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【题目】 In many businesses, computers have largely replaced paperwork, because they are fast, flexible, and do not make mistakes. As one banker said, “Unlike humans，computers never have a bad day.” And they are honest. Many banks advertise that their transactions are untouched by human hands “and therefore safe from human temptation.” Clearly, computers have no reason to steal money. But they also have noconscience, and the growing number of computer crimes shows they can be used to steal.

Computer criminals don’t use guns. And even if they are caught, it is hard to punish them because there are no witness and often no evidence. A computer cannot remember who used it; it simply does what it is told. The head teller at a New York City bank used a computer to steal more than one and a half billion dollars in just four years. No one noticed this theft because he moved the money from one account to another. Each time a customer he had robbed questioned the balance in his account, the teller claimed a computer error, then replaced the missing money from someone else’s account. This man was caught only because he was a gambler. When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was in the records.

Some employees use the computer’s power to get revenge on employers they consider unfair. Recently, a large insurance company fired its computer-tape librarian for reasons that involved her personal rather her professional life. She was giventhirty day’s notice. Inthose thirty days, she erased all the company’s computerized records.

Most computer criminals have been minor employees. Now police wonder if this is “the tip of the iceberg.” As one official says, “I have a feeling that there is more crime out there than we are catching. What we are seeing now is also poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doing---- the one who really knows how a computer works.”

【1】What does the underlined wordmean in Chinesein the first paragraph?

A.能力.B.信心.C.可能.D.良心

【2】Which feature of computers makes computer theft possible?

A.They are fast, flexible and accurateB.They usually “feels good”

C.They have no conscienceD.They are honest.

【3】A certain head teller at a New York City bank was exposed only when_______.

A.his name was found in illegal gambling records

B.he was replacing the missing money from someone else’s account

C.a customer questioned the balance in his account

D.the police broke up an illegal gambling operation

【4】According to the passage, which of the following might explain the reasons for some other computer crimes?

A.Personal jealousyB.Revenge

C.ProfessionalD.Thirty days’ notice

【5】What conclusion can a reader draw from the passage________.

A.Computer criminals are minor employees

B.Of all crime, computer theft is but the tip of the Iceberg

C.Computer crimes are all so poorly done

D.There is more computer crime out there committed by real experts

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

本文主要讲述的内容有关计算机犯罪。

【1】词句猜测题。根据“Clearly, computers have no reason to steal money…shows they can be used to steal.”可知，计算机没有良心，没有理由去偷钱，故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据“But they also have no conscience, and the growing number of computer crimes shows they can be used to steal.”可知，因为电脑没有良心使电脑盗窃成为可能，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据“When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was in the records.”可知，当他的名字被发现在非法赌博记录中时被曝光，故选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据“Some employees use the computer's power to get revenge on employers they consider unfair.”可知，一些雇员利用电脑的力量报复他们认为不公平的雇主，故选B。

【5】推理判断题。根据“I wonder what the real experts are doing--- the one who really knows how a computer works.”可知，有更多的电脑犯罪是由真正的专家犯下的，故选D。