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Man caught after jumping White House fence

　　Updated：2006-04-10　08∶14

　　WASHINGTON－A screaming intruder(入侵者)made it onto the front lawn of the White House Sunday while President Bush was at home before being caught by Secret Service officers．

　　Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren recognized the man as 40-year-old Brian Lee Patterson, whose last known address was in Albuquerque, N．M．Patterson has been caught trying to get onto the White House grounds at least three times before, Zahren said．

　　The bearded man, wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt that said “God Bless America”, jumped the fence outside the White House and ran across the north lawn while repeatedly crying, “I am a victim of terrorism!”

　　Members of the Secret Service Emergency Response Team, including one holding a barking dog, ran after Patterson with their guns drawn and surrounded him near the row of cameras set up for television stand-ups．

　　“I have intelligence information for the president,” he said, waving his arms in the air．“I’m not afraid of you,” Patterson screamed at the officers who were ordering him to the ground with guns drawn．

　　Patterson finally kneeled on the ground and was taken into custody shortly before 4 p．m．He cut his hand jumping the fence and was taken to George Washington University Hospital for treatment and was to appear in court Monday, Zahren said．

　　Zahren said Patterson was charged with unlawful entry for the last time he jumped the fence, in February．He faces the same charge for Sunday’s incident and also a contempt of court charge for disobeying judge’s orders to stay away from the White House．

(1)

Entering the White House, Patterson meant ________．

[　　]

A．

to kick against the law

B．

to fight against the Secret Service officers

C．

to see President Bush

D．

to have a look around the White House

(2)

Patterson didn’t say ________．

[　　]

A．

God Bless America

B．

he was a victim of terrorism

C．

he had intelligence information for President Clinton

D．

he was not afraid of the Secret Service officers

(3)

Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．

Patterson was to be charged with unlawful entry into the White House．

B．

Patterson was sent to a hospital soon after he was caught．

C．

Patterson was an American man wearing beard．

D．

Patterson took guns with him when he entered the White House．

(4)

The reported incident happened ________．

[　　]

A．

on a Sunday morning in February 2006

B．

on a Monday afternoon in February 2006

C．

on Sunday, April 9, 2006

D．

on Monday, April 10, 2006

(5)

“Stand-ups” in Paragraph 4 refer to ________．

[　　]

A．

broadcast companies

B．

live broadcasts

C．

places to stand up

D．

actions of standing up

答案：1．C;2．C;3．D;4．C;5．B;
解析：

(1)

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文中第五段中“‘I have intelligence information for the president,’he said, waving his arms in the air．”可知。

(2)

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章可知President指的是President Bush而不是President Cliton。

(3)

推理判斷題。從文中第五段中“Patterson screamed at the officers who were ordering him to the ground with guns drawn．”可知是Members of the Secret Service Emergency Response Team佩槍，而不是Patterson．

(4)

推理判斷題。從標(biāo)題Updated：2006-04-10 08∶14和文中第六段中“Patterson finally kneeled on the ground and was taken into custody(拘留)shortly before 4 p. m．”可知。

(5)

詞義猜測題。從文中第四段中“with their guns drawn and surrounded him near the row of cameras set up for television stand-ups．”可以推測。


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