摘要：( C ) With an increasing number of lives being taken each year, there is a call to control the gun, to restrict its use and the ease with which it may be purchased in many parts of the country, or to be rid of it altogether. However there are also many Americans who, despite the shocking death rate, feel that we have the right to won firearms. Opponents of strict gun controls argue that the right to own firearms is guaranteed by the U.S. constitution. The claim is made that, without firearms, we would be more vulnerable than ever to criminal violence. The privately owned gun helped us to win our freedom in the first place, they say; it can help us preserve that freedom today. Further, opponents of gun control tell us that gun-control laws don’t work because the people who cause most of the trouble ---- the criminals ---- simply don’t bother to obey them. But the proponents of control reply by producing statistics to show that control laws have kept the crime rates down in other nations. Strictly enforced controls, they believe, can do the same thing here. Basically, the anti-control people feel that to call for and make laws against the gun is to move in the wrong direction. They recognize that there is much violence in much society and know that something must be done about it. But they argue that when the gun is involved in violence, it is not, in itself, responsible for the trouble. A gun, after all, is an inanimate object that is incapable of acting on its own. The fault lies with the people who misuse it ---- the criminals, the mentally ill, the emotionally unstable, the intoxicated. It will do no good, then, to move against the gun. Violence will be reduced only if we restrict the people who pull the trigger. 72. The underlined word `proponents’ in the second sentence of Paragraph Three most probably means . A. supporters B. instructors C. authorities D. researchers 73. It is implied in this passage that . A. owning a gun is a guarantee of personal safety B. gun control may lead to helplessness on behalf of the victim of violence C. gun control can help reduce crime rates D. owning a gun doesn’t help in case of violence 74. Which of the following is in favor of people’s owning guns? A. The U.S. Constitution indicates that the citizen can own a gun. B. The gun is something to defend people’s freedom with. C. The gun itself is incapable of action. D. All of the above. 75. According to the passage, opponents of gun control think that the proper way to reduce violence is to . A. enforce strict gun control B. allow guns to be sold to all C. get rid of all who fire guns D. limit the people who fire the gun Section C Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need. A. Tools of thought B. A reflection of your personality C. An indication of your intelligence D. The explosive effect of words E. A direction of the history F. Change the direction of your life 76. The extent of your vocabulary indicates the degree of your intelligence. Your brain power will increase as you learn to know more words. Here's the proof. Two classes in a high school were selected for an experiment. Their ages and their environment were the same. Each class represented an identical cross-section of the community. One, the control class, took the normal courses. The other class was given special vocabulary training. At the end of the period the marks of the latter class surpassed those of the control group, not only in English, but in every subject, including mathematics and the sciences. Similarly it has been found by Professor Lewis M.Terman, of Stanford University, that a vocabulary test is as accurate a measure of intelligence as any three units of the standard and accepted Stanford-Binet I.Q. tests. 77. The study of words is not merely something that has to do with literature. Words are your tools of thought. You can't even think at all without them. Try it. If you are planning to go down town this afternoon you will find that you are saying to yourself: "I think I will go down town this afternoon." You can't make such a simple decision as this without using words. Your words are your keys for your thoughts. And the more words you have at your command the deeper, clearer and more accurate will be your thinking. 78. A command of English will not only improve the processes of your mind. It will give you assurance; build your self-confidence; lend color to your personality; increase your popularity. Your words are your personality. Your vocabulary is you. Your words are all that we, your friends, have to know and judge you by. You have no other medium for telling us your thoughts-for convincing us, persuading us, giving us orders. 79. Words are explosive. Phrases are packed with TNT.A simple word can destroy a friendship. The proper phrases in the mouths of clerks have quadrupled the sales of a department store. The wrong words used by a campaign orator have lost an election. For instance, on one occasion the four unfortunate words, "Rum, Romanism and a Rebellion" used in a Republican campaign speech threw the Catholic vote and the presidential victory to Grover Cleveland. Ears are won by words. Soldiers fight for a phrase. "Make the world safe for Democracy." "All out for England." "V for Victory." The " Remember the Maine" of Spanish war days has now been changed to "Remember Pearl Harbor." 80. Words have changed the direction of history. Words can also change the direction of your life. They have often raised a man from mediocrity to success. If you consciously increase your vocabulary you will unconsciously raise yourself to a more important station in life, and the new and higher position you have won will, in turn, give you a better opportunity for further enriching your vocabulary. It is a beautiful and successful cycle. Section D Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.. A few years ago when my boys were young, I homeschooled them. Part of my teaching included community service. At that time the Collierville Library was looking for volunteers to come to serve lunch to some elderly people. So we decided to devote every Tuesday to that. They were a great group of people, all ladies apart from one gentleman. And they enjoyed my boys very much. The ladies were talkative. And the man, Mr. Grady, was quiet and gentle. You could feel his spirit and his eyes were so kind. He struggled to walk and do some of the simple things we all take for granted but he never gave up. At times, he would ask for assistance, and I was always thrilled to help. Despite his physical need, his mind was sharp, and he loved to play dominos . He was a natural wiz with numbers, was very patient with my boys and enjoyed teaching them how to play. One day I asked Mr. Grady what his condition was exactly. He told me he had Parkinson’s disease. I truly never gave it another thought because he was NOT his disease! He was Mr. Grady! A very sweet yet strong man who had so much to offer to all those he came into contact with. Over time I’ve thought back on those days and how glad I am that my boys got to experience this. When I have days when I struggle, I think about Mr. Grady and how Parkinson’s disease was just a small part of who he was. ( Note : Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.) 81. Why did the writer go to the Collierville Library with her boys? 82. The underlined word “wiz in Paragraph 2 refers to . 83. When the writer was told that Mr. Grady had Parkinson’s disease, she . 84. What did the writer mainly learn from Mr. Grady? 第II卷

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