【试题】
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[5] Drivers on their way to the Polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the road blocked by an unusual obstacle, tons of liquid chocolate that spilled onto the motorway. [6] A track carrying the sweet load hit a road barrier and overturned, blocking two lames. The cracked tank spilled a pool of rapidly hardening chocolate which quickly covered the width of the road. While the drives was taken to hospital with the broken arm, firefighters struggled to remove a reported 12 tons of solid chocolate from the road. A representative for the firefighters told the local TV that [7] removing the chocolate was worse than dealing with snow. After contacting the chocolate manufacturer, the firefighter resorted to spraying hot, pressurized ice water to get rid of the sticky substance. The local TV also noted that the clean-up spanned more than a mile because drivers simply drove through the chocolate after the crash, leaving a long chocolate trail. But despite the sticky situation, firefighters and police attending to the clean-up were reportedly cheerful about the long task ahead. After all, who could be mad about 12 tons of chocolate?
【文章解析】
话题方面，本文为社会类新闻，话题围绕波兰的一个”巧克力堵路“事件展开，话题相对有趣简单，但细节性的东西较多。但在题目方面并不太要求考生记住每一个相关细节，也是减小了做题难度。题目方面，3道题都是细节题，均有较为明确的关键词，文章在段首处及答语处设题。考生务必提前预读选项，带着预判听材料可能会有更强的指向性，总体难度不高。
【题目解析】
Question 5: 问题问的是在去华沙的高速路上司机发现了什么。根据首句可知“Drivers on their way to the Polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the road blocked by an unusual obstacle”即“周三早上，前往波兰首都华沙的司机们发现道路被一个不寻常的障碍物堵塞了”，因此选择A)The road was blocked.
Question 6: 问题是对于该事故，报告说了什么。那么答案就要寻找客观事实性信息。根据事实性信息A track carrying the sweet load hit a road barrier and overturned, blocking two lames.”即“一辆装载甜食的卡车撞上了路障并翻倒，阻塞了两条车道。”因此答案选择A)A truck hit a barrier and overturned.
Question 7: 通过问题可知是询问事故的处理。根据关键词 “firefighters told the local TV”可定位至原文中“A representative for the firefighters told the local TV that removing the chocolate was worse than dealing with snow”即“消防队员的代表告诉当地电视台，清理巧克力比处理雪更糟糕。”据此可知，应该选B，清扫撒出的东西是一件难事。
