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題干：ThelivesofveryfewNewarkresidentsareuntouchedbyviolence：NewJersey’sbiggestcityhasseenitall.Yetthemurderofthreeyoungpeople,whowereforcedtokneelbeforebeingshotinthebackoftheheadinaschoolplaygroundonAugust4th，hasshakenthecity.Afourth，whosurvived，wasstabbedandshotintheface.Thefourvictimswerebyallaccountsgoodkids,allenrolledincollege,allwithafuture.Butthecruelmurder,itseems,hasatlastforcedNewarkerstosaytheyhavehadenough.Grassrootsorganizations，likeStopShootin，，havebeenfloodedwithoffersofhelpandsupportsincethekillings.YusefIsmail,itsco-founder,saysthegrouphasbeengoingdoor-to-dooraskingpeopletosignapledgeofnon-violence.Theyhopetoget50,000topromiseto“stopshootin”startthinkin'，andkeeplivin’.”TheNewarkCommunityFoundation，whichwaslaunchedlastmonth,announcedonAugust14ththatitwillhelppayforCommunityEye,asurveillance(監(jiān)視）systemtailoredtowardsguncrime.CoryBooker,whobecamemayor13monthsagowithamissiontorevitalizethecity,believesthesurveillanceprogramwillbethelargestcameraandaudionetworkinanyAmericancity.Morethan30cameraswereinstalledearlierthissummerandafurther50willbeinstalledsooninasevensquare-mileareawhere80%ofthecity'srecentshootingshaveoccurred.Andmorecamerasareplanned.Whenagunshotisdetected,thesurveillancecamerazoomsinonthatspot.SimilartechnologyinChicagohasincreasedarrestsanddecreasedshootings.Mr.Bookerplanstoannounceacomprehensivegunstrategylaterthisweek.Mr.Booker，aswellaschurchleadersandothers，believes(orhopes)thatafterthemurderthecitywillnolongerstandbyincoldness.Forgenerations，Newarkhasbeenparalyzedbypovertyalmostoneinthreepeoplelivesbelowthepovertyline-andgrowingindifferencetocrime.Someareskeptical.SteveMalangaoftheconservativeManhattanInstitutenotesthatNewarkhasdeepsocialproblems：over60%ofchildrenareinhomeswithoutfathers.Theschoolsystem，takenoverbythestatein1995，isamess.Butthereisalsosomecauseforhope.SinceMr.Bookerwaselected,therehasbeenariseininvestmentandre-zoningfordevelopment.Onlyaround7%ofnearbyNewarkairportworkersusedtocomefromNewark；now,ayearlater,thefigureis30%.Mr.BookerhaslaunchedaNewYork-stylewaroncrime.Sofarthisyear,crimehasfallen11%andshootingsaredown30%(thoughthemurderratelookslikelytomatchlastyear'shigh).
題目：What happened in Newark, New Jersey on August 4th? - A 、The Newark residents witnessed a murder.
- B 、Four young people were killed in a school playground.
- C 、The new mayor of Newark took office.
- D 、Four college students fell victim to violence.
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參考答案【正確答案：D】
細節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中的信號詞August 4th定位到第一段，第一段第二句提到“三個年輕人被謀殺震驚了整座城市”，第三句提到“還有一個年輕人受到剌傷，臉部中彈，但幸存了下來”。因此，D選項（四名大學生淪為暴力的犧牲品）為正確答案。
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