听力原文:Two men on a touring holiday of Britain were injured by an explosion in their mot
听力原文: Two men on a touring holiday of Britain were injured by an explosion in their motor caravan in the center of Norwich yesterday.
Shoppers, traders and businessmen in Red Lion Street were startled by a loud bang, and seconds later the two men leapt from the vehicle, which had stopped outside Barclays Bank.
Several people rushed to give assistance and helped to put out the fire inside the vehicle, a fight American truck converted to provide living accommodation, before Norwich firemen arrived.
The men—American Mr. Gary Houser, aged 25, of Ohio, who was driving, and his passenger Mr. Charles Lynn, 23, of Vancouver—were taken to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital with minor bums.
They were allowed to leave after treatment.
"I heard this explosion. It was pretty loud, I thought it could have been a bomb," said Mr. Leslie Webster, deputy clerk of the markets, who was working in his office in Red Lion Street.
"I looked out of the window and saw this chap leap from the van and roll on the pavement.
"Then another chap came out of the van. He seemed to be in a worse state—parts of his trousers were hanging in shreds below his knee. "
"I came downstairs to get a fire extinguisher, but by the time I got outside someone from the bank was in the van with an extinguisher. "
Mr. Webster, who lives at 71 Trinity Street, Norwich, said both victims were shocked. One was taken into the markers office to await an ambulance.
"The second man insisted on going back into the van to see if everything was all right, and five minutes later he came out with a drawer that was blazing," he added.
The explosion was also heard inside the bank. Staff provided a fire extinguisher and telephoned for an ambulance.
Although a plastic window was blown out, damage inside the vehicle was mainly superficial.
The two men have spent the last six months touring the Continent and had traveled to Norwich from Sneterton. At the time of the incident their wives were shopping in the city.
Questions:
6.Which of the following statements is true?
7. Why did Mr. Webster not take a fire extinguisher to the caravan?
8. What did Mr. Webster think of the explosion?
9. What was the consequence of the explosion?
10.What were the two men doing at the time of the incident?
(26)
A.The two men in the caravan were lightly hurt.
B.The two men were badly injured.
C.Neither of them was hurt.
D.The two men were shocked but unhurt.