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Research by Scotland Yard published in a London newspaper, has proven that knife crime in London is a serious non – white phenomenon, with 165 of the 225 under- 18s accused of knife crime in the past three months being from the black or other non – white groups.
According to Scotland Yard, only 60 of the 225 crimes were white.Despite being a small minority of the knife holding criminals, whites did, however, make up the single largest group of victims of knife crime.
According to the Scotland Yard report, whites made up 222 of the 637 victims of knife crime over the last three months.This number could probably be higher, as 292 victims were not identified by race.
This month Scotland Yard Deputy Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson suggested knife crime has replaced drug selling as the top concern for London police.
Sir Paul said so as he announced a specialist knife crime unit to deal with teenagers carrying knives in the capital.It will use a team of 75 specialist officers to find criminal group members and their supporters.
Detective Inspector, George Rhoden, president of the National Organisation of Black Law Enforcement Executives said, “In the black community we have all noticed that there is major concern about gun and knife crime.Clearly we are not the only part of the community affected by the problem of children who have no fathers, but parental responsibility should be of major concern.”
Around 59 percent of black Caribbean children and 54 percent of mixed – race youngsters are looked after by a lone parent.In the white British population, the number is 22 percent.
1.From the above, we can see that in knife crimes in London.
A.there are more whites than blacks as victims
B.there are more blacks than whites as victims
C.blacks make up the smallest group of criminals
D.blacks make up the second largest group of criminals
2.What Sir Paul Stephenson said suggests that .
A.drug selling has replaced knife crime as the top concern for London police
B.drug selling had been the top concern for London police in the past
C.knife crime used to be the top concern for London police
D.London police now pay no attention to drug selling
3.What measure has the government taken to deal with the problem of knife crime?
A.Punishing the parents of teenagers carrying knives.
B.Arresting the teenagers carrying knives.
C.Forming a specialist knife crime unit.
D.Fining the teenagers carrying knives.
4.According to George Rhoden, which of the following factors contributes to so many young blacks turning to crime?
A.That they are poorly educated.
B.That they are influenced by their fathers.
C.That many of them come from incomplete families.
D.That their parents are too busy to take care of them.
1.A
2.B
3.C
4.C
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A 25-five-year student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua University, China’ most famous university, after an eight-year ___21___.Li Jun comes from a small village of Hubei Province.He first ____22____ going to college in year 2000 ___23__he was admitted by a local school after __24___ from a secondary technical school at 17.As a ___25___ art student, he passed the exam again the next year but __26_____ school due to economic pressure in September 2002.Life seemed ___27___ but Li didn’t give in.He earned a _28_____ by working part-time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students.But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of __29___ the Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University.Li __30____ the college entrance examination for five continuous years from 2003.____31___, he missed making the cut one mark last year.
In 2008, his fifth try, Li’s efforts ___32_____.He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major in Tsinghua University.Every year, Li took art __33___ in Beijing and took exams from December to March.He then took cultural courses in his school till June.The rest of the year he spent on __34____ work.Li said he hadn’t ____35___any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school.Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his __36_____ through knowledge.
_____37___ by his contribution, Li Jun’s university __38____ him 9,000 yuan out of his tution fees of 11,450 yuan.An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun, but a new ___39__ has now begun.Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present.He wants to study well and __40___ more scholarships.
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You’re standing in the dairy section at the grocery store, searching for your favorite brand. Suddenly, you catch a smell of chocolate cookies. You forget about dairy and head for the bakery (烘烤食品) section. Guess what? You just walked into an odor (气味) trap (陷阱)! The odor was cooked up by scientists in a lab.
For years, scientists have been studying the special powers of smell. They found that more than our other senses, smell changes our mood and helps us remember things.
