- 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:Judging from the context, the “Community Eye” ( Line 5,Para.2) is_____· - A 、a watching system for gun crime
- B 、a neighborhood protection organization
- C 、an unprofitable community business
- D 、a grassroots organization

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【正确答案:A】
推理题。根据题干中的信号词Community Eye定位到第二段最后一句。在这句话中,a surveillance system tailored towards gun crime(一种专门针对枪击犯罪的监视系统)是CommunityEye的同位语, 对其进行解释说明。因此,Α选项为正确答案。watching对应surveillance,tailored towards 对应 for。

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- A 、prospective
- B 、prevalent
- C 、provocative
- D 、perpetual
- 2 【阅读理解A】 Judging from the context, “to keep your head above water” (paragraph 1) probably means().
- A 、to be drown
- B 、to keep out of financial difficulty
- C 、to keep away from danger
- D 、to protect you from water
- 3 【阅读理解A】 Judging from the context, the phrase “wreaking havoc”(Para.2)most probably means().
- A 、generating motivation
- B 、exerting influence
- C 、causing damage
- D 、creating pressure
- 4 【阅读理解A】 From the context, the word “baloney” ( Line 3, Paragraph 6) is close in meaning to().
- A 、balcony
- B 、nonsense
- C 、feat
- D 、simplicity
- 5 【阅读理解A】Judging from the content, this passage is probably written for_____.
- A 、administrators
- B 、students
- C 、teachers
- D 、parents
- 6 【阅读理解A】We may infer from the context that “upselling”( Line 2, Para.6) probably means_____.
- A 、selling something up
- B 、selling something fancy
- C 、selling something unnecessary
- D 、selling something more expensive
- 7 【阅读理解A】Judging from the skills women specialize in they might be suitable to be a/an_____.
- A 、engineer
- B 、worker
- C 、nurse
- D 、long-distance runner
- 8 【阅读理解A】Judging from the context, the word “rub” ( Line 1,Para.3) probably means_____·
- A 、friction
- B 、contradiction
- C 、conflict
- D 、problem
- 9 【阅读理解A】The word “homogenizing” ( Line 1,Paragraph 1 ) most probably means_____.
- A 、identifying
- B 、associating
- C 、assimilating
- D 、monopolizing
- 10 【阅读理解A】The statement “it is all too monkey” ( Last line, Para.1 ) implies that_____.
- A 、monkeys are also outraged by slack rivals
- B 、resenting unfairness is also monkeys’ nature
- C 、monkeys,like humans,tend to be jealous of each other
- D 、no animals other than monkeys can develop such emotions
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