河南专升本英语阅读理解真题（10.15）

　　阅读理解

　　Are you worried by the rising crime rate? If you are, then you probably know that your house, possessions and person are increasingly in danger of suffering from the tremendous rise in the cases of burglary and assault (攻击).

　　Figures indicate an ever-increasing crime rate, but it is only too easy to imagine “It will never happen to me?Unfortunately, statistics show that it really can happen to you and, if you live in a large city, you run twice the risk of being a victim.

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　　You must remember that possessing a burglar alarm is no indication that your house is packed with valuable possessions. It quite simply indicates to unwelcome visitors that yours is one house they will not break into easily, so they carry on to an unprotected house where their job is made a lot of easy.

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　　1.Anyone who rakes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that _________.

　　A.more burglars are being caught than ever before

　　B.people have more possessions to worry about nowadays

　　C.burglars are more at risk than they used to be

　　D.homes are more likely to be broken into than before

　　2.It seems that people who live in cities are _________.

　　A.more likely to fall victim to burglary than those living in the country

　　B.of the opinion that statistics on robbery is wrong

　　C.twice as well-off as people living in the country

　　D.convinced that burglars only rob unprotected houses

　　3.The writer of this text wants to give the impression that the Protect Alarm system is _________.

　　A.elementary

　　B.expensive

　　C.experimental

　　D.economical

　　4.The article claims that possessing an alarm system will _________.

　　A.show burglars that you have nothing worth stealing

　　B.warn burglars not to break into your house

　　C.make the burglars’undertaking more complicated

　　D.persuade burglars to try coming another time

　　5.The purpose of the article is _________.

　　A.to warn people against the danger of the rising crime rate

　　B.to help people to protect their house

　　C.to persuade people to buy something

　　D.to discourage the burglars

　　答案解析

　　1.D【考点】推理判断题

　　【精析】题干大意是：根据文章，任何对犯罪率感兴趣的人都将意识到______。

　　根据文章第一段第 二句"'If you are，then you probably know that your house，possessions and person are increasingly in danger of suffering from the tremendous rise in the case of burglary and assault可知，随着犯罪率不断上升，你的房屋、财产和人身安全面临着与日俱增的危险。由此可推知，现在人们更易遭受入室盗窃。故选D。

　　2.A【考点】推理判断题

　　【精析】题干大意是：似乎住在城市的人们______。

　　根据文章第二段第二句if you live in a large city, you run twice the risk of being victim.如果你住在大城市，你有2倍的成为受害者的风险。故选A。

　　3.D【考点】推理判断题

　　【精析】题干大意是：本文的作者想要留下防窃警报系统是______的印象。

　　根据文章第三段第二句a burglar alarm system which is effective, simple to operate and easily affordable 可知这种系统非常实用，操作简单，能负担得起。与economical(经济的，合算的)意思相近， 故选D。

　　4.B【考点】事实细节题

　　【精析】题干大意是：文章声称拥有一个警报系统将会______。

　　根据文章第四段第二句It simply indicates to unwelcome visitors that yours is one house that they will not break into easily, so they turn to unprotected houses where their job is much easier.可知，能够提示那些罪犯们，你的房子很难进入，这会让他们转到更容易的房子那里进行盗窃,这样他们会更容易得手。故选B。

　　5.C【考点】主旨大意题

　　【精析】题干大意是：本文的目的是______。

　　本文一直在强调装一个防窃警报系统的好处，意在劝服人购买。故选C。