Passage 4

　　For more than 10 years there has been a bigger rise in car crime than in most

　　other types of crime. An average of more than two cars a minute are broken into, vandalized (破坏) or stolen in the UK. Car crime accounts for almost a third of all reported offences with no signs that the trend is slowing down.

　　Although there are highly professional criminals involved in car theft, almost 90 percent of car crime is committed by the opportunist. Amateur thieves are aided by our carelessness. When the Automobile Association (AA) engineers surveyed one town centre car park last year, 10 percent of cars checked were unlocked, a figure backed up by a Home Office national survey that found 12 percent of drivers sometimes left their cars unlocked.

　　The vehicles are sitting in petrol stations while drivers pay for their fuel. The AA has discovered that cars are left unattended for an average of three minutes and sometimes much longer as drivers buy drinks. Cigarettes and other consumer items and then pay at the counter. With payment by credit card more and more common, it is not unusual for a driver to be out of his car as long as six minutes providing the car thief with a golden opportunity.

　　In an exclusive AA survey, carried out at a busy garage on a main road out of London, 300 motorists were questioned over three days of the holiday period. 24 percent admitted that they "always" or "sometimes" leave the keys in the car. This means that nationwide, a million cars daily become easy targets for the opportunist thief.

　　The AA recommends locking up whenever you leave the car------- and for however short a period. A partially open sunroof or window is a further come-on to thieves.

　　Leaving valuables in view is an invitation to the criminal. A Manchester probationary (假释期) service research project, which interviewed almost 100 car thieves last year, found many would investigate a coat thrown on a seat. Never leave any documents showing your home address in the car. If you have a garage, use it and lock it- a garaged car is at substantially less risk.

　　There are many other traps to avoid. The Home Office has found little awareness among drivers about safe parking. Most motorists questioned made no efforts to avoid parking in quiet spots away from street lights just the places thieves love. The AA advises drivers to park in places with people around-thieves do not like audiences.

　　61. The passage seems to imply that payment by credit card_________ .

　　A. is preferable for safe parking   B. is now a common practice

　　C. takes longer than necessary   D. aids a car thief in a way

　　62. Which of the following statements is correct?

　　A. In the UK, a million cars are stolen daily.

　　B. In the UK, there are amateur car thieves only.

　　C. There are more car crimes than any other type of offences.

　　D. One in ten drivers invites car theft due to carelessness.

　　63. The researches mentioned in the passage on car theft include all the following EXCEPT_________.

　　A. checking private garages    B. interviewing motorists

　　C. questioning car thieves   D. examining parking lots

　　64. The best way for a driver to avoid car theft is_________ .

　　A. leaving documents showing one’s home address in the car

　　B. locking one’s car in a parking lot at any time

　　C. not leaving the car unattended for longer than necessary

　　D. not leaving a sunroof or window partially open

　　65. In the last paragraph, the term "safe parking" means__________ .

　　A. not parking under street lights

　　B. not parking in front of a theatre or cinema

　　C. avoiding traps set by a possible car thief

　　D. parking where a lot of people pass by

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