Question

　　I'm afraid we have to accept the fact that criminals are getting younger all the time, but unfortunately the offences they commit are becoming proportionately more serious. I only wish we didn't have to admit this but, in doing so we must first ask ourselves what's wrong with our society that our children apparently couldn't care less about law and order. The days of the sneak thief who stole a couple of apples off a barrel or nicked a packet of sweets from a chain store are virtually over. I had occasion to say this to a young offender the other day. “Sweets from a chain store?” be said, “You must be joking. That's kid's stuff.” I may add that he was aged eleven. In other words, today's young criminals would find it laughable to risk being caught for petty theft of this description. They've got enough money in their pockets to buy the sweets they want, anyway. I think we have come to the point where it's all too easy to put the blame on anyone but ourselves. Faced as they are with a society that frequently rejects them on the grounds of colour, race or low academic ability, these children turn to crime as a means of boosting their self-esteem. Nurtured on films and TV glamorising the role of the criminal, they are quick to identify with these anti-heroes. It is a matter of increasing concern to the police and magistrates that the Children and Young Persons Act, 1969, is becoming inadequate to deal with the rise in juvenile delinquency. Because the emphasis has been placed on the cause and treatment of their delinquency, rather than on old-fashioned methods of punishment, the children themselves are well aware that there is very little that can be done to prevent them continuing to mug, vandalise and in some case even cause the death of those they choose to terrorise. I don't like the look of this situation any more than you do. In our own interests and in those of our children and grandchildren, we cannot continue to take the “it's nothing to do with me” attitude we have adopted for so long. We must unite in a common demand for harsher and more disciplined methods against these young offenders.

(1) The question“Sweets from a chain store?”mean whether ________.

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A．he wanted some sweets from a chain store

B．he was caught while stealing sweets from a chain store

C．the days of stealing sweets from a chain store were over

D．stealing sweets form a chain store was illegal

(2) Today's young criminals wouldn't commit such offences as stealing some fruit because ________.

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A．they are afraid of being caught on the spot

B．people will laugh at them

C．they have enough money to buy them

D．it is not worth the risk

(3) According to the author, the reason why some youngsters tend to commit crimes is, psychologically speaking, that ________.

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A．they are often rejected on the grounds of race, colour or education

B．they don't know what they are doing is against the law

C．they think it the only way of showing their self-respect

D．both A and C

(4) In dealing with juvenile delinquency, the author is apparently in favor of ________.

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A．severe punishment once used in the past

B．showing great concern about our children

C．more patient methods in reforming young offenders

D．treating every young offender as our own child

Answer 1

答案：B;D;D;A
解析：

(1) 推理题。文章第四句提到，这是一个年轻的小罪犯，文章第七句提到，现在的青少年罪犯觉得为这类小的偷窃行为（偷糖果等）而冒被逮捕的危险是很愚蠢可笑的，由此可以推断B是正确答案。 (2) 细节题。道理同上题，即为一类的行为冒被捕的危险是很愚蠢可笑的，是不值得的，因此D是正确答案。 (3) 细节题。文章第十句提到， 们的社会经常由于肤色、种族或学业差等原因而排斥这些孩子，因此 些孩子就把犯罪视为提高他们自尊的手段，因此D是正确答案。 (4) 细节题。文章第十三句提到，由于现在人们过多地强调青少年犯罪的原因以及处理方法而不是像过去那样进行处罚，孩子们知道很少有什么能阻止他们犯罪；同时，文章最后一句又说我们必须对这些年轻的罪犯采取更严厉的、更有效的惩罚措施。因此，A是正确答案。