What seemed impossible is possible nowadays. One spring afternoon last year a group of   1  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   2   to hand over her money, some of them held her down and   3  her arms with a lighted cigarette. The   4   were not a gang of boys, but of 13- to 15-year-old girls.

While men are still responsible for the  5  of crimes in Germany,  6   violence is on the rise. Young girls and women of all  7  groups are becoming more violent, and that has been a   8   trend for several years. Last year in Berlin, the   9   of female suspects of violent crime under the age of 21 increased by almost 8%, while that of male suspects   10   slightly. Violent crimes like  11 and serious bodily harm have even shot up by 18% and 25% among young women.

Why are   12   women becoming more violent? Gender （性别）   13   may have something to do with it. Today's females are drinking and smoking more, and raising all sorts of   14   things. Girls and young women are generally less held back in adopting male forms of behavior.  15  , the same goes for the   16   of violence. The members of all-female gangs tend to be especially   17  . When particularly humiliating methods like burning or undressing are involved, the   18   will usually be girls. It seems to be all about showing the   19  , “Hey, we can do   20   than you.” 

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

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

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

4．A．fighters             B．attackers   C．students           D．criminals

5．A．majority            B．variety      C．most               D．few  

6．A．strong           B．daytime      C．secret                     D．female

7．A．working            B．activity     C．age                  D．interest

8．A．worldwide         B．nationwideC．school             D．family

9．A．number             B．degree      C．quantity           D．quality

10．A．remained          B．changed    C．happened         D．dropped

11．A．drug taking       B．theft         C．robbery           D．poisoning

12．A．stupid              B．uneducatedC．homeless         D．German

13．A．difference        B．equality     C．relations           D．roles

14．A．dirty                B．surprising  C．unbelievable     D．useless

15．A．However          B．Therefore  C．Unfortunately   D．Finally

16．A．use                  B．belief        C．love                 D．rise

17．A．beautiful          B．cruel         C．young              D．boyish

18．A．watchers         B．victims     C．helpers            D．performers

19．A．parents            B．teachers    C．boys                D．people

20．A．faster                     B．better        C．more easily      D．more efficiently

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第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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.” 

36. A. terrorists 37. A. refused 38. A. twisted 39. A. fighters 40. A. majority 41. A. strong 42. A. working 43. A. worldwide 44. A. number 45. A. remained 46. A. drug taking 47. A. stupid 48. A. difference 49. A. dirty 50. A. However 51. A. use 52. A. beautiful 53. A. watchers 54. A. parents 55. A. faster

B. thieves B. tried B. beat B. attackers B. variety B. daytime B. activity B. nationwide B. degree B. changed B. theft B. uneducated B. equality B. surprising B. Therefore B. belief B. cruel B. victims B. teachers B. better

C. teenagers C. managed C. tied C. students C. most C. secret C. age C. school C. quantity C. happened C. robbery C. homeless C. relations C. unbelievable C. Unfortunately C. love C. young C. helpers C. boys C. more easily

D. passers-by D. decided D. burned D. criminals D. few    D. female D. interest D. family D. quality D. dropped     D. poisoning D. German D. roles D. useless D. Finally D. rise D. boyish   D. performers D. people D. more efficiently

 

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第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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 K??penick. 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.” 

36. A. terrorists 37. A. refused 38. A. twisted 39. A. fighters 40. A. majority 41. A. strong 42. A. working 43. A. worldwide 44. A. number 45. A. remained 46. A. drug taking 47. A. stupid 48. A. difference 49. A. dirty 50. A. However 51. A. use 52. A. beautiful 53. A. watchers 54. A. parents 55. A. faster

B. thieves B. tried B. beat B. attackers B. variety B. daytime B. activity B. nationwide B. degree B. changed B. theft B. uneducated B. equality B. surprising B. Therefore B. belief B. cruel B. victims B. teachers B. better

C. teenagers C. managed C. tied C. students C. most C. secret C. age C. school C. quantity C. happened C. robbery C. homeless C. relations C. unbelievable C. Unfortunately C. love C. young C. helpers C. boys C. more easily

D. passers-by D. decided D. burned D. criminals D. few    D. female D. interest D. family D. quality D. dropped     D. poisoning D. German D. roles D. useless D. Finally D. rise D. boyish   D. performers D. people D. more efficiently