1 . A man in Elkhorn City, Kentucky is being called a “local hero” after he saved a driver from a burning car.
Justin Quesenberry was eating at home when he heard a loud
Neighbors gathered
Once the car windows were broken, some air made its way through the front seat, showing the driver was still alive. “You are on fire! Get out of the car!” Quesenberry
Moments later, the fire grew brighter and the smoke became darker before the fire department got to the scene to
If Quesenberry got
The driver was sent to the
A.explosion | B.horn | C.laugh | D.whistle |
A.at random | B.with ease | C.on end | D.in panic |
A.carefully | B.anxiously | C.seriously | D.joyfully |
A.protect | B.examine | C.approach | D.repair |
A.appear | B.survive | C.stop | D.respond |
A.repeated | B.whispered | C.cheered | D.screamed |
A.courage | B.confidence | C.energy | D.luck |
A.hesitation | B.doubt | C.complaint | D.difficulty |
A.prepared | B.continued | C.struggled | D.refused |
A.unwillingly | B.regretfully | C.gently | D.safely |
A.put out | B.put off | C.put on | D.put up |
A.annoyed | B.scared | C.shocked | D.touched |
A.warning | B.loss | C.change | D.threat |
A.hospital | B.police | C.apartment | D.restaurant |
A.exercising | B.adjusting | C.recovering | D.celebrating |
2 . On June 14, 2022, Mia Samolinski was driving a Subaru Outback in the parking lot when she stepped on the gas pedal (油门) instead of the brake (刹车) and drove into the water. It
Samolinski was at risk of
“
“It doesn’t matter who it was, they were in an
A.happened | B.appeared | C.changed | D.turned |
A.reported | B.prevented | C.witnessed | D.recalled |
A.starving | B.dying | C.escaping | D.bleeding |
A.confusion | B.passion | C.quality | D.strength |
A.At last | B.As usual | C.Of course | D.For example |
A.worry about | B.talk about | C.speak out | D.figure out |
A.aim | B.luck | C.proof | D.secret |
A.weight | B.enthusiasm | C.imagination | D.height |
A.bottom | B.window | C.nose | D.wheel |
A.reach | B.balance | C.protect | D.lift |
A.stand | B.escape | C.hide | D.participate |
A.frightened | B.excited | C.ashamed | D.disappointed |
A.unavoidable | B.similar | C.alarming | D.embarrassing |
A.suffer | B.cheat | C.relax | D.complain |
A.Confusingly | B.Obviously | C.Responsibly | D.Interestingly |
3 . Rescue teams desperately sought survivors on August 6th after two boats carrying migrants sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
In the immediate aftermath of the boats’ loss on August 5th, Italy’s coastguard said it had rescued 57 people and recovered two dead bodies— those of a woman from Ivory Coast and her 1-year-old child. Local media reported on Sunday that at least 30 people remained missing and were feared dead.
Italy’s Ansa news agency said survivors described how the two boats carrying people trying to illegally enter the European Union had set off from the Tunisian port of Sfax on Saturday. One boat was thought to have had 48 people on board and the other 42. Most were reportedly from sub-Saharan Africa.
Reuters said the coastguard rescued the survivors from the water about 46 kilometers southwest of Lampedusa, which is about halfway between the North African nation of Tunisia and the larger Italian island of Sicily. The island has become a major destination for migrants from Africa wanting to enter the EU and claim asylum (政治避难) .
Italy’s interior ministry said 92, 000 people have arrived in Italy irregularly by sea so far this year to apply for asylum in the EU. During the same period last year, 42, 600 made the very dangerous journey.
The ministry said at least 2, 000 migrants have turned up on the island of Lampedusa in the past few days alone. Most had been rescued by the coastguard and by various charities from small boats in the Mediterranean Sea.
The International Organization for Migration, or IOM, which is the United Nations’ migration agency, said on Sunday both boats that sank on Saturday had been hit by major storms.
Flavio Di Giacomo, a spokesman for the IOM, told the Agence France-Presse news agency an official examination had been launched into the circumstances surrounding the loss of the boats. He said the probe will be conducted from the town of Agrigento, on the island of Sicily. “Whoever allowed them, or forced them, to leave with this sea is equal to a mad criminal,” he said. “Rough seas are forecast for the next few days. Let’s hope they stop. It’s sending them to slaughter (屠杀) with this sea.”
Emanuele Ricifari, the chief of police in Agrigento, said the people-traffickers (人贩子) would surely have known rough seas were expected.
1. What happened to the two boats and people on them?A.Up to 42 people were supposed to have been dead. |
B.The two boats set out from the Italian island of Sicily. |
C.The rescue was carried out to the southwest of Lampedusa. |
D.The destination of the two boats was the Tunisian port of Sfax. |
A.The boats knocked into each other. | B.The boats hit a reef and began to leak |
C.The boats were caught in strong storms. | D.The boats couldn’t bear the weight of the people. |
A.Interview. | B.Experiment. |
C.Discussion. | D.Investigation. |
A.Italy’s coastguard recovers two dead bodies. |
B.Dozens lost at sea as migrant boats go down. |
C.Two boats carrying people try to enter European Union. |
D.Sicily becomes major destination for migrants from Africa |
A.He was rescued on the 16th floor. | B.He pressed the wrong button. | C.He got stuck in the lift. |
1. What does the speaker think of controlling traffic accidents?
A.Difficult. | B.Easy. | C.Uncommon. |
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. |
A.Driverless cars. | B.Traditional design. | C.Improved design. |
6 . After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their hometown feeling glad to be back, they noticed
But John
But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in
In spite of Mary’s disagreement, John
The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.
