There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Corion Evans. The 16-year-old was hanging out in a parking area underneath a Moss Point, Mississippi, highway in July when a car with three teenage girls inside rushed off a boat ramp and into the Pascagoula River. It came to rest some 20 feet from land, then sank. The driver, Evans would learn, had blindly followed wrong directions from her GPS.
It was around 2:30 a. m. by the time Evans got to the river’s edge. In the darkness, he could barely make out the girls clinging to the roof, the only part of the car still, barely, above water. But he could hear screaming.
Evans ripped off his shirt and shoes, tossed his phone down, then dived into the water, a river he knew alligators (鳄鱼) called home. He helped the first girl he saw and, keeping her head above water, led her ashore.
Just then, a man called out. Police Officer Garry Mercer had arrived. He dived into the river to help another of the girls. But halfway back to shore, she panicked and went underwater, pulling Mercer down with her.
Evans jumped back into the water and helped them until they could stand. “If he hadn’t been there, who knows?” Mercer told the Washington Post.
There was still one girl in the water. Cora Watson, 19, could not swim. She was gulping water, struggling to stay afloat. And scared.
“I heard Cora screaming ‘Help!’and I thought she was going to the dogs,” Caleb told WLOX in Biloxi.
“I just knew my last breath was coming,” Watson said. “My mind said, You’re slowly losing yourself.” She began to go under. Then, a jolt. “Corion had grabbed me.”
The three girls and Officer Mercer were taken to the hospital and released. They’re alive because Corion Evans risked his life to save them. They’re alive, says his mother, Marquita Evans, because Corion Evans broke his curfew.
But she’s not mad, she told the Post. “He had a good reason.”
1. According to paragraph 1, what can we know about the accident?| A．The three teenage girls were about to hang out when they dropped into the river. |
| B．The wrong navigation confused the driver and caused the accident. |
| C．The car drove about 20 feet from the land and stopped on the water. |
| D．The car crashed into the river while driving on a Moss Point, Mississippi, highway. |
| A．During the rescue, some alligators attacked them. |
| B．Evans saved the lives of the three girls and Officer Mercer. |
| C．The first two rescued girls can swim. |
| D．Seeing three girls who fell into the water, Evans called the police. |
| A．Dying. |
| B．Dangerous. |
| C．Awkward. |
| D．Nervous. |
| A．Indifferent. |
| B．Critical. |
| C．Proud. |
| D．Angry. |
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【推荐1】In a close-up (特写), one man is pulling the other with all his strength through the window of an SUV, a type of vehicle, which is stuck dangerously on a cliff (悬崖) 30 feet above a busy roadway.
Jason Warnock, then 29, is the man performing the life-saving action. He was driving in Lewiston, Idaho, in April 2015 when he came upon a fallen tree in the middle of the road. “I was like, ‘What happened’?” he told a news website. Warnock stretched out his neck to stare up the side of a cliff. At the very top, where the tree should have been, was an SUV swinging on the edge, held back from falling to the road by a delicate, heavily damaged chain-link fence. Looking inside the car, Warnock could see a panicked Matthew Sitko, 23, beating on the passenger-side window.
That’s when Warnock sprang into action. He crossed a nearby footbridge, and climbed up the cliff to get to the vehicle. When Warnock got to the car, he tried breaking the window with a tool he had on him, only to realize that his cracking was shaking the car and might cause it to slip down the hill. He stopped and turned to calming Sitko enough to get him to open the window. “Give me your hand,” Warnock said. “If this thing goes, I want to have a hold of you so I can at least get you out of there.” Before reaching for the lifeline, Sitko had one request: “Can I grab my phone?” Soon enough, Warnock had freed both man and his machine.
According to the Lewiston police chief, the accident was caused when Sitko, who suffered only minor injuries, lost control of his car. For his part, Warnock insisted he came to Sitko’s aid for one simple reason: “I just did what anyone would do.”
1. Where was Matthew Sitko’s SUV when spotted?| A．On a cliff. | B．By a river. |
| C．On the road. | D．Under a tree. |
| A．His strength ran up. |
| B．His tool stopped functioning. |
| C．He worried about his own safety. |
| D．He realized the possible consequence. |
| A．The SUV was beyond repair. | B．The SUV was out of control. |
| C．Sitko was severely injured. | D．Sitko was sleepy and tired. |
| A．Calm but stubborn. | B．Daring but anxious. |
| C．Caring and decisive. | D．Optimistic and strong. |
【推荐2】It can be easy to brush off certain events as small matters that don’t require attention— but when the safety of dozens of airplane passengers was on the tine, this NASA engineer decided to speak up.
