What do you do if you're stranded (处于困境的) on a lonely island? Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world. Your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane.
Body signals (信号)
Pilots from different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training. When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means "yes". When you point downwards and swing your arm from side to side, it means "no". If you want the pilot to know that it's safe to land, push your hands out in front of you and bend (弯曲) your knees. If you want to say that it's not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side.
Smoke signals
The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, so it's a good way to draw attention. If the weather is dry, it isn't hard to start a fire. Remember, however, that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control. Never light a fire unless you're sure that it can't spread. If the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily. Green grass and leaves produce light smoke.
Ground-to-air signals
It's a good idea to build some signals, too. Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols (标记). If you can't find any wood, use earth. Some useful symbols are:
F: I need food and water."
II: I need medicine."
I: I am badly hurt."
X: I am unable to move from here."
Pilots' replies
If the pilot lowers the plane's wings from side to side, this means "message received and understood". (At night, the pilot flashes the plane's green lights.) If the pilots flies the plane in a clockwise circle, this means "message received but not understood". (At night, the pilot flashes the plane's red lights.)
1. Which picture means "it's not safe to land"?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Swinging your arm from side to side means "yes". |
| B．If the ground is dark, light smoke can't be seen. |
| C．If you need some medicine, make a symbol "II". |
| D．The pilots make replies with a blue light at night. |
| A．The explanation of building signals on an island. |
| B．The importance of making signals on an island. |
| C．Ways of sending out signals on a lonely island. |
| D．Ways of receiving signals from a lonely island. |
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【推荐1】When you go on a trip to America, you will see the word Motel on signs and notice boards. It is made up of “motor” and “hotel” and it is really a hotel for people who arrive by car (however, you don’t a need a car to stay at one). You have to pay when you arrive for your room, which usually has a bath. Meals are not provided but there will certainly be a cafeteria (自助餐馆). Americans eat a lot of salads and sandwiches. Along the main roads there are a lot of motels. Each tries to offer more than the others. Some provide television in every bedroom; others have swimming pools and so on. Motels are especially useful when you are in the country, far from a town or city. You will also find them in big national parks.
In these great national parks, you may meet guests you don’t expect to see. An American friend told me a short story. In the middle of a moonless night, she heard strange noises outside her motel window in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Thinking it might be a thief, she jumped out of bed, opened the door and crept towards a dark shadow. As she got close, she saw the thief. She was dreadfully frightened: it wasn’t a human thief — it was a big black bear. The bear was turning over some empty tins with its paws, looking for tasty bits of food. My friend decided to leave that particular thief alone!
There are also, of course, places called “rooming houses”, where they provide lodges (客房). You will see such signs as Tourists or Rooms Rent, and you could try one of these. A word of warning — looking for a room in New York during the tourist season is like looking for gold on the moon!
1. Motels provide all the following EXCEPT ______.| A．Bath | B．swimming pools | C．TV | D．meals |
| A．moved slowly | B．rushed out | C．threw away | D．ran fast |
| A．an interesting story | B．bears usually look for food at night |
| C．the experience of the author’s friend | D．we may meet animals in national parks |
| A．tourists can find gold there | B．it is difficult to find a room there |
| C．tourists can have a sweet dream there | D．there is a warning for tourists to New York |
【推荐2】A middle school in Union County, New Jersey, is forcing its students to stay disconnected in class, by prohibiting cellphones. Maxson Middle School Principal (校长) Kevin Stansbury put forward the phone ban last week after he noticed many students were too focused on their phone’s to pay attention to their lessons.
He purchased Yondr pouches (小袋) for the school. When students come into class each morning, they place their phones in the pouch, which is then locked up tight. It can only be opened using a special device at the end of the day. The ban on mobile devices applies not just during class time but during breaks, with the only exceptions being in times of emergency or in cases of students who need such device’s to help with disabilities.
