Questions 1 and 2 will be based on thefollowing news item.

1

A.Christmas-time attacks made by Somali rebels.

B.An explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi.

C.The killing of more than 70 Ugandans in Kampala.

D.Blasts set off by a Somali group in Uganda’s capital.

2

A.On Christmas Eve.

B.Just before midnight.

C.During a security check.

D.At lunch time.

News Item One

(1) Kenyan police say one person was killed and 26injured in an explosion at a bus station in centralNairobi. The blast hit a bus about to set off for theUgandan capital Kampala. Last July, the Somali groupal-Shabab said it was behind the blasts in theUgandan capital which killed more than 70 people.Will Ross reports from the Kenyan capital.

The explosion happened beside a bus which was about to set off for an overnight journeyfrom Nairobi to the Ugandan capital Kampala. (2) Some eyewitnesses report that a bag wasabout to be loaded on board, but it exploded during a security check. Windows of the red buswere left smashed, and blood could be seen on the ground beside the vehicle. Just hoursearlier, Uganda’s police chief had warned of possible Christmas-time attacks by Somali rebels.

1.What is the news report mainly about?

2.When did the incident occur?

短篇新闻(一)

肯尼亚警方称内罗毕中部的公交车站里发生了一起爆炸事故，造成了1人死亡，26人受伤。爆炸发生在一辆前往乌干达首都坎帕拉的公共汽车上。去年7月，索马里激进伊斯兰组织青年党(al-Shabab)声称，乌干达首都发生的致70多人丧生的爆炸案是其所为。威尔·罗斯从肯尼亚首都发回的报道。爆炸发生在一辆从内罗毕开往乌干达首都坎帕拉的夜间公共汽车上。一些目击者称当时有个行李包正准备要装上汽车，但在经过安检时发生爆炸。这辆公共汽车的玻璃被炸的粉碎，地面遍布一滩滩血迹。而就在几小时前，乌干达的警察局长曾警告称，索马里叛军很可能会趁圣诞节发动恐怖袭击。

1.新闻的内容是什么?

2.爆炸发生的时间是?

参考答案：

【小题1】B

【小题2】C

习题解析：

【小题1】新闻开头提到，肯尼亚警方称，在内罗毕中部的一个公交车站里发生的一起爆炸事故，并造成了 1 人死亡，26 人受伤，之后详细描述了事故的内容。由此可知，这则新闻主要叙述内罗毕发生的一起爆炸案，答案为 B。一般新闻体裁为“倒三角”结构，即新闻的首句为全文主旨，考生可利用这一规律答题。

【小题2】新闻中提到，一些目击者称一个行李包正要被装上汽车，但是它在经受安检时发生爆炸，由此可知，爆炸是在行李包安检过程中发生的，故本题选 C。