1 . It was the day before Thanksgiving and Kaleb Benham was wandering around outside his home in Noring California. His 90-pound pit bull, Buddy, was playing around nearby, doing what dogs do: getting into trouble. And this time, Buddy was getting into a whole lot of trouble.
The unmistakable sound that no one wants to hear alone in the woods caught Benham’s attention. It was the deep, strange roar of a black bear. Benham wheeled around to see the beast, which Benham figured weighed around 350 pounds, some 100 feet away. In an instant, the bear fastened on to Buddy’s head and started dragging him away.
Benham, a thin, fit 24-year-old, took off after them. “Honestly,” he told CBS13, “the only thing I could think of was ‘save my baby’.” Sprinting, he lowered his shoulder and plowed into the bear. But it only tightened its grip on Buddy. Benham grabbed the bear by the throat. Nothing. He tried getting its mouth open, but the jaw was locked tight. Benham resorted to street fighting—punching the bear over and over around its snout and eye. It worked. The bear dropped the dog and ran off into the woods.
Buddy was in bad shape. His face was bloodied and ripped up. His ears were dangling. He had a bite mark clear through his lip and one that barely missed an eye.
“My first thought was that I was going to lose him,” Benham said. He scooped up Buddy, put him into his car, and sped off to a nearby veterinarian. Buddy’s surgery took nearly four hours. Benham watched the procedure through a window. “I just stood there,” he said, watching as Buddy’s ears were stapled back on and skin flaps were stitched, and tubes were inserted into his head to drain fluid.
This was the second time Benham had rescued Buddy, says CBS13. The first was from a shelter a few years ago. “If it was your kid, what would you do?” he asked. Nodding toward Buddy, he added, “That’s my kid.”
1. What is the text mainly about?A.A demanding surgery. | B.A regular routine. |
C.A fearless pet dog. | D.A daring rescue. |
A.To show the difficulty of the rescue. |
B.To indicate the obesity of the bear. |
C.To prove the excitement of Benham. |
D.To describe the fear in Buddy’s heart. |
A.Benham bumped into the beast with dropped shoulder. |
B.Benham forced open the beast’s mouth with locked jaw. |
C.Benham crushed the beast’s mouth and nose repeatedly. |
D.Benham finally conquered the beast by grabbing its throat. |
A.Complicated. | B.Close. |
C.Romantic. | D.Healthy. |
2 . Every birthday had been a different new experience for me. But I wondered
I pepped(窥视)through the comer of my eyes. I could hear them
“Samantha, you want to celebrate your birthday...”
I rolled
“Doctor please come quickly...” I could hear the lady
Soon the doctor came rushing. He closely
I tried hard to recollect but the doctor patted on my hands and said, “it’s
The door opened and my parents along with my sister Miranda walked in. All their
My entire body was bound with
Within minutes I felt my body growing weak, and I struggled for
“Welcome to my kingdom, my little lamb. I have waited years for you”. I held his hands tightly as He led my way to a new
A.how | B.whether | C.when | D.why |
A.angry | B.disappointed | C.asleep | D.uninterested |
A.whispering | B.shouting | C.praying | D.preparing |
A.policy | B.humor | C.game | D.fun |
A.up and down | B.in and out | C.round and round | D.back and forth |
A.lady | B.adult | C.queen | D.goddess |
A.dreams | B.realities | C.ashes | D.benefits |
A.everything | B.anything | C.something | D.none |
A.pushed | B.hit | C.supported | D.forbidden |
A.worn | B.worked | C.dressed | D.seemed |
A.hospital | B.club | C.ambulance | D.lab |
A.tested | B.scanned | C.watched | D.examined |
A.weird | B.meaningless | C.incredible | D.okay |
A.appearances | B.expressions | C.faces | D.minds |
A.service | B.position | C.convenience | D.side |
A.medicine | B.presents | C.bandages | D.injuries |
A.slowly | B.fast | C.regularly | D.strangely |
A.control | B.breath | C.strength | D.courage |
A.figure | B.star | C.ghost | D.sheep |
A.heaven | B.hell | C.death | D.birth |
3 . Home accidents occur unexpectedly everywhere in and around the house.
