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NewYork,September15.Duringaheavyrainfalllastnightabuscarrying42passengersslippedofftheroadonHighway28,killing36ofthepassengersandthedriver.
AspokesmanfortheHighwayPatrol(巡逻队)whicharrivedatthesceneshortlyafter11:30p.m.estimated(估计)thattheaccidenthadhappenedabouthalfanhourbefore.TheinjuredandthedeadweresenttothenearesttownofValleyView.
Atthepointwheretheaccidenthappenedtheroadhasathree-lane(三条行车线)highwaywithmanycurves(弯道).Causeoftheaccidenthasnotbeenfullyfoundout.
1.Inconsiderationofwhatcausedtheaccident,oneshouldpayattentionto________.
A.thecarelessdriver
B.thenearesttownofValleyView
C.Highway28
D.theroadwithmanycurves
2.Itwasverylikelythattheaccidenthappened________.
A.after11:30p.m.
B.inthecityofNewYork
C.atorabout11:00p.m.
D.inthetownofValleyView
3.Howmanypeoplediedintheaccident?A.37B.36C.43D.42
keys:DCA
B
TheUnitedStatesisalargecountry.FromtheEastCoasttotheWestCoastitisabout3,000mileswide.TheAtlanticOceanisontheEastCoastandthePacificOceanisontheWestCoast.CanadaisthecountrytothenorthoftheUnitedStatesandMexicoisthecountrytothesouth.TherearemanyriversintheUnitedStates.ThemostimportantonesaretheMississippiRiverandtheMissouriRiverinthecentralpartofthecountry,andtheColoradoandColumbiaRiverinwest.Thereare50statesintheUnitedStatestoday.
TheAmericanpeopleareofalmosteveryraceintheworld.ThisisbecauseofimmigrationsfromabroadthroughoutAmericanhistory.Thepopulationisnowovertwohundredmillion.Englishisthecommonlanguage.ThelargestcityintheUnitedStatesisNewYork.ItisonNewYorkBayandatthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.
1.Itisabout3,000mileswide_________.
A.fromCanadatoMexico
B.fromtheEastCoasttotheWestCoast
C.fromtheAtlanticOceantotheEastCoast
D.fromthePacificOceantoCanada
2.“TheAmericanpeopleareofalmosteveryraceintheworld,”means________.
A.theAmericanpeopleincludenearlyalltheracesoftheworld
B.thereareseveralmainracesintheUnitedStates
C.theAmericanpeoplearemadeupofthewhiteandtheblackpeople
D.theAmericanpeopleconsistofonlyonerace
3.WhatdoyouknowaboutNewYork?
A.ItisthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.
B.Itisinthecentralpartofthecountry.
C.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.
D.ItisatthemouthoftheMissouriRiver.
4.NewYorkis________.
A.inthecentralpartoftheU.S.
B.ontheWestCoast
C.atthemouthoftheMississippiRiver
D.atthemouthoftheHudsonRiver
5.WhichofthefollowingpicturesshowstherightpositionsofCanadaandMexico?
(C==CanadaM—Mexico)
keys:BACDD
C
IntheUnitedStates,itisnotusualtotelephonesomeoneearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephoneearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Soitiswiththetelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p