Question

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 neat 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 college,” 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 serious,” warms 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.

56. The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August ________

   A. to express the opinions of many parents

   B. to choose a right one four their daughter

   C. to check the cost of college education

   D. to find a tight one near a large city

57. 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

58. The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means _______

A. mind   B. admit    C. believe   D. expect

59. 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. that enjoy very good publicity

60. 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

Answer 1

56.B

解析：本题考查细节。根据第一行Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking for their 17-year-old daughter.可知目的是为他们的17岁的女儿挑看大学。 结果在一座大城市附近挑选了一所大学 。而D项是“在一座大城市附近发现了一所大学”。故此题选B。

57C

.解析：本题考查细节。根据最后一段but some hold back for fear of bad publicity可知选C为最佳答案。

58.C

解析：本题考查词义推断。根据第三段No crime whatsoever?及in 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports of 400.000 serious crimes on or around our campus crimes.可知没有校园犯罪是难以置信的。故选C。

 

59.B

解析：本题考查细节。根据汇报统计数字，但有些保守。可知the honest ones指that report campus crimes by law.故选B。

60.D

解析：本题考查文章的主旨大意。文章主要谈的是父母们为孩子寻找学校与校园犯罪。可知关心孩子的校园安全问题。故选D。