New York Time—A gunman killed eight people at a mall in Omaha this afternoon and then killed himself, setting off panic among holiday shoppers, the police said．
“The person who we believe to be the shooter has died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds,” Sgt． Teresa Negron of the Omaha Police Department said at televised news． “We have been able to clear the mall,” she said． “We don’t believe we have any other shooters．” The police said that at least five other people had been injured in the shootings．
She did not give the shooter’s identity． “We are still conducting the investigation,” Sergeant Negron said, adding that the city’s mayor, who was out of town, was on his way back to Omaha．
She said the police received a 911 call from someone inside the Westroads Mall on the west side of Omaha, and shots could be heard in the background． The first police officers arrived at the mall six minutes after the first call, she said, but by then the shootings were over．
It is reported that the gunman left a suicide note that was found at his home by relatives． A law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity （匿名） said the note indicated that the gunman wanted to “go out in style．”
The shootings broke the usually banal routine of holiday shopping． The gunman was said by some witnesses to have fired about 20 shots into a crowd． Some customers and workers ran screaming from the mall, while others dived into dressing rooms to hide from the shooter．
Shoppers and store workers were trapped inside the mall, which has roughly 135 stores． Others streamed out of mall exits with their hands raised． President Bush was in Omaha this morning to deliver a speech, but he had left the city by the time the shootings took place．
1. Where did the shooting first come out?
A． In a newspaper B． On the Internet
C． In TV news D． In a police poster
2. What do the underlined words “go out in style” probably mean?
A． go out of the mall in particular clothes
B． walk in the mall with everybody focused on
C． go to a socially event by fashionable means
D． stop his life in a impressive way
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A． Nobody knows why the shooter did so and nothing was found at his home．
B． The city’s mayor happened not to be in the city when the shooting took place．
C． Police arrived at the mall before the shootings were over and rescued customers．
D． The official who showed what the note mean have no request of his own identity．
4. We can infer from the passage that ______．
A． There is only one shooter in this event．
B． The shooting created fears among the customers．
C． An important holiday is coming soon．
D． President Bush came here for the shooting．
Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona.
He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child, I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as "successful" as he was.
Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions. Gone was my father's critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment After so many years, I'm at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing. I'm delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his mew home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
1. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
A. He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself..
C. He did not love his children.. D. He expected too much of her.
2.When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel________.
A. nervous B. sorry
C. tired D. Strict and hare-working.
3.What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. More critical. B. More tallkative.
C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working.
4.The underlined words "my new friend" in the last paragraph refer to .
A. the author's son B. the author's father
C. the friend of the author's father D. the café owner
完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分30分 ）
The car， running along the well-lit road， now sank in darkness. I broke the _____36_____ on purpose， ______37_____ that the driver was too tired to drive. ''When do you go back home in the evening？“9 o’clock after this _____38_____.”Then when do you come out in the morning？“I _____39______ another question.”9 o'clock， too——just as if I worked at an office.” His ____40____ surprised me， because every time I ride a taxi， what I _____41____ from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night， it's hard to earn money， they're often _____42____ by the police， or that their leaders are seated lazy， ____43____ the fruits. But this driver told me，”I find it ____44____ to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving just for _____45_____. Its fortunate that I hardly drive ____46____ a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand Yuan a month with ease. Yes， I never _____47_____ an empty taxi. If it goes southward， I go northward. If it goes along a _____48_____， I turn into a narrow street…”
His words showed his ______49_____ with his life and the pride he _____50_____ in his job. Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high _____51_____. As an ancient saying goes，”Neither joy in material _____52_____ nor grieve over personal setbacks.” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by _____53_____ living and go far with a calm mind？ I couldn't help feeling _____54_____ when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold _____55_____.
1. A. window B. stillness C. silence D. quietness
2. A. on condition B. for fear C. in belief D. in order
3. A. night B. trip C. cycle D. process
4.A. threw out B. gave away C. made up D. led to
5.A. character B. confidence C. explanation D. easiness
6.A. suffer B. request C. benefit D. hear
7. A. detected B. ordered C. fined D. seized
8. A. keeping B. tasting C. enjoying D. choosing
9.A. exciting B. disappointing C. tiring D. amazing
10. A. freedom B. pleasure C. hobby D. company
11.A. without B. with C. behind D. beside
12. A. follow B. admire C. envy D. meet
13. A. route B. path C. railway D. highway
14. A. intelligence B. satisfaction C. competition D. honesty
15. A. made B. held C. caught D. took
16. A. buildings B. mountains C. standard D. heaven
17. A. gains B. concerns C. supports D. loss
18. A. special B. happy C. simple D. original
19. A. angry B. content C. dangerous D. curious
20. A. morning B. night C. moment D. season
– Oh my god, I left my laptop in the taxi!
– _____; let’s call the taxi company first.
A. Pray for it B. Cheer up C. Have fun D. Calm down
I don’t say I am against their plan. But the trouble is _________ they do doesn’t agree with what they say.
A. what that B. that what C. that whether D. what if
Could I just ask one question about the plans for a new building _____ at the beginning?
A. put forward B. that put forward
C. that was put forward D. were put forward
