Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech University, Americans gathered to mourn (致哀) the dead. The president and the state governor both hurried there to share the__________ (1).
But the majority of Americans still cling to their fight 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 seem 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 ( 院外活動集團 ) and the electoral (選舉的) 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 control 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 ( 火器 )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 the Virginia incident had been carrying a legal weapon, they might have been able to__________(12) all this." In his opinion, the massacre ( 大屠殺 ) 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 (隱藏的) 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."
1.A.ceremony B.funeral C.grief D.tears
2.A.own B.make C.destroy D.trade
3.A.while B.which C.that D.where
4.A.some B.few C.much D.little
5.A.rocket B.knife C.gun D.bullet
6.A.hostage B.office C.person D.home
7.A.fire B.attacks C.violence D.rights
8.A.Since B.Over C.Till D.Until
9.A.either B.both C.each D.one
10.A.of B.off C.out D.for
11.A.hide B.buy C.keep D.sell
12.A.stop B.cover C.shoot D.interrupt
13.A.guards B.government C.students D.professors
14.A.many B.few C.all D.every
15.A.in B.on C.at D.from
2017年職稱英語試題綜合B級完形填空模擬題答案
1.參考答案:C
參考解析: 考查詞匯。句意:總統(tǒng)和州政府官員匆忙趕到一起分享__________ 。四個選項:ceremony(儀式),funeral(葬禮),grief(悲傷),tears(眼淚),可知“悲傷”最符合語境,故選C。
2.參考答案:A
參考解析: 考查詞匯。句意:但是絕大多數的美國人還是支持他們__________ 武器的權利。根據題意,只能是own(持有),所以答案為A。
3.參考答案:D
參考解析: 考查狀語從句。句意:嚴格地說,美國不是唯一的__________ 發(fā)生違法持槍對生命、家庭和社會造成傷害的國家。地點狀語從句用where,故D為正確答案。
4.參考答案:B
參考解析: 考查詞匯。句意:但是美國是__________ 之一的國家不愿意并且無法在政治上做一些事情來制止這一行為。C和D不能修飾可數名詞,排除,原旬用了but表示轉折意義,few更為合適,故B為正確答案。
5.參考答案:C
參考解析: 考查詞匯。句意:在英國和加拿大這樣的國家,在經歷嚴重的持槍襲擊案件后,采取了更為嚴厲的控制__________ 的措施。根據本句句意,此處應填gun,故選C。
6.參考答案:A
參考解析: 考查固定短語hold sb.hostage(將某人劫持為人質;威脅某人)。句意:但是美國的領導人卻受到院外活動集團和選舉體制的限制。
7.參考答案:D
參考解析: 考查詞匯。旬意:美國主要的支持槍__________ 的國家槍械協(xié)會,勢力非常強大,沒有哪個黨派能夠像共和黨那樣反對槍械的使用。四個選項:fire(火,失火),attack(攻擊,抨擊)violence(猛烈,暴力),rights(權利,道理),根據句意選擇D。
8.參考答案:B
參考解析: 考查詞匯。句意:__________ 年,民主派人士發(fā)現他們能競選控制槍支或者贏得權力,但不是;他們選擇了權力??崭裉幈磉_“這些年”,只有over合適,故B為正確答案。
9.參考答案:B
參考解析: 考查詞匯。句意:這些年,民主派人士發(fā)現他們能競選控制槍支或者贏得權力,但不是__________ ;他們選擇了權力。前半句說了他們可以選擇,用的either…or…,此處表示“兩者”的含義,選擇both,故B為正確答案。
10.參考答案:D
參考解析: 考查短語。句意:據美國統(tǒng)計局,2005年火器事件__________ 470萬暴力事件的9%。此處考查短語,account for(占,說明),所以選擇D。
11.參考答案:C
參考解析: 考查詞匯。句意:雖然民意調查顯示美國人希望有更嚴厲的槍支使用法律,但許多人仍不想放棄使用他們所__________ 的武器保護自己。四個選項:hide(隱藏),buy(購買),keep(保留,繼續(xù))sell(賣),C最符合語境。
12.參考答案:A
參考解析: 考查詞匯。句意:在一次采訪中他說如果某個教授在弗吉尼亞事故中帶著合法的武器,他們也許會這一切。根據上下文可知,此人的觀點是如果這樣做就不會發(fā)生恐怖事件了,因此選擇A(阻止)。
13.參考答案:B
參考解析: 考查短語。句意:英國衛(wèi)報評論說,美國人希望持有槍支不僅僅是對犯罪的恐懼,同時也是對__________ 的不信任。四個選項:guard(保衛(wèi)),government(政府),student(學生),professor(教授),可知B符合題意。
14.參考答案:D
參考解析: 考查詞匯。句意:一位被允許持有隱藏武器的弗吉尼亞居民告訴《衛(wèi)報》記者,持槍是__________ 美國公民的責任。此處表達“全部美國人”的含義,選擇D(每個)。
15.參考答案:B
參考解析: 考查短語。句意:他說,“每個人,不應僅僅依靠政府保護。”此處考查短語rely on(依靠,依賴),因此選擇B。