Question

 

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “Police station？ A train for Santa FE collide（碰撞）with a（n） 1at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once, with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a（n） 2voice of a young woman.

 “Just a minute, we’ll come 3. Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.

Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 4. Soon they got to the 5, but only to 6everything was fine. No collision, no 7man.

 “What a dirty trick！” Said the policeman 8. “We must find out that mischievous（恶作剧的） 9and.”

They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 10they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All 11a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too.  12it was passing the crossing, it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 13meters away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver was 14out of the damaged truck, he was 15hurt just 16the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 17in time, he was saved at last.

Later the policemen did 18they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but 19.

It is 20that a prophecy（预言）should coincide（巧合）with the fact so exactly.

1.A. ambulance         B. truck           C. car             D. bus

2.A. anxious           B. sweet           C. gentle          D. low

3.A. fast              B. ahead           C. soon            D. later

4.A. went by           B. set off         C. got there       D. came on

5.A. telephone         B. street          C. station         D. crossing

6.A. feel              B. find            C. have            D. tell

7.A. injured           B. trapped         C. frightened      D. killed

8.A. happily           B. excitedly       C. angrily         D. disappointedly

9.A. man               B. policeman       C. woman           D. boy

10.A. until            B. since           C. while           D. when

11.A. at               B. of              C. by              D. for

12.A. When             B. Where           C. That            D. Which

13.A. dozen            B. dozens          C. dozen of        D. dozens of

14.A. raised           B. helped          C. pushed          D. forced

15.A. slightly         B. clearly         C. hardly          D. badly

16.A. as               B. so              C. before          D. for

17.A. police station   B. market          C. hospital        D. sidewalk

18.A. that             B. which           C. however         D. whatever

19.A. delayed          B. worked          C. stopped         D. failed

20.A. surprised        B. surprising      C. satisfied       D. satisfying

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B 

解析:根据后文的a truck appeared可知选B。难度中等。

2.A 

解析:因为是报案，所以报案人的声音应该很急切，故选A。难度中等。

3.C 

解析:根据本句中的wait可以推断出选C。难度中等。

4.B 

解析:根据后一句中的got to可知选B。难度较大。

5.D 

解析:由前文的at McDonald Street Crossing可知选D。难度中等。

6.B 

解析:此处所填词意思是：看到，发现。选B。难度较大。

7.A 

解析:句意是：没有车祸，没有受伤者。选A。难度中等。

8.C 

解析:根据后一句可知选C。本题较易。

9.C 

解析:根据第一自然段的最后一句可知选C。难度中等。

10.D 

解析:此处所填词是并列连词，表时间，意思是：就在这时，选D。难度较大。

11.B 

解析:all of a sudden：突然地。难度中等。

12.A 

解析:所填词引导时间状语从句，意思是：当……的时候，选A。难度中等。

13.D 

解析:此处所填词表示不定量的概念，意思是：几（米），选D。难度中等。

14.B 

解析:根据前文可知货车和火车相撞，货车被撞出去好几米，那么司机就是被困在车内，因此是“被人帮助拉出来”。故选B。难度中等。

15.D 

解析:所填词修饰形容词hurt，意思是：严重地，厉害地。选D。本题易。

16.A 

解析:引导方式状语从句，意思是：就像……一样，选A。难度较大。

17.C 

解析:根据后文的save可以推断出选C。难度中等。

18.D 

解析:引导宾语从句，在从句中作宾语，指物，意思是：任何事。选D。难度较大。

19.D 

解析:根据连词but可知选D。难度较大。

20.B 

解析:所填词作表语，句子主语是that从句，指物，故选B。难度中等。

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