Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

　　Section A Conversations

　　Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　1. A) He went to see his schoolmate.

　　B) He went to see a film with his friend.

　　C) He watched television with his friend.

　　D) He stayed at home talking with his friend.

　　2. A) Who are going to attend the meeting.

　　B) What's to be discussed at the meeting.

　　C) Where the meeting is to be held.

　　D) When the meeting is to be held.

　　3. A) The arrangement of the Wednesday meeting.

　　B) Where they are going to meet Mr. Johnson.

　　C) The necessity of writing to Mr. Johnson.

　　D) Who is going to contact Mr. Johnson.

　　4. A) The tape was missing.

　　B) The tape had been returned to Paul.

　　C) Jack lent his tape to Paul.

　　D) Jack brought the tape to the party.

　　5. A) The man reserved a room some time ago.

　　B) The man wants to buy a flat on the second floor.

　　C) The man has booked a room with no bath.

　　D) The man wants to reserve a room.

　　6. A) The paperback edition is on sale.

　　B) Both editions are the same price now.

　　C) It has two editions with the same cover.

　　D) The hardcover edition is more expensive.

　　7. A) He has the best TV sets for sale.

　　B) His TV sets have a good sale.

　　C) His TV sets are all of the same brand.

　　D) He doesn't have the newest models right now.

　　8. A) He has to read a history book.

　　B) He is too busy to go with her.

　　C) He has already visited the museum.

　　D) He must hand in a report about the museum.

　　9. A) They are entertaining. B) They are time-consuming.

　　C) They are boring. D) They are rewarding.

　　10. A) A raincoat. B) A sunny day.

　　C) A lovely hat. D) An attractive hut.

　　Section B Compound Dictation

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　What do you call an entertainer who seems to do impossible tricks such as pulling a rabbit out of a hat, plucking dollar bills from the air, or (S1)________ an egg hiding behind your ear? Did you (S2)________ a magician?

　　A magician may seem to have supernatural powers, but most tricks are based on scientific (S3)________ that fool the eyes. The magician is an actor who (S4)________the audience. When the audience is distracted, the magician is able to do things (S5)________.

　　One type of magic trick is called sleight-of-hand. These tricks require especially (S6)________ hand movements. The following is a (S7)________ of how a magician does a sleight-of-hand trick. He makes it look as though one ball changes into two balls. He uses a rubber ball and a metal half-shell that looks like a ball. When the two are put together, the audience sees only one ball. (S8)________________________________________. Then holding up the rubber ball, and showing the half-shell from the front, it looks as though two balls have appeared. (S9) ______________________________________________.

　　Illusionists perform tricks using elaborate equipment. (S10)__________________________________________. This is a second type of magic trick. People love magic because of its mystery. So magicians rarely reveal the secrets of their tricks.

　　Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

　　Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of. It serves directly to assist a rapid distribution of goods at reasonable prices, thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices. By drawing attention to new ideas it helps enormously to raise standards of living. By helping to increase demands it ensures an increased need for labor, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment. It lowers the costs of many services: without advertisements your daily newspaper would cost as much, the price of your television license would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or tube would cost more.

　　And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a guarantee of reasonable value in the products and services you buy. Apart from the fact that twenty-seven Acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to live up to the promise of his advertisements. He might fool some people for a little while through misleading advertising. He won't do so for long, for mercifully the public has the good sense not to buy the inferior article more than once. If you see an article consistently advertised, it is the surest proof I know that the article does what is claimed for it, and that represents good value. Advertising does more for the material benefit of the community than other force I can think of.

　　There is one more point I feel I ought to touch on. Recently I heard a well-known television personality declare that he was against advertising because it persuades rather than informs. He was drawing excessively fine distinctions. Of course advertising seeks to persuade.If its message were confined merely to information, and if even a detail such as the choice of the color of a shirt is subtly persuasive, advertising would be so boring that no one would pay any attention. But perhaps that is what the well-known television personality wants.

　　21. By the first sentence of the passage the author means that ________.

　　A) he is fairly familiar with the cost of advertising

　　B) everybody knows well that advertising is money consuming

　　C) advertising costs money like everything is money consuming

　　D) it is worthwhile to spend money on advertising

　　22. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT included in the advantages of advertising?

　　A) Securing greater fame.

　　B) Providing more jobs.

　　C) Enhancing living standards.

　　D) Reducing newspaper cost.

