Question

【题目】Should you spend your money on a home security system? A look inside a burglar’s mind might help you decide.

1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.

2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in your home, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.

3. To you, leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air. To me, it’s an invitation which I am more than happy to accept.

4. If it snows while you’re out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house, or it will be a dead giveaway. By the way, loud dogs and nosy neighbors are the two things I hate most.

5. It’s raining. You’re fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door---understandable. But understand this: I don’t take a day off because of bad weather.

6. Do you really think I won’t look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet. Here’s a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids’ rooms.

7. You’re right: I won’t have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But if it’s not fastened, I’ll take it with me.

8. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook.com page. It’s easier than you think to look up your address.

【1】Money and valuables might be the safest if kept in your______.

A. kids’ room B. sock drawer

C. medicine cabinet D. safe

【2】The underlined words “a dead giveaway” here may probably be something that______.

A. throws away useless things at home

B. warns a burglar that someone is dead

C. tells a burglar the truth

D. frightens a burglar away

【3】We can draw a conclusion from the text that______.

A. burglars seldom steal in bad weather

B. if you do housework yourself, you’ll stay away from burglars

C. you yourself are sometimes to blame for a theft

D. you can always count on your neighbors when you are out

【4】The main purpose of the article is to _____.

A. summarize when burglars steal most frequently

B. encourage people to spend money on home security systems

C. explain why burglars take up stealing

D. teach people how to protect their homes

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文旨在告诉读者如何通过常不注意的小细节防盗，保护家庭财产安全。

【1】细节理解题。根据第六小点：Do you really think I won’t look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet. Here’s a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids’ rooms（你真的以为我不会去你放袜子的抽屉看看吗？我经常检查你放裙子的衣柜和旁边的桌子，还有，药箱我也不会放过。 这儿有一个小贴士：我几乎从不进去小孩子的房间。）可知钱财放在孩子的房间是最安全保险的，故选A.

【2】细节推理题。A.扔掉家里没用的东西B.警告盗贼这里有人死掉了C.告诉盗贼一个真相D.把盗贼吓跑。根据第四小点If it snows while you’re out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house, or it will be a dead giveaway. By the way, loud dogs and nosy neighbors are the two things I hate most.（如果碰巧在下雪的时候你外出了，让邻居来修车并让他们的足迹进入你的房子，这将会泄露你不在家这个秘密。顺便说一下，狂吠狗和吵闹的邻居是我最讨厌的两件事情）排除A,B,D，故选C.

【3】细节理解题。A.盗贼很少在坏天气实行盗窃B.如果你自己做家务，你将远离盗贼C.有时你自己也该为盗窃负责D.你能够经常依赖你的邻居，当你外出的时候。根据第五小点：But understand this: I don’t take a day off because of bad weather. （但是，请理解：我不会因为下雨而放假）故排除A；B选项不但没有提及而且说法太绝对，排除；第四小点：If it snows while you’re out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house, or it will be a dead giveaway. （如果碰巧在下雪的时候你外出了，让邻居来修车并让他们的足迹进入你的房子，这将会泄露你不在家这个秘密。）排除D.全文8个小点都从各个方面讲诉了你在生活中的那些没有注意的地方可能招致小偷，所以有时盗窃的发生，“你自己”着实该负一些责任。故选C.

【4】主旨推断题。A.总结盗贼什么时候偷盗最频繁B.鼓励人们花钱做好家庭安全系统C.解释盗贼们为何从事盗窃D.告诉人们怎样保护他们的房子；文章从标题到8个小点的内容都在讲如何防盗，保护自家的财产安全，故选D.