TRANSCRIPT
The French president Francois Hollande has said in a televised address that the Islamic threat facing Europe has never been so severe. Speaking after the two jihadists murdered the priest in his church near Rouen, Mr. Hollande expressed his determination to defeat terrorism. Police shot dead the two men in the church attack. The French prosecutor Francois Molin gave new information of about the assailants. Hughes Goffield has the details.
The prosecutor confirmed that one of the attackers was a local 19-year-old called Adele Kelmish, a young man well-known to the intelligent services, because last year he twice tried to leave the country to join the so-called Islamic State in Syria. Since March he has been living near the church under a full-width house arrest that required wearing an electronic tag. Angry questions are now being asked about how a man supposedly under other close surveillance could have carried out such a brutal murder.
VOCABULARY
1. Jihadist n. 伊斯兰圣战士。例句：It also drew waves of jihadist fighters from nearby Pakistan. 这也引起了邻近的巴基斯坦圣战战士的爆发.
2. prosecutor n. public official who charges sb. officially with a crime and prosecutes them in court 公诉人；检察官。如：the public / state prosecutor 公诉人；州检察官
3. assailant n. (formal) a person who attacks sb., especially physically 攻击者；行凶者
4. intelligent services: 情报机构。例句：The work of the intelligence services was crucially important to victory in the war. 情报机构的工作对能否在这场战争中获得胜利至关重要。
5. electronic tag 电子追踪器
6. surveillance n. the act of carefully watching a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed （对犯罪嫌疑人或可能发生犯罪的地方的）监视。例句：The police are keeping the suspects under constant surveillance. 警方正对嫌疑人实施不间断监视。surveillance cameras / equipment 监视摄像机 / 设备
QUESTIONS
Question 1: What did Mr. Hollande express in his televised address?
A. His determination to defeat terrorism.
B. His worry about the severe Islamic threat facing Europe.
C. His sorry for the death of the priest.
D. His praise for the bravery of the police.
Question 2: How many people were dead in the news?
A. Four
B. Three
C. Two
D. One
Question 3: What’s the attitude of the people about the brutal murder?
A. Radical.
B. Indifferent.
C. Pessimistic.
D. Questionable.
SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1. A 主旨题。根据新闻导语部分第二句判断：Speaking after the two jihadists murdered the priest in his church near Rouen, Mr. Hollande expressed his determination to defeat terrorism.
2. C 细节题/计算题。根据新闻导语的第二句和第三句判断：Speaking after the two jihadists murdered the priest in his church near Rouen, Mr. Hollande expressed his determination to defeat terrorism. Police shot dead the two men in the church attack.
3. D 推断题/情感态度题。根据新主体的最后一句判断：Angry questions are now being asked about how a man supposedly under other close surveillance could have carried out such a brutal murder.
来源：刘立军