- A stampede killed at least 36 people during New Year's Eve celebrations in Shanghai, authori

【题目】(Reuters) --- A stampede killed at least 36 people during New Year's Eve celebrations in Shanghai, authorities said, but the police denied reports that it was caused by people rushing to pick up fake money thrown from a building overlooking the city's famous waterfront.

It was the worst disaster in the modern city since 58 died in an apartment building fire in 2010.

The cause of the crush has still to be confirmed, though state media and some witnesses have said it was at least partly aroused when people rushed to pick up coupons that looked like bank notes.

A man named Wu said the fake money had been thrown down from a bar above the street as part of the celebrations.

"This incident happened after the stampede," police said in a brief statement, without saying what the real cause was.

Another witness said there had been a problem away from the area where the fake bills were thrown, with people trying to get on to a raised platform overlooking the river.

Xinhua news agency said that people had been trampled on after falling down on the steps up to the platform.

Authorities had shown some concern about crowd control in the days leading up to New Year's Eve. They recently canceled an annual 3D laser show on the Bund, which last year attracted as many as 300,000 people.

On New Year's Eve, Beijing also canceled a countdown event in the central business district, Chinese media said, due to police fears about overcrowding.

The Shanghai government said on its official microblog that an inquiry had begun, and that all other New Year events had been canceled.

In 2004, 37 people died in a stampede in northern Beijing, on a bridge at a scenic spot, during the Lunar New Year holiday.

【1】According to the passage, why did people go to the Bund?

A. To meet their old friends and relatives.

B. To celebrate the New Year’s Eve.

C. To watch an annual 3D laser show.

D. To pick up bank notes.

【2】What can be inferred according to the passage?

A. Some possible measures had been taken by authorities.

B. People like 3D laser show better than any other events.

C. The local government had shown their worry about overcrowding.

D. The celebrations in Beijing were influenced by this stampede.

【3】What’s the passage about?

A. A countdown event in Beijing.

B. A laser show on the Bund.

C. An apartment fire in Shanghai.

D. A stampede on New Year’s Eve in Shanghai.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇新闻。本文报道了2015年元旦在上海发生的踩踏事件，这个事件造成了至少36人的死亡。警方说此事件是人们误以为酒店的奖券是人民币，而互相争夺造成的。发生了这个事件后，上海的其他元旦活动都停止了。

【1】B事实细节题。根据文章第一段A stampede killed at least 36 people during New Year's Eve celebrations in Shanghai，可知人们是为了庆祝元旦，同时根据新闻常识，我们也能选出答案，故选B。

【2】A推理判断题。Authorities had shown some concern about crowd control in the days leading up to New Year's Eve. They recently canceled an annual 3D laser show on the Bund, which last year attracted as many as 300,000 people.以及此段的下面几段都是各地官方对这个事件作出的回应，可知针对此次事件政府部门已经采取了措施，故选A。

【3】D主旨大意题 。本文章报道了一个新闻，即在元旦节上海外滩发生的踩踏事件，D选项A stampede on New Year’s Eve in Shanghai.最能概括文章大意，故选D。