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1、报刊阅读 Questions on the article11. They were considered to be the eyesore because they were not residents of the area and therefore were not entitled to enjoy the communitys amenities. The communitys residents regard those black teenagers playing at the basketball court as outsiders making intrusion.2
2、. The surprising twist of the story is that many of the homeowners in the Perrywood community were black too and started having problems with the black teenagers, who came to their neighborhood.3. The typical white family is more likely to collect two paychecks. Besides, the blacks pay less attentio
3、n to college education, which helps to boost wage. The percentage of blacks with college degrees is lower. Whats more, blacks are more concentrates in the South, where wages tend to be lower.4. Because black people live in central cities and whites live outside the core and the commission believed t
4、hat segregation might well blow the country apart.5. Because no whites would sigh on to such a notion except for a lunatic fringe. Bigotry against blacks has declined since the end of WW.1. Tolstoys observation on happy and unhappy families was ”Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is
5、usually in its own way.”2. He thinks that Tolstoy was totally wrong. He believes that unhappy families are really similar to one another and theres much more variability among happy families.报刊阅读 Questions on the article23. According to the researchers, it is those other parts of relationshipthe pos
6、itive factorsthat are potent predictors of whether couples feel committed to relationships.4. They have placed stresses on long-term relationships. Two-income couples juggling demanding jobs and professional advancement can sometimes detract from family and intimate relationships. Simultaneously, th
7、e rising number of women in the workforce has given women the economic security to leave unhappy relationships, the sexual revolution has made sex before and outside marriage common,and the destigmatization of divorce has contributed to the phenomenon of serial monogamy.5. Huston finds that the juxt
8、aposition of high expectations with the stress and cycles of relationships appears to be an important reason why many relationships dont work.6. They reported being content at the start of relationships and still contented two years later. Their feelings about relationships were not intense but they
9、 were positive.7. She found that very successful couples had something besides children that was enjoyable to their relationship. It could be travel, hospice work, working on a summer place.Those things bring stability because they confer pleasure and identity in the way people live together.报刊阅读 Qu
10、estions on the article38. Those factors are social and family supports, socioeconommic status, government and workplace policies. They can help and hinder relationships.1. Cho Seung-hui was a Korean-American student of English at Virginia Tech. In the morning on April 16, 2007, he committed the crim
11、e of killing 32 people.2. No. His shootings had been premeditated, for his essay and manifesto showed his deep hatred for the society and his motive of venting his anger and taking revenge on the society. It was for this purpose that he had bought two rapid-fire, mass-killing semi-automatic guns.3.
12、Around 7.15, he shot and killed Emily Helscher, an attractive 19-year-old would-be vet, and Ryan Clark, a popular member of the university marching band. On finding the bodies, the police assumed that it was a domestic dispute and sought the girls boyfriend. They found him, pulled him over and quest
13、ioned him.4. He used two guns: a Glock 9 mm and a Walther P22. Both are semi-automatic: they fire bullets as quickly as you keep pulling the trigger. Each Glock magazine held 15 rounds; the Walthers held 10.5. Cho bought a gun on February 9 at a pawnshop, and another on March 16 at a gun shop in a n
14、earby town. Both sales were legal, for he was a legal, permanent resident, and showed the dealer the forms of identifications, and had no criminal record.报刊阅读 Questions on the article46. No. According to the article, it was impossible for the police to take measures to avert the ensuing massacre on
15、the campus after the first shootings because thery did not know who they were looking for or what kind of threat Cho posed until it was too late. Besides, it was difficult to lock up the entire campus, and guarding student dormitories was hardly the most urgent task for the police for America univer
16、sities in general are extremely safe places.7. Most American politicians bow to gun enthusiasts because they hold powerful influence and dont want to lose votes by getting them offended.8. NRA argues that Americans, without guns, would be defenseless not only against criminals but also against tyranny. It draws on history to support its arguments. The first European settlers conquered Americans with guns; British soldiers tried to confiscate them, but the Am
