新编大学英语视听说教程第六册听力原文Unit 6

新编大学英语视听说教程第六册听力原文Unit6新编大学英语视听说教程第六册听力原文Unit6新编大学英语视听说教程第六册听力原文Unit6xxx公司新编大学英语视听说教程第六册听力原文Unit6文件编号：文件日期：修订次数：第1.0次更改批准审核制定方案设计，管理制度Unit6ViewScene1:Inthestudio(TheProgram"NewsReview"ison.GarmanisinterviewingTiffanyZorn,theNotComGuy.)Garman:ThisisTerryGarman.Welcometo"NewsReview".WithmetodayisMs.TiffanyZorn,fromTheChicagoTribune.Welcome.Zorn:Hi.Garman:Tiffany,yourseriesofreportsintheTribuneonyourexperimenthavebecomewell-knownnationwide.Wouldyoupleasebrieflyintroduceittotheaudience?

Zorn:Well,ImadeapublicannouncementthatIwouldgocoldturkeyforoneweekandthenreportonmydiscoveries.Garman:Whatdoyoumeanbygoingcoldturkey?Zorn:Wehumanbeingsareaddictedtoelectronicequipment,suchascellphones,faxmachines,andofcourse,thecomputerandtheInternet.Garman:Andyouwanttogowithoutthem?Zorn:You'reright.IwantedtoknowifIcouldsurviveinaworldwithoutthem.Garman:That'swhyyou'vegotanickname—NotComGuy.NowI'mcuriousabouttheresultsofyourexperiment.Didyouactuallydothat?Zorn:Well,totellthetruth,IgaveupmyattemptfourdaysafterIbegan.Garman:Yourexperimentonlylastedfourdaysandthenyougaveup?Zorn:Yep.Garman:Whatdoyouthinkwasthereasonforthefailureofyourexperiment?Zorn:Foronething,IhavetoadmitthatIdon'thaveenoughwillpower.Atthebeginning,IthoughtitwouldbedifficultformetoquitafterImadeapubliccommitmentinthenewspapers,butthingsturnedoutotherwise.Garman:Whatmadeyouchangeyourmind?Zorn:WhenIsetouttogiveupmycomputerandotherelectronicequipment,Ifeltsortoflivinginadifferentenvironment.Iwascutofffrommye-mailandfeltlonely.IknewIcouldexistwithoutit.ButIstillreallymissedmye-mail.Youknow,asacolumnist,Ialwayshavetokeepincontactwithmycorrespondents.Garman:Yes,Isee.Zorn:Butthat'sonlypartofthestory.Worsestill,IlearnedthatIwasn'tabletowritecoherentsentenceswithouttheuseofmywordprocessor.Garman:That'samazing.Zorn:Onsecondthought,itisquiteunderstandable.Withaccesstocomputerseverywhereyougo,you'veprobablylostsomesortofabilitytospell.Garman:That'sright.Doyoumeanthatyoujustcouldn'tgowithoutacomputer?Zorn:Iwaskindofadriftforthosefourdays.ItwaspartlyduetotheabsenceofthecomputerandtheInternet.Yetofcourse,thecellphoneandthefaxmachinewerelikewiseindispensable.ThinkoftheinconvenienceandfrustrationitcausedwhenIdeliberatelyignoredthem!Theyweresohandyandtempting!Garman:Theresultsofthisexperimentarenotencouragingatallforthosewhowanttoreturntosimplertimes.Zorn:Isupposeso.Iintendedtogiveupmydependenceonelectronics,butasitturnedout,Ifailed.Thingsareeasiersaidthandone.Garman:Tiffany,youtriedtowithdrawfromyourcomputer,yourcellphoneandyourfaxmachine,andfitintohumansociety.SomeoneIknowistryingtodotheexactopposite.He'swithdrawingfromhumansocietyintohiscomputer.HisnameisEricMaddox.

