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Ourheartsarebrokentoday,"

PresidentBarackObamasaid.Hesaidthechildrenkilledwere5to10yearsold.Hesaidthenationhadbeen"

throughthistoomanytimes"

withrecentmassshootingsandhastocometogethertotakemeaningfulaction.

1.Howmanypeoplewerekilledintheaccidentaltogether?

A.20.B.26.C.28.D.32.

2.Whydidthepoliceaskthepupilstoclosetheireyes?

A.Becausethescenewouldfrightenthem.

B.Becausethepolicedidn'

twantthemtorush.

C.Becausetheireyeswouldbehurtbythelight.

D.Becausetheywantedtogivethepupilssometraining.

3.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthat 

.

A.shootingseldomoccurredinelementaryschools

B.massshootingsusuallyhappenedinuniversities

C.severalmassshootingstookplacein2012

D.thiswasthefirstschoolshootingsince2007

4.Whodoyouthinkwasthepersonfounddeadatasecondscene?

A.Theheadmaster.B.NancyLanza.

C.AdamLanza.D.Anotherpupil.

B

Themaninthepicturehashisbacktothecamera.He'

sdesperately（绝望地）climbingupasubwayplatform,lookingrightatthetrainthat'

srunningdownonhimashestandsonthetracks.

It'

saterrifying,heart-wrenching（令人揪心的）photo,andit'

sarisingalotofcriticismforthenewspaperthatuseditonitsfrontpage—NewYorkPost.

Whydidn'

tthephotographerhelp?

Whydidthenewspaperpublishthephoto?

AphotographertookthephotoMondayaftersomeonepushedtheman,58-year-oldKi-SuckHan,fromasubwayplatformnearTimesSquare.SecondsafterphotographerR.UmarAbbasitookthepictures,thetrainstruckKi.HediedataNewYorkHospital,leavingbehindhiswifeanddaughter.

Doomed（命中注定）,"

theheadline（标题）read."

Pushedonthesubwaytrack,thismanisabouttodie."

InitsstoryontheincidentTuesday,thePostreportedAbbasiwaswaitingontheplatformwhenhesawthemanfallontothetracks.Hesaidherantowardstheoncomingtrain,firinghiscamera'

sflashtowarnthedriver.

Ijuststartedrunning,running,hopingthatthedrivercouldseemyflash,"

thenewspaperquotedhimassaying."

Inthatmoment,Ijustwantedtowarnthetrain—totryandsavealife."

Somecritics,however,questionedAbbasi'

smotives.

Onemanquestionedwhysomeone'

sfirstinstinct（本能）wouldbenottohelptheman,butinsteadto"

snapaphotoofhimabouttodieandsellittotheNYPost"

.

ThePostdeclinedtocomment.MediaobserverswonderedTuesdayifthenewspaperhadgonetoofarthistime.

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.AterrifyingsubwayaccidentreportedinNewYorkPost.

B.Howaphotographertooktheterrifyingphoto.

C.AphotocausingcriticismforNewYorkPost.

D.PhotosusedonthefrontpageofNewYorkPost.

6.AccordingtoAbbasi,hefiredhiscamera'

sflash 

A.towarnotherpassengersontheplatform

B.sothatthedrivercouldseeitandstopthetrain

C.totakeaphotoofthemanclimbingup

D.inordertowarnthemanontheplatform

7.ThemanquestionedAbbasi'

smotivesbecausehethought 

A.Abbasiwantedtomakemoneywiththephoto

B.Abbasididn'

ttryhisbesttosavetheman

C.Abbasishouldn'

thavetakenaphotoofKitryingtoclimbup

D.AbbasishouldhaveaskedotherstohelpKiclimbup

8.Theunderlinedword"

declined"

mostprobablymeans 

A.preferredB.agreedC.pretendedD.refused

C

VancouveristopsinCanadaforqualityoflifewithitsniceclimatecontributingtoitshighranking（排名）,saysanannualsurvey.TheWestCoastcityhasalsoremaineditsfifth-placespotgloballyinthe2012MercerQualityofLivingsurvey.

Overall,Viennakeepsthetopspotasthecitywiththeworld'

sbestqualityofliving,alsokeepingitsfirstplaceranking,saidthesurveycameoutonTuesday.

ThesurveysaidCanadaofferssomeofthebestqualityoflivingintheworldwithOttawaranking14th,Toronto15th,Montreal23rdandCalgary32nd.

