题文
The internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card(信用卡) fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Website(非法网站). Websites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care online 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. Computer hackers(黑客)have broken down security(安全) system, raising questions about the safety of card holder information.
Several months ago, 25,000 customers of a CD universe, an online music retailer(批发商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Website after the retailer refused to pay US $ 157,828 to get back the information.
Credit-card firms are now fighting against online fraud. Master-card is working on plans for Web only credit-card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping online. However , there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.
Ask about your credit-card firm’s online rules: under British law, cardholders are responsible for the first US $ 78 of any fraudulent spending. And shop only at secure sites: send your credit-card information only if the Website 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 http://--the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.
Keep your password safe: most online sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your password with care.
小题1:The underlined word “fraud” in the first paragraph probably means ______.A．cheatingB．saleC．paymentD．use小题2:According to this passage most people worry about shopping on the Internet because ______.A．a great number of stolen credit-cards are sold on the Internet every dayB．fraud on the Internet happens very oftenC．many Websites break down every dayD．there are too many illegal Websites on the Internet小题3:Thieves usually get the information of the credit-card ______.A．because many customers lost their cardsB．by paying money for people working in the information companiesC．because of the carelessness of the customersD．by stealing the information from Websites小题4:If the passwords of your credit-cards are not probably kept, _____.A．the bank and the shop will suffer great lossesB．you will not be able to get back your informationC．you might suffer great lossesD．the bank will answer for your loss小题5:What’s the best title of the passage?A．How to Beat online Credit-card ThievesB．How to Shop on the InternetC．Never Use Credit-card Without an Advanced ComputerD．Why Thieves Steal Credit-card Information 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析
本文主要讲述现在在网络上普遍存在的信用卡诈骗的问题，并给出了自己的预防信用卡诈骗的建议。
小题1: A 推理题。根据第一段后4行Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Website(非法网站). Websites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care online shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought.
说明这些都是一些网站的诈骗行为。故该词是指A项。
小题2:B 细节题。根据文章第一句The internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card(信用卡) fraud.说明现在网络上有大量的信用卡欺诈行为，所以我们一定要小心。故B正确。
小题3:D 推理题。根据文章第二段The thieves then go shopping with your card number—or sell the information over the Internet. Computer hackers(黑客)have broken down security(安全) system, raising questions about the safety of card holder information.说明黑客是通过偷窃网站的信息资料这种方式来进行信用卡的诈骗的。故Ｄ项正确。
小题4:C 推理题。根据文章第三段内容Several months ago, 25,000 customers of a CD universe, an online music retailer(批发商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Website after the retailer refused to pay US $ 157,828 to get back the information.
通过这个例子类来说明信用卡诈骗会给人们带来很多的损失。故C正确。
小题5:A 主旨大意题。本文的讨论的话题是信用卡诈骗，在文章最后3段告诉我们如何预防信用卡诈骗。故A正确。
点评：本文主要讨论的是信用卡诈骗的话题。要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分－推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分－推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The internet has led.....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
