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◆200 dead as Brazilian plane crashes(坠落) in Sao Paulo

Up to 200 people were dead after a passenger plane with 176 people aboard slid off the runway on landing and hit a fuel storage tank at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport on Tuesday.

Brazilian airline TAM said that 170 passengers and 6 crew(机组人员) were aboard the Airbus A320 flying from Porto Alegre in southern Brazil to Sao Paulo when it lost control on landing and slid off the wet runway.

Brazilian news agency Folha reported up to 200 people were dead, including some victims on the ground.

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Two people were killed Saturday in two separate plane crashes in the United States, media reports said.

In Dayton, Ohio, a plane crashed on a runway of the Dayton International Airport while performing during the Vectren Dayton Air Show. The pilot, Jim LeRoy, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital and was announced dead. The air show was canceled.

Also on the same day, two single-engine war planes at an experimental air show collided(相撞) in Wisconsin while landing, killing one of the pilots and injuring the other.

◆All 114 aboard Kenya plane killed  

A Kenya Airways plane that crashed after takeoff in Cameroon with 114 people on board is largely submerged (淹没) in a swamp(沼泽地) and there is no chance of survivors, Cameroon 's civil protection service said on Monday

The Boeing 737-800 had taken off from Douala and its wreckage (残骸)was found just 12 miles from the town. The plane fell head first. But the cause of the crash remained unclear.

Among the passengers were Associated Press reporter Anthony Mitchella and an executivefrom the South African cell phone giant MTN. Five Chinese passengers were also killed in the crash .

60. The Brazilian plane crash caused extra deaths mainly because______

   A .it skidded off the wet runway.

   B. the runway. was very short

   C. it hit a fuel storage tank

   D. its pilot was inexperienced

61. The proper title for News 2 would be _________.

A. Two pilots killed in plane crashes in US

B. The tragedies of the air show

C. Who is to blame for the plane crashes?

D. Big losses can result from small things

62. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE as for the Kenya plane crash?

    A. The plane crashed after the plane took off.

    B. The cause of the crash was under examination

    C. 114 passengers on board were killed including an African

    D. The place where the plane crashed led to many more deaths

63. It can be inferred from the three news that_________

    A. when the Airbus A320 landed, it was likely to be raining heavily

    B. during the Vectren Dayton Air Show , the pilot, Jim LeRoy died on the scene

    C. The place where the Boeing 737-800 crashed was just 12 miles from the town

    D. Five Chinese passengers were victims of the Kenya plane crash

 

Answer 1

60.C 细节理解题。首先要认真把握题目中的“extra” 额外的；另外的；多余的, 就不难根据第一段中hit a fuel storage tank at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport得出答案为C。

61.A 段落大意题。开门见山，直奔主题----是新闻报道的特点之一，认真理解首段可知这则新闻的概要应该为A项。（人物、地点、事件三者齐全）

62.C 正误判断题。由第三则新闻第一段中 “with 114 people on board”可知飞机上共有114人,其中应该包括机组人员, 所以乘客的数量应该少于114, 故C项表述错误,为正确答案。其他三项文中均有明确表述。

63.A 推理判断题。由第一则新闻第二段中 “… and slid off the wet runway.” 可以推断出此时很可能天在下大雨, 跑道潮湿, 地面滑。故A项为正确答案。B项与第二则新闻中的The pilot, Jim LeRoy, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital and was announced dead.不符；C、D两项分别可以从第二则和第三则新闻中找到明确表述，无需推断，不符合题目要求。