四级阅读考前补习（1）

 

Test One??

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Crime has its own cycles,a magazine reported some years ago.Police records that were studied for five years from over 2,400 cities and towns show a surprising link between changes in the seasons and crime patterns.?

上海龙凤1314 shlfThe pattern of crime has varied very little over a long period of years.Murder reaches its high during July and August,as do rape and other violent attacks.Murder,moreover,is more than seasonal:it is a weekend crime.It is also a nighttime crime:62 percent of murders are committed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.?

Unlike the summer high in crimes of bodily harm,burglary has a different cycle.You are most likely to be robbed between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. on a Saturday night in

上海龙凤1314 shlfDecember,January,or February.What is the most uncriminal month of all?May—except for one strange statistic.More dog bites are reported in this month than in any other month of the year.?

上海龙凤1314 shlf1.The main idea of paragraph 1 is ____.?

A.crime is a serious social problem?

上海龙凤1314 shlfB.there is a link between change in the seasons and crime patterns?

C.crime is not linked to the change in season?

D.2,400 towns were studied for five years?

2.The subject of paragraph 2 is ____.?

上海龙凤1314 shlfA.Summer cime B.burglary?

上海龙凤1314 shlfC.murderD.nighttime crime?

上海龙凤1314 shlf3.According to the passage,a murder would most likely occur ____.?

上海龙凤1314 shlfA.on a weekend night in winter?

B.on a weekend afternoon in summer?

上海龙凤1314 shlfC.on a Saturday night?

D.on a weekend night in summer?

4.In paragraph 2 “it is also a nighttime crime,”it refers to ____.?

A.murderB.62 percent?

上海龙凤1314 shlfC.weekend crimeD.rape?

上海龙凤1314 shlf5.In paragraph 3,what is the one strange statistic for May??

A.There are more dog bites in May.?B.There are more robberies in May.?

C.There is the most crime in May.?D.There are more murders in May.??

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上海龙凤1314 shlfOnce a peasant lost his horse and he went to town to buy another.Among the horses on sale he saw his o