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A surveillance (监视) video has become a hit on social media. In the video, cars and taxis in a __1__ tunnel (隧道) in Yichang, Hubei Province, are giving __2__ to an ambulance.
It was on Monday night. The ambulance was trapped in the traffic jam __3__ after entering the Dongshan Tunnel at 7:46 p.m. But when hearing the __4__ of the ambulance, many cars and taxis ahead __5__ and moved to the sides to make way.
The ambulance, carrying a patient in need of a(n) __6__ operation, soon passed through the tunnel by the “life channel” __7__ by the car drivers. __8__ the “life channel”, the patient was sent to the hospital in time and got __9__ treatments. He and his family __10__ their deep appreciation to all those who had made way for the ambulance on the way it had been driven __11__.
The ambulance __12__ said that if the car drivers hadn't given way, he couldn't __13__ how long it would have taken him to make it through and how __14__ it would have been for the patient. “I usually see such kind __15__ on TV. But when it happened in front of my eyes, I was greatly __16__,” he said.
Chinese netizens also expressed their __17__ for the drivers. One said, “The city is full of the milk of human kindness and __18__ energy.” Another __19__, “Three years ago, a similar situation also happened in the same tunnel. Be __20__ of our city!”
1.A.narrow B.crowded
C.long D.wide
解析:选B 根据下文语境可知,当时隧道里交通拥挤(crowded)。
2.A.petrol B.life
C.way D.light
解析:选C 根据下文语境可知,当时隧道里的其他车辆听到救护车的声音就为它让路。give way (to sb./sth.)“让……先行”。
3.A.shortly B.frequently
C.obviously D.swiftly
解析:选A 结合空后的“at 7:46 p.m.”可推知,救护车出行时间正值交通高峰期,因此进入隧道不久(shortly)就遭遇了堵车。
4.A.whistle B.shout
C.scream D.yell
解析:选A 根据空前的“hearing”可推知,当时隧道里的其他车辆听到救护车的鸣笛声,纷纷让道。whistle“鸣笛声”。
5.A.speeded B.accelerated
C.slowed D.stopped
解析:选C 由上文中的“the traffic jam”可知,当时隧道很拥堵,由此可推知,许多车辆放慢速度并移动到一侧为其让路。
6.A.ordinary B.authentic
C.general D.emergency
解析:选D 根据语境可推知,救护车上的病人情况紧急,需要做急救手术。emergency“紧急的”,符合语境。
7.A.designed B.constructed
C.created D.owned
解析:选C 根据上文语境可知,这一“救生通道”是由隧道里的汽车司机们创造(created)出来的。
8.A.Thanks to B.Compared with
C.Apart from D.But for
解析:选A 根据语境可知,前后句表示逻辑上的因果关系。Thanks to“由于”符合语境。compare with“与……比较”;apart from“除了……外”;but for“要不是”。
9.A.cautious B.entire
C.extreme D.timely
解析:选D 根据上文中的“the patient was sent to the hospital in time”并结合语境可推知,病人被及时送到医院,得到了及时的(timely)治疗。
10.A.returned B.adopted
C.conveyed D.announced
解析:选C 根据上文内容可知,病人得到了及时的治疗,故此处应是那个病人和他的家人对所有让路的司机表达了(conveyed)深深的感激。
11.A.along B.together
C.over D.around
解析:选A 根据空前的“on the way it had been driven”可推知,此处表示救护车一路开过去。
12.A.doctor B.chemist
C.driver D.guard
解析:选C 结合下文语境推知,此处指的是救护车司机(driver)所说的话。
13.A.imagine B.calculate
C.evaluate D.realize
解析:选A 根据语境可推知,此处表示他难以想象(imagine)他多长时间才能穿过去。
14.A.easy B.serious
C.happy D.sorrowful
解析:选B 根据语境可知,如果救护车被交通堵塞所耽误,那么车上需要急救的病人的情况将会变得很严重(serious)。
15.A.performance B.movement
C.activity D.behavior
解析:选D 根据上文可知,处于交通堵塞中的司机们为救护车让道是一种善举。behavior“行为” ,符合语境。
16.A.touched B.surprised
C.annoyed D.interested
解析:选A 根据前一句中的“kind”并结合语境可推知,救护车司机被人们的这种善举感动(touched)了。
17.A.envy B.encouragement
C.admiration D.mercy
解析:选C 根据空前的“expressed”以及下文中的“the milk of human kindness”可推知,网民们也表达了他们对司机们的敬佩(admiration)。
18.A.enthusiastic B.negative
C.optimistic D.positive
解析:选D 根据空前的“the milk of human kindness”可推知,此处表示正能量。enthusiastic“热情的”;negative“负面的,消极的”;optimistic“乐观的”;positive“积极的”。
19.A.recalled B.repeated
C.replied D.called
解析:选A 根据空后的“Three years ago”可推知,此处表示另一位网友回忆起(recalled)过去的情况。
20.A.aware B.proud
C.fond D.afraid
解析:选B 根据上文的内容可知,本文是一篇正能量的故事,结合上文中的“a similar situation”可推知,此处表示为我们的城市感到自豪。