Scene2:InEricMaddox'shome(TerryGarmanisinterviewingEricMaddox,theDotComGuy,inEricMaddox'shome,wherehehasbeendoingtheoppositeofTiffanyZorn'sexperiment.)Maddox:Hi,everyone!Garman:Hi,Eric!How'severythinggoing?Maddox:Fine.Everything'sfine.Garman:Eric,orshouldIcallyouDotComGuy?Maddox:Goahead.Garman:Eric,whatpromptedyoutospendawholeyearathomeorderingeverythingyouneedtoliveovertheInternet?Maddox:IgottheideatwomonthsagowhenIfoundmyselfgrowingrestlesswhileIwasshoppingwithmyparents.Theywerewalkingbackandforthintheaisle,makingafussoverwhattobuy.Thewholetriptookthreehours.Iwasfedupwithit.Garman:Soyouturnedtoe-commerce?Maddox:Yeah.Itsavesmealotoftrouble.Timeisonething,andpriceisanother.What'smore,Ihopepeoplecanlearnfrommyexperienceandknowthattheageof

e-commerceishereandit'sgood.Garman:Well,you'vecertainlyshownthatit'spossible.Yournameisahouseholditembecauseyou'vebeenobservedbyround-the-clockvideocamerashookeduptocomputersaroundtheworld.Maddox:ComputerandtheInternetarehereaswell,yousee?Garman:Sinceyouarenotallowedtoleaveyourhome,doyoufeelthatyouareseparatedfromtheoutsideworld?Maddox:Tosomeextent,mylifeismoreisolated.ButtheInternetisavirtualworldinitself.Itoffersawidevarietyofthingstobuy,informationtolearn,andpeopleofdifferentbackgrounds,professionsandintereststochatwith.Garman:That'sforsure.Doyouhaveanyotherleisureactivities?Maddox:Uh,anaerobicsinstructorcomesonceaweektomakesureIdon'tmergewithmycouchphysically.Garman:Andyourcouchwasboughtonlinetoo?Maddox:Yeah,ofcourse.Um...Ienjoymylifestyle.LastnightIwentshoppingformybed.Garman:Besides,yourlifeasaprofessionalelectronicsconsumerisapparentlyafinancialsuccess.Maddox:Mywebsite,whichfeaturesvideosofnearlyeverymoveImake,receivesmillionsofhitsadayandisusingadvertisementsaswell.IestimateIwillearnnearly$90,000thisyear.

Scene3:Inthestudio(TerryGarmanandTiffanyZornareinthestudioforthe"NewsReview"programagain.)Garman:We'rebackinthestudio.Tiffany,whatdoyouthinkarethedifferencesbetweenyouandDotComGuy?Zorn:Well,Ithinkmyexperimentis50timesharderthanhis.Andwhathe'sdoingisnotverydifficult.AndIhavetheimpressionthatwhathe'sdoingisalmostlikeajob.He'snowprofitingfromit.Theproblemishowlongpeoplewillbewillingtologonandwatchhimclickhismouse.It'squestionablewhetherthatwillgoonforverylong.Garman:Youmayhaveapoint.ThetruetestofDotComGuy'scharacterwillbe10monthsfromnow,whenhehastofacetheoutsideworldagain,nolongersafelyprotectedbytheWebandhise-comforts.Listen1-1

Thoseofuswhodonotwanttotellourdoctorhowmuchwereallydrinkareoftenmorehonestwithacomputer.Infact,manypatientssaytheyprefertalkingtoacomputertotalkingtotheirdoctor.

"Computersdon'texpectyoutosmileorsociallyrelatetothemwhenyouarefeelingill,"saidpsychiatristandprogramwriter,Dr.TonyCarr.

Dr.CarroftheMaudsleyHospitalinLondontriestomakesurehisprogramsarefriendly.Forexample,ifapatientcalledAnnasaysthatbothherparentsaredead,thecomputerwillsay:"I'msorrytohearthat,Anna."

Aswellasexpressingsympathylikeadoctor,thecomputercanalsoquestionpatientsandremindpatientsofsomething.Ifapatientsaysheneverdrinksalcohol,thecomputercanaskhim:"NeverNotevenatpartiesoratChristmas"

Computersaredoingeverydayinterviewswhichusedtotakeupalotofadoctor'stime."And,ofcourse,"saidDr.Carr,"itischeapertouseacomputerthanahighly-trainedperson."

Doesthisdirectcontactbetweenthepatientsandthecomputermeanthatwedonotneeddoctorsanymore

Itdepends.Computersareusefulbecausetheydonotfeelembarrassed.Theydonotlookshockedifyousayyoudrinktwobottlesofwhiskyaday.Andtheydonotstoptotalkonthephoneasdoctorsoftendo.

