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高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________外刊精选｜曼谷喋血枪击案，敲响泰国枪支问题警钟10月3日，当国内还在欢度“黄金周”假期时，位于泰国曼谷市中心的知名商场“暹罗百丽宫”发生了一起重大枪击事件，导致2人死亡、5人受伤，一名中国游客不幸遇难。嫌疑人是一名14岁少年。虽不及美国枪支暴力严重，但泰国的枪支问题在亚洲国家中相当突出。泰国何以成为亚洲拥枪率和涉枪杀人率最高的国家之一？本次枪击事件为何引起泰国社会的强烈关注？AfterThirdMajorShootinginFourYears,ThailandDebatesHowtoStemGunViolenceBySuiLeeWeeandMuktitaSuhartonoThefatalshootingbya14yearoldinapopularBangkokmallsetoffanguishedsoulsearchingoverThailand'sguncultureonWednesday,adayafterthethirdhighprofileshootingspreeinnearlyfouryearskilledtwopeople.ThailandhasoneofthehighestratesofgunownershipandgunhomicideinAsia,butthespectacleofdozensofpeoplerunningfortheirlivesinoneofBangkok'smostpopularshoppingcentershasshakenmanyThaisandreignitedadebateoverwhatneedstochangetopreventanothersuchshooting."Thereisn'tanysystemiceffortheretoregisterguns,"saidMr.Quaglia,aformerstationchieffortheC.I.A."TheprobleminThailandisthatthecountryisawashinguns.They'refreelyavailableandeasilyobtained,bothlicitlyandillicitly."Manygunsaresoldbygovernmentofficialsorlawenforcementofficers,whoareallowedtobuyasmanyweaponsastheywantfromthegovernmentatasteepdiscount.Asaresult,ablackmarketoffirearmsthrives.AlthoughThailandhasmanygunlawsonthebooks,expertssay,alackofenforcementcanrenderthemtoothless.Tuesday'sshootinghasespeciallyrattledThaisbecauseofthebackdrop:SiamParagon,attheheartofdowntownBangkok,isamonshoppingandmeetingspotformanycityresidents."Thiswillhithomeforalotofpeopleinawaythattheshootingsintheprovincesmaynothavedone,"saidKenMathisLohatepanont,anindependentpoliticalanalystwhowritesaboutThaipolitics.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.stem英[stem]美[stem]v.______________________________2.highprofile英[ˌhaɪˈprəʊfaɪl]美[ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl]adj.______________________________3.spree英[spriː]美[spriː]n.______________________________4.homicide英[ˈhɒmɪsaɪd]美[ˈhɑːməsaɪd]n.______________________________5.spectacle英[ˈspektəkl]美[ˈspektəkl]n.______________________________6.anguished英[ˈæŋɡwɪʃt]美[ˈæŋɡwɪʃt]adj.______________________________7.anguishn.______________________________8.soulsearching英[ˈsəʊlˌsɜːtʃɪŋ]美[ˈsoʊlˌsɜrːtʃɪŋ]n.______________________________9.reignite英[ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt]美[ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt]v______________________________10.ignitev.______________________________11.systemic英[sɪˈstemɪk]美[sɪˈstemɪk]adj.______________________________12.systemn.______________________________13.awash英[əˈwɒʃ]美[əˈwɑːʃ]adj.______________________________14.freely英[ˈfriːli]美[ˈfriːli]adv.______________________________15.licitly英[ˈlɪsɪtli]美[ˈlɪsɪtli]adv.______________________________16.steep英[stiːp]美[stiːp]adj.______________________________17.render英[ˈrendər]美[ˈrendər]v.______________________________18.rattle英[ˈrætl]美[ˈrætl]v.______________________________19.province英[ˈprɒvɪns]美[ˈprɑːvɪns]n.______________________________20.toothless英[ˈtuːθləs]美[ˈtuːθləs]adj.______________________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.______________________________重大枪击事件2.______________________________控制疫情3.______________________________遏制枪支暴力4.______________________________引发，激起5.______________________________痛苦不堪的喊声6.______________________________备受瞩目的工作7.______________________________高知名度的学术会议8.______________________________疯狂购物9.______________________________一阵杀戮10.______________________________涉枪杀人11.______________________________系统性的危机12.______________________________不合法地13.______________________________出生率骤降14.______________________________被正式记录在法律书籍中，具有法律效力15.______________________________响尾蛇16.______________________________暹罗百丽宫（泰国曼谷最大的高档购物中心）17.