　　23. The author believes that the well-known TV personality is ________.

　　A) very precise in passing his judgment on advertising

　　B) interested in nothing but the buyer's attention

　　C) correct in telling the difference between persuasion and information

　　D) obviously partial in his views on advertising

　　24. In the author's opinion, ________.

　　A) advertising can seldom bring material benefits to man by providing information

　　B) advertising informs people of new ideas rather than persuades them

　　C) there is nothing wrong with advertising in persuading the buyer

　　D) the buyer isn't interested in getting information from an advertisement

　　25. What attitude does the author hold for advertising?

　　A) Negative. B) Positive.

　　C) Ridiculous. D) Not stated.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

　　More surprising, perhaps, than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and thriving. As Skolnick notes, Americans are a marrying people: relative to Europeans, more of us marry and we marry at a younger age. Moreover, after a decline in the early 1970s, the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing. Even the divorce rate needs to be in this context: some 80 percent of divorced individuals remarry. Thus, marriage remains, by far, the preferred way of life for the vast majority of people in our society.

　　What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family. Twenty-five years ago, the typical American family consisted of a husband, a wife, and two or three children. Now there are many marriages in which couples have decided not have any children. And there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wife's previous marriage, or the husband's, or both. Sometimes these children spend all of their time with one parent from the former marriage; sometimes they are shared between the former spouses.

　　Thus, one can find every type of family arrangement. There are marriages without children; marriages with children from only the present marriage; marriages with "full-time" children from both the present and former marriages; marriages with "full-time" children from the present marriage and "part-time" children from former marriages. These are stepfathers, stepmothers, half-brothers, and half-sisters. It is not all that unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents! These are enormous changes from the traditional nuclear family. But even so, even in the midst of all this, there remains one constant: most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.

　　26. By calling Americans marrying people, the author means that ________.

　　A) Americans are more traditional than Europeans

　　B) Americans expect more out of marriage than Europeans

　　C) there are more married couples in U.S.A. than in Europe

　　D) more of Americans, compared with Europeans, prefer marriage and they accept it at a younger age

　　27. Divorced Americans ________.

　　A) will most likely remarry

　　B) prefer the way they live

　　C) have lost faith in marriage

　　D) are the vast majority of people in the society

　　28. Which of the following can be presented as the picture of today's American families?

　　A) A typical American family consists of only a husband and a wife.

　　B) Many types of family arrangements have become socially acceptable.

　　C) Americans prefer to have more kids than before.

　　D) There are no nuclear families any more.

　　29. "Part-time" children ________.

　　A) spend all of their time with their half-brothers and half-sisters

　　B) spend all of their time with one parent from the previous marriage

　　C) are shared between the two former spouses

　　D) can not stay with "full-time" children

　　30. Even though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families, ________.

　　A) the function of marriage remains unchanged

　　B) the vast majority of Americans still have faith in marriage

　　C) most Americans much prefer a second marriage

　　D) all of the above

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

　　Tidal action is a very complicated phenomenon involving many factors all of which must be considered to predict tide in any one place and at any one time. The alternate rise and fall of the surface of the seas and the ocean is mainly caused by the attractive force of the moon alone. When the attraction is great, the tide is low. Between the high tide and low tide is a period of a little over six hours, being called during its rise a flood tide, and during its fall an ebb tide.

　　The sun also exerts its effect on the tide, being a little less than half as much as the moon, although its mass is so much greater. When the moon and the sun are horizontal, the highest high tide occurs and when they are vertical the lowest low tide takes place.

　　The wind also plays an important role in the modification of the normal rise and fall of the tide. Thus these factors affect each other, either distracting or adding to the attractive forces to add or subtract from the height of the tide. But the tides still move inexorably (无情地) on, rising twice a day, getting a little later each day and posing a problem of correctly predicting their heights and lows.

　　31. The principal ideas of the article concerns ________.

　　A) the attraction of the sun and the moon

　　B) tidal waves

　　C) the sun, the moon and the wind

　　D) features which affect the tide

　　32. Which of the following factors is NOT mentioned as affecting the tide?

　　A) The sun. B) The moon.

　　C) The wind. D) The depth of the ocean.

　　33. It can be concluded from the article that the attraction of the sun is ________.

　　A) less than half that of the moon

　　B) more than half that of the moon

　　C) more than that of the moon

　　D) more than twice that of the moon

　　34. If the first high tide takes place at 1:00 a.m., the following low tide will probably take place at ________.

　　A) 7:00 a.m. B) 8:00 a.m.

　　C) 1:45 p.m. D) high noon

　　35. According to the article, it is clear that the role of the moon ________.

　　A) is not as important as that of the wind

　　B) is less than that of the sun

　　C) causes the alternate rise and fall of the surface of the seas

　　D) has little influence on the tide

　　Passage Four

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

　　People tend to be more important by evidence that seems to confirm some relationships. Thus many are convinced their dreams are prophetic because a few have come true. They neglect or fail to notice the many that haven't.

