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Bus crash kills four Taiwanese, injures 15

(People’s Daily Online)

14:38, August 16, 2011

A tourist bus crashed on the highway in Jilin province leaving four Taiwanese tourists dead at the scene and 15 injured.

According to the Jilin Publicity Department, the bus overturned after colliding with a car on the Hunchun-Ulanhot expressway in Jilin province around 440 kilometers away from Changchun. Four Taiwanese tourists were killed instantly, including one man and three women, and of the 15 injured, 14 were Taiwanese tourists.

The tour leader provided a list of the dead: The three women killed were Lv Huiyu, 42; Zhao Zhuo, 62; Liao Xiuyun, 42, and the man was Wang Mingwei, 24. Moreover, the injured tourists were mostly elderly. The oldest injured tourist is around 80 years old and the youngest victim was about 50 years old. Five of them were hurt seriously, but their injuries are not life threatening.

According to the local public security bureau, the bus had a capacity(载客量) of 39 people and carried a real load of 21 people. It belongs to the Heilongjiang Juntai Transport Co., Ltd.

The departments of public security, fire control, the Taiwan Affairs Office have actively operated scene rescue, accident investigation and follow-up care for victims after the tragedy(悲剧). The Jilin provincial party committee secretary Sun Zhengcai issued instructions immediately requiring proper handling of the aftermath and genuine care in helping the victims. The vice-governor Chen Weigen visited the injured in the First Hospital of Jilin University.

The responsible person of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office is heading for Changchun.

1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All the people injured on the bus were Taiwanese tourists.

B. The accident happened on the expressway near Changchun.

C. Most of the injured were elderly.

D. Most of the injured were seriously hurt and several of them were dying.

2. Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “colliding” in the passage?

A. 碰撞；相撞B. 拐弯

C. 翻转D. 坠毁

3. What is the writer’s attitude in writing this passage?

A. Sad.B. Objective.

C. DisappointedD. Doubtful.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

1.C 细节理解题，由文中的Four Taiwanese tourists were killed instantly, including one man and three women, and of the 15 injured, 14 were Taiwanese tourists.可知并非所有受伤的游客都是台湾人，A项不对；由around 440 kilometers away from Changchun可知出事地点离长春很远，故B项不对；由Five of them were hurt seriously, but their injuries were not life threatening.可知D项不对；由Moreover, the injured tourists were mostly elderly.可知C项正确。

2.2】 A 词义猜测题。由文章第二段首句可知，该公共汽车与小汽车相撞后翻了，故A项正确。

3.3】B 观点态度题。本文属于新闻报道，作者客观公正地报道了事实，因此B项正确。