A mass murder in Japan
日本恶性凶杀案
来源：刘立军
TRANSCRIPT
I am Stewart Macintosh with the BBC News. Hello!
Reports from Japan say a man with a knife has killed at least 15 people at the home for the disabled in the city of Sagamihara, west of Tokyo. Another 45 people have been injured. Marico Oie reports. It’s one of the worst mass murders that Japan has seen. A man went into a residential care home for mentally disabled people at 2:30 am local time and started stabbing residents killing and injuring dozens. Eight staff was on duty at the facility which houses 149 permanent residents. A 26 year-old man has since been arrested after he turned up at a police station allegedly admitting to the attack. The suspect who is believed to be a former employee at the home and reportedly told police he wished disabled people would disappear.
Adapted from 日本恶性凶杀案
VOCABULARY
1. allegedly adv. 据...声称
2. suspect n. a person who is suspected of a crime or of having done sth. wrong 嫌疑犯；嫌疑分子；可疑对象
QUESTIONS
Question 1: How many people were killed in the murder?
A. 15.
B. 45.
C. 8.
D. 26.
Question 2: Which of the following statements is FALSE, according to the news?
A. It’s one of the worst mass murders that Japan has seen.
B. It happened in a residential care home for mentally disabled people late in the evening local time.
C. There were 8 staff on duty and 149 permanent residents in the care home.
D. The suspect was a 26 year-old man.
Question 3: Why did the suspect have the attack?
A. He used to be an employee at the home and hated the Japanese government.
B. He used to be an employee at the home and wished the staff there would disappear.
C. He used to be an employee at the home and wished the disabled people there would disappear.
D. He used to be an employee at the home and wished the staff and disabled people there would disappear.
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1. A 细节题。根据新闻导语命题：Reports from Japan say a man with a knife has killed at least 15 people at the home for the disabled in the city of Sagamihara, west of Tokyo.
2. B 推断题。根据新闻的主体部分：A man went into a residential care home for mentally disabled people at 2:30 am local time and started stabbing residents killing and injuring a dozens. 可判断，事件发生的具体时间是当地时间早上2：30，而选项B说的是傍晚晚些时候，根据题问，所以选B。
3. C 细节题。根据新闻最后一句：The suspect who is believed to be a former employee at the home and reportedly told police he wished disabled people would disappear. 可知，本题C为正确答案。