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How do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts? Around the holidays, many families don't consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts． With just a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations． Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home．
●Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you return． Nothing says “Hey, we are not home!” like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway．
● Set several different lights in your house on random timers（随机定时器）. Don't leave your outdoor lights on all the time．Instead, put your outside light on timers to be on during the nights. If an outdoor light remains on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off．
● If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with friend, rather than having someone come into your house every day to take care of them, When thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home．
● Close all your curtains when you leave town. This is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your house. If they don't know what there is to take, then the risk is even greater for them to break in．
●This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe on holiday．Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system．
小题1:What is the main idea of the passage?A．To let the outdoor lights on all the time．B．To tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays．C．To tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday．D．To tell us to have our neighbor go to our house to take care of our pets．小题2:If you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house should .A．be turned on only once a dayB．be kept on all the nightC．be replaced by random timersD．be lit in an irregular way小题3:To make your home well protected, what does the writer advise you to do?A．Equip your home with security system．B．Stop your mail service at once．C．Turn to your close neighbors or friendsD．Have all the curtains closed．小题4:The underlined word “deter” probably means .A．discoverB．surpriseC．discourageD．attract 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C 解析
假期期间容易发生家庭盗窃，本文从几个方面为你支招。文章列出的防盗措施是通过混淆窃贼的判断力，即给窃贼以假象来达到防盗的目的。
小题1:主旨大意题。通读全文和文章第一段的句子：Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home．可知，文章告诉我们假期如何防盗。 答案是B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第三段 set several different lights in your house on randomtimers 可知，让房子里的灯不规律地亮。其中的 random 与选项中的 irregular 吻合。 答案是D。
小题3:事实细节题。根据最后一段中 Nothing can truly protect your home unless youhave it monitored by a professional home security system.可知，确保假期防盗的最好方法是安装一个专业家庭安全系统。 答案是A。
小题4:猜词题。根据倒数第二段中的 as no one can see what is in your house. If they don't know what there is to take, then the risk is even greater for them to break in．可知，关上窗帘小偷就不知道你家里面有什么，从而达到阻挠他头东西的目的，选C 考点
据考高分专家说，试题“How do you know if y.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。
日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
