2019中考英语阅读理解考前强化：expelled(开除)

More than 6000 children ere expelled(开除) from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Departnt of Education said on May 8.

The departnt gave a report on the expulsions as saying handguns acunted for 58 per cent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996—97, against 7 per cent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 35 per cent for other types of firearms.

“The report is a clear sign that our nation’s public schools are cracking don(严惩)” on students ho bring guns to school, “Education Secretry Richard Riey said in a statent. “We need to be tough-minded(坚强的) about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe.”

In March 1997, a 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old using hand-guns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro,Arkansas. In October, to ere killed and seven ounded in a shooting at a Missisippi school. To months later, a 14-year-old boy killed three high school students and ounded five inDaducab,Kentucky.

“Most of the expulsions(开除), 56 per cent, ere from high schools, hich have students from about age 13, 34 per cent ere from junior high schools and 9 per cent ere from elentary schools.” The report said.

1. From the first paragraph e can infer that in theUSschools ____.

A. students enjoy shooting B. students are eager to be soldiers

C. safety is a problem C. students can make guns

2. The report from the US Departnt of Education shos that ____.

A. the number of the expulsions is no large

B. the number of the expulsions is rong

C. there are soldiers hiding among the students

D. guns are out of ntrol in US schools

3. The main idea of paragraph four shos us ____.

A. so examples of shootings in US schools

B. the Aricans’ feeling

C. so famous schools

D. that so teachers ere killed by students

4. Ho many students ere shot dead in1997 inUS schools?

A. 10 B.9 C. 12 D. 22

5. From this passage e kno that ____.

A. every Arican cannot have guns

B. only soldiers and police can have guns

A. every Arican citizen can on guns

D. teachers have no money to buy guns

The key :

The key :

8. C D A B C