A coal mine gas explosion ( 煤矿瓦斯爆炸 ) yesterday morning in Tongchuan, Shanxi Province in Northwest China, killed five miners ( 矿工 ) and left ___21___ missing.
The explosion took place ( 发生 ) in the Chenjiashan Coal Mine in Tongchuan at about 7:10 a.m. yesterday, ___22___ 293 miners were working underground. People above ground saw thick smoke ___23___ out of a mine at about 7:30 when communication underground was ___24___ .
Shortly after the accident, President Hu Jintao gave instructions urging ( 督促 ) the local government and departments ___25___ their best to save the ___26___ miners.
It was about 8,000 metres from ___27___ the workplace where the explosion took place. It was very difficult to save those trapped miners. By 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, 127 out of the 293 workers working there when the explosion took place were brought up. Five were dead, and another 166 ___28___ . An officer said ___29___ there is no air in the underground area where the missing miners are, it is ____30____ for them to have survived.
21 ． A ． 166 others B ． another 166 C ． 166 the other D ． the other 166
22 ． A ． after B ． before C ． when D ． since
23 ． A ． comes B ． was coming C ． coming D ． came
24 ． A ． got off B ． put off C ． cut off D ． taken off
25 ． A ． tried B ． to try C ． to try to D ． tried to
26 ． A ． trapping B ． were trapping C ． trapped D ． were trapped
27 ． A ． the entrance of B ． the entrance to C ． the way to D ． the way of
28 ． A ． were missed B ． missing C ． were missing D ． to miss
29 ． A ． since B ． while C ． because of D ． as
30 ． A ． possible B ． impossible C ． unpossible D ． possiblely
B 22 ． C 23 ． C 24 ． C 25 ． B 26 ． C 27 ． B 28 ． C 29 ． A 30 ． B
【导语】本文主要介绍了山西省铜川市发生煤矿瓦斯爆炸事故，造成 5 人死亡， 166 人失踪。
21 ．句意：昨天上午，中国西北部山西省铜川煤矿发生瓦斯爆炸，造成 5 名矿工死亡， 166 人失踪。
166 others166 其他人； another 166 另外 166 ； 166 the other166 其他的； the other 166 其他 166 。根据下文 “Five were dead, and another 166 ...” 可知，此处指另外 166 人失踪，应用 another 166 。故选 B 。
22 ．句意：昨天上午 7 点 10 分左右，铜川陈家山煤矿发生爆炸，当时有 293 名矿工正在井下工作。
after 在 …… 之后； before 在 …… 之前； when 当 …… 时； since 自从。根据 “293 miners were working underground” 可知，煤矿发生爆炸时，有 293 名矿工正在工作，应用 when 引导时间状语从句。故选 C 。
23 ．句意：大约 7 点半，地面上的人看到一个矿井冒出浓烟，当时地下通讯被切断。
comes 动词第三人称单数； was coming 过去进行时； coming 现在分词； came 过去式。根据 “People above ground saw thick smoke ... out of a mine” 可知， see sb./sth. doing sth.“ 看见某人 / 某物正在做某事 ” ，现在分词作宾补。故选 C 。
24 ．句意：大约 7 点半，地面上的人看到一个矿井冒出浓烟，当时地下通讯被切断。
got off 下车； put off 推迟； cut off 切断； taken off 起飞。根据 “communication underground” 可知，爆炸发生后，地下通讯被中断，应用 cut off 。故选 C 。
25 ．句意：事故发生后不久，国家主席胡锦涛发出指示，敦促当地政府和有关部门尽最大努力抢救被困矿工。
tried 过去式； to try 动词不定式； to try to 动词不定式； tried to 过去式。根据 urge sb. to do sth.“ 督促某人做某事 ” 可知，此处要用不定式；再根据 try one’s best“ 尽某人最大努力 ” 可知， try 后面不用 to 。故选 B 。
26 ．句意：事故发生后不久，国家主席胡锦涛发出指示，敦促当地政府和有关部门尽最大努力抢救被困矿工。
trapping 现在分词； were trapping 过去进行时； trapped 过去分词； were trapped 一般过去时的被动语态。根据 “save the ... miners” 可知，此处指拯救被困矿工，应用过去分词作定语，表示 “ 被困的 ” 。故选 C 。
27 ．句意：距离发生爆炸的工作地点入口约 800 米。
the entrance of…… 的入口； the entrance to“ 通向 …… 的入口 ” ； the way to“ 通向 …… 的路 ” ； the way of“…… 的路 ” 。根据 “the workplace” 可知，此处指通向工作地的入口。故选 B 。
28 ．句意： 5 名矿工遇难，另外 166 名失踪了。
were missed 一般过去时的被动语态； missing 现在分词； were missing 过去进行时； to miss 动词不定式。根据 “Five were dead, and another 166 ...” 可知，此处指另外 166 名矿工是失踪状态，应用过去进行时 were missing 。故选 C 。
29 ．句意：一位官员表示，由于失踪矿工所在的地下区域没有空气，他们不可能存活下来。
since 由于； while 在 …… 期间； because of 因为； as 作为。分析句子可知，此处表示原因，应用 since 引导原因状语从句。故选 A 。
30 ．句意：一位官员表示，由于失踪矿工所在的地下区域没有空气，他们不可能存活下来。
possible 可能的； impossible 不可能的； unpossible 是错误表达； possiblely 是错误表达，正确的为 possibly 。根据 “there is no air in the underground area where the missing miners are” 可知，没有空气是不可能活下来的。故选 B 。