第六部分 完形填空（共四篇）
第六篇
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 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 fight 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."
詞匯：
mourn v．致哀
lobby n．院外活動集團
electoral adj．選舉的
firearm n．火器
massacre n.／v．大屠殺
練習(xí)：
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
答案與題解：
1．D “share the grief”是“同悲”。share是“跟他人擁有同樣的情感”的意思。整個句子說的是，總統(tǒng)和州長兩人都趕到那里跟大家一樣悲痛。
2．B 這四個選項填入后，四個句子在句法和語義上都是成立的。但是，從整個文章來考察，只有“0wn”是合適的選擇，全文主要討論美國公民是否有權(quán)擁有槍支。
3．C 該句子的從句本身是一個完整的事件，如果還要附加一些東西的話，只能是事件發(fā)生的地點，因此用“where”。整個句子說的是：嚴格說來，美國是唯一一個每天都會發(fā)生槍支暴力摧毀生命、家庭和社區(qū)的國家。
4．A “But”引入的命題跟上一個句子表達的命題構(gòu)成反比，因此需用“few”。
5．D 本文討論槍支，因此“knife”和“bullet”可以排除。“rilfe”是來復(fù)槍，即步槍“gun”是槍支，比“rifle”的覆蓋面大，因此用“gun”是對的。
6．B “to be held hostage”是“扣為人質(zhì)”。整個句子說的是：然而，美國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人受制于槍支院外活動集團和選舉制度。
7．C 本文討論的就是“槍支擁有權(quán)”，因此填入“rights”是對的。這個句子有點難。“take Oil”是“斗爭”。整個句子說的是：強大的國家來復(fù)槍協(xié)會，是美國槍支擁有權(quán)的主要支持者，它太強大了，沒有一個政黨敢于跟它斗爭的。
8．A “the years”是一段時間。“0ver”表示“跨越”，因此在語義上是協(xié)調(diào)的。合起就是“在過去的一些年里”。“since”起始的時間狀語也是一個段時間狀語，但是它要求出現(xiàn)的是一個時間點，如2001年，指從2001年到現(xiàn)在。因此“0ver”是對的。
9．A 特別提請注意的是：對于“(either)…or…”的意義語言學(xué)家是有爭議的，一種意見認為“0r”是不兼容的，另一種意見認為“0r”是兼容的。所謂不兼容，就是說，要么是“gun control”，要么是“win power”，而不可能是“gun control and win power”；所謂兼容，就是，“gun control”、“win power”和“gun control and win power”這三種情況都可以�？梢钥闯�，在本文作者看來，“0r”是兼容的，所以才有后一句話：not both(不是二者兼有)。
10．C “account”作動詞時，后面跟“for”。
11．D 此處應(yīng)該用一個狀態(tài)動詞，只有“keep”是狀態(tài)動詞。
12．B “stop”在這里是最合適的詞。整個句子說的是：在一次專訪中他說，如果弗吉尼亞事件中有位教授帶了一支合法的槍支的話，他們就有可能阻止所有這一切的發(fā)生。
13．A “mistrust”是“不信任”。
14．C “very”和“all”意思相近，但“every”是對的，因為“American”用的是單數(shù)。
15．A “rely”和“on”是固定搭配。
