2013年12月大学英语四级真题听力短文(3)
日期:2014-04-14 15:42

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Passage 3

On March 13th, while on duty Charles Mclaughlin, a very careless driver employed by the company Lummis was involved in another accident. The accident occurred in Riverside California. Not paying attention to his driving, Mclaughlin turned right on main street and 33rd street and hit Volkswagen rabbit. This caused minor damage to his truck and serious damage to the car. On the basis of the police report, the Lummis accident committee correctly determined that Mclaughlin had been quite careless. As a result of the committee’s conclusion, the branch manager Mr. David Rossi reported that he had talked with Mclaughlin about his extremely poor driving record. Further evidence of Mclaughlin's irresponsibility occurred on May 6th when he was returning from his shift. That day he ran into a roll-up door at the Lummis facility in Valero, causing significant damage to the door. Damage to the truck, however, was minor. Finally, on June 7th, Mclaughlin once again demonstrated his carelessness by knocking down several mai

l boxes near the edge of the company’s parking lot. There was damage to the mailboxes and minor damage to the truck. Mr. David Rossi stated that he had spoken with Mclaughlin on several occasions about his driving record. He added that he had warned Mclaughlin that three preventable accidents in one year could lead to his discharge, as indeed it should.

Question 23. What did the Lummis accident committee find out about the accident that occurred on March 13th?

Question 24. What did Mclaughlin do on June 7th near the edge of the company’s parking lot?

Question 25. What is most probably going to happen to Mclaughlin?


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重点单词
  • evidencen. 根据,证据 v. 证实,证明
  • extremelyadv. 极其,非常
  • carelessnessn. 粗心
  • shiftn. 交换,变化,移动,接班者 v. 更替,移转,变声
  • carelessadj. 粗心的,疏忽的 n. 不关心的,粗心的[反]a
  • dischargev. 放出,解雇,放电,解除,清偿债务 n. 释放,卸货
  • conclusionn. 结论
  • minoradj. 较小的,较少的,次要的 n. 未成年人,辅修科
  • preventableadj. 可预防的;可阻止的;可防止的
  • branchn. 分支,树枝,分店,分部 v. 分支,分岔