Most of the plans and programs for diminishing crime
by means of comprehensive community organization have made prevention their
major purpose. However, the underlying concepts on which such programs are based
suffer from inconsistency (不一致,矛盾) and confusion. It would be inaccurate
to speak as if concise, clear, and explicit models for crime prevention existed
especially since writing and discussion on the subject often have been more
ideological than scientific. One conception heavily weighted with ideology is the argument that crime can be prevented by massive or total programs of social and economic improvement directed at the root causes of crime in society as a whole. The assumption is that eliminating harmful social conditions such as poverty, malnutrition, disease, poor housing, family disorganization, unemployment, and r A. are not based on facts and not systematic B. involve profound thinking C. are ideological and scientific D. are not explicitly expressed [单项选择]Passage Four
Most cities and/or states in the U. S. collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy.
You must ask when you move into a new community how much the local sales tax is, and
what items are and are not taxable. Both taxable items and the amount of tax vary
considerably from place, from one of two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others.
The New York City sales tax, for examples, is currently 8%, so if you buy a pair of $ 40
shoes you will actually have to pay $ 43.20. This makes paying and getting correct change
much more difficult (not to mention making everything more expensive).
Another thing that makes money changes more complicated is tipping. The Chinese
people have happily put an end to tipping, but Westerners are still plagued(遭受折磨) with
this indignity. Waiters and waitresses, cab drivers, hotel bellboys, barbers and hairdressers
and all sorts of other people must be tipped. Their employers give them low wages because
it is
A. shopping and tipping B. sales and shopping C. sales taxes and tipping D. sales taxes and people [填空题]
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