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1、山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（52）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ABUKHANNON,WestVirginia–Tworescueteamsslowlymovedalongatwo-milepathonMondaynighttothesiteofcoalmineexplosionthattrapped13miners,whohadnotbeenheardfromsincetheearlymorningaccident．Meanwhile,atanearbychurch,morethan250family
2、membersandfriendsgathered,waitingforupdatesontherescuers’progress．Theminersweretrappedatabout6:30andmanyfamiliesweren’tinformedoftheaccidentuntilabout10a．m．—morethanthreehoursafterithappened．“It’sveryupsetting,butyou’vegottobepatient,Iguess,”saidJohnHelms,whosebrother,Terry,wastrappedinthemine．T
3、hetrappedminerswereabout260feetundergroundandabout10,000feetfromtheSagoMine’sentrance,saidRogerNicholson,generalcounselfromInternationalCoalGroup．Atalatenightnewsconference,Nicholsonsaidoneteamhadadvancedabout4,800feetinthefourhourssinceenteringtheminejustbefore6p．m．Anotherteamenteredthemineabou
4、t30minuteslater．Hesaidthecrewwasveryexperienced,withsomemembershavingworkedundergroundfor30to35years．Theminerswereequippedwithaboutonehourofbreathableoxygeneach．Thecompanyhasnotreleasedthenamesoftheminers．Thecauseoftheexplosionwasnotimmediatelyknown．Highlevelsofcarbonmonoxidewerediscoveredshortl
5、yaftertheexplosion,whichdelayedrescueefforts,butthoselevelshavesincesubsided（减退）,authoritiessaid．1．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat________．A．alltheminerswhoweretrappedundergroundwerestillaliveB．communicationwiththetrappedminerswascutoffC．thetworescueteamsenteredthemineatthesametime7用心爱心专心D．
6、therescuestartedassoonastheaccidenthappened2．Ifthefirstteamadvancedatanaveragespeed,theycoulddigabout_______perhour．A．1,000feetB．2,400feetC．1,200feetD．4,800feet3．Wherecanthepassagebeseen?A．Inamagazine．B．Onanadvertisement．C．Inasciencebook．D．Inanewspaper．BTheoilspill（泄漏）intheGulfofMexicohasbeendan
7、gerousforwildlifeinthearea.Birdsfloatinginthewateranddivingforfishbecomecoatedinthestickyoil,whichthenaffectstheirabilitytostaywarm.Alsothebirdscanbepoisonedbytheoil.OliviaBouler,afifthgraderfromNewYork,saidshehadtodosomethi
