2014年12月大学英语四级考试预测试卷7_第7页

　　听材料，回答下列问题

　　Crime is increasing worldwide.There is every reason to believe the______26______will continue through the next few decades.Crime rates have always been high in multicultural industrialized societies such as the United States，but a new______27______has appeared on the world______28______—rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few______29______.Street crimes such as robbery，rape，______30______，and auto theft are clearly rising，______31______in eastern European countries such as Hungary and in western European nations such as the United Kingdom.What is driving this crime______32______?There are no simple answers.Still，there are certain conditions______33______with rising crime：increasing heterogeneity of population，greater cultural pluralism，higher immigration，democratization of governments，changing national borders，greater______34______growth and the lack of accepted social ideas of right and wrong.These conditions are increasingly observable around the world.For instance，cultures that were previously isolated and homogenous(同种类的)，such as Japan，Denmark，and Greece，are now facing the sort of cultural______35______that has been common in America for most of its history.Multiculturalism can be a rewarding，enriching experience，but it can also lead to a clash of values.Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the 21st century,and failure to recognize and plan for such diversity can lead to serious crime problems.

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