马格德堡圣诞市场疑似袭击致两人死亡

Two Killed in Suspected Attack at Magdeburg Christmas Market

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Part I. QUESTIONS

Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

Q1. What happened at the Christmas market in Magdeburg according to the news report?

A. A car accidentally crashed into a few people.

B. A vehicle was deliberately driven into a crowd, killing two people.

C. A doctor from Saudi Arabia was arrested for speeding in the market area.

D. A lorry was driven into the market, injuring several shoppers.

Q2. Who is believed to be the attacker in this incident?

A. A local resident with a history of mental illness.

B. A person with a personal vendetta against the market organizers.

C. A known Islamist extremist with a criminal record.

D. A doctor from Saudi Arabia who has been living in the region for many years.

Q3. What can be inferred about the incident from the news report?

A. The attack was likely motivated by personal reasons.

B. The incident was part of a coordinated terrorist operation.

C. The attacker’s motive is unclear and not linked to known extremist groups.

D. The event was a reprisal for previous attacks on Christmas markets.

Q4. What was the reaction of the state premier, Reiner Haseloff, to the incident?

A. He believed the attacker was part of a larger terrorist network.

B. He thought there was no further danger to Magdeburg.

C. He urged people to stay in the city center for safety.

D. He announced a city-wide manhunt for additional suspects.

Q5. What was the chancellor’s response to the incident?

A. He expressed his thoughts were with the victims and their families.

B. He announced new security measures for all public events.

C. He called for an immediate investigation into the attacker’s background.

D. He ordered the closure of all Christmas markets across the country.

Part II. TRANSCRIPT

Two Killed in Suspected Attack at Magdeburg Christmas Market

Hello, I’m Moira Alderson with the BBC News. (Q1) A car has been driven into a crowd of shoppers at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg. Footage from the scene shows a vehicle hurtling at high speed along a narrow alley between Christmas market stalls, knocking over many people. Local officials say they suspect it was a deliberate attack. From Berlin, historian McGinnis.

footage n. 视频片段，录像

hurtle v. 快速移动，飞驰

stall n. 摊位

According to the region’s minister, President Haina Haseloff, two people have died in what official describe as an attack after a man drove a hired car into crowds at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. (Q2) The suspect who has been arrested by police is thought to have been a doctor from Saudi Arabia who’s been living in the region for many years. (Q3) It’s not clear what his motive was and the man has no known links to Islamist extremism. In 2016, an Islamist extremist drove a lorry into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people.

(Q4) The state premier, Reiner Haseloff first told reporters that the suspect who’d been arrested appeared to be a loan attacker. He said there was not thought to be any further danger to Magdeburg, but officials urged people to leave the city center, (Q5) the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said his thoughts were the, were with the victims and their families.

chancellor n. 总理

Part III. KEY

Q1. B.【解析】细节题。根据“A car has been driven into a crowd of shoppers at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg.”以及“Local officials say they suspect it was a deliberate attack.”，可知在德国马格德堡市的一个圣诞市场，一辆汽车冲进了购物人权。当地官员表示他们怀疑这是一起蓄意攻击。因此答案为B。

Q2. D.【解析】细节题。根据“The suspect who has been arrested by police is thought to have been a doctor from Saudi Arabia who’s been living in the region for many years.”，可知被警方逮捕的嫌疑人被认为是一位在该地区生活多年的沙特阿拉伯医生。因此答案为D。

Q3. C.【解析】推理题。根据“It’s not clear what his motive was and the man has no known links to Islamist extremism.”，可知袭击者的动机尚不清楚，且没有与已知的极端主义团体有联系。因此答案为C。

Q4. B.【解析】细节题。根据“The state premier, Reiner Haseloff, first told reporters that the suspect who’d been arrested appeared to be a loan attacker. He said there was not thought to be any further danger to Magdeburg...”，可知Reiner Haseloff告诉记者，被逮捕的嫌疑人似乎是一个单独行动者，他认为马格德堡不再有进一步的危险。因此答案为B。

Q5. A.【解析】细节题。根据“...the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said his thoughts were the, were with the victims and their families.”，可知总理表示他的思念与受害者及其家人同在。因此答案为A。

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