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 New York, September 15. During a heavy rainfall last night a bus carrying 42 passengers slipped off the road on Highway 28, killing 36 of the passengers and the driver. A spokesman for the Highway Patrol(巡逻队) who arrived at the scene shortly after 11:30 p.m. estimated(估计) that the accident had happened about half an hour before. The injured and the dead were sent to the nearest town of Valley View.

At the point where the accident happened the road has a three-lane(三条行车线) highway with many curves(弯道). Cause of the accident has not been fully found out.

1. It was very likely that the accident happened _______.

A. after 11: 30 p.m. B. in the city of New York

C. at or about 11: 00 p.m. D. in the town of Valley View

2. How many people died in the accident?

A. 37 B. 36 C. 43 D. 42

3. In consideration of what caused the accident, one should pay attention to _______.

A. the careless driver B. the nearest town of Valley View

C. Highway 28 D. the road with many curves

【答案与解析】本文是一篇有关一起车祸的新闻报道。

1. C。推断题。巡逻队发言人晚上11点半到达，发言人说是大约半小时前发生车祸的，那车祸应该是大约11点钟发生的。

2. A。细节题。36个乘客再加一名司机，当然是死了37人。

3. D。推断题。因为最后一段第1句话At the point where the accident happened the road has a three-lane(三条行车线) highway with many curves(弯道)，所以答案为D。