In spite of all stories of prosperity in the United States, not only does poverty exist there, but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate． Most acts of violence were committed by young people． 57% of the criminals arrested in 197

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In spite of all stories of prosperity in the United States, not only does poverty exist there, but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate． Most acts of violence were committed by young people． 57% of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age．
Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education,living without a settled home,being parentless,sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc．
There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate． In the first place, some state laws provide a death penalty but some not．Secondly, the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection． It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun． Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crime, the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read．
All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by nonprofessional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc．
?The author is worried about the fact that__________．

A.children may imitate what they have seen or read about crime
B.the more prosperous the United States is, the higher the crime rate becomes
C.citizens carrying guns will be punished
D.all the state laws will be punished

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第1题：

Working hours in the United States ____________over the past 20 years.

A. have increased

B. increased

C. were increasing

D. have been increased

参考答案：A

第2题：

A.the United States is a wealthy country although poverty and crime exist there
B.crime has become a serious problem in the United States, although it is said to be a prosperous one
C.despite the fact that crimes have been increasing rapidly in the United States, it is a country of prosperity
D.in spite of stories about poverty and crime in the United States, it is prospering at an increasing rate

答案：B

解析：

根据文章第一段第一句话可知，美国尽管繁荣，但还是存在贫困，而且还存在不断增长的高犯罪率。只有B选项符合题意。

第3题：

Of the many problems in the world today, none is as widespread, or as old, as crime. Crime has many forms, including crimes against property, person, and government. Crime, in all its forms, penetrates every layer of society and touches every human being. You may never have been robbed, but you suffer the increased cost of store- bought items because of others’shoplifting.

Your house is not worth as much today as it was a few years ago because of the increased crime rate in your neighborhood. Perhaps your business is not doing as well as it used to because tourism is down due to increased terrorism in your part of the world.

Crime, especially violent crime, has risen to a point where many people are afraid to walk al one in their own neighborhoods, afraid to open their door after dark, afraid to speak out and voice their own opinions. Some citizens have reacted by arming themselves with various weapons, legal and illegal, to defend themselves. Citizen groups have taken the law into their own hands by forming their own vigilante groups to administer judgment when they feel that their criminal justice system has not performed its duty.

Experts argue whether the number of crimes committed is actually on the rise or whether there is simply a rise in the number of crimes reported. This issue is particularly true in cases of marriage violence, the abuse of spouse or children. Throughout much of history, cases of family violence and neglect often went unreported because of the attitude of society, which considered family matters to be private.

Other experts argue about who is really to blame for criminal behavior. the individual or society. Researchers in the United States and Canada have identified several factors in society that contribute to the crime rate: massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and a large immigrant population. Other countries are more affected by factors such as politics, government corruption, and religion.

(1)What does the passage mainly discuss?

A、Crime the widespread problem.

B、The results caused by increasing violent crime.

C、Factors contributing to the crime rate.

D、Citizen groups combating crimes.

(2)The word shoplifting in line 4 is closest in meaning to _____________.

A、the crime of lifting the ban

B、the crime of moving the shops away

C、the crime of robbing things from shops

D、the crime of stealing things from shops

(3)Why does the author in Paragraph 2 mention citizen groups forming their own vigilante groups?

A、To show the criminal justice system is not just

B、To show citizens are powerful in combating crimes

C、To show crime is a serious social problem

D、To show citizens have rights in combating crimes

(4)According to the passage, which of the following are the factors contributing to United States’criminal behavior?

A、Politics, unemployment, poverty and a large immigrant population.

B、Massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and a large immigrant population.

C、Politics, government corruption, poverty and religion.

D、Massive urbanization, unemployment and poverty, and government corruption.

(5)Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A、Since you have never been robbed, you are not a victim of crime.

B、Some people use illegal weapons to defend themselves.

C、Only the individual should be responsible for the criminal behavior.

D、Family violence and neglect are considered family matters, and therefore private, so they are not crimes.

参考答案：ADCBB

第4题：

In spite of all stories of prosperity in the Unites States, not only does poverty exist there, but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate. Most acts of violence were committed by young people.57% of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age.
Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education, living within a settled home, being parent less, sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc.
There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate. In the first place, some state laws provide a death penalty but some not. Secondly, the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection. It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun. Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crime, the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read. All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and
by nonprofessional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc.
The author intends to tell the readers that_________.