But,asDr.MikePringle,afamilydoctorinNottinghamshire,said:"Wesmileandwegiveapatientahankieorputanarmaroundhershoulderifsheiscrying.Thatiswhypeoplewillalwayswantus."Listen1-2Questions:1.Whydosomepatientsprefertotalktoacomputer?2.Whatistheadvantageofusingcomputersinhospitals?3.Howaredoctorsdifferentfromcomputers?4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

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VickieHulvey,29,inNewJersey,metSteveBarnes,35,aconfirmedbachelorandcomputerconsultantlivinginBristol,inaCompuServechatroominAugust1995.Nowthey'remarriedandhaveaneight-month-olddaughter.

Whentheyfirstmadecontact,Vickiehadbeendivorcedforaboutfouryears.She'dbegunusingtheNetwhileshewasmarriedtoherex-husband."Iamnotagoodcomputeruser,"Vickiesaid."Icouldonlyusetext,soIspentlotsoftimeinthechatroom.Itwasagreatwayformetoforgetaboutallmyproblems.Everyonewassofriendly.SortofaUtopiawherenoonereallyhadanyproblems."

FourmonthsafterSteveandVickiehadfirstmadecontact,heflewtoNewJersey."Ourfirstmeetingwasprettyamazing,"sherecalls."SteveandIbothrealizedtheIRL(InRealLife)meetingwouldeithercementourfuturetogetherorendtherelationshipwe'dbeendreamingabout.Ifeltawkwardduringthefirst10minutes,becauseIkeptthinking,'Asanepersonwouldn'tbedoingthis!'ButStevesaidhefeltcomfortablestraightaway.Hewasexactlywhathehadsaidhewas,sothereweren'tanyadjustmentstomake."

They'dstartede-mailingeachotherduringAugust1995andhadbeensendingaboutfourmessagesdaily."Wespentahugeamountoftimeonline,"Vickiesays.Theyprintedallthee-mails,whichfillsevenlargebinders.TheyalsocrossedtheAtlantictovisiteachotherfivetimesbetweenDecember1995andJune1996.

"Idon'tthinkitwasaspecificthingthatattractedmetohim;itwasthewholepackagereally,"Vickiesaid."Iknowit'sgoingtosoundsappy,butitwaslikedestiny.Wejustclicked.Wehadsimilarhopesanddreamsforthefutureforwhatwewantedoutoflife."

Istheirrelationshipstillheavenly"Lifeisgood,wegetonwelltogether,andweworkoneverythingasateam,sharingalloflife.Stevesometimese-mailsmewhenheisatwork,butwetalkmorethantypethesedays,"Vickiegushed."WewillbemarriedfortwoyearsinJulyandIcanhonestlysayitwasamatchmadeinheaven!"Questions:1.Wheredidthecouplefirstgettoknoweachother?2.Whendidthecouplehavetheirfirstmeeting?3.WhatdidVickiethinkaboutchattingontheNet?4.Howdidtheyfeelduringthefirst10minutesoftheirfirstmeeting?5.HowmanytimesdidtheyvisiteachotherbetweenDecember1995andJune1996?

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Areyoulookingtoimproveyourlanguageskills,butwithoutachancetogooverseastoattendschoolMoreandmoreuniversitiesaroundtheworldareofferingopportunitiesforstudentstoobtaindegreesonline—distanceeducation—fromthecomfortoftheirownhomes,andmanyoftheseinstitutionsareaccredited,meaningthattheyhavemetcertainstandardsofexcellence.

Ifyoudecidetotakelanguagecoursesonline(oranysubjectforthatmatter),besuretoevaluatethebenefitsofstudyingonlineversusgoingabroad.Theadvantagesofstudyingonlinearethatthecostsareusuallylower,youcanstudyatyourownpace,andyouhaveaccesstothematerials24-hours-a-dayfromalmostanycomputerintheworld.However,youwon'tgetthehumaninteractionofmeetingpeoplefacetofacelikeyouwouldifyouwerephysicallyattendingaschooloverseas.

Ontheotherhand,theadvantagesofgoingoverseasmayincludeday-to-dayopportunitiestolearnanewculture,meetnewfriendswithwhomyoucanuseandpracticethelanguage,andchancestoseedifferentpartsoftheworld.However,theremaybeanumberofdisadvantagesforyou,includingexpense,beingawayfromone'sschool,family,orwork,andthechallengeofadaptingtoanewcultureandwayoflife.

