Anyone who wants to buy a gun in California will have to wait for 2 weeks. Four people waited for 15 days to buy guns. Then they robbed a store and shot 3 people .

Congress(国会) is now trying to pass a law that will make everyone wait to buy a gun. Many people do not want this law. Others are glad it might happen. California is one of the longest waiting times for someone to buy a gun. A gun dealer said that this waiting time does not seems to do much good.He has not seen crime(犯罪) go away because of it.

One good thing that has happened with the waiting time to buy a gun is a smaller number of suicide (自杀) . a lot of suicides are with a gun. In California, there are less suicides by gun than in other places. One reason to make people wait to buy a gun is to make sure the guns are not sold to criminals(罪犯). Last year, this check stopped 2,400 guns from being sold to criminals. This check does not stop anyone else from buying a gun.

Many criminals buy guns on the street and not in a store… some people think that a law like this will not do any good.But other people think that if only one person is stopped from getting a gun, then this law is worth it.

1.A long waiting time to buy in California has led to ___.

A.a good gun control B.less suicides by gun

C.less shop robbery D.a sharp fall of gun sales

2.If congress passed the law, ____.

A.no one could kill himself

B.there would be no gun deals

C.one would see more crimes go away

D.criminals couldn’t easily get guns in a store

3.From the passage we can infer that ___.

A.California is the only state to have a waiting time to buy guns

B.Congress will surely fail to pass the law to have a waiting time to buy guns

C.Different states can have some different laws in the United States

D.No laws can cover all the states in the United States of America

完型填空

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life.Even though this is a and necessary stage of our growth, it is often painful or if we don’t realize what’s happening.In fact, confusion is often the that tells us a change is taking place within us.These changes happen throughout the lives of all humans, as we move from babyhood to to teenage years and beyond.With each change from one to another, we find ourselves goodbye to an old friend, the identity(个性,身份)that we in order to move through that particular time.

Sometimes we shape these identities in relationships or jobs, and when we change, those areas of our life become .Usually, if we take the time to look into the changing surface of things, we will find that a change is taking place us.For example, we may go through one whole part of our lives creating a protective shell around ourselves we need it in defense of ourselves.One day, , we may find ourselves feeling limited and bored, wanting to move outside the we used to need; the new part of ourselves cannot be born within the of the shell our old self needed.

We may feel a strange of excitement and sadness as we say goodbye to a part of ourselves that is and make way for a whole new identity to in its place.We may find inspiration in working and studying when we think of the image of an animal who sheds(蜕毛;蜕皮)in order to way for new skin, fur, or feathers to .For example, keeping a piece of snake skin, or some other symbols of change, can us that death and rebirth are simply nature’s way of growing.We can give in to this process, letting go of our past self with great love and gratitude, and the new with an open mind and heart, ready for our next stage of life.

1.A.natural B.dusty C.humorous D.rare

2.A.moving B.confusing C.tiring D.scared

3.A.report B.notice C.sign D.idea

4.A.brotherhood B.neighborhood C.adulthood D.childhood

5.A.animal B.people C.school D.stage

6.A.saying B.speaking C.telling D.reading

7.A.showed B.left C.shaped D.realized

8.A.influenced B.remained C.defended D.directed

9.A.of B.within C.for D.between

10.A.although B.while C.until D.because

11.A.moreover B.therefore C.however D.so

12.A.area B.shelter C.room D.space

13.A.limits B.contents C.connection D.requirement

14.A.influence B.mixture C.appearance D.relation

15.A.dying B.coming C.escaping D.running

16.A.come back B.come down C.come out D.come across

17.A.become B.reach C.name D.make

18.A.appear B.disappear C.go D.exist

19.A.convince B.remind C.warn D.tell

20.A.hoping B.imaging C.welcoming D.Supplying

阅读表达

A life coach is somebody who helps you reach all kinds of personal and professional goals (目标) .Each of us has the ability to be our own life coach.Here are some tips for you:

? Pay attention to your relationships with others

Ask yourself the following questions: How do you deal with disagreements? When was the last time you showed your family members that you care for them? Your relationships with friends, family members and teachers show a lot about the kind of person you are.

? Face the fears about the future

Now, imagine that one of your good friends told you that he or she was not strong enough to go back to school.83 We often give better advice than we are willing to take ourselves.Remember that even the most successful people were probably told that what they wanted to do was impossible, but they followed their dreams and succeed.

? Develop your talents

If you want to reach your goals, you will have to spend more time developing the talents you already have, and uncovering any hidden talents that you haven’t discovered yet.So you can take classes in subjects that you are interested in, even if you have no experience.

? Be thankful

Take some time to be thankful for the things you do have.Remember positive memories.84 Think of the best day(s) you have had in the past month or year.Remember special parties, vacations and holidays.Appreciate the wonderful people you have in your life.

A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.Which tip do you think influences you most?

______________________________________________________________________________

2.Why should you pay attention to your relationships with others?

______________________________________________________________________________

B.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3.__________________________________________________________________________

4.__________________________________________________________________________

C.请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5.__________________________________________________________________________

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网