1、s Guardian newspaper. One Virginia resident, who had a permit to carry a concealed firearm, told the Guardian that it was 14 Americans 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) grief2. A) make
2、B) own C) destroy D) trade3. A) while B) which C) where D) that4. A) few B) some C) much D) little5. A) rifle B) knife C) bullet D) gun6. A) prisoner B) hostage C) person D) home7. A) fire B) attacks C) rights D) violence8. A) Over B) Since C) Till D) Until9. A) both B) either C) each D) one10. A) o
3、f B) off C) for D) out11. A) hide B) buy C) sell D) keep12. A) control B) stop C) handle D) treat13. A) government B) guards C) students D) professors14. A) many B) few C) every D) all15. 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
4、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
5、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
6、第二篇 Freezing to Death for Beauty (C) People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold. In the United States, however, people wear 1 , partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take 2 straight to their workplaces, which are heated well. The American
7、 diet is full of calories, so their 3 can afford to bum heat more quickly. Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay 4 Lots of Yale girls wear skirts 5 when its 10 degrees Centigrade outside. Some of them at least wear boots, tights, and leg-warmers. Some, however, really just go
8、for the look 6 the risk of health. These girls have nothing to prevent their legs 7 the wind, and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear. Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are 8 , with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies, they a
9、re already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in 9 weather. I have always l0 , whenever I pass these girls, how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived. And then there are the guys. The girls can be said to 11 health for beauty. But why do guys 12 so l
10、ittle? It is not like, once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they 13 wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. Its not cute. Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever 14 they want. I am just surpris
11、ed that, given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut, they can still 15 like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.1. A) scarce B) less C) little D) least2. A) people B) students C) shoppers D) them3. A) arms B) heads C) legs D) bodies4. A) bony
12、 B) thin C) fashionable D) hungry5. A) even B) sometimes C) frequently D) occasionally6. A) in B) for C) at D) on7. A) with B) against C) above D) under8. A) fat B) ugly C) short D) skinny9. A) warm B) cold C) cool D) hot10. A) dreamed B) stated C) claimed D) wondered11. A) sacrifice B) devote C) su
13、ffer D) endure12. A) bear B) carry C) wear D) put on13. A) only B) seldom C) rarely D) hardly14. A) method B) road C) way D) avenue15. A) see B) resemble C) show D) look美丽就是一切 冬天北京人都穿得很厚来防寒,而在美国,人们穿得很少,一个原因是轿车已经成为了主要的交通工具,它可以把人们直接送到单位,而单位又有暖气。还有个原因是美国的饮食里含热量高,能在短时间内燃烧所需要的热量。轻便的衣服给人们提供了时尚的机会。许多耶鲁女孩甚至
14、在外部气温为10摄氏度的天气下穿短裙。其中一些至少还穿着靴子,裤袜和暖腿套。而有些真是只是为了漂亮而牺牲健康。她们的双腿露在凛冽的寒风中,脚上也没有穿袜子,所穿就只是一条迷你裙和一双细高跟鞋。典型的说,那些追求时尚的人都是非常苗条,几乎没有脂肪的人。仅看她们的体质,与正常人相比,抵御寒冬的能力就已经处于劣势。每当我走过这些女孩的时候,我总是想,她们怎么能做得到不哆嗦,并且还能带着似乎春天已经来临的微笑。男孩也这样,可以说女孩是为了漂亮而牺牲了健康,但男孩子为什么穿这么少呢?好像并不是,他们穿得少了,就突然变得更好看了。当冬天最冷的时候他们仅仅穿着花哨的短裤和洗澡用的拖鞋时在确切意义上并不显得更
