单选题 An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest China"s Guizhou Province.
The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the city"s commercial hub, where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.
The ear-splitting blast was heard around 12:50 p. m., said a local newspaper, citing witnesses. The power of the blast shattered(粉碎) nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless steel rubbish can to pieces.
One passer-by, identified(确认) only as Zhang, said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians (行人) lying on the ground when she got to the scene.
Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightly hurt.
The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause.

单选题 It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A、 all the injured were taken to a hospital
B、 8 of the injured were not taken to a hospital
C、 the rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurant
D、 the rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 计算题。文章中两处提及受伤人员的处理情况：第一句"injured 21 in a busy street"；第五段第一行"Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion．"因此可以知道有多少人没有被送到医院：21-13=8，答案为B。

单选题 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 判断题。题目问：根据文章，下列哪一句话的陈述是正确的?我们比较四个选项与文中事实内容，可以确定答案为C。

单选题 In the last paragraph the underlined word "speculate" probably means ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 猜词题。考生阅读最后一段，可以了解爆炸的起因正在调查中，警察局的警官拒绝对起因做出推测。比较四个选项只有选项B能符合句中语境。

单选题 What of the following can be the best title for the passage?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 概括题。作为这条新闻的标题，既要有新闻标题的特点：能概括内容，又要能吸引人。所以选项D较合适。