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Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedsentences.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,

andD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

Governmentsthroughouttheworldactontheassumptionthatthewelfareoftheirpeople

dependslargelyontheeconomicstrengthandwealthofthecommunity.Undermodern

conditions,thisrequiresvaryingmeasuresofcentralizedcontrolandhencethehelpof

specializedscientistssuchaseconomistsandoperationalresearchexperts.Furthermore,itis

obviousthatthestrengthofcountry'seconomyisdirectlyboundupwiththeefficiencyof

itsagricultureandindustry,andthatthisinturnrestsupontheeffortsofscientistsand

technologistsofallkinds.Italsomeansthatgovernmentsareincreasinglycompelledto

interfereinthesesectorsinordertostepupproductionandensurethatitisutilized（利用）to

thebestadvantage.Forexample,theymayencourageresearchinvariousways,includingthe

settingupoftheirownresearchcenters;theymayalterthestructureofeducation,orinterfere

inordertoreducethewastageofnaturalresourcesordevelopresourceshitherto（至1J目前为

止）unexploited;ortheymaycooperatedirectlyinthegrowingnumberofinternational

projectsrelatedtoscientificandtechnologicalmanpowerofallkinds.

Owingtotheremarkabledevelopmentinmass-communications,peopleeverywhereare

feelingnewwantsandarebeingexposedtonewcustomsandideas,whilegovernmentsare

oftenforcedtointroducestillfurtherinnovations（仓惭）forthereasonsgivenabove.Atthe

sametime,thenormalrateofsocialchangethroughouttheworldistakingplaceatavastly

acceleratedspeedcomparedwiththepast.Forexample,intheearlyindustrializedcountries

ofEurope,theprocessofindustrialization——withallthefar-reachingchangesinsocial

patternsthatfollowed-wasspreadovernearlyacentury,whereasnowadaysadeveloping

nationmayundergothesameprocessinadecadeorso.Allthishastheeffectofbuildingup

unusualpressuresandtensionswithinthecommunityandconsequentlypresentsserious

problemsforthegovernmentsconcerned.Additionalsocialstressesmayalsooccurbecause

ofthepopulationexplosionorproblemsarisingfrommassmigrationmovements一

themselvesmaderelativelyeasynowadaysbymodernmeansoftransport.Asaresultofall

thesefactors,governmentsarebecomingincreasinglydependentonbiologistsandsocial

scientistsforplanningtheappropriateprogramsandputtingthemintoeffect.

1）

Whatisbelievedtodirectlyaffectthewelfareofpeopleaccordingtothepassage?

A.Varyingmeasuresofcentralizedcontrol

B.Economicstrengthandwealthofthecommunity.

C.Economistsandoperationalresearchexperts.

D.Helpofspecializedscientists.

2）

Howcanthegovernmentsdotopromotetheproduction?

A.Byinterferingindifferentsectorsthatcanpromotescienceandtechnologytoensure

smoothoperation

B.Byaskingthescientistsandtechnologiststoimproveefficiency.

C.Byutilizingnaturalresourcestothebestadvantage.

D.Bychangingthestructureofeducationtotrainmorescientists.

3)

Whatcanbeinferredfromthedevelopmentinmass-communications?

A.Peopleareconstantlychangingtheircustomsandideas.

B.Peoplealwayswantsomethingnewandremarkabletofeelbetter.

C.Governmentsareundergreaterpressureofbringingaboutnewinventions.

D.Governmentsareoftenforcedtokeepupwithnewcustomsandideas.

4)

Whathasposedpressuresandproblemsforthegovernmentsconcernedaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Socialchangesthroughouttheworldarespeedingupcomparedwiththepast.

B.Therateofsocialchangesintheearlyindustrializedcountriesisbecomingslownow.

C.Thefar-reachingchangesinsocialpatternscanbespreadoverinadevelopingcountry

withinadecade.

D.Thenormalrateofsocialchangesistakingplaceatasteadyspeed.

5)

Whyaregovernmentsbecomingincreasinglydependentonbiologistsandsocialscientists?

