第4部分：閱讀理解(第31～45題，每題3分，共45分)
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第一篇 Shakespeare
When talking about the world's greatest poet and greatest dramatist, only one name can possible suggest itself;that of William Shakespeare. Nearly every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of this greatest writer. We use words, phrases and quotations form Shakespeare's writings that have become part of the common property of English-speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we use. For example, and old lady, after seeing a performance of Hamlet complained, “It was full of well-known proverbs and quotations!”
Shakespeare made full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English;Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner (or an Englishman) to appreciate the richness and variety of the english language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort, even thought some aspects of English and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day. It is a pity that we know so little about the life of the greatest English author. We only know that he was born in 1564 in Stratford on-Avon, and that then died there in 1616. He almost certainly attended the Grammar School in the town, but of this we cannot be sure. We know he was married there in 1582 and had three children. We know that he spent much of his life in London, writing his masterpieces. But this is almost all that we do know.
However, what is important about Shakespeare's life is not its incidental details but its products, the plays and the poems. For many years scholars have been trying to add a few facts about Shakespeare's life to the small number we already posses and for an equally long time critics have been theorizing about the plays. Sometimes indeed, it seems that the poetry of Shakespeare will disappear beneath the great mass of comment that has been written upon it.
Fortunately this is not likely to happen. Shakespeare's poetry and Shakespeare's characters(Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet and all the others) have long delighted not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere, and will continue to do so after the scholars and commentators and all their works have been forgotten.
31 How can we best describe the popularity of Shakespeare's works among the English speaking people?
A Most of the people have taken courses in Shakespeare's works.
B The English-speaking people like to mention the names of Shakespeare's works.
C Most of the people know clearly how to use the words and phrases from Shakespeare's works.
D Many of the words and phrases used by the English-speaking people are taken from Shakespeare's works. 32 What is so funny about the old lady's comment on Hamlet?
A She did not understand those proverbs and quotations at all.
B It shows that it was her first time to watch Hamlet.
C She did not know that the well-known proverbs had been created by Shakespeare.
D It shows that common people no longer watch Shakespeare's plays.
33 What is the most striking feature of Shakespeare's works mentioned by the author?
A Shakespeare used an enormous number of words of the English language.
B Shakespeare expressed his appreciation of the richness of the English language.
C Shakespeare studied the various usages of the English language.
D Shakespeare tried to maintain the original meaning of many English words.
34 What can we conclude from the brief account of Shakespeare's life?
A Famous as his plays are, Shakespeare was not personally well known.
B So little is known about his schooling that some people doubt his creativity.
C People nowadays know more about Shakespeare's life than his works.
D The ill match between his simple life and his rich writings gives rise to suspicion.
35 What is the author's attitude towards the great mass of comment on Shakespeare's works?
A Indifferent.
B Critical.
C Suspicious.
D Appreciative.
第二篇 Immigration and Problems
Hundreds of thousands of people supporting immigration rights in the US filled streets all over America in early 2006. Many held signs and American flags and asked to be treated as citizens—not criminals. Many of these supported legislation from Senator John McCain that would open a path to citizenship to immigrants who were already in the country illegally. Proposed legislation from other politicians called for stricter measures - including rounding up undocumented immigrants and sending them back to their home countries.
Canadian officials say that immigration applications continue to rise. Some want to keep the doors open. They need the labor. About 400,000 immigrants were allowed into the country in 2005, according to the Canadian Government statistics. However, all this growth means that cities need to adapt. Newcomers don't always make a smooth transition into jobs for which they are skilled. So industries are using mentoring programs to help new immigrants find proper jobs.
With the large numbers of undocumented African immigrants arriving in the Canary Islands and showing no sign of abating, the Spanish Government has decided to get tough. There will be no more mass amnesties for illegal, and anyone coming to Spain without permission will be sent back, the government has announced. About 23,000 migrants landed on the islands in 2006, and riots have erupted in some crowded reception centers. This has promoted local authorities to appeal to the United Nations for help.
France's new immigration and integration law gives the government new powers to encourage high-skilled migration. It takes effect in 2007. The new law authorizes the government to identify particular professions where France has a talent shortage. Then the government will help these identified employers find immigrant workers with needed skills or qualifications. The selected foreign employees will be granted "skills and talents" visas, valid for three years. But some concern that it'll cause brain drain3 in developing countries.
36 Many immigrants swarmed into streets in the US in early 2006, demanding that they should be treated as
A) animals.
B) citizens.
C) civilians:
D) criminals.
37 Some Canadian officials want to keep the door open because
A) Canada is in desperate need of talented people.
B) Canada can feed a much larger population.
C) Canada is suffering from labor shortage.
D) Canada is a multicultural country.
38 What has the Spanish Government decided to do?
A) Help immigrants find proper jobs.
B) Let immigrants freely enter the country.
C) Integrate immigrants into the Spanish culture.
D) Take tough measures against illegal immigration.
39After France's new immigration and integration law takes effect, it will
A) lure overseas students back home.
B) undermine the unity of the country.
C) drain developing countries of talent.
D) induce resentment among the French workers.
40 The phrasal verb rounding up in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by
A) capturing.
B) encircling.
C) separating.
D) frightening.
第三篇 Who Wants to Live Forever?
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you live a healthy life for twice as long, would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date. Scientists have already extended the lives of flies, worms and mice in laboratories. Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea. Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams, spending time with our loved ones, watching our families grow and have families of their own.
"Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking," says Dr Gregory Stock of the University Of California School Of Public Health. "It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work."
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them. They also affect society as a whole. "We have war, poverty, all sorts of issues around, and I don't think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer," says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan. "The question is ‘What will we get as a society?' I suspect it won't be a better society."
It would certainly be a very different society. People are already finding it more difficult to stay married. Divorce rates are rising. What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? 'And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents, or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart1. We think of an elder sibling as someone, who can protect us and offer help and advice. That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected, especially if the retirement age was lifted. More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age - skill, wisdom and good judgment.
On the other hand, more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job. Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals, making career progress more difficult. And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140. It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people, and more on making life comfortable for the old.
And society would feel, very different if more of its members were older. There would be more wisdom, but less energy: Young people like to move about. Old people like to sit still. Young people tend to act without thinking. Old people tend to think without acting. Young people are curious and like to experience .different things. Old people are less enthusiastic about change. In fact, they are less enthusiastic about everything.
The effect of anti-ageing technology is deeper than we might think. But as the science advances, we need to think about these changes now.
"If this could ever happen, then we'd better ask what kind of society we want to get," says Daniel Callahan. "'We had better not go anywhere near it2 until we have figure those problems out."
41 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the things that living longer might enable an individual to do?
A) Spending more time with his family.
B) Having more education.
C) Realizing more dreams.
D) Working longer.
42. Which of the following is implied in the sixth paragraph?
A) Marriages in the US today are quite unstable.
B) More and more people in the US today want to get married.
C) Living longer would make it easier for people to maintain their marital ties.
D) If people live longer~ they would stay in marriage longer.
43. All of the following are possible effects living longer might have on working life EXCEPT
A) Communication between employers and employees would be more difficult.
B) More money would be used by employees in payment of their employees.
C) The job market Would be more competitive.
D) It would be more difficult for young people to be promoted to top positions.
44. An important feature of a society in which people live a long life is that
A) it places more emphasis on educating the young.
B) it is both wise and energetic.
C) it lacks the curiosity to experiment what is new
D) it welcomes changes.
45. Which of the following best describes Callahan's attitude to anti-ageing technology ?
A) Optimistic.
B) Pessimistic.
C) Reserved.
D) Negative.
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Cars Are Good for the Environment, Honest
Britain's motor industry is planning a major publicity campaign to counter what it sees as an official anti-car bias and to improve the environmental image of the cars, according to documents leaked to the pressure group. Friends of the Earth (FOE). 46 .
The internal document which was produced last month by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, says that the “ultimate objective of the campaign must be to protect the longterm commercial freedom of the motor industry and the lifestyle freedom of car users”.
