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阅读理解 It was a gloriously sunny day in Switzerland and we were driving over the Alps. Our daughter was singing in the back; she was happy to have just passed her latest exams. We'd just survived a trip, going down a mountain. In the Alps, whichever way you go, you're traveling on tiny mountain roads with lots of switchbacks. And as soon as we reached the first hairpin, we realized there was something seriously wrong with our brakes. They didn't work. Coming into the bend, the only way my husband could slow us down was by using the handbrake. The problem with mountain roads is that there are very few places to turn around or pull to the side of the road safely. And we'd just left a car park, which meant there wouldn't be another parking area for a while. All we could do was continue down the mountain, in our heavy motorhome which was gaining speed, trying hard to slow without working brakes. There were 180-degree bends every 200 meters or so — and each one was completely terrifying. We didn't know if or when the handbrake would give out, and then we would be in big trouble — there aren't any barriers to stop you going over the edge on these roads. I'm grateful my husband was driving and that he was able to deal with it. Yes, our handbrake was ruined. No, we didn't care. At the bottom of the mountain, we were lucky to find a small town with a garage. There, we quickly discovered the cause — our brake liquid had totally disappeared! When we bought the motorhome three months earlier, we'd been assured it had just received a full service and a vehicle test. We did our own checks, too, but we never thought to check the brake liquid. It turned out that it hadn't been changed for years and was mostly water — which meant it had changed into gas over the past 48 hours as the brakes got hot going up and down the mountain until it was gone. Thankfully, the garage was able to replace it and they also changed the handbrake for us. （1） Why did the author's daughter sing? A . She was happy at the Alps scenery. B . She would go on a trip in Alps. C . She had just passed her exams. D . She survived a disaster with her parents. （2） What did the author's husband try to do? A . Make the motorhome gain speed. B . Look for a car park quickly. C . Pull the motorhome to the side of road. D . Slow down the motorhome by using handbrake. （3） What didn't the author care at all? A . The destroyed handbrake. B . The edge of the roads. C . The barriers to stop cars. D . The motorhome they bought. （4） What hadn't been changed for years about the motorhome? A . Its tires. B . Its brake liquid. C . Its handbrake. D . Its wheels. 答案： C D A B

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