A.Becausegovernmentsneedtohandlesocialstressesandproblems.

B.Becausegovernmentswanttolearnfromearlyindustrializedcountries.

C.Becausegovernmentshavetomakemodernmeansoftransportrelativelyeasy.

D.Becausegovernmentsneedthemfortheindustrializationoftheirowncountries.

参考答案：

1)B2)A3)C4)A5)A

解析：

(无)

A收起解析

Whydosmokerstendtoweighlessthannonsmokersandgainweightwhentheygiveupthe

habit?

Contraryto"commonknowledge'1,nonsmokersdonotgenerallyeatmorethansmokers,

nordotheyexerciseless,studiesfind.Researchperformedonsmokersatrestindicatesthat

nicotine(尼古丁)itselfcanincreasebasalmetabolic(新陈代曲寸的)rates,meaningsmokers

burnmoreenergythannonsmokersduringperiodsofinactivity.Butsurveyssuggestmost

smokerssmokenotwhilecompletelyatrest,butwhileperforminglightactivitiessuchasdesk

workthatcanincreasemetabolicratesbytwoorthreetimes.Unlessnicotine'smetabolic

effectsincreaseproportionallywithmetabolicrates,itsinfluenceonweightmightbe

insignificant.

Nowastudyshowsthatnicotine'seffectsonbody-fuelconsumptionindeedincrease

proportionallywithincreasesinactivity."Theseresultsindicatethatthemetaboliceffectof

nicotinemayplayagreaterpartinaccountingforbody-weightdifferencesbetweensmokers

andnonsmokersthanwaspreviouslybelieved,"saysKennethA.Perkinsandhiscolleagues

attheUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicine.

Theresearchersgaveanicotinenosespraytoindividualsperforminglightwork-inthis

caseridinganexercisebicyclemodifiedtoalloweasyridingwhilesubjectsremainseatedin

acomfortablearmchair.Theactivityraisedrestingmetabolicratestwotothreetimes.

Byanalyzingairbreathedout,theresearcherscalculatedenergyconsumptioninthearmchair

bicyclistsbeforeandaftergivingthenosesprayandcomparedtherelativechangeswith

subjectsinthecontrolgroupgivenplacebo((试验药物用的)无效对照剂)nosesprays.

Relativetotheirbaselinebicycleexpenditures,individualsinthenicotinegroupexpended

considerablymoreenergythandidthoseincontrolgroupwhiledoingthesameamountof

work.Withnicotine,Perkinssays,"It'sasifthebodyisbecomingmuchlessefficientin

usingitsstoredenergy."

Whiletheresultsmayseemdiscouragingtosmokerswho'dliketoquitwithoutgaining

weight,Perkinsnotesthatwalkinganextramileadayshouldmakeupforthedifferencein

metabolicefficiency.Andhesayssmokerswouldhavetogain"wellmorethan50pounds'1

tocounterbalancethehealthrisksofcontinuedsmoking.

6)

Whatmight"commonknowledge"sayaboutsmokersandnonsmokers?

A.Smokerseatmoreandexerciselessthannonsmokers.

B.Smokerseatlessandexercisemorethannonsmokers.

C.Smokerseatmoreandexercisemorethannonsmokers.

D.Smokerseatlessandexerciselessthannonsmokers.

7)

Whenmightnicotineinfluencesmokers'weightsignificantly?

A.Whilesmokersareatrest.

B.Whilesmokersareexercising.

C.WhenNicotine'smetaboliceffectsandmetabolicratesincreaseatthesamerate.

D.WhenNicotine'smetaboliceffectsincreaseproportionallywiththeamountoflight

activities.

8)

Theword"subjects"inthefourthparagraphmeans.

A.researchers

B.addictedsmokers

C.peopleundermedicaltreatment

D.peopleundergoinganexperiment

9)

Whathavetheresearchersfoundoutintheirstudy?

A.Peopleinthenicotinegroupconsumedmoreenergy.

B.Peopleinthecontrolgroupbreathedoutmoreair.

