江蘇 王篤艷

主題語境：科技與信息 篇幅：295詞 建議用時：5分鐘

1Cybersecurity involves preventing,detecting and responding to cyberattacks that can have wideranging effects on individuals,organizations,the community and the nation.

2Cyberattacks are malicious(惡意的)attempts to access or damage a computer or network system.Cyberattacks can lead to loss of money and theft of personal,financial and medical information that can damage your reputation and safety.

3Cyberattacks can occur in many ways,including:

?Accessing your personal computers,mobile phones,gaming systems and other Internet and Bluetooth-connected devices.

?Damaging your financial security,including identity theft.

?Blocking your access or deleting your personal information and accounts.

?Complicating your employment,business services,transportation and power grid.

4You can avoid cyber risks by setting up proper controls.The following are things you can do to protect yourself,your family and your property before a cyberattack occurs:

?Limit the personal information you share online.Change privacy settings and do not use location features.

?Keep software applications and operating systems up-to-date.

?Use a password manager;use upper and lower case letters,numbers and special characters as well as two-factor authentication.

?Watch for suspicious activities that ask you to do something right away,offer something that sounds too good to be true or needs your personal information.Think before you click,and when in doubt,do not click.Do not provide personal information.

?Use secure Internet communications.

?Protect your home and/or business using a secure Internet connection and Wi-Fi network.

?Use stronger authentication such as a personal identification number(PIN)or password that only you would know.Consider using a separate device that can receive a code or use a biometric scan(e.g.a fingerprint scanner).

?Check your account statements and credit reports regularly.

?Only share personal information on secure sites(e.g.“https://”).

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1.What are cyberattacks?

A.Acts of hurting computer users.

B.Acts of attacking people on streets.

C.Acts of destroying computers'hardware.

D.Acts of hacking into one's network system.

2.What should you do to keep away from cyber risks?

A.Use location features.

B.Click when in doubt.

C.Use a secure Wi-Fi network.

D.Provide personal information.

3.Where is this text probably taken from?

A.A storybook. B.A newspaper.

C.An advertisement. D.An instruction booklet.

Language

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Ⅰ.Useful expressions

have effects on對……產生影響

lead to導致；通向；造成（后果）

set up設置；調試好

Ⅱ.Difficult sentences

1.Cybersecurity involves preventing,detecting and responding to cyberattacks that can have wide-ranging effects on individuals,organizations,the community and the nation.網絡安全涉及預防、檢測和應對可能對個人、組織、社區(qū)和國家造成廣泛影響的網絡攻擊。

【點石成金】本句的主干為Cybersecurity involves preventing,detecting and responding to cyberattacks；其后的that引導定語從句，修飾先行詞cyberattacks，且that在從句中作主語。

2.Cyberattacks can lead to loss of money and theft of personal,financial and medical information that can damage your reputation and safety.網絡攻擊可能導致金錢損失以及個人、財務和醫(yī)療信息被盜，這可能損害你的聲譽和安全。

【點石成金】本句含that引導的定語從句，修飾先行詞theft of personal,financial and medical information，且that在從句中作主語。