2017年职称英语考试试题《理工B》完形填空专项练习题
Gun Rights in the US
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 right 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 (院外活动集团) and theelectoral (选举的) system.
The powerful National Rifle Association, the major supporter of gtm __________(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 V'wginia 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 (大屠杀) is an argument for more people to carry weapons, not fewer.
But at the root of Americans' clinging to the right 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 (隐藏的) 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