印度一座拉索桥倒塌，至少141人死亡

A swinging bridge(拉索桥) fell down suddenly in India. This bridge is above a river. It is for people to walk. 

People were celebrating(庆祝) the Diwali festival. Too many people were on the bridge. The bridge started to move from side to side. Suddenly, it fell. People on the bridge fell into the river.

141 people lost their lives. Many people went missing. Some people swam to the river banks. Rescuers(救援者) searched(搜寻) the river. It was not easy. The river was dark and dirty. Police wanted to find out some information. They asked eight people questions about it.

The bridge was built 142 years ago. It was a popular place. People like visiting the bridge. It had reopened only a week earlier. 

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1.What does the underlined word “It” refer to?

A The bank.

B The bridge.

C The river.

D The country.

解析：选B。B词意指代题。根据划线部分后面的“for people to walk”可知，这里指的是桥。故选B。

2.Why were so many people on the bridge?

A For a game.

B For a study.

C For a festival.

D For an exhibition.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“People were celebrating(庆祝) the Diwali festival.”可知，当时人们在事发地庆祝传统节日“排灯节”。故选C。

3.How was the search job?

A Difficult.

B Easy.

C Funny.

D Boring.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第四段第二句的“It was not easy.”可知，搜救工作并不容易。故选A。

4.When was the bridge built?

A In 1900.

B In 1800.

C In 1420.

D In 1880.

解析：选D。D数字计算题。根据最后一段第一句的“The bridge was built 142 years ago.”可知，这座桥建于(2022-142=)1880年。故选D。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a cookbook.

B In a newspaper.

C In an English book.

D In a map.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了印度一座建于142年前的拉索桥倒塌的相关情况，是一则新闻故事，因此我们可以在报纸中读到。故选B。