Luke says, “At first I was shocked that somebody would do such a thing, but then I saw Jenifer’s
and knew that I had to do something. I jumped up and started chasing him down the street and calling‘Thief, stop !’but nobody seemed
in stopping him. They were too busy staring, like it was a
or something. Luckily, I play soccer for the school team, so I’ve been training all year and I’m in pretty good shape, so I
to catch up with him on Third Avenue and knocked him down. Once he was on the
I sat on top of him and waited for the police to come. I know that people say you shouldn’t do that kind of thing,
you never know what the person can do to you, but I didn’t think about that at the time. I was too
”
However, Jennifer is not the only one who’s grateful for Luke’s bravery. After police had arrested(送簽捕) the thief, they
his apartment and found over a hundred stolen cell phones and, perhaps more
, an address book full of names of various criminal contacts(犯罪聯(lián)絡(luò)), most of whom have now been brought in for
as police try to break a growing ring of cell phone criminals.
Cell phone theft(盜竊)is only one of a number of technology – related crimes that police say are on the rise. Businesspeople have been told to be extra
with their notebook computers, which are an easy target(目標(biāo)) for criminals, and new police apartments are being set up to
crimes. In the last week alone, the New York Police Department has
over six hundred calls from people relating to one of the above crimes.
Thanks to Luke’s bravery and quick thinking, Jennifer didn’t
one of those victims (受害者) , and she knows
she’s going to thank Luke - by taking him for another meal at the same Indian restaurant. This time, however, she’s going to keep her cell phone in her purse.
小題1: | A.purse | B.phone | C.head | D.face |
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小題2: | A.pleased | B.frightened | C.interested | D.excited |
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小題3: | A.game | B.movie | C.story | D.joke |
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小題4: | A.managed | B.tried | C.hoped | D.meant |
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小題5: | A.floor | B.grass | C.ground | D.bed |
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小題6: | A.because | B.so | C.if | D.a(chǎn)lthough |
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小題7: | A.nervous | B.sad | C.brave. | D.a(chǎn)ngry |
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小題8: | A.broke | B.searched | C.sold | D.discovered |
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小題9: | A.important | B.common | C.similar | D.dangerous |
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小題10: | A.questioning | B.testing | C.pretending | D.stealing |
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小題11: | A.serious | B.safe | C.patient | D.careful |
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小題12: | A.care for | B.deal with | C.think about | D.belong to |
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小題13: | A.made | B.checked | C.received | D.refused |
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小題14: | A.trouble | B.offer | C.become | D.believe |
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小題15: | A.why | B.how | C.when | D.whether |
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