47 . European car manufacturers have already agreed with the European Commission to reduce CO2 emissions from new cars by 25 per cent to target of 140 grams per kilometre by 2008.
However, the document also reveals that the industry is some way from meeting the target. 48 .
To help control these emissions, the government has proposed replacing the flat rate annual tax on cars with a tax related to engine size so that owners of large gas-guzzler(耗油量大的汽車)would pay more than owners of small cars. 49 .
Richard Barnet, the society's media manager, says:“We will work with the government to practise a practical system. ” 50 .
A The campaign will highlight the motor industry’s efforts to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)
B But the motor industry opposes taxes on persons owning cars preferring taxes on use
C The five-year campaign could cost up to ￡12 million
D The reason why cars are good for the environment is obvious
E But Ian Willmore of FOE says the industry “may pose as partners of the government, but its real intention is to frustrate serious attempts to reduce traffic levels”
F For example, last year's new cars exceed an average of 192 grams per kilometre — some 37 percent above the target
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Gun Rights in the US
Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech University, Americans gathered to mourn the dead. The president and the state governor both hurried there to share the 51 . But the majority of Americans still cling to their right to 52weapons.
Strictly speaking, the US is not the only country 53 gun violence has destroyed lives, families and communities in everyday circumstance. But the US is one of the 54 countries that seems unwilling and politically incapable of doing anything serious to stop it.
In countries like Britain and Canada, the government adopted stricter 55 control soon after serious gun violence incidents. US leaders, however, are held 56 by the gun lobby and the electoral system.
The powerful National Rifle Association, the major supporter of gun 57 in the US, is too strong for any party to take on. Most Republicans oppose gun controls anyway. 58 the years, the Democrats have found that they can either campaign for gun control or win power, not __59; they prefer power.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics, firearm incidents accounted 60 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 61 to protect themselves.
Dave Hancock, a Virginia gun lover, is one example. In an interview he said. "If one professor in Virginia incident had been carrying a legal weapon they might have been able to 62 all this." In his opinion, the massacre 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 63 , commented UK's Guardian newspaper.
One Virginia resident, who had a permit to carry a concealed firearm, told the Guardian that it was 64 American's responsibility to have a gun.
"Each person," he said, "should not rely solely 65 the government for protection."
51 A) ceremony B) funeral C) tears D) grief
52 A) make B) own C) destroy D) trade
53 A) while B) which C) where D) that
54. A) few B) some C) much D) little
55 A) rifle B) knife C) bullet D) gun
56. A) prisoner B) hostage C) person D) home
57. A) fire B) attacks C) rights D) violence
58. A) Over B) Since C) Till D) Until
59. A) both B) either C) each D) one
60. A) of B) off C) for D) out
61 A) hide B) buy C) sell D) keep
62. A) control B) stop C) handle D) treat
63. A) government B) guards C) students D) professors
64 A) many B) few C) every D) all
65. A) on B) in C) at D) from
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1 D 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 D 6 C 7 D 8 B 9 D 10 B 11 C 12 C 13 C 14 D 15 A
16 B 17 A 18 C 19 B 20 B 21 A 22 C 23 B 24 A 25 C 26 E 27 E 28 B 29 D 30 A
31 D 32 C 33 A 34 A 35 B 36 B 37 C 38 D 39 C 40 A 41 B 42 A 43 B 44 C 45 C
46 C 47 A 48 F 49 B 50 E 51 D 52 B 53 C 54 A 55 D 56 B 57 C 58 A 59 A 60 C
61 D 62 B 63 A 64 C 65 A
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第一篇 Shakespeare
When talking about the world's greatest poet and greatest dramatist, only one name can possible suggest itself;that of William Shakespeare. Nearly every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of this greatest writer. We use words, phrases and quotations form Shakespeare's writings that have become part of the common property of English-speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we use. For example, and old lady, after seeing a performance of Hamlet complained, “It was full of well-known proverbs and quotations!”
