Question

Indonesia （印尼）

An Air Asia flight from the Indonesia to Singapore lost contact(联系) with air traffic control on Sunday. Transport Ministry official said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 a.m local time. The Airbus 320-200 had 155 passengers and crew（乘务员） on it, another Indonesian Transport official said.

Shanghai

HONG KONG---At least 36 people were killed and 47 injured（伤害） in a stampede during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, the city’s government reported. The deaths happened in the eastern city’s famous Bund, the riverside area where tens of thousands had gathered. The stampede began after 11:35 p.m. in Chen Yi Square, the city said. The exact cause was unclear. President Xi Jingping ordered an immediate investigation, the official Xinhua news service reported.

1. Which flight lost contact according the article?

A. MH370 B. ATR-72-600 C. QZ8501 D. MH17

2. How many people lost their lives in the two accidents?

A. 36 B. 42 C. 155 D. 191

3.The stampede took place _____________.

A. on Christmas Eve B. during New Year’s Eve

C. at 6:17 a.m local time D. on Sunday

4.Both the two articles are talking about_____________.

A. health B. education

C. environment D. safety

5.We are most likely to read these articles in_____________.

A. text books B. newspaper

C. comic books D. magazines

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了两则新闻：亚洲航空公司从印度尼西亚到新加坡的航班失去了联系，新年前夕发生在上海的踩踏事件。

1.Transport Ministry official said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 a.m local time. 可知是QZ 8501失去了联系，故选C

2.第一个表格可知有155人遇难，根据第二个表格可知有36人遇难，所以共计191人，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据At least 36 people were killed and 47 injured（伤害） in a stampede during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai,可知踩踏事故发生在新年前夕，故选B

4.归纳理解题。根据短文描述可知主要是关于安全问题，故选D。

5.短文的实时性，可知是新闻，故选B。

考点：新闻类短文阅读。