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Gun Rights in the US Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech Univers...
Gun Rights in the US Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech Univers...
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2020-12-24
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问题
Gun Rights in the US
Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech University, Americans gathered to mourn (哀悼)the dead. The president and the state govemor both hurried there to share the (1)A. ceremonyB. funeralC. griefD. tears . But the majority of Americans still cling to their right to (2)A. ownB. makeC. destroyD. trade weapons.
Strictly speaking, the US is not the only country (3)A. whileB. whichC. thatD. where gun violence has destroyed lives,families and communities in everyday circumstance. But the US is one of the (4)A. someB. fewC. muchD.little 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)A. rocketB. knifeC. gunD. bullet control soon after serious gun violence incidents. US leaders, however, are held (6)A. hostageB. officeC. 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. violenceD. rights in the US, is too strong for any party to take on. Most Republicans oppose gun control anyway. (8)A. SinceB. OverC. TillD. Until the years, the Democrats have found that they can either campaign for gun control or win power, not (9)A. eitherB. bothC. eachD. one ; they prefer power.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics, firearm (火器) incidents accounted (10)A. ofB. offC. outD. for 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. keepD. sell to protect themselves.
Dave Hancock, a Vitrginia 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. stopB. coverC. 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. guardsB. governmentC. 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. allD. every American's responsibility to have a gun.
"Each person," he said, "should not rely solely (15)A. inB. onC. atD. from the government for protection."
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答案
【C. grief】|【A. own】|【D. where】|【B. few】|【C. gun】|【A. hostage】|【D. rights】|【B. Over】|【B. both】|【D. for】|【C. keep】|【A. stop】|【B. government】|【D. every】|【B. on】|
解析
这里考查词汇。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”,“悲伤”最符合语境,故选C。 (2) 解析:这里考查词汇。句意:但是绝大多数的美国人还是支持他们持有____武器的权利。根据题意,只能是own“自己的”,所以答案为A。 (3) 解析:这里考查状语从句。句意:严格地说,美国不是唯一的____发生持枪伤害生命、家庭和社会的国家。地点状语从句,用where,故D为正确答案。 (4) 解析:这里考查词汇。句意:但是美国是____之一的国家不愿意并且在政治上无法做一些事情来制止这一行为的。C和D不能修饰可数名词故排除,原句用了but表示转折意义,few更为合适,故B为正确答案。 (5) 解析:这里考查词汇。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。根据本句句意,此处应填gun,故选C。 (6) 解析:这里考查固定短语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) 解析:这里考查词汇。句意:美国主要的支持抢支____的国家枪械协会,是如此的强大以至于没有谁能反对。四个选项:fire“火,失火”,attack“攻击,抨击”,violence“猛烈,暴力”,right“权利,道理”,根据句意选择D。 (8) 解析:这里考查词汇。句意:____这些年,民主派人士发现他们竞选时能选择控制枪支或者赢得权利,但不是____;他们选择了权利。空格处表达“这些年”,只有over合适,故B为正确答案。 (9) 解析:这里考查词汇。句意:经过这些年,民主派人士发现他们竞选时能选择控制枪支或者赢得权利,但不是____;他们选择了权利。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) 解析:这里考查短语。句意:根据美国统计局数据,2005年火器事件____470万暴力事件的9%。accountfor“占,说明”,所以选择D。 (11) 解析:这里考查词汇。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用自己____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) 解析:这里考查词汇。句意:在一次采访中,他说如果一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选项“停止”。 (13) 解析:这里考查短语。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”,govemment“政府”,student “学生”,professor“教授”,B符合题意。 (14) 解析:这里考查词汇。句意:一位被允许持有隐藏火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,空格后为单数名词选择D选项“每个”。 (15) 解析:这里考查短语。句意:他说,“每个人,不应仅仅依靠政府的保护。”此处考察短语rely on“依靠,依赖”,因此选择B。
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