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Streit was an experienced safecracker who never used force —either against people or safes (保险箱). He...
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Streit was an experienced safecracker who never used
force —either against people or safes (
保险箱). He was a real artist of his
trade and it took him only 19 minutes to open the most difficult safe he had
ever encountered. In about 10 years, helped by his brother Stefan and two
friends, he took about $330,000 —from the safes of 28 banks in Austria. On his
last job, early in 1999, he left the safe door open and $80,000 behind. With
the money ws a note, "We don’t need all that much."
A witness (
目击者) recognized his car and Streit
was caught by the police. Then he was sent to Austria’s Stein Prison to serve a
six-year sentence. He boasted (吹嘘) at his trial that he
would continue breaking the law, "I am a thief and I shall use every
opportunity." Despite the warn-ing, prison officials moved Streit to the
prison’s blacksmith (铁匠) shop. One day during the week
before Christmas, Streit disappeared. Searchers found all his doors were well
locked. Streit had managed to make a set of keys and let himself out.
Not to freedom, though. After
crossing into Bavaria, Streit attracted the suspicion (
怀疑) of German customs police on
purpose and got himself arrested. "I want to be in a German
prison,"he explained to the surprised police. "As German courts give
much milder (温和的) sentences for crimes like mine and
will reduce the time I would otherwise have served in Stein Prison."
In prison, Streit persuaded
his keepers to let him make a Christmas Eve telephone call to his former
keeper, Karl Schreiner of Stein Prison. "I’m sorry if I caused trouble. I
didn’t want to embarrass anybody by escaping. Conditions weren’t that bad. In
fact the food was better than it is here."
1.The underlined word "safecracker" in the
first paragraph means "_________".
A.prisoner B.criminal C.stealer D.Robber
2.What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. Streit was caught by German customs police.
b. Streit left a note in the bank.
c. Streit was sent to Stein Prison.
d. Streit worked in a blacksmith shop.
e. Streit escaped from prison.
A.d-b-a-c-e B.b-a-c-d-e C.b-c-d-e-a D.d-b-c-e-a
3.What helped Streit escape from prison?
A.His living alone in prison. B.His good relations with the prison officials. C.His cooperation with other prisoners. D.His working in the blacksmith shop.
4.Streit was finally caught because _______.
A.his car was recognized by someone B.he left a note in the bank safe C.he was recognized by customs police D.he made a phone call to his former keeper
5.Streit preferred to serve his time in Germany
because _______.
A.he hated working in the blacksmith shop in the Austrian prison B.the life of prisoners in Germany was better than those in Austria’s C.he wouldn’t have to stay that long in a German prison D.he could escape more easily from a German prison
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