The Cambodian government says more than 378 people died and hundreds more were injured in a stampede (踩踏) during the celebrations of the annual Water Festival late Monday in Phnom Penh.
Less than 24 hours after the tragedy(悲剧), Cambodia's most serious loss of life in decades(十年), the government founded an organization to investigate(调查) how so many died on what was meant to be one of the nation's most joyous（开心的）occasions.
Most of the victims(牺牲品) were young people in their teens and twenties. They were some of the estimated(估计) two million who had flooded to Phnom Penh for the Water Festival, which marks the end of the rainy season.
Most of them suffocated on the bridge, which thousands of people were using to leave Diamond Island, an entertainment(娱乐) area in the middle of the river. Others drowned(溺水) after jumping from the bridge into the water.
Buot Panha, 19, said shortly after 9:30 on Monday evening he ended up trapped(围困) with his friends in the middle of the bridge, fighting to breathe while terrified people struggled all around him.
Being tall saved his life, since he could stretch(伸出) his neck to take in oxygen(氧气). Shorter people were unable to do that, he says, which may be why two-thirds of the victims were women.
He tried to help a woman who was trapped with two children near him. She was crying for help. Being tall, Buot Panha grabbed(抓住) one child and pushed him above the crowd to help him breathe.
But then some of the young men were told to jump off the bridge into the river to make room. So he handed back the child, made his way to the edge, and jumped.
Some like Buot Panha were fortunate, jumping into the river below and swimming for the shore. But many simply could not move, and died where they lay.
Buot Panha says his first Water Festival will be his last. He vows(发誓) never to come back.
60.The passage is mainly about ________.
A. Water Festival celebrations B. a stampede in Cambodia
C. a teenager, Buot Panha D. a woman and her children
61. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A. It is the biggest tragedy in decades in Cambodia.
B. It is the most serious loss of life in decades in Cambodia.
C. The government ordered an investigation.
D. Water Festival is Cambodia’s most joyous occasion.
62. The underlined word “suffocated” (in Paragraph 4) probably means ________.
A. breathed in B. felt sick
C. died from too little oxygen D. left in a hurry
63. Most of the deaths were caused as a result of _________.
A. being unable to breathe B. being drowned
C. violence D. the rainy season
64. Which of the following is TRUE about Buot Panha according to the passage?
A. Being tall saved him in the river.
B. He struggled through the crowd to save one child.
C. It was his first time to attend the Water Festival alone.
D. He will never come back to Phnom Penh for the Water Festival.
科学实验活动册系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年四川省成都外国语学校高一下学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Some young Cambodians are learning a new sport — skateboarding. The country’s first skateboard park is located on the grounds of a local charity group at the edge of Phnom Penh, the capital.
Sports like Khmer boxing and soccer are wildly popular in Cambodia. But Chea, who has been skating for 6 months, says skating has already become his favorite sport.
The skaters are learning tricks like launching off a jump or half-pipe and flying through the air on their narrow wooden boards.
A non-governmental organization called Skateistan Cambodia organizes weekly programs at the park. Skateistan started its work in Afghanistan years ago. Rory Burke is working with the group which expanded to Cambodia last year.
Rory Burke points out, “Yeah, it’s definitely not a typical Cambodian pastime (消遣). And I think the idea of ‘why skateboarding’ is that it’s not been done before here. We want to use skateboarding as something saying, ‘Hey, this is new, this is something different.And that kind of itself becomes a little bit of hook. People see it and they think and they say, ‘Wow, what is that?’ and they want to get involved. ”
Skateistan partners with local groups that work with young people. The park is on the grounds of the group known as PSE, where children attend school and learn a trade. There are almost one hundred twenty participants. They all come from troubled lives.
Seventeen-year-old Sang Rotha is a student at PSE. “Sometimes I don’t do well in subjects like math,” he says, “I feel bad when I find it hard to keep up with my lessons. So that is why I skateboard ---to improve my bad feelings. ’，
He says he began skateboarding more than a year ago. Before he started training, it seemed very easy. But it was very difficult to learn tricks, and he got hurt a lot from falling off.
