The first year of college is usually a time to learn and have fun. Many young people enjoy the freedom of living away from home for the first time. For women, however, it is a time when they are at high risk of experiencing a sex crime.

The U.S. Justice Department reports that American women age 18 to 24 had the highest rate of sexual assault(攻击). The study also found that university students were less likely to report such crimes than non-students. Among college women, nine out of ten knew the person who sexually assaulted them.

In Canada, three universities recently ran a program to train female students to avoid sexual assault while in college. The program involved women in their first year at the schools. The students spent 12 hours learning how to judge risks, deal with emotions, and use self-defense.

The program taught students to be especially on guard at parties and other high-risk campus social events. The training taught students to attend such events together. If separated, they should check on each other periodically(定期的). They should also take extra care in their use of alcohol. At least half of the sexual assaults among college women involve drinking.

About 450 students received the training. A group of about the same size received only written information and a brief meeting with the trainers. The group that received the 12 hours of training saw an almost 50 percent drop in risk of rape(强奸).

In the U.S., Harvard, Rutgers and several other universities have also developed "bystander training." This means students offer help if they see someone in danger of being assaulted. The training helps students, both men and women, decide when it is safe to personally intervene (干涉)and when to call the police.

The White House task force said one in five women experiences sexual assault in her college years. It has started a web site called Not Alone to give schools and students information on how to react to and prevent sexual assault.

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1.What is the bad thing for the first year college women?

A Enjoying the freedom of living away from home.

B Learning to have fun.

C Knowing the person who sexually assaulted them.

D Being sexually assaulted.

解析：选D。D。细节理解题。由第一段可知，大学一年级，对女生而言，最糟糕的事当然是遭受性侵害。

2.The training program is intended for_____.

A university students

B girls in colleges

C women of all ages

D young students

解析：选B。B。细节理解题。由第三段可知，大学里的这个培训项目是train female students （B选项）。

3.The most dangerous situation for college women is when they____.

A are drunk

B are at parties

C are separated

D are on guard

解析：选A。A。推理判断题。由第四段可知，女学生容易遭受性侵害，至少有一半的侵害都与饮酒有关，故选 A。

4.What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “bystander” in paragraph 6?

A 看热闹的人

B 局外人

C 目击者

D 旁观者

解析：选C。C。词义猜测题。这里的培训内容之一是针对bystander的。也就是那些目击此类事件发生的人，在看到此种事情时该如何判断及实施帮助。

5.It is implied that the best way to learn to prevent sexual assault is_____.

A to visit the website Not Alone

B to receive the 12 hours of training

C to meet the trainers briefly

D to read the information on how to react

解析：选B。B。推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段的数据对比可知，参加了12小时该课程培训的人比那些只了解或阅读此信息的人的情况要好得多，由此判断，最好的方法还是去参加培训。