Another way is keeping a first aid kit in your room. When you prepare a first aid kit for your house, you need to decide about the things that you need to keep inside it. First of all, you need band aids. You must make sure that these band aids are of all sizes and they must also be waterproof.
A.Then you need to have tape as well as painkillers. |
B.So what you need to do is prepare yourself for them. |
C.In addition, you also have the chances of getting shock. |
D.Here are necessary things you should put in a first aid kit. |
E.This will protect you from the accidents which are common. |
F.You can follow certain things to prevent suffering from pain due to accidents. |
G.It is perhaps significant for you to be well-prepared before an accident happens. |
4 . A young English teacher saved the lives of 30 students when he took
Harvold, who has not
The bus driver never regained consciousness and died at Easy Surrey Hospital. He had worked regulary with the
The head of the language school told the local newspaper that the school is going to send Harvold on a weekend
A.control | B.care | C.advantage | D.note |
A.taken in | B.picked up | C.tracked down | D.helped out |
A.greet | B.thank | C.invite | D.meet |
A.present | B.introduce | C.take | D.organize |
A.drive | B.doctor | C.librarian | D.teacher |
A.given | B.marked | C.passed | D.conducted |
A.speaking to | B.waiting for | C.returning to | D.looking for |
A.learned | B.noticed | C.mentioned | D.doubted |
A.sleep | B.cry | C.move | D.recover |
A.ran over | B.went by | C.carried | D.hit |
A.remembered | B.continued | C.prepared | D.managed |
A.witnessed | B.recorded | C.praised | D.understood |
A.appeared | B.reacted | C.escaped | D.interrupted |
A.delay | B.accident | C.mistake | D.experience |
A.airport | B.hospital | C.school | D.police |
A.happy | B.fortunate | C.touched | D.sorry |
A.survive | B.retire | C.relax | D.succeed |
A.project | B.trip | C.dinner | D.duty |
A.bravery | B.skill | C.quality | D.knowledge |
A.necessary | B.easy | C.different | D.free |
On a late afternoon, Brandon finished feeding his cows on the farm and decided to go back with his two sons, Louie, 6, and Everett, 3. As they headed for the house, the two boys ran ahead of their father. Suddenly Brandon was aware he forgot to close the door of the barn (牲口棚). He told the boys to wait for him at the gate and returned to lock it. When he was at the gate minutes later, he saw only his youngest son.
“ Where’s Louie? ” he shouted.
“He fell in the hole!” Everett said.
Brandon quickly realized what had happened. Noooo, he thought. Louie can barely swim! He ran to the well and heard Louie splashing, trying not to . Instinctively, he jumped in.
Somehow Brandon managed to grab on to a pipe that ran down the side of the well, which slowed his fall and kept him from crushing (挤压) his son.
Finally, Brandon hit the freezing water at the bottom of the well. He popped his head out of the water and grabbed Louie, who was panicking and trying to stay afloat in water that was too deep for either of them to stand. Knowing they could tread (踩水) for only so long, Brandon lifted his son onto his chest as he packed his own back against the narrow walls for support.
“All right, Dad, you can pull us out now,” Louie said.
If only it were that easy. There was no way he could climb out. The pipe that he’d grabbed during his fall was too slippery to be of any use. There was only one way out.
Looking up to see Everett peering down at them from the top of the well, Brandon shouted, “Everett, you’re going to have to be a big boy and save us. Run to the road and stand by the mailbox until someone stops. Tell them we need help. ”
Everett did as he was told. He stood alone by the side of the road, waving to stop someone.
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After a while, Chris and Mark, nearby farmers, were driving by the farm.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Twenty minutes later, Louie emerged (出现), then Brandon, both cold and wet.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . It was a bright May afternoon along the Maryland coast. Jonathan Bauer, and his 13-year-old daughter, Ava, were driving with the windows down as they headed home on the bridge. Suddenly, the calm was disturbed by the squeal of tires.
