2．According to Antonella Boralevi, the man who took the selfie ________.

　　A．was a bad person B．was not very moral

　　C．should be forgiven D．did this automatically

　　解析　D　细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知，Antonella Boralevi认为拍照的男子本性不坏，只是过分沉溺于网络和自拍，遇到什么事都会不自觉拍照，故选D项。

　　3．What does the last paragraph focus on?

　　A．The failure of the train's doors.

　　B．The process of the woman being hit.

　　C．The likely causes of the train accident.

　　D．The severity of the woman's injuries.

　　解析　C　主旨大意题。最后一段主要探究女子是如何被火车撞到的，即火车事故发生的可能原因，故选C项。

　　4．Where can we probably find this article?

　　A．In a review． B．In a newspaper.

　　C．In a research report． D．In a photography magazine.

　　解析　B　文章出处题。本文主要讲述了一名男子因在救援现场自拍而引发公众的不满和批评，属于纪实性新闻，最可能出现在报纸上，故选B项。

　　B

课标话题 人与自然·自然灾害与防范 体裁 说明文 词 数 372 难度 　　In its early history, Chicago had floods frequently, especially in the spring, making the streets so muddy that people, horses and carts got stuck. An old joke that was popular at the time went like this: A man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street. Asked if he needs help, he replies, "No, thanks. I've got a good horse under me."

　　The city planners decided to build an underground drainage(排水) system, but there simply wasn't enough difference between the height of the ground level and the water level. The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city.

An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city planners that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt. This raised the level of the city's