switched off.

We don’t see the stranger wandering outside the house next door. We don’t notice the sounds from the flat upstairs. (Weren’t they supposed to be on holiday?)

The police can only do so much I prevent crime.There never can be enough of them to guard every home in every town.So they need your help in fighting with the burglars,the vandals,and the car thieves.

Not,of course,by setting out to have a go every time you see something suspicious.It’ll always be the job of the police to arrest criminals. But by acting as a line of communication between them and your community,for instance,you probably know far more about your immediate neighborhoods than the police ever could.

A stranger in someone’s garden would probably be far more obvious to you than it would to even the local police,if,of course,you were on the look-out. That’s the whole idea behind the Neighborhood Watch schemes,springing up around the country to create a spirit of watchfulness within a community,anything suspicious being reported to the police.

It’s early days yet,but results so far are very encouraging.The crime figures are already dropping in many of the areas running the scheme.And all due to people like you.

36.The underlined word “them” refers to ________.

A.criminals B.the police C.neighbors D.strangers

解析：上文中一直在说警察所能够做的事情，这里是举例子进行警察和社区的对比。 答案:B

37.The advertisement points out that many people ________. A.are not ready to help the police B.are not as watchful as they could be C.don’t loot after their gardens well

D.don’t tell their neighbors about their holidays 解析：文章前三段说明了这一现象。 答案:B

38.One of the ways we could help prevent crime is to ________. A.turn on the alarm system in our home B.try to stop criminals from escaping C.look out for people behaving suspiciously D.inform the police if we hear noises upstairs

解析：从文章倒数第二段“anything suspicious being reported to the police”可得出答案。 答案:C

39.The purpose of the advertisement is to in their neighborhood________. A.ask people to join the police force B.advise people how to protect their homes C.warn people about the increasing risk of crime D.encourage people to be on watch for possible crime 解析：从全文的说明，尤其是最后一段得出答案。 答案:D