Not far ahead of them, a pickup(皮卡车) was drifting from one lane to the other. It slammed into a concrete barrier, flipped over the car directly ahead of them, and came to rest hanging over the railing of the bridge. Bauer hit the brakes in time, but another car came sliding backward toward him and struck his car’s fender(挡泥板). Bauer stopped his car. “Ava, are you OK?” he asked. She was shaken, but otherwise unhurt.
And then a scream came from the pickup above the waters of the bay. The driver dashed to the railing. Bauer ran up beside him. The man pointed down, saying something in Spanish. There was a car seat in the water. Struggling next to it was a girl, about two years old, terrified, floating on her back and crying.
Matters quickly went worse when the girl rolled over onto her stomach. “Ava! Stay by the car!” Bauer yelled, drooping to remove his shoes. Would he get hurt? Could he reach the girl in time? No time to wonder. All he had in mind was the faith that she must be saved immediately.
A moment later he was bouncing off the sandy bottom-unhurt! Bauer swam to the girl and lifted her out of the water: mouth half open, eyes nearly closed, not breathing. Standing, he laid her against his shoulder and hit at her back with the flat of his hand. Water came streaming from her mouth and slowly her eyes were opened. He pulled her close, hugging her to shelter her from the cold.
A boat pulled up and hauled them aboard. Ava Bauer was so inspired by her father’s actions that four months later she became a firefighter so that she, too, could save lives. “That girl is going to live a whole life because of him,” she says. “It’s incredible.”
1. What can we learn about Bauer and his daughter from the first two paragraphs?A.They had a great time along the Maryland coast. |
B.They crashed their car into others’ on the bridge. |
C.They suffered a severe hit and hung over the railing. |
D.They witnessed a terrible accident on the way home. |
A.He saw a girl struggling in the water. |
B.He was asked to help the pickup driver. |
C.He was caught by the cry from the pickup. |
D.He was concerned about the falling of the pickup. |
A.Warm-hearted and modest. |
B.Strong-willed and optimistic. |
C.Determined and considerate. |
D.Good-tempered and intelligent. |
A.A Leap of Faith |
B.An Unexpected Crash |
C.A Moment of Inspiration |
D.A Well-organized Rescue |
7 . It was a normal morning in March. Sondra Artis had just
As heading towards the school, Sondra noticed a burning smell. She
Sondra pulled into a parking lot and turned to face the 20 students on
“I told the kids that, ‘You know, we
The students hurried to the
Seconds after they all
The bus can be
“Sondra is a very good bus driver,”said a student. “She
A.sent away | B.turned down | C.seen off | D.picked up |
A.repaired | B.wiped | C.tapped | D.opened |
A.steam | B.smoke | C.fog | D.dust |
A.wrong | B.lucky | C.necessary | D.urgent |
A.anger | B.curiosity | C.embarrassment | D.worry |
A.duty | B.guard | C.board | D.vacation |
A.advantages | B.drills | C.signals | D.secrets |
A.met | B.separated | C.promised | D.practiced |
A.early | B.amazing | C.real | D.new |
A.exits | B.teacher | C.windows | D.lifesaver |
A.excited | B.tired | C.scared | D.optimistic |
A.hurriedly | B.safely | C.firstly | D.actively |
A.hid | B.landed | C.sat | D.escaped |
A.scene | B.school | C.park | D.destination |
A.searching | B.studying | C.thanking | D.counting |
A.replaced | B.exchanged | C.burnt | D.controlled |
A.eager | B.famous | C.grateful | D.qualified |
A.student | B.leader | C.driver | D.hero |
A.rewarded | B.excused | C.apologized | D.forgiven |
A.offers | B.deserves | C.demands | D.establishes |