Whateveryoudo,consideradistanceeducationprogramthatmeetsyoureducationalneeds,iswithinyourbudget,andequallyimportant,providesyouwithopportunitiestogrowbeyondtheclassroomthroughculturalandeducationalactivities.Statements:1.Manyuniversitiesofferdegreesonlinetomakeprofits.2.It'simpossibletodecidewhethertheseuniversitiesarequalifiedornot.3.Themostimportantthingtotakeintoconsiderationwhenyouchooseanoverseasuniversityiscost.4.Forthosewhohavenochancetogoabroadtopursuetheirstudies,anonlineuniversitydegreeisagoodchoice.5.Oneneedstoevaluatebothadvantagesanddisadvantagesofstudyingonlinebeforetheyactuallydothat.

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Ajoblessmanappliedforthepositionof"officeboy"atMicrosoft.

TheHRmanagerinterviewedhim,thengavehimatest:cleanthefloor.Themanpassedthetestwithflyingcolors.

"Youarehired,"theHRmanagerinformedtheapplicant,"givemeyoure-mailaddress,andI'llsendyoutheapplicationforemployment,aswellasthedateyoushouldreportforwork."

Themanreplied,"Idon'thaveacomputer,orane-mail!"

"I'msorry,"saidtheHRmanager."Ifyoudon'thavean

e-mail,thatmeansyoudonotexist.Andwecannothirepersonswhodonotexist."

Themanwasverydisappointed.

Hedidn'tknowwhattodo.Hehadonly$10withhim.Oncethatwasspent,hewouldn'thaveanymoneytobuyanyfood.

Hewenttothesupermarketandboughtacrateoftomatoeswithhis$10.

Hewentfromdoortodoorandsoldthetomatoesinlessthantwohours.Hedoubledhismoney.

Herepeatedtheoperationthreetimes,andreturnedhomewith$60.Herealizedthathecouldsurvivethisway.Hestartedtogoearlyeveryday,andreturnhomelate.

Hedoubledortripledhismoneyeveryday.Soon,heboughtacart,thenatruck.Inaveryshorttime,hehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.

Fiveyearslater,themanbecameoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheU.S.Hestartedtoplanhisfamily'sfuture,anddecidedtohavealifeinsurancepolicy.

Hecalledaninsurancebroker,andchoseaprotectionplan.

Attheendoftheconversationthebrokeraskedhimforhis

e-mailaddress.

Themanreplied,"Idon'thaveane-mail."

Thebrokerwasdumbfounded."Youdon'thaveane-mail,andyethavesucceededinbuildinganempire.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail"heexclaimed.

Themanthoughtforawhile,andreplied,"AnofficeboyatMicrosoft!"Questions:1.Whatdoesanofficeboydoaccordingtothepassage?2.Whywasthemanapplyingfortheofficeboydisappointed?3.Whatdidthemandowithhismoney?4.Howwasthemanfiveyearslater?5.Whatisthemoralofthestory?

Mlisten2-2Statements:1.TheHRmanagerwantedtosendthemantheapplicationforemployment.2.AtMicrosoft,thosewhodidn'thaveacomputerwereassignedthetaskoffloorcleaning.3.Themanboughtacartwiththe$60heearnedinlessthantwohours.4.Themanworkedhardandthatwasthereasonforhissuccess.5.Themandecidedtoprotecthismoneyearnedfrombeingstolen.6.ThemancouldhavebeenanofficeboyatMicrosoftifhehadane-mail.

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HaveyouheardofonlinemovierentalsIfnot,theremightbeanoptionforyoutoimproveyourlanguageskillsandenjoysomeentertainmentatthesametime.Somepeoplehavegrowntiredofgoingdowntothevideorentalstoretorentmovies.Now,moreandmorecompaniesareofferingcustomerstheserviceofonlinemovierentals.

Here'showitworksformostofthesecompanieslikeNetflix,Blockbuster,andQwikfliks:

1.Selectandsignupforapaymentprogram,whichwilldeterminehowmanymoviesyoucanrentandholdatanyonetime.2.Choosethemoviesyouwanttowatch(generally1—3atatime).3.Movies(usuallyDVDs)aresenttoyouwithin1—3days,andshippingiscoveredbythecompany.4.Watchthemovies,oftenwithnolatefees.5.Returnthemoviesinaprepaidreturnenvelope.

Newcompaniesandtermsofservicearealwayschanging,socheckthesesitesforspecific,up-to-datedetails.

