首页
登录
职称英语
For miles around, the neighborhoods were empty and silent. Stores were dark,
For miles around, the neighborhoods were empty and silent. Stores were dark,
游客
2023-12-31
16
管理
问题
For miles around, the neighborhoods were empty and silent. Stores were dark, schools closed, sidewalks empty. At corners, the stoplights were【C1】______ and blank, but it didn’t really matter since only【C2】______ cars ventured out.
The jarring, still-life scenes across parts of three Massachusetts towns on Friday followed a chaotic, cacophonous night of【C3】______ and gas-fueled fires that killed one person, 【C4】______ more than 20 others, left behind charred homes and piles of rubble, and【C5】______ thousands of people from their homes.
State and federal investigators said they were【C6】______ the cause of the sudden chain of incidents in parts of Lawrence, Andover and North Andover.【C7】______ political leaders and residents expressed growing frustration and impatience with Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, 【C8】______ natural gas lines have been a central focus of inquiry.
Weary residents, some of【C9】______ are staying in shelters, complained that the company had failed to explain【C10】______ caused the explosions or to quickly make repairs. Gov. Charlie Baker declared a【C11】______ of emergency. The step was needed, he indicated, to remove Columbia Gas from leading the repair of the gas lines. Announcing that he was turning the efforts【C12】______ to a different gas company, Eversource, the governor was pointed in【C13】______ criticism of Columbia Gas.
Mr. Baker said the gas company was "inadequately prepared" for the【C14】______ of the explosions.
"Today, on【C15】______ of very significant issues, we heard one thing, and then something else happened, " Mr. Baker said. "It【C16】______ questions about the leadership’s ability to actually deliver to the people of Massachusetts."
During a brief and testy news conference later, Steve Bryant, the company’s president, declined to go【C17】______ details about what had caused the explosions and defended the company’s handling of the aftermath.
"We are sorry and deeply【C18】______ about the inconvenience, "he said."This is the sort of thing that a gas distribution company hopes never happens."
The authorities were looking at the possibility【C19】______ gas may have been placed under a level of pressure that was too high for the pipelines it was moving through, 【C20】______ cascading crises in more than 8, 500 homes and businesses across the three towns. [br] 【C4】
选项
A、damaged
B、disabled
C、wounded
D、injured
答案
D
解析
本题考查词义辨析。这句话的意思是:燃气火灾已导致一人死亡,二十人受伤。damage多指对无生命的损害,造成降低价值、破坏功能等后果;disable强调“伤残、残疾、残废”;wound一般指外伤、如刀伤、枪伤等,尤指在战争中、打斗中受伤;injure一般指在事故中受伤,较为正式。此处injured与上文中的killed并列。根据句意,答案为D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3320290.html
相关试题推荐
Theresultistheemergenceofadozenorsosmalladdedvaluecompaniesaround
Childrenlearnprimarilybyphysicalexperiencedirecttheworldaroundthem.A、p
Theresultistheemergenceofadozenorsosmalladdedvaluecompaniesaround
Formilesaround,theneighborhoodswereemptyandsilent.Storesweredark,
Formilesaround,theneighborhoodswereemptyandsilent.Storesweredark,
Formilesaround,theneighborhoodswereemptyandsilent.Storesweredark,
Formilesaround,theneighborhoodswereemptyandsilent.Storesweredark,
Formilesaround,theneighborhoodswereemptyandsilent.Storesweredark,
Formilesaround,theneighborhoodswereemptyandsilent.Storesweredark,
Formilesaround,theneighborhoodswereemptyandsilent.Storesweredark,
随机试题
Whatisthepurposeofthisclassdiscussion?[originaltext]S:Let’stalkabout
Hewillhavetogiveuphisresearchwork,becausehesuffersfrom______vision
OnOctober31,anewbornbabysomewhereintheworldwillbecomethe7billi
GMOrganismsByfarthemostcommongeneticallym
患者,男性,40岁。右侧甲状腺单发结节2.5cm×2cm行手术,术中病理报告为甲
以下关于护理道德基本原则的理解正确的是()A.自主原则实质是尊重护士的自主权利
4岁左右,()逐渐增多,并逐渐成为主要游戏形式。A.合作性游戏 B.联系性游
增值税是对销售货物或者提供加工、修理修配劳务以及进口货物的单位和个人就其实现的增
建筑高度在30米以下的建筑,设备层通常设在()。A:楼梯间 B:地下室 C:
心理学家所说的“危险期”或“心理断乳期”是指()。 A.幼儿期 B.儿童期
最新回复
(
0
)