Question

阅读理解 　　It had been a difficult decade(10年), the eighties．The constant economic crises(危机)had taken their toll(代价)．In 1987 the government had closed down(关闭)the public bus service and many railway lines, so that cars and trucks were coming into central London at the rate of 200,000 a day． 　　Early, in 1984, the government had stopped the construction of the Thames Flood Barrier and there was no money to maintain(维修)and check the flood warning alarms along the banks of the Thames． 　　It had been a lovely summer, the summer of 1989．The long, sun-soaked days seemed to go on forever．The autumn was good too, with the best grain harvest for 25 years． 　　Then winter came．It was the worst winter for 50 years．The snowstorm started in the middle of January and the snow fell continuously for over a month．At the beginning of March the snow began to melt．It rained non-stop for six days and people began to gather on the banks of the Thames as the level of the river grew higher and higher． 　　On the night of March 7, a northerly gale(大风)began to send huge waves of tidal water right into the mouth of the Thames just as the river was running high． 　　People of London were used to misfortune．They accepted the bad weather, and even the three-month-old railway strike．Good times, they said, must be just round the corner． 　　At 8∶50, the next morning, the Thames burst its banks．By 9∶00 a. m. water covered 9.5 square kilometers of central London．Twenty thousand people either drowned or were injured by falling buildings．By 9∶15 a. m．London was drowning． (1) It is not directly stated but can be inferred from the passage that ________． [　　] A． economic crises happened in 1987 B． the government stopped the building of a new power station in 1987 C． traffic in central London became over-crowded in 1987 D． a heavy snow struck London in 1987 (2) The following situations make the 1980s a difficult decade except ________． [　　] A． no money to construct the Thames Flood Barrier B． a good grain harvest for 25 years C． a continuous snow for over a month D． a flood with thousands of people drowned or injured (3) The meaning of the phrase “just round the corner” would probably be ________． [　　] A． near B． in the near future C． far away D． turn the corner (4) According to the passage, which of the following statement is TRUE? [　　] A． People became hopeless after a month’s snow and a week’s rain． B． People gathered on the bank of the Thames to see the level of the river． C． The snow and flood destroyed thousands of homes． D． London was covered with water．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．B;4．D;
解析：

(1)	由文章第一段第三句话可以得知答案应为C项。
(2)	由文章的细节内容可以得知答案应为B项。
(3)	根据上下文语境可猜测出just round the corner的意思为“in the near future”。意为：“即将来临。”
(4)	由文章的细节内容可以得知答案应为D项。