Question

An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province.

The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city’s commercial hub（商業(yè)中心），where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.

The ear-splitting blast was heard around 12∶50 p.m.，said a local newspaper, citing witnesses. The power of the blast shattered（使粉碎）nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless（不生銹的）steel rubbish can to pieces.

One passer-by，identified（確認）only as Zhang，said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians lying on the ground when she got to the scene.

Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.

“The cause of the explosion is still unknown”, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．All the injured were not taken to a hospital

B．13 of the injured were not taken to a hospital

C．The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurant

D．The rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．One passer- by, identified only as Zhang, saw the man throwing a bomb into a bin.

B．Some customers in restaurants were injured.

C．The writer didn’t get to the scene.

D．All customers in shops got hurt.

3.In the last paragraph the underlined word“ speculate” probably means ________.

A．tell              B．guess             C．discuss           D．a(chǎn)rgue

4.What of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Bomb Hidden in a Rubbish Bin

B．The Cause of the Explosion

C．A Terrible Thing

D．Market Blast Kills 1 ,Injures 21

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：說明本文講述的是在貴州發(fā)生的爆炸事件，以及受傷處理等的處理情況。

1.A 推理題。根據(jù)第四段最后2行A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.說明不是所有的受傷的人都被送到了醫(yī)院，有一些受輕傷的沒有接受治療。故A正確。

2.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段One passer-by，identified（確認）only as Zhang，said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians lying on the ground when she got to the scene.說明本文的作者并不是親身到現(xiàn)場的，只是采訪別的一些在現(xiàn)場的人。故C正確。

3.B 推理題。根據(jù)“The cause of the explosion is still unknown”, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause.說明爆炸的原因還不清楚，并且他拒絕猜測原因。故B正確。

4.D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段說明本文講述的是在貴州發(fā)生的爆炸事件，故D正確。

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點評：說明本文講述的是在貴州發(fā)生的爆炸事件，測試考生在閱讀基礎上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關系，對未說明的趨勢或結局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。