Is it wrong to use someone else’s wireless (Wi-Fi) connection? Just recently, a man was arrested for doing just that. At that time, he was sitting in the street with a laptop(便攜式電腦) and using an unsecured(無(wú)安全保護(hù)措施) wireless connection to surf the Net. What do you think about this topic? Listen to the following different views on it.
For a start, if someone is using your Internet service or downloading, this will affect your speed of access or download limit. Also, it’s bad for Internet service providers. They will suffer in the long run because fewer people will pay for an Internet service if they know they can get it for free. And finally, just imagine this: what if the person who is stealing your Internet connection is involved in an illegal activity? I think the police are totally right to arrest these criminals.
— by Sandra Wilkins
Basically, if the person who paid for the service still has everything they paid for, what’s the problem? It’s just like using the light from streetlamps to read your book, or watching someone else’s firework display. It’s not stealing.
Also, if you leave your wireless connection unsecured, then it is your own fault(過(guò)錯(cuò)) if someone else uses it. Just as you wouldn’t leave your front door unlocked, or your car door open, neither should you leave your wireless connection open. By leaving your wireless connection open, you are inviting people to use it. Securing your wireless connection is as easy as clicking a few settings on your router(路由器). And finally, haven’t the police got more important crimes to solve? They’re always saying how they haven’t got the manpower to solve real issues. But this is just ridiculous(荒謬的).
— by James Hoarley
小題1: Why was the man mentioned in the first paragraph arrested?
A．For stealing someone’s laptop.
B．For surfing the Net in the street.
C．For destroying others’ wireless connection.
D．For using an Internet service without permission.
小題2: What does Sandra Wilkins think of people using others’ Internet service?
A．He thinks it is unacceptable.
B．He thinks it is necessary sometimes.
C．He thinks it requires good computer skills.
D．He thinks it is good for Internet service providers.
小題3: In James Hoarley’s opinion, ______.
A．Internet service should be improved.
B．it is hard to secure one’s wireless connection.
C．using others’ Internet service is not stealing at all.
D．people should leave their wireless connection open.
小題4: What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Wireless connectionB．Wireless worries
C．Internet serviceD．Internet users

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文論述了對(duì)于使用了別人的無(wú)線網(wǎng)絡(luò)算不算犯罪有兩個(gè)截然不同的觀點(diǎn)，Sandra Wilkins認(rèn)為沒(méi)經(jīng)別人的允許而使用別人的無(wú)限網(wǎng)絡(luò)，影響了本家的網(wǎng)速，這是犯罪，應(yīng)該讓警察抓捕；而James Hoarley認(rèn)為這不是偷，應(yīng)該本家把自家的無(wú)線網(wǎng)絡(luò)設(shè)置一個(gè)安全系統(tǒng)不讓別人利用，警察可以去管其他的大事，沒(méi)有必要去管這種小事。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)he was sitting in the street with a laptop(便攜式電腦) and using an unsecured(無(wú)安全保護(hù)措施) wireless connection to surf the Net.沒(méi)經(jīng)允許用了別人的網(wǎng)絡(luò)，故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I think the police are totally right to arrest these criminals.他認(rèn)為是不可接受的，故選A。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It’s not stealing 和if you leave your wireless connection unsecured, then it is your own fault(過(guò)錯(cuò)) if someone else uses it.故選C。
小題4:標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)全文可知無(wú)線網(wǎng)絡(luò)給人的煩惱，故選B。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：細(xì)節(jié)理解題可以通過(guò)定位詞解題，就是說(shuō)我們?cè)陂喿x題干的時(shí)候迅速的把題干中有標(biāo)記意義的詞或詞組劃記出來(lái)，然后用這個(gè)詞回到原文當(dāng)中定位。并不是所有的我們?cè)陬}干中找到的定位詞在原文中都會(huì)對(duì)應(yīng)出現(xiàn)，有些情況下，原文中出現(xiàn)的只是題干定位詞的轉(zhuǎn)換形式。在這種情況下，劃出定位詞并在腦中留下印象也有利于我們?cè)跒g覽文章是迅速發(fā)現(xiàn)文中定位詞的對(duì)應(yīng)形式，從而找到題目答案的位置。
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