Rumaasha Maasha was preparing to fly from Huntsville to Colorado back in January when he spotted a liquid leak from his window seat on the wing.
“Normally, if it’s a wet day, you’ll see vortices (旋涡) off the wing. About 1,000 feet off the ground, I started seeing something white and thought, ‘maybe we’re just hitting some humidity (湿气).’ Well, after a while it was still doing it, and that’s when I knew something was up. I looked closer and immediately realized that we were losing fuel.” Maasha also knew that as the plane increased in altitude, the situation would got worse.
“I gestured the flight attendant to come over and fortunately she was very attentive,” he said. “She called the crew and the key thing is that she did this as we were still climbing out. Within a minute or two, they reduced speed and leveled off. The fuel leak diminished immediately when they slowed down.”
Much to the anger of the passengers, the plane returned to the Huntsville airport, but upon finding out the reason for the return—and the hero behind it—some of the passengers made friends with Maasha.
Maasha’s experience with NASA wasn’t the only thing that came in handy that day, the engineer first fell in love with aviation (航空) as a teenager growing up near an airport in Monrovia, Liberia. “Looking back, I guess I had the perfect sets of circumstances to recognize the issue that day,” he said. “Since I was a kid, I’ve always tried to sit in a window seat near the wing, and as I grew up, I am determined to run after my dream during my university years. That’s not the first time I’ve noticed something. I’m sure it won’t be the last.”
1. When did Maasha realize something went wrong?| A．Before the plane started to fly. |
| B．When the white thing continued to leak. |
| C．After he settled on his window seat. |
| D．When he first noticed the liquid. |
| A．Worsened. | B．Decreased. | C．Occurred. | D．Continued. |
| A．His birth place and home location. |
| B．His university years and honesty. |
| C．His childhood education and seat choice. |
| D．His working experience and personal interest. |
| A．A Childhood Dream Has Come True |
| B．Fluid Leaking Happened to a Jet |
| C．A NASA Engineer Saved Passengers |
| D．Passengers Feel Grateful to an Engineer |
【推荐3】When I set out to drop my dad of fat the airport, it was dark and dreary(沉闷的). It started to rain on the way. When I left the airport, the visibility wasn`t clear because of the drops of rain. It was before 6 am.
Even though the road conditions were poor, I drove at my normal speed. I was angry with the more cautious drivers ahead of me that were delaying my drive. The exit ramp (坡道) to the highway was a tight spiral(急盘旋). It is a dangerous spot in good weather and totally scary when the weather is miserable or it is dark. But I didn`t want to slow down and arrive home any later than necessary. I drove down the ramp too fast. The road was wet and my car slid, landing face down on the passenger side.
I didn’t like to drive by myself at the time and had debated taking my husband and son with me on the trip. Thankfully, I was alone in the car. My accident was slight. In fact, I was lucky enough not to have a single scratch. I shuddered to think the injuries my son would have suffered had he been in the backseat of that car with no seatbelt when it rolled. After the ear rolled three times, I found my mobile phone was lost in a pile of small things that were all lying in the bottom of the car. A lady was kind enough to let me borrow her mobile phone, but with-out the numbers preprogrammed who could I call? I was lucky enough to remember my father`s mobile phone number, and fortunate that he hadn`t yet got on his plane.
You never know when an accident will happen. As a driver, I will keep safety in mind by obeying all traffic laws and have safe-driving habits, especially in bad weather. Insist your children always wear their seatbelts. Life is a journey and everyone should value it and enjoy the ride.
1. Why was the author angry with those drivers?| A．She thought they drove too slowly. | B．They didn’t pay attention to the safety. |
| C．They made much noise on the ramp. | D．They tried to stop her car on the ramp. |
| A．at around 6 in the afternoon | B．before the author dropped her dad at the airport |
| C．when the author almost got home | D．immediately after the author left the exit to the airport |
| A．Remembered clearly. | B．Trembled because of fear. |
| C．Ensured the safety. | D．Took control of the bad situation. |
| A．The visibility was not clear. | B．The author drove rather fast. |
| C．It started to rain heavily then. | D．It was an unsafe spot for driving. |
| A．had just a single scratch | B．felt sorry because her son was injured |
| C．called her father for help | D．found her mobile phone with the help of a lady |
【推荐1】As an only child, Nicole Renae often felt lonely in her youth. But that all changedwhen she turned ten. For her birthday, Renae’s grandmother surprised her with anadorable gray puppy named Chloe.
