题目内容
CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) April 24, 2006—Three explosions shook the Egyptian Sinai resort of Dahab on Monday, killing 23 people and wounding dozens of others, rescue and security officials said.
Witnesses said smoke billowed① up from the town’s tourist bazaar, and residents said they saw body parts and debris② on the street after an explosion at a restaurant.
People in the small beach and diving resort, which is popular with backpackers, described scenes of carnage③ and chaos④.
A cafe worker who was about 200 meters (yards) from the scene said: “We saw many dead people. People were screaming. People were being taken to hospital. Egyptians went to give blood. There were body parts. There’s police everywhere.”
“There are ambulances and cars taking people to hospital,” said another resident, who also did not want to be named.
The explosions took place at the Nelson Restaurant, the Aladdin Cafeteria and the Ghazala Supermarket, the Interior Ministry said.
The explosions took place in quick succession at about 7.15 p.m. (1715 GMT). “There is smoke coming from the area and there are people running everywhere,” said one witness, who heard the blasts.
An official with the local ambulance service said many of the dead appeared to be foreigners.
Israeli divers often stay in the resort but with the Passover holiday over it is unlikely many were there. The Israeli ambassador in Cairo and Israeli authorities said they did not know of any Israeli casualties⑤.
One visitor said police were stopping cars and buses leaving the resort and had imposed restrictions on movements in and out of backpacker camps in the area.
It was the third set of three explosions on the eastern coast of the Sinai peninsula since October 2004, when a group attacked the Hilton hotel in the border resort of Taba and two other resorts on the northeast coast, killing 34 people.
Notes:
① billow v. 翻腾
② debris n. 残骸
③ carnage n. 残杀，流血
④ chaos n. 混乱
⑤ casualty n. （人员）伤亡
What’s the result of the explosions in Dahab?
A. 34 people were killed.
B. There were many Israeli casualties.
C. 23 people were killed and dozens of others were injured.
D. Many houses were burned to the ground.
How many places did the explosions take place in?
A. Two B. Three C. Six D. Eight
What does the underlined word “resort” mean?
A. popular holiday centre B. hotel or guest-house for holidaymakers
C. visiting some place D. Making use of something for help
Which of the following statements is right?
A. Many of the dead appeared to be residents.
B. The first set of three explosions took place in October 2004.
C. Police couldn’t know what to do.
D. Israeli divers stayed in the resort with the Passover holiday over.
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
解析:
【小题1】细节理解题。从第一段可知大爆炸造成的后果。
【小题2】细节理解题。从第六段可知，爆炸发生在三个地方。
【小题3】词义猜测题。在第三段及倒数第三段的第一句中多次出现resort，结合句意，可知该词在此处意为“旅游／度假胜地”。
【小题4】细节理解题。从最后一段可知第一次类似爆炸事件发生在2004年10月。
快乐小博士巩固与提高系列答案Attending a university is an important part of a person’s life. Today, many people go to a university to study and train for a future job in subjects like law, medicine, or education. But the university is not a modern invention. It has a history that is over a thousand years old.
The world’s oldest university, Al-Azhar, is in Cairo, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque in A.D. 972. A few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque in “tutoring circles”. They read and talked about the subject of law. Around 988, leaders in the city of Cairo decided to create a school for higher learning and the University of Al-Azhar was founded.
At Al-Azhar, there were many university ‘firsts.’ Courses were created. The earliest ones taught at Al-Azhar were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers talked about a topic, and there was no ‘right’ answer. Finally, scholars from around the world came to Al-Azhar to teach and do research. At the university, people studied the past, but it was also a place for sharing new ideas.
Over a thousand years later, Al-Azhar is still an important university in the world. Its library contains more than 250,000 of the world’s oldest and most valuable books. Today, many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at Al-Azhar.
【小题1】What’s this passage mainly about?
| A．The history of the world’s oldest university. |
| B．The importance of attending a university. |
| C．The relationship between university and future job. |
| D．The invention of a modern university. |
| A．a hundrend | B．hundreds of | C．a thousand | D．thousands of |
| A．Oxford | B．Cambridge | C．Harvard | D．Al-Azhar |
A. A series of lessons. C. A period of time.
C. A series of actions. D. A group of professors.
【小题5】What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
| A．How many books are in the Al-Azhar’s library. |
| B．How valuable the Al-Azhar’s books are. |
| C．Why Oxford and Harvard still follow Al-Azhar’s pattern. |
| D．How Al-Azhar still holds an important role in the world. |
Attending a university is an important part of a person’s life. Today, many people go to a university to study and train for a future job in subjects like law, medicine, or education. But the university is not a modern invention. It has a history that is over a thousand years old.
The world’s oldest university, Al-Azhar, is in Cairo, Egypt. It was first built as a mosque in A.D. 972. A few years later, learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque in “tutoring circles”. They read and talked about the subject of law. Around 988, leaders in the city of Cairo decided to create a school for higher learning and the University of Al-Azhar was founded.
At Al-Azhar, there were many university ‘firsts.’ Courses were created. The earliest ones taught at Al-Azhar were in law and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teacher, but there was also free discussion. Often, students and teachers talked about a topic, and there was no ‘right’ answer. Finally, scholars from around the world came to Al-Azhar to teach and do research. At the university, people studied the past, but it was also a place for sharing new ideas.
Over a thousand years later, Al-Azhar is still an important university in the world. Its library contains more than 250,000 of the world’s oldest and most valuable books. Today, many of the world’s most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at Al-Azhar.
1.What’s this passage mainly about?
|
A．The history of the world’s oldest university. |
|
B．The importance of attending a university. |
|
C．The relationship between university and future job. |
|
D．The invention of a modern university. |
2. The first university was founded over _____ years ago.
|
A．a hundrend |
B．hundreds of |
C．a thousand |
D．thousands of |
3.The oldest university in the world is _____.
|
A．Oxford |
B．Cambridge |
C．Harvard |
D．Al-Azhar |
4. What does the underlined word “course” mean in this passage?
A. A series of lessons. C. A period of time.
C. A series of actions. D. A group of professors.
5.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
|
A．How many books are in the Al-Azhar’s library. |
|
B．How valuable the Al-Azhar’s books are. |
|
C．Why Oxford and Harvard still follow Al-Azhar’s pattern. |
|
D．How Al-Azhar still holds an important role in the world. |