单选题
单选题 How many people were on board when the tour bus crashed?
A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven. D. Forty-five.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析]
US folk star Emilio Navaira may not survive the brain injuries he suffered when his tour bus crashed in Texas this weekend. Navaira's agent has said the Tejano singer, 45 years old, was driving the bus, [9] which crashed into barriers with six others on board. One remains in hospital.
The bus crashed in Bellaire, west of Houston, when Navaira and his band were travelling back to their homes in San Antonio after playing at a nightclub in southeast Houston. [10] A Bellaire police spokesman said their initial inquiries showed that Navaira was not licensed to drive the bus. They are also trying to find out whether Navaira had been drinking before the accident, which took place at about 5:00am local time on Sunday. [9] Five of Navaira's six passengers were band members. His agent Joe Casias said bass player Rick Vega was still in hospital suffering from abdominal injuries. The remaining passengers had all now left hospital after being treated for cuts and bruises.

[解析] 新闻开头提到,Navaira的经纪人说,Navira驾车发生车祸时车上还有另外6人;后面又提到,Navaira车上的6名乘客中有5名是乐队成员。可见,把司机和乘客都算在内,事故发生时车上共有7人。
[点睛] 事实细节题。①题目考查车祸发生时大巴上共有多少人,听时应注意相关数字细节。②选项A新闻未提及;B只是车上乘客的数量,而不是车上总共的人数,故错误;D是Navaira的年龄,故错误。
单选题 According to a police spokesman, what did initial inquiries show?
A. Rick Vega was found to have a bad driving record.
B. Navaira had been drinking before the accident.
C. Joe Casias had been speeding before the accident.
D. Navaira was found to have no bus-driving license.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 新闻引用警方发言人的话说,初步调查先是Navaira没有驾驶执照。D中的no bus-driving 1icense是not licensed to drive the bus的同义替换,故选D。
[点睛] 事实细节题。根据新闻内容,Rick Vega是当时车上的乘客,也是Navaira的乐队队友,新闻中只提到他腹部受伤,故A错误;Navaira是否酒后驾驶仍未确定,警方正在调查,故B错误;Joe Casias是Navaifa的经纪人,当时不是他开车,新闻中也未提及有人超速,故C错误。