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Beat the Burglar
Don’t invite crime -- take basic, sensible precautions (预防). Your house and possession are valuable and must be properly protected. When you buy a lock, you buy time. The best prevention is delay and noise which could mean discovery.
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When you leave it- lock it!
First of all, fit security locks to all doors and windows and a safety chain on the front door. Secondly, use them!
If you have any ladders or tools, don’t leave them lying about in the garden, lock them away. “Safe”or “secret” places for keys and valuables are not reliable -- nine times out of ten. they are the first place a thief will look.
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When you move house…
When you move into a new home even if it is fitted with security locks, change them. You don’t know who else may have keys.
Never let strangers into your house. An official-looking cap is not enough, ask for proof of identity and look at it carefully -- if you are still not satisfied, don’t let the person in.
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Valuables need special protection
Valuables should really be given special protection- preferably by leaving them with your bank. A small security safe works too, but not to the most determined burglar. It is also important to keep an up-to-date list of valuables and their descriptions. In the case of fine art paintings, or jewelry, color photographs can sometimes be of assistance to the police if you are unfortunate enough to have them stolen. Enter the details on the back of the pictures. But don’t keep such documents in your house, keep them at the bank or with your insurance company.
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Going on holiday?
Don’t talk about your holidays and future plans loudly in public. Do remember to cancel the milk and newspapers and also to draw curtains back. Operate a “Good Neighbor” program to ensure that mail is taken in, the house is checked regularly and that lights are put on. Call at your local police station and tell them you are going away. Make sure that they know how to contact you in case of trouble
Don’ t leave cash or valuables in the house -- take them with you or put them in the bank.
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1. Which is the safest way to protect your valuables?
A. Putting your valuables in your safe.
B. Giving a list of your valuables to the police.
C. Taking pictures of your valuables.
D. Keeping your valuables at the bank.
2. When you are away for holidays, you ________.
A. shouldn’t make it known that your home is empty
B. shouldn’t leave your keys to your neighbors
C. should cancel your mail
D. should ask the police to check your house regularly
3. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To inform people of safety standards.
B. To educate people on prevention of burglars.
C. To introduce the advantages of banks.
D. To prove the importance of security locks.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。这篇文章讲 是如何防盗。包括离开家的时候，搬家的时候，度假的时候和怎样存放珍贵的物品。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。从第三个表格中Valuables should really be given special protection --- preferably by leaving them with your bank. （贵重物品确实应该受到特别保护——最好是把它们存在你的银行里。）可知把贵重物品存放在银行是保护贵重物品最安全的方法。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。从第四个表格中Don’t talkabout your holidays and future plans loudly in public. （不要在公共场合大声谈论你的假期和未来的计划。）可知当你外出度假时，你不应该让大家知道你家里没有人。故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。从标题Beat the Burglar和第一段中Don’t invite crime---take basic, sensible precautions. Your house and possession are valuable and must be properly protected.（不要招致犯罪——采取基本的、合理的预防措施。你的房子和财产很值钱，必须妥善保护。）可知这篇文章的目的是教育人们如何防窃。故选B。
【点睛】写作意图推理判断题。作者一般不直接表明自己的意图，而是通过文章所提供的事实和理论依据，客观地使读者信服某种想法和观点。这种题型要求我们不仅要理解文章的内容，同时还要具备对作者阐述问题的写作手法进行归纳、总结和分析的能力。推测作者的写作意图时，不同体裁的文章有不同的写作目的。故事类记叙文的写作目的通常是娱乐读者（to entertain）；广告类应用文的写作目的是推销产品或服务人们（to persuade）；议论文的写作目的是阐述论点（to argue）；科普文化类说明文的写作目的是介绍知识，帮助大家广闻博见（to inform）。如第三小题，从标题Beat the Burglar和第一段中Don’t invite crime---take basic, sensible precautions. Your house and possession are valuable and must be properly protected.（不要招致犯罪——采取基本的、合理的预防措施。你的房子和财产很值钱，必须妥善保护。）可知这篇文章的目的是教育人们如何防窃。故选B。
