听力试题

Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

Now listen to the news.

9. What is the news item mainly about?

A. The influence of a freak snowstorm.

B. The big power failure in at least five states.

C. The traffic accidents on Sunday.

D. Travel forms in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

10. How many passengers on an Amtrak train were stuck for nearly 13 hours?

A. 5.

B. 30.

C. 15.

D. 48.

答案详解

【答案】

9. A 10. D

【原文】

（9-1）Airline passengers left stranded by a freak snowstorm（—场突如其来的暴风雪把乘客困在机场。）that pounded the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states were waiting to get to their destinations Sunday, many after spending a restless night on cots or airport floors.

（9-2）More than 4 million people in at least five states were without power Sunday(暴风雪还导致了停电。）as the storm moved offshore. Up to five deaths, some in traffic accidents, were blamed on the storm.

（9-3）Other forms of travel were also impacted.（暴风雪还影响了铁路运输。）（10）An Amtrak train with 48 passengers on board was stuck for nearly 13 hours（火车上的48位乘客受困13个小时。）when a rock slide resulting from the snow storm blocked the tracks near Palmer, Massachusetts, said Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham.