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     A million motorists leave their cars filled up with petrol and with the keys in the ignition (点燃) every day.

The cars are sitting in petrol stations while drivers pay for their fuel. The Automobile Association(A.A) has

discovered that cars are left unattended for an average three minutes and sometimes longer as drivers buy

drinks, sweets, cigarettes and other consumer items.With payment of credit cards becoming more and more

common, it is not unusual for a driver to be out of his car for as long as six minutes, providing the car theft

with a golden opportunity.

     For more than ten years there has been a big rise in car crime than in most other types of crime. An average

of more than two cars a minute are broken into or stolen in the UK. Car crime accounts for almost a third of

all reported offenses with no signs that the trend is slowing down.

     Although there are highly professional criminal involved in car theft, almost 90 percent of car theft is

committed by the opportunists. Amateur thieves are aided by our own carelessness. The A.A. recommends

locking up whenever you leave the car and for however short a period. A partially open sunroof or window is

a further come-on (诱惑) to thieves.

     There are many other traps to avoid. The A.A. has fond little awareness among drivers about safe parking.

Most motorists questioned made no efforts to avoid parking in quiet spots-just the places thieves love. The A.A.

advises drives to park in places with people around because thieves don't like audiences.

1. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. there is an increasingly large number of car crimes in the UK

B. about 20% of all reported crimes involve cars

C. car crime is decreasing gradually

D. the A. A. didn't pay much attention to car crimes

2. The underlined word "opportunists" in this passage most probably refers to _____.

A. people who take chances to steal into cars

B. people who always steal or break into cars

C. highly skillful criminals

D. careless criminals who tend to fail in their crimes

3. The A. A, suggests that the car owners should _____.

A. always lock up their cars when they leave

B. keep the sunroof and windows open

C. avoid parking in crowded places

D. keep some people around to watch their cars

4. Paragraph Three mainly talks about _____.

A. the professional car criminals

B. the opportunities for non-professional car thieves

C. the anti-theft tips

D. when to lock the car

答案

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     In the computer age, most of us take a broadband Internet connection for granted. Whether cable or mobile

broadband, today's connections are many times faster than those in the early days. Videos play smoothly,

complex websites load quickly, and files download much faster than ten years ago. And the files are much

bigger too.

     There's a catch, of course. You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet. If you

don't, it's slow dial-up access for you. And for those living really far out, there may be no Internet access at all.

     Technology experts often talk about the "last mile" problem, which refers to the difficulty of bringing

Internet access to remote locations. In cities and suburbs, it's relatively easy to provide access for everyone.

It is much more difficult to deliver access to those living far from cities, especially in developing countries.

Internet service providers, for their part, have been reluctant to provide access to sparsely (稀疏地) populated

areas. The handful of Internet users they would reach wouldn't cover the expense.

     But every year, technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users. Most broadband

connections today run over existing cable TV and telephone lines although these technologies aren't available

everywhere. Some companies have delivered the Internet over standard power lines. Advancements in cheaper, more efficient fiber optics cables (光纤电缆) promise to bring extremely fast Internet connections to more

users.

     Still, the "last mile" problem remains hard to deal with. There will always be somewhere that doesn't have

an affordable broadband connection. But someday that might not matter. If the rapid progress in cell phone

technology is any indication (迹象), it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you

wherever you go.

1. The underlined part " a catch" (in Paragraph 2) probably means "_____".

A. a rare challenge

B. a desirable plan

C. an efficient device

D. a hidden problem

2. What can we know from the third paragraph?

A. Internet connection has not been popular in most cities.

B. Internet service providers care about rural customers.

C. Computer is popular in developing countries.

D. It is hard to bring Internet access to users in remote areas.

3. Paragraph 4 mainly tells us that technological advancements ______.

A. make TV and telephone available everywhere

B. bring great change to people's everyday life

C. make it possible for more people to use the Internet

D. bring faster Internet connections to users

4. What may eventually settle the "last mile" problem?

A. The broadband connection's getting faster.

B. More and more Internet users.

C. More and more Internet connections.

D. The rapid progress in cell phone technology.

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