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

本文講述的是一個關于預言與事實巧合的故事：一天警察局接到一個女士的報警電話說在一個鐵路和公路的交叉路口發生了交通事故。一輛貨車與火車相撞，有一個人受了重傷，要求警察帶救護車去救援，當警察和救護車趕到報案人所說的事故地點時，他們看到那里一切正常，并沒有事故發生。當警察們正為有人報假案而生氣，發誓要查出報案人時，與報案人所說的相似的事故發生了……

31. B 

解析:根據后文的a truck appeared可知選B。難度中等。

32. A 

解析:因為是報案，所以報案人的聲音應該很急切，故選A。難度中等。

33. C 

解析:根據本句中的wait可以推斷出選C。難度中等。

34. B 

解析:根據后一句中的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，發現。選B。難度較大。

37. A 

解析:句意是：沒有車禍，沒有受傷者。選A。難度中等。

38. C 

解析:根據后一句可知選C。本題較易。

39. C 

解析:根據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，表時間，意思是：就在這時，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:所填詞引導時間狀語從句，意思是：當……的時候，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:根據前文可知貨車和火車相撞，貨車被撞出去好幾米，那么司機就是被困在車內，因此是“被人幫助拉出來”。故選B。難度中等。

45. D 

解析:所填詞修飾形容詞hurt，意思是：嚴重地，厲害地。選D。本題易。

46. A 

解析:引導方式狀語從句，意思是：就像……一樣，選A。難度較大。

47. C 

解析:根據后文的save可以推斷出選C。難度中等。

48. D 

解析:引導賓語從句，在從句中作賓語，指物，意思是：任何事。選D。難度較大。

49. D 

解析:根據連詞but可知選D。難度較大。

50. B 

解析:所填詞作表語，句子主語是that從句，指物，故選B。難度中等。