Pre-reading

Question: What happened to the drivers after the accident?

Intensive Reading

An accident happens on a busy road in Virginia, US, last week. Several trucks crash. They block the road. Other cars cannot move. Then, a storm comes.

上周，在美国弗吉尼亚州一条繁忙的道路上发生了一起事故。几辆卡车发生了撞车事故。他们堵住了路。其他汽车不能移动。然后，暴风雪来了。

Up to 28 centimeters of snow fall. Some drivers leave their cars. Other drivers stay in their cars all night. Some people have nothing to eat and drink. Some drivers run out of gas.

降雪的厚度达28厘米。一些司机从车上下去了。一些司机则整夜待在车里。有些人没有吃的和喝的。一些司机的汽油也用完了。

Local authorities close a part of the road. Workers must clear the road. They clear the trucks. It takes them many hours. Some cars must leave the road by a different way.

当地政府封锁了部分道路。工人们必须清理道路。他们花费了数个小时清理掉了卡车。一些汽车必须从另一条路离开。

Notes:

1.block：v. 阻塞，堵塞（道路、管道等）；作名词时可以指街区。

2.run out of：用完；耗尽，也可以用词组use up来表达。

3.clear：v. 清除，清理。clear up意为：收拾，解决。

Exercise:

请根据文章内容，回答下述问题：

Who must clear the road?