Questions 25 to 27 are based on the following news.

According to an analysis of FBI crime data done by CQ Press, which compiles annual reports on crime for cities around the nation, (25) New Orleans has the highest crime rate in the United States.

Last year there were 209 murders and more than 19, 000 reported criminal incidents in New Orleans, putting it ahead of Camden, New Jersey, Detroit, Michigan, and St. Louis, Missouri for the dubious honor of being what some headline writers refer to as “the most dangerous city. ”(26) That title is viewed with disdain by city officials as well as the private citizen’s group. The Metropolitan Crime Commission of Greater New Orleans, whose president，Rafael Goyeneche, spoke to VOA by telephone about how the people of the city view the situation.

“There may be some disputes about whether we are the most dangerous town or the second most dangerous or even the 100th most dangerous. What is known to the people here is that crime is unacceptably high and they are demanding that something be done about it.，’Goyeneche says New Orleans had a violent crime problem long before Hurricane Katrina struck in August, 2005 and, unfortunately, hardcore criminals were among the people who returned after the disaster. What he says is different now is the citizenry’s pressure on local officials like the mayor, chief of police and district attorney to take effective action.

“There is，I think, more citizen scrutiny of the criminal justice system post- Katrina than there ever was pre-Katrina.”He says city officials have responded by scrapping some of the programs that resulted in high arrest rates for minor crimes, but left fewer policemen to deal with more serious crimes. (27) Goyeneche says a different approach with drug users also shows promise.

 

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Questions 25 to 27 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.

Now, listen to the news.

25. Which one is “the most dangerous city”?

A. Camden. B. New Jersey.

C. Michigan. D. New Orleans.

26. What’s the city officials and the private citizen's group’s attitude towards the “most dangerous city” title?

A. They think it’s ironic.

B. They feel ashamed.

C. They are indifferent to it.

D. They feel disdain for it.

27. Goyeneche says a different approach with drug users also shows___ .

A. swear B. potential C. pledge D. hope

 

答案解析

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25. D 细节题。 原文说超过新泽西州的卡姆敦、密歇根州的底特律和密苏里州的圣路易斯，获得被许多头版作家称为“最危险城市”的“殊荣”，故选D。

26. D 细节题。 原文为 That title is viewed with disdain by city officials as well as the private citizen’s group，故选 D0

27. D 词义题。 本题考查promise在新闻中的含义，在此处为“希望”之意，故选 D。