______________________________使充分意识到（情況有多糟糕或困难）拓展练习阅读理解Throughouthistory,manyspeciesofanimalshavebeenthreatenedwithextinction.WhenEuropeansfirstarrivedinNorthAmerica,morethan60millionbuffalo(水牛)livedonthecontinent.Yethuntingthebuffalowassopopularduringthe19thcenturythatby1900theanimal’spopulationhadfallentoabout400beforethegovernmentsteppedintoprotectthespecies.Insomecountriestoday,theelephantfacesasimilarchallenge,asillegalhunterskilltheanimalsfortheivoryintheirtusks.Yetnotallanimalswithmercialvaluefacethisthreat(威胁).Thecow,forexample,isavaluablesourceoffood,butnooneworriesthatthecowwillsoonbeextinct.Whydoesthemercialvalueofivorythreatentheelephant.whilethemercialvalueofbeefprotectsthecow?Thereasonisthatelephantsareamonresource,whilecowsareprivategoods.Elephantswanderfreelywithoutanyowners.Thehunterhasastrongmotivationtokillasmanyelephantsashecanfind.Becauseillegalhuntersarenumerous,eachhasonlyaslightmotivationtopreservetheelephantpopulation.Bycontrast,cattleliveonfarmsthatareprivatelyowned.Eachfarmermakesgreatefforttomaintainthecattlepopulationonhisfarmbecauseheharveststhebenefitoftheseefforts.Governmentshavetriedtosolvetheelephant’sproblemintwoways.Somecountries,suchasKenyaandUganda,havemadeitillegaltokillelephantsandselltheirivory.Yettheselawshavebeenhardtoputintoeffect,andelephantpopulationshavecontinuedtodwindle.Bycontrast,othercountries,suchasMalawiandNamibia,havemadeelephantsprivategoodsandallowedpeopletokillelephants,butonlythoseontheirownproperty.Withprivateownershipandtheprofitmotivenowonitsside,theAfricanelephantmightsomedaybeassafefromextinctionasthecow.TheancientGreekphilosopherAristotlepointedouttheproblemwithmonresources:“Whatismontomanyistakenleastcareof,forallmenhavegreaterregardforwhatistheirownthanforwhattheypossessinmonwithothers.”22.Whydoestheauthormentionbuffaloinparagraph1?A.Tointroduceasimilarthreattoelephants.B.Toprovideanexampleofspeciesextinction.C.Toofferanexplanationforgovernmentpolicies.D.TopresentthestatisticsofthebuffaloinAmerica.23.Whydoelephantsfacethreatswhilecowsaresafe?A.TheyareunderdifferentlawprotectionB.TheyattractdifferentgroupsofhuntersC.TheycontaindifferentmercialvalueD.Theyrepresentdifferentownershiptypes24.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.BansonkillingelephantsforivoryB.Effectivelawsforelephantprotection.C.MethodsofmakingelephantsprivategoodsD.Governmentpoliciesontheelephant’sproblem25.WhatcanwelearnfromAristotle’swords?A.Peopleholdlittleregardforothers’propertyB.PeoplewanttoprofitfrommonresourcesC.PeoplecaremoreabouttheirownpossessionD.Peopletendtotakewhattheyownforgranted外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.stem英[stem]美[stem]v.阻止，遏制（stop）2.highprofile英[ˌhaɪˈprəʊfaɪl]美[ˌhaɪˈproʊfaɪl]adj.引人注目的3.spree英[spriː]美[spriː]n.玩乐，作乐；一阵、一通犯罪活动4.homicide英[ˈhɒmɪsaɪd]美[ˈhɑːməsaɪd]n.蓄意杀人5.spectacle英[ˈspektəkl]美[ˈspektəkl]n.精彩、壮观的场面；出人意料的情况、场面6.anguished英[ˈæŋɡwɪʃt]美[ˈæŋɡwɪʃt]adj.痛苦不堪的7.anguishn.剧痛，苦恼8.soulsearching英[ˈsəʊlˌsɜːtʃɪŋ]美[ˈsoʊlˌsɜrːtʃɪŋ]n.深刻的反省9.reignite英[ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt]美[ˌriːɪɡˈnaɪt]v.重新点燃10.ignitev.点燃11.systemic英[sɪˈstemɪk]美[sɪˈstemɪk]adj.系统性的12.systemn.系统13.awash英[əˈwɒʃ]美[əˈwɑːʃ]adj.被水淹没的；有大量的……，充满……14.freely英[ˈfriːli]美[ˈfriːli]adv.自由地；不受控制地；不受限制地15.licitly英[ˈlɪsɪtli]美[ˈlɪsɪtli]adv.合法地16.steep英[stiːp]美[stiːp]adj.陡峭的；急剧的，大起大落的，大幅度的17.render英[ˈrendər]美[ˈrendər]v.使成为，使变得18.rattle英[ˈrætl]美[ˈrætl]v.发出咔哒咔哒声；使紧张，使恐惧19.province英[ˈprɒvɪns]美[ˈprɑːvɪns]n.省；（泰国的）省，也被称为“府”20.toothless英[ˈtuːθləs]美[ˈtuːθləs]adj.无牙齿的；没有权威的，不起作用的【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.majorshooting重大枪击事件2.stemthepandemic控制疫情3.stemgunviolence遏制枪支暴力4.setoff引发，激起5.anguishedcries痛苦不堪的喊声6.highprofilejobs备受瞩目的工作7.highprofileacademicconferences高知名度的学术会议8.ashoppingspree疯狂购