Question

4．A Look Inside a Thief's Mind
1．Of course I look familiar．I was here just last week cleaning your carpets，painting your shutters，or delivering your new refrigerator．
2．Hey，thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week．While I was in your home，I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier．
3．To you，leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air．To me，it's an invitation which I am more than happy to accept．
4．If it snows while you're out of town，get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house，or it will be a dead giveaway．By the way，loud dogs and nosy neighbors are the two things I hate most．
5．It's raining，you're fumbling with your umbrella，and you forget to lock your door---understandable．But understand this：I don't take a day off because of bad weather．
6．Do you really think I won't look in your sock drawer？I always check dresser drawers，the bedside table，and the medicine cabinet．Here's a helpful hint：I almost never go into kids'rooms．
7．You're right：I won't have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables．But if it's not fastened，I'll take it with me．
8．Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page．It's easier than you think to look up your address．
25．Money and valuables might be the safest if kept in yourA．
A．kids'room      B．sock drawer      C．medicine cabinet    D．safe
26．We can draw a conclusion from the text thatC．
A．Thieves seldom steal in bad weather
B．if you do housework yourself，you'll stay away from thieves
C．you yourself are sometimes to blame for a theft
D．you can always count on your neighbors when you are out
27．The main purpose of the article is toD．
A．summarize when thieves steal most frequently
B．encourage people to spend money on home security systems
C．explain why thieves take up stealing
D．teach people how to protect their homes．

Answer 1

分析 短文主要讲述了一个贼的自述，包括什么时间作案，以及作案的方式等内容．

解答 25．A，细节理解题，根据第六点Here's a helpful hint：I almost never go into kids'rooms，可知贼不会去小孩的房间，也就是小孩的房间是最安全的，故答案为A．
26．C，推理判断题，根据第三点leaving that window open just a crack 可知打开窗户会给贼留下作案的可能，以及最后一点Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page，在脸书上发布你的度假都会让贼有机可乘，故答案为C．
27．主旨大意题，短文主要讲述了一个贼的自述，包括什么时间作案，以及作案的方式等内容，通过这些介绍来教人们如何避免贼，如何来保护他们的家，故答案为D．

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