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PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassage.

Computer 

Crime

Acomputercrimeisgenerallydefinedasonethatinvolvestheuseofcomputersandsoftwareforillegalpurposes.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatallthecrimesarenewtypesofcrime.Onthecontrary,manyofthesecrimes,suchasembezzlementoffunds,thealterationofrecords,theft,vandalism,sabotage,andterrorism,canbecommittedwithoutacomputer.Butwithacomputer,theseoffensescanbecarriedoutmorequicklyandwithlesschancethatthepersonresponsibleforthecrimewillbediscovered.

Computercrimesareontheriseandhavebeenforthelasttwelveyears.JusthowmuchthesecomputercrimescosttheAmericanpublicisindispute,butestimatesrangefrom＄3billionto＄5billionannually.EventheFBI,whichattemptstokeeptrackofthegrowthordeclineofallkindsofcrimes,isunabletosaypreciselyhowlargealossisinvolved;

however,itestimatesthattheaveragetakefromacompanyhitbycomputercrimeis＄600,000.Anumberofreasonsaregivenfortheincreaseincomputercrime:

（A） 

morecomputersinuseand,thus,morepeoplewhoarefamiliarwithbasiccomputeroperation;

（B） 

morecomputerstiedtogetherinsatelliteandotherdata-transmissionnetworks;

and（C） 

theeasyaccessofmicrocomputerstohugemainframedatabases.

The 

Criminal

Moviesandnewspaperstoriesmightleadustobelievethatmostcomputercrimesarecommittedbyteenage“hackers”-brilliantandbasicallygoodchildrenwholettheirimaginationandtechnicalgeniusgetthemintotrouble.Butarealisticlookatthecrimesrevealsthattheoffenderislikelytobeanemployeeofthefirmagainstwhichthecrimehasbeencommitted,i.e.,an“insider”.

Difficulty 

of 

Detection 

and 

Prevention

Giventhekindofpersonwhocommitsacomputercrimeandtheenvironmentinwhichthecrimeoccurs,itisoftendifficulttodetectwhothecriminalis.Firstofall,thecrimemaybesocomplexthatmonthsoryearsgobybeforeanyonediscoversit.

Second,oncethecrimehasbeenrevealed,itisnoteasytofindacleartrailofevidencethatleadsbacktotheguiltyparty.Afterall,lookingfor“weapons”orfingerprintsdoesnotoccurasitmightintheinvestigationofmoreconventionalcrimes.

Third,thereareusuallynowitnessestothecomputercrime,eventhoughitmaybetakingplaceinaroomfilledwithpeople.Whoistosayifthepersonatthenextterminal,calmlykeyingindata,isdoingthecompany’sworkorcommittingacriminalact?

Fourth,notenoughpeopleinmanagementandlawenforcementknowenoughaboutcomputertechnologytopreventthecrimes.Authoritieshavetobefamiliarwiththecomputer’scapabilitieswithinagivensituationtoguardagainstitsmisuses.Insomelargecities,suchasLosAngeles,policedepartmentshavesetupspeciallytrainedcomputercrimeunits.

Butevenwhenanoffenderiscaught,theinvestigators,attorneys（律师）,judges,orjuriesmayfindtheallegedcrimetoocomplicatedandperplexingtohandle.Moreattorneysarespecializingincomputerlawandstudyingthecomputer’spotentialformisuse.

Afteracomputercrimehasbeendiscovered,manycompaniesdonotreportitorprosecute（起诉）thepersonresponsible.Acompanymaynotannouncethecrimeoutoffearthatthepubicwillfindouttheweaknessesofitscomputersystemandloseconfidenceinitsorganization.Banks,creditcardcompanies,andinvestmentfirmsareespeciallysensitiveaboutrevealingtheirvulnerabilities（脆弱性）becausetheyrelyheavilyoncustomertrust.

Toavoidpublicattention,cautiouscompanieswilloftensettlecasesofcomputertamperingoutofcourt.Andifcasesdogototrialandtheoffendersareconvicted,theymaybepunishedonlybyafineorlightsentencebecausethejudgeorjuryisn’tfullytrainedtounderstandthenatureandseriousnessofthecrime.

