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The tiger slipped through a passage between the enclosure and a neighboring storage building, where it fatally attacked the 43-year-old keeper, said police spokesman Stefan Kirchner．
"It appears the gate wasn"t properly shut," Kirchner told The Associated Press．
The zoo was evacuated and a SWAT （特警） team was called in, police said．But before it arrived, the zoo"s director managed to kill the tiger by climbing onto the storage building and shooting it through a skylight using a rifle．
Kirchner said it was unlikely that members of the public had witnessed the incident. "This is the darkest day of my life," the zoo"s director, Theo Pagel, was quoted as saying by Cologne newspaper Express．
The paper said on its website that the Siberian tiger was a 4-year-old male called Tltai that came to Cologne Zoo from an animal park in England．In November it fathered three cubs with a 7-year-old Siberian tiger called Hanya, according to the zoo"s website．
Police said the zoo reopened after Saturday"s incident, which occurred around noon．However, a planned late-night opening of the zoo has been canceled．
Cologne Zoo is one of the oldest in Germany．It was founded in 1860 and houses some 10,000 animals consisting of more than 700 different species．
小题1:Which of the following can be the best title of the news text?
| A．Tiger Escapes, Kills Keeper in German Zoo |
| B．Tiger Escapes in German Zoo, Shot Dead |
| C．German Zoo Keeper Shot Escaped Tiger |
| D．People Killed in Oldest Zoo in German |
| A．The zoo keeper was a new hand． |
| B．A gate was not closed appropriately. |
| C．The zoo had neglected the secret passage. |
| D．It was very dark when the incident happened. |
| A．They honored the killed person in a way. |
| B．They paid SWAT for their timely help. |
| C．They returned the tiger’s three cubs to England. |
| D．They called off the late-night opening. |
| A．Proud. | B．Disappointed. | C．Sad. | D．Angry. |
| A．It keeps a large variety of species. |
| B．It is one of the largest in German. |
| C．It has a history of more than 700 years. |
| D．No such incident has happened before. |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析
试题分析：文章报导了Cologne Zoo老虎逃跑了，咬死了饲养员的事故，分析了原因和解决措施。
小题1:主旨题：从第一段的句子：A tiger escaped its enclosure at Cologne Zoo in western Germany on Saturday and killed a female keeper before being shot dead by the zoo"s director, police said．可知这篇文章讲的是老虎逃跑了，咬死了饲养员，选A。
小题2:细节题：从第二段的句子："It appears the gate wasn"t properly shut,"可知主要是因为门没有关好。选B
小题3:细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：However, a planned late-night opening of the zoo has been canceled．可知夜间的开放被取消了。选D。
小题4:推理题：从第三段的句子："This is the darkest day of my life," the zoo"s director, Theo Pagel, was quoted as saying by Cologne newspaper Express．可知动物园的主任感到很难过。选C。
小题5:细节题：从最后一段的句子：houses some 10,000 animals consisting of more than 700 different species．可知Cologne Zoo有很多物种。选A 。
点评：新闻报道类阅读的解题策略有：1、品味新闻的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。2、了解新闻报道的特殊规律，其内容和多含何人、何地、何事、何时等，阅读时要抓住新闻的这一主要特点去理解判断。3、要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。
核心考点
试题【BERLIN （AP）----A tiger escaped its enclosure at Cologne Zoo in western Germany o】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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So, what"s wrong with the traditional flush toilet? Firstly, it wastes a huge amount of potential drinking water．Secondly, they are more likely to cause pollution．This is a real problem in many areas of the developing world, where, according to United Nations’ estimates, unsafe sanitation causes half of all hospitalizations．Younger people are particularly at risk．Illnesses which cause diarrhea are responsible for the deaths of about 1．5 million children a year．Finally, standard lavatories simply aren"t practical in remote areas．
The challenge set by Bill Gates was to come up with a latrine which works without running water, electricity or aseptic tank．It also needed to operate for less than 5 cents．28 designs were displayed at the recent event of the Toilet Fair in Seattle, USA．Among them was one which turned human waste into electricity using microwaves, another which converted human waste into charcoal, and yet another which used urine for flushing．
But the winner was a solar-powered design which generated hydrogen gas and electricity．The team from the California Institute of Technology（CIT）picked up a prize of $ 100,000.