Onceyoureceivethemovies,howcanyouimproveyourlanguageskillswiththemWell,justsittinginfrontoftheTVwithadrinkinonehandandpopcornintheotherisn'tabadwaytorelaxandpassivelyenjoymovies,butyouwon'tlearnmuchdoingit.Rather,oneideatoimproveyourlisteningskillsistowatchthemovieswiththecaptionsturnedonandpausethemoviewhenyouseeandhearnewexpressions.WritedownthesewordsandlookthemupinagoodEnglish-Englishdictionarytounderstandtheirpossiblemeanings.Then,thinkofsomesamplesentencesforeachword.Inotherwords,learningvocabularyhaslittlemeaningifyoudon'tknowhowtousethemincontext.Goodluck.Statements:1.Youcanrenttwomoviesonlineatatime.2.Youcanchoosethemovieyouwanttowatchandwaitfor1—3daysforittoarrive.3.Youneedtopaydeliveryfeesinadditiontotherental.4.Ifyoudon'treturnthemovieyourentontime,you'llbefined.5.Youneedtopayforanenvelopeinadvancesothatyoucanputyourmovieinitwhenyoureturnit.

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Videogameconsolesandsoftwarewillgross$30billionthisyear,morethantwicetherevenueoftheNationalFootballLeague,theNationalBasketballAssociation,andMajorLeagueBaseballcombined.Withmillionsofpeopleplaying,it'snowonderthatithasgivenrisetoprofessionalvideogamecompetition.

TheNo.1videogameplayer,JohnathanWendel,wholivesinKansasCity,Missouri,andhastheprofessionalnameof"Fatality",istheoutstandingcyber-athleteintheworld.Attheageof25hehasbeenaprofessionalforsixyears,haswon46tournamentsandhasearnedmorethan$300,000.Hehaswonworldchampionshipsinfourdifferentvideogamesandisworkingonafifthgame.Nobodyelsehasdonethat,but,whenaskedifheisthebestcyber-athleteintheworld,heanswers,"Ifyousayso,I'mtryingtobemodest...,but,yes,I'mprettygood."

Whenhewas18,hewantedtobecomeaprofessionalvideogameathlete,buthisparentsboththoughtitwasabadidea.Johnathansaid,"Dad,justletmegotothisonetournament.IfIdon'twin...anysignificantmoney,I'lljustquit,andgotoschoolfull-time."Hewon$4,000,camehomeandsaid,"Dad,Iwon$4,000playingavideogame...Itwassoinsane!"Atthe2004WorldCyberGamesinSanFrancisco,thetotalprizesweremorethan$400,000,andthegameswerebroadcastliveovertheInternet,completewithplay-by-playcommentary,coaches,andbothindividualandteamcompetitions.

"Fatality"said,"It'sallabouthand-eyecoordination,reflexes,timing,strategyandthinkingfast."Likeallcyber-athleteshepractices8—10hoursadayatthevideoscreen,butheisnotageek.Heisanexcellentathlete,astaronhishighschooltennisteam,andworksoutalottostayphysicallyfit,makingsurehisneurotransmittersareworkingwellandarereadytogo.Hecallshisphysicaltraining"neuro-fitness".Ithasbeencomparedtoplayingchess,usingthecontrolstocollectweaponsandammunitionwhilemakingprecisionmovestoevade,trapandkillone'sopponent.Hedoesn'tthinkthis"killing"isabadthing,butcomparesittoscoringinfootballorbaseball.

Videogamecompetitiondrew100,000fanstoatournamentinSouthKoreain2005,anditisnowabigenoughcommunityaroundtheworldtoattractprizemoney,advertisingrevenueandmerchandisingdealsfromcomputingcompanies,videogamesandsoftdrinks.Questions:1.Whathasgivenrisetoprofessionalvideogamecompetitions?2.HowmanytimeshasJohnathanWendelwonworldchampionships?3.WhatdoesJohnathanWendelthinkofhimself?4.Whopromptedhimtobecomeaprofessionalcyber-athlete?5.WhatdoesJohnathanWendelthinkof"killing"inthevideogames?

