38. A. twisted　　　　　　 B. beat　　　　　　　　　 C. tied　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. burned

37. A. refused　　　　　　 B. tried　　　　　　　　 C. managed　　　　　　　 D. decided

36. A. terrorists　　　　 B. thieves　　　　　　 C. teenagers　　　　　　　 D. passers-by

55. A. necessary 　　　　　　　　　 B. practical 　　　　　　　　　 C. careful　　 　　　　　　　 D. honest

答案　 36-40 DACBA　　 41-45 ACBCD　　 46-50 ABCDA　　 51--55　 CBABB

Passage 18

(辽宁省沈阳二十中2010届高三上学期第一次月考)

What seemed impossible is possible nowadays. One spring afternoon last year a group of 　36 　attacked a 15-year-old girl in the Berlin district of Köpenick. They hit her in the face and pushed her to the ground. When the victim 　37　 　to hand over her money, some of them held her down and 　38 　her arms with a lighted cigarette. The 　39　 　were not a gang of boys, but of 13- to 15-year-old girls.

While men are still responsible for the 　40 　of crimes in Germany, 　41　 　violence is on the rise. Young girls and women of all 　42 　groups are becoming more violent, and that has been a 　43　 　trend for several years. Last year in Berlin, the 　44　 　of female suspects of violent crime under the age of 21 increased by almost 8%, while that of male suspects 　45　 　slightly. Violent crimes like 　46 and serious bodily harm have even shot up by 18% and 25% among young women.

Why are 　47　 　women becoming more violent? Gender(性别)　 48　 　may have something to do with it. Today's females are drinking and smoking more, and raising all sorts of 　49　 　things. Girls and young women are generally less held back in adopting male forms of behavior. 　50　 , the same goes for the 　51　 　of violence. The members of all-female gangs tend to be especially 　52　 . When particularly humiliating methods like burning or undressing are involved, the 　53　 　will usually be girls. It seems to be all about showing the 　54　 , “Hey, we can do 　55　 　than you. ”

54. A. suggests　 　　　　　　　　　 B. requires 　　　　　　　　　 C. insists　　 　　　　　　 D. encourages

53. A. decision　 　　　　　　　　 B. plan　　 　　　　　　　　 C. conclusion 　　　　　　　 D. judge

52. A. no　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. all 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. few　　　 　　　　　　　 D. both

51. A. interested in　　 　　　 B. devoted to　　　　　　　　 C. limited to　　 　　　 D. troubled by

50. A. it　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. which　 　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　 　　　　　　　 D. this

49. A. on　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. office　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. business　 　　　　　　　 D. off