8 . Ida Nelson was going to sleep when she heard the noise of a small airplane circling the nearby airport. It was already 11:30 p.m. in a small village of Alaska, and, as she told a local newspaper, “When a plane flies over that
Nelson rushed to the window and saw the
“
Nelson had a
Within 20 rminutes, 20 vehicles arrived, many of the drivers still in
In a world filled with uncertainty, the little community’s
A.late | B.low | C.slowly | D.smoothly |
A.wrong | B.mysterious | C.unrecognizable | D.impressive |
A.influence | B.consequence | C.factor | D.problem |
A.looked | B.jumped | C.broke | D.ran |
A.put up | B.look for | C.turn on | D.hold onto |
A.Usually | B.Fortunately | C.Particularly | D.Obviously |
A.remembered | B.admitted | C.learned | D.announced |
A.fixed | B.urgent | C.improper | D.last |
A.school | B.village | C.hospital | D.airport |
A.target | B.comment | C.desire | D.plan |
A.run | B.circle | C.climb | D.follow |
A.appropriate | B.legal | C.sufficient | D.important |
A.warned | B.reminded | C.comforted | D.called |
A.nightclothes | B.raincoats | C.uniforms | D.costumes |
A.preparations | B.directions | C.predictions | D.regulations |
A.Guided | B.Forced | C.Controlled | D.Powered |
A.pilot | B.patient | C.neighbor | D.driver |
A.quietly | B.suddenly | C.immediately | D.constantly |
A.strange | B.positive | C.loyal | D.exciting |
A.fair | B.great | C.tough | D.normal |
9 . A Heroic Driver
Larry works with Transport Drivers, Inc. One morning in 2009, Larry was
The man who had his bright lights on
Once fire and emergency people arrived, Larry and the other man
One thing is
A.walking | B.touring | C.traveling | D.rushing |
A.passengers | B.colleagues | C.employers | D.customers |
A.Since | B.Although | C.As | D.If |
A.each | B.another | C.that | D.his |
A.flames | B.smoke | C.water | D.steam |
A.used | B.disabled | C.removed | D.abandoned |
A.got hold of | B.prepared | C.took charge of | D.controlled |
A.came down | B.came through | C.came in | D.came over |
A.returned | B.received | C.made | D.confirmed |
A.then | B.again | C.finally | D.even |
A.Starting | B.Parking | C.Passing | D.Approaching |
A.quiet | B.still | C.away | D.calm |
A.for | B.so | C.and | D.but |
A.explode | B.slip away | C.fall apart | D.crash |
A.as if | B.unless | C.in case | D.after |
A.stepped forward | B.backed off | C.moved on | D.set out |
A.woman | B.police | C.man | D.driver |
A.forbidden | B.ready | C.asked | D.free |
A.for certain | B.for consideration | C.reported | D.checked |
A.patience | B.skills | C.efforts | D.promise |
10 . On a cold November night, Layton was on his way home when he got an urgent call from his mother. “The mountain’s on fire.” she
Layton’s family
He
Over the next two hours, he travelled through the
A.explained | B.declared | C.cried | D.screamed |
A.shared | B.owned | C.rented | D.built |
A.hit | B.stamped | C.stepped | D.pressed |
A.walked | B.flew | C.headed | D.ran |
A.gone | B.missing | C.scared | D.awake |
A.fix | B.save | C.sell | D.leave |
A.touring | B.renting | C.repairing | D.deserting |
A.smoky | B.foggy | C.cloudy | D.rainy |
A.worried | B.hesitant | C.wounded | D.panicked |
A.highlighted | B.ruined | C.covered | D.lost |
A.happy | B.safe | C.far | D.contented |
A.back | B.home | C.away | D.out |
A.disabled | B.desperate | C.waiting | D.trapped |
A.across | B.along | C.through | D.over |
A.led | B.pulled | C.carried | D.pushed |
A.nearly | B.narrowly | C.accidentally | D.occasionally |
A.Apart from | B.Due to | C.Except for | D.As for |
A.claim | B.spare | C.protect | D.drop |
A.intelligent | B.delighted | C.philosophical | D.critical |
A.income | B.price | C.value | D.damage |