So companies have begun spending thousands of dollars to scent (使充满香味) entire stores. Artificial (人造的) scents are being used to lead customers by the nose. These smells help to get people inside and put them in the mood to buy. They even make customers remember the store later, so they’ll come back for more. Also, many companies have smartly made use of product smells. A company added lemon fragrance to its dish cleaner. They wanted people to think the soap contained “natural” cleaners. It worked!
New uses for smells are being created every day. One bank, for example, gives customers coupons (优惠券) advertising car loans (贷款). To get people to take out a loan, bank officials hope to coat these coupons with the fresh leather smell of a new car. In Australia, telephone offices are putting sweat odor on unpaid bills. Since some people sweat when they’re scared, this smell might remind them of when they were frightened. And they’ll pay the bills right away!
What lies ahead for our noses? Smell scientists are working on some pretty far-out ideas. Would you believe TV sets that produce smells? Or how about scent diets? Certain food smells will fool your stomach into thinking it’s full. Alarm clocks will scent your bedroom with a strong pleasant smell designed to wake you up. Scientists are even working on ways to keep garbage from smelling. Researchers expect scents to help students make more sense of what they’re learning.
And just think. Someday soon, even your homework may smell nice!
【小题1】How do sales methods affect customers in the stores?
A.They change customers’ preferences. |
B.They persuade customers to use credit cards. |
C.They make customers avoid bad and unsafe products. |
D.They influence customers to make unplanned purchases. |
A.Because the sweat odor is a reminder of terrifying experience. |
B.Because the sweat odor can change people’s attitude. |
C.Because most people don’t think much of sweating. |
D.Because many people dislike paying bills. |
A.Students would benefit more from smell research. |
B.Students would be more willing to do homework. |
C.Smell research would develop beyond our imagination. |
D.Smell research would make great differences to our life. |
A.To encourage the store owners to use smells. |
B.To expose wrong practices by smell scientists. |
C.To inform the readers of an interesting subject. |
D.To blame the advertisers that use smells to sell. |
If there is one thing I’m quite sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we still be reading newspapers. Not those newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of the news from the television or have the radio switched on in the background or in the car. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.
The basic British character won’t change, and one of the characteristics of the British is that we don’t much like talking to each other when we get up. So what better way is there to keep yourself thinking in the morning than to wrap yourself in a newspaper?
Over the past couple of centuries, human beings have developed a close relationship with the newspaper. It has become as natural as breathing or enjoying the sun. And it is not just the British who love newspapers. On suburban trains in Calcutta, for instance, just one person in the whole car will buy a newspaper and read aloud the best bits to his fellow passengers, much to everybody’s enjoyment.
The nature of what is news may change. What essentially makes news is what affects our lives and the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering. In the future I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do, whether it’s love or depression. We develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.
It’s quite possible that in the next century newspaper will be transmitted(传送) electronically from the national equivalents of Fleet Street (伦敦的舰队街,以报馆集中而著称) and printed out in our own homes. In fact, I’m pretty sure that that is how it will happen in future. You’ll be probably selecting from a menu, making up your own bespoke newspaper by picking out the things you want to read and say. You might even have an intelligent screening device (装置) to do the job for you.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about the competition between the different media. They actually have a relationship, feeding off each other. It was once predicted that television would kill off newspapers, which hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page is more enduring (持久的) than pictures on a flickering screen or sound lost in the sky. And as for the Internet, it’s never really satisfying to read something just on a screen.
【小题1】The author of the passage is most probably from _______________.
A.Russia | B.India | C.Britain | D.America |
A.will be mainly connected with scientific research |
B.will report more important political activities |
C.will directly cover more on scientific research |
D.will build a bridge between different people |
A.a newspaper which dares to report the truth |
B.a newspaper edited to one’s own interest |
C.a newspaper edited and published for the public |
D.a newspaper which only covers the life of family members |
A.It was centuries ago that newspapers came into being . |
B.Televisions have taken the place of newspapers . |
C.The Internet will gradually take the place of newspapers. |
D.The nature of news may remain the same over generations. |