Jonathan James looks like just another kid about to graduate from high school. But this 19-year-old Swede is anything but ordinary, from the puter in his parents’ home he helps the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) find out the world’s most wanted cyber criminals .
Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede, Fredrik Bjoerck, found out the maker of the “Melissa” virus in March 1999. He came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7, finding out the suspected sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virus. The suspect was caught in Manila on May 8.
Jonathan’s special skills are in hot demand as officials around the world express alarm at the “virtual” crimewave. In between studying for final exams, hanging out with friends and refereeing his younger brother’s football matches, the quiet, gentle teenager also gives lessons on e-security (电子安全) to large panies. He reads a lot and exchanges information with other puter experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker trade.
Many panies have already tried to employ him, but he is not interested at the moment. Instead, he plans to begin law school in the autumn at Sweden’s Uppsala University and start up his own e-security pany.
Although he works with the FBI now, his family insists he’s just “a regular kid”. “Jonathan is a great kid, he has his friends and he does a lot more than just play with the puter,” his little sister Tessa said, adding that he helps the FBI because “he likes to help”, not because he’s looking for fame and recognition.
When the world was hit by the “Love Bug” virus, Jonathan was too busy preparing a speech on e-security to look into the problem. “Finally on May 7, I had some free time, so I began looking.” Within a few hours, he had found the suspect and e-mailed his method and results to the FBI. He said his work on the “Melissa” virus, which took three weeks to solve, was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly.
“This time I knew exactly where to start, I knew what to disregard and what to look at.”
【小题1】The passage mainly wants to tell us that .A．Swedish kid helps FBI find out the most wanted cyber criminalsB．Jonathan is really a quiet, gentle and ordinary boyC．many panies want the young puter expert to join inD．any cyber criminals will surely be found out wherever they are【小题2】The public started to know something about Jonathan just from .A．his helping the US FBI to find out the sender of the dangerous “I LOVE YOU” virusB．his work together with Fredrik Bjoerck to find out the maker of the “Melissa” virusC．his little sister’s talk about his good qualities as a regular kid and a good programmerD．his speech on e-security to many puter panies after his fight against hackers【小题3】 From Jonathan’s success in finding out the sender of the dangerous ‘Love Bug” virus we can infer that .A．where there’s a will, there’s a wayB．experience is knowledgeC．hard work leads to successD．failure is the mother of success【小题4】What do we know about Jonathan? A．He is a good fame hunter with various abilities.B．He is such a brave fighter that any criminal will feel afraid.C．He is an expert on security, not interested in running a pany.D．He is a regular kid but does something unusual.A
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】A主旨题。根据 …he helps the us federal bureau of investigation(fbi) find out the world’s most wanted cyber criminals 可确定答案。
【小题1】B 细节题。根据 jonathan first made headlines when he and another swede, fredrik bjoerck, found out the maker of the “melissa” virus(病毒) in march 1999 可推测出答案。
【小题1】B 推断题。根据 he said his work on the “melissa” virus, which took three weeks to solve, was a big help in finding the suspect so quickly 可以看出，以前积累的经验对他以后的工作大有帮助，故 b 最佳。
【小题1】D 细节题。根据 although he works with the fbi now, his family insists he’s just “a regular kid” 可以看出来，jonathan 是一个正常的孩子，但他却做出了一些不寻常的事情。