2009年12月英語四級考試巔峰閱讀訓(xùn)練(25)

　　Crime has its own cycles, a magazine reported some years ago. Police records that were studied for five years from over 2,400 cities and towns show a surprising link between changes in the seasons and crime patterns.��

　　The pattern of crime has varied very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August, as do rape and other violent attacks. Murder, moreover, is more than seasonal: it is a weekend crime. It is also a nighttime crime: 62 percent of murders are committed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.��

　　Unlike the summer high in crimes of bodily harm, burglary has a different cycle. You are most likely to be robbed between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. on a Saturday night in

　　December, January, or February. What is the most non-criminal month of all? May, except for one strange statistic. More dog bites are reported in this month than in any other month of the year.��

　　1.The main idea of paragraph 1 is ____.��

　　A. crime is a serious social problem��

　　B. there is a link between change in the seasons and crime patterns��

　　C. crime is not linked to the change in season��

　　D.2,400 towns were studied for five years��

　　2.The subject of paragraph 2 is ____.��

　　A. Summer crime

　　B. burglary��

　　C murder

　　D. nighttime crime

　　3.According to the passage, a murder would most likely occur ____.��

　　A. on a weekend night in winter��

　　B. on a weekend afternoon in summer��

　　C. on a Saturday night��

　　D. on a weekend night in summer��

　　4.In paragraph 2 “it is also a nighttime crime,” it refers to ____.��

　　A.murder

　　B.62 percent��

　　C. weekend crime

　　D. rape

　　5.In paragraph 3,what is the one strange statistic for May?��

　　A. There are more dog bites in May.��

　　B. There are more robberies in May.��

　　C. There is the most crime in May.��

　　D. There are more murders in May.��