C.Peoplewithoutnicotinenosesprayarebecomingmuchlessefficientinusingenergy.

D.Peopleinthearmchairexpendedmoreenergythanpeopledoingdeskwork.

10）

Whydothestudyresultsseemdiscouragingtosomesmokersaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becausetheywanttokeepfitwithouthavingtoquitsmoking.

B.Becausetheywanttoquitsmokingandstillkeepfit.

C.Becausetheywanttogainweighttotacklethehealthrisksofcontinuedsmoking.

D.Becausetheywanttowalkinganextramileadaytolosesomeweight.

参考答案：

6）B7）C8）D9）A10）B

解析：

（无）

A收起解析

Accordingtothenewschoolofscientists,technologyisanoverlookedforceinexpandingthe

horizonsofscientificknowledge.Sciencemovesforward,theysay,notsomuchthroughthe

insightsofgreatmenofgeniusasbecauseofmoreordinarythingslikeimprovedtechniques

andtools.Inshort,aleaderofthenewschoolcontends（声称）,thescientificrevolution,aswe

callit,waslargelytheimprovementandinventionanduseofaseriesofinstrumentsthat

expandedthereachofscienceininnumerable（无数的）directions.

Overtheyears,toolsandtechnologythemselvesasasourceoffundamentalinnovation（仓

新）havelargelybeenignoredbyhistoriansandphilosophersofscience.Themodernschool

thathailstechnologyarguesthatsuchmastersasGalileo,Newton,Maxwell,Einstein,and

inventorssuchasEdisonattachedgreatimportanceto,andderivedgreatbenefitfrom,craft

informationandtechnologicaldevicesofdifferentkindsthatwereusableinscientific

experiments.

Thecoreoftheargumentofatechnology-yes,genius-noadvocatewasananalysisofGalileo'

sroleatthestartofthescientificrevolution.ThewisdomofthedaywasderivedfromPtolemy,

anastronomerofthesecondcentury,whoseelaboratesystemoftheskyputEarthatthe

centerofallheavenlymotions.Galileo'sgreatestglorywasthatin1609hewasthefirst

persontoturnthenewlyinventedtelescopeontheheavenstoprovethattheplanetsrevolve

aroundthesunratherthanaroundtheearth.Buttherealheroofthestory,accordingtothe

newschoolofscientists,wasthelongevolutionintheimprovementofmachineryformaking

eyeglasses.

Federalpolicyisnecessarilyinvolvedinthetechnologyvs.geniusdispute.Whetherthe

Governmentshouldincreasethefinancingofpurescienceattheexpenseoftechnologyor

viceversa（反之）oftendependsontheissueofwhichisseenasthedrivingforce.

11）

Whatleadstotheexpansionofscienceintermsofthenewschoolofscientists?

A.Thecreativeideasofthegreatminds.

B.Thescientificknowledgeofthegeniuses.

C.Theimprovementofordinarytoolsandtechniques.

D.Theneglectedforceinscientificinnovations.

12)

Whatisthenatureofscientificrevolutionaccordingtoaleaderofthenewschool?

A.Ithelpstoinventaseriesofnewinstruments.

B.Itisactuallytheresultofthedevelopmentofaseriesofinstruments.

C.Itpushesthesciencetowardaparticulardirection

.D.Ithasimprovedthetechniquesininnumerabledirections.

13)

Whydoesmodernschoolofscientistspayattentiontotheinventionandimprovementof

toolsandtechnology?

A.Becausetheycanbeappliedinscientificexperiments.

B.Becausetheyaregreatlyadmiredbyscientistsandinventors.

C.Becausetheyareoverlookedbyhistoriansandphilosophers.

D.Becausetheycanbeservedasasourceofbasicinnovations.

14)

Whatcanbeinferredfromthestatement"therealheroofthestory,111,wasthelong

evolutionintheimprovementofmachineryformakingeyeglasses')?

A.TheroleofGalileoatthestartofthescientificrevolutionwasunderestimated.

