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1、2001英语专四真题及答案四。阅读APartⅥREADINGCOMPREHENSION［30MIN。］SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION［25MIN。］Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements，eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA，B，CandD。Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer。Markyouranswersonyouranswershee

2、t。TEXTAThetrainclatteredoverpointsandpassedthroughastation。Thenitbegansuddenlytoslowdown，presumablyinobediencetoasignal。Forsomeminutesitcrawledalong，thenstopped。presentlyitbegantomoveforwardagain。Anotherup－trainpassedthem，thoughwithlessvehemencethanthefirstone。Thetraingathered

3、speedagain。Atthatmomentanothertrain，alsoonadown－line，swervedinwardstowardsthem，foramomentwithalmostalarmingeffect。Foratimethetwotrainsranparallel，now，onegainingalittle，nowtheother。Mrs。McGillicuddylookedfromherwindowthroughthewindowoftheparallelcarriages。Mostoftheblindsweredown，b

4、utoccasionallytheoccupantsofthecarriageswerevisible。Theothertrainwasnotveryfullandthereweremanyemptycarriages。Atthemomentwhenthetwotrainsgavetheillusionofbeingstationary，ablindinoneofthecarriagesflewupwithasnap。Mrs。McGillicuddylookedintothelightedfirst－classcarriagethatwasonlya

5、fewfeetaway。Thenshedrewherbreathinwithagaspandhalf－rosetoherfeet。Standingwithhisbacktothewindowandtoherwasaman。Hishandswereroundthethroatofawomanwhofacedhim，andhewasslowly，remorselessly，stranglingher。Hereyeswerestartingfromtheirsockets，herfacewaspurple。AsMrs。McGillicuddywatche

6、d，fascinated，theendcame。thebodywentlimpandcrumpledintheman’shands。Atthesamemoment，Mrs。McGillicuddy’strainsloweddownagainandtheotherbegantogainspeed。Itpassedforwardandamomentortwolaterithadvanished9/9fromsight。AlmostautomaticallyMrs。McGillicuddy’shandwentuptothecommunicationcor

7、d，thenpaused，irresolute。Afterall，whatusewoulditberingingthecordofthetraininwhichshewastravelling？Thehorrorofwhatshehadseenatsuchclosequarters，andtheunusualcircumstances，madeherfeelparalysed。Someimmediateactionwasnecessary，—butwhat？Thedoorofhercompartmentwasdrawnbackandaticketco

8、llectorsaid，“Ticket，please。”66。WhenMrs。McGuill