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Possession and use of firearms are far more limited, and regulation far more stringent (嚴(yán)厲的) in major industrial societies other than in the United States, according to an informal survey (調(diào)查) by Washington Post correspondents. (通訊記者)
In Germany, a person seeking to purchase (購(gòu)買) a weapon not only must prove a specific need, but also must prove experience or training in the use of firearms and take a special examination in the presence of a police officer and a civilian who already is licensed. (許可)
In Japan, with a population of 115 million, there were only 171 crimes involving the use of a gun committed in 1979. Even in Britain, whose society is fraught (充滿……的) with much of the racial friction (摩擦), economic dislocation (混亂) and youth violence, crimes occur with strikingly less frequency than in America. London, with a population of 7 million, had 179 homicides last year compared to 1,557 in Los Angeles and 1,733 in New York.
With attention in the United States focusing once again on the vexing (煩擾) issues of use and regulation of firearms following recent, widely publicized killings involving handguns, comparisons inevitably are being drawn to other industrialized, urban societies. The comparisons show a tradition abroad that varies markedly from that of the United States, one that accepts strict governmental control over possession of guns of all sorts. The laws are national in scope, strictly enforced and generally considered effective, although experts admit that illegal use of guns has been on the increase in countries such as Italy and Britain.
In contrast to the United States, where limited federal regulations governing sales of firearms are supplemented (補(bǔ)充) by a crazy quilt of state laws, most other major industrial societies have uniform laws. This reflects general legal traditions in much of the rest of the world, but one other significant difference is that officials are assiduous (勤勉的) in carrying out the laws and prosecuting (起訴) offenders. (罪犯)
1.In Germany, a person cannot buy a gun if ________.
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A.he has a specific need for it
B.he has got a training in the use of gun
C.he can't find a person who is already licensed to present his examination for using gun
D.a(chǎn) policeman appeared when he takes his examination
2.According to the author, the main reason that the United States has a high killing rate is that ________.
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A.the United States has a large population
B.the United States is not an industrialized, urban country
C.the American society is full of racial problems
D.there are no effective laws to limit the possession and use of guns
3.Comparing to the laws in Germany and Britain, the laws in the United States are ________.
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A.more severe
B.more complete
C.in a better uniform
D.ineffective
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A.There are fewer crimes in Japan because it has small population
B.Other industrial society has very different legal traditions from the United States.
C.The officials in the United States are not competent, nor strict, when dealing with the criminals.
D.Some recent killings involving guns alarmed the American society.
5.What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
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A.To make a comparison of the American legal traditions with those of the other industrial countries.
B.To get general statistics of killings in the United States.
C.To criticize the irresponsibility of the American officials.
D.To call for more stringent laws of limit the possession and use of firearms and more compete officials to carry them out.
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