首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、Hanging was a useless warning. B、It was too cruel and violent. C、Too many people watched the practice. D、Other pickpockets wer
A、Hanging was a useless warning. B、It was too cruel and violent. C、Too many people watched the practice. D、Other pickpockets wer
admin
2016-11-25
74
问题
Throughout history, people have been the victims of pickpockets. Today , pickpocketing is one of the most rapidly increasing crimes. Pickpockets are increasing in number and developing better methods to apply their skill. Approximately, one million Americans lose money to pickpockets every year, and no one is really safe from a skilled pickpocket. His victims, or "marks" as they are called, can be rich or poor, young or old.
During the 18th century, pickpockets were hanged in England. Large crowds of people would gather to watch the hanging which was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets. However, in time the practice was discontinued. The reason was that while people were concentratively watching the hanging of a pickpocket other pickpockets skillfully stole the money of the spectators!
Police offcials say that most efficient pickpockets come from South America. Many of these expert pickpockets are trained in special schools called "Jingle Bell School". A pickpocket graduates from a J. B. S. when he is able to steal a wallet from a dressed dummy (mannequin) that has bells inside its pockets.
Even the most well-dressed, respectable person may be a pickpocket. Some of the favorite places of pickpockets are banks, airports, racetracks, supermarkets, elevators, and train and bus stations. Usually a pickpocket will work with another pickpocket as his partner. Another kind of pickpocket works outside or inside bars and specializes in stealing from persons who have had too much alcohol to drink. The pickpocket that specializes in stealing from women is called a " purse snatcher".
To avoid being the victim of a pickpocket, it is important to be very cautious and alert when in the midst of large gatherings of people.
选项
A、Hanging was a useless warning.
B、It was too cruel and violent.
C、Too many people watched the practice.
D、Other pickpockets were only spectators.
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ymWd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语五级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语五级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Whenwillbothcustomersbefreetotravel?
Mikeoftentalksabout______.
FromChinatoAmerica,politicalleadersarewonderinghowtohandlewiththenewly-electedRussianPresidentVladimirV.Putin.
Internationalinvestorsseemincapableofendingtheirloveaffairwiththedollar.America’seconomyhasslowedsharplythisye
Thepresidentofauniversityactsastheinstitution’schiefexecutiveofficer.Presidentsusuallyhaveextensiveacademicexpe
WhendidtheWashingtonPost.comgetintothevideonewsbusiness?
Impatiencecharacterizesyoungintellectualworkers.Theywanttomaketheirmark(31).Soit’simportanttoget(32)tothemin
WorldleadersmetrecentlyatUnitedNationsheadquartersinNewYorkCitytodiscusstheenvironmentalissuesraisedattheRio
Withunfamiliarhumanbeings,whenweacknowledgetheirhumanness,wemustavoidstaringatthem,andyetwemustalsoavoidign
随机试题
特异性投射系统(specificprojectionsystem)
异黄酮的B环连接在几位上
在混凝土基准配合比设计阶段,通过具体的坍落度试验,下列调整初步配合比设计方法正确的有()。
直接函件广告具有()特征,是房地产项目常用的一种广告手段。
房地产开发企业流动资金贷款属于垫支性的生产资金,一般用于()。
财务会计报告的目标主要有()两种学术观点。
中共代表团成员李维汉在返回延安当天的日记里写道:“国共谈判破裂了,但我党满载人心归去。”毛泽东也说过:“在几次庄严的停战协定被蒋介石撕毁得干干净净之后,在用刺刀向着要和平反内战的学生群众之后,除了存心欺骗的人们或者政治上毫无经验的人们之外,什么人也不会相信
互联层控制主要包括拥塞控制和______控制。
Theclosestrestatementof"oneindustrymaykillanotherindustry".(Sent.6,Para.1).isthat______.Theword"chilling"(Sen
Theinnervoiceofpeoplewhoappearunconsciouscannowbeheard.Forthefirsttime,researchershavestruckupaconversation
最新回复
(
0
)