[中学联盟]江西省横峰中学2017届高三上学期第十八周周练英语试题.docVIP

横峰中学高三年级英语第18周周练试题 阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共20分） A Thomas James Hanson will remember for a long time the snowstorm that hit the state of New York on November 22. The 47-year-old man from Niagara Falls was stuck in his car on the highway for almost eight days after his vehicle was accidentally pushed to the side of the road and covered with snow by workers employed to remove the snow from the streets. Driving on the Interstate Highway 190 during the worst of the snowstorm, Mr. Hanson decided to pull over his old 1993 Volkswagen Passat to the side of the road and wait for the weather conditions to improve. He remained motionless for approximately five hours before a snow plow arrived to clear the way. Unfortunately for the poor man, the driver of the gigantic snow removal vehicle did not see the small car, pushing it into the ditch and covering it with more than 2 meters of snow. Fortunately for the father of two children, the snow that was stacked over his vehicle was not very dense and allowed for enough fresh air to get through to enable him to survive. He was able to drink water that he obtained by melting snow with his lighter in an aluminum coffee cup, and he ate the few items of groceries he had bought before going home. “If I had known I would be stuck for eight days, I would have bought more than a jar of dill pickles(咸菜), a bottle of ketchup and two sticks of beef jerky(牛肉干),” said the survivor with a smile. Thomas Hanson had almost lost all hope of being rescued when his car was hit?once again this morning by another snow plow, which revealed the poor man’s location. 28. What caused Thomas James Hanson to fall into the ditch according to the passage? A. His drunk driving.??????? ???B. The strong wind.?? C. The slippery road.??????? ???D. A snow removal vehicle. 29. It can be learned from the passage that _______. A. Mr. Hanson had bought some food before the accident.?[来源:Z,xx,k.Com] B. Mr. Hanson got rescued on November 22 eventually C. Mr. Hanson had enough