The program originally met with resistance (抵制) from students and parents, so the process was not that smooth. But teachers and administrators say that the program is making a big difference. “Students were talking and laughing and there were no cellphones other than being carried in the pouches,” Stansbury says. And more and more students have realized it’s just better for everyone because they’ll understand how it feels to get more work done instead of paying attention to the phone.
Teacher via Cummings says she even noticed that students used to give up quickly and just look for answers on their phone’s but they now try to figure them out themselves. “Everyone is socializing and eating lunch together. That's what I wasn’t seeing enough of when phone usage was at its worst,” she adds.
Maxson Middle School is currently the only one in the district to use these pouches. Kevin Stansbury also called on all the schools in the community that it’s worth paying close attention to cell phone issued at secondary schools and taking action when necessary.
1. Why did the principal put forward the phone ban?| A．Because students were connected in class. |
| B．Because students weren’t focused on school work. |
| C．Because students were talking and laughing in class. |
| D．Because students were paying attention to their lessons. |
| A．By locking students’ phones in pouches. | B．By satisfying students and parents. |
| C．By asking students to do more work. | D．By making students eat lunch together. |
| A．It has brought little change. | B．It has changed all students. |
| C．It may solve students' healthy problems. | D．It may be carried out in other schools. |
【推荐3】New York City is known as America’s economic and cultural capital. It’s a city where young people want to go, whether to take up a high-paying job on Wall Street, study, or struggle to pay rent while working in the arts.
It’s also the setting of some of America’s most popular TV shows and movies. The best known may be TV series “Sex and the City”. It features four women enjoying the comfortable life of chatting, shopping, clubbing and looking for their Mr. Right.
However, Dunham, 26, said TV shows only touch the surface. “TV shows never get how expensive things are in New York, Manhattan,” she said, adding that she knows a married couple who are in their 30s, have good jobs, and still share a couch because their apartment is so small.
To Dunham, reality in New York means getting a quick lunch at food stands, smelling the piles of rubbish every week on trash day and paying tolls to cross bridges and tunnels—things that TV series rarely show.
Elise Glick, 23, an artist living in Brooklyn, said that while New Yorkers can sometimes be unfriendly, it’s often because of their nature as driven, ambitious individuals. “People here are mostly young and single,” she said, “a lot of people are confident and know what they want.”
25-year-old legal(法律的) assistant Jin Jing agrees. During her three-month experience as a United Nations intern(实习生), Jin found New Yorkers to be friendly and helpful people. But she also learned that the TV show “Friends” were fantasy and unreal. “When I went to America, I realized that ‘Friends’ was not real life,” Jin said. “In New York, people have no time for friends. People have no time to hear you talk.” But she said she didn’t feel like a stranger, thanks to the diversity(多样性) all around her. “Most of the time, I forgot that I didn’t belong there, since there are people of different skin colors,” she said.
While Dunham admits that life in New York can be both good and bad, special moments help her fall in love with the city. She once paused to watch dancers and street musicians performing in a subway tunnel and found herself among many other busy New Yorkers attracted by their show. “People who were clearly in a rush to get home just stopped to watch because these guys were really good,” she said. “From businessmen to mothers—everyone was represented. In that moment we were all together before we went our separate ways.”
1. According to the passage, which of the following views doesn’t the writer agree with?| A．Life there is very busy. |
| B．New Yorkers sometimes are unfriendly because of their nature. |
| C．People find it impossible to make friends there. |
| D．The scenes in “Sex and the City” and “Friends” can hardly be found in New York. |
| A．tickets | B．money | C．fines | D．tax |
| A．People with different nationalities can be found in New York. |
| B．New York is a place where people can have a comfortable and relaxing life. |
| C．The living cost in New York is very low. |
| D．The street dancers and musicians are beggars, only asking money from passengers. |
| A．Unfriendly New Yorkers | B．Busy New Yorkers |
| C．New Yorkers’ Stories | D．New Yorkers’ True Life |
