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    The derailment happened . A. on March 13th, 1994 B. on March 12th, 1994 C. quite often D. more terrible than it was reported 【查看更多】

     

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    　　TOKYO(AP)-An express train traveling through strong winter winds derailed(出轨)in northern Japan, killing four people and injuring more than 30, officials said Monday．

    　　Five cars of the six-car express train derailed Sunday evening, three of them toppling(倾倒)onto their sides in Yamagata prefecture(辖区), about 180 miles north of Tokyo, officials said．The train was going from northern Akita to Niigata prefecture．

    　　The injuries of the survivors did not appear to be life-threatening, Yamagata police spokesman Yoshikatsu Oe said．It was unclear how many passengers were on the train, but Oe said most of the injured were in the first two cars．

    　　The dead included two men and two women, and rescuers planned to lift the wreckage(残骸)later in the day to see if any other passengers remained beneath, officials said．

    　　Transport Ministry official Hiromi Mishima said it was not known what caused the derailment and officials were assessing the extent(程度)of the damage．Railway operator JR East Co．President Mutsutake Otsuka apologized for the accident at a news conference Monday morning and promised a thorough investigation(调查)．

    　　Yamagata police official Yasuhiro Sugiu said there had been high speed wind warnings for the area．According to a train conductor, a strong gust(阵风)hit the train just before the accident．Winds in the area were about 48 mph, Kyodo News agency reported．

    　　Authorities said they did not know how fast the train was going．Speed was believed to be a factor in an April 25 train wreck that killed 107 people and injured more than 500 others in Amagasaki, western Japan．That accident was Japan’s worst train wreck since 1963．

    (1)

    This report is about a train accident that happened _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    in Yamagata on Sunday evening

    B．

    in Tokyo on Monday

    C．

    in Niigata on Sunday evening

    D．

    in Amagasaki on April 25

    (2)

    Which of the following has not yet been made clear about the derailed train?

    [　　]

    A．

    The number of its cars．

    B．

    Its running direction．

    C．

    The number of the survivors in its derailment．

    D．

    The time of the train accident．

    (3)

    We can infer from the passage that _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    speed was certainly a factor leading to the train derailment

    B．

    the train operator was a careless man．

    C．

    the gust was strong enough to derail the train

    D．

    authorities would try to find out the speed at which the train was running

    (4)

    The underlined word “wreck” in the last paragraph most probably means “_________”．

    [　　]

    A．

    operation

    B．

    crash

    C．

    competition

    D．

    business

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    A military train carrying soldiers has derailed south of Egypt's capital Cairo, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 100, officials say.

    The train was travelling to an army camp in Cairo when it came off the tracks in the Badrashin area of Giza.

    It is not yet known what caused the accident.

    Egypt's roads and railways have a poor safety record. Last November 50 children died after a train crash into their school bus.

    Both the transport minister and the head of the railway authority were forced to resign (辞职) as a result of the crash, which took place in November near Manfalut, 350km south of Cairo.

    Investigations later showed the barriers (栅栏) at the crossing were not closed because the signal operator had fallen asleep.

    Monday's incident occurred as the army train was heading from Upper Egypt into Cairo.

    Reports say more than 1,300 passengers were aboard the train when the accident happened shortly after midnight.

    The passengers wounded in the accident have been taken to hospitals, the governor of Giza said.

    　 An eyewitness told BBC Arabic that he saw two dozen dead bodies at the scene of the accident.

    　 The latest incident could increase the pressure on the government to deal with the safety of trains, the BBC's Said Shehata reports from Cairo.

    　 Four years ago, some 18 people were killed and dozens injured in an accident crash between two passenger trains in the Giza area.

    　 And in 2002, a train caught fire in Cairo, killing 373 people.

    56. The underlined word “derail” in the first paragraph means “_________”?

    A. walk acorss the rails　　 B. go off the rails　　

    C. repair the rails　　　　 D. damage the rails

    57. The accident perhaps happened at ______ .

    A. 1 p.m.　　　　　　 B. 2 p.m.

    C. 6 a.m.　　　　　　 D. 1 a.m.

    58. Who quit the job because of the accident?

    A. The governor of Giza　 B. An eyewitness.

    C. The transport minister. D. The signal operator

    59. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A. More than 100 people hurt in the accident.

    B. It is known what caused the accident.

    C. The signal operator was awake when the accident happened.

    D. Egypt's roads and railways have a very good safety record

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