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）　31　at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once, with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a（n）　32　voice of a young woman.

“Just a minute, we’ll come　33　. Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.

Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance　34　. Soon they got to the　35　, but only to　36　everything was fine. No collision, no　37　man.

“What a dirty trick！” said the policeman　38　. “We must find out that mischievous（惡作劇的）　39　and.”

They had not been able to say anything about a punishment　40　they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All　41　a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too. 　42　it 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　43　meters away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver was　44　out of the damaged truck, he was　45　hurt just　46　the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the　47　in time, he was saved at last.

Later the policemen did　48　they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but　49　.

It is　50　that a prophecy（預(yù)言）should coincide（巧合）with the fact so exactly.

 

31. A. ambulance	B. truck	C. car	D. bus
32. A. anxious	B. sweet	C. gentle	D. low
33. A. fast	B. ahead	C. soon	D. later
34. A. went by	B. set off	C. got there	D. came on
35. A. telephone	B. street	C. station	D. crossing
36. A. feel	B. find	C. have	D. tell
37. A. injured	B. trapped	C. frightened	D. killed
38. A. happily	B. excitedly	C. angrily	D. disappointedly
39. A. man	B. policeman	C. woman	D. boy
40. A. until	B. since	C. while	D. when
41. A. at	B. of	C. by	D. for
42. A. When	B. Where	C. That	D. Which
43. A. dozen	B. dozens	C. dozen of	D. dozens of
44. A. raised	B. helped	C. pushed	D. forced
45. A. slightly	B. clearly	C. hardly	D. badly
46. A. as	B. so	C. before	D. for
47. A. police station	B. market	C. hospital	D. sidewalk
48. A. that	B. which	C. however	D. whatever
49. A. delayed	B. worked	C. stopped	D. failed
50. A. surprised	B. surprising	C. satisfied	D. satisfying

Answer 1

本文講述的是一個(gè)關(guān)于預(yù)言與事實(shí)巧合的故事：一天警察局接到一個(gè)女士的報(bào)警電話說(shuō)在一個(gè)鐵路和公路的交叉路口發(fā)生了交通事故。一輛貨車(chē)與火車(chē)相撞，有一個(gè)人受了重傷，要求警察帶救護(hù)車(chē)去救援，當(dāng)警察和救護(hù)車(chē)趕到報(bào)案人所說(shuō)的事故地點(diǎn)時(shí)，他們看到那里一切正常，并沒(méi)有事故發(fā)生。當(dāng)警察們正為有人報(bào)假案而生氣，發(fā)誓要查出報(bào)案人時(shí)，與報(bào)案人所說(shuō)的相似的事故發(fā)生了……

31. B 

解析:根據(jù)后文的a truck appeared可知選B。難度中等。

32. A 

解析:因?yàn)槭菆?bào)案，所以報(bào)案人的聲音應(yīng)該很急切，故選A。難度中等。

33. C 

解析:根據(jù)本句中的wait可以推斷出選C。難度中等。

34. B 

解析:根據(jù)后一句中的got to可知選B。難度較大。

35. D 

解析:由前文的at McDonald Street Crossing可知選D。難度中等。

36. B 

解析:此處所填詞意思是：看到，發(fā)現(xiàn)。選B。難度較大。

37. A 

解析:句意是：沒(méi)有車(chē)禍，沒(méi)有受傷者。選A。難度中等。

38. C 

解析:根據(jù)后一句可知選C。本題較易。

39. C 

解析:根據(jù)第一自然段的最后一句可知選C。難度中等。

40. D 

解析:此處所填詞是并列連詞，表時(shí)間，意思是：就在這時(shí)，選D。難度較大。

41. B 

解析:all of a sudden：突然地。難度中等。

42. A 

解析:所填詞引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，意思是：當(dāng)……的時(shí)候，選A。難度中等。

43. D 

解析:此處所填詞表示不定量的概念，意思是：幾（米），選D。難度中等。

44. B 

解析:根據(jù)前文可知貨車(chē)和火車(chē)相撞，貨車(chē)被撞出去好幾米，那么司機(jī)就是被困在車(chē)內(nèi)，因此是“被人幫助拉出來(lái)”。故選B。難度中等。

45. D 

解析:所填詞修飾形容詞hurt，意思是：嚴(yán)重地，厲害地。選D。本題易。

46. A 

解析:引導(dǎo)方式狀語(yǔ)從句，意思是：就像……一樣，選A。難度較大。

47. C 

解析:根據(jù)后文的save可以推斷出選C。難度中等。

48. D 

解析:引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句，在從句中作賓語(yǔ)，指物，意思是：任何事。選D。難度較大。

49. D 

解析:根據(jù)連詞but可知選D。難度較大。

50. B 

解析:所填詞作表語(yǔ)，句子主語(yǔ)是that從句，指物，故選B。難度中等。