B.Ptolemywasthefirstastronomertoelaboratethesystemofheavenlymotions.

C.TheimprovedtechnologyandmachinerycontributedtoGalileo'sgreatdiscovery.

D.Galileoprovedthatthesunratherthantheearthisthecenteroftheuniverse.

15)

Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thegovernment'sdecisiononitsfinanceallocationisdeterminedbyitsopiniononthe

prioritybetweenscienceandtechnology.

B.Thegovernmenthasdevelopedpurescienceattheexpenseoftechnology.

C.Thegovernmenthasattachedmoreimportancetotechnologythanpurescience.

D.Thegovernmentwillnolongerincreasethefinancialsupporttopurescience.

参考答案：

11)C12)B13)D14)C15)A

解析：

(无)

A收起解析

Recentlytherehasbeenatendencytosympathizewiththieveswhoseoperationshavebeen

carriedoutonagrandscale,andnoattemptwhateverhasbeenmadetoholdthem

responsible.Someofthemostthievish(像窃贼的)transactionshaveflourishedandarestill

flourishing.Theirsuccessandtheirwealtharetheonlythingsrecognized.Theyarehonored

asfinanciersandmenofaffairs,lookeduptoandrespected.

Inrealitytheyarenothingmoreandnothinglessthanalotofmercilessandheartlessthieves.

Fraudisfraudandcheatingischeatingdespitetheartisticmannerinwhichitiscommittedor

thesizeofthescaleuponwhichitisoperated.

Itistimethesemenwereclassedproperlyandplacedwheretheyrightlybelong,fortheyare

nobetterthanthemiserablesneak-thiefwhostealsapennyfromablindman'sdog.

Forthepasttwoorthreeyearsworkingpeoplewhohavemadesacrificestosaveafew

pennieshavebeencheatedmostunmercifully.Theirhard-earnedsavingshavebeenstolen

fromthembyeverypossibleschemefromtheobviouslooting（打劫）ofabanktothehigher

andmoreartisticmethodoflegalizedhighrisk,complexfinancialproducts.Menhighupin

thefinancialworldhavelenttheirnamestosomeofthemostshadyandnotoriousschemes

thateverdishonoredacommunityorapeople.Becauseofthisthemostdiligentand

economical（节俭的）Americanpeoplehavebeeninducedtoplacetheirhard-earnedand

carefullyguardedsavingsinwhattheywereledtobelievewasasafeinvestment,onlytofind

outwhentoolatethattheyhadfallenintothehandsofagangofextremelyrespectable

cheats.Theycannotrecoverwhattheyhavelost.

Thethiefistoopowerfultobeaffectedbythelawwhilethevictimistooweaktoputits

machineryinmotion.Itmaybethatthelawisdefective,oritmaybethatthosehavingits

machineryinchargeareinfluencedbythewealthofthetransgressors（违犯者）.Whateveror

whicheveritisthatisresponsibleoughttobeinvestigatedandtheevilremedied.

16）

Whatdoesthetendencymentionedinthefirstparagraphreflect?

A.Peopleonlyrespectsuccessandwealthwithoutanymoraljudgment.

B.Peopleprefertocarryoutoperationsonagrandscale.

C.Peoplehavemadeattempttoholdthievesresponsible.

D.Peopleencouragesomeofthemostthievishtransactionstoflourish.

17）

Howdidworkingpeoplelosetheirhard-earnedsavings?

A.Theywererobbedbythethievesnearby.

B.Theywereunluckyininvestment.

C.Theylenttheirmoneytomenhighupinthefinancialworld.

D.Theywerecheatedbythebank.

18）

Whenthewritersays"agangofextremelyrespectablecheats"inParagraphFour,itis

impliedthat.

A.theyarerespectableinartisticcheating

B.theyarewell-educatedbutill-behaved

C.theyarenotwell-educatedbutrespected

D.theyarecheatswithrespectablegoals

19）

Whatcouldbeapossiblereasonforthethievestoescapefromlawaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyarepowerfulenoughtoignorethelaw.

