题目内容
10.New York Time-A gunman killed eight people at a mall in Omaha this afternoon and then killed himself,setting off panic among holiday shoppers,the police said."The person who we believe to be the shooter has died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds,"Sergeant Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department said at televised news."We have been able to clear the mall,"she said."We don't believe we have any other shooters."The police said that at least five other people had been injured in the shootings.
She did not give the shooter's identity."We are still conducting the investigation,"Sergeant Negron said,adding that the city's mayor,who was out of town,was on his way back to Omaha.
She said the police received a 911 call from someone inside the Westroads Mall on the west side of Omaha,and shots could be heard in the background.The first police officers arrived at the mall six minutes after the first call,she said but by then the shootings were over.
It is reported that the gunman left a suicide note that was found at his home by relatives.A law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity(匿名)said the note indicated that the gunman wanted to"go out in style."
The shootings broke the usually ordinary routine of holiday shopping.The gunman was said by some witnesses to have fired about 20 shots into a crowd.Some customers and workers ran screaming from the mall,while others dived into dressing rooms to hide from the shooter.
Shoppers and store workers were trapped inside the mall,which has roughly 135 stores.Others streamed out of mall exits with their hands raised.President Bush was in Omaha this morning to deliver a speech,but he had left the city by the time the shootings took place.
13.What do the underlined words"go out in style"probably mean?C
A.To go out of the mall in particular clothes.
B.To walk in the mall with oneself focused on.
C.To stop his life in an impressive way.
D.To go to a social event by fashionable means.
14.Which of the following is true according to the passage?D
A.Nobody knows why the shooter did so and nothing was found at his home.
B.The city's mayor went to the site when the shooting took place.
C.Police arrived at the mall before the shooting was over and rescued customers.
D.The official who showed what the note meant wanted to keep himself from being known to the public.
15.Which of the following can be the best title of the news?D
A.Bush Happened to Escape a Shot
B.Shoppers in Great Panic before the Holiday
C.Shooter Found Dead in a Mall on the west of Omaha
D.Gunman Killed 8 People,Then Himself at a Mall in Omaha.
分析 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读.本文主要介绍了纽约的一名枪手在奥马哈的购物中心开枪打死八人然后自杀的事件.经执法人员调查得知持枪歹徒只是想用一种令人印象深刻的方式来结束自己的生命.
解答 13--15 CDD
13.C.推理判断题.根据第一段"New York Time-A gunman killed eight people at a mall in Omaha this afternoon and then killed himself,"和第六段"The shootings broke the usually ordinary routine of holiday shopping.The gunman was said by some witnesses to have fired about 20 shots into a crowd."可知持枪歹徒想用一种令人印象深刻的方式来结束自己的生命.故选C.
14.D.细节理解题.根据"adding that the city's mayor,who was out of town,was on his way back to Omaha."可知市长没有去枪杀现场,故B项不符合原文.根据"New York Time-A gunman killed eight people at a mall in Omaha this afternoon and then killed himself,"可知警察并没有救出顾客.故C项不符合原文.根据"It is reported that the gunman left a suicide note that was found at his home by relatives."可知持枪歹徒留下了自杀字条.故A项不符合原文.由"the note indicated that the gunman wanted to"go out in style."可知持枪歹徒留下自杀字条是想让公众知道他.故选D.
15.D.推理判断题.根据"New York Time-A gunman killed eight people at a mall in Omaha this afternoon and then killed himself,"并联系上下文可知本文主要介绍了纽约的一名枪手在奥马哈的购物中心开枪打死八人然后自杀的事件.故选D.
点评 此题主要考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,再结合选项选出正确答案.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
The shoppers walked past,(45)Dhim on such a very cold day without any mercy.I(46)Amy pockets.£1.50 was all the change I had and I(47)D it in his cup and said to him to treat himself.(48)BI left him,I thought to myself:Is that really a treat?Leave this guy in the cold and(49)Cthrow him£1.50!I knew this wasn't (50)A.
I collected my shopping and as I made my way back,I thought what I could do to help this guy.So I went into a bakery and bought some(51)D for him.But what about his(52)B?Again,I went to a shop,grabbing some doggy chocolate treats.
Coming(53)C,I sat down,introduced myself and gave him the food.He was(54)Band couldn't believe it,but he kept shaking my hand and(55)Dme.Then I left.As I returned to my car,I(56)D.The guy was eating his food and filling a bowl of water for his dog.
Christmas is about (57)Aand helping others.(58)B everything you have,for example,the rich food in your fridge over the Christmas period and your sofa.On the contrary,this guy had (59)Cof these.I've helped him for a day or two and hope that you may (60)Ba thought next time you see someone on the street.
41.A.return | B.travel | C.business | D.celebration |
42.A.homeless | B.Strong | C.annoying | D.intelligent |
43.A.treat | B.Water | C.money | D.respect |
44.A.company | B.Balance | C.peace | D.silence |
45.A.helping | B.Watching | C.pushing | D.ignoring |
46.A.checked | B.Filled | C.picked | D.shook |
47.A.collected | B.Shot | C.moved | D.placed |
48.A.Since | B.As | C.If | D.Unless |
49.A.even | B.Yet | C.just | D.still |
50.A.right | B.Common | C.special | D.clever |
51.A.bowls | B.Pots | C.material | D.food |
52.A.cat | B.Dog | C.son | D.daughter |
53.A.forward | B.In | C.out | D.down |
54.A.honored | B.Astonished | C.frightened | D.satisfied |
55.A.questioned | B.Paid | C.comforted | D.thanked |
56.A.looked around | B.looked out | C.looked up | D.looked back |
57.A.giving | B.Suggesting | C.accepting | D.abandoning |
58.A.Store | B.Consider | C.Show | D.Donate |
59.A.many | B.All | C.few | D.most |
60.A.express | B.Spare | C.share | D.Bear |