One day he came home as usual at half past seven in the morning. He had his ‘Supper’, as he called it, and went to bed. An unusual dream troubled his sleep. Afterwards, the only thing he remembered about it was— a throbbing(跳动) blue light.
Bill got up in the afternoon as usual. It was a strange getting up—because he could still see the blue light in front of his eyes. As the evening grew darker, the light grew stronger. Bill got ready for the night shift. But by 8 o'clock the blue light was so bright that he could hardly see anything else. He and his wife were very puzzled. Bill had never been sick before.
“Don't go to work,”Mrs. Trew said.“If it isn't better by tomorrow, I'll have to send for the doctor.”
Bill didn't go to work. He sat in an armchair, awake but with closed eyes. Even then the blueness was like a living thing. It surrounded him, silent, throbbing. The family went to bed but Bill wasn't tired: he stayed in his armchair.
At 11 o'clock a long, loud explosion shook the ground. Bill opened his eyes and jumped to his feet. The blue light was gone! He rushed outside. Someone shouted,“Gas! gas in Park Deep! Oh pity the night shift!”
The gas explosion killed 179 men in Park Deep. The mine was destroyed forever. Thebodies remain to this day in their deep grave. And Bill Trew has never stopped wondering. The blue light: why did it make him the only man unfit for work that night?
31.Which statement is FALSE according to Paragraph 1?
[A]Park Deep was 6,000 feet down underground.
[B]180 people were in Park Deep every day and night.
[C]All miners had to work every night.
[D]Bill Trew preferred to work on night shift.
32.Which statement is TRUE about Bill Trew?
[A]Bill had an unusual dream one night.
[B]Bill saw a throbbing blue light in his dream.
[C]Bill was sick and had to send for a doctor.
[D]Bill planned to go to work with closed eyes.
33.The blueness ____.
[A]was gone when he closed his eyes
[B]became alive at 11 o'clock
[C]grew brighter as the day grew darker
[D]enabled Bill to see clearly in the evening
34.The purpose of the last paragraph is to stress ___.
[A]how the explosion killed 179 miners
[B]what happened in the deep grave
[C]why Bill didn't go to work that night
[D]how the strange blue light saved Bill's life
35.A good title for this passage would be ___.
[A]A Warning [B]Bill's Night Shift
[C]An Explosion [D]Park Deep
Passage 2
Generally speaking, the British Isles have a temperate(温和) climate, not an extreme one. The prevailing(盛行) winds over Britain are southwesterly ones. The weather from day to day is variable, because it is controlled by depressions(低气压)from the Atlantic Ocean which, moving in a northeasterly or easterly direction, pass over or near the British Isles. Occasionally during winter months, between early December and the middle of March, northern winds may sometimes prevail, bringing cold weather and snowfalls which may last for several days or even 2 or 3 weeks, but seldom more than that. The English spring is very changeable, with warm and cold days in between until June. After the first week of May, you can take off your overcoats once and for all until the middle of October. But you certainly have to keep your raincoats and umbrellas close at hand, in any case. |
