Question

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 police station

C. to Newton

D. home

3. From the story, we know _________didn’t tell the truth.

A. the truck driverB. Tom

C. the taxi driverD. Tom's friend

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

A. witnessB. driver

C. policemanD. cleaner

5. What's the best title (题目) for this passage?

A. A Taxi DriverB. A Traffic Accident

C. A Story of TomD. A Truck Driver

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：一辆出租车撞了一辆卡车。现在警察正在与两位司机，和两名目击证人录笔录。因此他们各自将事情的经过描述一下。通过两位司机的描述和两名目击证人对事件的描述，明确说明了这位出租车司机在说谎。

1.A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. 句意：一名警察与出租车司机和卡车司机对话。他也跟汤姆交流。最后也提到汤姆的朋友。因此总共是五人。故选C

2.I was driving from the airport to Newton. 句意：我正在开车从机场去牛顿。因此明确是去开往牛顿的路上。故选C

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考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。