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

A. the truck driver     B. Tom

C. the taxi driver      D. Tom's friend

Answer

1.C.

2.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一次交通事故后，警察问当事人及目击证人所得到的事故发生时的重要信息。

1.C 推理判断题。题意：故事中提到了多少个人？A. Three.；B. Four.；C. Five.；D. Six.。根据短文内容，文中提到的有警察、出租车司机，卡车司机、汤姆和朋友，共五个人。故选C。

2.2】C 推理判断题。题意：从故事中，我们知道谁没有说实话？A. the truck driver卡车司机；B. Tom汤姆；C. the taxi driver出租车司机；D. Tom's friend汤姆的朋友。根据短文内容，出租车司机说自己开得慢，但是两位证人都说出租车开得快。因此出租车司机没说实话。故选C。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。