HOUSTON (AP) --- A 10-year-old boy fatally shot his father Friday, striking him
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HOUSTON (AP) --- A 10-year-old boy fatally shot his father Friday, striking him several times as he sat in the front seat of a SUV to pick up the boy from his mother"s home for a weekend visit.
The incident happened about 3pm on a cul-desac（死胡同）in the 1700 block of Cedar Cove Court, said Sgt. Williams of the Harris County Sheriff"s Department.
An investigation found that Rick James Lohstroh, 41, was shot by his son, who was sitting in the back seat of the man"s Toyota 4-Runner, said Sgt. Williams. The shooting took place outside the home of Lohstroh"s ex-wife, where the boy lives with his mother and a 7-year-old brother.
"We"re not certain of anything until we finish our investigation," Williams said. "The information we have at this time is that the 10-year-old did fire the weapon."
The mother and the 7-year-old were inside the house when the shooting occurred, said Williams.
Williams said the gun belonged to the boy"s mother. After firing shots through the back seat, the boy exited the back of the vehicle and continued to fire at the car.
The man died on the way to Memorial Herman Hospital.
Lohstroh was a doctor at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
The man and woman shared custody（监护）of the children.
Williams said the mother and the boy were still in the home talking to investigators Friday night.
Neighbors described the family as being quiet and keeping to themselves.
Justin Gray, 17, was walking in the neighborhood when he heard gunshots. "We"ve had a suicide in this neighborhood once, but never anything like this," Gray said.
小题1:The best title for the news should be __________.
A. A Boy Shot His Father
B. Shooting Kill a Father
C. An Unbelievable Tragedy
A Ten-Year-Old Boy"s Cruelty
小题2: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the news?| A．The father is not responsible for the boy. | | B．The family don"t like being linked to their neighbors. | | C．The boy lives with Rick James Lohstroh. | | D．The boy has no brother or sister. |
小题3:What can we infer from the text?| A．The tragedy happened because the boy had seen too many films showing violence. | | B．The boy killed his father because he hated it that he deserted his mother. | | C．Such things often occurred in this neighbourhood. | | D．The boy"s parents got divorced(="separated)." |
小题4:The reason why the boy shot his father __________.| A．is clear | B．can"t be made out | C．is unknown | D．is quite simple |
小题5:The underlined word "suicide" most probably means __________.| A．the act of killing the lives of a whole family | | B．an instance of deliberately killing oneself | | C．the situation of getting on smoothly with others | | D．the peaceful surroundings |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B |
解析
试题分析：文章报道了一个暴力事件，一个男孩枪***了他的爸爸，文章还介绍了关于男孩家庭的一些背景，但是男孩为什么要开枪***死爸爸还不知道。
小题1:主旨题：从第一段的句子：HOUSTON (AP) --- A 10-year-old boy fatally shot his father Friday, striking him several times as he sat in the front seat of a SUV to pick up the boy from his mother"s home for a weekend visit.可知这篇新闻报道的题目应该是“一个男孩枪***了他的爸爸”，选A
小题2:细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：Neighbors described the family as being quiet and keeping to themselves.可知这个家庭的人不太和别人交流。选B
小题3:推理题;从第三段的句子：The shooting took place outside the home of Lohstroh"s ex-wife, where the boy lives with his mother and a 7-year-old brother.可以推断出男孩的父母离婚了，选D
小题4:细节题：从第四段的句子："We"re not certain of anything until we finish our investigation," 可知男孩为什么要开枪***死爸爸还不知道，选C
小题5:猜词题：从最后一段的句子：Justin Gray, 17, was walking in the neighborhood when he heard gunshots.从听到枪声可以推断出这是一种枪***，从后面的but never anything like this,可知不是***死全家，而是自***行为，选B |
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A South African farmer is receiving phone calls from his sheep after equipping them with cell phones to keep tabs on the flock amid recent livestock thefts, according to local press Wednesday.
When the sheep call, it is always bad news for farmer Erard Louw of the Cape Town suburbs, as the phones around their necks are only set to switch on when the sheep start running, a sign that thieves have cut through the fences.
"As they run it gives me a phone call and says "Sheep One" or "Sheep Two" and so on, so at least I know where to start looking because the farm is 750 hectares (1,850 acres)," Louw told the Cape Times daily.
Louw attached the phone-like security device to the collars of four sheep in separate flocks after thieves sneaked in and stole 27 sheep and 13 lambs a couple of weeks ago, driving Louw to rack his brains for ways to protect his animals.
He said there was no use calling nearby police, as they were stationed too far away and in his experience they either lacked an available car or the vehicle was out of fuel or missing tyres -- also the work of thieves.
According to Louw, the cell phones have already proved their worth, with one sheep-snatcher caught thanks to the device.
Still, with theft attempts currently at their peak, given long winter nights and early nightfall, a few sheep-robbers managed to get away in spite of the device.
