Question

Americans think that travel is good for you, some even think it can help one of the country’s worst problems — crime. Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the number of crimes goes up and up. And many criminals(罪犯) are young. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all.

There are many young criminals in prison. But prison doesn’t change them. Six or seven in ten will go back to crime when they come out of prison. One man, Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a difficult life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them to grow into men. So Bob Burton started “Vision Quest”. He takes young criminals on a long, long journey with horses and wagons, 3 000 miles through seven states. They are on the road for more than a year.

The young people on Vision Quest all have had problems. Most of them have already spent time in prison. This is their last chance. It’s hard work on the road. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before. But they can love their horses. That love can help them to a new life.

Not all the young people on Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. Three or four in ten will one day be in prison again. Bob Burton is right. Travel can be good for you. Even today, Americans still say, “Go west, young man.”

1. In paragraph 4 “leave crime behind them” means _______.

    A. no longer do a crime               B. leave people who do a crime

    C. don’t do all the crime                     D. leave criminals behind

2. From the passage we may infer that _______.

    A. getting up before the sun rises can help people out of crime

    B. loving can help young people to a new life

    C. traveling can help all criminals out of prison

    D. being brave and strong can do with crime

3. On “Vision Quest” _______.

A. young people have bad problems

B. young people grow tall very fast

C. young people often help their friends in time of danger

D. all of the above

4. Americans still say, “Go west, young man”, because _______.

A. if they go west they can have a travel

B. in the west there is a prison

C. there they have to live a hard life to grow into men

D. the prison doesn’t change them

Answer 1

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解析:

本文介绍了用旅途吃苦的方法改变罪犯收到了好的效果。

1. A。推断题。根据 Not all the young people on Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. Three or four in ten will one day be in prison again 同义结构，后一句是对前一句的解释，从而可推知此题答案为 A。

2. B。细节题。根据文章第 3 段最后一句 That love can help them to a new life 可推知此题答案为 B。

3. C。细节题。根据文章第 2 段第 6 句 They learned to be strong and brave, and to help their friends in time of danger 可推知此题答案为 C。

4. C。推断题。根据文章第 2 段第 5 句 …young men had to live a difficult life on the road可推知此题答案为 C。