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综合类 1 一级重点（2009年新增文章） 1 第一篇 Gun Rights in the US （C） 1 第二篇 Freezing to Death for Beauty （C） 2 第三篇 New Ideas （B） 3 第四篇 Improve Computer-research Skills （A） 5 二级文章（题库未考查文章） 8 A health Profile 8 An Early Form of Jazz Music 9 The Ideal Husband 10 How a Terrible Battle helped to Change Europe 11 三级文章（已考查） 13 Making Yourself a Good Record （C） 13 Where Have All Our Visitors Gone? （C） 14 Pretty Good （C） 14 A Countrys Standard of Living （C） 15 Water （C） 16 The Greatest Mystery of Whales （A） 17 综合类 一级重点（2009年新增文章） 第一篇 Gun Rights in the US （C） Immediately after the shooting at Virginia Tech University, Americans gathered to mourn 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 seems 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 and the electoral system. The powerful National Rifle Association, the major supporter of gun 7 in the US, is too strong for any party to take on. Most Republicans oppose gun controls 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 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 dont want to give up their arms they 11 to protect themselves. Dave Hancock, a Virginia gun lover, is one example. In an interview he said. If one professor