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阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分。满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 (A) ANXIOUS parents in the areas around Washington, US, accompanied(陪伴) their children to school, or kept them at home, after a middle-school student became victim(受害者)No.8, in a series of shootings in The shootings started on October2. The 13-year-old youth, an eighth-grader, was struck in the chest by a high-powered bullet on October7. He was hit as he was being dropped off in front of his school by his aunt on October7. “I cant stop going to work, the children cant stop going to school,” said Henry Ollie,48.He led his12-year-old son, Charles, to the front door of the school, where the latest shooting happened. Ordinarily, Charles takes the bus. Some buses arrived at schools carrying fewer students than usual. And schools where parents usually line up their cars to drop off youngsters had no traffic problems because so many parents had kept their children at home. The middle school boy is still in bad condition after having abort two and a half hours of operation on the night of the shooting. He is the youngest of the nine victims, including one was shot dead on October9. All the victims, seven dead and two wounded, were in public place doing ordinary things. They were working at grass, filling a gas tank or walking into a supermarket. “All of our victims have been defenseless, but to kill children is one step too far. Our children dont deserve this,” said police Charles Moose.(From New York Times) 56How many victims had been killed in the series of shootings around Washington before October7th? ASeven. BSix. CNine. DEight. 57Why did many parents keep their children at home? ABecause the shooting made them frightened. BBecause the school asked them to do so. CBecause the children were afraid of the shooting. DBecause the parents were worried abort the safety of their children. 58The phrase“drop off”in the passage means. Afall off something Bget away from the driver Csend sb. off a car or a b