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2008年大学英语四级巅峰阅读培训(第三十二讲) |
Crime has its own cycles, a magazine reported some years ago. Police records that were studied for five years from over 2,400 cities and towns show a surprising link between changes in the seasons and crime patterns.
The pattern of crime has varied very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August, as do rape and other violent attacks. Murder, moreover, is more than seasonal: it is a weekend crime. It is also a nighttime crime: 62 percent of murders are committed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Unlike the summer high in crimes of bodily harm, burglary has a different cycle. You are most likely to be robbed between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. on a Saturday night in December, January, or February. What is the most non-criminal month of all? May, except for one strange statistic. More dog bites are reported in this month than in any other month of the year.
1.The main idea of paragraph 1 is ____.
A. crime is a serious social problem
B. there is a link between change in the seasons and crime patterns
C. crime is not linked to the change in season
D.2,400 towns were studied for five years
2.The subject of paragraph 2 is ____.
A. Summer crime B. burglary
C murder
D. nighttime crime
3.According to the passage, a murder would most likely occur ____.
A. on a weekend night in winter
B. on a weekend afternoon in summer
C. on a Saturday night
D. on a weekend night in summer
4.In paragraph 2 “it is also a nighttime crime,” it refers to ____.
A.murder
B.62 percent
C. weekend crime
D. rape
5.In paragraph 3,what is the one strange statistic for May?
A. There are more dog bites in May.
B. There are more robberies in May.
C. There is the most crime in May.
D. There are more murders in May.
答案解析与短文大意：
本文主要讨论了犯罪的规律问题，特别是犯罪同季之间的联系。一项根据警局档案进行的调查，证明了该观点。谋杀的高峰期是七八月份，不仅如此谋杀还是一个周末性和夜晚性的犯罪。但哪个月是犯罪率最低的月份呢?五月份。只不过有一个奇怪的数据，就是该月有更多的狗伤人案件发生。
1.答案B。
【参考译文】第一段的主要思想是……
【试题分析】此题考查考生“掌握段落大意”的能力。
【详细解答】见原文第一段，“Police records that were studies for five years from over 2,400 cities and towns show a surprising link between changes in the season and crime patterns.”从2400市镇提取的过去五年的警局档案显示：季节变化和犯罪
类型之间有惊人的联系。B)项符合该意，为正确选项。
2.答案C。
【参考译文】第二段的主题是……
【试题分析】此题考查考生“根据已知信息进行推断的”能力。
【详细解答】见原文第二段，该段的主题是murder(谋杀案)，因此C)为正确选项。
3.答案D。
【参考译文】根据短文，谋杀最有可能发生在……。
【试题分析】此题考查考生“根据已知信息进行推测”的能力。
【详细解答】见原文第二段，“Murder reaches its high during July and August,....Murder, moreover, is more than seasonal: it is a weekend crime. It is also a nighttime crime.”谋杀案高峰期是7、8月份，谋杀不仅具有季节性，它还是周末性及夜晚性的犯罪，由此推知，D为正确选项。
4.答案A。
【参考译文】第二段中提到“它还是种夜间性的犯罪”，它指的是……
【试题分析】此题考查考生“理解文章中某些细节”的能力。
【详细解答】见原文第二段，联系上下文知it指代murder,因此A)为正确答案。
5.答案A。
【参考译文】在第三段中提到，什么是五月份的奇怪数据?
【试题分析】此题考查考生“辨认事实”的能力。
【详细解答】见原文最后一段，“What is the most non-criminal month of all? May-except for one strange statistic. More dog bites are reported in this month...”哪个是犯罪率最低的月份?五月——除了一个奇怪的数据，该月上报了更多的狗咬伤人案件…，因此推知，A为正确答案。
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