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1、20122012 年高考预测系列试题年高考预测系列试题【英语英语】高考预测试题（高考预测试题（1）阅读表达题阅读表达题一、阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选 项。 AThe Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site. Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded
2、 with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number or sell the information over the Internet. Computers hackers have broken down security systems, raising questions about the sa
3、fety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25, 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(零售商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157, 828 to get back the information.Credit-card firms
4、are now fighting against on-line fraud. Mastercard is working on plans for Web only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.Ask about your credit-card firms on-line rules:
5、Under British law, cardholders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent(欺骗性的) spending.And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your s
6、creen. The Website address may also start https: /the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.Keep your password safe: Most on-line sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.1. What do most pe
7、ople worry about the Internet according to this passage?A. A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet.B. Fraud on the Internet. C. Many Web sites are destroyed. D. Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet.2. What is the meaning of “fraud”?A. Cheating.B. Sale. C. Payment. D. Safety.3. H
8、ow can the thieves get the information of the credit card?A. The customers give them the information.B. The thieves steal the information from Web sites.C. The customers sell the information to them.D. The thieves buy the information from credit-card firms.4. How many pieces of advice does the passa
9、ge give to you?A. Four.B. Three.C. Five.D. Six.5. You are shopping on the site: http: / www. Shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest to do?A. Order the TV set at once. B. Do not buy the TV set on this site.C. E-mail the site your credit-card information.D. Tell th
10、e site your password and buy the TV set for you.BSelf-employed private physicians who charge a fee for each patient visit are the foundation of medical practice in the United States. Most physicians have a contract relationship with one or more hospitals in the community. They send their patients to
11、 this hospital, which usually charges patients according to the number of days they stay and the facilities(operating room, tests, medicines that they use). Some hospitals belong to a city, a state or, in the case of veterans hospitals, a federal government agency. Others are operated by religious o
12、rders(教会) or other non-profit groups.Some medical doctors are on salary. Salaried physicians may work as hospital staff members, or residents, who are often still in training. They may teach in medical schools, be hired by corporations to care for their workers or work for the federal governments Pu
13、blic Health Service.Physicians are among the best paid professionals in the United States. In the 1980s, it was not uncommon for medical doctors to earn incomes of more than $ 100 000 a year. Specialists, particularly surgeons, might earn several times that amount. Physicians list many reasons why t
14、hey deserve to be so well rewarded for their work. One reason is the long and expensive preparation required to become a physician in the United States. Most would be physicians first attend college for four years, which can cost nearly $ 20 000 a year at one of the best private institutions. Prospe
15、ctive physicians then attend medical school for four years. Tuition alone can exceed $ 10 000 a year. By the time they have obtained their medical degrees, many young physicians are deeply in debt. They still face three to five years of residency(实习阶段) in a hospital, the first year as an apprentice
16、physician. The hours are long and the pay is relatively low.Setting up a medical practice is expensive, too. Sometimes several physicians will decide to establish a group practice, so they can share the expense of maintaining an office and buying equipment. These physicians also take care of each others patients in emergencies.Physicians work long hours and must accept a great deal of responsibility. Many medical procedures, even quite rou
