A variety of illegal acts committed by people in the course of their employment, for their own personal gain, are collectively k

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问题     A variety of illegal acts committed by people in the course of their employment, for their own personal gain, are collectively known as white-collar crime. Embezzlement, theft and trading securities【B1】______insider information are common forms of white-collar crime. The majority of cases involve low-level employees who steal because they are under【B2】______financial stress. Many plan to【B3】______the money back as soon as possible but may never do so. Their crimes are usually never【B4】______because the amounts of money are small, and no one notices the【B5】______
    【B6】______, there are some very large cases of white-collar crime, such as multimillion-dollar stock market or banking scams that take years to discover and are extremely difficult and expensive to【B7】______
    White-collar crime is not【B8】______to the business sector. Government employment, especially【B9】______the city level, also provides opportunities to【B10】______one’s pockets. 【B11】______, building inspectors accept bribes and full-time employees receive【B12】______payments.
    Although white-collar crime is less【B13】______than street crime, it involves【B14】______more money and harm to the public than crimes committed by street criminals. It is【B15】______that there are more criminals【B16】______the office suites than in the streets, yet the【B17】______of white-collar makes it difficult to uncover the offenses and pursue the offenders. As the economy【B18】______from manufacturing to services and electronic commerce, opportunities for white-collar crime【B19】______, while the technology needed to stop such crimes will【B20】______.
【B2】

选项 A、temporary
B、constant
C、persistent
D、transient

答案A

解析 本题考查形容词词义辨析。大多数白领犯罪涉及低层雇员,该句的majority与下一句的many同指一类人,根据下一句的as soon as possible,可以判定该选择为[A]temporary“暂时的”。该句意为:他们行窃是因为一时的经济压力。[B]constant“经常的,不断的”,与上下文逻辑不符;[C]persistent“坚持不懈的”,如:a persistent effort“执着的努力”;[D]transient“短暂的”,强调变化性和转瞬即逝性,如:a transient gleam o
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