B.Therearedefectsinthelaw.

C.Thevictimistooweaktoinvestigatethem.

D.Theyarewealthyenoughtocompensatethevictims.

20)

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.anythiefshouldbepunished

B.moralstandardsarealwaysupheld

C.therearetoomanythievesandrobbers

D.industriousandhonestpeopleshouldbehighlypaid

参考答案：

16)A17)D18)B19)B20)A

解析：

(无)

A收起解析

Thereissomethinggrimlyridiculousaswellaspatheticinthemessywaywemanagethings

inourcrudeattemptascivilization.Whilewearespendinghundredsofthousandsofdollars

ofthepeople*smoneyannuallyinimprovingthebreedofpig,orinfightingcattledisease,

weareneglectingthemostvaluableassetofall,thechildrenofthenation.Amilliondollars

ofthepeople'smoneycanbespentuponaspeedwaysothatrichpeoplemighthavean

opportunityofexercisingtheirbloodedstock,whilenotapennycanbefoundintheState

appropriations(拨款)tofindfoodforstarvingchildren.

Thisfoolishstateofaffairswasbroughtoutinstrongreliefwhentheschoolteachers

organizedthemselvesintoareliefcommitteetofindwaysandmeansforsupplyingfoodto

thehungrychildrenundertheircharge.Thisorganizationwasbroughtaboutbythepitiable

plightofthechildren,manyofwhomhadbecomesoweakenedforlackofproper

nourishmentthattheyfaintedattheirdeskswhiletryingtostudytheirlessons.Theteachers

havecalledtheirorganizationthe"Children'sReliefSociety,"andthedayafterthe

organizationwasperfectedtheywereenabledtoissueticketstothemostdestitute(赤贫的)

ofthechildrenwhichentitledthemtoimmediaterelief.

Besidesthiseffortonthepartoftheteachers,emergencymeasuresforthereliefofhundreds

ofpupilsinotherschoolshavebeenadoptedbythecommitteeofschoolboardmembers.

Thenewspapersreportedthatreliefcameinthiscaseintheformoftwosoupkitchenswhich

wereopenedandequippedsoastoprovideforhundredsofthestarvingchildren.

Destitutionhasvisitedhundredsoffamiliesastheresultofthebusinessdepression.Notonly

havetheeducationalauthoritiestakenupthematter,butvariousgeneroussocietieshave

begunactiveworkforrelievingthedistress.Allofwhichisexcellentineveryway,yetitisnot

enough;itdoesnotgofarenough,foritoughtnottobelefttocharity,butoughttobemade

aStateduty.

21)

Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.wemanagethingswellascivilization

B.wearerichenoughtospendmoneyfreely

C.weneedtocareforthestarvingchildren

D.richpeopleshouldexercisetheirbloodedstock

22)

Whatmotivatedschoolteacherstoorganizethe"Children'sReliefSociety"?

A.Thedistressingsituationofthechildren.

B.Theimproperwaysofsupplyingfoodtothechildren.

C.Thechargeoffoodunaffordableforchildren.

D.Theweakperformanceofchildreninstudy.

23)

WhatwouldtheChildren'sReliefSocietydoafteritsestablishment?

A.Theywouldprovidefooddirectlytopoorchildren.

B.Theywouldteachlessonstopoorchildrenforfree.

C.Theywouldgivepoorchildrenticketstogetfood.

D.Theywouldrelievepoorchildren*spressure.

24)

Whatothereffortforthereliefofchildrenismentionedinthepassage?

A.Thecommitteeofschoolboardmembershastakenemergencymeasures.

B.Peoplefromthenewspapershavebuiltsoupkitchenstoprovideforstarvingchildren.

C.Theeducationalauthoritieshavesetupfundstoprovidehelp.

D.Generoussocietieshaveadoptedhundredsofpupilsinschools.

25)

Accordingtothepassage,whoshouldbemostresponsibleforthereliefofchildren's

starvation?

A.Theteacher.

B.Children'sReliefSociety.

C.Charitablesocieties.

