1 . A snowboarder was feeling lucky to be alive yesterday after a helicopter rescue(直升机营救).
Ben Akintola, 30, was snowboarding in the French Alps under a clear blue sky in the afternoon when a large amount of snow fell down the side of the mountain. He didn’t have time to escape(逃脱) and it hit him with full force and knocked him senseless.
He woke in the night in total darkness. He was lying on an icy rock. Amazingly, he still had a mobile phone signal(信号), so he called a friend a thousand kilometers away in Britain. His friend called the French rescue services.
“I was waiting for what seemed like hours on that rock. I was beginning to give up hope when I heard the sound of a helicopter. It was circling around in the darkness, looking for me. I was trying my best to wave my mobile around. Fortunately the helicopter pilot saw the light.”
“I was overjoyed when the helicopter headed my way. It stayed above me and began lowering a rope.”
Ben was in hospital last night but he was not being treated for any serious injuries. He’s looking forward to going home today.
The French rescue services said: “We were very pleased that we were able to save Ben. The risk of snow slide off-piste(非滑雪场地的) is much higher at this time of year. All snowboarders and skiers should stay on the ski runs and not go off-piste. Ben was very lucky.”
1. What happened to Ben?A.He got lost in the French Alps. | B.He had a snowboarding accident. |
C.He was separated from his friends. | D.He was knocked down by falling rocks. |
A.from his friend | B.in the early afternoon |
C.after receiving his call | D.when seeing his mobile |
A.It made him strong in the darkness. | B.It caused him to hope for the best. |
C.It was shorter than he expected. | D.It was a little discouraging. |
A.A Lucky Escape | B.A Rocky Mountain |
C.Risks of Snowboarding | D.French Rescue Services |
2 . It was reported last week that developers could take photos from Apple mobile and Google Android devices without the phone owners knowing that the pictures were being taken. In Apple’s case, developers can also obtain the location information for each photo.
Senator(参议员) Charles Schumer said in a telephone interview that his office had spoken with officials at both Apple and Google on Monday. “We asked them if they could find a way on their own to prevent Apple from having access to private(私人的) information,” Mr. Schumer said. “They were friendly and open to the idea that this ought to be changed.”
On Sunday, Mr. Schumer said that he planned to send a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking the agency to investigate Apple and Google after the privacy concerns came to light. Claudia Bourne Farrell, an F.T.C. spokeswoman, said the agency had received the letter but she could not comment further.
“It worries people to think that one’s personal photos, address book, and who knows what else can be obtained and even posted online without permission,” Mr. Schumer wrote in his letter to the F.T.C. “If the technology exists to open the door to this kind of privacy invasion(侵犯), then surely technology exists to close it, and that’s exactly what must happen.”
Mr. Schumer said if Apple and Google could not come to an agreement to fix the problem, then he would be forced to take the issue further.
He said other companies had been willing to work with his office to deal with problems. “I’m optimistic that we can get this changed without any regulation,” he said. “If it’s not changed, then we’ll turn to the F.T.C., and if that doesn’t work then we’ll consider law ways.”
The F.T.C. has warned companies to try to be more vigilant(警醒的) in their efforts to protect consumers when it comes to privacy.
1. The senators spoke with officials at both Apple and Google___________.A.to stop them from developing the technology of taking photos |
B.to discuss whether it is illegal to have access to private information |
C.to ask them not to invade consumers’ privacy |
D.to keep them from obtaining the location information for each photo |
A.causes privacy invasion to happen frequently |
B.causes people to worry about the safety of their personal information |
C.can be used if permitted |
D.causes personal information to be posted online without permission |
A.The senators will turn to law ways |
B.The companies will be closed |
C.The companies will be fined |
D.The senators will force the companies not to invade privacy |
A.In a travel brochure. | B.In a newspaper. |
C.In a science report. | D.In a textbook. |
3 . If you’ve made a routine of a daily walk, congratulations! You’re getting many benefits of a walk. But there’s one simple mistake that could be putting your life at risk. Almost 129,000 pedestrians were injured, and 5,376 were killed in traffic crashes in the United States in 2015, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
Luckily, there are some steps you can take to stay safe on foot. Sure, you drive on the right side of the road in the US, but that’s not where you should be as a pedestrian.
Seems like it couldn’t make much difference.
On the other hand, when you’re walking against traffic, you can see the cars heading toward you. Facing those vehicles lets you see danger coming and get out of the way if necessary, and you aren’t putting your life in the hands of every driver who passes.
A.If there’s a sidewalk available, you should always use it |
B.Where it is convenient and clear, make sure to take the route |
C.Next time you go for a walk or run, face the traffic and keep watchful |
D.You may be taken aback by such a big difference between the choices |
E.Look backwards and forwards all the time when you walk along the traffic |
F.This means one crash-related pedestrian death every 1.6 hours |
G.But a study of car accidents between 2006 and 2010 would argue otherwise |
1. Why did the son come back late?
A.He hurt his hands and knees. |
B.He went to a pub with Linda. |
C.He waited a long time for the bus. |
A.Looking for something. | B.Struggling to stand up. | C.Trying to seek help. |
A.She was fired. | B.She got injured. | C.She had an accident. |
A.Outside the pub. | B.At a bus stop. | C.In his car. |
A man looking at his Smartphone while walking across a railway
The Smartphone
The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was dismissed, and her record remained unbroken.1.
A.which | B.when | C.that | D.this |
A.about | B.on | C.to | D.for |
A.kept | B.won | C.missed | D.lost |
A.watched | B.after | C.followed | D.ran after |
A.pass | B.go | C.run | D.rush |
A.sure | B.indeed | C.certain | D.perhaps |
A.Before | B.While | C.Until | D.When |
A.so | B.very | C.too | D.quite |
A.cause | B.reason | C.matter | D.trouble |
A.light | B.lamp | C.sign | D.one |
A.with | B.because | C.for | D.of |
A.speaking | B.saying | C.talking | D.telling |
A.holding | B.getting | C.carrying | D.bringing |
A.took | B.brought | C.picked | D.chose |
A.almost | B.hardly | C.successfully | D.successful |
增加:把缺词处加个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除: 把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
It was 7:15 in the morning of February 8, 2007. I was walking along Park Road towards the east while an old man came out of the park on the other sides of the street. Then I saw a yellow car drive up Third Street and made a right turn into Park Road. The next moment the car hit the man while she was crossing the road. He fell with a cry. The car didn’t stop and drive off at full speed heading west. I noticed the driver was young woman wore a pair of glasses and the plate number was AC864. After two minutes later, I stopped a passed car and took the old man to the nearest hospital.