ore, especially in our larger citis and suburbs, these inner restraints are
loosening. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his property; he takes what
he wants, including your life if you enrage him.
The main cause of this break-down is a radical shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime
was committed , society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, it' s the criminal
who is considered victimized : by his underpriviledged upbringing, by the school that didn ' t teach
him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, by the parents who
didn' t provide a stable home.
I don' t believe it. Many others in equally disadvantaged circumstances choose not to engage
in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountabiliy, we become a soci-
ety of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for anything.
We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a
crime is the one responsible for it.
31 . What the wise man said suggests that__.
A. it' s unnecessary for good people to do anything in face of evil
B. it' s certain that evil will prevail if good men do nothing about it
C. it's only natural for vinue to defeat evil
D. it's desirable for good men to keep away from evil
32. According to the author, if a person is found guilty of a crime,__.
A. society is to be held responsible
B. modern civilization is rnponsible for it
C. the criminal himself should bear the blame
D. the standards of living should be improved
33. Compared with those in small towns, people in large cities have__.
A. less self-discipline B. better sense of discipline
C. more mutual respect . D. less effective government
34. The writer is sorry to have noticed that __.
A. people in large cities tend to excuse criminals
B. people in small towns still stick to old discipline and standards
C. today ' s society lacks sympathy for people in difficulty
D. people in disadvantaged circumstances are engaged in criminal activities
35. The key point of the passage is that__.
A. stricter discipline should be maintained in schools and families
B. more good examples should be set for people to follow
C. more restrictions should be imposed on people' s behavior
D. more people should accept the value of accountability
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The period of adolescence, i. e. , the person between childhood and adulthood, may be long
or short , depending on social expectations and on society' s definition as to what constitutes matu-
rity and adulthood. In primitive societies adolescence is frequently a relatively short period of
time , while in industrial societies with pattems of prolonged education coupled with laws against
child labor, the period of adolescence is much longer and may include most of the second decade of
one ' s life. Furthermore, the length of the adolescent period and the definition of adulthood
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