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Vanessa Bryant said in an Instagram post on Monday that she was both grieving and angry over the loss of her husband, NBA star Kobe Bryant, and 13-year-old Gianna in a helicopter crash last month.
Vanessa Bryant, 37, has made few public appearances since the crash that killed her husband, daughter and seven others and said in the social media post that she had been "reluctant" to put her feelings into words.
“My brain refuses to accept that both Kobe and Gigi are gone ” she said, using a nickname for her daughter. “I can't process both at the same time. It's like I'm trying to process Kobe being gone but my body refuses to accept my Gigi will never come back to me.”
Bryant said she felt anger at losing both her husband and daughter and has to remind herself to be strong for the couple's three surviving daughters.
“God I wish they were here and this nightmare would be over ” she said. “Praying for all of the victims of this horrible tragedy. Please continue to pray for all.”
The death of Bryant, an 18-time all-star in the National Basketball Association and one of the world's most admired sports figures, prompted an outpouring of shock and grief from fans and fellow athletes around the globe.
The retired Los Angeles Lakers forward had been on his way to a youth basketball tournament in which he was coaching and his daughter and two other girls aboard the luxury chopper were due to compete.
Federal investigators have not yet determined a cause for the crash in Calabasas, California, outside Los Angeles, but have said the helicopter was flying in dense fog and that there was no evidence of engine failure.
1. How many people have died in the helicopter crash?
A. 2 B. 7
C. 8 D. 9
2. What makes it hard for Vanessa Bryant to accept the tragedy?
A. She was alone to handle the situation.
B. She was too angry to learn about the details.
C. She had to become strong for her other three daughters.
D. She couldn't process that her husband and daughter were gone together..
3. What possibly caused the accident according to the last paragraph?
A. The poor weather B. The engine failure
C. The pilot's bad skills. D. The wrong navigation.
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. A
【解析】
这是一篇新闻报道。本文主要讲述的是Kobe和他的女儿Gigi在直升机失事中丧生后，Kobe的妻子瓦妮莎十分悲痛的事。文章介绍了Kobe所获得的成就，以及对事故原因的推测。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段Vanessa Bryant, 37, has made few public appearances since the crash that killed her husband, daughter and seven others and said in the social media post that she had been "reluctant" to put her feelings into words.可知37岁的Vanessa Bryant自从丈夫、女儿和其他7人在坠机事故中丧生后，就很少公开露面，她在社交媒体上说，她“不愿意”用语言表达自己的感受。由此可知，有9人在这次直升机失事中丧生。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“My brain refuses to accept that both Kobe and Gigi are gone,” she said, using a nickname for her daughter. “I can't process both at the same time. It's like I'm trying to process Kobe being gone but my body refuses to accept my Gigi will never come back to me.”可知“我的大脑拒绝接受Kobe和Gigi都已经离开的事实，”她说。“我不能同时处理两者。这就像我试图处理Kobe的离开，但我的身体拒绝接受我的Gigi永远不会回到我身边。”由此可知，Vanessa Bryant无法接受她的丈夫和女儿一起去世了。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段Federal investigators have not yet determined a cause for the crash in Calabasas, California, outside Los Angeles, but have said the helicopter was flying in dense fog and that there was no evidence of engine failure.可知联邦调查人员还没有确定飞机在洛杉矶郊外加州Calabasas坠毁的原因，但是他们说，这架直升机当时在浓雾中飞行，没有引擎故障的证据。由此可推断，事故可能是由糟糕的天气引起的。故选A。
