2017年下半年公共英语PETS二级阅读理解练习题（十二）
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According to statistics，in 2007 more than 6，000 children were expulsed(开除)from US schools for bringing guns and bombs to school.
The US Department of Education gave a report to the expulsions as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6，093 expulsions in 21003-2004，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 strong—minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”In March 2004，an 11 years old boy and l3 years old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro，Arkansas.In October，two were killed and seven were wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi sch001.Two months later，a l4 years 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 l3.34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools，the report said.
1.From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools__________.
A.students enjoy shooting
B.students are eager to be Soldiers
C.safety is a problem
D.students Can make guns
参考答案：C
答案及解析：C【解析】推理判断题。题干意为“从文章的第一段我们可以知道美国的学校里怎么样。”文章的一开始说美国学校开除了很多学生，因为他们带着枪等危险武器进校园，由此我们可以知道，在美国的校园内，学生的安全是个问题。所以本题的正确答案为C。
2.The main idea of the second paragraph shows us__________.
A.Some examoles of shooting in US schools
B.the American’s feeling
C.Some famous schools
D.that Some teachers were killed by students
参考答案：A
参考解析：A【解析】事实细节题。题干意为“文章第二段主要说明了什么。”从文章的第二段我们可以发现作者通过几个斑腥的例子向读者证明了由于枪支的管制不严，所引起的严重后果。所以本题的正确答案为A。
3.From this passage we know that__________.
A.every American cannot have guns
B.only Soldiers and police can have guns
C.every American citizen can own guns
D.teachers have no money to buy guns
参考答案：C
参考解析：C【解析】推理判断题。题干意为“从文章中我们可以知道什么。”文章说的是由于对枪支的管制不严，导致了学生能随便携带枪支进学校，进而发生了很多暴力事件，所以我们可以推断，在美国公民是可以持有手枪的。所以本题的正确答案为C。
