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Gun Rights in the US
Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech University, Americans gathered to mourn (致哀) the dead. The president and the state governor both hurried there to share the__________ (1).
But the majority of Americans still cling to their fight to __________(2)weapons.
Strictly speaking, the US is not the only country__________ (3)gun violence has destroyed lives, families and communities in everyday circumstance. But the US is one of the__________ (4)countries that seem unwilling and politically incapable of doing anything serious to stop it.
In countries like Britain and Canada, the government adopted stricter__________ (5) control soon after serious gun violence incidents. US leaders, however, are held__________ (6) by the gun lobby ( 院外活动集团 ) and the electoral (选举的) system.
The powerful National Rifle Association, the major supporter of gun__________ (7) in the US,is too strong for any party to take on Most Republicans oppose gun control anyway.__________(8) the years, the Democrats have found that they can either campaign for gun control or win power,not(9); they prefer power.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics, firearm ( 火器 )incidents accounted__________ (10)nine percent of the 4.7 million violent crimes in 2005. So, although opinion polls show mostAmericans want stricter gun laws, many don't want to give up their arms they__________ (11) to protect themselves.
Dave Hancock, a Virginia gun lover, is one example. In an interview he said, "If one professor in the Virginia incident had been carrying a legal weapon, they might have been able to__________(12) all this." In his opinion, the massacre ( 大屠杀 ) is an argument for more people to carry weapons, not fewer.
But at the root of Americans' clinging to the fight to bear arms is not just a fear of crime, but a mistrust of __________(13), commented UK's Guardian newspaper.
One Virginia resident who had a permit to carry a concealed (隐藏的) firearm, told the Guardian that it was__________(14), American's responsibility to have a gun.
"Each person," he said, "should not rely solely__________(15) the government for protection."
1.A. ceremony
B. funeral
C. grief
D. tears
2.A. own
B. make
C. destroy
D. trade
3.A. while
B. which
C. that
D. where
4.A. some
B. few
C. much
D. little
5.A. rocket
B. knife
C. gun
D. bullet
6.A. hostage
B. office
C. person
D. home
7.A. fire
B. attacks
C. violence
D. rights
8.A. Since
B. Over
C. Till
D. Until
9.A. either
B. both
C. each
D. one
10. A. of
B. off
C. out
D. for
11. A. hide
B. buy
C. keep
D. sell
12. A. stop
B. cover
C. shoot
D. interrupt
13. A. guards
B. government
C. students
D. professors
14. A. many
B. few
C. all
D. every
15. A. in
B. on
C. at
D. from
1.C。考查词汇。句意:总统和州政府官员匆忙赶到一起分享__________ 。四个选项:ceremony(仪式),funeral(葬礼),grief(悲伤),tears(眼泪),可知“悲伤”最符合语境,故选C。
2.A。考查词汇。句意:但是绝大多数的美国人还是支持他们__________ 武器的权利。根据题意,只能是own(持有),所以答案为A。
3.D。考查状语从句。句意:严格地说,美国不是唯一的__________ 发生违法持枪对生命、家庭和社会造成伤害的国家。地点状语从句用where,故D为正确答案。
4.B。考查词汇。句意:但是美国是__________ 之一的国家不愿意并且无法在政治上做一些事情来制止这一行为。C和D不能修饰可数名词,排除,原旬用了but表示转折意义,few
更为合适,故B为正确答案。
5.C。考查词汇。句意:在英国和加拿大这样的国家,在经历严重的持枪袭击案件后,采取了更为严厉的控制__________ 的措施。根据本句句意,此处应填gun,故选C。
6.A。考查固定短语hold sb.hostage(将某人劫持为人质;威胁某人)。句意:但是美国的领导人却受到院外活动集团和选举体制的限制。
7.D。考查词汇。旬意:美国主要的支持枪__________ 的国家枪械协会,势力非常强大,没有哪个党派能够像共和党那样反对枪械的使用。四个选项:fire(火,失火),attack(攻击,抨击)violence(猛烈,暴力),rights(权利,道理),根据句意选择D。
8.B。考查词汇。句意:__________ 年,民主派人士发现他们能竞选控制枪支或者赢得权力,但不是;他们选择了权力。空格处表达“这些年”,只有over合适,故B为正确答案。
9.B。考查词汇。句意:这些年,民主派人士发现他们能竞选控制枪支或者赢得权力,但不是__________ ;他们选择了权力。前半句说了他们可以选择,用的either…or…,此处表示“两者”的含义,选择both,故B为正确答案。
10.D。考查短语。句意:据美国统计局,2005年火器事件__________ 470万暴力事件的9%。此处考查短语,account for(占,说明),所以选择D。
11.C。考查词汇。句意:虽然民意调查显示美国人希望有更严厉的枪支使用法律,但许多人仍不想放弃使用他们所__________ 的武器保护自己。四个选项:hide(隐藏),buy(购买),keep(保留,继续)sell(卖),C最符合语境。
12.A。考查词汇。句意:在一次采访中他说如果某个教授在弗吉尼亚事故中带着合法的武器,他们也许会这一切。根据上下文可知,此人的观点是如果这样做就不会发生恐怖事件了,因此选择A(阻止)。
13.B。考查短语。句意:英国卫报评论说,美国人希望持有枪支不仅仅是对犯罪的恐惧,同时也是对__________ 的不信任。四个选项:guard(保卫),government(政府),student(学生),professor(教授),可知B符合题意。
14.D。考查词汇。句意:一位被允许持有隐藏武器的弗吉尼亚居民告诉《卫报》记者,持枪是__________ 美国公民的责任。此处表达“全部美国人”的含义,选择D(每个)。
15.B。考查短语。句意:他说,“每个人,不应仅仅依靠政府保护。”此处考查短语rely on(依靠,依赖),因此选择B。
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