- 阅读理解A
题干：ThelivesofveryfewNewarkresidentsareuntouchedbyviolence：NewJersey’sbiggestcityhasseenitall.Yetthemurderofthreeyoungpeople,whowereforcedtokneelbeforebeingshotinthebackoftheheadinaschoolplaygroundonAugust4th，hasshakenthecity.Afourth，whosurvived，wasstabbedandshotintheface.Thefourvictimswerebyallaccountsgoodkids,allenrolledincollege,allwithafuture.Butthecruelmurder,itseems,hasatlastforcedNewarkerstosaytheyhavehadenough.Grassrootsorganizations，likeStopShootin，，havebeenfloodedwithoffersofhelpandsupportsincethekillings.YusefIsmail,itsco-founder,saysthegrouphasbeengoingdoor-to-dooraskingpeopletosignapledgeofnon-violence.Theyhopetoget50,000topromiseto“stopshootin”startthinkin'，andkeeplivin’.”TheNewarkCommunityFoundation，whichwaslaunchedlastmonth,announcedonAugust14ththatitwillhelppayforCommunityEye,asurveillance(监视）systemtailoredtowardsguncrime.CoryBooker,whobecamemayor13monthsagowithamissiontorevitalizethecity,believesthesurveillanceprogramwillbethelargestcameraandaudionetworkinanyAmericancity.Morethan30cameraswereinstalledearlierthissummerandafurther50willbeinstalledsooninasevensquare-mileareawhere80%ofthecity'srecentshootingshaveoccurred.Andmorecamerasareplanned.Whenagunshotisdetected,thesurveillancecamerazoomsinonthatspot.SimilartechnologyinChicagohasincreasedarrestsanddecreasedshootings.Mr.Bookerplanstoannounceacomprehensivegunstrategylaterthisweek.Mr.Booker，aswellaschurchleadersandothers，believes(orhopes)thatafterthemurderthecitywillnolongerstandbyincoldness.Forgenerations，Newarkhasbeenparalyzedbypovertyalmostoneinthreepeoplelivesbelowthepovertyline-andgrowingindifferencetocrime.Someareskeptical.SteveMalangaoftheconservativeManhattanInstitutenotesthatNewarkhasdeepsocialproblems：over60%ofchildrenareinhomeswithoutfathers.Theschoolsystem，takenoverbythestatein1995，isamess.Butthereisalsosomecauseforhope.SinceMr.Bookerwaselected,therehasbeenariseininvestmentandre-zoningfordevelopment.Onlyaround7%ofnearbyNewarkairportworkersusedtocomefromNewark；now,ayearlater,thefigureis30%.Mr.BookerhaslaunchedaNewYork-stylewaroncrime.Sofarthisyear,crimehasfallen11%andshootingsaredown30%(thoughthemurderratelookslikelytomatchlastyear'shigh).
题目：Mayor Booker's effort against crime seem to be_____· - A 、idealistic
- B 、impractical
- C 、effective
- D 、fruitless
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
推理题。根据题干中的信号词Mayor Booker's effort定位到最后一段最后两句。这两句话的意思是"Booker先生发起了一场纽约式的抵制犯罪运动。截止到今年, 犯罪率已下降了11%，枪击案也下降了30％”。由此可以推断，Booker的努力是有效果的，C选项为正确答案。
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