"The phone did start ringing that night and I went out," he said, but added that he was too late.
小题1:Why did Erard Louw attach the phone-like device to the sheep he raises?| A．Because he thought it was fun to do. | | B．Because the police there didn’t care about animals. | | C．Because he liked hi-tech very much. | | D．Because he wanted to protect them against thieves. |
小题2:What does the underlined expression in Paragraph 4 probably mean?| A．Try very hard to remember or think of something. | | B．Have a headache. | | C．Make the brain bigger. | | D．Shake the brain from side to side. |
小题3:You can most probably read this passage______.| A．in a book | | B．in a dictionary | | C．in a newspaper | | D．in a novel |
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With the start of the new term, students around the country exchange their fun and fashionable clothes for boring school uniforms. But not all campuses are fashion deserts. Colorful sports shoes, school bags, T-shirts and even drink containers are breathing life into campuses.
“The uniform makes us look like a bunch of clones, especially when we are doing morning exercises on the playground,” and Qing Pei, a Senior 2 students from Shanghai Qibao High School. “But boys wear different sports shoes and girls have different decorations(装饰品) in their hair. These are the areas where you can express yourself,” said Qing.
Although it might be strange for boys to talk about fashion, they do care about what they wear in school, especially shoes, according to Qing.
“Nike and Adidas basketball shoes, although they are still the must-have items for many of my friends, are becoming out-of-date,” Qing added. He explained, “Since Liu Xiang ran so fast in Athens, running shoes are becoming popular in this autumn.”
“Still in fashion are the various baseball caps and American-style T-shirts with some English words printed on them,” said Qing. Besides sports shoes and T-shirts, styles and colors of schoolbags are another chance for students to express their taste in fashion. Some bags are made more eye-catching by decorating them with small dolls.
Other fashionable items are colorful drink containers, which are now popular with girls this term.
“Some teachers are surprised to see a teenager sucking a bottle like this at school and criticize it as childish regression(退化). But some girls just love it,” said Yang Rui, a Senior 3 student.
小题1:What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．All the students are clones. | | B．All the exercises are the same. | | C．All the students look the same in uniform. | | D．All the students have similar fashions. |
小题2:How do girls express themselves on campus?| A．They wear different spots shoes. | | B．They wear school uniforms. | | C．They have different decorations in their hair. | | D．They drink coffee from colorful drink containers. |
小题3:What are becoming fashionable for schoolboys according to the passage?| A．Nike and Adidas basketball shoes. | | B．Baseball caps and Korean-style T-shirts. | | C．Colorful drink containers. | | D．Running shoes. |
小题4:The writer wants to .| A．call for people to pay attention to students’ wear | | B．report students’ great love for fashion | | C．criticize childish regression on campus | | D．discuss about school uniforms |
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The koala is one of Australia’s most treasured creatures, which is a lovely little creature. But now, it is in big trouble.
Affected by habitat (栖居地) loss and climate change, like many other uniquely Australian animals, koalas are being squeezed into smaller regions. But at present, it is a deadly disease, a somewhat silent killer that causes a further decline in the koala population, that is worrying many scientists about the fate of the koala.
The killer is Chlamydia, which has caused symptoms in up to 50 percent of the wild koalas, with probably even more infected (感染) but not showing symptoms. It has been particularly severe in Queensland, where nearly all koalas are infected. The disease causes many symptoms including eye infections, which can lead to blindness, making it difficult for them to find their primary food.
Treating Chlamydia in wild koalas is a challenge. There is no treatment available for it. Only a small percentage of the animals can be treated successfully and returned to the wild. Besides, there is no national plan in Australia to save the koala；it is up to each region to make management plans for its koala population.
The good news is that researchers are working to test a vaccine (疫苗) that would help prevent further spread. If all goes well, plans can be carried out to distribute the vaccil1e more widely. But it’s impossible to vaccinate all wild koalas.
Another possibility would be to make vaccine distribution a routi11e part of treatment for the thousands of koalas brought into care centers every year after they are injured by cars or dogs.
While it is a combination of problems that are affecting the wild koala population, many experts believe this vaccine would be an important step in helping koalas survive longer. It may buy enough time to give researchers a chance to solve some of the other problems facing Australia’s koalas.
