2022年度专四阅读历年真题.docx

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Thetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroughastation.?Thenitbegansuddenlytoslowdown,presumablyinobediencetoasignal.Forsomeminutesitcrawledalong,thenstopped;presentlyitbegantomoveforwardagain.Anotherup-trainpassedthem,thoughwithlessvehemencethanthefirstone.Thetraingatheredspeedagain.Atthatmomentanothertrain,alsoonadown-line,swervedinwardstowardsthem,foramomentwithalmostalarmingeffect.Foratimethetwotrainsranparallel,now,onegainingalittle,nowtheother.Mrs.McGillicuddylookedfromherwindowthroughthewindowoftheparallelcarriages.Mostoftheblindsweredown,butoccasionallytheoccupantsofthecarriageswerevisible.Theothertrainwasnotveryfullandthereweremanyemptycarriages.?
Atthemomentwhenthetwotrainsgavetheillusionofbeingstationary,ablindinoneofthecarriagesflewupwithasnap.Mrs.McGillicuddylookedintothelightedfirst-classcarriagethatwasonlyafewfeetaway.?
Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf-rosetoherfeet.?
Standingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasaman.Hishandswereroundthethroatofawomanwhofacedhim,andhewasslowly,remorselessly,stranglingher.Hereyeswerestartingfromtheirsockets,herfacewaspurple.AsMrs.McGillicuddywatched,fascinated,theendcame;thebodywentlimpandcrumpledintheman’shands.?
Atthesamemoment,Mrs.McGillicuddy’strainsloweddownagainandtheotherbegantogainspeed.Itpassedforwardandamomentortwolaterithadvanishedfromsight.?
AlmostautomaticallyMrs.McGillicuddy’shandwentuptothecommunicationcord,thenpaused,irresolute.Afterall,whatusewoulditberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastravelling?Thehorrorofwhatshehadseenatsuchclosequarters,andtheunusualcircumstances,madeherfeelparalysed.Someimmediateactionwasnecessary,—butwhat??
Thedoorofhercompartmentwasdrawnbackandaticketcollectorsaid,“Ticket,please.”?
66.WhenMrs.McGuillicuddy’strainpassedthroughastation,it___.?A.gainedspeedsuddenlyB.keptitsusualspeed?C.changeditsspeedD.stoppedimmediately?
67.Mrs.McGuillicuddyseemstobea(an)___person.?A.observantB.interestedC.nosyD.nervous?
68.Whatshesawintheparalleltrainmadeherfeel___.?A.excitedB.anxiousC.