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．

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

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

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．

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．

B
Men are happier with money, while women find greater joy in friendships and relationships with their children, co – workers and bosses, a new global survey indicates.
The online survey of 28,153 people in more than 51 countries by global marketing and information firm Nielsen found that as the world struggles with a recession（衰退） and financial markets remain declined, many people are reminding themselves that money can’t buy happiness．
The Nielsen Happiness Study found that globally, women are happier than men in 48 of the 51 countries surveyed in August 2009, and only in Brazil, South Africa and Vietnam were men found to be happier than women．
“Because they are happier with non-economic factors, women’s happiness is more recession-proof which might explain why women around the world are happier in general than men are,” Nielsen Vice President of Consumer Research Bruce Paul said in a statement．
Japanese women reported the greatest difference and are 15 percent happier than Japanese men．Women are also more optimistic about the future, scoring higher than men on predictions of their happiness in the next six months．
Women were also more content with their marriage life, the study found．Japanese and New Zealand women reported the greatest difference in satisfaction with their marriage life．
Men are generally happier with their physical health than women, and this is especially pronounced in South Africa．Egypt bucks the trend, with women rating their happiness with their health considerably higher than men．
Globally, men rated their happiness with their mental health higher than women．It was the same in Belgium, South Korea, Mexico, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Egypt, and Israel．
There are three main drivers of happiness globally, according to the study: personal financial situation, mental health and job/career．Being satisfied with your partner is also important for happiness．
61．The passage mainly centers around ______．
A．key drivers leading to happiness
B．a study on happiness between sexes
C．a medical survey on men and women
D．comparisons between men and women
62．Compared with women, men tend to be happier with ______．
A．money, friendship and their family
B．financial situation, health and marriage life
C．the future, mental health and money
D．mental health, physical health and money
63．The underlined word in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______．
A．strengthens         B．opposes       C．follows      D．continues
64．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT right?
A．Globally, women are happier than men in general．
B．Women in Vietnam are not as happy as men．
C．Women score higher than men on predictions of their future．
D．Women’s happiness is less likely affected by financial crisis．
65．Which country has the biggest difference in happiness between men and women?
A．Japan．  B．New Zealand．      C．Egypt．        D．South Africa．

Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road. ___36___ she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student ___37___to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. no ___38___ tire.

At this time, a car ___39___. Paul and Diane told Clay to ___40___ them to a service station near their ___41___. They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to ___42___ with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul.

The couple called around to find a tire. No___43___. They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a ___44___ of keys, “Take our car. We ___45___ be using it over the holiday. ”

Clay was ___46. “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she ___47___ them.

“We know,” Paul said. “We’ll be ___48___ when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to ___49___ us. ”

Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the ___50___ put her luggage into their car and then ___51___ her off. Two weeks later she ___52___ to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio ___53___.

“Thank you so much,” she said. “How much do I ___54___ you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, we don’t want any money. It’s our ___55___. ” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit.

36. A. Suddenly     B. Finally       C. Immediately      D. Fortunately

37. A. afforded      B. wanted       C. allowed      D. managed

38. A. spare    B. free    C. full     D. empty

39. A. passed  B. stopped      C. paused       D. started

40. A. help     B. push   C. take    D. follow

41. A. garage  B. house  C. shop   D. hotel

42. A. agree    B. match C. go      D. deal

43. A. way      B. message     C. success       D. luck

44. A. set B. number      C. pair    D. chain

45. A. can’t    B. shouldn’t    C. mustn’t      D. won’t

46. A. satisfied       B. worried      C. astonished  D. disturbed

47. A. persuaded    B. advised      C. reminded    D. promised

48. A. happy   B. here    C. away   D. busy

49. A. get in touch with B. keep in touch with

C. be in touch with        D. put in touch with

50. A. repairmen    B. cleaners      C. friends       D. couple

51. A. sent      B. shook  C. watched     D. drove

52. A. shocked       B. happened    C. returned     D. came

53. A. loaded  B. fixed   C. tied     D. rebuilt

54. A. owe      B. lend    C. give    D. offer

55. A. wish     B. job     C. duty    D. pleasure

Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents．The next day she drove her old car home along the road．   36    she found she got a flat．The 22-year-old student    37    to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk．No    38    tyre （轮胎）.

At this time, a car    39   ．Paul and Diane told Clay to    40    them to a service station near their    41   ．They arrived to see that it had no suitable tyres to    42    with her car．“Follow us home,” said Paul.

The couple called around to find a tyre．No    43   ．They decided to let her use their own car．“Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a    44    of keys, “Take our car．We    45    be using it over the holiday.”

Clay was    46   ．“But I’m going all the way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she    47    them.

“We know,” Paul said．“We’ll be    48    when you get back, so it’s easy for you to find us．Here’s our    49    if you need to get in touch with us.” 

Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the    50    put her luggage into their car and then sent her off．Two weeks later she    51    to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tyres and the radio    52   .

“Thank you so much,” she said．“How much do I    53    you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don’t want any money．It’s our    54   .” Clay realized that    55    it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit.

A．Suddenly     B．Finally            C．Immediately                  D．Fortunately

A．afforded      B．wanted                 C．allowed                          D．managed

A．spare            B．free                       C．full                               D．empty

A．passed          B．stopped                C．paused                     D．started

A．help            B．push                      C．take                              D．follow

A．garage          B．house                   C．shop                        D．hotel

A．compare              B．match                    C．go                                D．deal

A．way            B．message               C．money                     D．luck

A．set              B．number                  C．pair                              D．chain

A．can’t                 B．shouldn’t                C．mustn’t                         D．won’t

A．satisfied             B．worried                C．astonished                D．disturbed

A．persuaded          B．advised                  C．reminded                      D．promised

A．happy                B．here                       C．away                            D．busy

A．number                     B．name C．notice                         D．visa

A．repairmen          B．cleaners                 C．friends                          D．couple

A．shocked             B．happened                C．returned                        D．came

A．produced           B．fixed                    C．tied                              D．rebuilt

A．owe                  B．lend                       C．give                              D．offer

A．wish                  B．job                       C．duty                             D．pleasure

A．until          B．unless               C．since              

D．while

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．