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  WASHINGTON-According to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 72 officers were killed by criminals in 2011, increased markedly in recently years.

  The 2011 deaths were the first time that more officers were killed by suspects than car accidents.The number was the highest in nearly two decades, excluding those who died in the Sept.11 attacks in 2001 and the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.

  While the F.B.I.and other law enforcement(执行)officials cannot fully explain the reasons for the rise in officer homicides, they are clear about the terrible consequences.

  “In this law enforcement job, when you pin this badge on and go out on calls, when you leave home, you can't guarantee that you will come back,” said Sheriff Ray Foster of Buchanan County, Va.

  After a series of killings in early 2011, Attorney General Eric H.Holder Jr.asked federal authorities to work with local police departments to try to come up with solutions to the problem.

  The F.B.I., which has tracked officer deaths since 1937, paid for a study conducted by John Jay College that found that in many cases the officers were trying to arrest or stop a suspect who had previously been arrested for a violent crime.

  That prompted the F.B.I.to change what information it will provide to local police departments, the officials said.Starting this year, when police officers stop a car and call its license plate into the F.B.I.'s database, they will be told whether the owner of the vehicle has a violent history.Through the first three months of this year, the number of police fatalities has dropped, though it is unclear why.

  Some law enforcement officials believe that techniques pioneered by the New York Police Department over the past two decades and adopted by other departments may have put officers at greater risk by encouraging them to conduct more street stops and to seek out and confront(对抗)suspects who seem likely to be armed.In New York and elsewhere, police officials moved more officers into crime-ridden areas.

  Some argue that the rise in violence is linked to the tough economy.With less money, police departments, after years of staffing increases, have been forced to make cutbacks(削减).

  The police chief in Camden, N.J., J.Scott Thomson, whose force of 400 was cut by nearly half last year because of financing issues, said that having fewer officers on the street “makes it that much more difficult to create an environment in which criminals do not feel as encouraged to attack another person, let alone a law enforcement officer.”

  “Every stop can be potentially fatal, so we are trying to make sure the officers are ready and prepared to face deadly force every single day they go out.” Ms.Klimt said.

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  Canadian millionairess Belinda Stronach lost her bid for the Conservative Party leadership on Saturday.

  Economist Stephen Harper was chosen to lead the newly-merged right-wing party and will face off against Prime Minister Paul Martin's liberals in the national election in a few weeks' time.He got 50 percent support, easily defeating Stronach and former Ontario cabinet minister Tony Clement.

  But for the 37-year-old Stronach, heiress to the car parts giant Magna International, this is a beginning rather than an end.Despite being a new comer to politics, she drew much attention during the campaign.

  In 2002, Stronach was rated one of the world's most powerful women by Fortunemagazine with US $600 million to her name.At the time she was president and CEO of Magna International, the world's seventh biggest auto parts manufactures, which was founded by her father.

  Stronach first joined the company board aged 23.In 1990, she married Don Walker, her father's former assistant, and the pair became Magna's power couple, with Walker rising to the rank of CEO in 1994.They had a son and daughter, now 12 and 10, before splitting in 1995.

  Stronach has since married and divorced Johann Olav Koss, the Norwegian Olympic speed skater, and most recently was seen on the arm of former US president Bill Clinton providing tabloid gossip from Los Angeles to Frankfurt.Admirers describe Stronach as a younger, prettier version of Hillary Clinton.

  Stronach replaced Walker as CEO in 2001 and became president of the company the following year.She resigned from both posts in January in order to compete for the leadership of the Conservative Party.

  Stomach's defeat came despite spending millions of dollars on consultants and political advisers.But she says she will run for a seat in Parliament, ruling out both a return to Magna and a holiday.

(1)

How many people tried to win the bid for the Conservative Party leadership?

[  ]

A.

One.

B.

Two.

C.

Three.

D.

Four.

(2)

Stronach failed in her bid on Saturday.

[  ]

A.

which was a hit to her

B.

who regretted having spent millions of dollars

C.

but she didn't lose heart in taking up politics

D.

which was out of her expectation

(3)

Stronach can't be said to be ________.

[  ]

A.

wealthy

B.

well-known

C.

talented

D.

tiresome

(4)

Paragraphs 5 and 6 mainly tell us ________.

[  ]

A.

Stronach has had an unhappy marriage

B.

the media has been paying attention to Stronach

C.

Stomach's personal life

D.

Stronach is making an effort to get married

(5)

Which of the following mentioned about Walker is NOT true?

[  ]

A.

He was a former husband of Stronach.

B.

He made contributions to the development of Magna.

C.

He was dissatisfied to work in Magna after his divorce.

D.

He once worked as CEO of Magna.

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  American schools are looking for ways to save money on bus transportation because of high fuel prices.More children may have to walk, ride their bikes or find other ways to get to school.

  But, as another effect of the high prices, they may not have to go to school as often.Some schools, especially in rural areas, are changing to a four-day week.That means longer days instead of the traditional Monday through Friday schedule.

  Beginning in the fall, students in the Maccray school district in Minnesota will be in school Tuesday through Friday.Each school day will be sixty-five minutes longer.

  Superintendent.(教育厅长)Greg Schmidt says the district expects to save about sixty-five thousand dollars a year in transportation costs.The district has about seven hundred students living in an area of nine hundred square kilometers.

  State officials have agreed to the plan for three years.They may change their minds before then if learning suffers.In Custer, South Dakota, students have been going to school Monday through Thursday since 1995.Superintendent Tim Creal says the change has saved an estimated(估计)one million dollars over just the past eight years.

  But he sees other benefits, too.Students get more instructional time.And activities that used to prevent classes are now held on non-school days.

  He says that in the future, the growth of online classes could make it possible to require even fewer days in school.High fuel prices are driving college students to take more online classes.And in some states, high school students can take them, too.

  A four-day school week sounds like a great idea for students and teachers.But working parents may have to pay for child care for that fifth day.In agricultural areas, though, it can mean an extra day of helping on the family ranch.

  In New Mexico, the first school district changes to a four-day week in 1974 because of the Arab oil boycott.Now, seventeen out of eighty-nine districts use it.

  The Lake Arthur School District has just one hundred and sixty students.Lake Arthur used a four-day schedule for twelve years.But a few years ago it went back to five days.Michael Grossman heads the district.He says two studies there failed to show any real educational improvement using the four-day week.And he says not much instruction was taking place during the last hour of school, because teachers and students were too tired.

(1)

Which of the following is NOT the effect high fuel prices have on American schools?

[  ]

A.

It will take less time to go to school.

B.

More money will be spent on bus transportation.

C.

Walking or riding to school will be more popular.

D.

Alternative ways to get to school may be taken.

(2)

What is the attitude of state officials towards the four-day school week according to paragraph 5?

[  ]

A.

They are simply positive about its effect.

B.

They are ready to change it if teachers or students are against it.

C.

They are totally negative to it though it is passed.

D.

It has taken three years before they finally support it.

(3)

According to Michael Grossman, what is the disadvantage of the four-day schedule?

[  ]

A.

Students and teachers will have to work hard in class.

B.

Parents will have to pay more for child care.

C.

Teachers will get less pay for their work.

D.

Students benefit less in the last hour of class.

(4)

By comparing all the American schools that took a four-day schedule for a period of time, we know that ________

[  ]

A.

all the students give a warm welcome

B.

the plan cannot save as much money as expected

C.

there will be a long way to go for the schedule to be improved

D.

most schools will go back to the traditional schedule

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