Question

【題目】Thanks to expensive data fees, you might be tempted to log onto that free public Wi-Fi service while you’re out and about. 【1】

“Think about the cost of being connected all the time. Nothing is free,” David Lee, a product manager for Norton, told CNBC. “【2】” The Harvard Business Review agrees: “You’re taking a risk every time you log on to a free network in a coffee shop, hotel lobby, or airport lounge.”

【3】 According to a survey by the company Symantic, 87 percent of U.S. consumers have used a public internet connection. And it was found that over 70 percent of them checked their personal email through public Wi-Fi, while 11 percent logged onto their online banking account.

No matter how safe the Wi-Fi connection seems to be, using it leaves your computer or smart phone easy to be attacked by hackers and data thieves. You don’t really know who owns and monitors that router, nor who has access to the data that posses through it. Not to mention, hackers have dozens of ways to compromise public Wi-Fi accounts, from creating a network that appears legal to creating pop-ups that trick the user into downloading malware (惡意軟件) onto their computers.【4】

To protect yourself against hackers, experts say your best defense is a virtual private network (VPN), which encrypts (加密) your online activity. You can download your very own VPN through an app for Apple or Android devices, or by using the free encryption service CyberGhost.【5】 But before you even start browsing, use this website to make a password that keeps you safe from hackers.

A. These are all of the tricks hackers use to hack your Internet security.

B. That can save you a lot of trouble.

C. The biggest threat is that your data and identity could be completely exposed.

D. Don’t let convenience outweigh the consequences, though.

E. Setting up firewalls and antivirus software will also defend your computer against hackers.

F. Unfortunately, most people are unaware of the dangers.

G Hackers usually steal data in this way.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】F

【4】A

【5】E

【解析】這篇短文介紹很多人不注意連接公共網(wǎng)絡(luò)可能會(huì)存在一些隱私被侵犯或者泄露的危險(xiǎn)，并提供如何避免的方法。

【1】根據(jù)下一段中提到一直連接公共WiFi你的數(shù)據(jù)和身份可能會(huì)被泄露的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，推知上一段最后應(yīng)該表示不要只顧方便要考慮后果。D項(xiàng)意思是：不要把便利看的比后果重要。符合語(yǔ)境。故選D.

【2】根據(jù)本段下文提到你在連接著公共網(wǎng)絡(luò)時(shí)都很危險(xiǎn)，C項(xiàng)意思是：最大的威脅是你的數(shù)據(jù)和身份可能被完全暴露。符合語(yǔ)境。故選C.

【3】上文提到連接公共無(wú)線網(wǎng)絡(luò)很危險(xiǎn)，本段介紹很多人使用無(wú)線網(wǎng)絡(luò)消費(fèi)或者發(fā)送郵件或者登陸銀行賬戶，推知人們沒(méi)有意識(shí)到這種危險(xiǎn)。F項(xiàng)意思是：不幸的是，大多數(shù)人都沒(méi)有意識(shí)到危險(xiǎn)。F項(xiàng)放在此處作為本段首句，引起下文，符合語(yǔ)境。故選F.

【4】本段介紹了一些黑客有很多方法通過(guò)公共網(wǎng)絡(luò)侵犯到你的電腦。A項(xiàng)意思是：這些都是黑客用來(lái)破解你的網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全的伎倆。放在本段最后對(duì)本段做一總結(jié)，符合語(yǔ)境。故選A.

【5】本段是如何保護(hù)自己免受黑客的侵犯，E項(xiàng)意思是：設(shè)置防火墻和防病毒軟件也會(huì)保護(hù)你的電腦不受黑客攻擊。符合本段語(yǔ)境。故選E.