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第三部分:阅读理解(共两节,16小题;每小题2分,满分32分)
第一节:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
People enjoy talking about “firsts”. They
like to remember their first love or their first car. But not all firsts are
happy ones.
One of history’s bad but important firsts
was the first car accident. Cars were still young when it happened. The
accident took place in New York City in May 1896. A man from Massachusetts was
visiting the city in his new car. At that time, bicycle riders were still trying
to get used to the new set of wheels on the road. No one was sure who was to
blame for it. Anyway, the bike and the car hit each other hard. The man on the
bike was injured. The driver of the car had to stay in jail and wait for the
hospital report on the bicycle rider. Luckily, the rider was not killed.
Three years later, another car accident
took place. It was again in New York City. A man named Henry Bliss stepped off
a streetcar(无轨电车).
He was hit by a passing car. Once again, no one was sure just how it happened
or whose fault it was. The driver of the car was put in prison. Poor Mr. Bliss
became the first person to die in a car accident.
46. Which of the following is true?
A. The first driver came from New York
City.
B. Both of the two car accidents killed a
person.
C. The second car accident didn’t happen in
the same city as the first one.
D. No one knew how the two accidents had
happened.
47. In both accidents the drivers of the
cars_______.
A. could not drive their cars very well
B. had to stay in prison for a while
C. tried to run away after the accidents
took place
D. knew it was their fault
48. The word “jail” in this passage means
________.
A. police
station B.
prison
C. school D. office
49. The main idea of the passage is
________.
A. not all firsts are happy
ones
B. two of the first car accidents
C. two unhappy
“firsts”
D. bicycle riders get used to cars