Shakespeare made full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English;Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner (or an Englishman) to appreciate the richness and variety of the english language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort, even thought some aspects of English and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day. It is a pity that we know so little about the life of the greatest English author. We only know that he was born in 1564 in Stratford on-Avon, and that then died there in 1616. He almost certainly attended the Grammar School in the town, but of this we cannot be sure. We know he was married there in 1582 and had three children. We know that he spent much of his life in London, writing his masterpieces. But this is almost all that we do know.
However, what is important about Shakespeare's life is not its incidental details but its products, the plays and the poems. For many years scholars have been trying to add a few facts about Shakespeare's life to the small number we already posses and for an equally long time critics have been theorizing about the plays. Sometimes indeed, it seems that the poetry of Shakespeare will disappear beneath the great mass of comment that has been written upon it.
Fortunately this is not likely to happen. Shakespeare's poetry and Shakespeare's characters(Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet and all the others) have long delighted not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere, and will continue to do so after the scholars and commentators and all their works have been forgotten.
31 How can we best describe the popularity of Shakespeare's works among the English speaking people?
A Most of the people have taken courses in Shakespeare's works.
B The English-speaking people like to mention the names of Shakespeare's works.
C Most of the people know clearly how to use the words and phrases from Shakespeare's works.
D Many of the words and phrases used by the English-speaking people are taken from Shakespeare's works. 32 What is so funny about the old lady's comment on Hamlet?
A She did not understand those proverbs and quotations at all.
B It shows that it was her first time to watch Hamlet.
C She did not know that the well-known proverbs had been created by Shakespeare.
D It shows that common people no longer watch Shakespeare's plays.
33 What is the most striking feature of Shakespeare's works mentioned by the author?
A Shakespeare used an enormous number of words of the English language.
B Shakespeare expressed his appreciation of the richness of the English language.
C Shakespeare studied the various usages of the English language.
D Shakespeare tried to maintain the original meaning of many English words.
34 What can we conclude from the brief account of Shakespeare's life?
A Famous as his plays are, Shakespeare was not personally well known.
B So little is known about his schooling that some people doubt his creativity.
C People nowadays know more about Shakespeare's life than his works.
D The ill match between his simple life and his rich writings gives rise to suspicion.
35 What is the author's attitude towards the great mass of comment on Shakespeare's works?
A Indifferent.
B Critical.
C Suspicious.
D Appreciative.
第二篇 Immigration and Problems
Hundreds of thousands of people supporting immigration rights in the US filled streets all over America in early 2006. Many held signs and American flags and asked to be treated as citizens—not criminals. Many of these supported legislation from Senator John McCain that would open a path to citizenship to immigrants who were already in the country illegally. Proposed legislation from other politicians called for stricter measures - including rounding up undocumented immigrants and sending them back to their home countries.
Canadian officials say that immigration applications continue to rise. Some want to keep the doors open. They need the labor. About 400,000 immigrants were allowed into the country in 2005, according to the Canadian Government statistics. However, all this growth means that cities need to adapt. Newcomers don't always make a smooth transition into jobs for which they are skilled. So industries are using mentoring programs to help new immigrants find proper jobs.
With the large numbers of undocumented African immigrants arriving in the Canary Islands and showing no sign of abating, the Spanish Government has decided to get tough. There will be no more mass amnesties for illegal, and anyone coming to Spain without permission will be sent back, the government has announced. About 23,000 migrants landed on the islands in 2006, and riots have erupted in some crowded reception centers. This has promoted local authorities to appeal to the United Nations for help.
France's new immigration and integration law gives the government new powers to encourage high-skilled migration. It takes effect in 2007. The new law authorizes the government to identify particular professions where France has a talent shortage. Then the government will help these identified employers find immigrant workers with needed skills or qualifications. The selected foreign employees will be granted "skills and talents" visas, valid for three years. But some concern that it'll cause brain drain3 in developing countries.
36 Many immigrants swarmed into streets in the US in early 2006, demanding that they should be treated as
A) animals.
B) citizens.
C) civilians:
D) criminals.
37 Some Canadian officials want to keep the door open because
A) Canada is in desperate need of talented people.