OneofthethingsthatVancouverhasgoingforisthattheothercitiesdonothaveitsclimate,"

saidMercerCanada'

sEleanaRodriguez."

AllfouroftheotherCanadiancitiesthatareontherankingdon'

thavethekindofclimateithas,soclearlythat'

safactortoconsider."

OfalltheCanadiancitiesrankedinthetop35citiesintheworld,CalgaryadvancedonerankingandMontrealdroppedbyoneranking.

Wescorequitehigh,"

saidRodriguez,marketbusinessleaderforMercerCanadainToronto.

ConsultingfirmMercerlookedat39factorssuchasacity'

spoliticalandsocialenvironmentanditseconomicandsocio-culturalenvironment,areasinwhichCanadascoredquitewell.

Thefirmalsolookedatmedicalandhealthcare,educationandaccesstoschools,publictransportation,housingandconsumergoods,aswellasclimate.

Viennascoreshighonanumberofthoseareas."

Rodriguezsaid.

ThesurveyalsofoundthatZurichandAucklandofNewZealandwererankedsecondandthirdwithMunichtakingfourthspot.

9.Vancouverkeepsthetopspotforqualityoflifemainlybecauseofits 

A.educationsystemB.niceclimate

C.socialenvironmentD.economy

10.HowmanyCanadiancitiesarerankedinthetop35citiesintheworld?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

it"

inParagraph4mostprobablyreferto?

A.Calgary.B.Toronto.C.Vancouver.D.Ottawa.

12.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat 

A.Rodriguezissatisfiedwiththeresult

B.Canadiancitiesscorehighineducationandhealthcare

C.Viennatakesadvantageofitsfriendlyenvironment

D.AucklandofNewZealandwasrankedsecond

D

Astheclockticksdownto21December,thesupposedendoftheworldaccordingtotheMayancalendar,NASA（美国国家航空航天局）hasreleasedavideoithopeswillclearupanyconfusion.Thefour-minutefilmisforanyonewhomightbeviewingiton22December,thedayaftertheworldissupposedtohaveended."

Ifyouarewatchingthisvideoitmeansonething,theworlddidn'

tendyesterday,"

theopeningnarration（叙述）says.

MichaelBrody,themanwhoproducedthevideo,saidtheyreleasedthefilmearlytogenerateinterestaroundthesubject."

WewantedtoshowpeoplethatNASA'

ssurethattheworldwillnotbeendingonDecember22nd,"

saidBrody."

Thereisalotofscienceandarchaeological（考古学的）researchthathasbeendoneonthesubjectandwewantedtobeabletoconvey（传达）itinawaythatwaseasilyknownbythegeneralpublic,thatpeoplewouldreallybeabletounderstand,"

hecontinued.

Thevideo,producedaspartofNASA'

sScienceCastseries,alsodiscounts（漠视）therolethatthesunmightplayinanydoomsdayevent.

Sosupposetherewasanactiveregionstartingfromthefarsideofthesun.Ittakesabout27daysforsucharegiontocometothefront.Anditsonlystormsthatarehappeningonthefrontwillhaveaneffectonearth,"

saidDr.Guhathakurta,aNASAscientist.

Butwewillknowthat,kindofrightaway.Andwecanbegintowarnpeople.Thishasgoneonforbillionsofyears,andourcivilisationhasn'

tbeendestroyedonce."

TheMayansmeasuredtimeusingtheirknowledgeofmathematicsandastronomy.Theyhadtwocalendars,oneforastronomythatlasted365days.Theothercalendarisforagriculture,calledTzolkin,with260days.Toreadadate,theMayansusedacomplexsystemwherebothcalendarswerecombinedtoreachafinalresult.

13.NASAreleasedthevideoon22Decemberto 

A.tellviewerstheworldwouldn'

tend

B.tellviewerstheendoftheworldwascoming

C.letviewersenjoythemselvesbywatchingit

D.makesomemoneywithit

14.Theunderlinedword"

generate"

isclosestinmeaningto 

A.loseB.developC.explainD.reduce

15.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat 

A.peoplehavedonealotofresearchonthesubject

B.thevideoisnoteasytounderstandbythepublic

C.mostpeoplebelievetheworldiscomingtoanend

D.alotofarchaeologicalresearchesremaintobedone

16.Whatkindofstormswillaffecttheearth?

A.Thestormsstartingfromthefarsideofthesun.

B.