单选题 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 (盗窃) and assault (袭击).
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.
Fortunately, there"s something definite which you can do. Protect Alarms can help to protect your house with a burglar alarm system which is effective, simple to operate and easily affordable.
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 easier.
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单选题 Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】文中第一段说:“你担心上升的犯罪率吗?如果你担心,你就有可能知道,随着盗窃和袭击案件数量的急剧增加,你的房子、财产和人身安全正处在日益增长的危险之中。”由此我们可以得出结论:比起以前来说,房子更有可能被人闯入。因此选项D正确。其他三个选项均与文章内容不符。
单选题 It seems that people who live in cities are ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】这是一道推断题。文中第二段第二句说:“……如果你生活在一个大城市,你成为受害者的危险将增加一倍。”综合第一段的内容,我们可以得出结论:生活在城市的人比生活在农村的人更容易成为入室盗窃的受害者。所以选项A正确。其他三个选项均与文章内容不符。
单选题 The writer of this text wants to give the impression that the Protect Alarms system is ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】文中最后一段第一句说:“我们免费分送的小册子将告诉你我们的防盗警报系统如何报警迅速、使用简便、价格低廉。”选项D“经济的”符合文章所述。A“基础的”、B“永久的”、C“试验性的”均与文章内容不符。
单选题 The article claims that possessing an alarm system will ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】文中第四段第二句说:“它十分简单地向你的不受欢迎的客人显示,你的房子不是随便就能闯进的,因此他们会到一所未受保护的、更容易下手的房子中偷盗。”由此我们可以推知,如果盗贼想闯入一所安装了防盗警报系统房子的话,他将不得不对付这种警报系统,这样会给行窃带来麻烦。因此选项C正确。选项A、B、D文中均未提及。
单选题 The purpose of the article is ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】这是一道主旨题。本文从城市犯罪率上升的现象引出安装防盗警报系统的必要性。在文章最后一段说明这种系统如何报警迅速、使用简便、价格低廉,又说邮资免费,并留了24小时服务的电话。由此我们看出,这篇文章主要目的是劝人们买这种防盗警报系统。所以选项C正确。