Atthreea.m.,JackMillswassittingatthecontrolsofthemailtrain.Thetrainwasmadeupof13cars.Attheendofthetrain,71mailmensatsortingthemail.Insidethesecondcar,therewereonlyfivemailmenand128bagsfulloffive-po
Atthreea.m.,JackMillswassittingatthecontrolsofthemailtrain.Thetrainwasmadeupof13cars.Attheendofthetrain,71mailmensatsortingthemail.Insidethesecondcar,therewereonlyfivemailmenand128bagsfulloffive-poundnotes.Thistrainhadrunmorethan100yearswithoutbeingrobbed(抢劫).Atthreeminutespastthree,Millsandhishelper,DavidWhitby,sawayellowwarninglight.Theyslowedthetrain,andthenstopped.Whitbywenttothetelephonebesidethetrack.Itwasoutoforder.Thenhesawamanmovingbetweenthesecondandthethirdcars.BeforeWhitbycouldgiveawarning,hewasknockeddownbytwomen.Mills’carswithallthemailmenhadbeendisconnectedbytherobbers.Atthebridge,thebagsofmoneywereunloadedfromthetrainandthrownintowaitingtrucks.Oneoftherobberswhoobviouslyknewtheschedules(时刻表)ofallthetrainskeptlookingathiswatch.At3:45hesaid,“Thatwillhavetobeenough.”Therobbersdroveawaywithmorethan2,500,000pounds.
41.Therobberytookplace______.
A.before3:03 B.intheearlymorning
C.afterthreeo’clockintheafternoon D.after3:45
42.Therobbers_____beforethetrainstopped.
A.wereallinthetrain B.forcedMillstostopthetrain
C.werewaitingforthetraintostop D.orderedMillstogoondriving
43.Whydidn’ttheothermailmenhelpthemailmeninthesecondcarwhentherobberyhappened?
A.Becausetheyw