Question

The Cambodian government says more than 378 people died and hundreds more were injured in a stampede(踩踏)during the celebrations of the annual Water Festival late Monday in Phnom Penh.

Less than 24 hours after the tragedy(悲剧), Cambodia’s most serious loss of life in decades(十年), the government founded an organization to investigate(调查)how so many died on what was meant to be one of the nation’s most joyous occasions.

Most of the victims(牺牲品)were young people in their teens and twenties. They were some of the estimated(估计)two million who had flooded to Phnom Penh for the Water Festival, which marks the end of the rainy season.

Most suffocated on the bridge, which thousands of people were using to leave Diamond Island, an entertainment(娱乐)area in the middle of the river. Others drowned(溺水)after jumping from the bridge into the water.

Buot Panha, 19, said shortly after 9: 30 on Monday evening he ended up trapped(围困)with his friends in the middle of the bridge, fighting to breathe while terrified people struggled all around him.

Being tall saved his life, since he could stretch(伸出)his neck to take in oxygen(氧气). Shorter people were unable to do that, he says, which may be why two-thirds of the victims were women.

He tried to help a woman who was trapped with two children near him. She was screaming for people to help. Being tall, Buot Panha grabbed(抓住)one child and pushed him above the crowd to help him breathe.

But then some of the young men were told to jump off the bridge into the river to make room. So he handed back the child, squirmed his way to the edge, and jumped.

Some like Buot Panha were fortunate, jumping into the river below and swimming for the shore. But many simply could not move, and died where they lay.

Buot Panha says his first Water Festival will be his last. He vows(发誓)never to come back.

1.The passage is mainly about　　　.

A. Water Festival celebrations

B. a stampede in Cambodia

C. a teenager, Buot Panha

D. a woman and her children

2.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A. It is the biggest tragedy in decades in Cambodia.

B. It is the most serious loss of life in decades in Cambodia.

C. The government ordered an investigation.

D. Water Festival is Cambodia’s most joyous occasion.

3.The underlined word “suffocated” (in Paragraph 4)probably means　　　.

A. breathed in

B. felt uncomfortable

C. died from too little oxygen

D. left in a hurry

4.Which of the following is TRUE about Buot Panha according to the passage?

A. His being tall saved him in the river.

B. He struggled through the crowd to save one child.

C. It was his first time to attend the Water Festival alone.

D. He will never come back to Phnom Penh for the Water Festival.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

【文章大意】主要讲述了柬埔寨的送水节上, 过多的人堵塞在桥上, 发生了踩踏悲剧。

1.选B。主旨大意题。本文发生的背景是在柬埔寨的送水节, 但是并没有讲庆祝节日的事情, 而是讲了在这样的节日上发生的踩踏悲剧, 故B项正确。C、D项是整个过程中出现的人物, 不能概括全文。

2.2】选C。主旨大意题。根据第二段的意思可看出主要提到了柬埔寨政府成立了一个组织来调查这一事件。故选C项。

3.3】选C。词义猜测题。综观全文可知这些来庆祝节日的人死亡的原因主要有两个: 窒息或溺水, 而下文提到了溺水, 故此词指的是窒息而死, 故选C项。

4.4】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段Buot Panha说的话可知选D项。