But clearly Bill Gates doesn"t feel he"s flushing money down the toilet．After the Seattle event he said, "We couldn"t be happier with the response we"ve gotten," Gates has even promised $370 million more to the future toilet project．They hope to field test more prototypes over the next three years．
小题1:Why is Bill Gates paying people to invent new toilets?
| A．Because he wants to test people"s sense of creativity． |
| B．Because he wants to improve sanitation for many people． |
| C．Because he thinks the traditional ones are out of fashion． |
| D．Because he can"t design this kind of things himself． |
| A．They waste too much water． | B．They might cause diseases． |
| C．They are not always practical． | D．They are too complicated to use. |
| A．loo | B．sanitation | C．diarrhea | D．prototype |
| A．can change human waste into electricity |
| B．can turn human waste into charcoal |
| C．can produce power with solar energy |
| D．can use urine for flushing |
| A．showing off their wealth | B．angry with their working conditions |
| C．wasting money for nothing | D．expressing their great determination |
Dowries -- such as jewelry, clothes, cars and money -- are traditionally given by the bride"s family to the groom and his parents to ensure she is taken care of in her new home.
The custom was outlawed more than five decades ago. But it is still widely practiced, with the groom"s family demanding even more money after marriage, leading to mental and physical abuse that can drive the woman to suicide.
"The Angry Brides game is our way of throwing a spotlight on the nuisance (陋习) of dowry," said Ram Bhamidi, senior vice president and head of online marketing for Shaadi.com, a matrimonial (婚姻的) website with two million members.
"According to a 2007 study, there is a dowry-related death every four hours in India. We condemn this and have consistently run campaigns on social media to help create awareness of the issue."
The name of the app, available on the group"s home page, is a spinoff from the globally popular "Angry Birds" game. Its home page shows a red-clad, eight-armed woman resembling a powerful female Hindu goddess. Underneath, there is a caption: "A woman will give you strength, care and all the love you need ... NOT dowry!"
To play the game, users have to try and hit three dodging grooms -- a pilot, builder and doctor. There is a wide array of weapons to choose from, including a stiletto shoe, a frying pan, broomstick, tomato and loafer.
Each groom has a price tag, starting at 1.5 million rupees ($29,165). Every time the player hits a groom, his value decreases and money is added to the player"s Anti-Dowry Fund, which is saved posted on their Facebook page.
"Since we launched the game last week, more than 270,000 people have liked the app. Both men and women seem to be playing it," said Bhamidi.
小题1:What caused "Angry Brides" to appear online?
| A．Women"s rights" being seriously abused． |
| B．Anger at the practice of demanding dowries． |
| C．The bride"s giving a great many dowries． |
| D．The popularity of Angry Birds online． |
| A．The custom of giving dowries has been in practice for five decades． |
| B．Lack of abundant dowries may lead to the bride"s being in violence． |
| C．The illegal practice of dowries is still popular in many African countries． |
| D．More dowries the bride gives mean a high social status of her family． |
| A．relation | B．connection | C．copy | D．fake |
| A．There are a variety of weapons to choose from． |
| B．Ram Bhamidi thinks highly of the game． |
| C．Men players don"t find the game enjoyable． |
| D．The game character looks like a Hindu goddess． |
| A．Women"s unfair treatment in the marriage． |
| B．The popularity of the game "Angry Brides"． |
| C．The groom"s demanding too many dowries． |
| D．How to build an equal relation in the marriage． |
The survey by travel website hotels.com found London taxis, despite being the most expensive, beat rivals across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive years, scoring a total of 59 percent in votes on several categories by travellers.
London taxi drivers were voted both friendliest and most knowledgeable. Drivers in the English capital must pass a rigorous examination called The Knowledge to earn their taxi licence.
New York’s yellow taxis came second in the list, scoring 27 percent which was up 10 percentage points from last year even though Manhattan’s cab drivers tied with Parisian taxi drivers as the rudest.
Travellers said New York had the most available taxis.
