The only survivor of one of the two Sandy Hook Elementary School first-grade classrooms where Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 children tricked the gunman by playing dead,the girl’s pastor(牧師)said.
“She ran out of the school building covered from head to toe with blood and the first thing she said to her mom was,“Mommy,I’m OK but all my friends are dead” Pastor Jim Solomon told ABC News’ Lara Spencer this weekend
“Somehow,at that moment, by God’s grace,she was able to act as she was already dead.”he said.
The girl, a 6-year-old whose name is not being announced for privacy(隱私)reasons,was the first student to appear from the lockdown(封鎖)at Sandy Hook,Solomon said.He said the young girl described the shooter to her mom in a way that only a young child can.
“Well, she saw someone who she felt was angry and someone she felt was very mad,”Solomon said. “I think it's impossible without the help of God. She has wisdom beyond her years, for sure’’
Of the 20 children killed on Friday in the Newtown,Conn., school, eight were boys and l2 were girls Six staff members,all female, were also killed. The gunman,whose mother was also killed by him before he went to the schoo1 classrooms, was found dead at the present spot.
“The mom told me—and I thought this was very insightful(有深刻見解的)—that she was suffering from what she felt was survivor’s guilt because so many of her friends no longer have their children but she has hers,” Solomon said how the girl’s mother and father are handling the trauma(傷害).“I don’t know whether l would have the type of faith that they have if the same thing happened to me.”
【小題1】How did the girl manage to avoid being shot?

A.She pretended to be dead
B.She hid herself under the desk
C.She rushed out of the school building in time
D.She persuaded the shooter into not shooting her.
【小題2】Which of the following best describes the girl ?
A.Talented and innocent B.Serious and insightful
C.Active and happy D.Clever and brave
【小題3】The killing case which happened in Sandy Hook Elementary School         .
A.ended up with the shooter being killed
B.was a shooting by a group of people
C.was due to the gunman getting angry with the pupils
D.was not open to the public for the moment
【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE about the girl’s mom?
A.She was disappointed with the pastor
B.She felt very dissatisfied with other parents
C.She felt terribly sorry for those who had lost their children
D.She strongly condemned the police.
【小題5】What can we know from the text?
A.It is not difficult for the parents to handle the trauma.
B.The girl’s parents have asked for help from their pastor.
C.The girl has helped the police in catching the gunman.
D.The gunman has worked in the school.


【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】B

解析試題分析:文章報導了Sandy Hook小學發(fā)生的槍擊時間,唯一一個女孩通過裝死騙過了槍手逃過一劫。
【小題1】細節(jié)題:從第一段的句子:The only survivor of one of the two Sandy Hook Elementary School first-grade classrooms where Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 children tricked the gunman by playing dead,可知這個女孩沒有被槍殺是因為她裝死了,選A
【小題2】推理題:從第二段的句子:“She ran out of the school building covered from head to toe with blood and the first thing she said to her mom was,“Mommy,I’m OK but all my friends are dead可知這個女孩很勇敢,從第五段的句子:“I think it's impossible without the help of God. She has wisdom beyond her years, for sure’’可知這個女孩是很聰明的,選D
【小題3】推理題:從倒數(shù)第二段的句子:The gunman,whose mother was also killed by him before he went to the schoo1 classrooms, was found dead at the present spot.可知槍手自己也死了,選A。
【小題4】推理題:從最后一段的句子:“The mom told me—and I thought this was very insightful(有深刻見解的)—that she was suffering from what she felt was survivor’s guilt because so many of her friends no longer have their children but she has hers,” 可知女孩的媽媽對那些失去孩子的人感到很難過,選C
【小題5】推理題:從最后一段的句子:Solomon said how the girl’s mother and father are handling the trauma(傷害).“I don’t know whether l would have the type of faith that they have if the same thing happened to me.”可知女孩的父母向牧師求助,選B
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