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  BERLIN (AP) —A tiger escaped its enclosure (圍 欄) in Cologne Zoo in western Germany on Saturday and Idlled a female keeper before being shot dead by the zoo's director,police said.

    The tiger ran through a passage between the enclosure and a neighbouring storage building,where it violently attacked the 43-year-old keeper,” said police spokesman Stefan Kirchner.

    “It appears the gate wasn’t properly shut,” Kirchner told the Associated Press.

    “The zoo was evacuated (疏散) and a SWAT(特 警) team was called in,” police said. But before it arrived,the zoo's director managed to kill the tiger by climbing onto the storage building and shooting it.

Kirchner said it was unlikely that members of the public had seen the incident. “This is the darkest day of my life,” the zoo's director,Theo Pagel,was quoted as saying by Cologne newspaper Expressive paper said on its website that the Siberian tiger was a 4-year-old male called Tltai that came to Cologne Zoo from an animal park in England. In November it became a father of three cubs with a 7-year-old Siberian tiger called Hanya,according to the zoo's website.

     Police said the zoo reopened after Saturday's incident,which occurred around noon. However,a planned late-night opening of the zoo has been cancelled (取消) .

     Cologne Zoo is one of the oldest in Germany. It was founded in 1860 and houses some 10 ,000 animals comprising more than 700 different species.

51. Which of the following can be the best title for the news text?

   A. Tiger Escaped,Killed Keeper in German Zoo

   B. Tiger Escaped in German Zoo,Shot Dead

   C. German Zoo Director Shot Escaped Tiger

   D. People Killed in Oldest Zoo in German

52. According to the police,what was the direct reason for the incident?

   A. The zoo keeper was a green hand.

   B. The gate was not closed appropriately.

   C. The zoo had neglected the secret passage.

   D. It was very dark when the incident happened.

53. What did the zoo do after the incident?

   A. They honoured the killed person in a way.

   B. They paid SWAT for their timely help.

   C. They returned the tiger's three cubs to England.

   D. They called off the late-night opening-

54. How did the zoo director feel after the incident?

   A. Proud. B. Disappointed.

   C. Sad. D. Angry.

55. What can we learn about the Cologne Zoo?

   A. It keeps a large variety of species.

   B. It is one of the largest in Germany.

   C. It has a history of more than 700 years.

   D. No such incident has happened before.

Answer 1

51. A 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. A

51. A解析：主旨大意題r,本文是一篇新聞 報(bào)道。第一段就是中心段。從第一段可知 警察說(shuō)，周六Cologne Zoo的一只老虎逃脫 了圍欄，在被動(dòng)物園主管射殺前，這只老虎 咬死了一名女詞養(yǎng)員。所以選A.

52. B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的 “ ‘ It appears the gate wasn’t properly shut” Kirchner told the Associated Press. ” 可知 選 B.

53. D解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段 中的“However,a planned late-night opening of the zoo has been cancelled. ” 可知，動(dòng)物 園深夜開放的計(jì)劃被取消了。call off表示 “取消”。

54. C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段中的This is the darkest day of my life, the zoo's director,Theo Pagei,was quoted as saying by Cologne newspaper Express. ” 這件事之后動(dòng)物園主管的心里很難過(guò)。

55. A解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一 段“Cologne Zoo is one of the oldest in Germany. It was founded in 1860 and houses some 10. 000 animals comprising more than 700 different species. ” 可知選 A.