小题1:Which isn’t considered the main cause of koala’s population decline?| A．Habitat loss. | B．Injuries from cars and dogs. | | C．Climate change. | D．A deadly disease. |
小题2:The third paragraph mainly tells us .| A．the serious result Chlamydia has caused to the koala | | B．Chlamydia affected the koala only in particular regions | | C．the most serious symptom of Chlamydia is eye infections | | D．Chla1nydia can seriously affect koala’s primary food |
小题3:The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph probably refers to .| A．the koala | B．Chlamydia | C．national plan | D．eye infection |
小题4: We can learn from the text that the vaccine .| A．would cure the killer Chlamydia quite effectively | | B．would only be distributed in koala care centers | | C．has already been put into practical use in Australia | | D．cannot be distributed to all the infected koalas |
小题5:It can be inferred from the text that .| A．a national plan for saving koalas will be made soon in Australia | | B．koala population is declining only in a few regions | | C．researchers need enough time to so1ve the koala problems | | D．experts have lost the best chance to save the infected koalas |
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Ethiopia has greatly reduced its death rates for children under the age of five years during the last two decades, new UN statistics show. The report says Ethiopia has cut the number of child deaths, by two thirds or so, to 68 per 1,000 births compared to that in 1990.
The government owed the improved figures to its growing economy. Despite the reduction, the UN Children"s Fund said Ethiopia needed to do much more to improve health facilities(设施) for pregnant women.
Ethiopia is one of Africa"s poorest states, although it has experienced rapid economic growth in recent years and is one of the continent"s leading coffee producers. Its economy centers around agriculture, which in turn relies on rainfall.
The BBC"s Emmanuel Igunza in the capital, Addis Ababa, says Ethiopia was once representative of poor nutrition in Africa. But the latest UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会) figures show Ethiopia is one of the few African countries on the path to realizing the development goal of reducing child death rates, he says.
Ethiopia"s Health Minister Kesetebirhan Admasu said increasing family incomes had helped improve people"s health. "This has also resulted in better nutrition for children and women; this has translated into better medical conditions —— all these have a direct or indirect influence on the survival of children," he told BBC Africa. He said the government has also been "aggressively expanding its primary health care network".
"We have now 93% coverage( 覆盖) of one health centre for 25,000 people, which basically means one health facility within a 7km area," he said.
小题1:How many in 1000 births would die in Ethiopia in 1990?| A．about 680 | B．about 330 | C．about 68 | D．about 200 |
小题2:Which of the following statements is true?| A．Ethiopian children benefit from its fastest economy growing. | | B．Ethiopia has a long way to go to improve health facilities. | | C．Ethiopia is the economic center because of its rich rainfall. | | D．Ethiopia has already become a rich state in Africa. |
小题3:What do we know according to the latest UNICEF figures?| A．Many African countries have high child death rates now. | | B．Ethiopia is the only country that has reduced child death rates. | | C．Ethiopia is the most successful in reducing child death rates. | | D．Ethiopia was once known for its poor nutrition in Africa. |
小题4:What Kesetebirhan Admasu said shows that_______.| A．agricultural incomes have helped improve all the people"s health in Africa | | B．now the health care network is perfect in Ethiopia | | C．93% of the 25,000 people enjoy health centers in Ethiopia | | D．the government has been taking active measures to improve people"s health |
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My first visit to Angkor Wat(吴哥窟) was in 1980. The country had been at war for many years and the temple was deserted and falling to pieces. Plants were growing out of the roofs, and trees were growing in the courtyards.
Today, the temple is the scene of a busy repair program. A team of 15 Indian experts are organizing a workforce of 400 Cambodians, most of them women, who are cleaning, repairing and rebuilding parts of this temple.
As I walked through the courtyards, I noticed the Cambodian women devote hours to cleaning carefully a tiny area of stone. Boards are laid down to protect the precious painted stones while the repair work is going on. There are very few machines and little heavy equipment. Workers carry building materials in buckets at the end of long poles. Piles of stones lie in a corner of the courtyard, waiting to be replaced.
The work of cleaning the stones is watched over by three Indian chemists. It is a very slow task. First they clean the stones with brushes using buckets of a weak chemical. Then gaps between the stones are filled in. Finally another material is painted onto the stones which will protect them from water forever.
Work starts every day at 7 a. m. and goes on until late afternoon six days a week, with a break at midday.
Evening is the best time to visit the temple, after the tour groups have left. As the sun sinks lower, shadows spread across the courtyard. After sunset, the sky turns pink. The grey stone towers take on a golden color before turning pink. Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet, beautiful place.
小题1:This passage mainly tells ________.| A．the poor look of the temple Angkor Wat in 1980 | | B．the history of the temple Angkor Wat | | C．the repair work being done to the temple Angkor Wat | | D．the difficulty in the repair work |
小题2:According to the author, which of the following plays the LEAST important role in the repair work?| A．The women workers. | B．The Indian workers | | C．Machines | D．Skilled workers |
小题3:The underlined sentence “the temple was deserted” possibly means that _______.| A．there was no one in the temple and it was in a poor state | | B．the temple was built on desert and nobody noticed it | | C．the temple was very old with a long history | | D．the temple was repaired by the Cambodians, most of whom women |
小题4:To clean the stone, how many steps should be followed?小题5:Which work needs a lot of time to do?| A．To get rid of certain types of plants. | | B．To carry the building materials. | | C．To replace the stones. | | D．To clean the stones. |
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