B) Canada can feed a much larger population.
C) Canada is suffering from labor shortage.
D) Canada is a multicultural country.
38 What has the Spanish Government decided to do?
A) Help immigrants find proper jobs.
B) Let immigrants freely enter the country.
C) Integrate immigrants into the Spanish culture.
D) Take tough measures against illegal immigration.
39After France's new immigration and integration law takes effect, it will
A) lure overseas students back home.
B) undermine the unity of the country.
C) drain developing countries of talent.
D) induce resentment among the French workers.
40 The phrasal verb rounding up in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by
A) capturing.
B) encircling.
C) separating.
D) frightening.
第三篇 Who Wants to Live Forever?
If your doctor could give you a drug that would let you live a healthy life for twice as long, would you take it?
The good news is that we may be drawing near to that date. Scientists have already extended the lives of flies, worms and mice in laboratories. Many now think that using genetic treatments we will soon be able to extend human life to at least 140 years.
This seems a great idea. Think of how much more time we could spend chasing our dreams, spending time with our loved ones, watching our families grow and have families of their own.
"Longer life would give us a chance to recover from our mistakes and promote long term thinking," says Dr Gregory Stock of the University Of California School Of Public Health. "It would also raise productivity by adding to the year we can work."
Longer lives don't just affect the people who live them. They also affect society as a whole. "We have war, poverty, all sorts of issues around, and I don't think any of them would be at all helped by having people live longer," says US bioethicist Daniel Callahan. "The question is ‘What will we get as a society?' I suspect it won't be a better society."
It would certainly be a very different society. People are already finding it more difficult to stay married. Divorce rates are rising. What would to marriage in a society where people lived for 140 years? 'And what would happen to family life if nine or 10 generations of the same family were all alive at the same time?
Research into ageing may enable women to remain fertile for longer. And that raises the prospect of having 100-year-old parents, or brothers and sisters born 50 years apart1. We think of an elder sibling as someone, who can protect us and offer help and advice. That would be hard to do if that sibling came from a completely different generation.
Working life would also be affected, especially if the retirement age was lifted. More people would stay in work for longer. That would give us the benefits of age - skill, wisdom and good judgment.
On the other hand, more people working for longer would create greater competition for jobs. It would make it more difficult for younger people to find a job. Top posts would be dominated by the same few individuals, making career progress more difficult. And how easily would a 25-year-old employee be able to communicate with a 125-year-old boss?
Young people would be a smaller part of a society in which people lived to 140. It may be that such a society would place less importance on guiding and educating young people, and more on making life comfortable for the old.
And society would feel, very different if more of its members were older. There would be more wisdom, but less energy: Young people like to move about. Old people like to sit still. Young people tend to act without thinking. Old people tend to think without acting. Young people are curious and like to experience .different things. Old people are less enthusiastic about change. In fact, they are less enthusiastic about everything.
The effect of anti-ageing technology is deeper than we might think. But as the science advances, we need to think about these changes now.
"If this could ever happen, then we'd better ask what kind of society we want to get," says Daniel Callahan. "'We had better not go anywhere near it2 until we have figure those problems out."
41 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the things that living longer might enable an individual to do?
A) Spending more time with his family.
B) Having more education.
C) Realizing more dreams.
D) Working longer.
42. Which of the following is implied in the sixth paragraph?
A) Marriages in the US today are quite unstable.
B) More and more people in the US today want to get married.
C) Living longer would make it easier for people to maintain their marital ties.
D) If people live longer~ they would stay in marriage longer.
43. All of the following are possible effects living longer might have on working life EXCEPT
A) Communication between employers and employees would be more difficult.
B) More money would be used by employees in payment of their employees.
C) The job market Would be more competitive.
D) It would be more difficult for young people to be promoted to top positions.
44. An important feature of a society in which people live a long life is that
A) it places more emphasis on educating the young.
B) it is both wise and energetic.
C) it lacks the curiosity to experiment what is new
D) it welcomes changes.
45. Which of the following best describes Callahan's attitude to anti-ageing technology ?
A) Optimistic.
