2017英语等级考试pets5级阅读理解每日练习四
1. Jack Maple started his career in _______。
[ A ] Philadelphia
[ B ] Oregon
[ C ] New Orleans
[ D ] New York
2. According to Jack Maple, to cut crime _______。
[ A ] the heads of police department should make more contact with the criminals
[ B ] the government should educate the residents more
[ C ] a computer system called Comstat should be adopted by the police
[ D ] the criminals should be severely punished
3. In New York_______。
[ A ] violent crime dropped by 23% in one year
[ B ] police departments pay as much as $50, 000 for Jack Maple
[ C ] the crime rate is high
[ D] Comstat’s statistical maps are analyzed every week
4. The meaning of the word "anomalies" in the second line of 4th paragraph is
[ A ] something strange
[ B ] enjoyable things
[ C ] anormally
[ D ] comparison
5. It can be inferred from the passage that
[ A ] the drop of crime rate is caused by Jack Maples’s two-tier system
[ B ] the drop of crime rate is caused by the increased imprisonment
[ C ] it is difficult to identify the exact cause for the fall of crime rate
[ D ] the increased imprisonment is not the reason for the fall of crime rate
本文导航第1页试题第2页答案解析短文赏析
本文探讨了犯罪率下降的原因所在。杰克·梅普尔和林德曾经引领警署改革，清理腐败，引进电脑等新科技，帮助警察监控、分析犯罪。他们认为自己的工作导致了犯罪率的下降。但是，虽然新技术确实有助于减少犯罪，其他地点的情况却表明，犯罪率下降另有原因。一些人认为原因是犯人数量增加了，但是却不能确定这是一种直接原因。另外，某些地区的情况也表明犯罪率下降与犯人数量的增加没有关联。
答案及解析
1.D【解析】由第一段中的“For some years，starting in New York…”
可知。
2.C【解析】由第二段中的“Second.They have to adopt a computer system called...”可知。
3.D【解析】由第二段最后一句“In New York，Comstat’s statistical maps are analyzed each week at a meeting of the city’s police chief and precinct captains.”可知。
4.A【解析】anomaly意为“反常、奇怪的事”。
5.C【解析】由全文可以推断，要指出犯罪率下降的确切原因是很困难的。