Notallcompaniesaretimidinapprehendingcomputercriminals.Forexample,ConnecticutGeneralLifeInsuranceCompanydecidedithadtogettoughonviolators.Sowhenthecompanydiscoveredthatoneofitscomputertechnicianshadembezzled＄200,000byenteringfalsebenefitclaims,itpresenteditfindingstothestate’sattorneyandaidedintheprosecutionofthetechnician.Thetechnicianwasfoundguiltyandsentencedtoprison,notjustforthecomputermisuse,butalsoforgrandtheftandinsurancefraud.ConnecticutGeneralnowhasapolicyofreportingallincidentsoftheftorfraud,nomatterhowsmall.

在实考卷中，8-10题在答题卡1上。

1.TheFBIknowsexactlyhowlargealossisinvolvedincomputercrimes.

2.Ithasbecomeeasyformicrocomputerownerstousehugemainframedatabases.

3.ItisimpliedintheParagraph3thatmostcomputercriminalsaretheemployeesoftheconcernedcompanies.

4.Manycompaniesdon’treportcomputercrimesbecauselawproceduresagainstcomputercrimesusuallycostalotofmoney.

5.Whencomputercrimetakesplaceinaroomfilledwithpeople,thereareusuallymanywitnessestothecrime.

6.ThepassageismainlyabouttheincreaseofcomputercrimesinAmericaandthedifficultiesincombatingcomputercrimes.

7.Computercrimesareontherisebecausemorecheapmicrocomputersareavailable.

8.Accordingtothepassage,computercrimeshasbeenontheriseforthelast______years.

9.Connecticut 

GeneralLifeInsurancecompanyiscitedas__________ofcompaniesthattookseriousmeasurestofightagainstcomputercrimes.

10.Banks,creditcardcompanies,andinvestmentfirmsareespeciallysensitiveaboutrevealingtheirvulnerabilitiesbecausetheyplacetoomuchrelianceon________.

PartⅢListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11A） 

Shewon’tletherfriendborrowthecar.

B） 

Shewillshopforacar.

C） 

Shehasagoodcar.

D） 

Shewilllendhercartoherfriend.

12A） 

Shehasn’theardfromtheprofessorinaweek.

Theclasshasextratimetocompletetheassignment.

Sheonlyjustfoundoutabouttheeconomicspaper.

Shewon’tseetheprofessoruntilnextweek.

13A） 

Herbackhandisalmostperfect.

Thetimethemanspentpracticinghashelpedhim.

Theman’smotherwantedhimtopractice.

Hermotherisagoodtenniscoach.

14A） 

Boardthetrain.B） 

Sendafax.

Changehisdeparturetime.D） 

Havebreakfast.

15A） 

Heturnedacornersofast.B） 

Heranaredlight.

Hewentthroughastopsign.D） 

Hewasspeeding.

16A） 

Eachpersonwillbeallowedtobuyonlyoneticket.

Theticketswillselloutquickly.

Therockconcertwillprobablyberescheduled.

Therewillbeextratickets.

17A） 

Theydidn’tgetwet.

They’relatefortheconcert.

Theyprefertodresscasually.

They’rereallylookingforwardtotheconcert.

18A） 

Shewasworkingonatrainschedule.

Shedidn’tgethomeuntilaftermidnight.

Shewasbusywithherguestsallevening.

Shelefttoolatetocatchthetrain.

Question19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Howdifferentkindsofpepperareproduced.

B）Whywhitepepperissuperiortoblackpepper.

C）Howthepepperplantisgrown.

D）Howvariouspeppersareusedincooking.

20.A）Hereadaboutitinacookbook.

B）Hegrowshisownherbsandspices.

C）Heheardaboutitfromafriend.

D）Hestudieditincookingschool.

21.A）It’spreservedinliquid.

B）Theskinisremoved.

C）It’sdriedinthesun.

D）It’sfreeze-dried.

22.A）It’smorepurethanothertypesofpepper.

B）Ithelpsmaintainthecolorofcertaindishes.

C）Ithasafruityflavor.

D）It’seasiertogrow.

Question23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A）Astoryinprose.

B）Apoemthatrhymes.

C）Atranslationofashortliterarywork.

D）Ajournalabouttheprocessofwriting.

24.A）Theclasshasbeenassignedtoreadit.

B）HewasabletoreaditinFrench.

C）Heisn’tsureit’savailableinEnglish.

D）Hethinksit’sanexampleofwhattheprofessorwants.

25.A）It’spronounceddifferentlyinFrenchthanitisinEnglish.

B）TowritewithoutusingitisdifficultbothinEnglishandinFrench.

C）EverywordintheFrenchauthor’sbookcontainedit.

D）It’scommonlyusedinEng