From the very start, the two were inseparable. Chloe would lick Renae’s face forever unless stopped. But when Renae was 14, her father got a new band worked from home. Then the house needed to be free of distractions. “Chloe was very noisy,” Renae says. “With no easier option, my family had to surrender Chloe to a humane society.”
In time, Renae grew up, got married, and had a child of her own. Remembering the joy that having a dog had brought her as a kid, Renae wanted her daughter to experience the same. She had it in her mind that she would one day adopt a puppy, but then she saw a post on Facebook about a senior dog that needed a new home. The dog in the photograph looked a lot like Chloe, and she was even named Chloe. In an instant it was decided that she would adopt this older dog.
When she met Chloe, Renae was struck with an uncanny (离奇的) feeling. The dog seemed so familiar. “She ran up to me and started licking my face,” she says. Chloe reminded Renae so much of her old dog that the emotion overwhelmed her. “I was crying,” Renae says. “I just knew in my heart that it was her.” Still, eight years had passed since Renae had seen Chloe last, so the thought seemed to be little more than wishful thinking. “My whole family thought I was nuts,” Renae says.
But Renae’s mom realized there was a way to test the theory: Their Chloe had been microchipped as a puppy. They found the ID number, then Renae took her new Chloe to the vet to be scanned. Sure enough, she also had a microchip.
“The numbers were a match,” Renae says. Renae was overjoyed to have Chloe back. “She knows that she’ll be with me forever.”
1. Why did Renae’s family send Chloe to a humane society?| A．To avoid Chloe licking Renae too much. |
| B．To find Chloe a new owner. |
| C．To leave Renae’s father undisturbed. |
| D．To get Chloe better trained. |
| A．They expressed their great support for Renae. |
| B．They thought that Renae’s idea was crazy. |
| C．They wished Renae had reminded them earlier. |
| D．They felt extremely sympathetic to Chloe. |
| A．By reading a post on Facebook. |
| B．By recognizing her in the photo. |
| C．By checking her microchip number. |
| D．By having her treated by the vet. |
| A．Close Friends to Humans |
| B．A Faithful Dog |
| C．Forever Love to Pets |
| D．An Unforgettable Reunion |
In 1932 wealthy landowners had private use of large areas of uplands for hunting. Walkers were kept out by guards, until a group of 400 people from Manchester and Yorkshire, led by Benny Rothman, engaged on a mass trespass（侵入）. The campaigner was put into prison with four other men.
The event is supported by many with starting a movement that paved the way for the establishment of national parks. Mr Rothman died in 2002 but he is now being honoured for his contribution with the revealing of a blue plaque(匾额) on his former home in Crofton Avenue, Timperley, Greater Manchester.
Retired professor, Harry, who followed in his father’s footsteps by specialising in environmental issues, says: “He was a very optimistic man and he made the best of it when he went to prison. It did’'t put him off campaigning, he went on campaigning on environmental issues most of his life." Mr Rothman did live to see the Countryside Rights of Way Act passed by Parliament in 2000, ensuring the freedom of the countryside for future generations.
Roly Smith, a friend of Mr Rothman and an author of walking guidebooks, said: “It is because of them that we have got what we have today.”
Councillor Jonathan Coupe, of Trafford Council, said: “The honour of having a blue plaque attributed(归因于) to you means you have really made an impression on society.”
“Mr Rothman contributed to the changing of history and it is because of him that we are able to enjoy the local countryside as often and freely as we can today.”
1. What do we know about people in Britain according to Para. 1?
| A．They value freedom. |
| B．They have wide interests. |
| C．They are fond of hiking. |
| D．They tend to live in the countryside. |
| A．to support his campaign |
| B．to honor his contribution |
| C．to remind people of the past |
| D．to celebrate the establishment of national parks |
| A．Cautious | B．Determined |
| C．Considerate | D．Ambitious |
| A．has served as a councilor |
| B．has made achievements in different fields |
| C．has been highly thought of for his contributions |
| D．has devoted his life to environment protection |
【推荐3】Blameless
I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately. Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long-lost cousin.
In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything bad happened.
“Who did this?” my mother would scream about a dirty kitchen.
“This is all your fault, Katharine,” my father would insist when the cat got out or the dishwasher broke.