Rory Burke says learning to deal with the difficulties is part of the lesson for these young skateboarders.
【小题1】 According to the passage, PSE is a group ______.
| A．that works with Cambodian students |
| B．for young Cambodians to learn a trade |
| C．for young Cambodians in troubled lives |
| D．for young Cambodians taking skateboarding |
| A．It was born in Afghanistan years ago. |
| B．It is easy for young Cambodians to learn. |
| C．It is as popular as Khmer boxing in Cambodia. |
| D．It is a good sport to help get good feeling again. |
| A．something strange |
| B．something quite new |
| C．something different |
| D．something attractive |
| A．a sport liked by most young Cambodians |
| B．an increasingly popular sport in Cambodia |
| C．a sport used to better young Cambodians’ life |
| D．a good way to train young Cambodians’ learning skills |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013-2014学年四川省高三2月月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Some young Cambodians are learning a new sport — skateboarding. The country’s first skateboard park is located on the grounds of a local charity group at the edge of Phnom Penh, the capital.
Sports like Khmer boxing and soccer are wildly popular in Cambodia. But Chea ，who has been skating for 6 months ，says skating has already become his favorite sport.
The skaters are learning tricks like launching off a jump or half-pipe and flying through the air on their narrow wooden boards.
A non-governmental organization called Skateistan Cambodia organizes weekly programs at the park. Skateistan started its work in Afghanistan years ago. Rory Burke is working with the group which expanded to Cambodia last year.
Rory Burke points out, “Yeah, it’s definitely not a typical Cambodian pastime (消遣）.And I think the idea of ‘why skateboarding’is that it’s not been done before here. We want to use skateboarding as something saying, ‘Hey，this is new ，this is something different.，And that kind of itself becomes a little bit of hook. People see it and they think and they say, ‘Wow, what is that?，and they want to get involved. ”
Skateistan partners with local groups that work with young people. The park is on the grounds of the group known as PSE, where children attend school and learn a trade. There are almost one hundred twenty participants. They all come from troubled lives.
Seventeen-year-old Sang Rotha is a student at PSE. “Sometimes I don’t do well on subjects like math,”he says, “I feel bad when I find it hard to keep up with my lessons. So that is why I skateboard -to improve my bad feelings. ’，
He says he began skateboarding more than a year ago. Before he started training, it seemed very easy. But it was very difficult to learn tricks, and he got hurt a lot from falling off.
Rory Burke says learning to deal with the difficulties is part of the lesson for these young skateboarders.
1.According to the passage, PSE is a group ______.
A. that works with Cambodian students
B. for young Cambodians to learn a trade
C. for young Cambodians in troubled lives
D. for young Cambodians taking skateboarding
2.What is said about skateboarding in the passage?
A. It is easy for young Cambodians to learn.
B. It is a good sport to help regain good feeling.
C. It originated in Afghanistan years ago.
D. It is as popular as Khmer boxing in Cambodia.
3.The underlined part a little bit of hook probably means ______.
A. something strange B. something quite new
C. something different D. something attractive
4.It can be inferred from the passage that skateboarding is becoming ______.
A. a sport liked by most young Cambodians
B. an increasingly popular sport in Cambodia
C. a sport used to better young Cambodians’ life
D. a good way to train young Cambodians’ learning skills
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江西赣州会昌中学高一下学期第二次月考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
A new study gives us the warning that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.
P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.
Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.
The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.
The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth. It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.
1.__________ are expected to have severe water problems by the year 2025
A．No countries B．18 countries C．46 countries D．28 countries
2.All the following are true except____________.
A．Lack of water may cause conflict between countries
B．Egypt now has enough fresh water
C．There are solutions to the water problem
D．New industries need a lot of water
3.It can be inferred that _____________.
