时文阅读含解析2New York Tim—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,” Sgt. 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 style”.The shootings broke the usually banal 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.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.1. Where did the shooting first come out?A. On a newspaper.B. In the Internet.C. In TV news.D. In a police poster.2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Nobody knows why the shooter did so and nothing was found at his home.B. The city’s mayor happened not to be in the city when the shooting took place.C. Police arrived at the mall before the shootings were over and rescued customers.D. The official who showed what the note mean have no request of his own identity.3. We can infer from the passage that _______.A. there is only one shooter in this eventB. the shooting created fears among the customersC. an important holiday is coming soonD. president Bush came here for the shooting4. Which of the following can be the best title of the news?A. Gunman Kills Eight People, and Himself at a Mall in OmahaB. Shoppers in Great Panic before the HolidayC. Bush Happened to Escape a ShotD. Shooter Found Dead in a Mall on the West of Omaha本文报道了在一个购物中心发生的枪击事件以及事件的来龙去脉。
1. C 推理判断题。
虽然这是一篇报纸上的报道，但是最早报道这个时间的应该是电视，因为从文章第二段可以看出，这篇报道援引了电视的采访报道。
2. B 细节理解题。
由文章第三段“Sergeant Negron said, adding that the city’s mayor, who wasout of town, was on his way back to Omaha”可知枪击案发生时，市长碰巧在外地。
所以答案选B。
3. C 推理判断题。
文章第一句话直接告诉我们凶手是一个人，给顾客造成了很大恐慌，所以选项A和B都不用推断；由文章最后一段可知选项D是错误的；文章中两次提到了节日购物，由此可以推断有重要节日到来。
4. A 主旨大意题。
此文是一篇新闻报道题，第一句最能概括文章的主要内容，由此可提炼出本文的题目。
因此选项A是最佳答案。
3A young man named Matt V ongsykeo, 14, has saved a baby from the wreckage (残骸) of a car. The four-month old baby boy, found hanging in his capsule (襁褓) when Mr V ongsykeo Climbed into the car in Melbourne’s Springvale, escaped serious injury and was taken to hospital.But the child’s 33-year-old mother, from Endeavour Hills, died in hospital following last night’s high speed crash, which left three other people in jured.A car on the wrong sie of the road is thought to have been traveling at well over 100 kph when it hit three other vehicles. Mr V ongsykeo said he heard the crash from his house and found a Holden Jackaroo rushed against a brick wall, he heard a baby crying.“There were two grown men standing outside the car and they couldn’t get in, so I had to climbed in and get the baby out,” he said, “I had to do it quickly because there was a window below me and I was afraid that was going to break.”Mr Vongsykeo told how he took out the baby in his arms and called to see if there was anyone else in the car. He found the baby’s mother unconscious.“I thought she was dead so I just rushed out,” he said. “She entered consciousness later on and I went around and started talking to her and getting her to talk to me and stay with me.”He said he comforted the mother and told her that her baby was safe.Mr V ongsykeo refused the idea that he was a hero.“I’ve lived 14 years, if something had happened to me… I’ve lived 14 years. That baby hasn’t and I wanted to give that baby a chance.”1. What would be the best title for the text?A. A Woman Lost Her Life in a Car CrashB. A Traffic Accident in SpringvaleC. Young Man Saves Baby after Car CrashD. A Young Man Did What He Should Do2. When Mr Vongsykeo found the car, the baby boy _______.A. was dying in the carB. had fallen onto the groundC. was hanging in his capsuleD. was injured badly3. Why did the other two men not go to save the baby?A. Because there was a broken window.B. Because they were afraid of death.C. Because they made the accident happen.D. Because it was difficult for them to enter the car.4. According to the text, we know that Matt V ongsykeo was _______.A. shyB. braveC. proudD. worried在一次交通事故中，一个年仅14岁的少年不顾生命危险救了一个只有4个月大的婴儿。