1.A.direction | B.mistake | C.danger | D.smoke |
A.home | B.plant | C.store | D.kitchen |
A.ran | B.walked | C.drove | D.rode |
A.at | B.off | C.to | D.on |
A.whispered | B.nodded | C.disagreed | D.required |
A.ruins | B.pieces | C.flames | D.silence |
A.pushed | B.seized | C.greeted | D.stopped |
A.basement | B.department | C.house | D.hall |
A.went | B.reached | C.asked | D.rushed |
A.heavily | B.slightly | C.partly | D.terribly |
A.If | B.As | C.Since | D.Unless |
A.comforted | B.delivered | C.recognized | D.protected |
A.cheering | B.freezing | C.waiting | D.suffering |
A.many | B.several | C.three | D.two |
A.dangerous | B.foolish | C.practical | D.painful |
A.Therefore | B.So | C.Instead | D.But |
A.wide | B.endless | C.narrow | D.dirty |
A.particular | B.interesting | C.familiar | D.fortunate |
A.car | B.sunlight | C.crowd | D.arms |
A.rescued | B.found | C.lost | D.missed |
7 . Nicole Salgado and and her family woke up on New Year’s Day to panic knocking at the front door of their home in Avodale, Arizona. Her house was on fire, but she didn’t know it. “We were all
Salgado, a mother of four, ran to
Making sure that everyone was out, they realized the full extent of it. They were just in
“We are so grateful to just be
In the footage (一段镜头), Palisch is seen yelling outside the Salgado family’s door, surrounded by smoke and
A.sleeping | B.dining | C.playing | D.chatting |
A.going down | B.going off | C.going about | D.going ahead |
A.scared | B.embarrassed | C.thrilled | D.discouraged |
A.turn away | B.pick out | C.take on | D.check on |
A.cheerfully | B.unconsciously | C.instantly | D.amazingly |
A.learned | B.benefited | C.escaped | D.recovered |
A.due to | B.except for | C.regardless of | D.free from |
A.vain | B.shock | C.line | D.order |
A.dam | B.tower | C.bridge | D.roof |
A.Firefighters | B.Nurses | C.Architects | D.Lawyers |
A.stayed up | B.worked out | C.turned up | D.passed out |
A.absent | B.alarmed | C.alive | D.annoyed |
A.viewed | B.applied | C.evaluated | D.blamed |
A.plants | B.branches | C.papers | D.flames |
A.pretends | B.agrees | C.continues | D.declines |
8 . UPS deliveryman Ryan Arens was making his rounds near a pond, when he heard a strange sound. It was December, and about 15 feet from the frozen bank was the
Arens, 44, thought he
After breaking the ice using the man’s rock, Arens jumped into the icy water. He surfaced in time to see the dog going under. Arens swam about five feet toward the dog, grabbed hold of her collar, and
The next day, Arens was again making his
A.speed | B.source | C.cause | D.volume |
A.scene | B.way | C.road | D.air |
A.bridged | B.emptied | C.entered | D.crossed |
A.solution | B.approach | C.path | D.entrance |
A.deserved | B.took | C.enhanced | D.stood |
A.why | B.when | C.how | D.whether |
A.broke in | B.took over | C.brought about | D.drew upon |
A.threw | B.passed | C.shipped | D.pulled |
A.dynamic | B.indifferent | C.anxious | D.curious |
A.Unless | B.Once | C.Since | D.Until |
A.fled | B.returned | C.survived | D.died |
A.living | B.rounds | C.trip | D.activities |
A.over | B.across | C.off | D.about |
A.directly | B.abruptly | C.casually | D.friendly |
A.exception | B.caution | C.highlight | D.advance |
Tim Robinson, a former junior officer in the British Army, slipped (滑倒) on a seaweed-covered rock while walking on the beach under Golden Cap one Saturday afternoon. It was a terrible fall and he broke his right leg.
Unfortunately, Tim didn’t bring his cell phone with him, and no one was in sight. His wife was in Seatown Hotel, where the couple were staying while on holiday. He had told his wife that he would be back in two hours.
As water levels were rising, there was a possibility of being killed by car-sized rocks falling from the cliff (悬崖). So Tim thought that he had to get off the beach instead of waiting there for help. He found a small branch on the beach and used it as a support. After struggling along the beach for a while, the pain became too much to handle. He stopped and thought about what else he could do.
With no phone and no one around, and with his leg hurting badly, Tim had a difficult decision to make. He could either continue this way in pain and hope that someone happened to see him, or he could try something else. Unable to walk,Tim thought he still had the ability to crawl (爬行), and so he did.
Making such a choice had been easy, but the crawling was tough. After crawling for almost two hours, it was getting dark, so Tim started flashing his torch (手电) to signal SOS and swung it around his head to attract attention. There was no response to begin with, so he crawled for five minutes and covered about 50 meters before making the same signal three times.
No one seemed to be around. Once again, he had to either stay where he was and wait for help or get moving. In his mind he had no choice. Most people couldn’t imagine crawling for any great distance with a broken leg, but Tim wasn’t t about to give up.
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Tim finally noticed a response in the distance.
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Tim’s condition was worse than Mrs. Robinson thought.
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1. What happened to the man?
A.He fell off his bike. | B.He was hit by a car. | C.His bike was broken. |
A.Terrible. | B.Great. | C.Relaxing. |