The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site.
Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care.
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. Computers hackers have broken down security systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25, 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(零售商), were n
ot lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157, 828 to get back the information.
Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Mastercard 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 have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent(欺骗性的) spending.
And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit-card information only if the Web site 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 https: //—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 passwords with care.What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?
| A．Many stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet. |
| B．Too much fraud on the Internet. |
| C．Many Web sites are destroyed. |
| D．Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet. |
What is the meaning of “fraud” in the passage?
| A．Cheating. | B．Sale. | C．Payment. | D．Safety. |
How can the thieves get the information of the credit card?
| A．The customers give them the information. |
| B．The thieves steal the information from Web sites. |
| C．The customers sell the information to them. |
| D．The thieves buy the information from credit-card firms. |
You are shopping on the site: http: // www. Shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest to do?
| A．Order the TV set at once. |
| B．Do not buy the TV set on this site. |
| C．E-mail the site your credit-card information. |
| D．Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you. |
"Time is a problem for children," states a news report for a new Swiss watch．Children in some countries "learn time slowly" because "they don't wea
r watches" and "parents don't really know how to teach them time．" The children grow up with this handicap and become adults-and then can't get to work on time．Is there an answer to this problem? Of course-it's the Flick Flak, made by a famous Swiss watch company．
The Flick Flak is being marketed as something teaching watch for children aged 4 to 10．The watch itself does not teach children how to tell time, of course; it merely "takes their imagination" by presenting the "hour" hand as a beautiful red girl named Flak and the "minute" hand as a tall blue boy named Flick．Flick points to related "blue" minutes on the 
dial, while Flak points to "red" hour numbers．The characters and colors combined with parental help, are supposed to teach young children how to tell time．
The watch comes equipped with a standard battery and a nylon band （尼龙表带）．Peter Lipkin, the United States sales manager for the Flick Flak, calls it "childproof: if it gets dirty you can throw the whole watch in the washing machine．" The product is being sold in select department stores in Europe, Asia and the United States for a su
ggested price of $25．Parents who buy the watch may discover that it is one thing to tell time; it's quite another for them to be on time．From the news report we know that ____.
| A．parents are patient when teaching children time |
| B．parents have little idea of how to teach children time |
| C．children are likely to learn time quickly |
| D．children enjoy wearing the Flick Flak watch |
The author doesn't seem to believe____.
| A．children will be on time if they have not learnt how to tell time |
| B．a Flick Flak can help parents teach their children how to tell time |
| C．the Flick Flak can take children's imagination |
| D．children usually have trouble telling time if they don't wear watches |
The underlined word handicap （Para．1） means ____.
| A．displeasure | B．discouragement |
| C．disappointment | D．disadvantage |
The United State sales manager calls the new watch “childproof” because ___.
| A．it is designed to teach children to be on time |
| B．it proves to be effective in teaching children time |
| C．it is made so as not to be easily damaged by children |
| D．it is the children's favorite watch |
Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment．And then answer questions．
Happiness（Romance）★★★★
Happiness tells the story of two people （Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy） who work for different advertising companies．They talk on the phone all the time and don't like each other．But then they correspond by email and fall in love．This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances．It also has beautiful music．
I Scream （Thriller）★★
In I Scream, Paul （Colin Jacks） is a young man who joins a thriller club．Each of the members tries to frighten the others．Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night．This movie is very frightening but also quite silly．It doesn't make sense for Paul to stay m the house when things start to go wrong．Only for people who like thrillers．
Paul's Heroes （Comedy）★★★
This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two．Six soldiers （including Sammy Turblow） have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there．During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers．You can guess the ending, but it's great
fun getting there．
_____（Drama）★★★★
This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who pays a hard-working truck driver．His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her．m his travels he meets Dr．Lloyd （Phil Driver） who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America．This is an excellent movie, which is 
very exciting．Which of the four movies is the least popular with people?
| A．The 1st one. | B．The 2nd one. |
| C．The 3nd one. | D．The 4th one. |
The underlined word "correspond" can be replaced by _________.
| A．date | B．exchange | C．write | D．communicate |
A thriller is most probably a film which tells something _________.
| A．frightening | B．instructive | C．humorous | D．interesting |
Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?
| A．A Hard-working Truck Driver | B．Medicine |
| C．A Strange Illness | D．Twelve Hours |
If, for some reason, you had 2,010 empty plastic bottles, what would you do? You’d probably sell them cheaply, right? But Xia Yu collected 2,010bottles and built a boat with them, As you read this, Xia is, in fact, on a river somewhere in Anhuai, slowly going towards his destination: the Expo Garden in Shanghai．2,010 plastic bottles was to celebrate Expo (世博会) 2010 Shanghai．On the opening day of the Expo, Xia, together with five friends, went on a 1,500 – km journey from Xiangtan to the Expo Garden, in spite of the doubt whether they’ll make it．After all, the boat they are on can hardly be called a boat．It cost only 2,000 yuan to build in a month.
