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Christmas is approaching, but 20 children in Sandy Hook Elementary School in the US will never get to open their Christmas presents.

On Dec. 14, Adam Lanza, 20, killed his mother and then broke into a school in Newtown, Connecticut. He killed 20 students and six adults there before taking his own life.

The tragedy has stunned the people of Newtown, a quiet town of 27,000 residents northeast of New York.

The shooting has also shaken the country and the world. It has made the US think, once again, about gun control issues.

The US constitution(宪法) protects the right of its people to carry guns. Any US citizen over 21 without a criminal background or mental health problems can buy the weapons, which are sold in gun shops and even supermarkets in some states.

“As a result, Americans now carry around 270 million guns, making them the most heavily armed people in the world per capita (人均), “ CNN reported.

This has brought with it a lot of tragedies. UN data shows that the US has the highest per capita rate of gun-related killings among all developed countries, Americans are 20 times more likely to be killed by a gun than people from other developed countries.

Since 1982, there has been more than 61 shootings in the US, according to Mother Jones magazine. The worst incident happened at Virginia Tech in 2007, when 32 people were killed.

Although the US has gun control laws, some want them to be more restrictive, especially after the recent tragedy. But supporters of gun ownership, including the National Rifle Association, argue that the right to own guns has become part of American culture. Gun use can date back to the early days of colonization(殖民地时期), when European settlers used guns for self-defense and hunting.

Despite all this, US President Barack Obama has voiced his concerns and says that he wishes to make a change,

“ We can’t tolerate this any more. These tragedies must be ended. And to end them, we must change,” said Obama after the recent shooting.

32. How many people died in Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting?

   A. 26.          B. 27.         C. 28.        D. 32.

underlined word “ stunned” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “        ”.

   A. interested      B. shocked      C. annoyed     D. amazed

can we learn from the text?

   A. In the US, citizens over 21 are all allowed to buy the weapons.

   B. Americans are the most heavily armed people in the world.

   C. Sandy Hook Elementary School is the worst shooting incident in the US history.

   D. Americans face much bigger gun threat than people from other developed countries.

35. What’s Obama’s attitude toward gun control in the US according to the text?

   A. It is unnecessary to make a change.

   B. It should be more restrictive.

   C. It goes against the traditional culture.

   D. No students should be allowed to carry a gun any more.

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