A couple,whom we shall call John and Mary, had a nice home and two lovely children. One day, John and Mary decided to go on a trip to another city, so they found a kind woman to look after the children and left.
Several days later, they returned home a little earlier than they had planned. As they drove back to their hometown, John and Mary noticed smoke and went to see what it was. They found a house was on fire.“Oh,well, it isn't our house. Let's go home,”Mary said.
But John drove closer and screamed in surprise,“That's Jordan's home. He works in a factory. He wouldn’t be off work yet. Maybe there is something we can do to help.”
“It has nothing to do with us,”cried Mary. “You have your good clothes on,so let's not get any closer.”
John didn't listen to Mary. He drove up and stopped. They were both shocked to see the whole house was on fire. A woman was crying in the yard, “The children! Get the children!”
John seized her by the shoulder and shouted to her, “Don't cry! Tell me where the children are!” “In the basement(地下室),”cried the woman,“down the hall and to the left.”
John used water to get his clothes wet and put a wet towel on his head before rushing to the basement. The house was full of smoke and fire, and it was very difficult for him to find the children. But he made it. He held one under each arm. As he left,he could hear some more crying. He took the two kids out of the house and into the fresh air,and then asked the women how many more children were still down there.
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As he took them out,he felt something strangely familiar about the little bodies.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . I was recently involved in a bad traffic accident. I was knocked unconscious by the impact so I don’t
As I lay in the emergency room, I found myself
Since that day, the physical recovery has been
A.receive | B.remember | C.mention | D.care |
A.bring | B.hit | C.pay | D.answer |
A.sacrificing | B.predicting | C.analyzing | D.mourning |
A.wealthy | B.alive | C.optimistic | D.healthy |
A.threatened | B.informed | C.ignored | D.hurt |
A.difficult | B.smooth | C.quick | D.stable |
A.works | B.happens | C.matters | D.functions |
A.understand | B.control | C.identify | D.oversee |
A.rejecting | B.identifying | C.improving | D.accepting |
A.hurry | B.dilemma | C.routine | D.mess |
A.comfortably | B.quietly | C.fully | D.busily |
A.As | B.Before | C.Unless | D.Although |
A.love | B.future | C.work | D.1ife |
A.1ift | B.break | C.protect | D.show |
A.suffer | B.escape | C.discover | D.learn |
3 . “Fire! Fire! ” What terrible words to hear when I
I began to
“My baby! My baby! ”she cried. Those people cheered loudly
A.hung up | B.called back | C.woke up | D.turned back |
A.clean | B.empty | C.strong | D.wooden |
A.water | B.smoke | C.books | D.toys |
A.run | B.play | C.talk | D.read |
A.sleep | B.work | C.hear | D.breathe |
A.hard | B.hot | C.cold | D.dirty |
A.wet | B.boring | C.soft | D.dangerous |
A.hands | B.arms | C.back | D.face |
A.burning | B.growing | C.green | D.light |
A.Strangely | B.Naturally | C.Luckily | D.Recently |
A.gave up | B.set off | C.looked around | D.got through |
A.role | B.cry | C.task | D.lesson |
A.madly | B.slowly | C.carefully | D.patiently |
A.if | B.once | C.as | D.unless |
A.hurt | B.saved | C.killed | D.punished |
Born in a wealthy family, my nephew, Jack, leads such a thoroughly decent and cosy life that he hardly meets with cruel adversities. He has been dreaming of an adventure since he was young. At 18, Jack resolved to join an expedition
5 . Luke is a cute dog, living together with me for five years. We get lots of
Somehow, Luke rushed toward the forest. There was no longer any hope at that moment to wait for Luke to come back to the
A.rain | B.sun | C.noise | D.fires |
A.damaged | B.removed | C.changed | D.treated |
A.made | B.caught | C.set | D.burned |
A.forest | B.house | C.area | D.shelter |
A.lost | B.died | C.appeared | D.remained |
A.warned | B.reminded | C.informed | D.promised |
A.buried | B.trapped | C.controlled | D.swallowed |
A.immediately | B.slightly | C.approximately | D.particularly |
A.Since | B.Unless | C.When | D.Until |
A.call | B.shout | C.voice | D.sound |
A.understood | B.recognized | C.treated | D.realized |
A.recorded | B.noticed | C.followed | D.wanted |
A.fireman | B.doctor | C.farmer | D.teacher |
A.save | B.raise | C.protect | D.hate |
A.fun | B.enormous | C.little | D.risky |
6 . Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route—through the boot(行李箱).
Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said. “I couldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.”
Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.
Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”
It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.”
His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.
1. What is the best title for this newspaper article?A.The Story of Mr. Johnson, A Sweet Salesman |
B.Car Boot Can Serve As The Best Escape Route |
C.Driver Escapes Through Car Boot |
D.The Driver Survived A Terrible Car Accident |
A.The hammer. | B.The coin. | C.The screw. | D.The horn. |
A.Mr. Johnson’s car stood on its boot as it fell down. |
B.Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam. |
C.Mr. Johnson’s car accident was partly due to the slippery road. |
D.Mr. Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat. |
A.Luckily the door was torn away in the end | B.At last the wrench went broken |
C.The lock came open after all his efforts | D.The chance was lost at the last minute |
A.the ditch was along a quiet country road | B.the accident happened on a clear warm day |
C.the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch | D.Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended |
7 . It was an amazing feeling to be acknowledged for the Pride Of Britain award at No 10 Downing Street.
The last thing you expect when doing something as ordinary as picking your son up from a sleepover is to end up saving three people’s lives in a plane crash—but that’s exactly what happened to me in May this year.
I think I was acting unconsciously. I jumped out, leaving Giacomo in the car.
The plane was upside down and flames were coming out of the driver’s seat and I could hear screaming. I think there must have been roughly half a minute between getting the first and last person out. Then another guy—who turned out to be Joel Snarr—arrived on the scene to help at just the right time. I don’t think I’d have been able to get the pilot out—he was a big guy. There is no way he would have survived if Joel hadn’t been there. I could tell straight away Joel had a military background by how he conducted himself. We’d just got all three of them to a safe distance when the aircraft was completely swallowed by the flames.
Giacomo and I stared at each other, almost laughing in relief.
The emergency services arrived pretty quickly, and we were at the scene for a couple of hours while they dealt with the fire and cleared the roads. Afterwards I spoke to the family,and that was the first time the emotion of the whole thing hit me.I kept randomly bursting into tears.
Thankfully, Stuart Moore, the pilot, and his nephew and niece Jack Moore, 19, and Billie Manley, 16, have all since made a full recovery. Jack and Billie were suffering a lot more than I was. Although they were safe, the memory of being inside that burning plane would have been more of an emotional scar.
1. What do we know about the author?A.He prided himself on being helpful. |
B.He regretted having saved the family. |
C.He was overcome by fear and despair then. |
D.He was well equipped with first-aid knowledge. |
A.Joel Snarr’s character. | B.The importance of teamwork. |
C.The rescue process. | D.An investigation of the air crash. |
A.It was a narrow escape. |
B.They both appreciated Joel’s help. |
C.They both survived the crashing plane. |
D.The emergency services arrived in time. |
A.An Unforgettable Award. | B.A Crashing Plane. |
C.A Thrilling Rescue. | D.An Exciting Experience. |