Computer criminals don't use guns. And even if they are caught, it is hard to punish them because there are no witnesses and often no evidence. A computer cannot remember who used it; it simply does what it is told. One clerk at a New York City bank used a computer to steal more than one and a half million dollars in just four years. No one noticed this because he moved money from one account to another. Each time a customer he had robbed questioned the balance in his account, the clerk claimed a computer error, then replaced the missing money from someone else's account. This clerk was caught only because he was gambling. When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was put in the records.

Some employees use the computer's power to get revenge on employers they consider unfair. Recently, a large insurance company (保险公司) fired its computer-tape librarian for reasons that involved her personal rather than her professional life. She was given thirty days' notice. In those thirty days, she wiped out all the company's programmed records in the computer.

Most computer criminals (犯罪) have been minor (低级的) employees. But police wonder if it is true. As one official says, “I have a feeling that there is more crime out there than we are catching. What we are seeing now is all so poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doing--the ones who really know how a computer works.”

　　 1. Why do many companies use computers to replace paper work?

　　　　  A. Because computers are fast, honest and make no mistakes.

　　　　  B. Because computers can not be used to steal money.

　　　　  C. Because computers are not expensive.

　　　　  D. Because computers have no conscience.

　　 2. What is the best advantage of computers for criminal?

　　　　  A. Computers never have a. bad day.

　　　　  B. Computers do not often provide evidence or witnesses.

　　　　  C. Computers can replace paper work.

　　　　  D. Computers are safe from human temptation.

　　 3. What happened once at a New York City bank?

　　　　  A. A man broke in and got away with a large sum of 1.5 million dollars.

　　　　  B. One clerk gambled away 1.5 million dollars.

　　　　  C. One employee was caught by the police because he robbed a customer of his money.

   　　   D. One clerk in the bank stole a lot of money by means of computers.

　　 4. Why does computer crime worry the police?

　　　　  A. Because most computer criminals are major employees.

　　　　  B. Because many employees use computers to get revenge on their employers.

　　　　  C. Because they do not know how to deal with computer crime at all.

　　　　  D. Because there might be more computer crimes done by experts than they can deal with.

In many businesses, computers have largely replaced paper work, because they are fast, and do not make mistakes. As one bank manager said, “Unlike humans, computers never have a bad day.” And, they are honest. Many banks put advertisements in the newspaper showing that their business deals are “untouched by human hands” and therefore safe from human temptation  (诱惑). Obviously, computers have no reason to steal money. But they also have no conscience (良心), and the growing number of computer crimes shows they can be used to steal.

Computer criminals don't use guns. And even if they are caught, it is hard to punish them because there are no witnesses and often no evidence. A computer cannot remember who used it; it simply does what it is told. One clerk at a New York City bank used a computer to steal more than one and a half million dollars in just four years. No one noticed this because he moved money from one account to another. Each time a customer he had robbed questioned the balance in his account, the clerk claimed a computer error, then replaced the missing money from someone else's account. This clerk was caught only because he was gambling. When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was put in the records.

Some employees use the computer's power to get revenge on employers they consider unfair. Recently, a large insurance company (保险公司) fired its computer-tape librarian for reasons that involved her personal rather than her professional life. She was given thirty days' notice. In those thirty days, she wiped out all the company's programmed records in the computer.

Most computer criminals (犯罪) have been minor (低级的) employees. But police wonder if it is true. As one official says, “I have a feeling that there is more crime out there than we are catching. What we are seeing now is all so poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doing--the ones who really know how a computer works.”

　　 1. Why do many companies use computers to replace paper work?

　　　　  A. Because computers are fast, honest and make no mistakes.

　　　　  B. Because computers can not be used to steal money.

　　　　  C. Because computers are not expensive.

　　　　  D. Because computers have no conscience.

　　 2. What is the best advantage of computers for criminal?

　　　　  A. Computers never have a. bad day.

　　　　  B. Computers do not often provide evidence or witnesses.

　　　　  C. Computers can replace paper work.

　　　　  D. Computers are safe from human temptation.

　　 3. What happened once at a New York City bank?

　　　　  A. A man broke in and got away with a large sum of 1.5 million dollars.

　　　　  B. One clerk gambled away 1.5 million dollars.

　　　　  C. One employee was caught by the police because he robbed a customer of his money.

   　　   D. One clerk in the bank stole a lot of money by means of computers.

　　 4. Why does computer crime worry the police?

　　　　  A. Because most computer criminals are major employees.

　　　　  B. Because many employees use computers to get revenge on their employers.

　　　　  C. Because they do not know how to deal with computer crime at all.

　　　　  D. Because there might be more computer crimes done by experts than they can deal with.