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第一篇 Gun Rights in the US (C)
　　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 1 . But the majority of Americans still cling to their right 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 seems 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 and the electoral 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 controls 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 incidents accounted 10 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 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 12 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 13 , commented UK's Guardian newspaper.
　　One Virginia resident, who had a permit to carry a concealed 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."
　　练习：
　　1. A) ceremony B) funeral C) tears D) grief
　　2. A) make B) own C) destroy D) trade
　　3. A) while B) which C) where D) that
　　4. A) few B) some C) much D) little
　　5. A) rifle B) knife C) bullet D) gun
　　6. A) prisoner B) hostage C) person D) home
　　7. A) fire B) attacks C) rights D) violence
　　8. A) Over B) Since C) Till D) Until
　　9. A) both B) either C) each D) one
　　10. A) of B) off C) for D) out
　　11. A) hide B) buy C) sell D) keep
　　12. A) control B) stop C) handle D) treat
　　13. A) government B) guards C) students D) professors
　　14. A) many B) few C) every D) all
　　15. A) on B) in C) at D) from
美国的枪支拥有权
　　弗吉尼亚理工大学的枪击案刚一发生，许多美国人都赶去致哀。总统和州长也匆忙赶到那里跟大家一样悲痛。但是大多数的美国民众却仍然坚持他们的枪支拥有权。
　　严格说来，美国是唯一一个每天都会发生枪支暴力摧毁生命、家庭和社区的国家。但是美国似乎也是不情愿或者在政治上无法采取任何严厉措施予以制止这种事情发生的为数不多的几个国家之一。
　　在一些国家，如英国和加拿大，严重的枪支暴力事件发生后，政府会立刻采取更为严格的枪支管制。然而，美国领导人却受制于枪支院外活动集团和选举制度。
　　强大的国家来复枪协会，是美国枪支拥有权的主要支持者，它太强大了，没有一个政党敢于跟它斗争。总之多数共和党人反对枪支管制。在过去的几年来，民主党人也发现，他们要么执行枪支管制要么赢得权力，而不是两个;但他们更喜欢权力。
　　据美国司法统计局统计，2005年全国发生的枪支暴力事件占470万暴力犯罪的百分之九。所以，尽管民意调查显示多数美国人希望执行更严格的枪支法，但多数人不想放弃他们的武器，他们想随时保护自己。
　　戴夫•汉考克，一位弗吉尼亚枪支爱好者，就是其中一例。在一次专访中他说，“如果弗吉尼亚事件中有位教授带了一支合法的枪支的话，他们就有可能阻止所有这一切的发生。”他认为，这次大屠杀表明，应该让越来越多的人携带武器，而不是更少。
　　但是，从根本上讲，美国人坚持有权携带武器不仅是由于对犯罪的恐惧心理，还有对政府的不信任，英国的卫报这样评论。
　　一位拥有私人携带枪支许可证的弗吉尼亚居民告诉卫报记者，拥有枪支是每一个美国人的责任。
　　他说，“每一个人都不应该仅仅依靠政府的保护。”
　　答案：DBCAD BCAAC DBACA