1 . Peter, 60, loved his job as a bus driver. He had been one almost all his life, loving the little children who rode his bus daily. It made him feel much younger. His record was clean, without one accident, which made him a trustworthy driver.
However, Mr. Clark, Peter’s boss, was worried and thought that it was time for him to retire (退休). “You don’t have a choice here, Peter.” he said seriously. “We don’t want to invite any risk to the children.”
“But I have a perfect record,” reasoned Peter. “You know, for an elderly man like me, my job is the only thing that keeps me alive. I want to keep my job.”
“Would you take responsibility if something bad happened to those children?” Mr. Clark said.
Peter thought it over, and very reluctantly, he gave in to Mr. Clark’s request. Peter decided to retire a week later.
The day before his last day, Peter was dropping of the kids at his first stop when he looked out of the window and saw a lady who had passed out. He asked the kids not to leave the bus and got down to help the woman.
Just when he finished, he heard cries behind him. The children were looking out of the window and shouting. “Fire! Fire! Help!” “How could that have happened?” Peter was shaking in fear. With shaking hands, Peter dialed 911 and rushed to help the children. Covering himself with his jacket, Peter rushed into the burning car and took the children out one by one. Thankfully, the firefighters arrived soon and helped Peter, saving all students.
The next day, Peter found the whole school standing in front of his home. When Peter got close to them, Mr. Clark started clapping and everyone joined him. “You are a hero, Peter! You saved the lives of those young children.” he said. “You are the best driver. We hope you can keep the job!”
1. What made Mr. Clark worried?A.He couldn’t talk Peter into retiring. |
B.Taking school bus was unsafe for children. |
C.Peter was too old to be a school bus driver. |
D.The school bus driver must be changed actually. |
A.Angrily. | B.Unwillingly. | C.Doubtfully. | D.Cheerfully. |
A.They were caught in the burning bus. |
B.They couldn’t find Peter on the bus. |
C.They were frightened by the woman. |
D.They didn’t want a new school bus driver. |
A.Putting Out the Fire | B.A Dangerous Bus Journey |
C.Working After Retirement | D.An Old Hero Driver |
2 . 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 |
1. What did Joel hear at the burning building?
A.A baby crying. | B.A man shouting. | C.A woman crying. |
A.A lot of smoke. | B.A safe way out. | C.A person in trouble. |
A.He thought everyone was safe. | B.He was seriously injured. | C.The fire was too hot. |
A.He survived the fire. | B.He saved two lives. | C.He lost his human partner. |
4 . It was around 11:30 p.m. Corion Evans was hanging out with his friends near the Pascagoula River in July when a car with three girls inside fell into it. It came to a stop some 20 feet from land, and then sank. The driver had blindly followed her GPS.
Evans and his friends got to the river’s edge. In the darkness, they could barely make out the girls holding on to the roof, the only part of the car still above water. But they could hear screaming. Evans pulled off his shirt and shoes, and then dived into the water, a river he knew alligators (短吻鳄) call home. He helped the first girl he saw, keeping her head above water and leading her ashore.
Just then, a man called out. Police Officer Garry Mercer arrived. He dived into the river to help another of the girls. But halfway back to shore, the girl had run out of her strength and went underwater, pulling Mercer down with her. Evans jumped back into the water and helped them until they could stand. “If he hadn’t been there, who knows?” Mercer said.
There was still one girl in the water, Cora Watson, who could not swim. She was struggling to keep herself floating (浮) on the water, scared. “I thought there was little hope that I would survive. I just knew my last breath was coming at that time,” Watson said. “My mind said ‘You’re slowly losing yourself.’” She began to go under. Then, a touch. “Evans had caught me.”
The three girls and Officer Mercer were taken to the hospital and soon they were discharged. After knowing Evans’ act, his mother, Marquita Evans, said, “Corion Evans broke his curfew (晚间必须回家的时间). But I was not mad. He had a good reason. And he did really well.”
