Possession of Private Guns in the United States

Christmas is approaching. But shooting massacres (残杀) cast a tragic shadow over the holiday season in the US.

On December 5, a gunman killed eight people, before taking his own life, at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska. On December 9, five people, including the gunman, died in two attacks in Colorado.

While people are busy trying to discover the killers’ motives (动机), another issue is causing heated debate in the country --- the weapon the killers used.

The US is one of just a few developed Western countries that allow private possession of guns. Any adult can buy army style weapons from a handgun to an AK-47.

“The right to own arms is a part of the Constitution (宪法). Many Americans believe it to be a fundamental freedom,” said Jonathan Haagen, who worked for Teens.

When the United States was still a group of colonies, they dealt with a lot of corruption (腐败) from the British. Therefore, American people considered it a great danger for the government to have control of all the weapons. Private gun ownership was important in their fight for freedom.

However, with more and more killings in schools and shopping malls, lots of Americans argue that they should do away with the right to bear arms. But the National Rifle Association (NRA) said this position violates (违反) the Constitution.

The NRA is fond of saying it is not guns but people who kill. In some cases, this is true. But in many other cases, owning guns is what causes the murder. According to the US Department of Justice, more than 10,000 crimes a year are committed with guns.

Possession of Private Guns in the United States

Christmas is approaching. But shooting massacres (残杀) cast a tragic shadow over the holiday season in the US.

On December 5, a gunman killed eight people, before taking his own life, at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska. On December 9, five people, including the gunman, died in two attacks in Colorado.

While people are busy trying to discover the killers’ motives (动机), another issue is causing heated debate in the country --- the weapon the killers used.

The US is one of just a few developed Western countries that allow private possession of guns. Any adult can buy army style weapons from a handgun to an AK-47.

“The right to own arms is a part of the Constitution (宪法). Many Americans believe it to be a fundamental freedom,” said Jonathan Haagen, who worked for Teens.

When the United States was still a group of colonies, they dealt with a lot of corruption (腐败) from the British. Therefore, American people considered it a great danger for the government to have control of all the weapons. Private gun ownership was important in their fight for freedom.

However, with more and more killings in schools and shopping malls, lots of Americans argue that they should do away with the right to bear arms. But the National Rifle Association (NRA) said this position violates (违反) the Constitution.

The NRA is fond of saying it is not guns but people who kill. In some cases, this is true. But in many other cases, owning guns is what causes the murder. According to the US Department of Justice, more than 10,000 crimes a year are committed with guns.

The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. ___36___ springs and streams sometimes means control,  particularly in the ___37___ areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of ___38___ land. In the early days of the American West,  gun fights were not ___39___ for the water resources (资源). And laws had to be ___40___ to protect the water rights of the ___41___ and the use of the water resources accordingly.

42___ is known to us all,  there is not ___43___ water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the ___44___ of water that will be used in any particular period

45___ careful planning,  so that people can manage and use water more ___46___. Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water ___47___ the water supply forecast (预报).

The ___48___ water supply forecast is based more on the water from the ___49___ than from the below. Interest is ___50___ in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods,  and to get water from the winter snow on mountain ___51___. With special equipment,  some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be ___52___,  and with the help of a repeater station,  they send the ___53___ data (数据) to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by ___54___ a button. In the near future,  the forecast and use of water ___55___ probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains,  not of water underground.

