14．This afternoon，I spoke with Governor Daniel Malloy and FBI Director Mueller．I offered Governor Malloy my condolences（哀悼） on behalf of the nation，and made it clear he will have every single resource that he needs to investigate this horrible crime，care for the victims and their families．
The majority of those who died today were children---beautiful little kids between the ages of 5and 10years old．They had their entire lives ahead of them---birthdays，graduations，weddings，kids of their own．Among the fallen were also teachers---men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams．
So our hearts are broken today---for the parents and grandparents，sisters and brothers of these little children，and for the families of the adults who were lost．Our hearts are broken for the parents of the survivors as well，for as blessed as they are to have their children home tonight，they know that their children's innocence has been torn away from them too early，and there are no words that will ease their pain．
As a country，we have been through this too many times．Whether it's an elementary school in Newtown，or a shopping mall in Oregon，or a temple in Wisconsin，or a movie theater in Aurora，or a street corner in Chicago---these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods，and these children are our children．And we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this，regardless of the politics．
This evening，Michelle and I will do what I know every parent in America will do，which is hug our children a little tighter and we'll tell them that we love them，and we'll remind each other how deeply we love one another．But there are families in Connecticut who cannot do that tonight．And they need all of us right now．In the hard days to come，that community needs us to be at our best as Americans．And I will do everything in my power to help．
Because while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or loved one，all of us can extend a hand to those in need---to remind them that we are there for them，that we are praying for them，that the love they felt for those they lost endures not just in their memories but also in ours．
31．Who is the speaker likely to be？D
A．A US police officer．
B．A victim parent．
C．The Connecticut governor．
D．The US president．
32．How many gun shootings has the speaker mentioned？D
A．Two．
B．Three．
C．Four．
D．Five．
33．What can we learn from this passage？A
A．The survivors may also suffer from the shooting tragedy．
B．Nothing has been done to prevent gun shooting in America．
C．The victims of this gun shooting are all kids aged from 5to 10．
D．Gun shooting is more likely to happen in American school campus．
34．The speaker wants the audienceC．
A．to investigate the crime
B．to protect themselves
C．to help those in need
D．to trust the US government．
分析 奧巴馬就美國康涅狄格州小學槍案的講話，在講話上奧巴馬表示了對遇難者以及家屬的慰問，及對遇難者的沉痛哀悼，并承諾要采取必要措施來防止這種事情再次發(fā)生．
解答 31．D．推理判斷題．根據文章第一段中"I offered Governor Malloy my condolences（哀悼） on behalf of the nation，"，能代表全國人民的顯然是總統(tǒng)．故選D．
32．D．細節(jié)信息題．根據文章第四段第二句話"Whether it's an elementary school in Newtown，or a shopping mall in Oregon，or a temple in Wisconsin，or a movie theater in Aurora，or a street corner in Chicago-these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods，and these children are our children．"可知，奧巴馬提到了與該次槍擊案類似的事件還有5個（分別在紐鎮(zhèn)小學、俄勒岡的商場、威斯康辛州的一個寺廟、奧羅拉的電影院、芝加哥的街角）．故選D．
33．A．細節(jié)推理題．根據文章第三段中"Our hearts are broken for the parents of the survivors as well，for as blessed as they are to have their children home tonight，they know that their children's innocence has been torn away from them too early，and there are no words that will ease their pain．"可知，這些孩子們的天真無邪已經被奪去，沒有言語能撫慰他們的傷痛，幸存者的傷痛仍在繼續(xù)．故選A．
34．C．推理判斷題．通過文章倒數第二段的后半部分和最后一段中"…they need all of us …all of us can extend a hand to those in need-to remind them that we are there for them，that we are praying for them，that the love they felt for those they lost endures not just in their memories but also in ours．"呼吁民眾幫助這些陷入困境中的人們．故選C．
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