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A surveillance (監(jiān)視) video has become a hit on social media. In the video, cars and taxis in a __1__ tunnel (隧道) in Yichang, Hubei Province, are giving __2__ to an ambulance.
It was on Monday night. The ambulance was trapped in the traffic jam __3__ after entering the Dongshan Tunnel at 7:46 p.m. But when hearing the __4__ of the ambulance, many cars and taxis ahead __5__ and moved to the sides to make way.
The ambulance, carrying a patient in need of a(n) __6__ operation, soon passed through the tunnel by the “life channel” __7__ by the car drivers. __8__ the “life channel”, the patient was sent to the hospital in time and got __9__ treatments. He and his family __10__ their deep appreciation to all those who had made way for the ambulance on the way it had been driven __11__.
The ambulance __12__ said that if the car drivers hadn't given way, he couldn't __13__ how long it would have taken him to make it through and how __14__ it would have been for the patient. “I usually see such kind __15__ on TV. But when it happened in front of my eyes, I was greatly __16__,” he said.
Chinese netizens also expressed their __17__ for the drivers. One said, “The city is full of the milk of human kindness and __18__ energy.” Another __19__, “Three years ago, a similar situation also happened in the same tunnel. Be __20__ of our city!”
1.A.narrow B.crowded
C.long D.wide
解析:選B 根據(jù)下文語境可知,當時隧道里交通擁擠(crowded)。
2.A.petrol B.life
C.way D.light
解析:選C 根據(jù)下文語境可知,當時隧道里的其他車輛聽到救護車的聲音就為它讓路。give way (to sb./sth.)“讓……先行”。
3.A.shortly B.frequently
C.obviously D.swiftly
解析:選A 結合空后的“at 7:46 p.m.”可推知,救護車出行時間正值交通高峰期,因此進入隧道不久(shortly)就遭遇了堵車。
4.A.whistle B.shout
C.scream D.yell
解析:選A 根據(jù)空前的“hearing”可推知,當時隧道里的其他車輛聽到救護車的鳴笛聲,紛紛讓道。whistle“鳴笛聲”。
5.A.speeded B.accelerated
C.slowed D.stopped
解析:選C 由上文中的“the traffic jam”可知,當時隧道很擁堵,由此可推知,許多車輛放慢速度并移動到一側為其讓路。
6.A.ordinary B.authentic
C.general D.emergency
解析:選D 根據(jù)語境可推知,救護車上的病人情況緊急,需要做急救手術。emergency“緊急的”,符合語境。
7.A.designed B.constructed
C.created D.owned
解析:選C 根據(jù)上文語境可知,這一“救生通道”是由隧道里的汽車司機們創(chuàng)造(created)出來的。
8.A.Thanks to B.Compared with
C.Apart from D.But for
解析:選A 根據(jù)語境可知,前后句表示邏輯上的因果關系。Thanks to“由于”符合語境。compare with“與……比較”;apart from“除了……外”;but for“要不是”。
9.A.cautious B.entire
C.extreme D.timely
解析:選D 根據(jù)上文中的“the patient was sent to the hospital in time”并結合語境可推知,病人被及時送到醫(yī)院,得到了及時的(timely)治療。
10.A.returned B.adopted
C.conveyed D.announced
解析:選C 根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知,病人得到了及時的治療,故此處應是那個病人和他的家人對所有讓路的司機表達了(conveyed)深深的感激。
11.A.along B.together
C.over D.around
解析:選A 根據(jù)空前的“on the way it had been driven”可推知,此處表示救護車一路開過去。
12.A.doctor B.chemist
C.driver D.guard
解析:選C 結合下文語境推知,此處指的是救護車司機(driver)所說的話。
13.A.imagine B.calculate
C.evaluate D.realize
解析:選A 根據(jù)語境可推知,此處表示他難以想象(imagine)他多長時間才能穿過去。
14.A.easy B.serious
C.happy D.sorrowful
解析:選B 根據(jù)語境可知,如果救護車被交通堵塞所耽誤,那么車上需要急救的病人的情況將會變得很嚴重(serious)。
15.A.performance B.movement
C.activity D.behavior
解析:選D 根據(jù)上文可知,處于交通堵塞中的司機們?yōu)榫茸o車讓道是一種善舉。behavior“行為” ,符合語境。
16.A.touched B.surprised
C.annoyed D.interested
解析:選A 根據(jù)前一句中的“kind”并結合語境可推知,救護車司機被人們的這種善舉感動(touched)了。
17.A.envy B.encouragement
C.admiration D.mercy
解析:選C 根據(jù)空前的“expressed”以及下文中的“the milk of human kindness”可推知,網(wǎng)民們也表達了他們對司機們的敬佩(admiration)。
18.A.enthusiastic B.negative
C.optimistic D.positive
解析:選D 根據(jù)空前的“the milk of human kindness”可推知,此處表示正能量。enthusiastic“熱情的”;negative“負面的,消極的”;optimistic“樂觀的”;positive“積極的”。
19.A.recalled B.repeated
C.replied D.called
解析:選A 根據(jù)空后的“Three years ago”可推知,此處表示另一位網(wǎng)友回憶起(recalled)過去的情況。
20.A.aware B.proud
C.fond D.afraid
解析:選B 根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容可知,本文是一篇正能量的故事,結合上文中的“a similar situation”可推知,此處表示為我們的城市感到自豪。