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Questions 31-35     The fourth longest tunnel in the world, the Gitthard Tunnel in Swiss, is the most critical road connection from Italy to Germany.It was considered to be one of the safest European tunnels until October 24th, 2001. One kilometer short of the south entrance, a truckveered out of control and collided with another car. The petrol leaked on the roadway. A fierce fire 31 inside the tunnel within afew moments later. Flames spread over 300 meters and the temperature reached 1,200 degrees Celsius. Large chunks of the roof werebrought down by the raised temperature. Most cars and vans at the heart of disaster scene 32 like a molten mass. Eleven peopledied and 128 people were injured in the what would be remembered as one of the worst road accidents in Switzerland. The tunnel wasalso fitted with a 33 fire detection system and four powerful ventilation shafts that allows to refresh air in the tunnel, and toevacuate fumes, within 15 minutes of an accident. None of that was enough to prevent the tragedy. This 34 shows the fragility ofEurope's transalpine routes. The tragedy 35 demands from environmental groups, safety campaigners and transporters for a shiftfrom all freight traveling through road to rail transport. After two decades of construction work, the 35-mile Gotthard base tunnel willprovide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe. The rail base tunnel not only significantlyreduces the danger of road crashes, but also brings environmental benefits to the Alps by reducing pollution caused by the amount offreight hauled by heavy trucks.
31.
(A) broke down
(B) broke up
(C) broke loose
(D) broke away

參考答案

答案：C
難度：非常困難0.170213
統計：A(17),B(18),C(8),D(2),E(0)

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