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¡¡¡¡Crime has its own cycles, a magazine reported some years ago. Police records that were studied for five years from over 2,400 cities and towns show a surprising link between changes in the seasons and crime patterns.ª¥

¡¡¡¡The pattern of crime has varied very little over a long period of years. Murder reaches its high during July and August, as do rape and other violent attacks. Murder, moreover, is more than seasonal: it is a weekend crime. It is also a nighttime crime: 62 percent of murders are committed between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.ª¥

¡¡¡¡Unlike the summer high in crimes of bodily harm, burglary has a different cycle. You are most likely to be robbed between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. on a Saturday night in

¡¡¡¡December, January, or February. What is the most non-criminal month of all? May, except for one strange statistic. More dog bites are reported in this month than in any other month of the year.ª¤

¡¡¡¡1.The main idea of paragraph 1 is ____.ª¤

¡¡¡¡A. crime is a serious social problemª¤

¡¡¡¡B. there is a link between change in the seasons and crime patternsª¤

¡¡¡¡C. crime is not linked to the change in seasonª¤

¡¡¡¡D.2,400 towns were studied for five yearsª¤

¡¡¡¡2.The subject of paragraph 2 is ____.ª¤

¡¡¡¡A. Summer crime

¡¡¡¡B. burglaryª¤

¡¡¡¡C murder

¡¡¡¡D. nighttime crime

¡¡¡¡3.According to the passage, a murder would most likely occur ____.ª¤

¡¡¡¡A. on a weekend night in winterª¤

¡¡¡¡B. on a weekend afternoon in summerª¤

¡¡¡¡C. on a Saturday nightª¤

¡¡¡¡D. on a weekend night in summerª¤

¡¡¡¡4.In paragraph 2 ¡°it is also a nighttime crime,¡± it refers to ____.ª¤

¡¡¡¡A.murder

¡¡¡¡B.62 percentª¤

¡¡¡¡C. weekend crime

¡¡¡¡D. rape

¡¡¡¡5.In paragraph 3,what is the one strange statistic for May?ª¤

¡¡¡¡A. There are more dog bites in May.ª¤

¡¡¡¡B. There are more robberies in May.ª¤

¡¡¡¡C. There is the most crime in May.ª¤

¡¡¡¡D. There are more murders in May.ª¤