2007年6月英语四级真题
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15
minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the
passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.
For questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with
the information given in the passage;
y (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in
the passage;
NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the
passage.
For questions 8-10. complete the sentences with the information
given in the passage.
Protect Your Privacy When Job-hunting Online
Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all
types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another
person's personal data in some way that involves fraud or
deception, typically for economic gain.
The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up
fast these days. A recent General Accounting Office report
estimates that as many as 750.000 Americans are victims of identity
theft every year. And thai number may be low, as many people choose
not to report the crime even if they know they have been
victimized.
Identity theft is "an absolute epidemic," states Robert Ellis
Smith, a respected author and advocate of privacy. "It's certainly
picked up in the last four or five years. It's worldwide. It
affects everybody, and there's very little you can do to prevent it
and, worst of all. you can't detect it until it's probably too
late."
OnfficTyour fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be
given to someone else for their use, your personal data, especially
your social security number, your bank account or credit card
number, your telephone calling card number, and other valuable
identifying data, can be used, if they fall into the wrong hands,
to personally profit at your expense. In the United States and
Canada, for example, many people have reported that unauthorized
persons have taken funds out of their bank or financial accounts,
or. in the worst cases, taken over their identities altogether,
running up vast debts and committing crimes while using ihe
victims' names. In many cases, a victim's losses may include not
only out-of-pocket financial losses, but substantial additional
financial costs associated with trying to restore his reputation in
the community and correcting erroneous information for which the
criminal is responsible.
According to Ihe FBI, identity theft is the number one fraud
committed on the Internet. So how do job seekers protect themselves
while continuing to circulate their resumes online? The key to a
successful online job search is learning to manage the risks. Here
are some tips for staying safe while conducting a job search on the
Internet