15、时髦,也不讨人喜欢。当然,人们有决定自己穿着的自由。我只是觉得惊讶,在康涅狄格州冬夏温度相差很大的情况下,他们仍然看上去像是在二月中旬的海滩上聚会。 CBDBD ACACD第三篇 New Ideas (B) Icelands President Olafur Grimsson is trying to drive carbon dioxide underground to 1 its release into the air. Over the next two years, a team of scientists will try to 2 carbon dioxide-charged w
16、ater into the rock underground. Scientist theory says this should work. The CO2 will react with the rock to form a stable mineral that remains in the 3 for millions of years. If the experiment succeeds, Iceland could give the world a new 4 to reduce CO2 emissions. Sigurdur Gislason, a university pro
17、fessor in Iceland, says his country has an 5 over other countries:We have enormous amounts of clean 6 and a small society. You can do experiments here that you cant do anywhere else. In an attempt to cut back on the use of air conditioners during summer, the Japanese government in 2005 7 a campaign
18、to keep office temperatures at 28 degrees in summer. Men were also encouraged to change business suits for 8 wear. In other words, no more ties.The 9 is meant to show the governments resolve to achieve Japans target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 6 percent, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiro
19、yuki Hosoda.The 10 has cut an estimated 79,000 tons of carbon dioxide gas emissions each year. As the countrys 2005 Energy Policy Act 11 into force this year, more Americans will be encouraged to use 12 cars and energy sources. According to the new law, those who buy hybrid cars such as the Toyota P
20、rius can earn tax credits; or rebates, of 13 to $2,600 a year. Homemakers can also save when they renovate, claiming tax rebates 14 up to $500 simply by fitting their homes with energy-saving insulation. If they._ 15 _ in solar water heating, the payoff at tax time is equal to 30 percent of the appl
21、iances cost or a maximum of $2,000.1 A) reduce B) narrow C) interrupt D) interfere2 A) spread B) splash C) inject D) flow3 A) air B) rock C) water D) soil4 A) era B) period C) page D) way5 A) merit B) benefit C) profit D) advantage6 A) oil B) energy C) gas D) solar-power7 A) mounted B) called C) ope
22、ned D) held8 A) decent B) formal C) casual D) fashionable9 A) pledge B) move C) promise D) statement10 A) campaign B) war C) activity D) move11 A) makes B) takes C) bring D) comes12 A) fast B) cheap C) expensive D) environment-friendly13 A) under B) up C) on D) from 14 A) putting B) worth C) buildin
23、g D) buying15 A) spend B) give C) invest D) donate新观念冰岛总统奥拉维尔拉格纳格里姆松为了减少二氧化氮排放到大气中正试图把它们注入地下。在未来的两年里,一组科学家将尝试把充满了二氧化氮的水注入到岩石层。二氧化氮跟岩石相互作用会形成一种稳定的矿物质,在岩石中可以呆上几百万年。如果这次尝试成功,冰岛将会给世界提供一种减少二氧化氮气体的新方法。冰岛的一位大学教授Sigurdur Gislason谈到他的国家比别的国家更有优势:“我们有大量的无污染能量,但社会较小。你在这里做的尝试在别的国家是没法办到的。为了减少夏天空调的使用量,日本政府于-2005年
24、发起一项运动,倡导在夏天使办公室温度保持在28度,并且鼓励大家穿便装来代替西装。也就是不戴领带。内阁总秘书长Hiroyuki Hosoda表示:“所采取的行动是表明政府为了达到日本减排6的温室气体的目标的决心。”据估计,这项运动每年减排79000吨。随着国家的2005年的能源政策法令在今年生效,这必将鼓励更多的美国人使用对环境不会造成太多影响的车和能源。根据新的法律,那些买了如本田这样的混合发动汽车的人每年会享受高达2600美元的税收折扣。家庭主妇们在装修时也能省钱,只要用节省能源的绝缘材料装修家里就可以得到高达500美元的税收折扣如果她们用太阳能热水器,税收折扣就相当于热水器售价的30,最高
25、可达2000美元。ACBDD DDBBC第四篇 Improve Computer-research Skills (A) Like many college students, Jose Juarez carries around a pocket-sized computer that lets him watch movies, surf the Internet and text-message his friends. Hes part of Generation M - those bom after 1985 who 1 up connected to everything from video game to cellphones.For us, its everyday life, said Juarez, 18, a freshman 2 California State University at Sacramento (CSUS). 3 , educators are now saying tha
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