Question

Beat the Burglar
Don’t invite crime---take basic, sensible precautions. Your house and possession are valuable and must be properly protected. When you buy a lock, you buy time. The best prevention is delay and noise which could mean discovery. 

When you leave it---lock it! First of all, fit security locks to all doors and windows and a safety chain on the front door. Secondly, use them! If you have any ladders or tools, don’t leave them lying about in the garden, lock them away. “Safe” or “secret” places for keys and valuables are not reliable --- nine times out of ten, they are the first place a thief will look.

When you move house… When you move into a new home even if it is fitted with security locks, change them. You don’t know who else may have keys. Never let strangers into your house. An official-looking cap is not enough, ask for proof of identity and look at it carefully --- if you are still not satisfied, don’t let the person in.

Valuables need special protection Valuables should really be given special protection --- preferably by leaving them with your bank. A small security safe works too, but not to the most determined burglar. It is also important to keep an up-to-date list of valuables and their descriptions. In the case of fine art, paintings, or jewelry, color photographs can sometimes be of assistance to the police if you are unfortunate enough to have them stolen. Enter the details on the back of the pictures. But don’t keep such documents in your house, keep them at the bank or with your insurance company.

Going on holiday? Don’t talk about your holidays and future plans loudly in public. Do remember to cancel the milk and newspapers and also to draw curtains back. Operate a “Good Neighbor” program to ensure that mail is taken in, the house is checked regularly and that lights are put on. Call at your local police station and tell them you are going away. Make sure that they know how to contact you in case of trouble. Don’t leave cash or valuables in the house --- take them with you or put them in the bank.

小題1:When moving into a new house, you are supposed to __________.

A．buy a safe	B．change the locks
C．visit your neighbors	D．stay away from strangers

小題2:Which is the safest way to protect your valuables?

A．Taking pictures of your valuables.

B．Putting your valuables in your safe.

C．Keeping your valuables at the bank.

D．Giving a list of your valuables to the police.

小題3:When you are away for holidays, you __________.

A．should cancel your mail

B．shouldn’t leave your keys to your neighbors

C．shouldn’t make it known that your home is empty

D．should ask the police to check your house regularly

小題4:What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To inform people of safety standards.

B．To introduce the advantages of banks.

C．To prove the importance of security locks.

D．To educate people on prevention of burglars.

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：這篇文章講的是如何防盜。包括離開家的時候，搬家的時候，度假的時候和怎樣存放珍貴的物品。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二個表格的句子：When you move into a new home even if it is fitted with security locks, change them. 可知搬家的時候要把鎖換了。選B
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第三個表格的句子：Valuables should really be given special protection --- preferably by leaving them with your bank. 可知有價值的東西要放在銀行里面保存。選C
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第四個表格的句子：Don’t talk about your holidays and future plans loudly in public. 可知不要讓大家知道你家里沒有人。選C
小題4:主旨題：從標(biāo)題Beat the Burglar和第一段的句子：Don’t invite crime---take basic, sensible precautions. Your house and possession are valuable and must be properly protected.可知這篇文章講的是如何防盜。選D
點評：這篇文章講的是如何防盜。包括離開家的時候，搬家的時候，度假的時候和怎樣存放珍貴的物品。屬于信息篩選類短文，文本所給信息非常豐富，要求考生從中選出適合題目要求的信息。解此類題目時，考生可以先閱讀題目和選項，了解具體要求，然后再仔細閱讀文章，認(rèn)真篩選甄別，這樣的閱讀就有的放矢，可以大大提高閱讀的速度和效率。