山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（43）
<p> 山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（43）</p><p> 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="June">June</span> 22, 2009.[<span word="Agencies">Agencies</span>]</p><p> <span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>--<span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="collided">collided</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> 70 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tangled">tangled</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Adrian">Adrian</span> <span word="Fenty">Fenty</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 33-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Metro">Metro</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p> <span word="Fire">Fire</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Dennis">Dennis</span> <span word="Rubin">Rubin</span> <span word="said">said</span> 70 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>t least one car from one of the trains was hurled onto the top of the other train in the accident, which occurred on above-ground tracks.</p><p> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="propped">propped</span> <span word="ladders">ladders</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p> <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="EDT">EDT</span>, <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Fort">Fort</span> <span word="Totten">Totten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Takoma">Takoma</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="outskirts">outskirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1982, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="derailment">derailment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Metro">Metro</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1796.</p>
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