoid sharing files as this gives other people access to your hard drive. Fifth, never open suspicious e-mails from unknown source. Last but not least, create complex passwords using a combination of numbers and keyboard symbols and 5. .

A. The popularity of the Internet and computers provides a gateway（出入口）for the identity theft

B. avoid giving away too much personal information on social networking sites

C. There is one solution to the problem

D. He may get a driver’s license in your name

E. change your passwords on a regular basis

F. There is no cure for identity theft except prevention

G. He may borrow money from the bank in your name

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.F

4.B

5.E

【解析】

試題分析：文章關(guān)注了網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全的問(wèn)題。隨著互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的普及，身份盜用的犯罪也在增加。人們常常把個(gè)人信息公開在社交網(wǎng)站上，這讓不法之徒有了可乘之機(jī)。

1.and you have to be responsible for the traffic accidents he causes”可知，不法分子可能盜用你的身份信息辦理駕照，他造成的事故將會(huì)讓你承擔(dān)責(zé)任，故選D。

2.Why is identity theft becoming so common?...for identity thieves to obtain personal information”可知，這一段講的是身份盜用犯罪活動(dòng)猖獗的原因，再根據(jù)本段后面提到的社交網(wǎng)站可知，主要原因是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的普及，故選A。

3.and this is why it is important that every person should become cautious when using the Internet”可知，身份盜用無(wú)法根除，這就是人們?cè)谑褂没ヂ?lián)網(wǎng)的時(shí)候要格外小心的原因，故選F。

4.Your date of birth, names of schools attended, phone number or the names of your parents”可知，第三點(diǎn)是不要公開太多的私人信息，故選B。

5.create complex passwords using a combination of numbers and keyboard symbols and 40.”可知，最后一點(diǎn)是，設(shè)置復(fù)雜的密碼，并定期修改密碼，on a regular basis定期......，故選E。

考點(diǎn)：互聯(lián)網(wǎng)類短文閱讀