拉斯维加斯发生枪击案死伤严重，白宫有何反应？
拉斯维加斯发生枪击案死伤严重，白宫有何反应？
On the night of October 1, 2017, there was a mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas, causing 59 dead, 527 injured.
The US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the gunman who killed 59 people and wounded hundreds of others a "very, very sick individual". He called the gunman "demented"(精神错乱的) and said "we're looking into him very seriously", the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
Trump also praised Las Vegas police, saying they had done an incredible job. Asked about gun laws, the president said, "We'll be talking about gun laws as time goes by."
Trump has labeled the Sunday night shooting an "act of pure evil" and declared the nation would unite behind the survivors(幸存者).
The US President Donald Trump, the US first lady Melania Trump, the US Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence stood for a moment of silence in the wake of the mass shooting and the US flag flew at half-staff at the White House in Washington, US, October 2, 2017.

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1.When and where did the shooting happen?

A On early October 2, 2017 in Las Vegas.

B On October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.

C On October 1, 2017 in Washington.

D On early October 2, 2017 in Washington.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段可知在2017年10月1号晚间，在拉斯维加斯的一个音乐节发生一起枪击事件，造成59人死亡，527人受伤，故选B。

2.What did the US President Donald Trump think of the gunman?

A Selfish.

B Sick and crazy.

C Great.

D Bad.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句和第二句可知，总统认为gunman非常sick和demented, 故选B。

3.What does the underlined word “incredible” mean in Chinese?

A 糟糕的.

B 有趣的.

C 难以置信的.

D 疯狂的.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句Trump also praised Las Vegas police, saying they had done an incredible job.可知特朗普赞扬了拉斯维加斯警方，因此incredible是个褒义词，故选C。

4.What did the government do after the mass shooting?

A They would unite behind the survivors.

B They stood in silence in the wake of the mass shooting.

C The US flag flew at half-staff.

D All of the above.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后两段可知，枪击事件后美国将团结幸存者、在华盛顿白宫前为枪击事件默哀以及国旗下半旗，故选D。

5.Where can you see the passage possibly?

A In a magazine.

B On a website.

C In a newspaper.

D On TV.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二段the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.可知据美联社周二报道，推断很可能是在报纸上看见此文章，故选C。