　　Consider also the belief that "the phone always rings when I am in the shower". If it does ring while you are in the shower, the event will stand out and be remembered. If it doesn't ring, that event probably won't even be registered.

　　People want to see order, pattern and meaning in the world. Consider, for example, the common belief that things like personal misfortunes, plane crashes and deaths "happen in the threes". Such beliefs stem from the tendency of people to allow the third event to define the time period. If three crashes occur in a month, then the period of time that counts as their "happening together" is one month; if three crashes occur in a year, then the period of time is stretched. Flexible end points reinforce such beliefs.

　　We also tend to believe what we want to believe. A majority of people think they are more intelligent, more fair-minded, and more skilled behind the wheel of an automobile than the average person. Part of the reason we view ourselves so favorably is that we use criteria that work to our advantage. As economist Thomas Schelling explains, "Everybody ranks himself high in qualities he values: careful drivers give himself weight to care, skilled drivers give weight to skill, and those who are polite give weight to courtesy". This way everyone ranks high on his own scale.

　　Perhaps the most important mental habit we can learn is to be cautious in drawing conclusions. The "evidence" of everyday life is something misleading.

　　36. In the first paragraph the author states that ________.

　　A) dreams cannot be said to be prophetic even though a few have come true

　　B) dreams are prophetic because some of them did come true

　　C) dreams may come true if clearly remembered

　　D) dreams and reality are closely related

　　37. By "things like... 'happen in the threes'." (Para.3) the author indicates that people believe ________.

　　A) personal misfortunes tend to happen every now and then

　　B) personal misfortunes, plane crashes and deaths usually happen together

　　C) misfortunes tend to occur according to certain patterns

　　D) misfortunes will never occur more than three times to a person in his lifetime

　　38. The word "courtesy"(Para.4) probably means__ ____.

　　A) good manners B) appropriate speech

　　C) friendly relations D) satisfactory service

　　39. What can be inferred from the passage?

　　A) Happiness that go unnoticed deserves more attention.

　　B) In a series of misfortunes the third one is usually the most serious.

　　C) People tend to make use of evidence that supports their own beliefs.

　　D) Believers of misfortunes happening in three are cautious in interpreting events.

　　40. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

　　A) there is some truth even in the wildest dreams

　　B) one should take notice of other people's merits

　　C) there is no order or pattern in the world events

　　D) we should not base our conclusions on accidental evidence

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) . Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　41. The thief ran away ________ he should be caught by the police.

　　A) instead B) until C) unless D) lest

　　42. Your answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ________ of it at all.

　　A) explanation B) meaning

　　C) sense D) interpretation

　　43. My brother went to Africa last summer, but I ______ to Venice.

　　A) will rather go B) would have rather gone

　　C) will go rather D) would rather have gone

　　44. I wish to go home now, ________?

　　A) may I B) am I C) do I D) don't I

　　45. Spring ________, we may perhaps look forward to better weather.

　　A) coming B) having come

　　C) to be coming D) is coming

　　46. Because he was caught in the heavy rain yesterday, he ________ a severe fever now.

　　A) converted B) conquered

　　C) contracted D) confined

　　47. When do you think the conference will ________?

　　A) break down B) break up

　　C) break away D) break into

　　48. We consider ________ the instrument be adjusted each time it is used.

　　A) that it necessary B) it necessary that

　　C) necessary D) necessary of it that

　　49. "Alice is quite unfriendly." "No, she is ________ unfriendly."

　　A) more shy than B) shyer

　　C) more shyer than D) shy more than

　　50. Did you know that all human being have a "comfort zone" regulating the ________ they stand from someone when they talk?

　　A) length B) boundary

　　C) edge D) distance

　　51. She's always finding fault ________ the local people.

　　A) to B) about C) with D) against

　　52. I now proceed to some ________ instances.

　　A) farther B) further C) less D) fewer

　　53. He was a man of fine character in all points________ he was rather timid.

　　A) in that B) for that

　　C) except that D) except for

　　54. Standing on the seashore, we could just see the ship on the ________.

　　A) distance B) vision

　　C) horizon D) view

　　55. The sum he mentioned in the speech ________ eight figures.

　　A) runs for B) runs into

　　C) runs at D) runs over

　　56. There is a ________ of dishes waiting to be washed.

　　A) stock B) stack C) stake D) stalk

　　57. Mobile telecommunications ________ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.

　　A) capacity B) potential

　　C) possession D) impact

　　58. The author of the report is well ________ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.

　　A) informed B) acquainted

　　C) enlightened D) acknowledged

　　59. Nowhere else along the coast ________ such shallow water so far from land.

　　A) is there B) is it C) there is D) it is

　　60. Within the last year, scientists have come closer than ever ________.

　　A) to deciding which of the questions is right

　　B) to decide which of the questions is right

　　C) and deciding which of the questions is right

　　D) and decided which of the questions is right

　　61. She hid her jewelry ________ it would be stolen.

　　A) in case B) to prevent

　　C) otherwise D) for fear that

　　62. ________ breaks the law will be punished.

