Tunisia’s president has declared a state of emergency just over a week after an ISIS gunman killed 38 people on a popular holiday resort.

It temporarily gives the government the power to restrict certain freedoms such as people’s right to protest and it also grants the police and army more authority. President Beji Essebsi will address the nation later today. Meanwhile the final five bodies of Britons killed in the beach massacre land back in the UK. Yesterday, the families of the 30 British people who were killed in Sousse joined with the Queen, the Prime Minister and millions around the country in a minute’s silence to remember them. 

Tunisia’s government has promised new laws to increase police powers and hand out tougher punishment for terrorism crimes. The country’s prime minister promised to post armed guards at tourist sites and close mosques outside government control.

Seifeddine Rezgui was shot dead by police after he opened fire on a beach crowded with holidaymakers and chased them into a nearby hotel, where he threw hand grenades at them. Tunisian detectives investigating his final hours have now arrested his girlfriend over fears she helped plan the attack, as well as a taxi driver they believe drove him to the spot of the massacre.

The coffins of the British victims are due to be taken to West London Coroner’s Court in Fulham, west London, where inquests into their deaths will be held. It comes as Tunisia’s president declared a state of emergency after the Sousse hotel attack, state media said.

Thirty British people were among the 38 killed by gunman Seifeddine Rezgui on the beach. Yesterday the Queen and the Prime Minister joined millions of people across the country in a minute’s silence in memory of those killed.

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1.The state of emergency in Tunisia ________.

A helps post armed guards at tourist sites and close mosques.

B sets limits to people’s freedoms and their right to protest.

C grants the police more powers to punish terrorism crimes.

D calls on people to join the ceremony in memory of the killed.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第2段It temporarily gives the government the power to restrict certain freedoms such as people’s right to protest...可知，全国紧急状态在一定程度上限制了人们的自由和示威的权利。故选B。

2.How many British people were killed in the massacre in Sousse?

A 38

B 10

C 5

D 30

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第2段... the families of the 30 British people who were killed in Sousse joined with the Queen...可知，在苏塞恐怖袭击中遇难的英国人有30人，故选D。

3.We can infer from the passage that _________ when the massacre took place.

A there were few guards on the beach to keep the tourists safe

B people had no awareness of preventing terrorism crimes

C the ISIS gunman was well armed and planned for the attack

D the tourists were frightened and ran away to hide themselves

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据文章第3段Tunisia’s government has promised new laws to increase police powers and hand out tougher punishment for terrorism crimes...可知，此前，突尼斯政府在反对恐怖袭击方面缺乏有效的防范机制，结合第4段恐怖分子在沙滩上肆无忌惮地杀害游客可知，人们没有预防恐怖袭击的意识。

4.What can be the best title of the passage?

A Tunisia declared a state of emergency after the Sousse massacre

B 38 people were killed in the Sousse massacre

C British queen joined a ceremony to remember those killed in the massacre

D Tunisia determines to hand out tougher punishment for terrorism crimes

解析：选A。A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了突尼斯宣布进入紧急状态的情况。