阅读理解.Atthreea.m.,JackMillswassittingatthecontrolsofthemailtrain.Thetrainwasmadeupof13cars.Attheendofthetrain,71mailmensatsortingthemail.Insidethesecondcar,therewereonlyfivemailmenand128bagsfu
阅读理解. Atthreea.m.,JackMillswassittingatthecontrolsofthemailtrain.Thetrainwasmadeupof13cars.
Attheendofthetrain,71mailmensatsortingthemail.Insidethesecondcar,therewereonlyfivemailmen
and128bagsfulloffive-poundnotes.Thistrainhadrunmorethan100yearswithoutbeingrobbed.Atthree
minutespastthree,Millsandhishelper,DavidWhitby,sawayellowwarninglight.Theyslowedthetrain,
andthenstopped.Whitbywenttothetelephonebesidethetrack.Itwasoutoforder.Thenhesawaman
movingbetweenthesecondandthethirdcar.BeforeWhitbycouldgiveawarning,hewasknockeddown
bytwomen.Mills'carswithallthemailmenhadbeendisconnectedbytherobbers.Atthebridge,thebags
ofmoneywereunloadedfromthetrainandthrownintowaitingtrucks.Oneoftherobberswhoobviously
knewtheschedules(时刻表)ofallthetrainskeptlookingathiswatch.At3:45,hesaid,"Thatwillhavetobe
enough."Therobbersdroveawaywithmorethan2,500,000pounds.1.Therobberytookplace______.A.before3:03
B.intheearlymorning
C.afterthreeo'clockintheafternoon
D.after3:452.Therobbers______beforethetrainstopped.A.wereallinthetrain
B.forcedMillstostopthetrain
C.werewaitingforthetraintostop
D.orderedMillstogoondriving3.Whydidn'ttheothermailmenhelpthemailmeninthesecondcarwhentherobberyhappened?A.Becausetheywerebusysortingthemail.
B.Becausetheydidn'twanttohelpthemailmeninthesecondcar.
C.Becausethelastelevencarswereseparatedfromthefrontcars.
D.Becausetheyknewnothingabouttherobbery.4.Oneoftherobberskeptlookingathiswatchbecause______.A.heonlywantedtoknowtheexacttime
B.heenjoyedlookingathiswatch
C.hedidn'tknowwhenanothertrainwouldcome
D.theyhadtoleavebeforeanothertraincame5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thetrainwasoutoforder.
B.Thetelephonewasputoutoforderbytherobbers.
C.MillsandWhitbywerebothtraindrivers.
D.Therobberscarriedthe