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 gettin

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问题     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
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