NewYork10November—5:27p.m.yesterday.Biggestpowerfailure(断电)inthecity’shistory.Thousandsofpeoplegotstuck(被困)inlifts.MartinSaltzmanspentthreehoursbetweenthe21stand22ndfloorsofthe

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New York 10 November—5: 27 p. m. yesterday. Biggest power failure( 断电 )in the city’s history.

Thousands of people got stuck( 被困 ) in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building. “There were twelve of us. But no one panicked( 惊慌 ). We passed the time telling stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didn’t let him. Firemen finally got us out. ”

“It was the best night we’ve ever had ”said Angela Carraro who runs an Italian restaurant on 42nd Street. “We had lots of candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on their trays( 托盘 ). The place was full—and night in fact for after we had closed we let the people stay on and spend the night here. ”

The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets( 毛毯 ) to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While zoos had problems keeping warm supermarkets had problems keeping cool. “All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted( 融化 ) ”said the manager of a store in downtown Manhattan. “They were worth $500 000. ”

The big electric clock in the lobby( 大厅 ) of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started ticking( 滴答 )again at 5: 25 this morning. It was almost on time.

1. Throughout the period of darkness Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were______.

A. nervous

B. excited

C. calm

D. frightened

2. In what way was the night of November 10 the best night for Angela Carraro?

A. She had a taste of adventure.

B. Burning candles brightened the place.

C. Business was better than usual.

D. Many people spent the night in her restaurant.

3. How long did the power failure last?

A. Nearly 12 hours.

B. More than 12 hours.

C. Nearly 24 hours.

D. More than 24 hours.

4. During the power failure the supermarkets______.

A. earned more than usual

B. had their frozen food melted

C. had to stop their business

D. sold a lot of blankets

 

Answer 1

答案：C;C;A;B
提示：
从文章内容上看，当处于黑暗时，这12个人都很镇静，故1题选C项。生意很好，对于Angela Carraro来说是一个美好的晚上，故2题选C项。断电持续了将近12小时，故3题选A项。“All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted(融化) ”said the manager of a store in downtown Manhattan。所以4选择B.