36. A. Using   B. Holding     C. Owning      D. Finding

37. A. dry       B. distant C. deserted     D. wild

38. A. fine      B. beautiful    C. rich    D. farming

39. A. unlawful      B. unacceptable      C. unpopular   D. uncommon

40. A. made    B. designed     C. signed D. written

41. A. winners       B. settlers       C. fighters      D. supporters

42. A. That     B. It C. What  D. As

43. A. plentiful      B. enough       C. any     D. much

44. A. type     B. quality       C. amount      D. level

45. A. requests       B. requires      C. means D. suggests

46. A. effectively   B. easily  C. conveniently      D. actively

47. A. leading to    B. due to C. owing to    D. according to

48. A. correct  B. further       C. average      D. early

49. A. clouds  B. sky     C. air      D. above

50. A. raising  B. rising  C. building     D. lasting

51. A. rocks    B. tips     C. cops    D. trees

52. A. taken care of       B. made use of       C. piled up     D. saved up

53. A. picked  B. produced    C. used    D. gathered

54. A. touching      B. knocking    C. pressing     D. turning

55. A. might   B. can     C. will    D. should

The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. 1 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 2 areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 3 land. In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not 4 for the water resources (资源). And laws had to be 5 to protect the water rights of the 6 and the use of the water resources accordingly.
7 is known to us all, there is not 8 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the 9 of water that will be used in any particular period
10 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 11. Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 12 the water supply forecast (预报).
The 13 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 14 than from the below. Interest is 15 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 16. With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 17, and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 18 data (数据) to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 19 a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water 20 probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      Using
   2. B.
      Holding
   3. C.
      Owning
   4. D.
      Finding
2. 2.
   1. A.
      dry
   2. B.
      distant
   3. C.
      deserted
   4. D.
      wild
3. 3.
   1. A.
      fine
   2. B.
      beautiful
   3. C.
      rich
   4. D.
      farming
4. 4.
   1. A.
      unlawful
   2. B.
      unacceptable
   3. C.
      unpopular
   4. D.
      uncommon
5. 5.
   1. A.
      made
   2. B.
      designed
   3. C.
      signed
   4. D.
      written
6. 6.
   1. A.
      winners
   2. B.
      settlers
   3. C.
      fighters
   4. D.
      supporters
7. 7.
   1. A.
      That
   2. B.
      It
   3. C.
      What
   4. D.
      As
8. 8.
   1. A.
      plentiful
   2. B.
      enough
   3. C.
      any
   4. D.
      much
9. 9.
   1. A.
      type
   2. B.
      quality
   3. C.
      amount
   4. D.
      level
10. 10.
    1. A.
       requests
    2. B.
       requires
    3. C.
       means
    4. D.
       suggests
11. 11.
    1. A.
       effectively
    2. B.
       easily
    3. C.
       conveniently
    4. D.
       actively
12. 12.
    1. A.
       leading to
    2. B.
       due to
    3. C.
       owing to
    4. D.
       according to
13. 13.
    1. A.
       correct
    2. B.
       further
    3. C.
       average
    4. D.
       early
14. 14.
    1. A.
       clouds
    2. B.
       sky
    3. C.
       air
    4. D.
       above
15. 15.
    1. A.
       raising
    2. B.
       rising
    3. C.
       building
    4. D.
       lasting
16. 16.
    1. A.
       rocks
    2. B.
       tips
    3. C.
       cops
    4. D.
       trees
17. 17.
    1. A.
       taken care of
    2. B.
       made use of
    3. C.
       piled up
    4. D.
       saved up
18. 18.
    1. A.
       picked
    2. B.
       produced
    3. C.
       used
    4. D.
       gathered
19. 19.
    1. A.
       touching
    2. B.
       knocking
    3. C.
       pressing
    4. D.
       turning
20. 20.
    1. A.
       might
    2. B.
       can
    3. C.
       will
    4. D.
       should

The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world． 36 springs and streams sometimes means control，particularly in the 37 areas like the desert．The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 38 land. In the early days of the American West，gun fights were not 39 for the water resources，and laws bad to be  40  to protect the water rights of the  41  and the use of the water resources accordingly.

42 is known to us all, there is not 43 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the 44 of water that will be used in any particular period 45 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 46. Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 47 the water supply forecast.

The 48 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 49 than from the below. Interest is 50 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 51. With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 52, and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 53 data(数据)to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by   54 a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water 55 probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground.

36. A. Using          B. Holding             C. Owning           D. Finding

37. A. dry                 B. distant          C. deserted          D. wild

38. A. fine                    B. beautiful     C. rich                 D. farming

39. A. unlawful      B. unacceptable      C. unpopular   D. uncommon

40. A. made           B. designed            C. signed               D. written

41. A. winners              B. settlers                 C. fighters           D. supporters

42. A. That            B. It                      C. What                D. As

43. A. plentiful       B. enough                 C. any                        D. much

44. A. type                   B. quality           C. amount           D. level

45. A. requests              B. requires                C. means                 D. suggests

46. A. effectively           B. easily  C. conveniently      D. actively

47. A. leading to            B. due to        C. owing to    D. according to

48. A. correct               B. further                 C. average           D. early

49. A. clouds                B. sky                      C. air                  D. above

50. A. raising                B. rising                C. building             D. lasting

51. A. rocks        B. tips                  C. tops                       D. trees

52. A. taken care of   B. made use of   C. piled up  D. saved up

53. A. picked         B. produced          C. used                 D. gathered

54. A. touching    B. knocking         C. pressing            D. turning

55. A. might        B. can                  C. will                      D. should