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　　The lives of very few Newark residents are untouched by violence: New Jersey's biggest city has seen it all. Yet the murder of three young people, who were forced to kneel before being shot in the back of the head in a school playground on August 4th, has shaken the city. A fourth, who survived, was stabbed and shot in the face，The four victims were by all accounts good kids, all enrolled in college, all with a future. But the cruel murder, it seems, has at last forced Newarkers to say they have had enough.
　　Grassroots organizations, like Stop Shooting, have been flooded with offers of help and support since the killings. Yusef Ismail, its co-founder, says the group has been going door-to-door asking people to sign a pledge of non-violence. They hope to get 50,000 to promise to stop shooting, start thinking, and keep living. The Newark Community Foundation, which was launched last month, announced on August 14th that it will help pay for Community Eye, a surveillance(监视) system tailored towards gun crime.
　　Cory Booker who became mayor 13 months ago with a mission to revitalize the city, believes the surveillance program will be the largest camera and audio network in any American city. More than 30 cameras were installed earlier this summer and a further 50 will be installed soon in a seven-square mile area where 80% of the city's recent shootings have occurred. And more cameras are planned.When a gunshot is detected, the surveillance camera zooms in on that spot. Similar technology in Chicago has increased arrests and decreased shootings. Mr. Booker plans to announce a comprehensive gun strategy later this week.
　　Mr. Booker, as well as church leaders and others, believes (or hopes) that after the murder the city will no longer stand by in coldness. For generations, Newark has been paralyzed by poverty—almost one in three people lives below the poverty line—and growing indifference to crime.
　　Some are skeptical. Steven Malanga of the conservative Manhattan Institute notes that Newark has deep social problems: over 60% of children are in homes without fathers. The school system, taken over by the state in 1995, is a mess. But there is also some cause for hope. Since Mr. Booker was elected, there has been a rise in investment and re-zoning for development. Only around 7% of nearby Newark airport workers used to come from Newark; now, a year, the figure is30%. Mr. Booker has launched a New York-style war on crime. So far this year, crime has fallen 11% and shootings are down 30% (through the murder rate looks likely to match last year's high).
　　26. What happened in Newark, New Jersey onAugust 4th?
　　A.The Newark residents witnessed a murder.
　　B. Four young people were killed in aschool playground
　　C. The new mayor of Newark took office.
　　D. Four college students fell victim to violence.

　　27. Judging from the context, the"Community Eye"(Line5, Pare2) is___.
　　A. a watching system for gun crime
　　B. a neighborhood protection organization
　　C. an unprofitable community business
　　D. agrassroots organization
　　28.We learn from the passage that Newark has all the following problems EXCEPT___.
　　A. violence
　　B. flood
　　C. poverty
　　D. indifference
　　29.Mayor Booker's efforts against crime seem to be___.
　　A. idealistic
　　B. impractical
　　C. effective
　　D. fruitless
　　30.The best title for the passage may be___.
　　A. Stop Shootin', Start Thinkin', and KeepLivin'
　　B. Efforts to Fight against Gun Crime
　　C. A Mission to Revitalize the City
　　D. Violent Murders inNewark
　　词汇注释：
　　revitalizev. 激活
　　comprehensive adj. 全面的
　　Grassroot草根
　　全文翻译：
　　近乎所有纽瓦克市民都受到暴力的威胁: 这座新泽西很大的城市见证了一切。然而,8月4日的案还是震惊了整座城市一三个年轻的大学生被人逼着跪在学校操场上,随即后脑中弹而亡。还有一个年轻人也被刺伤，并且脸部中弹，但是幸存了下来。以上四个受害者无论从哪方面来讲都是好孩子，全都考入大学且前途光明。但这样残忍的终于让纽瓦克市民忍无可忍了。
　　枪击事件发生后，许多像“停止枪击”这样的草根组织接到了来自四面八方的帮助和支持。该协会的创始人之一约瑟夫·伊斯梅尔称，他们正在挨家挨户要求人们答复“反暴力”的承诺书。他们正力图拿到5万份“禁止枪杀，反思践行，珍爱生命”这样的倡议书。上个月成立的纽瓦克社区基金会4月14日宣称其将承担社区电子眼的设备费用。该社区电子眼为一套监视系统，用于监控持枪犯罪事件。
　　13个月前刚上任的市长科里·布克肩负振兴本市的重任，他认为，该项目将会是全美国很大的摄像系统。因为夏季之初已经安装了30架电子摄像头，另外50架也将很快被安装在方圆7英里枪击多发区域，更多的摄像头安装正在计划之中。
　　一旦监视系统检测到枪击事件，这种摄像头立即将画面放大。芝加哥正因为采用了同样的技术有效地提升了破案率，同时也减少了枪击事件。布克市长将就势在本周末宣布一个全面的枪支管理方案。
　　与教会领导人和其他人一样，布克市长期望此次枪杀事件之后，全市人民将不再冷眼旁观。之前由于全国有三分之一的人们生活在贫困线以下，因此纽瓦克人已经被贫困折磨得麻木了，对犯罪也越来越漠然。
　　有些人对此表示怀疑。保守的曼哈顿研究所成员史蒂夫·马兰格就认为，纽瓦克市存在严重的社会问题。超过60%的小孩在缺少父爱的家庭中长大。由州1995年接管的学校体制目前一片混乱。但是，我们仍然有理由充满希望。因为自从布克校长上任以来，投资有所增长，新建的发展规划区也有所增加。一年前，仅7%的机场建造者是本地市民，现在，这一比例已上升到30%。布克市长无疑打起了一场纽约式的犯罪的战争。到目前为止，犯罪率已下降11%，而枪击案也下降了30%(尽管案看似与去年同期持平)。