Gunmen have shot dead 12 people at the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in an Islamist attack.Four of the magazine's well-known cartoonists, including its editor, were among those killed, as well as two police officers.

President Francois Hollande said there was no doubt it had been a terrorist attack "of exceptional barbarity".

The masked attackers opened fire with rifles in the office and exchanged shots with police in the street outside before escaping by car. They later abandoned the car in Rue de Meaux, northern Paris, where they hijacked a second car.Witnesses said they heard the gunmen shouting "We have avenged the Prophet Muhammad" and "God is Great" in Arabic.

Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane Charbonnier, 47, had received death threats in the past and was living under police protection.

French media have named the three other cartoonists killed in the attack as Cabu, Tignous and Wolinski, as well as Charlie Hebdo contributor and French economist Bernard Maris.The attack took place during the magazine's daily meeting.At least four people were critically wounded in the attack.

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1.How many people died in the attack?

A 6

B 2

C 12

D 4

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Gunmen have shot dead 12 people at the Paris office of…可知，故选C。

2.The terrorists could be________.

A Buddhists.

B Taliban.

C Christians.

D Islamist.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Gunmen have shot dead 12 people at the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in an Islamist attack.可知，故选D。

3.Which statement is RIGHT according to the passage?

A The terrorists exploded a bomb in the office.

B The terrorists escaped without any resistance.

C Some people were critically wounded in the attack.

D The attack happened in the evening.

解析：选C。C 内容理解题。恐怖分子用的是枪不是炸弹，A选项错；恐怖分子遭到了警察的抵抗，B选项错；恐怖袭击发生在该杂志社早会期间，不是晚上，D选项错；故选C。

4.Which greeting is NOT appropriate in a bank in the USA?

A Hello, Jack!

B Morning, Jack!

C Hey, Jack!

D Hi, Jack!

解析：选D。D 语义理解题。英语问候语“Hi, Jack!”与单词hijack（绑架，劫持）读音与一样，所以不宜在银行飞机等地方大声说，故选D。

5.What does Bernard Maris do?

A He is a Charlie Hebdo contributor.

B He is a French economist.

C He is a Charlie Hebdo cartoonist .

D Both A and B.

解析：选D。D 内容理解题。文章最后一段中as well as Charlie Hebdo contributor and French economist Bernard Maris可知，Bernard Maris是Charlie Hebdo杂志社的撰稿人兼法国经济学家，故选D。