D.TheState.

参考答案：

21)C22)A23)C24)A25)D

解析：

(无)

A收起解析

Howisitthatdespiteouramazingpowersofproductiontherearestillhundredsofmillions

ofpeopleallovertheearthincontinuouswantandpoverty,anddangerouslynearthebrink

ofstarvation?Whatarethecausesofpoverty?Everyoneisforcedtorealizeandrecognizeits

existenceandnoonehasyetfoundacureforit.

Everythinkingmanhasrealizedthatpovertyandstarvationarenotinevitableinthescheme

ofthings.Onthecontrary,thefruitfulearthyieldsenoughforeveryoneofthehumanbeings

inhabitingitssurfacewithoutthetwisteddistributionofnature'sgenerosity1慷［说).This

twistingiscausedbyourcrudeandilldevelopedideasofdistributionandtheimproper

orderingofhumanservices.Inthefirstplace,theseservicescanbehinderedattheirsource,

andamongthefactorsthatoperateinthisdirectionmaybewar,crime,lackofhealthy

supervision,insufficientattentiontorisinggenerations,monopolies(垄断)andvariousprivate

ownershipsthatlimittheusefulnessofproperty,andneglectedandwastefuldestructionof

property.

Inthesecondplace,thegreatcauseofpovertyisunproductiveconsumption.Services

becomeunproductivewhentheyaredevotedtosupplyingluxuriesoranexcessivequantity

ofnecessaries,whichmaybesummedupinasingleword:waste.Thesearetheprimary

causesofpoverty;theyareresponsibleforthepresenceofstarvation.

Istherearemedy?

Theeliminationofwastethroughperfectproductionanddistributionisaproblemthatis

slowlybutsurelybeingsolvedbythegreatcombinationsofcapitalthathavedestroyed

competition.Thesemonopolies,selfishintheextremeandwithnothoughtbeyondprofitat

anyprice,arerenderingususefulservicebyteachingustheimportanceofcooperationand

cooperativemethods.Whenthesegreatindustrialcombinations,thesewonderfullysmooth

runninggreatbusinessmachinesbecomethepropertyofallthepeopleandceasetobe

operatedforprivategain,agreatstepwillhavebeentakeninthedirectionofthesolutionof

thestarvationproblem.Wheneveryonewillproduceaccordingtohisabilityandconsume

accordingtohisneeds,then,andnotuntilthenwillpovertyandstarvationdepartentirely

andforeverfromthemindsofmen.

26)

Accordingtothepassage,starvation.

A.isinevitableinwhatevercondition

B.istheresultofinsufficientproduction

C.isowingtotheimproperdistributionofnature'sgenerosity

D.isduetoexcessiveconsumptionbyhumanbeings

27)

Whichofthefollowingcanhinderhumanservicesattheirsource?

A.Privateownershipsandunproductiveconsumption.

B.Luxuriesandanexcessivequantityofnecessaries.

C.Crimeandlackofwealthysupervision.

D.Waranddestructionofproperty.

28)

Whydoesunproductiveconsumptionisconsideredasthegreatcauseofpovertyin

ParagraphThree?

A.Becausepeoplestopproducingbutonlyconsume.

B.Becausepeopledevotetoomuchtoluxuriesanddon'tproduceanything.

C.Becausepeoplearesuppliedwithexcessivequantityofnecessariesandwastealot.

D.Becausepeoplewhodon'tproduceareresponsibleforthepresenceofstarvation.

29)

Howtoeliminatewastethroughproductionanddistributionaccordingtothepassage?

A.Byseekingprofitatanypriceandbeingselfish.

B.Byprivatizingbusinessmachinesandteachingtheimportanceofcooperation.

C.Bycreatingmoremonopoliestomakemoreprofits.

D.Bycooperatingandmakingtheindustrialcombinationspublicproperty.

30）

Whencanthestarvationproblembesolvedaccordingtothepassage?

A.Whenthegreatindustrialcombinationsceasetobeoperatedforprivategain.

