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WASHINGTON-A chaotic scene unfolded near the US Capitol (美国国会大厦) on Wednesday
after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a rush hour traffic stop that
turned deadly.
US Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt.Kim Schneider said the unidentified 35－year－old man sped
away in a white car after being stopped a few blocks from the Capitol.The man drove the wrong way
down a street and crashed into a police car in a heavily guarded area about a block north of the Capitol
grounds, striking two officers with his car along the way, she said.
Police then opened fire after seeing the man hold up his handgun and refuse to put it down, said
Schneider, who described the melee as "very fast moving". "The officers felt they were being
threatened-they were in fear for their lives, "Schneider said.
She did not know if the man ever fired at police.He was taken to a hospital, where he was
pronounced dead.
The officers who were hit-one of whom was on a motorcycle-had minor injuries, Schneider said.
The late afternoon scare occurred as lawmakers were wrapping up a third day of hearings for
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.Police briefly closed up part of the Capitol as a precaution,
but the buildings were reopened about a half－hour later.Authorities said the shooting was not related to
the Capitol.
Carol Lanigan, of Toledo, Ohio, described how she saw a white car come flying down the street with
two police cars chasing it.She said she heard about four or five shots.
"There were so many gunshots being fired, my family got down, "said Robert Drumm of Oklahoma,
who was touring the nation's capital with his family.
Numerous emergency vehicles converged quickly on the area.
Lanigan's husband, Dale Lanigan, described a similar scene, saying that as the car sped past him the
driver had one hand on the wheel and it looked like he was reaching for something.
1. According to Sgt.Kim Schneider, the man was killed because________.
A. he drove the wrong way down a street
B. he was speeding in a heavily guarded area
C. he crashed into a police car by accident
D. he held his handgun in hand
2. What can be learned from the passage?
A. The shooting had something to do with the Capitol.
B. Three police officers were hurt in the shooting.
C. The gunshot case had nothing to do with the Capitol.
D. The Capitol was unprotected when the gunshot happened.
3. When the case happened, ________.
A. Carol Lanigan didn't come to the scene
B. Carol Lanigan heard five shots exactly
C. many ambulances appeared in the 
area
D. Robert Drumm stopped to tour the nation's capital by himself
4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word"chaotic"?
A. arranged
B. disordered
C. accessible
D. lifelike
5. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Armed man was shot near the Capitol by police
B. A police accident near the US Capitol
C. Defend the US Capitol
D. Police chasing the peace breaker
