Don’t invite crime--take basic, sensible precautions. Your house and possession are valuable and must be properly protected. When you buy a lock, you buy time --- and this is the one thing a burglar can’t afford. Most thieves are casual opportunists to whom the best deterrents（遏制性因素） are delay and noise which could mean discovery.
When you leave it, lock it!
First of all, fit security locks to all doors and windows and a safety chain on the front door. Secondly, use them! If you have any ladders or tools, don’t leave them lying about in the garden, lock them away. “Safe” or “secret” places for keys and valuables are not reliable - nine times out of ten, they are the first place a thief will look.
When you move house...
When you move into a new home even if it is fitted with security locks, change them. You don’t know who else may have keys.
Never let strangers into your house. An official - looking cap is not enough, ask for proof of identity and look at it carefully - if you are still not satisfied, don’t let the person in.
Valuables need special protection
Valuables should really be given special protection - preferably by leaving them with your bank. A small security safe works too, but not to the most determined burglar. It is also important to keep an up - to - date list of valuables and their descriptions. In the case of fine art, paintings, or jewelry, color photographs can sometimes be of assistance to the police if you are unfortunate enough to have them stolen. Enter the details on the back of the pictures. But don’t keep such documents in your house, keep them at the hank or with your insurance pany.
Going on holiday?
Don’t talk about your holidays and future plans loudly in public. Do remember to cancel the milk and newspapers and also to draw curtains back.
Operate a “Good Neighbor” program to ensure that mail is taken in, the house is checked regularly and that lights are put on.
Call at your local police station and tell them you are going away. Make sure that they know how to contact you in case of trouble.
Don’t leave cash or valuables in the house—take them with you or put them in the bank．
【小题1】How should you deal with your ladders or tools?A．You should leave them in the yard．B．You should put them in the safe place and lock the door．C．You should lean them against the tree in the yard．D．You should take them apart．【小题2】When moving into a new house，you are supposed to ．A．stop using the original lockB．buy a safeC．never let officials into your house unless he wears an official capD．stay away from strangers【小题3】In case of your jewelry being stolen，you should do the following Except ．A．taking a color photo of itB．keep them at the bankC．keep the picture in your houseD．keep them with your insurance pany【小题4】When you are away for holidays，you ．A．should cancel your mailB．shouldn’t leave your keys to your neighborsC．shouldn’t make it known that your home is emptyD．should ask the police to check your house regularlyB
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(答案→)B
解析：
本文介绍了几种防盗措施：买锁、换锁、贵重财物交银行保管、度假时请邻居帮助，等等。
【小题1】细节题。由第三段If you have any ladders or tools, don’t leave them lying about in the garden, lock them away.一句可知，梯子等物不要随意放在花园里，把它们收进屋子并锁好。故选择B项。
【小题2】细节题。由第五段When you move into a new home even if it is fitted with security locks, change them. 一句可知，搬进新房子要换锁。故A项正确。
【小题3】细节题。由第八段Valuables should really be given special protection - preferably by leaving them with your bank, In the case of fine art, paintings, or jewelry, color photographs can sometimes be of assistance … But don’t keep such documents in your house, keep them at the hank or with your insurance pany.等句可知，贵重物品交银行保管，拍照记录这些物品并将这些文件交银行或保险公司保管。故选择C项。
【小题4】细节题。最后部分Don’t talk about your holidays and future plans loudly in public. Do remember to cancel the milk and newspapers and also to draw curtains back 表明不要让他人知道房子里没人；邮件由邻居代收、定期检查房屋（Operate a “Good Neighbor” program to ensure that mail is taken in, the house is checked regularly），排除A，B，D项； C项正确。