高三英語培優外刊閱讀班級：____________學號：____________姓名：____________外刊精選｜曼谷喋血槍擊案，敲響泰國槍支問題警鐘10月3日，當國內還在歡度“黃金周”假期時，位于泰國曼谷市中心的知名商場“暹羅百麗宮”發生了一起重大槍擊事件，導致2人死亡、5人受傷，一名中國游客不幸遇難。嫌疑人是一名14歲少年。雖不及美國槍支暴力嚴重，但泰國的槍支問題在亞洲國家中相當突出。泰國何以成為亞洲擁槍率和涉槍殺人率最高的國家之一？本次槍擊事件為何引起泰國社會的強烈關注？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.【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.stem英[stem]美[stem]v.______________________________2.highprofile英[?ha??pr??fa?l]美[?ha??pro?fa?l]adj.______________________________3.spree英[spri?]美[spri?]n.______________________________4.homicide英[?h?m?sa?d]美[?hɑ?m?sa?d]n.______________________________5.spectacle英[?spekt?kl]美[?spekt?kl]n.______________________________6.anguished英[???ɡw??t]美[???ɡw??t]adj.______________________________7.anguishn.______________________________8.soulsearching英[?s??l?s??t???]美[?so?l?s?r?t???]n.______________________________9.reignite英[?ri??ɡ?na?t]美[?ri??ɡ?na?t]v______________________________10.ignitev.______________________________11.systemic英[s??stem?k]美[s??stem?k]adj.______________________________12.systemn.______________________________13.awash英[??w??]美[??wɑ??]adj.______________________________14.freely英[?fri?li]美[?fri?li]adv.______________________________15.licitly英[?l?s?tli]美[?l?s?tli]adv.______________________________16.steep英[sti?p]美[sti?p]adj.______________________________17.render英[?rend?r]美[?rend?r]v.______________________________18.rattle英[?r?tl]美[?r?tl]v.______________________________19.province英[?pr?v?ns]美[?prɑ?v?ns]n.______________________________20.toothless英[?tu?θl?s]美[?tu?θl?s]adj.______________________________【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應的文詞塊。1.______________________________重大槍擊事件2.______________________________控制疫情3.______________________________遏制槍支暴力4.______________________________引發，激起5.______________________________痛苦不堪的喊聲6.______________________________備受矚目的工作7.______________________________高知名度的學術會議8.______________________________瘋狂購物9.______________________________一陣殺戮10.______________________________涉槍殺人11.______________________________系統性的危機12.______________________________不合法地13.______________________________出生率驟降14.______________________________被正式記錄在法律書籍中，具有法律效力15.______________________________響尾蛇16.______________________________暹羅百麗宮（泰國曼谷最大的高檔購物中心）17.______________________________使充分意識到（情況有多糟糕或困難）拓展練習閱讀理解Throughouthistory,manyspeciesofanimalshavebeenthreatenedwithextinction.WhenEuropeansfirstarrivedinNorthAmerica,morethan60millionbuffalo(水牛)livedonthecontinent.Yethuntingthebuffalowassopopularduringthe19thcenturythatby1900theanimal’spopulationhadfallentoabout400beforethegovernmentsteppedintoprotectthespecies.Insomecountriestoday,theelephantfacesasimilarchallenge,asillegalhunterskilltheanimalsfortheivoryintheirtusks.Yetnotallanimalswithmercialvaluefacethisthreat(威脅).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外刊精選答案【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.stem英[stem]美[stem]v.阻止，遏制（stop）2.highprofile英[?ha??pr??fa?l]美[?ha??pro?fa?l]adj.引人注目的3.spree英[spri?]美[spri?]n.玩樂，作樂；一陣、一通犯罪活動4.homicide英[?h?m?sa?d]美[?hɑ?m?sa?d]n.蓄意殺人5.spectacle英[?spekt?kl]美[?spekt?kl]n.精彩、壯觀的場面；出人意料的情況、場面6.anguished英[???ɡw??t]美[???ɡw??t]adj.痛苦不堪的7.anguishn.劇痛，苦惱8.soulsearching英[?s??l?s??t???]美[?so?l?s?r?t???]n.深刻的反省9.reignite英[?ri??ɡ?na?t]美[?ri??ɡ?na?t]v.重新點燃10.ignitev.點燃11.systemic英[s??stem?k]美[s??stem?k]adj.系統性的12.systemn.系統13.awash英[??w??]美[??wɑ??]adj.被水淹沒的；有大量的……，充滿……14.freely英[?fri?li]美[?fri?li]adv.自由地；不受控制地；不受限制地15.licitly英[?l?s?tli]美[?l?s?tli]adv.合法地16.steep英[sti?p]美[sti?p]adj.陡峭的；急劇的，大起大落的，大幅度的17.render英[?rend?r]美[?rend?r]v.使成為，使變得18.rattle英[?r?tl]美[?r?tl]v.發出咔噠咔噠聲；使緊張，使恐懼19.province英[?pr?v?ns]美[?prɑ?v?ns]n.省；（泰國的）省，也被稱為“府”20.toothless英[?tu?θl?s]美[?tu?θl?s]adj.無牙齒的；沒有權威的，不起作用的【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應的文詞塊。1.majorshooting重大槍擊事件2.stemthepandemic控制疫情3.stemgunviolence遏制槍支暴力4.setoff引發，激起5.anguishedcries痛苦不堪的喊聲6.highprofilejobs備受矚目的工作7.highprofileacademicconferences高知名度的學術會議8.ashoppingspree瘋狂購