Question

【题目】The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a visiting Chinese scholar from a central Illinois university town as a kidnapping(绑架) as her whereabouts(下落) have remained unknown since Friday.

Zhang Yingying, 26, was last seen on June 9 near the north end of the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), wearing a charcoal-colored baseball cap, a pink and white top, jeans and white tennis shoes and carrying a black backpack. She boarded a Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District bus and exited the West Springfield and North Mathews avenues at 1:52 pm local time (1852 GMT), police said.

The FBI has labeled the case as a kidnapping but isn't ruling out anything, said Campus police spokesman Patrick Wade. The suspect appears to be a white male who was in a car and stopped to talk to Zhang on Friday afternoon, the FBI said. Almost one month into a year long appointment at the UIUC campus, Zhang's friends told police that she was heading to an apartment complex in Urbana to sign a lease(租约).

Security camera footage(连续镜头) on Monday released by university police showed that Zhang talked to the driver of a black Saturn Astra, about five blocks from where she got off a bus in Urbana on Friday afternoon. She entered the car shortly thereafter. Zhang has not been seen or heard from since then and attempts to contact her by phone remain unsuccessful. Authorities have asked the public to help identify that vehicle.

A massive search has been launched in Urbana in the US state of Illinois since Zhang's disappearance. Police are interviewing with her colleagues, checking local hospitals and coordinating with ride hailing(打车) companies as part of their investigative efforts.

In an interview with Xinhua through Wechat on Thursday, Zhang Ronggao, father of the ,missing visiting scholar from china's Fujian Province, expressed gratitude to all the people involved in the search and asked US police to accelerate the search.

【1】Why did Zhang Yingying leave for an apartment complex?

A. To visit a friend there.

B. To rent a place to live.

C. To apply for a part-time job.

D. To go to her dormitory there.

【2】The possible meaning of the underlined phrase "rule out" in Para. 3 is “_____________”.

A. exclude B. explain

C. evaluate D. escape

【3】Which is the correct order of what Zhang Yingying did?

a. She entered the car shortly thereafter.

b. She talked to the driver of a black Saturn Astra,

c. She exited the West Springfield and North Mathews avenues

d. She boarded a Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District bus.

A. b→a→d→c B. c→b→a→d

C. d→c→b→+a D. a→b→d→c

【4】What can be the best title for the news report?

A. Suspect appears to be a white male who was in a car

B. Authorities ask public to help identify suspect's vehicle

C. Police are interviewing with Zhang Yingying's colleagues

D. FBI investigates Chinese scholar's disappearance since Friday as kidnapping

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍了美国联邦调查局调查周五以来中国学者失踪的绑架案。

【1】细节理解题。根据第三段Zhang's friends told police that she was heading to an apartment complex in Urbana to sign a lease(租约).可知，张盈盈去那家公寓大楼是为了租一个住的地方。故选B。

【2】猜测词意题。根据第三段The FBI has labeled the case as a kidnapping but isn't ruling out anything, said Campus police spokesman Patrick Wade.可知联邦调查局把这个案子列为绑架，但不排除任何可能性。从这里的“but”就可以猜测出划线词rule out的意思是“排除”。转折说明还有别的可能性。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据第四段可知，张盈盈先是登上了公共汽车；然后她从西斯普林菲尔德和北马修斯大道出来；再然后她和一位开黑色土星阿斯特拉车的司机交谈；最后她上了这辆车。故选C。

【4】标题判断题。根据本文的第一段可知，本文主要介绍了美国联邦调查局调查周五以来中国学者失踪的绑架案。所以可知最佳题目。故选D。

概括主旨的方法是：先看首尾或各段开头再看全文找主题句，若无明显主题句，就通过关键词句来概括(如议论文中寻找表达作者观点态度的词句，记叙文寻找概括情节和中心的动词或反映人物特点的形容词)。文中出现两种或两种以上的不同观点时，务必牢记作者的观点才是体现全文中心的。例如第4小题，因为本文是一篇新闻报道，它的主题句都在第一段的第一句。所以根据本文的第一段可知本文主要介绍了美国联邦调查局调查周五以来中国学者失踪的绑架案。所以可知最佳题目。故选D。