7.扮演不重要的角色 play no role 8.争议，非议 controversy 9.达成重要共识 reach important consensus 10.周年纪念日 anniversary III.Reading comprehension(2 pointeach;total:30 points) US Fears for Lives Anxious parents in the suburbs around Washington,US accompanied their children to school,or kept them at home,after a middle school student became victim No.8 in a series of shootings in the area.The shootings started on October 2. The 13-year-old youth,an eighth-grader,was struck in the chest by a high-powered bullet on October 7.He was hit as he was being dropped off in front of his school by his aunt on October 7. "I can't stop going to work,the children can't stop going to school,"said Henry Ollie. 48.He led his 12-year-old son,Charles,to the front door of the schools,where the latest shooting happened.Ordinarily,Charles takes the bus. Some buses arrived at schools carrying fewer students than usual.And schools where parents usually line up their cars to drop off youngsters had no traffic problems because so many parents had kept their children at home The middle school boy is still in critical but stable condition after having about two and a half hours of surgery on the night of the shooting.He is the youngest of nine victims. including one who was shot dead on October 9. All the victims,seven dead and two wounded,were in public places doing ordinary things.They were mowing a lawn,filling a gas tank or walking into a supermarket. All of our victims have been defenseless,but to kill children is one step too far.Our children don't deserve this,"said Police Chief Charles Moose. On October 10,the reward offered by authorities for information leading to arrest of the killer or killers grew to US$330,000. Calling the attacks"senseless",US President said he had also ordered FBI experts and ballistics analysts to assist local police. The serial killings have aroused hot discussion on gun control in the US.Many American families have guns to protect themselves or go hunting.Under federal law, people who are 18 or older are allowed to own rifles and shotguns 第3页（共8页） 第 3 页 （共 8 页） 7. 扮演不重要的角色 play no role 8. 争议，非议 controversy 9. 达成重要共识 reach important consensus 10. 周年纪念日 anniversary III. Reading comprehension (2 point each; total:30 points) US Fears for Lives Anxious parents in the suburbs around Washington, US accompanied their children to school, or kept them at home, after a middle school student became victim No. 8 in a series of shootings in the area. The shootings started on October 2. The 13-year-old youth, an eighth-grader, was struck in the chest by a high-powered bullet on October 7. He was hit as he was being dropped off in front of his school by his aunt on October 7. “I can’t stop going to work, the children can’t stop going to school,” said Henry Ollie, 48. He led his 12-year-old son, Charles, to the front door of the schools, where the latest shooting happened. Ordinarily, Charles takes the bus. Some buses arrived at schools carrying fewer students than usual. And schools where parents usually line up their cars to drop off youngsters had no traffic problems because so many parents had kept their children at home. The middle school boy is still in critical but stable condition after having about two and a half hours of surgery on the night of the shooting. He is the youngest of nine victims, including one who was shot dead on October 9. All the victims, seven dead and two wounded, were in public places doing ordinary things. They were mowing a lawn, filling a gas tank or walking into a supermarket. “All of our victims have been defenseless, but to kill children is one step too far. Our children don’t deserve this,” said Police Chief Charles Moose. On October 10, the reward offered by authorities for information leading to arrest of the killer or killers grew to US$330,000. Calling the attacks “senseless”, US President said he had also ordered FBI experts and ballistics analysts to assist local police. The serial killings have aroused hot discussion on gun control in the US. Many American families have guns to protect themselves or go hunting. Under federal law, people who are 18 or older are allowed to own rifles and shotguns