Ⅱ．认真阅读下面两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题。根据短文的内容从四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，并填入答题纸相应位置。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

Passage 1

    The train passed through a station and then it began suddenly to slow down, presumably in obedience to a signal. For some minutes it crawled along, then stopped; presently it began to move forward again. Another up-train passed then, though with less power than the first one. The train gathered speed again. At that moment another train, also on a down-line, turned inwards towards them, for a moment with almost alarming effect. For a time the two trains ran parallel, now one gaining a little, now the other. Mrs. McGill looked from her window through the windows of the parallel carriages. Most of the blinds were down, but occasionally the occupants of the carriages were visible. The other train was not very full and there were many empty carriages.

    At the moment when the two trains gave the illusion of being stationary, a blind in one of the carriages flew up with a snap. Mrs. McGill looked into the lighted first-class carriage that was only a few feet away.

    Then she drew her breath in, watching. Standing with his back to the window and to her was a man. His hands were round the throat of a woman who faced him, and he was slowly strangling her. Her eyes were staring from their sockets and her face was purple. As Mrs. McGill watched, fascinated, the end came; the body went limp and fell in the man’s hands.

    At the same moment, Mrs. McGill’s train slowed down again and the other began to gain speed. It passed forward and a moment or two later it had vanished from sight. Almost automatically Mrs. McGill's hands went up to the communication cord and then paused. After all, what use would it be ringing the cord of the train in which she was traveling? The horror of what she had seen at such a close distance, and the unusual circumstances, made her feel numb. Some immediate action was necessary—but what?

The door of her compartment was drawn back and a ticket collector said, “Ticket, please.”

31. After Mrs. McGill's train passed through a station, it ____________.

A. gained speed suddenly                                   B. kept its usual speed

C. changed its speed                                          D. stopped immediately

32. Mrs. McGill seemed to be a (an)_____________person.

A. observant                                                     B. interesting

C. nosy                                                            D. nervous

33. What she saw in the parallel train made her feel___________.

A. excited                                                         B. anxious

C. worried                                                        D. horrified

34. She didn’t ring the communication cord immediately because___________.

A. she was very much afraid                              B. there was no point of doing so

C. she was too shocked to move                         D. the ticket collector came in

35. The best title for this story could be___________.

A. Mrs. McGill, a Traveler                                 B. Mrs. McGill, a Coward

C. Mrs. McGill, a Witness                                  D. Mrs. McGill, a Murderer