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Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the ________ will continue into the next decade．

A.
trend
B.
emergency
C.
pace
D.
schedule

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Crime is a serious problem in Britain. One sort of crime which particularly worries people is juvenile crime—that is, crimes committed by young people. For some years, juvenile crime has been increasing. There are two main sorts of juvenile crime：stealing and violence. Most people do not understand why young people commit these crimes. There are, I think, a large number of different reasons.

These crimes are not usually committed by people who are poor or in need. Young people often dislike and hate the adult world. They will do things to show that they are rebels. Also in Britain today it is easier for young people to commit crimes because they have more freedom to go where they like and more money to do what they like.

There are two other possible causes which are worth mentioning. More and more people in Britain live in large towns. In a large town no one knows who anyone else is or where they live. But in the village I come from crimes are rare because everyone knows everybody else.

Although it is difficult to explain, I think the last cause is very important. Perhaps there is something wrong with our society which encourages violence and crime. It is a fact that all the crime children are exposed to films and reports about crime and violence. Many people don’t agree that this influences young people, but I think that young people are very much influenced by the society they grow up in. I feel that the fault may be as much with our whole society as with these young people.

How many causes of juvenile crime are mentioned in the text?

A. two. B. three C. four D. five

According to the passage which young group from Britain is least likely to commit crimes?

A. adults in big cities

B. adults who are in great need of help

C. young people in big cities

D. young people in the countryside

In the last paragraph, the underlined part “our society which encourages violence and crime” means ___.

A. people don’t care much about violence and crime

B. the people who commit crimes are not punished severely

C. some criminals escaped being punished

D. social environment has a bad effect on young people

What’s the main meaning of this passage?

A. Different kinds of juvenile crime.

B. The causes of juvenile crime.

C. Increasing crime rate in Britain

D. Stealing and violence in Brotain

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根据句子意思，从所给的15个词汇中选出合适的词或短语并用适当的形式填空。

challenge	be strict with	predict	a number of	attract
possess	optimistic	depend on	crime	uncertain
treat	consist of	delight	typical	pollute

Don’t ___________ me as a child. I’m already in my twenties.

--- Could you do me a favor?

--- It ____________ what it is.

I am ___________ about what to do next. Can you tell me about it?

--- Why does the lake smell terrible?

--- Because large quantities of water _________________.

We all hope that our teachers ________________ us so that we can learn more.

To our ___________, our class won the game very easily.

It is _____________ that we will have a much colder winter this year.

Pollution of the environment is one of the most ____________ we face today.

The main function of advertisements is ______________ customers to buy the goods.

It is simply a ___________ for us students to waste so much food and water.

During the twentieth century, cars, electric lights, space travel and amazing advances in medicine changed people’s lives. So what might this new century bring? There are hundreds of predictions flying around — let’s have a light-hearted look at some of them.
In a recent UK survey, teenagers were asked to make predictions about the year 2020. One of the most common predictions was that school uniforms won’t be around. They also predicted that both girls and boys will wear make-up more often, and more than 75% of men will wear skirts regularly. My dad is 65 next Saturday — I think I’ll buy him a skirt as a birthday present and tell him he’ll soon be in fashion!
Other predictions involve changing roles of men and women. By 2017, some people say that single men of working age will form more than 10% of all families. It is also predicted that washing powder advertisements will include more men because more of them will do housework. I’ll tell that to my husband when he gets home and see how keen he is to wash the dishes!
Many predictions are about crime and safety problems. Some people think that crime will improve and the world will become a more peaceful place. Others believe that crime is going to worsen and that people will stay at home becoming completely dependent on the Internet for shopping and work. It is also predicted that you will need an electronic card to get into parks as parents demand safe play areas for their children. This is old news for me --- our local government is going to introduce one this summer.
Technology is predicted to play an even more important role in our lives in the future. Some parents might have cameras at home so they can keep an eye on their children while they are out. Quick, kids, turn off the TV and do your homework!
Here’s another prediction. Researchers have concluded that cultural activity may add years to your life. The cinema, theatre and concerts may give us a longer life because they encourage strong feelings. Well, we’re watching Bridget Jones’ Diary this Friday night. Will that help us live longer?
Let’s finish up with my favourite prediction. In the future, elderly people are going to make up a larger proportion of the world’s population than ever before. In Britain, an estimated 100,000 people now in their thirties may live to be 100. And that includes me! I’ll have a big, big party, I promise!
【小题1】 The writer’s father ________ .

A．has just turned sixty-five

B．wears skirts

C．is very fashionable

D．is about to turn sixty-five

【小题2】Why might more men do housework in the future?

A．Washing powder advertisements suggest it.

B．Men won’t want to work in offices any more.

C．Traditional roles of men and women will change.

D．Women will refuse to wash the dishes.

【小题3】According to the passage, people might ________ , if crime worsens.