B) Pessimistic.
C) Reserved.
D) Negative.
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Cars Are Good for the Environment, Honest
Britain's motor industry is planning a major publicity campaign to counter what it sees as an official anti-car bias and to improve the environmental image of the cars, according to documents leaked to the pressure group. Friends of the Earth (FOE). 46 .
The internal document which was produced last month by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, says that the “ultimate objective of the campaign must be to protect the longterm commercial freedom of the motor industry and the lifestyle freedom of car users”.
47 . European car manufacturers have already agreed with the European Commission to reduce CO2 emissions from new cars by 25 per cent to target of 140 grams per kilometre by 2008.
However, the document also reveals that the industry is some way from meeting the target. 48 .
To help control these emissions, the government has proposed replacing the flat rate annual tax on cars with a tax related to engine size so that owners of large gas-guzzler(耗油量大的汽車)would pay more than owners of small cars. 49 .
Richard Barnet, the society's media manager, says:“We will work with the government to practise a practical system. ” 50 .
A The campaign will highlight the motor industry’s efforts to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)
B But the motor industry opposes taxes on persons owning cars preferring taxes on use
C The five-year campaign could cost up to ￡12 million
D The reason why cars are good for the environment is obvious
E But Ian Willmore of FOE says the industry “may pose as partners of the government, but its real intention is to frustrate serious attempts to reduce traffic levels”
F For example, last year's new cars exceed an average of 192 grams per kilometre — some 37 percent above the target
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Gun Rights in the US
Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech University, Americans gathered to mourn the dead. The president and the state governor both hurried there to share the 51 . But the majority of Americans still cling to their right to 52weapons.
Strictly speaking, the US is not the only country 53 gun violence has destroyed lives, families and communities in everyday circumstance. But the US is one of the 54 countries that seems unwilling and politically incapable of doing anything serious to stop it.
In countries like Britain and Canada, the government adopted stricter 55 control soon after serious gun violence incidents. US leaders, however, are held 56 by the gun lobby and the electoral system.
The powerful National Rifle Association, the major supporter of gun 57 in the US, is too strong for any party to take on. Most Republicans oppose gun controls anyway. 58 the years, the Democrats have found that they can either campaign for gun control or win power, not __59; they prefer power.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics, firearm incidents accounted 60 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 61 to protect themselves.
Dave Hancock, a Virginia gun lover, is one example. In an interview he said. "If one professor in Virginia incident had been carrying a legal weapon they might have been able to 62 all this." In his opinion, the massacre 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 63 , commented UK's Guardian newspaper.
One Virginia resident, who had a permit to carry a concealed firearm, told the Guardian that it was 64 American's responsibility to have a gun.
"Each person," he said, "should not rely solely 65 the government for protection."
51 A) ceremony B) funeral C) tears D) grief
52 A) make B) own C) destroy D) trade
53 A) while B) which C) where D) that
54. A) few B) some C) much D) little
55 A) rifle B) knife C) bullet D) gun
56. A) prisoner B) hostage C) person D) home
57. A) fire B) attacks C) rights D) violence
58. A) Over B) Since C) Till D) Until
59. A) both B) either C) each D) one
60. A) of B) off C) for D) out
61 A) hide B) buy C) sell D) keep
62. A) control B) stop C) handle D) treat
63. A) government B) guards C) students D) professors
64 A) many B) few C) every D) all
65. A) on B) in C) at D) from
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1 D 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 D 6 C 7 D 8 B 9 D 10 B 11 C 12 C 13 C 14 D 15 A
16 B 17 A 18 C 19 B 20 B 21 A 22 C 23 B 24 A 25 C 26 E 27 E 28 B 29 D 30 A
31 D 32 C 33 A 34 A 35 B 36 B 37 C 38 D 39 C 40 A 41 B 42 A 43 B 44 C 45 C
46 C 47 A 48 F 49 B 50 E 51 D 52 B 53 C 54 A 55 D 56 B 57 C 58 A 59 A 60 C
61 D 62 B 63 A 64 C 65 A