[专升本类试卷]河北专接本英语(篇章词汇理解)模拟试卷13.doc

[专升本类试卷]河北专接本英语（篇章词汇理解）模拟试卷13

0 The United States is known as a country of wealth. However, it is also a country with a great deal of crime. And it isn't getting any better. Crimes of all types have been increasing at a(n【B1】______rate.

Most types of serious crime increased from 363.5 in every 100,000 people in 1970 to 535.5 in 1979. In 1979, there was one murder【B2】______in very 24 minutes. And there was one case of【B3】______in every 10 minutes. The case of murder involved(涉及)21,456【B4】______. Most acts of violence were committed by young people. Fifty percent of the【B5】________put into prison in 1979 were youths below 25 of age.

Everyone agrees that crime is partly a result of bad material conditions: poverty, lack of education, being parentless,【B6】______from other bad luck, etc.

There are also other factors besides material conditions which【B7】______for the sharp increase in the crime rate. In the first【B8】______, some states have the death penalty(死刑)but some not. Secondly, the Constitution(宪法) 【B9】______every citizen to carry weapons for his own protection. Finally, the details of crimes are so

【B10】______described in movies and on TV that even children know how to commit crimes. With knowledge of how to commit crimes, many young people take the next step and become criminals.

Word Bank

A. account I. criminals

B. describe J. robbery

C. allows K. sufferings

D. advocates L. location

E. committed M. place

F. correctly N. dominating

G. accurately O. alarming

H. victims

1 【B1】

2 【B2】

3 【B3】

4 【B4】

5 【B5】

6 【B6】

7 【B7】

8 【B8】

9 【B9】

10 【B10】

10 It is important that we share a common definition of "creativity". I've gone to many creativity-focused meetings where no one ever【B1】______the topic. For example, one person sees creativity as the activity of simply【B2】______new ideas; therefore, the more ideas, the more creativity. In【B3】______another individual may view creativity as the result of a "wild" imagination. In this case, the【B4】______the ideas, the more creative they are. And yet someone else may think of creativity in a more practical manner, and define a creative idea as one that has actual use.

In my mind, a【B5】______thought is one that is useful. It relates to one's abilities of 【B6】______

To whom should the creative idea be useful? In the work place, your ideas should be useful to your organization. Sometimes, the idea leads to【B7】______use. More often, the idea won' t be useful until days, weeks months, or years after the【B8】

______breakthrough thought is put forward. And, in most cases, to achieve its use, the idea requires many more ideas from many【B9】______An idea that isn't practiced, 【B10】______ , by my definition, cannot be a creative idea. Creativity ought to be active at every level in an organization.

Word Bank

A. creative I. defines

B. original J. contrast

C. initial K. opposition

D. instant L. imagination

E. immediate M. coming up for

F. odder N. coming up with

G. individuals O. obviously

H. humans