From the time we were little, my sister, brothers and I told on each other. We set a place for blame at the dinner table.
But the Whites didn’t worry about who had done what. They picked up the pieces and moved on with their lives. The beauty of this was driven home to me the summer Jane died.
In July, the White sisters and I decided to take a car trip from their home in Florida to New York. The two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy, had recently turned sixteen. Proud of having a new driver’s license，Amy was excited about practicing her driving on the trip. She showed off her license to everyone she met.
The big sisters shared the driving of Sarah’s new car during the first part of the trip, but when they reached less crowded areas, they let Amy take over. Somewhere in South Carolina, we pulled off the highway to eat. After lunch, Amy got behind the wheel. She came to a crossroads with a stop sign. Whether she was nervous or just didn’t see the sign no one would ever know, but Amy continued into the crossroads without stopping. The driver of a large truck, unable to stop in time, ran into our car.
Jane was killed immediately.
I was slightly injured. The most difficult thing that I’ve ever done was to call the Whites to tell them about the accident and that Jane had died. Painful as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child.
When Mr. and Mrs. White arrived at the hospital, they found their two daughters sharing a room. Sarah had a few cuts on the head; Amy’s leg was broken. They hugged us all and cried tears of sadness and of joy at seeing their daughters. They wiped away the girls’ tears and made a few jokes at Amy as she learned to use her crutches（拐杖）.
To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, “We’re so glad that you’re alive.”
I was astonished. No blame. No accusations.
Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign.
Mrs. White said, “Jane’s gone, and we miss her terribly. Nothing we say or do will ever bring her back. But Amy has her whole life ahead of her. How can she lead a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister’s death? ”
They were right. Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago. She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She’s also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.
1. The author of the passage is _____.| A．Mrs. White’s niece |
| B．Jane’s school friend |
| C．The Whites’ cousin |
| D．Sarah’s friend from college |
| A．The author’s parents were less caring. |
| B．The author’s parents were less loving. |
| C．The author’s parents were less friendly. |
| D．The author’s parents were less understanding. |
| A．Amy didn’t stop at a crossroads and a truck hit their car. |
| B．Amy didn’t know what to do when she saw the stop sign. |
| C．Amy didn’t slow down so their car ran into a truck. |
| D．Amy didn’t get off the highway at a crossroads. |
| A．Florida |
| B．California |
| C．South Carolina |
| D．New York |
| A．they didn’t want Amy to feel ashamed and sorry for the rest of her life |
| B．Amy was badly injured herself and they didn’t want to add to her pain |
| C．they didn’t want to blame their children in front of others |
| D．Amy was their youngest daughter and they loved her best |
| A．Amy has never recovered from the shock |
| B．Amy changed her job after the accident |
| C．Amy lost her memory after the accident |
| D．Amy has lived quite a normal life |
【推荐1】When you’re spending days on end in a hospital bed, it’s the little things that can make all the difference. That’s what Jess Moran learned when she spent 30 days in hospital in 2014 after being diagnosed (诊断) with cancer. Every day, Moran, then 25, would receive several cards, most from her family and friends, but many from people she had never met.
Her most memorable card came from a woman she had never met—a friend’s boyfriend’s mother—who wrote inside, “You are strong, you are loved, and you will get through this.” The saying soon became Moran’s personal mantra (祈祷文) while in hospital.
“I was lucky that my family and boyfriend were there when I was in hospital, but not everyone has people visiting all the time.” says Moran, who spent more than 100 days on floor 7D at the hospital.
With that in mind, she decided to start bringing cards to other cancer patients staying at the hospital. What started as Moran and her boyfriend. Mike, writing cards has turned into something much larger, with Moran delivering approximately 1,000 “Smile Cards” to patients in the past year.
Moran delivers the cards routinely to the nurses on 7D, who read through each one to make sure they're given to appropriate patients. “The nurses really know the patients, so with them reading the cards and picking who gets what, it’s a little more personalized,” explains Moran.
“Jess is incredible, with an infectious spirit, and has managed to turn her experience into something so positive.” says Kristen Parker, RN, BSN, one of Moran's nurses on 7D. “When patients are having particularly rough days, or spending lots of time in loneliness, these cards really help to brighten their day.”
