More and more, the operations of our businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap substantial rewards. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment.
It’s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers.
Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of uncommonly bad luck.
For example, a certain keypunch operator complained of having to stay overtime to punch extra cards. Investigation revealed that the extra cards he was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions. In another case, dissatisfied employees of the thief tipped off the company that was being robbed.
Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met.
Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled (耍弄) the most confidential records right under the noses of the company’s executives, accountants, and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.
1.It can be concluded from the passage that ___.
2.It is implied in the third paragraph that ___.
3.Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?
4.What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught?
5.The passage is mainly about ___.
问题1选项
A.it is still impossible to detect computer crimes today
B.computer crimes are the most serious problem in the operation of financial institutions
C.many computer criminals can escape punishment because they can’t be detected
D.people commit computer crimes at the request of their company
问题2选项
A.many more computer crimes go undetected than are discovered
B.the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problem
C.most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimes
D.most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their bad luck
问题3选项
A.A strict law against computer crimes must be enforced.
B.Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information.
C.Companies will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputation.
D.Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes.
问题4选项
A.With a bad reputation they can hardly find another job.
B.They will be denied access to confidential records.
C.They may walk away and easily find another job.
D.They must leave the country or go to jail.
问题5选项
A.why computer crimes are difficult to detect by systematic inspections
B.how computer criminals manage to get good recommendation from their former employers
C.why computer criminals are often able to escape punishment
D.why computer crimes can’t be eliminated
第1题:D
第2题:A
第3题:D
第4题:C
第5题:C
第1题:
推理判断题。定位到原文第四段第一，二句For example, a certain keypunch operator complained of having to stay overtime to punch extra cards. Investigation revealed that the extra cards he was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions.（例如，一个键盘打孔操作员抱怨说，他不得不加班打卡。调查显示，他被要求打额外打卡是为了不诚实的交易）可知人们可能会被公司要求进行计算机犯罪，选D选项“人们在公司的要求下进行计算机犯罪”；根据第二段It’s easy for computer crimes to go undetected…But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished...（电脑犯罪很容易不被发现……但即使被发现，罪犯不仅可能逍遥法外……）可知A选项“今天仍然不可能发现计算机犯罪”错误；原文没有确切的提及B选项“计算机犯罪是金融机构运作中最严重的问题”；第五段Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits.（与其他违法者不同，电脑罪犯有时会逃避惩罚，他们不仅要求不起诉他们，还要求给他们好的推荐信或者其他好处）以及第六段Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused.（为什么？因为公司的管理人员担心，如果公众发现他们的电脑被滥用，会造成不良的公众形象）可知C选项“许多计算机罪犯可以逃脱惩罚，因为他们不能被发现”错误。因此D选项符合题意。
第2题:
推理判断题。根据题干定位到第三段Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may have been the victims of uncommonly bad luck.（当然，我们没有未被发现的犯罪的统计数据。但令人不安的是，我们知道有多少犯罪是偶然发现的，而不是通过系统检查或其他安全程序。被抓住的计算机罪犯可能是不寻常的坏运气的受害者）可知作者暗示系统检查或其他安全程序并不能很好的发现犯罪行为，被发现的罪犯很多只是因为运气不好被偶然发现，而没有被发现的罪犯数量要多得多，选A选项“没有被发现的电脑犯罪比被发现的要多得多”；B选项“计算机犯罪的迅速增加是一个棘手的问题”，C选项“大多数电脑罪犯足够聪明来掩盖他们的罪行”以及D选项“大多数电脑罪犯都足够聪明来掩盖他们的坏运气”原文未提及，原段落未表明大多数电脑罪犯足够聪明这一观点。因此A选项正确。
第3题:
事实细节题。根据题干定位到原文最后一段They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled the most confidential records right under the noses of the company’s executives, accountants, and security staff.（一想到一个罪犯在公开法庭上吹嘘自己是如何在公司高管、会计和安全人员的鼻子底下篡改最机密的记录，他们就会犹豫）可知选D选项“公司通常对揭露计算机犯罪犹豫不决”，结合最后一段最后一句话And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.（就这样，另一个电脑罪犯离开了，只带着他需要的建议去其他地方继续他的犯罪）可知C选项“公司将防范计算机犯罪以保护他们的声誉”错误；A选项“必须实施严厉的法律来打击计算机犯罪”，B选项“公司需要对机密信息施加限制”未在文章内提及。因此D选项正确。
第4题:
推理判断题。第五段Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits.（与其他违法者不同，电脑罪犯有时会逃避惩罚，他们不仅要求不起诉他们，还要求给他们好的推荐信或者其他好处）以及第六段And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere.（就这样，另一个电脑罪犯离开了，只带着他需要的建议去其他地方继续他的犯罪）可知选C选项“他们可能会离开，很容易找到另一份工作”，同时可知A选项“由于名声不好，他们很难找到另一份工作”，D选项“他们必须离开这个国家，否则就进监狱”错误；B选项“他们将被拒绝访问机密记录”原文未提及。因此C选项正确。
第5题:
主旨大意题。根据第一段Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap substantial rewards. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment.（任何聪明到能够为自己的目的修改这些信息的人都能获得可观的回报。更糟糕的是，许多这样做并被抓住的人都设法逃脱了惩罚）可知文章开头就提到很多计算机罪犯即使被抓住也会逃脱惩罚，接下来的几段都围绕这一观点展开，分别列举不同的例子来证明为什么这件事会发生，可知选C选项“为什么电脑罪犯经常能够逃脱惩罚”；原文只是提及But it’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures.（但令人不安的是，我们知道有多少犯罪是偶然发现的，而不是通过系统检查或其他安全程序），没有详细描写A选项“为什么计算机犯罪很难被系统的检查发现”，排除；B选项“计算机罪犯如何设法从他们的前雇主那里得到好的推荐信”和原文不相符；D选项“为什么计算机犯罪不能被消除”原文未提及。因此C选项正确。
