I'm an operating engineer, running crane
in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call
that a plane had __1__ the
World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started __2__
our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me
to come __3__ and get on the __4__ list.
The next morning I went down to the __5__ at about 5 a．m., and four hours later I __6__
the call to come down to West Street. I
called my wife and told her not to __7__ me, and that I would stay in __8__ with her. I took the subway. It stopped
at West Fourth Street, so I had to __9__ the rest of the way.
And somewhere in there I became __10__
that I was going into something I __11__ . I once worked there in 1966
for the __12__ of the World
Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World
Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten __13__ tall. And it was burning. I started to
ask __14__ in which my crane
might be __15__ a whistle blew suddenly
warning us of some danger. I saw people
running away and I really didn't know what to do. So I did the same, too. It
was as if they had __16__
the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People
fell down; people __17__ them up as they came by, and carried them, just
to get them out of the way, because something was extremely __18__ . I
didn't even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel,
and I caught my __19__ and said, “Oh, my God, I'm going to __20__ .”
Then I settled down a little bit,
thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a
fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you？”
1．A.noticed B．reached
C．hit D．passed
答案及解析：1.C。 根据常识可知，是指飞机撞上世贸大厦。hit撞击。
2．A.finding B．making
C．getting D．losing
答案及解析： 2. B。 我们结账离开宾馆，然后向市中心驶去。make one‘s way to sp.走向或驶向某地
3．A.away B．near
C．in D．down
答案及解析： 3. D。他们让我来参加志愿者。
4．A.volunteer B．soldier
C．police D．fireman
答案及解析： 4. A。 因为是要去进行营救，所以是志愿者名单，而不是士兵、警察或消防队员名单。全文第一句话就告诉我们作者是an operating engineer。
5．pany B．hotel
C．center D．home
答案及解析： 5. C。“我”去了世贸中心，指世贸大厦倒塌的地方。
6．A.answered B．made
C．heard D．got
答案及解析： 6. D。这里不是指自己打电话，而是指接到电话领任务去那里服务。
7．A.miss B．forge
C．stop D．expect
答案及解析： 7. D。“我告诉妻子不要和我联系。”not to expect me，这里是指不要和我联系，因为后文提到我会和她保持联系的。
8．A.peace B．touch
C．silence D．anger
答案及解析： 8. B。固定短语，stay in touch with sb.和某人保持联系。
9．A.walk B．complete
C．cancel D．smooth
答案及解析： 9. A。地铁停下后作者只能步行，所以是walk。
10．A.delighted B．frightened
C．surprised D．interested
答案及解析： 10. B。看到倒塌的场面作者感到触目惊心，害怕
11．A.built B．met
C．designed D．had
答案及解析： 11. A。“我”建造的建筑物，下句有示：“I once worked there in
1966 for the __12__ of the
World Trade Centre.”
12．struction B．pl
C．destruction D．use
13．A.miles B．meters
C．stories D．floors
答案及解析： 13. C。而现在作者看到世贸大厦成了一堆废墟，有10层楼那么高。
14．A.ways B．numbers
C．position D．directions
答案及解析： 14. D。
15．A.as B．why
C．when D．because
答案及解析： 15. C。when引导时间状语从句，这时警铃响起……
16．A.driven B．let
C．asked D．enjoyed
答案及解析： 16. B。let the bulls go in Spain为固定习语。
17．A.pushed B．gave
C．held D．picked
答案及解析：17. D。pick up 把……拉起来。
18．A.dangerous B．urgent
C．emergent D．important
答案及解析： 18. A。人们向外疯狂地跑，原因自然是有危险。
19．A.view B．sight
C．breath D．sense
答案及解析： 19. C。catch one's breath无法喘气。这是由于跑得太快造成的。
20．A.leave B．die
C．remain D．work
答案及解析： 20. B。结合上句，跑得太快无法呼吸，以至于感觉要死掉了。