A. the United States is a wealthy country although poverty and crime exist there
B. crime has become a serious problem in the United States, although it is said to be a prosperous one
C. despite the fact that crimes have been increasing rapidly in the United States, it is a country of prosperity
D. in spite of stories about poverty and crime in the United States, it is prospering at an increasing r

答案：B

解析：

根据文章第一段第一句话可知，美国尽管繁荣，但还是存在贫困，而且还存在不断增长的高犯罪率。只有B选项符合题意。

第5题：

In spite of all stories of prosperity in the United States, not only does poverty exist there, but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate． Most acts of violence were committed by young people． 57% of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age．
Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education,living without a settled home,being parentless,sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc．
There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate． In the first place, some state laws provide a death penalty but some not．Secondly, the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection． It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun． Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crime, the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read．
All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by nonprofessional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc．
The underlined word "penalty" is closest in meaning to__________ ．

A.punishment
B.trial
C.accusation
D.execution

答案：A

解析：

根据该句“In the first place，some state laws provide a death penalty but some not．”可知一些州有关于死刑的惩罚措施而另一些州没有。即penalty意为“处罚，惩罚”。

第6题：

Writing stories and articles ( )what my father enjoys most.

A、were

B、was

C、is

D、have been

参考答案：C

第7题：

In spite of all stories of prosperity in the United States, not only does poverty exist there, but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate． Most acts of violence were committed by young people． 57% of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age．
Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education,living without a settled home,being parentless,sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc．
There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate． In the first place, some state laws provide a death penalty but some not．Secondly, the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection． It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun． Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crime, the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read．
All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by nonprofessional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc．
?Besides bad material conditions, __________also leads to the sharp increase of crime rate．

A.poverty
B.being parentless
C.lack of education
D.easy access to guns

答案：D

解析：

根据第三段”the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection．”可知，由于宪法允许使用枪支，从而造成了不断增长的高犯罪率。由此可知除了不良的环境外，枪支的使用也催生了犯罪率的增长。

第8题：

All the machines ______by the end of this month.

A. would have been repaired

B. were repaired

C. will have been repaired

D. were being repaired

正确答案：C
[解析] 由by the end of this month可知，本题考查将来完成时。

第9题：

In spite of all stories of prosperity in the United States, not only does poverty exist there, but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate． Most acts of violence were committed by young people． 57% of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 25 of age．
Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education,living without a settled home,being parentless,sufferings from other kinds of misfortune, etc．
There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp increase of crime rate． In the first place, some state laws provide a death penalty but some not．Secondly, the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection． It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun． Finally, there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crime, the details of which are so accurately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read．
All these have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by nonprofessional ones in murder, drug smuggling, robbery, etc．
Which of the following is correct according to the text?

A.Of the criminals arrested in 1970, 57 percent were youths below 25 of age．
B.Lack of education has little to do with the crime rate．
C.Differences in state laws for death penalty also account for the increase of crime rate．
D.Drug smuggling is the only product of too many shows and reports．

答案：C

解析：

根据第三段“In the first place，some state laws provide a death penalty but some not．”可知，有些州存在死刑刑罚而有些州并没有，导致了犯罪率上升。

第10题：

根据下列内容，回答186-190题。
In spite of all stories of prosperity in the Unites States，not only does poverty exist there，but cnmes ot vanous types have been increasing at an alarming rate．Most acts of violence were com-mitted by young people．57%of the criminals arrested in 1979 were youths below 250f age．
Everyone agrees that crime is partly a resuh of bad material conditions：poveftv。lack of edu-cation，living within a settled home，being parentless，sufferings from other kinds of misfortune．etc．
There are also other factors than material conditions which are responsible for the sharp in．crease of crime rate in the first place，some state laws provide a death penaltv but some not．Sec．ondly，the Constitution allows every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection．It is therefore possible and easy for anyone in the country to get a gun．Finally，there has been too much shown on TV and too much reported in newspaper of all kinds of crime，the details of which are so accu．rately described that even children know how to duplicate what they have seen or read．All these
have resulted in a high frequency of crimes committed both by professional criminals and by non．professional ones in murder，drug smuggling，robbery，etc．
The author intends to tell the readers that．

A.the United States is a wealthy country although poverty and crime exist there
B.crime has become a serious problem in the United States，although it is said to be a pros-perous one
C.despite the fact that crimes have been increasing rapidly in the United States，it is a coun-try of prosperity
D.in spite of stories about poverty and crime in the United States，it is prospering at an in-creasing rate

答案：B

解析：

根据文章第一段第一句话可知，美国尽管繁荣，但还是存在贫困，而且还存在不断增长的高犯罪率。只有B选项符合题意。

In spite of all stories of prosperity in the United States, not only does poverty exist there, but crimes of various types have been increasing at an alarming rate． Most acts of violence were committ

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