Pa 3 More and more, the operations of our businesses, goverments, and financial insitutions and controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his purpose can reap substantial rewards. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away wi thout punishment It s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a growing recommendation from his former employers. Of course, we have no statistics on crime that go undetected But it s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other secrity procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may been the victims of uncommonly bad luck. For example, a certain keypunch operator complained of having to stay overtime to puch extra cards. Investingation revealed that the extra cards she was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions. In another case, dissatisfied employees of the thief tipped off the company that was being robbed. Unlike othe lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to mputer criminals sometimes escape punishment demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too ofen, their demands have been met. Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the publicfound out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open courtof how he juggled the most confidential records right under the noses of the company s executives, accountants, and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations ha needs to continue his crimes elsewhere 9. It is implied in the third paragraph that A)most computer criminals who are caught blame their bad luck B)the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problem C)most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimes D)many more computer crimes go undetected than are discovered 60. Which of the following is mentioned in the p A)A strict law against computer crimes must B)Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes. C)Companies will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputation. D)Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information 61. What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught? A)With a bad reputation they can hardly find other jobs B)They may walk away and easily find another job B)They will be denied access to confidential records D)They must leave the country or go to jail 62. The passage is mainly about A)why computer criminals are often able to escape punishment puter crimes are difficult to detect by systematic inspectionsPassage 3 More and more, the operations of our businesses, goverments, and financial insitutions and controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his purpose can reap substantial rewards. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment. It's easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a growing recommendation from his former employers. Of course, we have no statistics on crime that go undetected. But it's disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other secrity procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may been the victims of uncommonly bad luck. For example, a certain keypunch operator complained of having to stay overtime to puch extra cards. Investingation revealed that the extra cards she was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions. In another case, dissatisfied employees of the thief tipped off the company that was being robbed. Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too ofen, their demands have been met. Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the publicfound out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open courtof how he juggled the most confidential records right under the noses of the company's executives, accountants, and security staff. And so another computer criminal departs with just the recommendations ha needs to continue his crimes elsewhere. 59. It is implied in the third paragraph that _____ . A)most computer criminals who are caught blame their bad luck B)the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problem C)most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimes D)many more computer crimes go undetected than are discovered 60. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage？ A)A strict law against computer crimes must be enforced. B)Companies usually hesitate to uncover computer crimes. C)Companies will guard against computer crimes to protect their reputation. D)Companies need to impose restrictions on confidential information 61. What may happen to computer criminals once they are caught？ A)With a bad reputation they can hardly find other jobs. B)They may walk away and easily find another jobs. B)They will be denied access to confidential records. D)They must leave the country or go to jail. 62. The passage is mainly about _____ . A)why computer criminals are often able to escape punishment B)why computer crimes are difficult to detect by systematic inspections