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Unit8

Task1

【原文】

1)Nowthatweremakingeveryefforttokeepcriminalsfromgettinggunsthrough

thefrontdoorofagunshop,wereturningourattentiontolockingthebackdoor,

too.Wehavestartedtocrackthecodeoftheblackmarketinillegalweapons.We

aretracingtheguns,targetingthetraffickers,takingmoreofourchildrenoutof

harmsway.(BillClinton)

2)Wewillbemarchingtodayforcommonsensegunlaws,butwewillnotstopwith

justmarching.Wewillkeepwalking;wewillkeeprunning;wewillkeepmarching;

wewillkeepfightingandwewillkeeporganizinguntilwearesuccessfulinour

fighttokeepourchildrensafe.(HillaryClinton)

3)Policeofficersofcourse,arenottheonlypeoplewhodie.Tenthousandother

Americansaredeadbecauseofthemisuseofourrighttobeararms.Peoplewho

argueforgunsarefondofsayingthatgunsdontkill;peopledo.Butgunsdokill.

(RobertdiGrazia)

4)Registrationofcarshasnothingtodowiththeincidenceofcaraccidentswhich,of

course,isthegreatestkillerofpeopleintheUnitedStates,includingchildren.And

Bingham)

Task2

【答案】

NewsItem1

A.1)F2)F3)T4)T5)F6)F

NewsItem2

B.

WHO:morethanonehundredthousandmothersacrosstheUnitedStates

WHAT:gatheredtopushfortougherguncontrollaws

WHERE:Washington

WHEN:Sunday

C.

1)b)2)a)3)c)4)b)