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【题目】Suddenly another thought went through Kate’s mind like an electric shock. An express train was due to go past about thirty minutes later. If it were not stopped, that long train, full of passengers, would fall into the stream. “Someone must go to the station and warn the station-master，” Kate thought. But who was to go? She would have to go herself. There was no one else.

In wind and rain she started on her difficult way. Soon she was at the bridge that crossed the Des Moines River, a bridge also built of wood, just like the bridge across Honey Creek. The storm had not washed this away, but there was no footpath across it. She would have to cross it by stepping from sleeper (枕木)to sleeper. With great care she began the dangerous crossing, sometimes on her hands and knees, hardly daring to look down between the sleepers into the wild flood waters below. If she should slip, she would fall between the sleepers, into the rapidly flowing stream.

At last -- she never knew how long it had taken her- - she felt solid ground under her feet. But there was no time to rest. She still had to run more than half a mile and had only a few minutes left. Unless she reached the station before the express did, many, many lives would be lost.

She did reach the station just as the train came into sight. Fortunately the station-master was standing outside. “The bridge is down! Stop the train! Oh, please stop it!” Kate shouted breathlessly.

The station-master went pale. He rushed into the station building and came back with a signal light. He waved the red light as the train came into the station. It was not a second too early.

【1】What did Kate decide to do?

A. Stop the express train. B. Check the signal light.

C. Meet the passengers. D. Visit the station-master

【2】Which of the following words best describes Kate’s journey

A. Fruitless. B. Boring.

C. Well-planned. D. Risky.

【3】Why did the station-master turn pale?

A. He suddenly fell ill. B. He realized the danger.

C. He discovered his mistake. D. He became over-excited.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】试题分析：本文讲述了桥坏了，Kate冒险去向火车站站长报告，阻止了火车前进，避免了一场车毁人亡的灾难。

【1】A 细节理解题。根据第一段中If it were not stopped, that long train, full of passengers, would fall into the stream. “Someone must go to the station and warn the station-master，” Kate thought. But who was to go? She would have to go herself. There was no one else.可知，凯特决定自己去阻止快车。故选A。

【2】D 推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句With great care she began the dangerous crossing, sometimes on her hands and knees, hardly daring to look down between the sleepers into the wild flood waters below. If she should slip, she would fall between the sleepers, into the rapidly flowing stream.可知，如果她滑下去，她会落在枕木之间，掉进快速流动的小溪里，所以她的举动是很冒险的。故选D。

【3】B 推理判断题。根据最后一段He rushed into the station building and came back with a signal light. He waved the red light as the train came into the station. It was not a second too early.（他冲进车站大楼，并带着一个信号灯回来了。当火车进站时，他挥了挥手中的红灯。一秒钟都不敢耽误。）可知，他意识到了危险。故选B。

【学法指导】

【名师点拨】推理判断题所涉及的内容可能是文中的某一句话，也可能是某几句话，所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写或综合。推理判断题的题干中通常含infer,suggest,imply,conclude indicate等标志性词语。23.【3】B推理判断题。根据最后一段He rushed into the station building and came back with a signal light. He waved the red light as the train came into the station. It was not a second too early. 他冲进车站大楼，并带着一个信号灯回来了。当火车进站时，他挥了挥手中的红灯。一秒钟都不敢耽误。可知他意识到了危险。故选B。