52. From this passage we know that _______.

　　 A. it breaks the laws for Americans to have guns

　　 B. only soldiers and the police can have guns

　　 C. every American citizen can own guns 　　　　　

　　 D. the US sets a good example in controlling guns

E

Four Freedoms

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　By Franklin Roosevelt

In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms.

The first is freedom of speech and expression-everywhere in the world.

The second is freedom of every person to worship (崇拜) God in his own way-everywhere in the world.

The third is freedom from want, which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants-everywhere in the world.

The fourth is freedom from fear, which, translated into world terms, means a worldwide reduction of armaments (武器) to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor-anywhere in the world.

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This nation has placed its fate in the hands，heads and hearts of its millions of free men and women and its faith in freedom under the guidance of God. Freedom means the supremacy (至高无上) of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them. Our strength is our unity of purpose.

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51. How many students mentioned in paragraph were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?

　　 A. Nine. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Ten.　　 　　

　　 C. Twelve.　　　　　　　　　 D. Twenty-two.

50. The main idea of paragraph 4 shows us ______.

　　 A. children should stay at home instead of going to school

　　 B. some examples of shoot in US schools

　　 C. the Americans’ strong feelings about guns

　　 D. some famous schools in the US

49. It can be known from the report of the US Department of Education that ______.

　　 A. guns are out of control in US schools　

　　 B. American children don’t have the right to go to school

　　 C. the number of the expulsions in the USA is smaller than that in other countries

　　 D. expelling students is the best way to control guns

48. From the passage we can infer that in the US schools ______.

　　 A. most of students like shooting　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. the students are not expected to be soldiers

　　 C. safety is actually a serious problem 　　　　　　　　　　

　　 D. students can freely take guns into their classrooms

47. What’s the attitude (态度) of the insurer to this injury?

　　 A. He doesn’t want to compensate.

　　 B. He compensated in time when they received the letter for claim.

　　 C. He thinks it doesn’t matter to tell him a little late.

　　 D. He thinks that the accident should be informed in time.

D

More than 6,000 children were expelled (开除) from US school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8.

The department gave a report to the expulsions (开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6,093 expulsions in 1996-1997, against 7 percent for rifles (步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms.

“The report is a clear sign that our nation’s public schools are cracking down (严惩) on students who bring guns to school,” Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. “We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”

In March 1997, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two students were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky.

Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high schools, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said.

46. The reason why they didn’t report the accident to the insurer in time is that ______.

　　 A. they didn’t think of the claim

　　 B. they didn’t think it was serious enough to report

　　 　C. they didn’t insure in the company

　　 D. they want more compensation

45. What happened to Li Ming on July 6?

　　 A. He crushed his forefinger while working.

　　 B. He was hurt by a car accident.

　　 C. He was ill.

　　 D. He didn’t go to work.

44. What is the main idea of these two letters?

　　 A. Mr. Li crushed his forefinger when operating a machine.

　　 B. Mr. Li can’t work after an absence of two weeks.

　　 C. Asking for a claim for injury.

　　 D. The insurer compensates Mr. Li.

43. Give a right heading for No.6.

　　 A. You are not alone　　

　　 B. Videos or a movie channel

　　 C. Go hungry　　

　　 D. Something to do in the evening　　

C

Letter One

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 21 July, 2006

Dear Sirs,

Our foreman, Mr. Li Ming, had an accident on July 6, 2006. He crushed his forefinger (食指) when operating a machine. At that time, we didn’t think the accident was serious enough to report, but Mr. Li has returned to his work after an absence of two weeks and is still unable to carry on his normal duties. We therefore wish to make a claim (索赔) under the above policy (保险单) and shall appreciate your sending us the necessary claim form.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours faithfully,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (Signature)

Letter Two

27 July, 2006

Dear Sirs,

　　 We have received your letter of July 21 and noted that you made a claim for the accident of Mr. Li Ming. We would, however, remind you of the terms of the policy that this claim should have been submitted within three days after the accident. More than two weeks have now passed. Consequently, your claim to compensation(赔偿) under the policy has been forfeited (放弃、没收).

Nevertheless, as an exceptional measure, we have decided to overlook its late submission, though we are bound to say that it should have been clear from Mr. Li’s absence from work that this accident was more serious than you had supposed and that there seems to be no good reason why this claim should not have been made earlier.

We are enclosing (附上) a claim form as requested, but must emphasize that future claims cannot be entertained if you cannot comply with the terms of the policy.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours faithfully,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (Signature)