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The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site.

Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care.

On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number — or sell the information over the Internet. Computers hackers have broken down security systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25, 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(零售商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157, 828 to get back the information.

Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Mastercard is working on plans for Web — only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.

Ask about your credit-card firm’s on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent(欺騙*的) spending.

And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.

If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Website address may also start https: //—the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.

Keep your password safe: Most on-line sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.

1. What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?

A. A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet.

B. Fraud on the Internet.                  

C. Many Web sites are destroyed.   

D. Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet.

2. What is the meaning of “fraud”?

A. Cheating.           B. Sale.          C. Payment.          D. Safety.

3. How can the thieves get the information of the credit card?

A. The customers give them the information.

B. The thieves steal the information from Web sites.

C. The customers sell the information to them.

D. The thieves buy the information from credit-card firms.

4. How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you?

A. Four.         B. Three.        C. Five.          D. Six.

5. You are shopping on the site: http: // www. Shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest to do?

A. Order the TV set at once.                    

B. Do not buy the TV set on this site.

C. E-mail the site your credit-card information.

D. Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you.

【回答】

BABAB)　　

【*與解析】本文介紹了網上黑客人員盜用*資料進行欺騙的行為以及我們該怎樣防衞的措施。

1. B。推斷題。根據文章第1段第1句(因特網已導致使用*欺騙行為大量增加)可推知此題*為B。

2. A。詞義猜測題。根據第1段第2句(你的卡上資料可能會在網上非法出售)和第4段最後一句(可採用下列步驟防止受欺騙)可推知此題*為A。

3. B。推斷題。根據文章第2段的提醒(當心那些提供便宜商品或服務的網址)可推知此題*為B。也可採用排除法：根據文章內容，排除A和C(並且此兩項也不合情理)；根據文章第4段第1句可知選項D也不正確。因此選B。

4. A。細節題。根據對文章第五、六、七、八段的歸納可推知此題的*為A。

5. B。細節題。根據文章倒數第2段中的説明：安全的網址應在電腦的右下角有一個小字母，或在網址中有一個字母S，而問題中的網址中沒有字母S，從而可推知此題*為B。

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