1. What caused the girls to fall into the river?A.The poor driving skills. | B.The sudden appearance of passers-by. |
C.The bad road conditions. | D.The misdirection from the guidance system. |
A.He ran out of his strength. | B.The girl was too tired to swim. |
C.He met an alligator in the river. | D.The girl was unwilling to cooperate. |
A.Concerned. | B.Proud. | C.Upset. | D.Relieved. |
A.A warmhearted stranger. | B.An unexpected experience. |
C.A midnight rescue in a river. | D.An excuse for breaking the curfew. |
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Yesterday, when Chen Hui was pouring hot water, he poured a lot into his wrist by accident. Although he felt great pain, but he didn’t know what to do. I happened to see this and immediate gave him first aid. Firstly, I asked him place the burns under running water for 10 minutes. After that, I put some cloth in cold water, squeezed the water out and placed them on the burning area over and over again. Finally, I covered the burns with the clean bandage. Gradually, he felt much better, that made me happy and proud of myself. Chen Hui expresses his thanks and said he would gain some knowledge of first aid so that I could offer help to others when needed.
Ever since Arick Baker was a kid, his father had warned him: “If you go down in the corn, you don’t come out.”
The tall grain bins store enough dried corn to swallow up a body completely, squeezing the breath and life from a person in seconds. Accidents happen, and they’re often deadly. 26 have been killed in the accidents ever since, and the firefighters responsible for it never had luck rescuing anyone.
However, the 23-year-old Baker wasn’t thinking about the risks. With his dad, Rick, getting older, Baker was increasingly responsible for the farm’s most unpleasant tasks of cleaning inside the tall grain bins, which usually took two days to finish due to its height and size.
That morning, Baker stood right in the grain bin, trying to clean up the bottom, while his father was out helping to transfer truckloads of corn from inside. It was a sweating day, and it was 58℃ inside the bin. Baker was wearing a mask to keep away from all the dust kicked up while working.
Around 10:30 that morning, Baker’s dad left his spot on the roof, where he had kept an eye on his son, and then he drove away the last pile of corn. But just seconds later, Baker felt a roaring storm of corn coming from above. It was another driver unloading corn into the grain bin, and he was quickly stuck firm in the corn before he could even react. “Help!” Baker yelled once, but darkness and silence set in, and he was down in the corn.
Awful to feel himself squeezed, Baker tried to move his leg a few centimeters, but the corn would rush back in to fill the blank, packing him even tighter. Every breath was exhausting, and after about two hours of helplessness, he was wondering how long he could still last.
The truth was, just moments after he drove away, Baker’s father had left his son a phone message: “Hey, Arick. Like a fool, I forgot to wait to make sure you got out OK. Give me a call when you got this.”
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But two hours later, when he still didn’t get a reply, Baker’s dad became worried.
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Knowing Baker was still alive from his voice below encouraged firefighters to dig further.
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7 . One night Mr. Lee was driving his wife home from work. She was a staff nurse in a hospital. It was almost midnight and she was quite tired out. She soon fell asleep. Mr Lee looked at her and smiled.
Mr. Lee was a cautious and experienced driver. He knew it was safer to drive slowly on a dark night. After some time he noticed a car following him. It was traveling very fast. Suddenly it overtook his car.
The driver of the car was in a hurry. He did not see the approaching lorry (货车). To avoid hitting it, he swerved his car. It skidded off the road and hit a big tree. The driver and his passenger were injured. They were badly cut by glass splinter from the broken windscreen.
Mr. Lee quickly stopped his car by the side of the road. His wife got out of the car to help the injured men. The lorry driver also stopped to lend a helping hand. Mr. Lee immediately drove off to telephone the police.
About twenty-five minutes later, a police car and an ambulance arrived. The injured men were carried into the ambulance and taken to hospital.
The policemen took down details of the accident. Mr. Lee and the lorry driver told them all that they could remember. The policemen thanked them for their help. Mr. and Mrs. Lee then got into their car and continued their journey home.
