.第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意

题目内容：

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第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Throughout history，people have been the victims of pickpockets．Today， 36 is one of the most rapidly increasing 37 ．Pickpockets are increasing 38 and developing better methods to practice their skill． 39 one million Americans lose money to pickpockets every year．No one is really safe 40 a skilled pickpocket．His victims，or “marks” 41 they are rolled，can be rich or poor，young or old． 42 the 18th century，pickpockets 43 in England．Large crowds of people would gather to watch the hanging 44 was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets． 45，in time the practice was discontinued．

Police officials say that most 46 pickpockets come from South America． 47 these expert pickpockets 48 in special schools called Jingle Bell School．A pickpocket graduates from a J．

B． 49 he is able to steal a wallet from a dressed dummy that has 50 inside its pockets!

Some of the 51 places of pickpockets are banks，airports，supermarkets，trains and bus stations． 52 a pickpocket will work with another pickpocket 53 his partner． 54 being the victim of a pickpocket，it is 55 to be very careful when in the midst of large gatherings of people．

36．

A．pick pocketing

B．stealing pickpockets

C．to pickpocket

D．to steal pickpockets

37．

A．headaches

B．faults

C．mistakes

D．crimes

38．

A．by far

B．at random

C．in number

D．out of order

39．

A．Automatically

B．Obviously

C．Approximately

D．Subsequently

40．

A．against

B．with

C．out of

D．from

41．

A．since

B．as

C．so

D．thus

42．

A．At

B．Since

C．From

D．During

43．

A．were hanged

B．would hang

C．were hung

D．must be hung

44．

A．what

B．of which

C．which

D．among whom

45．

A．Therefore

B．At once

C．Because

D．However

46．

A．attractive

B．convenient

C．efficient

D．serious

47．

A．Much of

B．A large amount of

C．Many of

D．A great number

48．

A．are researched

B．specialize

C．are trained

D．major

49．

A．where

B．when

C．although

D．however

50．

A．money

B．jewelry

C．bells

D．rings

51．

A．favorite

B．liking

C．favored

D．be liked

52．

A．Seldom

B．once

C．Often

D．Forever

53．

A．like

B．being

C．for

D．as

54．

A．To avoid

B．To neglect

C．Trying not

D．To forget

55．

A．critical

B．fortunately

C．important

D．obvious

最佳答案：

36-40ADCCD 41-45BDACD 46-50CCCBC 51-55ACDAC

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

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