A man and a woman died in a gunfight with police on Wednesday. They were said to take part in a shooting attack that killed 14 people and wounded 17 in California. When the man and the woman were trying to run away in a car, they were stopped by the police. Then the gunfight began, one police officer was injured in the gunfight.

Police also detained(拘留) a person who was with the two in the car. But police was not sure if the person was involved in the case. Police added that they still didn’t know why the two fired and killed people. The shooting was the deadliest U.S. gun violence since the killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012, in which 27 people, including the gunman, were killed.

The Los Angeles Times, getting information from a police officer, reported that they believe one of the shooters left the party after getting into an argument and returned with one or two armed partners. Another police officer said he thought that someone left the party angrily. But he did not know whether that person returned.

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1.How many people were killed in the shooting attack?

A Two.

B Fourteen.

C Seventeen.

D Only one.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句They were said to take part in a shooting attack that killed 14 people...可知，故选B。

2.The man and the woman took a _____ to run away.

A motorbike

B car

C truck

D train

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句When the man and the woman were trying to run away in a car...可知，故选B。

3.There were ______ people in the car.

A two

B three

C four

D five

解析：选B。数字计算题。根据第一、二段内容可知车中一男一女被警方击毙，还有一人被拘留，故选B。

4.The one who left the party was ______ .

A excited

B happy

C unhappy

D angry

解析：选D。观点态度题。根据第三段倒数第二句Another police officer said he thought that someone left the party angrily.可知，故选D。

5.What’s the right order of the following sentence? ①A police officer was injured. ②The shooters fired and killed people. ③One of the shooters had an argument with others. ④27 people died in a gun violence in Connecticut.

A ④③②①

B ②①④③

C ②④③①

D ④①③②

解析：选A。逻辑顺序题。按照时间先后顺序应为：2012年康涅狄格州枪案——2015年枪手在聚会与人争吵——争吵后开枪射杀聚会的人——警察在拦截过程中受伤，故选A。