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“Get your hands off me, I have been stolen,” the laptop, a portable computer, shouted. That is a new solution to laptop computer theft: a program that lets owners give their property a voice when it has been taken.
The program allows users to display alerts on the missing computer’s screen and even to set a spoken message. Tracking software for stolen laptops has been on the market for some time, but this is thought to be the first that allows owners to give the thief a piece of their mind.
Owners must report their laptop missing by visiting a website, which sends a message to the model: a red and yellow “l(fā)ost or stolen” sign appears on its screen when it is started. Under the latest version（版本）of the software, users can also send a spoken message.
The message can be set to reappear every 30 seconds, no matter how many times the thief closes it.” One customer sent a message saying,’ You are being tracked. I am right at your door’,” said Carrie Hafeman, chief executive of the company which produces the program, Retriever.
In the latest version, people can add a spoken message. For example, the laptop’s speakers will say: “Help, this laptop is reported lost or stolen. If you are not my owner, report me now.”
The Retriever software package, which costs $29.95 but has a free trial period, has the functions of many security software programs .Owners can remotely switch to an alternative password if they fear that the thief has also got hold of the access details.
If a thief accesses the internet with the stolen laptop, Retriever will collect information on the internet service provider in use, so that the police can be alerted to its location.
Thousands of laptops are stolen every year form homes and offices, but with the use of laptops increasing, the number stolen while their owners are out and about has been rising sharply.
Other security software allows users to erase data remotely or lock down the computer.
【小題1】The expression “to give the thief a piece of their mind “can be understood as “_______”

A．to give the thief an alert mind

B．to express the owners’ anger to the thief

C．to remind the thief of this conscience

D．to make the thief give up his mind

【小題2】Different from other security software, Retriever can_______.

A．record the stealing process	B．help recognize the lost laptop
C．lock down the computer remotely	D．send a spoken message

【小題3】 One function of the program is that it allows the owner to _______ at a distance.

A．change some access details for switching on the laptop

B．turn on the laptop by using the original password

C．operate the laptop by means of and alternative password

D．erase the information kept in the stolen laptop

【小題4】Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of the passage?

A．With no Retriever, thousands of laptops are stolen every year.

B．A new soft ware provides a means to reduce laptop theft.

C．Retriever has helped to find thieves and lost computers.

D．A new program offers a communication platform with the thief.

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】B

解析【小題1】語句理解題。由第一二段可知，這種新型軟件的新功能是可以向手提電腦偷竊者發(fā)出語音信息，如：Get your hands off me, I have been stolen.這顯然是表達(dá)電腦主人對竊賊的憤怒情緒的，故正確答案為B。其他同類軟件具有向竊賊發(fā)出警告文字信息的功能，故A項(xiàng)和題干不能完全吻合，可排除。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段“Tracking software for stolen laptops has been on the market for some time, but this is thought to be the first that allows owners to give the thief a piece of their mind.”可知答案為D。
【小題3】 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第六段“Owners can remotely switch to an alternative password if they fear that the thief has also got hold of the access details.”可知A項(xiàng)說法正確。B、C是對本句的誤解。由第九段可知，清除被盜電腦信息并非這種軟件的功能，可排除。
【小題4】主旨概括題。本文介紹了一種新型電腦防盜軟件，這種軟件不僅能向竊賊發(fā)送文字和語音信息，還能跟蹤、遠(yuǎn)程改變密碼以及收集網(wǎng)絡(luò)信息幫助警方發(fā)現(xiàn)電腦位置，以減少手提電腦的失竊事件。B項(xiàng)較全面的概括了這一主題，為正確答案。其余幾項(xiàng)偏題。