1 . A woman from the United Arab Emirates has regained consciousness after spending 27 years in a vegetative state (植物人状态). Munira Abdulla was aged 32 when she suffered a brain injury after the car she was riding in was hit by a bus in 1991. Her son Omar revealed her fantastic recovery in an interview with The National.
He described how the accident occurred when he was four years old and needed to be brought home from kindergarten. Ms Abdulla's brother-in-law drove her to school to collect Omar and the family were driving home, with mother and child in the back seat, when they were hit by the bus. As the bus hit, Ms Abdulla threw herself around her son to protect him from the impact. While she suffered a severe head injury, he escaped with just a bruise. Omar described how his mother was left untreated for hours because the family were unable to call for help and there was little traffic, before she was transferred to a clinic in London.
There, doctors diagnosed a vegetative state, meaning she was completely unresponsive but able to feel pain. She was transferred back to the UAE and put on a breathing machine and a feeding tube to keep her alive, spending the next few decades hooked up to machines. But in April 2017, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, heard of her case and gave her family a fund for treatment. Ms Abdula was flown to Germany where she underwent surgeries to repair her muscles while being given medication to improve her sleep patterns.
Around a year later she began making strange sounds, and within three days she called out to Omar using his name, "It was her! She was calling my name, I was flying with joy;for years I have dreamed of this moment, and my name was the first word she said," he said.
1. How old was Ms Abdulla when she came to life?A.27. | B.28 |
C.32. | D.59. |
A.People there lacked skills of first aid. |
B.Omar’s uncle suffered a slight injury. |
C.The traffic accident happened at a quiet place. |
D.Ms Abdulla forgot the emergency phone number. |
A.To receive free treatment. |
B.To recognize her son's voice. |
C.To meet Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed. |
D.To have operations and improve her condition. |
A.Every mother's child is an angel. |
B.Children are what the mothers are. |
C.A mother wakes up from unconsciousness. |
D.An accident makes a mother in a vegetative state speak. |
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On my way home after school there had an accident. A heavy truck hit a bike, caused the young woman on the bike fall to the ground heavily. As a result, one of her legs broken. Blood was running down his leg. A lot of people stood by watching, but everybody gave her a hand. I hurriedly stopped a passed car, and the driver and I carried the injury woman into the car. Then we took her to the hospital of nearby. The doctors treated her in time and she is soon out of danger.
A.Her arms. | B.Her neck. | C.Her leg. |
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This morning at about nine o'clock, I was on my way the supermarket.Suddenly I see heavy smoke rising about several hundreds meters away.“There must be a fire!” I thought.Getting nearer, I saw a shop was on fire.There was many people standing by the roadside watched.Six firefighters were struggling to put out the fire.I heard someone say they had fought for about an hour and two firefighters had rushed into the shop to rescue a woman.After a while, they rushed out support the woman.But one firefighter got injured serious.All the people and I whom saw what happened were deeply moved by their bravery.About twenty minutes late the fire was finally put out.
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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.Kevin | B.Kate | C.Mike |
8 . New York factories in the early 1900s were busy and dangerous places to work. Most factories were housed in brick buildings that were overly hot in the summer and extremely cold in the winter. Workers at the time often worked more than 12 hours each day, receiving few breaks and no overtime pay. The floors were crowded with people and equipment, and the doors were often locked to prevent employees from leaving early. In fact, most factory owners and managers mistreated those who asked for changes or directly fired them. The people in charge believed that they did not owe anything more than a paycheck to their workers.
Everything changed when a fire broke out at the Triangle shirtwaist factory in 1911. During that tragic event, about a quarter of the workers (mostly young immigrant women) lost their lives. The factory workers, located on the ninth floor of the building, could not get the door open. The fire escape led only to flames below. The fire truck ladders were not long enough, nor were the water hoses (水管). Fire nets were inadequate.
After the fire, people marched and protested in order to change conditions in factories. Many large protests took place in New York. Eventually, politicians took up the cause, and legislators (立法者) passed workplace laws regulating child labor and the number of workers allowed on a floor. They also called for sprinkler systems (自动喷水系统) to be placed in all factories. The rights of workers were important and valuable.
Today, working in a factory is still a demanding, difficult, and often dangerous job. The victims of the Triangle shirtwaist factory did not die in vain, however. Because of their experience, the workplace was forever changed for the better.
1. Which is the cause of the tragic accident?A.The quality of the factory building. |
B.The involvement of politicians. |
C.The lack of worker safety at the factory. |
D.The inexperience of the workers. |
A.employers were given more control |
B.many laws were passed to protect workers |
C.sprinkler systems were invented |
D.factories in New York closed |
A.The tragedy could have been avoided. |
B.The women who died were wealthy. |
C.Factories were the best places to work. |
D.Shirtwaists were hard to find after the fire. |
A.caused little damage to the factory |
B.brought the reform in the working conditions |
C.became a turning point for politicians |
D.took place on the ninth floor of the building |
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2. The death toll (死亡人数) of the Burnside train crash rose to four yesterday when John Phillips, 32, of Petersville died in Wallsend Hospital. Another six people are still on the danger list. Mr. Phillips, an electrical engineer leaves a wife and two children.
3. China and the United States reached an agreement on the protection of intellectual property rights (知识产权) yesterday, after difficult marathon talks.
The agreement is good news for all parties concerned. The Chinese Foreign Trade Minister described the agreement as a "turning point" in Sino-US trade relations that "promises further progress" in the future. The agreement will not only favorably influence trade relations between China and the United States. It may favorably influence the overall relations between the two countries.
1. What do you get to know from article 1?
A.It is as cold as usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased. |
B.It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased. |
C.It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried. |
D.It is colder than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried. |
A.Only John Phillips has died. |
B.Ten people have died in the crash, including John Phillips. |
C.Four people have died in the crash, including John Phillips. |
D.John Phillips, his wife and children all died in the crash. |
A.Petersville and Wallsend. | B.An electrical engineer and John Phillips. |
C.John Phillips' wife and two children. | D.Another six people who were on the train. |
A.It is an agreement on a marathon race. |
B.It is an agreement on trade relations. |
C.It is an agreement on overall relations. |
D.It is an agreement on intellectual property rights protection. |
A.Relations between China and the United States are going to be sometimes worse and sometimes better. |
B.Relations between China and the United States are going to be better. |
C.Relations between China and the United States are going to be worse. |
D.Relations between China and the United States are going to remain the same. |