Cabbies in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world with almost one in 10 travellers thinking the Italian capital had the world’s worst taxi drivers when it came to the quality of driving.
“Travelling by taxi is one of the first experiences that many travellers have upon arrival in a new city. In fact, the research found that cabs are by far the most popular method of travelling from the airport to their hotel,” a spokesman for hotels.com said in a statement.
The global poll scored city based taxis for their levels of cleanliness, value, quality of driving, knowledge of the area, friendliness, safety and availability.
Rounding out the top five were Tokyo with a total score of 26 percent, Berlin with 17 percent, and Bangkok famed for its tuk-tuks scoring 14 percent.
Madrid’s taxis were ranked sixth in the poll, followed by Copenhagen and Dublin with 11 percent and Frankfurt and Paris with 10 percent.
Taxis in Sydney fell short of the top 10, scoring badly in the areas of value for money, availability and knowledge of the area.
The survey for hotels.com, part of the Expedia group, was conducted among over 1,900 travellers between May 11-28 this year.
小题1:What does the underlined word “rigorous” in the third paragraph mean _______?
| A．official | B．lawful | C．strict | D．important |
| A．listing the ranks of the taxi service of the European cities |
| B．listing the ranks of the taxi service of the cities concerned |
| C．different kinds of reading forms and famous travel websites |
| D．interviewing the taxi drivers and travellers of the cities |
| A．driving skills | B．good manners |
| C．the sense of cleanliness | D．the sense of safety |
| A．The global taxi drivers should be trained strictly. |
| B．The global taxi drivers should be given an exam. |
| C．The global taxi drivers have different driving skills. |
| D．The global big cities’taxis service is scored by a travel website. |
Nathan Childs is an expert on rice markets. He notes that the harvest for the latest growing season was the largest on record. But India, Vietnam and others have restricted exports(限制出口) to keep prices down at home and protect supplies.
Thailand’s agriculture minister says his country will never restrict rice exports. He told the Reuters news agency Thursday that Thailand has enough supplies to meet demand at home and for export.
Thailand is the world’s largest rice exporter. Recent signs of an increase in supplies have helped ease record prices for Thai rice. Prices rose last week above one thousand dollars a ton.
Vietnam, the second biggest exporter, has banned(禁止) exports until June. And Vietnamese officials have now warned that non-food traders who buy rice for speculation(投机活动)will be severely punished.
Some experts say speculation is a necessary part of market activity. But the head of the U.N. Environment Program blames it for the high food prices. “We have enough food on this planet today to feed everyone.” Achim Steiner told the Associated Press.
Earlier, a member of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission didn’t accept the idea that speculators are the main cause. Bart Chilton blamed reduced harvests and grain supplies and the falling value of the dollar.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called heads of major international agencies to a meeting this week in the Swiss capital, Bern. He says high food prices could harm world trade, economic growth, social progress and political security.
小题1:What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Vietnam has banned rice exports to other countries. |
| B．Thailand is the largest rice exporter in the world. |
| C．Some families are too poor to afford enough food. |
| D．Rising prices of food have led to the world food crisis. |
A. Thailand. B. Switzerland. C. Vietnam. D. The USA.
小题3:All of the following are the results of rising prices of food EXCEPT ____.
| A．the worst food crisis |
| B．reduced harvests and grain supplies |
| C．people spending more money on food |
| D．pushing one hundred million people into hunger |
| A．High food prices. |
| B．The falling value of the dollar. |
| C．Enough rice supplies in some countries. |
| D．Restricted food exports in some countries. |
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy. Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
小题1: The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _________.
| A．provide some key facts about Confucius |
| B．attract the readers’ interest in the subject |
| C．show great respect for the ancient thinker |
| D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations |
| A．fight for a chance to learn Chinese |
| B．try to get high scores in Chinese exams |
| C．have a great interest in studying Chinese |
| D．take an active part in Chinese competitions |
| A．Forgotten Wisdom in America |
| B．Old Thinker with a Big Future |
| C．Chinese Culture for Westerners |
| D．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language |
| A．a biography | B．a history paper |
| C．a newspaper | D．a philosophy textbook |
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