The Cambodian government says more than 378 people died and hundreds more were injured in a stampede (踩踏) during the celebrations of the annual Water Festival late Monday in Phnom Penh.
Less than 24 hours after the tragedy(悲剧), Cambodia's most serious loss of life in decades(十年), the government founded an organization to investigate(调查) how so many died on what was meant to be one of the nation's most joyous occasions.
Most of the victims(牺牲品) were young people in their teens and twenties. They were some of the estimated(估计) two million who had flooded to Phnom Penh for the Water Festival, which marks the end of the rainy season.
Most suffocated on the bridge, which thousands of people were using to leave Diamond Island, an entertainment(娱乐) area in the middle of the river. Others drowned(溺水) after jumping from the bridge into the water.
Buot Panha, 19, said shortly after 9:30 on Monday evening he ended up trapped(围困) with his friends in the middle of the bridge, fighting to breathe while terrified people struggled all around him.
Being tall saved his life, since he could stretch(伸出) his neck to take in oxygen(氧气). Shorter people were unable to do that, he says, which may be why two-thirds of the victims were women.
He tried to help a woman who was trapped with two children near him. She was screaming for people to help. Being tall, Buot Panha grabbed(抓住) one child and pushed him above the crowd to help him breathe.
But then some of the young men were told to jump off the bridge into the river to make room. So he handed back the child, squirmed his way to the edge, and jumped.
Some like Buot Panha were fortunate, jumping into the river below and swimming for the shore. But many simply could not move, and died where they lay.
Buot Panha says his first Water Festival will be his last. He vows(发誓) never to come back.
小题1:The passage is mainly about ________.
A．Water Festival celebrations
B．a stampede in Cambodia
C．a teenager, Buot Panha
D．a woman and her children小题2:What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A．It is the biggest tragedy in decades in Cambodia.
B．It is the most serious loss of life in decades in Cambodia.
C．The government ordered an investigation.
D．Water Festival is Cambodia’s most joyous occasion.小题3:The underlined word “suffocated” (in Paragraph 4) probably means ________.
A．breathed in
B．felt uncomfortable
C．died from too little oxygen
D．left in a hurry小题4:Most of the deaths were caused as a result of _________.
A．being unable to breathe
B．being drowned
C．violence
D．the rainy season小题5:Which of the following is TRUE about Buot Panha according to the passage?
A．His being tall saved him in the river.
B．He struggled through the crowd to save one child.
C．It was his first time to attend the Water Festival alone.
D．He will never come back to Phnom Penh for the Water Festival.
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
题目分析：本文介绍了柬埔寨所发生的踩踏事件，以及人们在踩踏事件中所受的伤害的详细描述。
小题1:B 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段The Cambodian government says more than 378 people died and hundreds more were injured in a stampede (踩踏) during the celebrations of the annual Water Festival late Monday in Phnom Penh.说明本文是关于这次踩踏事件的描述，故B正确。
小题2:C 段落大意题，根据本段2,3行the government founded an organization to investigate(调查) how so many died on what was meant to be one of the nation's most joyous occasions.说明政府要对这起事故进行调查。故C正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据文章Being tall saved his life, since he could stretch(伸出) his neck to take in oxygen(氧气). Shorter people were unable to do that, he says, which may be why two-thirds of the victims were women.说明很多人都是死于氧气不足，故C项正确。
小题4:A 推理题。推理题。根据Being tall saved his life, since he could stretch(伸出) his neck to take in oxygen(氧气). Shorter people were unable to do that, he says, which may be why two-thirds of the victims were women.人们很拥挤导致氧气不足，A正确。
小题5:D 细节题。根据文章最后2行Buot Panha says his first Water Festival will be his last. He vows(发誓) never to come back.说明他再也不想回来参加这个活动了，故D项正确。
点评：本文介绍了柬埔寨所发生的踩踏事件，本文主旨鲜明,很容易在文中找到答案。做题时要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因为它们往往就是文章的主题句。阅读中要注意要点之间的关系。然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读任务。