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问题 Gun Rights in the U.S.
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)A. ceremonyB. funeralC. tearsD. grief . But the majority of Americans still cling to their right to (2)A. makeB. ownC. destroyD. trade weapons.
Strictly speaking, the U.S. is not the only country (3)A. whileB. whichC. whereD. that gun violence has destroyed lives, families and communities in everyday circumstance. But the U.S. is one of the (4)A.fewB. someC. muchD. little countries that seems unwilling and politically incapable of doing anything serious to stop it.
In countries like Britain and Canada, the government adopted stricter (5)A. rocketB. knifeC. bulletD. gun control soon after serious gun violence incidents. U.S. leaders, however, are held (6)A. officeB. hostageC. personD. home 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)A. fireB. attacksC. rightsD. violence in the U.S., is too strong for any party to Lake on. Most Republicans oppose gun control anyway. (8)A. OverB. SinceC. TillD. Until the years, the Democrats have found that they can either campaign for gun control or win power, not (9)A. bothB. eitherC. eachD. one ; they prefer power.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, firearm (火器) incidents accounted (10)A. ofB. offC.forD. out nine percent of the 4.7 million violent crimes in 2005. So, although opinion polls show most Americans want stricter gun laws, many don't want to give up their arms they (11)A. hideB. buyC. sellD. keep 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)A. coverB. stopC. shootD. interrupt 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 right to bear arms is not just a fear of crime, but a mistrust of (13)A. governmentB. guardsC. studentsD. professors , 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)A. manyB. fewC. everyD. all American's responsibility to have a gun. "Each person," he said, "should not rely solely (15)A. onB. inC. atD. from the government for protection."
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答案【D. grief】|【B. own】|【C. where】|【A.few】|【D. gun】|【B. hostage】|【C. rights】|【A. Over】|【A. both】|【C.for】|【D. keep】|【B. stop】|【A. government】|【C. every】|【A. on】|
解析借助语义上的搭配.A.庆祝；B.葬礼；C.眼泪；D.悲伤. (2) 解析：借助文章主旨和语义上的搭配.A.制造；B.拥有；C.毁灭；D.交易. (3) 解析：前面的先行词是地点,因此选择关系副词. (4) 解析：篇章的逻辑关系(转折). (5) 解析：文章主旨(送分题).A.火箭；B.刀；C,子弹；D.枪支. (6) 解析：篇章语义.be heldhostage"扣为人质",引申的说法"受……限制、管制".A.办公室；B.人质；C.人；D.家. (7) 解析：文章主旨.A.火；B.攻击；C.权利；D.暴力. (8) 解析：时间状语的选择,over引出一段时间. (9) 解析：指代.两者指代枪支管制和权利. (10) 解析：搭配：accountfor"占……比重". (11) 解析：语义的衔接和搭配.A.隐藏；B.购买；C.出售；D.持有. (12) 解析：篇章中的语义衔接(逻辑关系).A.覆盖；B.制止；C.射击；D.打断. (13) 解析：语义衔接.A.政府；B.卫兵；C.学生；D.教授. (14) 解析：篇章语义和语法中数的一致,American是单数. (15) 解析：固定搭配.
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