　　A) No matter who B) A man who

　　C) No matter D) Even if

　　63. The doctor used strong medicine to ________ the sick child of cold.

　　A) restore B) cure C) treat D) recover

　　64. The child disturbed the class ________.

　　A) constantly B) continually

　　C) considerably D) contrarily

　　65. Patrick has never learned a foreign language, ________.

　　A) nor does he think he has to

　　B) neither he thinks he has to

　　C) he thinks he has not to,either

　　D) he doesn't think he has to

　　66. Professor Smith asks his students to read the newspapers to keep ________ of current events.

　　A) watch B) observation

　　C) track D) information

　　67. ________ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships totaling $21,000.

　　A) Judged the best

　　B) Judging the best

　　C) To be judged the best

　　D) Having judged the best

　　68. He stressed that point ________ particular.

　　A) in B) about C) from D) on

　　69. Hot air accompanied by high relative humidity feels warmer than ________.

　　A) is it actually B) actually it is

　　C) it actually is D) it is actually

　　70. No one at the meeting could ________ the right solution to the problem.

　　A) appoint B) encounter

　　C) furnish D) install

　　Part IV Cloze (15 minutes)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D) .You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　AIDS threatens not only lives but also-in poor countries-economic development. By 71 mainly at adults 20 to 49 years old, AIDS robs these societies 72 some of their most productive citizens.Ignorance and fear of the disease can disrupt families and communities and may even 73 political relations between nations.

　　Because AIDS is a worldwide epidemic(传染病,流行病),nothing 74 than a worldwide effort can control and perhaps some day wipe the disease.Governments must 75 by fully informing their citizens 76 the epidemic and,most important,by telling people 77 actions they can take to prevent infection. Public health agencies must also insure that blood transfusions(输血) and 78 are safe.Those already infected should receive 79 attention so they do not spread the virus to others.

　　80 instance, the U.S. government has committed more than two billion dollars to fight 81 AIDS in 1989-including more than 600 million dollars for research.The screening(检查) of blood 82 has already ensured the safety of blood supplies in the U.S.,and American military personnel are required to take 83 blood tests.Public health groups have carried 84 AIDS education programs aimed particularly at homosexuals, 85 addicts,and others whose behavior makes them highly susceptible 86 the virus. U.S.government agencies are also 87 public health authorities throughout the developing world in their efforts to 88 the spread of the AIDS virus and to treat those afflicted with the disease. 89 the rapid spread of the disease and the number of people now infected,the battle against AIDS will be difficult to win.But it's a battle the world cannot 90 to lose.

　　71. A) striking B) sticking

　　C) stirring D) stinging

　　72. A) from B) for C) of D) off

　　73. A) promote B) destroy

　　C) strengthen D) strain

　　74. A) less B) much C) rather D) better

　　75. A) cooperate B) correspond

　　C) coordinate D) contradict

　　76. A) on B) against C) of D) over

　　77. A) how B) what C) whether D) that

　　78. A) indications B) introductions

　　C) infections D) injections

　　79. A) direct B) immediate

　　C) vertical D) straight

　　80. A) At B) For C) In D) On

　　81. A) for B) over C) against D) through

　　82. A) devotions B) donations

　　C) delegations D) dedications

　　83. A) occasional B) ordinary

　　C) traditional D) regular

　　84. A) over B) out C) to D) off

　　85. A) drug B) medicine C) drink D) tea

　　86. A) at B) for C) against D) to

　　87. A) assorting B) resisting

　　C) insisting D) assisting

　　88. A) protect B) break C) combat D) deal

　　89. A) Despite B) Provided

　　C) Suppose D) Given

　　90. A) face B) confront C) afford D) meet

　　Part V Writing (30 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "Fighting Criminals" in three paragraphs. You are given the first sentence of each of the three paragraphs. Your composition should be no less than 120 words.

　　1. Today the crime rate in some cities of our country is rising.

　　2. Faced with criminals, some people are so frightened that they shamelessly give up the fight and other people turn a blind eye to them.

　　3. To reduce the crime rate, we all the people should first receive a law education.

　　参考答案:

　　Part I Listening Comprehension

　　Section A Conversations

　　Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　1. W: Did you see last night's film on channel 4?

