6.Seventeen-year-old Randy Waldron.Jr.was shocked when be applied for his first credit card and was denied.He was even more shocked by the reason:He failed to repay thousands of dollars in debt.
Waldron's identity had been stolen by his father,who left when Randy way learning to walk.From 1982to 1999,Randy Waldron.Sr,used his son's Social Security number to obtain credit from various merchants and lenders,then racked up tens of thousands of dollars in debts.He declared bankruptcy in his son's name,which resulted in default judgments against the younger Waldron.It has taken Randy Jr.now a 24-year-old flight attendant.years to untangle(解決)the mess.
Waldron isn't alone.Identity theft is this country's fastest-growing crime-and.increasingly.ID thieves are targeting children.Their clean credit and absence of criminal histories make them ideal victims.
Linda Foley,co-executive director of the Identity Theft Resource Center in San Diego Estimates that at least 400.000 children had their identities stolen in 2005 more than double the number in 2003.Waldron's case is typical:The resource center estimates that two-thirds of child ID thefts are committed by family members.
Some dishonest person use children's names and Social Security number to ring up massive debts; others use children's identities in place of their own when caught committing other crimes; still others sell identification information on the black market to illegal immigrants,fellow criminals or even terrorists.The theft brings its victims enormous financial and emotional trauma(創(chuàng)傷).in part because the identity abuse often goes undetected for years.
Dealing with child identity theft after it happens is extremely difficult Laws in many states are insufficient to handle the crime's complexity,and financial institutions are often less than helpful.Randy Waldron Ir.has worked tirelessly for eight years to straighten out his credit record and he continues to deal with the fallout."It's been a very long and hard battle,"he says."Recovering my identity was really the absolute hardest part.I think a lot of victims assume the problem will go away."
28.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?B
A.How to Avoid Identity Theft B.Child Identity Theft
C.Recover My Identity D.Look out for family Members
29.Why do children easily become the targets of identity theft?C
A.Because they cannot read or write at a young age
B.Because they are too young to protect themselves
C.Because they have empty credit and criminal records
D.Because identity theft can't be found in time
30.With the help of the child's identity.the criminals can do the following except thatA.
A.straighten out their own credit record
B.substitute for their own identities when caught committing crimes
C.obtain credits from various merchants and lenders
D.sell identification information on the black market
31.It can be inferred from the passage thatD.
A.Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime in the country
B.Children should never trust their family members
C.Financial institutions should be responsible for the identity theft
D.New laws should be made to help the identity theft victims.
分析 本文主要是介紹了盜用孩子身份這一社會現(xiàn)象,并提出需要制定新的法律來預防這一犯罪.
解答 28.B 29.C 30.A 31.D
28.B 標題判斷題 通讀全文可知本文主要是介紹了孩子身份盜用這一社會現(xiàn)象.故選項B正確.
29.C 細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第三段Their clean credit and absence of criminal histories make them ideal victims.一句可知是因為孩子的信用和犯罪檔案是空白的.故答案選C.
30.A 細節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第五段Some dishonest person use children's names and Social Security number to ring up massive debts; others use children's identities in place of their own when caught committing other crimes; still others sell identification information on the black market to illegal immigrants,fellow criminals or even terrorists.The theft brings its victims enormous financial and emotional trauma(創(chuàng)傷).in part because the identity abuse often goes undetected for years.可知A項 洗白他們的犯罪記錄沒有涉及到.故答案A正確.
31.D 推理判斷題 根據(jù)最后一段Laws in many states are insufficient to handle the crime's complexity,and financial institutions are often less than helpful可知需要制定新的法律來預防這一犯罪,故答案D正確.
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