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1、Unit4Publictransport课外阅读练习阅读文章，选择正确答案，回答问题。Mr.PeterGreen,agedtwenty-five,battledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Greentooktheonlyescaperoute—throughtheboot(行李箱).Mr.Green’scarhadfinishedupinaditch
2、(沟渠)atRomneyMarsin,Kentafterskiddingoniceandhittingabank.“Fortunately,thewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowly,”Mr.Greensaid.“Icouldn’tforcethedoorsbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewellsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin.”Mr.Gre
3、en,asweetsalesmanofSittingHome,Kent,firsttriedtoattracttheattentionofothermotoristsbysoundingthehornandhammeringontheroofandboot.Thenhebeganhisstruggletoescape.Laterhesaid,“Itwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylife.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittou
4、nscrewthebackseattogetintotheboot.Ihammereddesperatelywithahammertryingormakesomeonehear,butnohelpcame.”Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseat,andafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMr.Greenfoundawrenchandbegantoworkonthebootlock.Fifteenm
5、inutespassedby.“ItwastheonlychancedIhad.Finallyitgave,butassoonasImovedthebootlid,thewaterandmudpouredin.Iforcedtheliddownintothemudandscrambledclearasthecarfilledup.”Hishandsandarmscutthebruised(擦伤),Mr.GreengottoBeckettFarmnearby,wherehewaslookedafterb
6、ythefarmer’swife,Mrs.LilyBates.Huddledinablanket,hesaid,“Thatthirtyminutesseemedlikehours.”Onlythetipsofthecarwheelswerevisible,policesaidlastnight.Thevehiclehadsunkintotwofeetofmudatthebottomoftheditch.1.WhichofthefollowingobjectsisthemostimportanttoMr
7、.Green?A.Thehammer.B.Thecoin.C.Thescrew.D.Thehorn.2.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mr.Green’scarstoodonitsbootasitfelldown.B.Mr.Greencouldnotescapefromthedoorbecauseitwasfullofsweetjam.C.Mr.Green’scaraccidentwaspartlyduetotheslipperyroad.D.
8、Mr.Greenstruggledinthepouringduetotheslipperyroad.3.“Finallyitgave”(Paragraph5)meansthat_______.A.luckilythedoorwastornawayintheendB.atlastthewrenchwentbrokenC.thelockcameopenafterallhiseffortsD.thechancewaslostatthelastminute4.I