1. When the accident happened, the other car was _____.A.in front of Lee’s car | B.on the left side of Lee’s car |
C.on the right side of Lee’s car | D.behind Lee’s car |
A.his wife was asleep | B.the road was dark |
C.he was tired | D.the road was quiet |
A.stopped suddenly | B.turned around |
C.drove faster | D.turned to one side |
A.her husband was driving very slowly | B.she was very tired |
C.it was too late | D.both B and C |
8 . I never see myself as a miracle. I was just an
On February 17, 1981, a
It took me a lot of hard work but I
Early, during my therapy, my father
I thought of those
A.excellent | B.outstanding | C.outgoing | D.ordinary |
A.terrible | B.small | C.expected | D.mild |
A.agreed | B.survived | C.prayed | D.breathed |
A.at least | B.at first | C.in public | D.in time |
A.transported | B.transformed | C.transferred | D.transplanted |
A.slowly | B.gradually | C.finally | D.quickly |
A.missing | B.dying | C.hurting | D.injuring |
A.smooth | B.easy | C.rough | D.relaxing |
A.beauty | B.fact | C.truth | D.interest |
A.much | B.worst | C.best | D.first |
A.boring | B.busy | C.dull | D.empty |
A.besides | B.but | C.except | D.except for |
A.received | B.conducted | C.practised | D.improved |
A.stopped | B.kept | C.avoided | D.practised |
A.challenge | B.effort | C.test | D.trial |
A.complaints | B.comments | C.lectures | D.words |
A.honestly | B.strongly | C.differently | D.calmly |
A.money | B.praise | C.advice | D.diploma |
A.admiration | B.envy | C.pride | D.sorrow |
A.assistants | B.teachers | C.scholars | D.graduates |
9 . A Hero in Pajamas
It was late, about 10:15 pm when Janice Esposito jumped into her car and began the 20-minute drive home to her husband and seven-year-old son. Out of nowhere, a car
Pete DiPinto, a volunteer firefighter and
The first car he came upon was the one that had hit Esposito. Once DiPinto
“Honey, you’re on the railroad tracks,” DiPinto
The next morning, a report of CBS said, “Last night, the
A.beat | B.struck | C.dragged | D.touched |
A.stations | B.platforms | C.tracks | D.passages |
A.shocked | B.surprised | C.amazed | D.panicked |
A.appointed | B.trained | C.injured | D.retired |
A.work | B.bed | C.dinner | D.help |
A.broken | B.harmful | C.normal | D.sharp |
A.hesitation | B.competence | C.confidence | D.punishment |
A.fire | B.duty | C.profession | D.performance |
A.introduced | B.constructed | C.condemned | D.concluded |
A.around | B.about | C.across | D.beneath |
A.car | B.airplane | C.bus | D.train |
A.quietly | B.softly | C.heavily | D.lightly |
A.head | B.ears | C.eyes | D.heart |
A.whispered | B.sobbed | C.shouted | D.suggested |
A.style | B.date | C.fashion | D.shape |
A.dashing | B.dropping | C.flying | D.floating |
A.put on | B.put off | C.put forward | D.put aside |
A.recovery | B.safety | C.happiness | D.disappointment |
A.crashed | B.got | C.boarded | D.hit |
A.police | B.hero | C.volunteer | D.teacher |
10 . Michael Surrell was the last person who should have run into a burning building because he had lung disease. But that didn't stop him. He was reading in sofa when his daughter phoned to say, "The house next door is on fire!" He went to investigate, only to see two women unable to control their emotions on their porch.
"The baby girl's on the second floor!" one of the women cried. At the words, Surrell immediately ran inside. It was completely dark there. Yet, because the house had a similar layout to his, he found the stairs and made it to the second floor. He turned to the right and was met by intense heat. He was already out of breath.
His throat and lungs burned as if he'd breathed fire instead of the smoke in the air. All he could hear was the crackling and popping of burning wood. Then he heard a soft but clear moan (呻吟). He knew it was from the direction of the bedroom. Still unable to see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor. He crawled toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of the girl.
Finally,he found the girl and caught her into his arms. He felt the heat of the flames on his cheeks. Turning, he fought through the smoke and ran blindly out of the house. Surrell put Tiara down on the porch. "You have to breathe for her," Someone said to him. He started CPR﹣it was the first time that he'd ever done so. The women stood behind him, praying silently. After he gave five breaths, she opened her eyes and took a breath on her own.
Their eyes met. Surrell hugged her tight and said, "Uncle's got you." Soon after, his throat closed off.
1. How did the two women feel when facing the fire?A.Confident. |
B.Curious. |
C.Desperate. |
D.Optimistic. |
A.This house had a similar design to his. |
B.He often went to see his neighbors. |
C.Mr. Surrell had a very sensitive hearing. |
D.He could see clearly in the house. |
A.The girl was dead when she was found. |
B.Surrell lost his sight because of the fire. |
C.The girl wasn't breathing when taken out. |
D.The women didn't care about the girl. |
A.A girl trapped in a burning house was saved. |
B.It is tough to save a girl from a burning building. |
C.Two women survived with a girl left in the house. |
D.A man risked his life and saved a girl from fire. |