单选题
{{B}}Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.{{/B}}
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]32-35 Identity theft is considered one of the top crimes in the United States. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that ten million Americans become victims of identity theft each year. (32) Identity thieves steal personal information. They collect Social Security numbers, banking records and telephone numbers. They use this information to request loans or get credit cards in the name of the victim. Identity thieves spend a lot on goods or services without paying for them. F.T.C. officials estimate more than fifty-two thousand million dollars in goods and services were purchased last year through identity theft. (33) Victims of identity theft can spend years attempting to re-establish their financial history and good name. Identity thieves use several methods to get what they need. They may trick people into giving personal information over the telephone. They also may steal documents containing such information. (34) Activist groups have called for new laws to protect the public from identity theft. Recently, a committee of the United States Senate said it would hold hearings on the issue. Two cases of identity theft helped the committee to call the hearings. Last month, Bank of America said it lost computer tapes containing personal information for more than one million federal employees. Earlier, the Los Angeles Times newspaper reported that thieves stole about one hundred fifty thousand personal records from Choice Point Incorporated. (35) American lawmakers will consider plans to increase monitor of companies that collect personal information. Several plans have been proposed to help individuals whose personal information was stolen. 32.What do the identity thieves steal? [听前猜测] 通过选项,可推测题干与个人信息,个人身份证明有关。 [精解] 文章的中心词为identify theft,其关键句为Identify thieves steal personal information.故答案为C)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] What is the trouble that the victims of identify theft fall into? [听前猜测] 通过选项,推测题干可能询问他们遇到了怎样的麻烦。 [精解] 由题干可知they指的是victims of identify theft,文章中的关键句为Victims of identity theft can spend years attempting to re-establish their financial history and good name.故答案为B)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] What do the activist groups call for? [听前猜测] 选项中的plan,protect说明题干可能询问解决该问题的措施。 [精解] 题干中的关键词为activist groups,询问他们号召解决问题的手段,文章中的关键句为laws to protect the public from identity theft,号召通过法律途径解决此间题,故答案为B)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] What is the measure that the lawmakers plan to take? [听前猜测] 通过选项可以推测题干与law有关,询问解决问题的措施。 [精解] 题干询问法律的制定者将如何解决问题。听音过程中要抓住关键词lawmakers,文章的关键句为 American lawmakers will consider plans to increase monitor of companies that collect personal information. 故答案为B)。