What’s keeping Xia going is a major cause behind the trip．“We are examining water pollution through our journey and trying to promote a low – carbon (低碳) lifestyle．Before we started, no one believed we could sail the boat to the Dongting Lake．But we made it.” But as they expected, the journey has not always been smooth．Of the six from Xiangtan, four gave up．As of the press time (到发稿时), only Xia and his friend Huang Ying were on the boat．Huang suffered from a disease when they reached Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, Xia said, “There are so many things that can stop up from making it to Shanghai, like the weather, health, and sometimes swift rive water.”
“The boat was produced in a factory according to our design, and perhaps it’s not in a very good condition．But,” Xia said, “we are wearing life jackets”．“Some boats passing by offered help.” What is more of a reward for Xia and Huang is that the Yangtze Rive truned out much cleaner than they had expected．Although Xia and Huang are uncertain about the journedy ahead, they are “quite happy” with what they have already achieved．“After all, it’s not the destination that counts．It’s always the course that matters the most.”Xia Yu doubts the success of the journey because of .
| A．such a 1ong journey on the river |
| B．the poor boat and the bad weather |
| C．few people taking part in the journey |
| D．the seriously polluted river in some parts |
Which of the following is NOT the purpose of the journey?
| A．To examine water pollution． |
| B．To celebrate Expo 2010 Shanghai. |
| C．To win a race on the water． |
| D．To promote a low－carbon lifestyle. |
From the text we know that.
| A．They stay on the boat at night． |
| B．Three people gave up due to their bad health. |
| C．Xia Yu and his mate have arrived in Shanghai |
| D．Huang suffered from a disease on the journey. |
The last paragraph tells us Xia Yu and Huang Ying .
| A．pay more attention to the process. |
| B．are sure to arrive at the destination. |
| C．helped turn the Yangtze River cleaner. |
| D．are happy because of their final success. |
In terms of history, Australian cuisine（烹饪）was on the basis of traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers．Modern Australian cuisine，however．has been heavily influenced by Australia’ s Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors．The trend，encouraged by long-term government health programs，is towards low-fat healthy cookery including low-fat meat and lightly cooked，colorful，steamed or fried vegetables．Besides，1ike many English families，in many Australian homes，a widespread tradition of having roast turkey，chicken，and ham for Christmas 1unch or dinner still remains．
Generally breakfast is light in most parts of Australia．but in the colder regions porridge or meals similar to the full English breakfast may be consumed．In recent years，however，most Australian people prefer light breakfast in order to control their weight．The 1ight breakfast commonly consists of cereals（谷类），toast and fruit．A heavier breakfast will frequently include fried bacon，eggs，mushrooms，etc．Drinks taken at breakfast include tea，coffee，milk or juice．
The evening meal is the main meal of the day for most Australians，and when consumed at home，it is often eaten with members of the immediate family．The dishes served will vary widely according to the tastes and background of the family．A typical Australian restaurant might offer sandwiches，chicken or other meat-based dishes and cakes．
In recent years，take—away food is becoming popular in Australia．American-style chain restaurants are common including Subway，KFC，and Mcdonald’s．They a11 come from America．Most of these restaurants sell high quality food at reasonable prices．
With the high 1evels of immigration（移民）from the Middle East．South and Southeast Asia．Korea．China and other countries from a11 over the world to Australia．many authentic（正宗的）and high-quality restaurants are run by first-and second-generation immigrants from these areas．According to the first paragraph，what does the Australian government encourage its people to do?
| A．To try to eat 10w—fat healthy foods． |
| B．To have roast turkey for Christmas dinner． |
| C．To use traditional British cooking methods． |
| D．To 1earn from Asian neighbors to cook foods． |
The main idea of the second paragraph is．
| A．what breakfast is 1ike in Australia |
| B．w hat Australian people drink at breakfast |
| C．that Australians often have a heavy breakfast |
| D．that most Australian people don’ t have breakfast to lose weight |
The underlined part the immediate family in Paragraph 3 probably mean people who .
| A．have the same family names |
| B．do some cooking together at times |
| C．live next to one another in the same area |
| D．are very directly – related members of a family |
From the passage, we learn that .
| A．fewer and fewer immigrants enter Australia every year |
| B．Subway is a chain restaurant and it is from the USA |
| C．home cooking is becoming more and more popular in Australia |
| D．a typical restaurant mainly offers porridge and noodles for supper |
What’ s the fastest way to learn a language?
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Learning a new language seems hard and frightening as
we look back on the years of grammar and translations in
school．Yet babies communicate t eighteen months and speak
the language fluently before they go to school.
Firstly and most importantly, a child’ s natural language-learning ability exits only in a speech environment free of translations and explanations of translations and explanations of grammar．Secondly, a child’ s language learning speeds up by constant feedback（反馈）from family and friends．Thirdly, children learn through play.
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| A．You can learn only a few languages. |
| B．You will get some advice in time during learning. |
| C．You may take part in the language school today. |
| D．You can get your money back after seven months. |
The main purpose of the text is to ．
| A．tell adults how to 1earn a language well |
| B．present readers to buy CDs of Rosetta Stone |
| C．present some problems of learning languages |
| D．compare adults and children 1earning 1anguages |
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| A．$479 | B．$459 | C．$449 | D．$439 |
The passage is most 1ikely to be a（ n）．
| A．education paper | B．review on 1anguage |
| C．science report | D．advertisement for a product |