2013考研英语阅读100篇及剖析(十三)
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="Tech">Tech</span> <span word="murders">murders</span> <span word="filtered">filtered</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hamburger">hamburger</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Austin">Austin</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bar">bar</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="boyish">boyish</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="speculated">speculated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="a">a</span> 9<span word="mm">mm</span> <span word="handgun">handgun</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accomplice">accomplice</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="handgun">handgun</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reload">reload</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Texan">Texan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="casually">casually</span> <span word="conversant">conversant</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="firearms">firearms</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="registered">registered</span>. <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2001 <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Behavioural">Behavioural</span> <span word="Risk">Risk</span> <span word="Factor">Factor</span> <span word="Surveillance">Surveillance</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span>, 36% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lax">lax</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="Perry">Perry</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="discretion">discretion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="Previously">Previously</span>, <span word="Texans">Texans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="justified">justified</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actors">actors</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="retreated">retreated</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="eliminates">eliminates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="assumes">assumes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="law">law</span>-<span word="abiding">abiding</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="shooters">shooters</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="suits">suits</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>. <span word="Law">Law</span>-<span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retreat">retreat</span> <span word="saves">saves</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="discourages">discourages</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="hysterical">hysterical</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span>-<span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="genuinely">genuinely</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="carjacking">carjacking</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="juries">juries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sticklers">sticklers</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retreat">retreat</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="Wendell">Wendell</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1921, <span word="Detached">Detached</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uplifted">uplifted</span> <span word="knife">knife</span>.</p>
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