Question

完形填空 Pickpocketing 　　Through history, people have been the victims of pickpockets(扒手)．Today, 　　1　　 is one of the most rapidly increasing 　　2　　．Pickpockets are increasing 　　3　　 and developing better methods to practise their skill．About one million Americans 　　4　　 money to pickpockets every year．No one is really safe 　　5　　 a skilled pickpocket．His victims, or“marks”　　6　　 they are called, can be rich or poor, young or old． 　　　　7　　 the 18th century, pickpockets 　　8　　 in England．Large crowds of people would gather to watch the hanging 　　9　　 was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets．　　10　　, in time the practice was discontinued． 　　Police officials say the most 　　11　　 pickpockets come from south America．　　12　　 these expert pickpockets 　　13　　 in special schools called Jingle Bell School．A pickpocket graduates from a J．B．S．　　14　　 he is able to steal a dressed dummy(假人)that has 　　15　　 inside its pockets! 　　Some of the 　　16　　 places of pickpocketing are banks, airports, supermarkets, trains and bus stations．　　17　　 a pickpocket will work with another pickpocket 　　18　　 his partner．　　19　　 being the victim of a pickpocket, it is 　　20　　 to be very careful when in the middle of large gatherings of people． (1) [　　] A． pickpockets B． stealing pickpockets C． to pickpocket D． to steal pickpockets (2) [　　] A． headaches B． mistakes C． faults D． crimes (3) [　　] A． so far B． out of control C． in number D． carelessly (4) [　　] A． give B． hand in C． lose D． miss (5) [　　] A． against B． with C． out of D． from (6) [　　] A． since B． as C． so D． thus (7) [　　] A． At B． Since C． From D． During (8) [　　] A． were hanged B． would hang C． have been hanged D． must be hanged (9) [　　] A． what B． of which C． which D． in which (10) [　　] A． Therefore B． At once C． Because D． However (11) [　　] A． attractive B． convenient C． skilled D． serious (12) [　　] A． Many of B． Much of C． Great many D． A large amount of (13) [　　] A． are researched B． teach C． are trained D． end up (14) [　　] A． where B． when C． until D． unless (15) [　　] A． money B． wealth C． bells D． rings (16) [　　] A． favorite B． liking C． favoured D． be liked (17) [　　] A． Seldom B． Hardly C． Often D． Forever (18) [　　] A． like B． being C． for D． as (19) [　　] A． To avoid B． Trying not C． To forget D． Never try (20) [　　] A． fortunate B． clear C． important D． said

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．D;3．C;4．C;5．D;6．B;7．D;8．A;9．C;10．D;11．C;12．A;13．C;14．B;15．C;16．A;17．C;18．D;19．A;20．C;
解析：

(1)	B项所指“行窃的扒手”，与谓语不一致，不定式作主语表示具体动作，因此选A项，指“行窃”这一现象．
(2)	行窃是犯罪，其他三项语义不对．
(3)	行窃的数字不断扩大，B项表示“失去控制”，这与实际情况显然不符．
(4)	钱被扒手偷去了，用lose表示“丧失，失去”．
(5)	be safe from表示“不遇到……，安全”，答题时可联想其短语动词save sb．from sth．
(6)	as引导定语从句，as they are called的意思是“人们所说的”．
(7)	此处描述18世纪英国的情况，从本段末句可知现在已经不这么做了，因此选D项．
(8)	既然描述18世纪的情况，谓语只能用一般过去时．
(9)	which引导定语从句(what只引导名词性从句)，并在从句中作主语．
(10)	前面讲的惩罚被废除，因此用however连接上文，表语义的转折．
(11)	从下文可知来自南美的小偷最厉害，技艺更熟练，下文的expert有提示．
(12)	介词of表示“整体中的一部分”，many of the pickpockets表示“这些扒手中很多人”．
(13)	在学校接受训练．
(14)	“在这个时候就可以毕业了”，when引导时间状语．
(15)	用假人作教具，口袋中有铃铛，你去偷东西时不碰响铃把钱偷到手，这时你就可以毕业了，这学校叫“铃儿响叮铛学校”．
(16)	小偷青睐的地方，他们喜欢出没的地方是银行、机场等．
(17)	小偷并非总有搭档，因此用C而非forever．
(18)	as表身份，表示“作为”．
(19)	本句是个提醒，要想不成为扒手的猎物的话，不定式作状语，表目的．
(20)	我们有必要这么做．