Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.
“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer — “That’s not a problem here.” — Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
“No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he: in 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to colleges,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”
But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics （统计数字) by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.
To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.
1.The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August ______.
A. to express the opinions of many parents
B. to choose a right one for their daughter
C. to check the cost of college education
D. to find a right one near a large city
2.It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges
______.
A. receive too many visitors B. mirror the rest of the nation
C. hide the truth of campus crime D. have too many watchdog groups
3.The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means ______.
A. mind B. admit C. believe D. expect
4.We learn from the text that “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges ______.
A. that are protected by campus security B. that report campus crimes by law
C. that are free from campus crime D. the enjoy very good publicity
5.What is the text mainly about?
A. Exact campus crime statistics. B. Crimes on or around campuses.
C. Effective solutions to campus crime. D. concerns about kids’ campus safety.
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1, but I always knew he was 2. He never criticized us, but used 3to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 4as a child I said something 5about somebody, and my father said, “ 6time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 7people, I would get the best 8. From then on I’ve always tried to 9the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very 10. At 15, I started a magazine. It was 11a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 13any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 14me to go into law. And I’ve 15regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 16I didn’t pursue my 17. You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 18turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 20me.
1.A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
2.A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
3.A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
4.A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
5.A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
6.A. another B. some C. any D. other
7.A. on B. in C. at D. about
8.A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return
9.A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
10.A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
11.A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
12.A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
13.A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
14.A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
15.A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
16.A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
17.A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream
18.A. this B. he C. it D. that
19.A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
20.A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised
The country life he was used to ______ greatly since 1992.
A. change B. has changed
C. changing D. have changed
He paid for a seat, when he ______ have entered free.
A. could B. would C. must D. need
-- Let’s go to a movie after work, OK? -- ______
A. Not at all. B. Why not? C. Never mind. D. What of it?
What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has ______?
A. given out B. put out C. held up D. used up
