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April 16,2007—A Bloody Day

Brave professor takes the bullets(子弹)meant for his class

Liviu Librescu, 76, a senior researcher and lecturer in engineering, was a Holocaust(大屠杀)survivor who immigrated to Israel from Romania in 1978. Librescu was an expert in mechanics, teaching at Tel Aviv University and the Haifa Tchnion before moving to the United States in 1984.

       According to eyewitness accounts, Librescu and the class heard shooting in a nearby room. The students said their professor blocked the doorway with his body to stop the gunman from entering. Some students took cover underneath desks while others jumped out of windows.

       Librescu’s son Joe said to the news reporter:“I understand from friends that my father was a hero.”

       “It wouldn’t amaze me he would do such a thing,” fellow engineering professor Muhammad said “He is that kind of person, willing to take care of others and protect others.”

Depressed young man shoots 32 people to death before killing himself

       A student from South Korea was identified on Tuesday as the gunman who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech University in the deadliest shooting in modern US history.

       The shooter, 23-year-old Cho Seung-Hui, who immigrated to the United States 15 years ago and was raised near Washington, killed himself after opening fire in four classrooms.

       Cho was described as a depressed  and deeply disturbed young man whose “grotesque”(怪诞)creative play writings even led a professor to advise him to see a psychological doctor.

       The police had found a scrawl(涂鸦)in Cho’s dorm room. “It’s sort of a writing attacking the rich, spoiled students.” “A second note was found near Cho’s body, also containing the same kind of thing.” It could not immediately be determined when the notes were written.

       Fellow students in a playwriting class with Cho also noticed the dark and disturbing nature of his compositions. “His writing, the plays, were full of hatred and seemed very angry,” Stephanie Derry, a senior English major said, “I remember one of them very well. It was about a son who hammered his stepfather to death.” Derry said.

       “He wasn’t an outgoing kind of person. He was very quiet and always kept to himself,” Cho’s neighbor Shash recalled, “He spent a lot of his free time playing basketball and would not respond if someone greeted  him.”

       Rod Wells, a postal worker, said that characterization of Cho did not fit his parents, who worked at a dry cleaner’s. He described them as “always polite, always kind to me, very quiet, always smiling. Just sweet people.”

1.This passage is a piece of news on       .

       A.current events                                     B.social activities    

       C.house accidents                                   D.academic careers

2.Librescu bravely blocked the doorway because       .

       A.he had survived the Holocaust               B.he had a strong sense of social duty

       C.he was an extraordinary hero                D.he had a quick response in danger

3.Which of the following is NOT a word for Cho?

       A.Cold-blooded.                                      B.Self-centered.     

       C.Bad-tempered.                                     D.Dark-natured.

4.Which of the following is true?

       A.A certain professor noticed Cho’s abnormal personality.

       B.Cho was born into a rich family so he hated spoiled children

       C.Cho wrote many disturbing novels concerning bloody killings

       D.Cho hammered his stepfather to death before killing himself.

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【小题1】
A.characterB.behaviourC.personalityD.gentleman
【小题2】
A.actB.shootC.directD.edit
【小题3】
A.in case ofB.in this caseC.in caseD.in some cases
【小题4】
A.possibilityB.messageC.cultureD.promise
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【小题8】
A.reallyB.alwaysC.stillD.ever
【小题9】
A.happinessB.luckC.povertyD.peace
【小题10】
A.brotherB.teacherC.motherD.father
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【小题18】
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3.

A.in case of

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4.

A.possibility

B.message

C.culture

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5.

A.generally

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6.

A.him

B.them

C.us

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9.

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B.teacher

C.mother

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B.young

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A.actor

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C.broke

D.continued

 

15.

A.attending

B.working

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C.nine

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