B.Whenprivatemonopoliesbecomepublicpropertyandtheelementofprofitiseliminated.

C.Whenproductionisorganizedbasedonpersonalcapabilitiesanddistributionon

individualneeds.

D.Whenefficiencyofproductionhasbeengreatlyenhanced.

参考答案：

26）C27）D28）C29）D30）C

解析：

（无）

A收起解析

WhenDR.THOMASE.D日KER,59,remembershislifealmost30yearsagoinPineville,La.,

hethinksaboutguns.Worriedthatmoreofhisneighborsappearedtobebuyingfirearms,

Deiker,aresearchpsychologistatCentralLouisianaStateHospitalatthetime,wroteaMy

Turnin1974advocatingstrictergun-controllawsatatimewhenanylegislationthatexisted

waslooselyenforced.

LittleprogressontheissueofguncontrolhasbeenmadesincehisMyTurn,Deikersays.

,lMyjudgmentwouldbethatfrom1974tonow,therehasbeennochangeingun-control

lawsatanationallevel'1.Whatmakeshimangryisthatevenafterthe"longseriesofcopycat

（模仿犯罪的）high-schoolshootings"and"alongseriesofdissatisfiedemployeeswalking

intotheirplacesofbusinessandkillinglargenumbersofpeople1*,therehasstillbeenlittle

actiontaken."Therewassomedebateanddiscussion,butnothingultimatelyhappenedto

improvethegun-controllaws."

Infact,weaponstodayaremoredeadly."Wehaveshiftedclearlytoafarmoredangerous

andlethalformoffirearmsintheUnitedStates,"hesays,"withthewidespreaduseof

automaticandsemiautomaticweapons,theInternethasprovenaperfectprovider,offering

informationonhowtobuildtheseweaponsandwheretopurchasethem.

Manyofthosebuyers,Deikerworries,arehardlyolderthanchildren.Theamountof

graphic（图像的）violenceyouthareexposedtotodaydesensitizes（使麻木）themtoviolence,

hesays."Howmanythousandsofkillingswilltheaveragechildview,eitherincartoonform

orinactualgraphicform,onTVandinvideogames?"heasks,"Childrengrowuppracticing.

They,redesensitizedtotheexperienceofviolenceingraphicdetail.Andtheyhaveskillsin

weaponryusefrompracticingvideogames,inwhichyouactuallyhavesomethingyouholdin

yourhandthatyoucanpointandshoot.”

In1974,Deikerwrotethatthevastmajorityofkillingsarecommittedbypeopleknown

intimatelytoeachother.In2002,"Thatisstillthecase,"hesays.AndDeikerisnotoptimistic

aboutchange:"Ifwuimposetotalguncontrolfromthisdayforward,socialscientistspredict

wewouldbeyearsawayfromseeinganyeffect/1

31)

WhydidDeikerfeelangry?

A.Becausetherehasbeenlittleprogressonguncontrolsince1974.

B.Becausetherearelongseriesofcopycathigh-schoolshootings.

C.Becausedissatisfiedemployeeshavekilledpeopleintheircompany.

D.Becauselittleactionhasbeentakenevenafterthecrazykillings.

32)

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaccordingtothepassage?

A.In1974thelegislationthatexistedwaslooselyenforced.

B.PeoplegetinformationaboutweaponsthroughInternet.

C.Thelongseriesofshootingscausedspiriteddiscussion.

D.MoredangerousweaponsareusedbyAmericanpeople.

33)

Whatisthemeaningof“lethal"inParagraph3?

A.dangerous

B.Fatal

C.Automatic

D.evil

34)

Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

A.Notonlyadultshaveaccesstoweapons.

B.Childrencanlearnalotofgoodthingsfromplayingvideogames.

C.Cartoonisbeneficialtotheyouth.

D.Manyhomicidesarecommittedbythosecrazypeoplein2002.

35)

Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardguncontrol?

A.optimistic

B.Favorable

C.Indifferent

D.hostile

参考答案：

31)D32)C33)B34)A35)B

解析：

(无)

A收起解析

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