The Associated Press says at least 786 children in the United States have died of abuse and neglect in a six-year time, saying the children died "in plain view of child protection authorities."

AP says it discovered during its eight-month investigation that many of the children were "beaten, starved or left alone to drown while the child protection authorities had good reason to know they were in danger."

AP made the investigation in the 50 U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia and branches of the military. The report says many states "struggled to provide numbers" and that "secrecy often prevailed."

The survey revealed that most of the 768 children known to have died were under the age of four.

The data collection system on child deaths doesn’t work well, AP said, that no one can say for certain how many children overall die from abuse or neglect every year.

The federal government estimates an average of about 1,650 deaths every year in recent years. The Associated Press reports many believe the actual number is twice as high.

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1.How many children died "in plain view of child protection authorities."?

A At least 876.

B At least 786.

C Less than 786.

D Less than 876.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文中第一句The Associated Press says at least 786 children in the United States have died of abuse and neglect in a six-year time,…可知，故选B。

2.How long did the investigation last?

A Seven months.

B Eight months.

C Six years.

D 786 days.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句AP says it discovered during its eight-month investigation…可知，故选B。

3.Which is NOT mentioned that made the children die?

A Left alone to drown.

B Beaten.

C shot.

D Starved.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段…many of the children were "beaten, starved or left alone to drown…可知，故选C。

4.“Die of” in the 1st paragraph has the same meaning as in the passage?

A in danger.

B die from.

C revealed.

D struggled.

解析：选B。B 语义理解题。die of“死于”与倒数第二段…how many children overall die from abuse or neglect every year.中die from意思相近，故选B。

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A Children died of abuse and neglect in the US.

B Children died of starvation in the US.

C Children died of drowning in the US.

D Children died of beating in the US.

解析：选A。A 文章标题题。BCD三个选项分别表述了儿童死亡的部分原因，不够全面，故选A。