考研英语阅读理解精读100篇UNIT4
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="digest">digest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="atrocity">atrocity</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nebraska">Nebraska</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 5<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Journa">Journa</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>. <span word="Sudhir">Sudhir</span> <span word="Venkatesh">Venkatesh</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="to">to</span> 132 <span word="gang">gang</span>-<span word="members">members</span>, 77 <span word="prostitutes">prostitutes</span>, 116 <span word="gun">gun</span>-<span word="owning">owning</span> <span word="youths">youths</span>, 23 <span word="gun">gun</span>-<span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="denizens">denizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicagos">Chicagos</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Boulevard">Boulevard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="neighbourhoods">neighbourhoods</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>.</p><p> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="handguns">handguns</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> , <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="reckon">reckon</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 48,000 <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="neighbourhoods">neighbourhoods</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> 1,400 <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 200,000 <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span>. <span word="Underground">Underground</span> <span word="brokers">brokers</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="for">for</span> $150-350, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> 200% <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="of">of</span> $30-50 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="orchestrating">orchestrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="then">then</span>, 30-40% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transactions">transactions</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>, <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p> <span word="Buyers">Buyers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="verify">verify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="merchandise">merchandise</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="covet">covet</span>. <span word="Tony">Tony</span> , <span word="who">who</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="a">a</span> .38 <span word="calibre">calibre</span> <span word="handgun">handgun</span>, <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fiddling">fiddling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>? <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Venkatesh">Venkatesh</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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