Question

【题目】Complete the following passages with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.（将下列单词或词组的代号填入空格内。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）:

A.break into B.stranger C.personal D.friend E.easy

The modern world is very convenient. It’s 【1】 to buy or rent things. We can do a lot of our shopping and banking on the Internet. However, we also face a growing problem: identity theft.

We often give our 【2】 information to stores. That includes our birth date, personal ID number, and home address. When we apply for a store membership, we give out information to a【3】.When buying something online, we do the same thing.

Thieves work hard to get that information. They steal receipts and 【4】 computers. They also try to steal our passwords. They can use that information to become “another person”. That’s identity theft.

A. spend B. giving away C. prevent D. pay E. necessary

One common crime is to apply for a credit card using someone else’s name. The thief buys expensive things but doesn’t 【5】 the bill. That can hurt a victim’s credit. With bad credit, it’s hard to get bank or car loans.

How can you【6】 identity theft? First, be careful about 【7】 personal information. Only give someone your birth date and personal ID number when 【8】.Second, tear up old credit card receipts and bank statements if you don’t want them. Finally, some experts recommend paying in cash as much as possible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【6】C

【7】B

【8】E

【解析】

文章讲述在现代社会，买东西租东西很容易。我们可以在网上购物和存取款。然而，我们也面临一个日益严重的问题：身份盗窃。最后介绍了几点防止身份盗窃的方法。

【1】句意：买东西或租东西很容易。

It’s +adj. +to do sth.”表示“做某事是……的”；easy容易的，形容词，符合句意。故选E。

【2】句意：我们经常把我们的个人信息提供给商店。

此空应是形容词作定语，修饰名词information；personal个人的，形容词；personal information个人信息。故选C。

【3】句意：当我们申请商店会员资格时，我们会把信息发给一个陌生人。

a一个，修饰可数名词单数；根据常识可知，当我们申请商店会员资格时，我们会把信息发给一个陌生人。故选B。

【4】句意：他们偷收据，进入电脑。

and表示并列关系，空格处应是动词原形，与前面的动词steal并列。break into进入，符合句意。故选A。

【5】句意：小偷买昂贵的东西，却不付账。

由助动词doesn’t 可知，空格处应是动词原形；pay付钱，动词；pay the bill付账。故选D。

【6】句意：你怎么能防止身份盗窃？

can是情态动词，后接动词原形；prevent防止，动词，符合句意。故选C。

【7】句意：第一，小心泄露个人信息。

be careful about小心，about是介词，后接动名词；giving away泄露，符合句意。故选B。

【8】句意：只有在必要的时候才告诉别人你的出生日期和个人身份证号码。

此处when+形容词是时间状语从句的缩略，省去it is；when necessary意为“必要的时候”。故选E。