“Somepeopleconsiderthehydrogenbombaveryfatalweaponwhichcouldkillsomebody.”
Thespokesmansaid,“Hydrogenbombsdon’tkillpeople—peoplekillpeople.Thebombisforself-protectionanditalsohasadeterrenteffect.Ifsomebodyknowsyouhaveanuclearweaponinyourhouse,they’regoingtothinktwiceaboutbreakingin.”
“ButthosewhowanttobanthebombforAmericancitizensclaimthatifyouhaveonelockedinthecabinet,withthefuseinadrawer,youwouldneverbeabletoassembleitintimetostopanintruder(侵入者).”
“Anotherargumentagainstallowingpeopletoownabombisthatatthemomentitisveryexpensivetobuildone.Sowhatyourassociationisbackingisaprogramwhichwouldallowthemiddleandupperclassestoacquireabombwhilepoorpeoplewillbeleftdefenselesswithjusthandguns.”
1.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplestartedanationalassociationsoasto________.
A)blockanylegislationtobantheprivatepossessionofthebomb
B)coordinatethemassproductionofthedestructiveweapon
C)instructpeoplehowtokeepthebombsafeathome
D)promotethelarge-scalesaleofthisnewlyinventedweapon
2.SomepeopleopposetheownershipofH-bombsbyindividualsonthegroundsthat________.
A)thesizeofthebombmakesitdifficulttokeepinadrawer
B)mostpeopledon’tknowhowtohandletheweapon
C)people’sliveswillbethreatenedbytheweapon
D)theymayfallintothehandsofcriminals
3.Bysayingthatthebombalsohasadeterrenteffectthespokesmanmeansthatit________.
A)willfrightenawayanypossibleintruders
B)canshowthespecialstatusofitsowners
C)willthreatenthesafetyoftheownersaswell
D)cankillthoseenteringothers’housesbyforce
4.Accordingtothepassage,opponentsoftheprivateownershipofH-bombsareverymuchworriedthat________.
A)theinfluenceoftheassociationistoopowerfulforthelessprivilegedtoovercome
B)poorly-educatedAmericanswillfinditdifficulttomakeuseoftheweapon
C)thewideuseoftheweaponwillpushuplivingexpensestremendously
D)thecostoftheweaponwillputcitizensonanunequalbasis
5.Fromthetoneofthepassageweknowthattheauthoris________.
A)doubtfulaboutthenecessityofkeepingH-bombsathomeforsafety
B)unhappywiththosewhovoteagainsttheownershipofH-bombs
C)notseriousabouttheprivateownershipofH-bombs
D)concernedaboutthespreadofnuclearweapons
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