A bullet was shot out of the dark cold hole of the rifle and ______ its target without the slightest error as its master’s wish.
A. reached B. noticed C. reflected D. found
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Anxious parents in the suburbs around Washington, US accompanied(陪伴)their children to school, or kept them at home, after a middle－school student became victim(受害者)NO. 8, in a series of shootings in the area. The shootings started on October 2.
The 13－year－old youth, an eighth－grader, was struck in the chest by a high－powered bullet on October 7. He was hit as he was being dropped off in front of his school by his aunt on October 7.
A mother comforted her daughter after picking her up from Benjaman Tasker Middle School where a 13－year－old boy was shot and seriously injured on October 7.
“I can't stop going to work, the children can't stop going to school,” said Henry Ollie, 48．He led his 12－year－old boy son, Charles, to the front door of the school, where the latest shooting happened. Ordinarily, Charles takes the bus.
Some buses arrived at schools carrying fewer students than usual. And schools where parents usually line up their cars to drop off youngsters had no traffic problems because so many parents had kept their children at home.
The middle school boy is still in critical(危急的)but stable(稳定的)condition after having about two and a half hours of surgery(手术)on the night of the shooting. He is the youngest of nine victims, including one who was shot dead on October 9.
All the victims, seven dead and two wounded, were in public places doing ordinary things. They were mowing a lawn(修草坪), filling a gas tank(加油)or walking into a supermarket.
“All of our victims have been defenceless, but to kill children is one step too far. Our children don't deserve(应受)this,” said Police Chief Charles Moose.
On October 10, the reward offered by authorities(当局)for information leading to the arrest of the killers or killers grew to US 
330, 000.
US President George W. Bush said he had also ordered FBI(联邦调查局)experts and ballistics analysts(弹道分析家)to assist(援助)local police.
The serial killings have aroused(引起)hot discussion on gun control in the US. Many American families have guns to protect themselves or go hunting. Under federal law(联邦法), people who are 18 or older are allowed to own rifles(步枪)and shotguns.
1．What was the boy doing when he was attacked?
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A．He was playing on the playground.
B．He had just arrived at the school by bus.
C．He had just arrived at the school in a car.
D．He was helping his aunt filling her car's gas tank.
2．What did parents in the suburbs around Washington do to keep their children from danger?
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A．They stayed in the school with their children all day.
B．They went to the school together with their children or left them at home.
C．They took their children to their workplace.
D．They moved away.
3．What measures did the authorities take after the serial shootings began?
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A．They gave more money as a reward for people who gave clues as to who was doing the shooting.
B．Local police were given help from government experts.
C．Laws would be passed to forbid people to own guns.
D．Both A and B.
4．In Paragraph 7, the sentence “to kill children is one step too far” probably means ________.
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A．to kill the children, the killer has taken one more step
B．the killer hates children
C．killing children is worse than killing adults
D．the killer walked a long way to the school to kill
5．Which is the best title for the passage?
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A．US fears for lives
B. Anxious parents
C．Hot discussions on gun control
D．Protect the students
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Imagine，one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner there．
Sounds unusual，doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic，with the development of China’s high—speed railway system．And that’s not all．China has an even greater high—speed railway plan to connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe．
China is negotiating to extend its own high·-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and Singapore．
China has proposed three such projects．The first would possibly connect Kunming with
Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia．Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany．The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe．w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m
If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days．
The new system would still follow China’s high—speed railway standard．And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes．
China’s bullet train(高速客车)，the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the
World’s fastest average speed．It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours．
Of course，there are some technical challenges to overcome．There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge(轨距)，maintenance of railway tracks．So，it’s important to pay attention to every detail．
But the key issue is really money．China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on
domestic railway expansion．
China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital
investment．Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development．
It’ll be a win-win project. For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countries．
For China，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop China’s far west．We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused．With high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all．And they’ll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．
53．China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because ．
A．China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions
B．China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways
C．China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries
D． the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation，business and tourism
54．According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is ．
A．technical issues B．safety of the system
C．financial problems D．maintenance of railway tracks
55．Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed
railway plan?
A．Critical． B．Reserved． C．Doubtful D. Positive．
56．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．New Railway Standards B．Big Railway Dreams
C．High—speed Bullet Trains D．International Railway Network
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