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面对一篇阅读理解，我们究竟应该如何下手?下面，我们通过具体的实例，来和小编分享一下考研英语阅读理解的剖析方法以及答题技巧。>>>考研英语复习备考手册As Americasdigest the news of another gun atrocity, a mall shooting in Nebraska onDecember 5th, they cannot be blamed for thinking that guns are in too readysupply. But an article in the latest Economic Journal* suggests that the demandfor illegal guns, at least, is not met as easily as people might fear. SudhirVenkatesh, now of Columbia University, has talked to 132 gang-members, 77prostitutes, 116 gun-owning youths, 23 gun-dealers and numerous other denizensof Chicago’s Grand Boulevard and Washington Park neighbourhoods. He did not findmany satisfied customers.
Chicago hasunusually tough restrictions on legal handguns. Even so the black market issurprisingly "thin", attracting relatively few buyers and sellers.The authors reckon that the 48,000 residents of the two neighbourhoods buyperhaps 1,400 guns a year, compared with at least 200,000 cocaine purchases.Underground brokers sell guns for $150-350, a mark-up of perhaps 200% over thelegal price. They also demand a fee of $30-50 for orchestrating the deal. Eventhen, 30-40% of the transactions fall through because the seller cannot securea gun, gets cold feet or cannot agree on a location for the deal.
Buyers alsofind it hard to verify the quality of the merchandise. They often know littleabout the weapons they covet. "Tony", who owns a .38 calibre handgun,learnt how to use his weapon by fiddling with it. He even put a stone in it."Did it fire?" Mr Venkatesh asked. "I’m not sure. I think it did,"Tony said.
Fortunatelyfor Tony and his peers, their rivals and the victims of crime cannot tell iftheir guns work any better than they can. Often, showing the "bulge"is enough to gain the respect of rival gangs. In robberies brandishing theweapon will usually do. Storekeepers do not wait for proof that it works.
Markets canovercome thinness, the paper says; they can also overcome illegality. But theycannot overcome both. A thin market must rely on advertising or a centralisedexchange: eBay, for example, has dedicated pages matching sellers of imitationpearl pins or Annette Funicello bears to the few, scattered buyers that can befound. But such solutions are too cumbersome and conspicuous for an undergroundmarket. The drugs market, by contrast, slips through the law’s fingers because of the naturaldensity of drug transactions. Dealers can always find customers on theirdoorstep, and buyers can reassure themselves about suppliers through repeatedcustom. There are no fixed and formal institutions that the police could easilythrottle.
Indeed, theauthors argue that the gun market may be threadbare partly because the drugmarket is so plump. Gang-leaders are wary of gun-dealing because the extrapolice scrutiny that guns attract would jeopardise their earnings from coke anddope. Even Chicago’s gang-leaders have to worry about the effect of crime on commerce.
1. Some of the gun transactins are unsuccessful mainly because_____.
it is notprofitable as the underground price of gun far exceeds legal price
Chicagohas surprisingly tough restrictions on the ownership and business of guns
thedealers are unable to guarntee whether the deal is really going to happen or not
it ishard to testify the quality of the guns in actual situations
2.Comparedwith the gun market, the drug market can be "fat" mainlybecause_____.
it hardlyattracts the police’s attention due to the flexibility of the business
the drugdealings are taking place in higher frequency
there areno fixed and formal spots for drug dealing
drug isaffordable to a larger number of people
3. The word"cumbersome" (Line 4, Pargraph 5) most probably means_____.
transparent
troubling
horrible
sutpid
4. The reasonwhy the authors argue that the gun market may be threadbare partly because thedrug market is so plump is _____.
that thedrug transaction is more prefitable thatn gun-dealing.
that thepolice are more dedicated to the gun-dealing than to the drug-dealing.
that thegang-leaders are suppressing the gun-dealing in order to maintain their profitfrom drug
that thegang-leaders are worried about the effect of crime on commerce.
5. Towardsthe future of gun-dealing, the author’s attitude is _____.
pessimistic
optimistic
desperate
sorrowful
文章剖析：
这篇文章主要介绍了目前美国枪支黑市的情况。第一段由美国人将枪杀案多的原因归罪于枪支比较容易获得这个观点引出一个Sudhir经调查后的驳论;第二段讲述强制黑市交易量情况;第三段、第四段讲述买枪支的人的情况;第五段、第六段和毒品交易比较，得出目前枪支交易惨淡的另一方面原因。
词汇注释：
mark-up n. (价格中)标高的金额; 涨价幅度
orchestrate v. 使...协调地结合在一起
fall throught v. 失败
cold feet v. 临阵畏缩
covet v. 觊觎，垂涎
calibre n. 口径
bulge n. 突起
brandish v. 挥舞
cubersome adj. 讨厌的, 麻烦的, 笨重的
throttle v. 压制，扼杀来源：考试大
threadbare adj. 破旧的，磨薄的
denizen n. 居民
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