Mlisten4-2Quiz1-1(Ms.Johnson,abankmanagerandMr.Kantor,theassistantmanager,arediscussingtheproblemofseniorcitizensnotmakinguseofthebank'scomputerizedservices.Manyseniorcustomersarecomplainingthatdoingbankingchoresisbecominglessconvenientandmoretime-consuming.)Johnson:Manyofourseniorcustomersarenotusingourcomputerizedbankingservices.Howdoyouexplainthisphenomenon?Kantor:Well,itcouldbethattheymightnotknowhowtousethemandthattheymightfeeluncomfortableaboutaskingforhelp.Perhapsweshoulddevelopprogramstoshowthesecustomersjusthoweasyitistousebankcomputerssuchasautomatedtellermachines.Johnson:Wecoulddothat.Moreseniorcitizensmightusetheseservicesiftheyalsoknewhowmucheasieritwouldbeforthemtodotheirbankingtasksbycomputeratanytimeofthedayratherthanhavingtowaitforatellerduringregularbankinghours.Whatotherideasdoyouhave?Kantor:Wecouldalsohaveourstafftakenoteofanycustomerswaitinginlinewhocouldbesavingtimedoingthesamethingbycomputer.Johnson:HowaboutaSeniors'DayWecouldinviteourseniorcustomerstoanopenhousetodemonstratehowtousethecomputersandhowthesemachinescanmaketheirbankingfasterandmoreconvenient.Kantor:Wecouldalsoadvertisethatbyusingacomputerizedbankingmachine,theywouldavoidthecostofservicecharges.Johnson:Let'sgetworkingonthisrightaway.Iwantourcustomerstoknowjusthowmuchcomputerscanchangetheirlives.

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"Justwhenyouthinkyou'veseenthebasestmeansbywhichstrangerstrytostealfromtheinnocent,anewlowisreached,"saidEllyHarkinsofVallejo,California.The77-year-oldsaidthelatestattempttocheathercameintheformofane-mailappealingtohersenseofcompassion."Whatbothersmeisthatitappealstopeople'sgoodwillandtheirdesiretohelpsomeoneintrouble,"saidHarkins."Myconcernisthatsomeoftheelderlypeoplemightsendthischeatmoney,notsomuchforthemoneyitpromises,butbecausetheywanttohelpthiswomanwithsuchasadstory."

Harkins'e-mailwasreportedlyfromadyingwomanwhowantstosendHarkinstwomilliondollarstocareforherchildrenaftershedies.AllHarkinsissupposedtodoiscallore-mailapriestinAfrica,andsendhimallsortsofpersonalinformation.Shegotasecondsuche-mailfromadifferentwomandirectinghertothesame"priest".

Harkinssaidshewasimmediatelysuspiciouswhenshesawthee-mail,butsomerecipientsarelikelytofallforit,accordingtoanewConsumerReportssurvey.ThesurveyshowsthatU.S.consumershavelostmorethaneightbilliondollarstoonlineschemesandcomputervirusesinthepasttwoyears.

VallejoPoliceDepartmentChiefDetectiveLt.RonBeckersaidthatwhilehe'sneverheardofHarkins'particularcheat,heagreesthatitsoundslikeanewvariationoftheInternetcrimes."Allthesecheatingandtrickingpreyeitheronpeople'sgenerosityorgreed,"Beckersaid.Hecontinued,"Realpeopleintroubledon'toftensendoutblankete-mails.Ifyougetane-mailrequestingmoneyorpersonalinformation,it'sbestjusttodeleteit."

JeffFox,ConsumerReportsTechnologyEditor,advisesaccessingbankorotherofficialwebsitesfromone'sownbrowserandneverfromane-maillink.Hesays,"Scarierstillisanewbreedoffraudfrome-mailerspretendingtobefromtheInternalRevenueServiceorothergovernmentagency."Hecontinued,"Thebestwaytostaysafefromcomputer/Internetcrimeistouseanti-virusandspyware-blockingsoftware,butmanypeoplestilldon't."Statements:1.AccordingtoHarkinsmostpeoplenowhaveverylowmoralstandards.2.Thetwoe-mailsshereceivedwereaimedatgettingherpersonalinformationandstealingmoneyfromher.3.U.S.consumershavelost80billiondollarstoonlineschemesandcomputervirusesinthepasttwoyears.4.Ifyougetane-mailrequestingmoney,it'sbesttodeleteit.5.Ane-maillinkisasreliableasone'sownbrowser.

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SomepeoplethinkoftheInternetasahugevideogameinwhichmillionsof"surfers"spendtimeskippingfromoneentertainingwebsitetoanotherwiththeflickofamouse.Whileitistruethathightechnologyprovidesunlimitedopportunityforaimlessentertainment,interactivetechnologyalsooffersamazingnewpossibilitiesforseriouslearning.PeoplecanusetheInternetforgainingknowledge,managingtheirmoney,pursuingspecialinterests,andtakingcourses.

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