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Title	Time	Event
Grandmother Student	today	An 83-year-old great grandmother received a bachelor’s degree(學(xué)士學(xué)位) from South-Eastern University today, more than 50 years after she took her first college course.
Early Spring Storm	last night	An early spring heavy snow dumped 18 inches of snow on the city in less than six hours last night.
Two Men Win Freedom	today	Two men picked up for disorderly conduct(不法行為) won their freedom today when they helped police officers save 20 persons from burning North Side apartment building.
Henley Street Bridge Closed	On Friday	The Henley Street Bridge over the Tennessee will be closed at 8:00 on Friday, a State Highway official said today.
Husband Kills Wife	today	Just 15 minutes after he shot and killed his unfriendly wife, a 22-year-old truck driver jumped to his death from the State Street Bridge.

1.From the first piece of news we know that ______.

A. it took the old woman over 50 years to study at South-Eastern University.

B. the great grandmother was the oldest who received a bachelor’s degree.

C. the 83-year-old woman’s story surprised everyone.

D. the 83-year-old woman has a strong will.

2.The underlined word “dumped” means______.

A. fell B. left C. hit D. lasted

3.In the third piece of news, “picked up” means ______.

A. given a ride B. saved from danger

C. freed D. caught

4.Which of the following is right according to the last piece of news?

A. The wife was a 22-year-old truck driver.

B. The wife was shot after her husband died.

C. Shortly after having shot his wife, the young truck driver finished himself.

D. The wife died, but the husband didn’t.

5.Which is TRUE according to the news above?

A. A person who is about 70 years old can get a bachelor’s degree.

B. It never snows heavily at night in spring.

C. There were only 20 persons living in North Side apartment building.

D. Maybe today is Wednesday.

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章是五條新聞，分別是“上大學(xué)的老奶奶”、“初春大雪”、“兩人獲釋”、“亨利天橋?qū)㈥P(guān)閉”和“丈夫殺妻”。做題時需要從事件的詳情中尋找有用信息。

1.more than 50 years after she took her first college course”可知，83歲的老奶奶獲得學(xué)士學(xué)位距離她第一次上大學(xué)課程有50年的時間，大學(xué)一般是四年制，排除A，B、C未提及；老人終于圓了她的大學(xué)夢，說明她有堅(jiān)定的意志，故選D。

2.An early spring heavy snow dumped 18 inches of snow”可知，初春下了一場大雪，有18英寸厚，這里指雪下得很大，故選A。

3.Two men picked up for disorderly conduct(不法行為)”可知，兩人因不法行為而被捕，故選D。

4.a 22-year-old truck driver”指的是那名男子，排除A；男子殺死妻子之后自殺，排除B；根據(jù)“driver jumped to his death”可知，男子墜橋自殺，排除D；根據(jù)“Just 15 minutes after he shot and killed his unfriendly wife...jumped to his death from the State Street Bridge”可知，22歲的卡車司機(jī)殺死了妻子之后墜橋自殺，故選C。

5.save 20 persons from burning North Side apartment building”可知，從失火的樓房里救出的人是20名，不是所有的樓房都著火了，說明North Side apartment building不止有20位居民，排除C，故選D。

考點(diǎn)：新聞類短文閱讀