2009年考研英语阅读理解精读100篇（高分版）TEXT 13

1.Some of the gun transactins are unsuccessful mainly because_____.

1. 有一些枪支交易未能成功主要是因为_____。

[A] it is not profitable as the underground price of gun far exceeds legal price

[A] 枪支黑市价格远远高过合法枪支的价格

[B] Chicago has surprisingly tough restrictions on the ownership and business of guns

[B] 芝加哥对合法手枪有严格的限制

[C] the dealers are unable to guarantee whether the deal is really going to happen or not

[C] 卖家不能保证交易是否能够发生

[D] it is hard to testify the quality of the guns in actual situations

[D] 很难在实际情景下证实所销售枪支的质量

[答案]C

[难度系数] ☆☆☆

[分析] 细节题。文章第二段提到，30%到40%的交易最后失败是因为卖家或是没有拿到枪支，

或者临阵脱逃，或者没有就交易地点达成一致。因此，交易失败的主要原因是卖家不能保证交易，

答案C符合题意。A选项在该段中有所涉及，但却不是交易不成功的直接原因。B与选项无关，

而D则涉及到了第三段，且所谈及的是枪支的质量问题，而不是交易是否成功的问题。

2.Compared with the gun market, the drug market can be "fat" mainly because_____.

2.与枪支市场相比，毒品市场比较兴旺是因为_____。

[A] it hardly attracts the police's attention due to the flexibility of the business

[A] 毒品交易非常灵活，因此很难吸引警察的注意力

[B] the drug dealings are taking place in higher frequency

[B] 毒品交易更加频繁

[C] there are no fixed and formal spots for drug dealing

[C] 毒品交易没有固定、正式的场所

[D] drug is affordable to a larger number of people

[D] 对于很多人来说，他们都能够买得起毒品

3. The word "cumbersome" (Line 4, Pargraph 5) most probably means_____.

3."cumbersome"(第五段第四行)最有可能的意思是_____。

[A] transparent

[A] 透明的

[B] troubling

[B] 麻烦的

[C] horrible

[C] 恐怖的

[D] stupid

[D] 愚笨的

4. The reason why the authors argue that the gun market may be threadbare partly because the drug market is so plump is _____.

4.研究者认为枪支市场惨淡部分是因为毒品市场比较兴旺，这是因为_____。

[A] the drug transaction is more prefitable that gun-dealing.

[A] 毒品交易要比枪支交易利润更大。

[B] the police are more dedicated to the gun-dealing than to the drug-dealing.

[B] 警察在枪支交易方面投入的精力比毒品交易多。

[C] the gang-leaders are suppressing the gun-dealing in order to protect their profit from drug

[C]匪徒头子压制枪支交易以保证从毒品中可以谋取的

利润。

[D] the gang-leaders are worried about the effect of crime on commerce.

[D] 匪徒头子担心商业犯罪的作用。

5. Towards the future of gun-dealing, the author's attitude is _____.

5.作者对于枪支交易未来的态度是_____。

[A] pessimistic

[A] 悲观的

[B] optimistic

[B] 乐观的

[C] desperate

[C] 绝望的

[D] sorrowful

[D] 悲伤的