A．need electronic cards to get into their homes

B．stay at home and depend on the Internet

C．help to make the world a more peaceful place

D．work harder and make more money

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true？

A．It’s likely that the writer is to live to be 100.

B．The writer promises that she is going to hold a big, big party soon.

C．Without an electronic card, you can’t get into a park freely in the future.

D．The writer holds a positive attitude towards the changes in the new century.

【小题5】From the passage, we may infer that the writer is probably ____ .

A．a professional news reporter.

B．a young and attractive sales girl.

C．a middle-aged British housewife.

D．a responsible government official.

I got up and dressed, stuck my violin under my jacket, and went out into the street. I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely place, feeling as if I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a go.

I felt tense and shaking. I drew my violin from under my coat like a gun. It was here, in Southampton, with trains passing overhead, that I was about to prove myself.

??? The first notes I played were loud and raw, and then they settled down and began to run more smoothly and to stay more or less in tune. To my surprise I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any notice at all.

I walked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually knowing how to try and get money by being a street artist. It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money — the sight could discourage the people; nor was it wise to empty it completely, which could also confuse them, giving them no hint as to where to drop his money. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a good idea. Before I played another tune, I took off the big money, but always left two pennies behind.

Old ladies were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls, and typists. As for the men: Heavy drinkers were always generous too and so were big young with muscles. But never a man with a hat, briefcase or dog; respectable types were the meanest of all, except retired army officers, who would bark “Why aren’t you working, young man?” and then threw much money into the hat to hide their confusion.

1.The underlined phrase “have a go” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.

A. have a try????????????? ????????????? B. run away?????????????

C. change a place????????????? ????????????? D. commit a crime

2.When the writer began to play the violin, he thought that ________.

A. he could make a lot of money????????????? B. he had chosen the wrong place

C. he would get into trouble ????????????? D. people would stop and listen to him

3.According to the passage, the writer thought the best way of encouraging people to give a street-violinist money was to ________.

A. let the hat fill up with money first ?????????????

B. leave a small amount of money in the hat

C. make sure that the hat was always empty

D. choose the best place to play more smooth tunes

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Most of the ladies were willing to give him money.

B. Retired army officers seldom gave him money.

C. Drinkers were generous with their money.

D. Not all the people would feel pity for street-violinists.

In a recent UK survey, teenagers were asked to make predictions about the year 2020. One of the most common predictions was that school uniforms won’t be around. They also predicted that both girls and boys will wear make-up more often, and more than 75% of men will wear skirts regularly. My dad is 65 next Saturday — I think I’ll buy him a skirt as a birthday present and tell him he’ll soon be in fashion!

Other predictions involve changing roles of men and women. By 2017, some people say that single men of working age will form more than 10% of all families. It is also predicted that washing powder advertisements will include more men because more of them will do housework. I’ll tell that to my husband when he gets home and see how keen he is to wash the dishes!

Many predictions are about crime and safety problems. Some people think that crime will improve and the world will become a more peaceful place. Others believe that crime is going to worsen and that people will stay at home becoming completely dependent on the Internet for shopping and work. It is also predicted that you will need an electronic card to get into parks as parents demand safe play areas for their children. This is old news for me --- our local government is going to introduce one this summer.

Technology is predicted to play an even more important role in our lives in the future. Some parents might have cameras at home so they can keep an eye on their children while they are out. Quick, kids, turn off the TV and do your homework!

Here’s another prediction. Researchers have concluded that cultural activity may add years to your life. The cinema, theatre and concerts may give us a longer life because they encourage strong feelings. Well, we’re watching Bridget Jones’ Diary this Friday night. Will that help us live longer?

Let’s finish up with my favourite prediction. In the future, elderly people are going to make up a larger proportion of the world’s population than ever before. In Britain, an estimated 100,000 people now in their thirties may live to be 100. And that includes me! I’ll have a big, big party, I promise!

1. The writer’s father ________ .

A. has just turned sixty-five

B. wears skirts

C. is very fashionable

D. is about to turn sixty-five

2.Why might more men do housework in the future?

A. Washing powder advertisements suggest it.

B. Men won’t want to work in offices any more.

C. Traditional roles of men and women will change.

D. Women will refuse to wash the dishes.

3.According to the passage, people might ________ , if crime worsens.

A. need electronic cards to get into their homes

B. stay at home and depend on the Internet

C. help to make the world a more peaceful place

D. work harder and make more money

4.Which of the following is NOT true？

A. It’s likely that the writer is to live to be 100.

B. The writer promises that she is going to hold a big, big party soon.

C. Without an electronic card, you can’t get into a park freely in the future.

D. The writer holds a positive attitude towards the changes in the new century.

5.From the passage, we may infer that the writer is probably ____ .

A. a professional news reporter.

B. a young and attractive sales girl.

C. a middle-aged British housewife.

D. a responsible government official.

Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the ________ will continue into the next decade．

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