Computers can help many workers. They can also help thieves.
There was one thief who worked in a bank of the United States. He paid for everything he needed by check (支票). Then he told the computer not to take any money from his account for the checks he wrote. The bank’s computer did what he said. And it did not take any money from his bank account. One day the computer broke down. People had to do the computer’s work. They soon found out what was happening.
Another thief, who worked for a bank saw people filling in deposit forms (存款单). Many of these people did not know their account numbers, so they wrote only their names on the forms. They left empty places for their account numbers. The thief wrote his own account number in this place. When the computer read these forms it looked only at the account numbers. It did not look at the customers’ names. It paid the money on these deposit forms into the thief’s account .                           
Then there was the bank worker who told the bank computer to take ten cents off every customer’s account each month and put it into his own account. For a long time the bank’s customers did not notice that they were losing ten cents every month. But then someone did notice and told the bank. That was the end of that little game!
【小题1】What was the first thief?

Computers can help many workers. They can also help thieves.

There was one thief who worked in a bank of the United States. He paid for everything he needed by check (支票). Then he told the computer not to take any money from his account for the checks he wrote. The bank’s computer did what he said. And it did not take any money from his bank account. One day the computer broke down. People had to do the computer’s work. They soon found out what was happening.

Another thief, who worked for a bank saw people filling in deposit forms (存款单). Many of these people did not know their account numbers, so they wrote only their names on the forms. They left empty places for their account numbers. The thief wrote his own account number in this place. When the computer read these forms it looked only at the account numbers. It did not look at the customers’ names. It paid the money on these deposit forms into the thief’s account .                           

Then there was the bank worker who told the bank computer to take ten cents off every customer’s account each month and put it into his own account. For a long time the bank’s customers did not notice that they were losing ten cents every month. But then someone did notice and told the bank. That was the end of that little game!

1.What was the first thief?

A．A computer engineer.                    B．A customer.        C．A bank worker.  D．We don’t know.

2.How did the first thief steal money from the bank?

A．He broke the computer down and stole money from it.

B．He paid for everything by check instead of cash.

C．He took money away from the bank.

D．He told the computer not to take away money from his account.

3.How many kinds of crimes in a bank are mentioned?

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

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A．None of the thieves has been caught by the police up to now.

B．A lot of money is missing from the bank of the United States each year.

C．The computers in the bank will be changed to prevent money from being stolen.

D．There will be no crimes in the bank any more since so many crimes have been found out.

As we all know，the Americans and the British people not only speak the same language……English，but also have a large number of ways of doing things．For example，in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time．This is often true for women as well as for men．Also，most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seats to a woman and so will most Americans．That is polite，we call that “Lady first”．

Neither the British nor the Americans think that standing in a queue at the post office，the movies，the bank，supermarket or anywhere is wrong．To be on time is important both in England，and America．That is，if a dinner invitation is for seven o'clock，the dinner guest can't arrive by the time，he or she should call up to explain why he or she will be late or why he or she can't come．Of course，the Americans and the British have some differences：the Americans have “coffee breaks”，while the British more often have “tea breaks”，for example．But there is much more than that they have in common．

1．Which language do both the American and the British people speak?

2．When do people shake hands with foreigners?

3．Why do most men in England open the door for women?

4．What do British people have while Americans have coffee break?

5．If we can't come to the dinner，what should we do?

Computers can help many workers. They can also help thieves.
There was one thief who worked in a bank of the United States. He paid for everything he needed by check (支票). Then he told the computer not to take any money from his account for the checks he wrote. The bank’s computer did what he said. And it did not take any money from his bank account. One day the computer broke down. People had to do the computer’s work. They soon found out what was happening.
Another thief, who worked for a bank saw people filling in deposit forms (存款单). Many of these people did not know their account numbers, so they wrote only their names on the forms. They left empty places for their account numbers. The thief wrote his own account number in this place. When the computer read these forms it looked only at the account numbers. It did not look at the customers’ names. It paid the money on these deposit forms into the thief’s account .                           
Then there was the bank worker who told the bank computer to take ten cents off every customer’s account each month and put it into his own account. For a long time the bank’s customers did not notice that they were losing ten cents every month. But then someone did notice and told the bank. That was the end of that little game!

1. 1.

   What was the first thief?

   1. A.
      A computer engineer
   2. B.
      A customer
   3. C.
      A bank worker
   4. D.
      We don’t know
2. 2.

   How did the first thief steal money from the bank?

   1. A.
      He broke the computer down and stole money from it
   2. B.
      He paid for everything by check instead of cash
   3. C.
      He took money away from the bank
   4. D.
      He told the computer not to take away money from his account
3. 3.

   How many kinds of crimes in a bank are mentioned?

   1. A.
      Two
   2. B.
      Three
   3. C.
      Four
   4. D.
      Five
4. 4.

   What can we infer from the passage?

   1. A.
      None of the thieves has been caught by the police up to now
   2. B.
      A lot of money is missing from the bank of the United States each year
   3. C.
      The computers in the bank will be changed to prevent money from being stolen
   4. D.
      There will be no crimes in the bank any more since so many crimes have been found out