阅读理解 Heavy gas leakage from a defective pipe left nine persons dead and at least twenty-six others hospitalized in central Fujieda of Shizuoka Province, south-west of Tokyo, authorities said on Monday.
Police said a doctor's family of five, and four members of a seven member family died when the gas escaped in heavy volumn from the pipe which had a crack in it.
At least twenty-six persons were taken to a city hospital in Fujieda, some 160 kilometres south-west of Tokyo and three of them were listed in critical condition. The gas leakage began as early as Saturday night, but the local gas company which received telephone calls from alarmed residents didn't bother to check the suspected pipe immediately, according to a police official.
单选题 26.What was the cause of the incident?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】细节理解题。由第二段中“…when the gas escaped in heavy column from the pipe which had a crack in it．”可知，事故原因是天然气从破裂的管道泄漏，故选B。
单选题 27.What were the consequences of the incident?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】细节理解题。由开头可知天然气泄漏导致9人死亡，26人住院，首先判断C不符合事实。纵观全文，并未提及天然气供应短缺这一话题，排除B、D。故选A。
单选题 28.Who was to blame for the incident, according to the police?
【正确答案】 D
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单选题 29.What could have been done to avoid the incident?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】推理判断题。由文中最后一段可知，当地居民是有一定的警觉性的，首先排除选项A和D。事故发生后再把受害者送往最好的医院已是于事无补，排除选项C。天然气公司对本次事故负有最大责任，如果接到电话后公司就立即采取措施，那么这个事故是可以避免的，故选B。
单选题 30.What lesson can be drawn from the incident?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】推理判断题。选项A提出要限制天然气在人口密集地区的使用，全文并未提及，先排除。选项B指应该对天然气公司的员工进行培训；选项C提到要及时修理存在危险的管道，两者与事故都有直接的关系，因此都正确，故选D。