A．There is connection between providing clean water and slowing population growth
B．Lack of water may also result from international conflict
C．The ability of developing has nothing to do with lack of water.
D．It is not known whether diseases have something to do with lack of water
4.What is the solution to the water problem for a long time?
A．Not to waste water. B．Less developing industries.
C．Less international conflict. D．Control the population
5.The best title of the passage would be __________.
A．World Conflict B．Diseases and Water
C．World Water Shortage D．Population and Water
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年福建省高三二模（热身考）英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Imagine this situation. You pass a group of people. The people are talking to each other. You cannot hear what they are saying. But suddenly they start laughing. What would you think? Would you think they were laughing at something funny that one of them said? Or -- be honest with yourself -- would you think they were laughing at you? Yes, you.
Being laughed at is a common fear. But a major study published in two thousand and nine found that this fear is not the same around the world. It differs from culture to culture.
People in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them. Less than ten percent of Finns in the study said they would think that, compared to eighty percent of people in Thailand.
Some people in the study said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations but hid their feelings of insecurity. Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before.
The study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia were more likely to be in the first group. They would hide their feelings of insecurity if they were around other people's laughter. But people in Iraq, Egypt and Jordan were more likely to try to avoid such situations if they felt they had been laughed at before.
Shy people often avoid situations that would force them into close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make other people laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others. They may have a disorder called gelotophobia. Gelos is a Greek word. It means laughter. Phobia means fear. This fear of laughter can be truly sad for those who live with it. It can affect how they lead their lives.
In the study, a team from the University of Zurich led more than ninety researchers from around the world. They wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. Another purpose of the study was to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. The researchers surveyed more than twenty-two thousand people in forty-two different languages. The findings appeared in the scientific journal Humor.
1.People in Finland don’t believe other people are making fun of them if _________________.
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A．they suddenly start to laugh. |
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B．they keep on laughing |
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C．they laugh in their presence |
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D．they stop laughing suddenly. |
2.What’s FALSE of the study led by a team from the University of Zurich?
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A．They wanted to study the difference between normal shyness and true gelotophobia. |
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B．They wanted to compare the levels of fear of being laughed at in different cultures. |
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C．They did such a survey in order to prevent people from being laughed at in public. |
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D．They surveyed more than 22 thousand people coming from different cultures. |
3.The passage is likely to occur in _______________.
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A．an advertisement |
B．a science magazine |
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C．a science fiction |
D．a storybook |
4.According to the passage, people who suffer from gelotophobia ______________________.
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A．care more about being laughed at by others |
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B．shouldn’t hide their feelings of insecurity |
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C．should avoid having close contact with other people |
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D．will lead a happy life so long as they care |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012届安徽省六安市高二上学期期末考试英语试题（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
An American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It was more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or in the Middle East.
Population Action International researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three thousand million people lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have serious water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on the earth the same. Mr Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases such as cholera that are carried in water.
Lack of water also may result in more international conflict. Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries, such as Syria, Sudan, Cambodia, and so on, now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economies. This is because industries often need a large amount of water.
The Population Action International study gives several ways to solve the water problem. One way is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third is to use less water for agriculture. The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth.
1.According to the report, how many countries will lack water by the year 2025?
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A．More than eighteen |
B．About twenty-eight |
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C．Less than forty |
D．At least forty-six |
2.____ million will lack water by the year 2025?
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A．335 |
B．3,000 |
C．3,305 |
D．355 |
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．The amount of the water on earth will always stay the same. |
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B．The report gives three solutions to water problem. |
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C．M ost of the countries that lack water belong to the developing ones. |
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D．There’s only one long-term solution to solve the water problem, that is we must try our best to control the population growth. |
4.The passage mainly tells us that_____.
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A．water is very important for any people |
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B．PAI did a lot of study about water shortage |
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C．water shortage will be a serious problem facing us in the near future |
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D．controlling the population is the best way to solve the problem of water shortage |
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