1. Whom did Jess's most memorable card come from?| A．Mike. | B．A stranger. | C．Her family. | D．A nurse. |
| A．Caring and grateful. | B．Successful and smart. |
| C．Demanding and brave. | D．Enthusiastic and lovely. |
| A．Jess’s experience is unique. | B．It is really difficult to make cards. |
| C．Jess has got an infectious disease. | D．The cards mean a lot to patients. |
| A．Nurses’ Memory of Kind Patients | B．A Woman’s Story of Defeating Cancer |
| C．“Smile Cards” Bring Inspiration to Others | D．Personal Mantra Cures a Patient’s Disease |
【推荐2】Traveling on an airplane can be a very tiring task even in the best of conditions, Sophie Murphy noticed an awful tension on a recent flight from Sydney to Melbourne. She first thought it was caused by typical bad-tempered passengers. But as the flight neared its end, it became obvious that something was very wrong.
A teenage boy with Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) who was traveling with his family had become upset and would not return to his seat, regardless of the cabin crew’s warnings over the loudspeaker that it was almost time to land. The pilot was forced to circle above the airport, delaying the landing—and angering people on the already tense flight.
As the boy’s elderly parents failed to persuade him to get off the floor and back into his seat, Murphy, who had been a teacher for more than 20 years, stood up and quickly headed to the back of the plane.
She found the boy in the passage between rows of seats, lying on his belly. She began chatting calmly with him, asking his name, his favorite book, and his favorite characters. He told her he felt sick and she tried to comfort him.
Minutes later, he allowed her to hold his hand—and then together they got properly back into airplane seats. Murphy asked for sick bags, and held them as the boy threw up several times. As she helped him clean up, she repeatedly told him everything would be okay and that they’d get through it together.
After the plane was finally able to land, no one was impatient to step off the flight as one might expect. Instead, calmed passengers—obviously following Murphy’s amazing example—allowed the boy and his family to depart first, smiling at them as they passed. His parents tearfully thanked Murphy for what she had done, and a doctor sitting nearby also let her know he had even taken notes on her expert way of handling the situation.
1. Why was the landing delayed?| A．Because a family ignored the warnings. |
| B．Because a boy refused to sit in his seat. |
| C．Because smoke was coming out of the engine. |
| D．Because the pilot had to change the destination. |
| A．fighting against unfair treatment |
| B．calling on other passengers to join her |
| C．communicating with the boy |
| D．asking an experienced doctor to help |
| A．The teacher’s efforts. | B．The plane’s safe landing. |
| C．The crew’s behavior. | D．The boy’s improvement. |
| A．Generous and careful. | B．Patient and energetic. |
| C．Wise and honest. | D．Kind and cool-headed. |
【推荐3】A 28-year-old young man, Nilay Agarwal, says that he had always dreamed of making efforts to remove hunger but it was only after a life-changing incident (事件) that he started to do something about it.
In 2018, Nilay lost a friend due to a car accident, which made him realize how lucky he was to be here with all the dreams that he had. So he decided not to waste a single moment and started contributing his time to a meaningful career.
With zero knowledge about setting up a social organization, Nilay simply made a few cookies and distributed them in a nearby welfare organization at first. Employing social media, he uploaded a video of the activity online. “At first, people laughed at me. They didn’t believe I was serious or had any long-term plans. But I knew I was going to go on until my actions effected a change,” he says.
When one after the other similar deeds by this lone fighter were noticed, people began to trusted his efforts and started to join him. Sankalp Tandon, one of Nilay’s friends, decided to help him upon seeing his work. Afterwards, the Vishalakshi Foundation was set up in memory of his friend. Then it developed its first programme—the Project Hunger.
As he says, no one has a stronger will than the youth of a country. Considering this as his only resource, he started encouraging students of Delhi University to join the programme. He first appointed some leaders in 22 colleges. They then went on reaching out to others to join the organization and form volunteer groups in their colleges. Meanwhile, online crowdfunding platforms assisted with funding campaigns that could support the upscaling (升级)of operation. In 2020, the organization was recognized by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel for its widespread efforts.
1. What pushed Nilay to take action to remove hunger?| A．His car accident. | B．His childhood dream. |
| C．The death of his friend. | D．The potential of social organizations. |
| A．To raise funds for the poverty. |
| B．To persuade people to support him. |
| C．To remove the root of hunger. |
| D．To remember his friend. |
| A．Generous and brave. | B．Reliable and clever. |
| C．Determined and caring. | D．Ambitious and creative. |
| A．It is officially operated. | B．It really makes a difference. |
| C．It needs further expansion. | D．It is targeted at college students. |
