Directions:In this section, you will hear
a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should
listen carefully for its general idea When the passage is read for the
second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with
the exact words you have just heard For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are
required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either
use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your
own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should
check what you have written.
A million motorists leave their cars filled up with petrol and
with the keys in the ignition (汽车点火装置) every day. The cars are sitting in petrol
stations while drivers pay for their (36) . The Automobile
Association ( A. A. ) has discovered that cars are left (37)
for an average three minutes and sometimes longer as drivers buy drinks, sweets,
(38) and other consumer items. With payment of credit cards
becoming more and more common, it is not (39) for a driver
to be out of his car for as long as six minutes, (40) the
car theft with a golden (41) . For more than
ten years there has been a big rise in car crime than in most other types of
crime. An average of more than two cars a minute are broken into or stolen in
the UK Car crime (42) for almost a third of all reported
(43) with no signs that the trend is slowing down. (44) . The A. A. recommends locking up whenever
you leave the car and for however short a period. There are many
other traps to avoid. (45) . Most motorists questioned made
no efforts to avoid parking in quiet spots--just the places thieves love.
(46) .