The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud．Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Website. Websites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with card．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. Computer hackers have broken down security system, raise questions about the safety of card-holder 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 Website after the retailer refused to pay US ＄157,828 to get back the information.

Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line 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 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 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 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 password with care.

The underlined word “fraud” in the first paragraph probably means _____.

A．cheating   B．sale   C．payment   D．use

Thieves usually get the information of the credit-card _____.

       A．because many customers lost their cards

       B．by paying money for people working in the information companies

       C．because of the carelessness of the customers

       D．by stealing the information from Websites

The best title for the passage might be _____.

       A．How to Beat On-line Credit-card Thieves

       B．How to Shop on the Internet

       C．Never Use Credit Cards without an Advanced Computer

       D．Why Thieves Steal Credit-Card Information

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.

1.The underlined word “fraud” in the first paragraph probably means ______.

A．cheating          B．sale              C．payment          D．use

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 day

B．fraud on the Internet happens very often

C．many Websites break down every day

D．there are too many illegal Websites on the Internet

3.Thieves usually get the information of the credit-card ______.

A．because many customers lost their cards

B．by paying money for people working in the information companies

C．because of the carelessness of the customers

D．by stealing the information from Websites

4.If the passwords of your credit-cards are not probably kept, _____.

A．the bank and the shop will suffer great losses

B．you will not be able to get back your information

C．you might suffer great losses

D．the bank will answer for your loss

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A．How to Beat Online Credit-card Thieves

B．How to Shop on the Internet

C．Never Use Credit-card Without an Advanced Computer

D．Why Thieves Steal Credit-card Information

 

The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud．Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Website．Websites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with card．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．Computer hackers have broken down security system, raise questions about the safety of card-holder 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 Website after the retailer refused to pay US ＄157,828 to get back the information．

Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line 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 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 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 -- 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 password with care．

1．The underlined word “fraud” in the first paragraph probably means _____．

       A．cheating                  B．sale                        C．payment                 D．use

2．Thieves usually get the information of the credit-card _____．

       A．because many customers lost their cards

       B．by paying money for people working in the information companies

       C．because of the carelessness of the customers

       D．by stealing the information from Websites

3．The best title for the passage might be _____．

       A．How to Beat On-line Credit-card Thieves

       B．How to Shop on the Internet

       C．Never Use Credit Cards without an Advanced Computer

       D．Why Thieves Steal Credit-Card Information

*Never give out identifying information such as Name, Home, Address, School Name or Telephone Number in a public message such as at a chat room or on bulletin boards. Never send a person a picture of you with out first checking with your parents.

*Never reply to message or bulletin board items that are: Suggestive/Obscen (低级的). Ready to fight /Express intention to hurt/Make you feel uncomfortable.

*Be careful when someone offers something for nothing, such as gifts and money. Be very careful about any offers that get you to meet or have someone visit your house.

*Tell your parent right away if you come across any information that makes you feel uncomfortable.

*Never arrange a face – to – face meeting without telling your parents. If your parents agree to the meeting, make sure that you meet in a public place and have a parent with you.

*Remember that people on – line may not be who they seem. Because you can’t see or even hear the person, it would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself or herself. Thus someone says that “She is a 12 – year – old girl” could really be an old man.

*Be sure that you are dealing with someone that you and your parents know and trust before giving out any personal information about yourself through E – mail.

*Get to know your “on – line friends ”just as you get to know all of your friends.

1．The best title for this passage is              .

       A．Warnings against making on – line friends

       B．Messages one can get on the Internet

       C．How to make friends on the Internet

       D．Safety tips for kids on the Internet

2．The underlined word “misrepresent” in the passage means          .

       A．making a wrong judgment about           

       B．understanding somebody wrongly

       C．giving a wrong description of               

       D．forming a wrong opinion about

3．In the last four paragraphs, the writer suggests that one should          .

       A．believe nobody on the net                     B．be careful about the on – line friends

       C．not be honest on the net                   D．make friends with those you believe in

Never give out identifying information such as Name, Home，Address，School Name，or Telephone Number in a public message such as at a chat room or on bulletin boards．Never send a person a picture of you without first checking with your parents.

Never reply to message or bulletin board items that are：Suggestive／Obscene(下流的)／Ready to fight／Express intention to hurt／Make you feel uncomfortable．

  Be careful when someone offers something for nothing，Such as gifts or money．Be very careful about any offers that get you to meet or have someone visit your house．

Tell your parents right away if you come across any information that makes you feel uncomfortable．

 Never arrange a face-to-face meeting without telling your parents．If your parents agree to the meeting, make sure that you meet in a public place and have a parent with you. Even hear the person，it would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself or herself．Thus someone says that “She is a 12-year-old girl” could really be an old man．

 Be sure that you are dealing with someone that you and your parents know and trust before giving out any personal information about yourself through E-mail．

 Get to know your “online friend” just as you get to know all of your friends．

1. The best title for the passage is　　　　      ．

A．Warnings against making online friends

 B．Messages one can get on the Internet

C．HOW to make friends on the Internet

D．Safety suggestions for kids on t he Internet

2. The underlined word “misrepresent” in the means    ．

A．making a wrong judgment about

 B．understanding somebody wrongly

C．giving a wrong description of

D．forming a wrong opinion about

3. In the last four paragraphs，the writer suggests that one should    ．

A．believe nobody on the Internet

B．be careful about the online friend

C．not be honest on the Internet

D．make friends with those you believe in