1 . There was ice on the road, and the doctor’s car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise, he was not hurt. He got out of the car and walked to the nearest house. He wanted to telephone the garage (汽车修理站) for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.

“Oh, Doctor.” she said, “I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accident (事故) in the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help.”

1. Where was the doctor going in his car?

A．We don’t know.	B．To a patient’s home.
C．To a garage.	D．To his own home.

2. Which of the following was the cause of the accident?

A．Careless driving.	B．A tree had fallen across the road.
C．A slippery (滑) road.	D．There was a thick fog.

3. The doctor went to the house because__________.

A．he knew one of his patients lived there

B．he had received a call to go there

C．he wanted to use the telephone

D．he was injured (受伤) and could walk no further

4. Why did the woman patient telephone the doctor?

A．She needed medical treatment.

B．She believed somebody else needed a doctor.

C．To ask how quickly the doctor could come.

D．To ask whether the doctor was coming on his regular visit.

5. How did the woman feel on opening the door and seeing the doctor?

A．She had been expecting the doctor, but was surprised that he had come so quickly.

B．She had not expected the doctor and wondered why he had come.

C．She felt glad that the doctor was not hurt in the accident.

D．She was alarmed (惊慌) at seeing the doctor in a bad state after the accident.

2 . Thomas James Hanson will remember for a long time the snowstorm that hit the state of New York on November 22nd. The 47-year-old man from Niagara Falls was stuck in his car on the highway for almost eight days after his vehicle was accidentally pushed to the side of the road and covered with snow by workers employed to remove the snow from the streets.

Driving on the Interstate Highway190 during the worst of the snowstorm, Mr. Hanson decided to pull over his old 1993 Volkswagen Passat to the side of the road and wait for the weather conditions to improve. He remained motionless for approximately five hours before a snow plow arrived to clear the way. Unfortunately for the poor man, the driver of the gigantic snow removal vehicle did not see the small car, pushing it into the ditch and covering it with more than 2 meters of snow.

Fortunately for the father of two children, the snow that was stacked over his vehicle was not very dense and allowed for enough fresh air to get through to enable him to survive. He was able to drink water that he obtained by melting snow with his lighter in an aluminum coffee cup, and he ate the few items of groceries he had bought before going home.

“If I had known I would be stuck for eight days, I would have bought more than a jar of dill pickles(咸菜), a bottle of ketchup and two sticks of beef jerky(牛肉干),” said the survivor with a smile.

Thomas Hanson had almost lost all hope of being rescued when his car was hit once again this morning by another snow plow, which revealed the poor man’s location.

1. What caused Thomas James Hanson to fall into the ditch according to the passage?

A．A snow removal vehicle.	B．The strong wind.
C．The slippery road.	D．His drunk driving.

2. It can be learned from the passage that_______.

A．Mr. Hanson had bought some food before the accident

B．Mr. Hanson got rescued on November 22 eventually

C．Mr. Hanson had enough bottled water to drink in the car

D．Mr. Hanson was stuck in the car with his children.

3. Which of the following can best describe Thomas James Hanson?

A．Quick-minded

B．Hard-working

C．Careless

D．Humorous

4. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．Heavy Snowstorm Caused Disaster to New York.

B．Man Found Alive after Being Stuck 8 Days under Snow.

C．Thomas James Hanson–a Black Sheep in the Snow.

D．Wonderful Eight Days of Experience in the Snow.