Question

Title	Time	Event
Grandmother Student	today	An  83—year—old great grandmother received a bachelor’s degree(學士學位) 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.

小題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.

小題2:The underlined word “dumped” means____.

A．fell

B．left

C．hit

D．lasted

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

A．given a ride

B．saved from danger

C．freed

D．caught

小題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.

小題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

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇文章給我們提供了五個新聞。
小題1:細節題。根據第一則消息可知，一位83歲的老奶奶獲得她的第一個大學學位，可知，她是一位有著堅強意志的老人。故選D
小題2:推斷題。根據文章An early spring heavy snow dumped 18 inches of snow on the city in less than six hours last night.昨天晚上，一場初春的暴雪在不到六個小時的時間里降落了18寸的雪。dumped的意思是降落 故選A
小題3:推斷題。根據句意：兩個因為不法行為被逮捕的人，幫助警察從北邊的發生火災的公寓里救出了20個人，所以他們重獲了自由。可知，picked up的意思是逮捕 故選D
小題4:細節題。根據文章最后一個消息可知，一個22歲的卡車司機殺死了自己的妻子，15分鐘之后跳河自殺了。故選C
小題5:推斷題。從文章并不能推斷出一個70歲的老人能夠獲得學士學位，故A錯誤；從文章第二個新聞并不能推斷出在春天的晚上從來不下大雪。故B錯誤。從文章第三個新聞并不能推斷出只有20個人從火災中得救。故C錯誤。故選D
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