An elderly woman died and several other passengers were critically injured when a crowded Virgin express train crashed in Cumbria last night.
A huge rescue operation involving RAF helicopters and dozens of ambulances arrive. After passengers were trapped in the train for more than four hours because fallen power line poles made access for emergency workers difficult.
Authorities reported up to 80 injuries. Thirteen people were taken to hospital in a“critical or serious condition.”
Between 180 and 200 passengers were on the 5:15pm Virgin service from London Euston to Glasgow Central when all nine carriages left the rails between Oxenholme and Tebay. Witnesses said that the train shook violently before toppling(傾斜) over into an embankment(筑堤)with at least four carriages overturning. Early this morning, authorities confirmed an elderly woman had died and some other passengers had suffered injuries including back strains, head wounds and broken bones.
Ruth Colton, a passenger on the train, said she was reading a book when the journey became uncomfortable. It seemed that the train was being beaten by heavy winds,“as if we were on a plane”.
The accident brought concerns that Britain's busiest rail route would be crippled(癱瘓)for some time. The line between Preston and Carlisle was postponed as Virgin Trains promised a rapid investigation into the “serious incident”—the company's first big crash.
It is understood that the investigation will examine whether there was an obstacle on the track and the possibility of speeding or mechanical breakdown. The driver, who was injured, will be interviewed and a black-box recorder installed in the train will be examined.
小題1:What made the rescue come so late?
A．It's not accessible to reach the accident spot.
B．No enough helicopters and ambulances could be found at that time.
C．It was too far from hospital to Cumbria.
D．No one called the emergency center.
小題2:According to the passage, the busiest rail route in Britain is          
A．From Preston to CarlisleB．Between Euston and Glasgow
C．From Oxenholme to TebayD．Between Virgin and Pendolino
小題3:What does the underlined word “critical”mean?
A．Important.B．Careless.C．Dangerous.D．Surprising.
小題4:Which of the following is the possible cause of the accident?
A．Careless driving.B．Heavy wind.
C．Over loading.D．Obstacle on the track.
小題5:We can learn from the passage that Virgin Trains               
A．made no quick reaction to this accident
B．seldom had so serious an accident before
C．had made full preparations for the accident
D．didn't mind how many passengers the train can hold

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B

小題1:從文章第二段第二句可知，車禍發(fā)生后旅客被困長達(dá)4個多小時，是因?yàn)殛J到的電線桿擋住了通路，致使?fàn)I救困難。耽誤了時間。
小題2:從第四段第一句可知由 London Euston 到 GlasgowCentral 的旅客有180 到200 人，而從Oxenholme 到Tebay 這段的車廂還都剩著。所以比較可知答案是B。
小題3:從語境知道，13名旅客貝送往醫(yī)院搶救，傷員的病情嚴(yán)重，危險。這里“serious”與“critical”應(yīng)該是同義詞（or的作用），再比較其他幾個選項(xiàng)可以得出答案。
小題4:結(jié)合文章倒數(shù)第三段和最后一段，比較四個選項(xiàng)可知。
小題5:從倒數(shù)第二段中“---the company’s first bid crash ”可這答案。
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2. A. In all        B. At all          C. Above all        D. After all
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To give us a general introduction to Madame Curie.
To show us how Madame Curie discovered radium.
To tell us how Madame Curie developed as a scientist.
To tell us how Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes.
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she discovered radium
she separated pure radium and calculated its atomic weight
she discovered polonium
she didn’t patent methods of processing radium
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Madame Curie made great contributions to medical science.
Madame Curie was very smart and ambitious when she was a child.
Madame Curie received two Nobel Prizes in physics.
Madame Curie’s husband helped her a lot in her research.
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①M(fèi)adame Curie got married when she was at college.
②Madam Curie had a great ambition when she was young.
③Madame Curie loved teaching more than anything else.
④Madam Curie must have met a lot of difficulties to get high education.
⑤Her father had a great influence on Madam Curie’s future career.
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