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单选题
A. 86 were injured, 22 dead.
B. 22 were injured, 86 dead.
C. No one was injured or dead.
D. Only the head engineer was injured.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 33-35
A ContinentaI Pacific Railroad goods train derailed(went off the tracks)on Tuesday about 40 miles north ofSacramento．The exact cause is still being investigated，butauthorities say it was no accident．The head engineer saideverything was fine；then suddenly,everything wasn’t．
of the goods train’s 86 cars．22 went off the tracks．Fortunately,this incident did not involve any deaths，human orotherwise．The head engineer was treated for a broken wrist ata nearby hospital．He was the only injured．
Trains throughout California frequently carry dangerousgoods，such as chemicals．When these trains derail authoritiesimmediately evacuate nearby communities because of thedanger ofexplosions or ofharmful fumes．However,this traincarried only lumber，new automobiles，and cattle destined forslaughter．
After the derailment．1umber was scattered on either
33．What can we know about the injuries and deathsin this derailment?
[解析] 由选项中的数字和反复出现的injured，dead可知，本题可能考查某个事故中的伤亡情况。短文中提到，Fortunately，this incident did not involveany deaths…The head engineer was treated for a brokenwrist…He was the only i~ured，即事故中没有人死亡，只有司机长受了轻伤，故答案为[D]。
[点睛] 新闻报道中的事实细节常设为考点，是听音重点。
单选题
A. Chemicals, lumber and cattle.
B. Lumber, automobiles and cattle.
C. Chemicals, automobiles and cattle.
D. Chemicals, lumber and automobiles.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析]
What did the train carry when the accident happened?
[解析] 选项均为表货物的名词，本题可能考查事故车辆所运载的东西。短文中提到，However,this train carried only lumber，new automobiles，andside of the tracks．About 20 automobiles were damaged．Thebiggest problem，however，was the cattle．About 300 of themwere standing on or near the tracks，wandering into the nearbywoods．or standing on the nearby highway．Traffic on the twolane highway was backed up for almost a mile in each direction．
A California Highway Patrol spokesman said that theyknew who was responsible for this．The train was damaged bya group called Tofu for You．They left their pamphlets all overthe crime scene．They“liberate”animals that are on their wayto the slaughterhouse．They think Americans should eat tofuinstead of meat．but their effort was in vain．AIl these COWSwere killed and became burgers three days later．cattle，故答案为[B]。
[点睛] 转折处常设为考点，是听音重点。
单选题
A. They caught them on the spot.
B. They discovered them on the video.
C. They got clues from some witnesses.
D. They found some evidence at the scene.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析]
How did the authorities know the train was damaged by TOfu for YOu?
[解析] 由选项中的on the video，clues，witnesses，evidence等可知，本题可能考查事故的调查情况。短文中提到，The train was damaged by a groupcalled Tofu for YoU．They left their pamphlets all overthe crime scene，即当局在犯罪现场发现了Tofu forYou组织的宣传册子，故答案为[D]，其中的evidence就是指短文中的pamphlets。