高三英语时文阅读理解练

Passage 1

WENZHOU(Xi nhua) -- The train collisio

n in east Chi na's Zhejia ng Province has

killed 39 people and left 192 others injured

as of Sunday night, said a spokesman with

the Ministry of Railways.

A total of 132 people are still being

treated in hospitals, said Wang Yongping, spokesma n with the mi nistry at a press conferen ce.

Eleve n people rema in in critical con diti on, said Cheng Jin guo, head of the health bureau in the city of Wenzhou, where the collision happened Saturday ni ght.

Cheng said at the press conference that 52 people who suffered slight injuries had bee n discharged from hospital.

Wang expressed con dole nces( 哀悼)to the concerning families and sin cere apology to all the passe ngers.

The train's "black box" has been discovered and the ministry is

in vestigat ing the cause of the crash, Wang said.

Wang said the mini stry will make public the cause of the accide nt as soon as the investigation is done and publish the names of the killed and injured.

He said the crash has caused large nu mber of casualties and great property losses. The ministry will find out the cause through thorough investigation and take effective measures to prevent similar accidents.

Despite the accident, the spokesman said the ministry is still con fide nt in the high-speed train.

"Chi na's high-speed train is adva need and qualified. We have

con fide nce in it," he said.

The damaged rails have been repaired and were ready to restart operation but the reopening was delayed by the stormy weather, according to Wang.

Wangdid not provide the exact time whenthe line would start operating again.

The accident occurred at about 8:30 . Saturday on a bridge near Wenzhou when bullet train D301 rear-ended （追尾）D3115, which reportedly lost power after lightning strike.

1. According to Cheng Jianguo, ____ people who had been slightly

injured had been recovered and left hospital.

A. 39

B. 139

C. 52

D. 11

2. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The operation was restarted the next day.

B. There was a thunderstorm when the trains crashed.

C. The cause of the collision was made clear.

D. Similar accidents would be avoided in later operations.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The Railway Ministry is investigating the cause with the help of the “ black box ”.

B. Bullet train D301 hit the train D3115 that stopped ahead of it due to lack of power.

C. Bullet train D3115 was forced to stop as a result of the stormy weather.

D. The operation of the line would be restarted with the stormy weather over.

4. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Trains Crashed Causing Deaths and Damage.

B. Terrible Weather Leading to Trains ' Collision.

C. Investigations upon Trains ' Collision.

D. Confidence in Development of High-speed Trains.

Passage 2