　　M: Well. I meant to see it , but a friend of mine came to see me. We had a nice long talk about our school days.

　　Q: What did the man do last night?(D)

　　2. W: Did you get my message about the meeting on Monday?

　　M: Yes, I did. But I'm still not quite sure what the meeting is about. Not bad news, I hope.

　　Q: What does the man wish to know most?(B)

　　3. W: You have arranged to meet Mr. Johnson on Wednesday. So I don't have to write to him, do I?

　　M: There's no need to write to him.

　　Q: What are the speakers talking about?(C)

　　4. W: Did Jack find the tape he borrowed from Paul? Do you know?

　　M: He looked everywhere for it, but in the end he had to go to the party.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?(A)

　　5. M: Hello, my name is Carlson. I believe you have a room booked for me.

　　W: Carlson? Oh, yes, Mr. Carlson. It's a single room with a bath, on the second floor. I hope it will suit

　　you, sir.

　　Q: What does the conversation tell us?(A)

　　6. M: Do you have the paperback edition of this dictionary?

　　W: Yes, we do. But the hard cover is on sale for the same price as the paperback.

　　Q: What does the woman say about the dictionary?(B)

　　7. W: Are these TV sets the newest models?

　　M: Sure. They represent the latest technology. Actually, we sell nothing but the best.

　　Q: What does the man mean?(A)

　　8. W: Are you coming with me to the history museum, John?

　　M: I already have my hands full with this book report.

　　Q: What does the man mean?(B)

　　9. M: How are your piano lessons going?

　　W: Very well. My teacher thinks I'm making progress. And I find the lessons well-worth the time and trouble.

　　Q: What does the woman think of her piano lessons? (D)

　　10. M: Is that nice-looking straw hat light and strong?

　　W: Yes, you can wear it rain or shine.

　　Q: What are they talking about?(C)

　　Section B Compound Dictation

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　What do you call an entertainer who seems to do impossible tricks such as pulling a rabbit out of a hat, plucking dollar bills from the air, or discovering an egg hiding behind your ear? Did you guess a magician?

　　A magician may seem to have supernatural powers, but most tricks are based on scientific techniques that fool the eyes. The magician is an actor who distracts the audience. When the audience is distracted, the magician is able to do things unnoticed.

　　One type of magic trick is called sleight-of-hand. These tricks require especially skillful hand movements. The following is a description of how a magician does a sleight-of-hand trick. He makes it look as though one ball changes into two balls. He uses a rubber ball and a metal half-shell that looks like a ball. When the two are put together, the audience sees only one ball. Secretly the magician separates the shell from the ball. Then holding up the rubber ball, and showing the half-shell from the front, it looks as though two balls have appeared. Your fingers must be very coordinated to do this trick.

　　Illusionists perform tricks using elaborate equipment. One famous illusion is that of sawing a person in half. This is a second type of magic trick. People love magic because of its mystery. So magicians rarely reveal the secrets of their tricks.

　　答案:S1: discovering S2: guess S3: techniques S4: distracts S5: unnoticed S6: skillful S7: description S8: Secretly the magician separates the shell from the ball S9: Your fingers must be very coordinated to do this trick S10: One famous illusion is that of sawing a person in half

　　Part II Reading Comprehension

　　21-25 DADCB 26-30 DABCB

　　31-35 DDAAC 36-40 ACACD

　　Part III Vocabulary and Structure

　　41-45 DCDAB 46-50 CBBAD

　　51-55 CBCCB 56-60 BCBAA

　　61-65 DBBBA 66-70 CAACC

　　Part IV Cloze

　　71-75 ACDAA 76-80 CBDBB

　　81-85 CBDBA 86-90 DDCDC

　　Part V Writing(范文)

　　Fighting Criminals

　　Today the crime rate in some cities of our country is rising. Many citizens often complain about the thefts and robberies that have taken place in the areas they live in and appeal to the governments at all levels to take effective measures to reduce the crime rate.

　　Faced with criminals, some people are so frightened that they shamelessly give up the fight and other people turn a blind eye to them. However, some people are brave enough to risk their lives to fight the criminals. Their fearless actions prevented the criminals from doing evils, saved the victims, and protected the public properties.

　　To reduce the crime rate, we all the people should first receive a law education. Criminals must be severely punished. Meanwhile we should set up a foundation to reward those who fight criminals. It is also important to call on people to learn from those heroes and encourage more people to stand up to crime.

　　(文/牛晓红 双文庭 李继民　英语辅导报大学一年级版03~04学年第45期;版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)