Question

【题目】A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness (目击者). This is what they said.

TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged（受损害）.

TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning (警告). I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.

TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too. Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.

【1】How many people are mentioned (提到) in the story?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

【2】The truck was hit on the way .

A. to the airport B. to the policeman

C. to Newton D. home

【3】From the story, we know _________didn't tell the truth.

A. the truck driver B. Tom

C. the taxi driver D. Tom's friend

【4】In fact, Tom's friend was also a _____________ .

A. witness B. driver

C. policeman D. cleaner

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是对于一起交通事故的说明，文中提到了几个人的证词，注意对比每个人的证词之间的异同点。

【1】C细节理解题。通过阅读短文可知提到五个人，有policeman 、the taxi driver、Tom 、TRUCK DRIVER和Tom's friend。故选C。

【2】C细节理解题。根据TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton.可知选C。

【3】C推理判断题。联系汤姆和他的朋友的证词，和这个出租司机说的，可知出租车司机在说谎。故选C。

【4】A细节理解题。根据Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.可知汤姆的朋友也是一个证人。故选A。