1 . A four-year-old dog named Kob became a hero in its neighborhood by discovering a possibly life-threatening gas leak (泄漏) in its owner’s front yard.
This dog’s actions not only
The story began when Kob,
After
Finding gas coming out of the hole, Bell
“If it wasn’t found, the
During the repairs, workers
Throughout the repairs, the workers
A.matched | B.beautified | C.saved | D.explored |
A.admitted | B.owned | C.trained | D.cured |
A.behavior | B.effort | C.appearance | D.responsibility |
A.disappointed | B.encouraged | C.confident | D.concerned |
A.fearing | B.avoiding | C.recording | D.experiencing |
A.bought | B.repaired | C.shared | D.researched |
A.decorate | B.mark | C.fill | D.examine |
A.secretly | B.obviously | C.immediately | D.regularly |
A.oil | B.gas | C.air | D.water |
A.serious | B.extra | C.special | D.similar |
A.injury | B.trouble | C.death | D.failure |
A.looking into | B.turning on | C.fixing up | D.breaking down |
A.missed | B.changed | C.doubted | D.discovered |
A.services | B.design | C.equipment | D.places |
A.praised | B.inspired | C.held | D.protected |
1. Where does the conversation take place?
A.In a bank. | B.At an airport ticket office. | C.At a police station. |
A.Near the bank. |
B.On the moving stairs coming up from the underground. |
C.Around the police station. |
A.Doing a business. | B.Paying a visit. | C.Having lessons. |
A.About 10 dollars. | B.About 4,500 dollars. | C.About 4,200 dollars. |
It was a bright spring afternoon along the Maryland coast, and Jonathan Bauer, 51, and his 13-year-old daughter, Ava, were enjoying it. They were driving with the windows down as they headed home on the Route 90 Bridge, which goes across the shallow waters of Assawoman Bay. Suddenly, the calm was disturbed by a loud sound.
Not far ahead of them, a black car was rushing from one side of the road to the other. To the Bauer’s horror, it knocked into a concrete barrier(水泥路障), and then came to rest over the edge (边沿) of the bridge. Bauer hit the brakes in time to avoid the vehicles in his path, but a white car struck his car.
Bauer stopped the car. “Ava, are you OK?” he asked. She was shaken, but unhurt. He ran to the white car. “Are you OK?” he asked the driver. She nodded, too shocked to speak.
And then an extremely loud sound came from the black car, whose back part hung out, 30 or more feet above the waters of the bay (海湾). The driver’s door opened and a man climbed out. He dropped to the ground, and then ran to the edge of the bridge. Bauer ran up beside him. The man pointed down, saying something in Spanish. In the water was a car seat. Next to it, a girl, about two years old, floated on her back, kicking and screaming.
Matters quickly went from bad to frightening when the little girl rolled over onto her stomach. Bauer waited for the driver to do something, but he didn’t move. Maybe he was in shock.
“Ava!” Bauer shouted, and removed his shoes. “Stay by the car and call 911!”
He held no idea about his chances jumping from this height into such shallow waters. Four feet of depth was the most he could hope for — he’d gotten his boat stuck here a time or two. And were there rocks in the shallow waters?
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He climbed onto the edge and jumped.
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A moment later a boat took Bauer and the rescued girl aboard.
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4 . Leah Brown aged 36 fell several hundred feet from Oregon’s highest mountain right before the eyes of a group of volunteer rescue workers who rushed to her aid and helped save her life.
The woman was coming down a popular path (小路) on Mt. Hood, about 70 miles east of Portland, on Saturday morning, according to the local police. Mt. Hood is the highest in Oregon, standing at around11.240 feet.
The fall was seen by members of Portland Mountain Rescue (PMR), a volunteer organization focused on helping people in mountainous areas. The group called 911 and rushed to the woman, providing medical care. They helped keep the woman warm for seven hours as the police worked to get her off the mountain safely. Finally, the woman was evacuated (转移) to a parking lot at 9:30 pm and taken to a hospital.
The climber, Leah Brown, said she didn’t know what caused her fall. “I can only guess it was either an ice tool or a crampon (冰爪) that didn’t land and stick like it should have, so I became detached from the mountain,” Brown said. “The thing I’d like to most stress is my appreciation for the members of PMR who evacuated me and took good care of me the whole time,” Brown added. “They saved my life. ”
In a statement after the rescue, PMR warned of the dangerous winter conditions at the mountain. “The short days and lower temperatures mean that the snow tends to be very hard and icy, and the conditions tend to be much steeper. Climbing the mountain in icy conditions is much more difficult,” the group said.
1. What happened to Brown on Saturday morning?A.She lost her way in a forest. | B.She hurt her eye unexpectedly. |
C.She failed to call her family. | D.She fell down on a downhill path. |
A.Different. | B.Hidden. | C.Separated. | D.Tired. |
A.Thankful. | B.Regretful. | C.Surprised. | D.Concerned. |
A.Climbing requires teamwork. | B.Climbing in winter is too risky. |
C.We must remain positive in hard times. | D.We can admire the view on sunny days. |
5 . Recently, research on how a new virtual (虚拟的) reality (VR) experience educated primary children about the fire disasters was done. It was developed by the University of South Australia, aiming to educate children to learn how to be safer in a fire.
Focusing on children aged 10-12 years old, the new VR experience presents a situation where children are tasked to look after a friend’s dog just before a fire event begins to spread. They participate in a series of problem-solving activities to help save and protect themselves and the dog.
The findings showed that more than 80 percent of children reported that they felt more confident to calmly assess the situation and make wise decisions to protect themselves from a fire. This isl especially important considering that 91 percent of participants originally lacked any knowledge of fires, and that 67 percent had said that they were too young to make safety decisions in a fire.
The researchers believed such immersive (沉浸式的) VR experiences had real potential (潜力) to attract and educate the young. “As children born in digital times, they are interested in such technology and they can experience events realistically yet within the safe environment.” said Delene Weber, one of the researchers. “Well-designed VR can provide a chance for children to apply newly-acquired knowledge, strengthen their learnt concepts, and enable immediate reaction—all incredibly valuable learning tools.”
Meanwhile, because children have fewer life experiences, aren’t as physically strong, and are less likely to have learned much about fire safety, they’re often most at risk. Yet the ability for children to contribute to fire safety at their household should not be underestimated (低估).
“Children do not need to be passively attacked by disasters and with purpose-built virtual reality experiences such as these, we can help children understand the risks and realize they can help,” said Weber.
1. How does the new VR experience try to educate children?A.By introducing a virtual friend to them. | B.By finding the causes of a fire event. |
C.By letting them solve virtual problems. | D.By guiding them to ask a dog for help. |
A.Many children found it hard to adapt to them. |
B.They helped children deal with fire postively. |
C.They benefited children with knowledge of animals. |
D.Most children had a misunderstanding about them. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Indifferent. | C.Disapproving. | D.Supportive. |
A.VR experiences educate kids to survive a fire | B.VR experiences make learning easier for kids |
C.VR education appeals to the young generation | D.VR technology makes no sense in fighting a fire. |
In a heartwarming event that has touched the nation, a police officer in Warren, Michigan, was considered as a true hero by saving the life of an 18-month-old boy who had suddenly stopped breathing. This event happened on the evening of August 29 and has since touched the hearts of many.
Officer Brandan Fraser was on duty, focusing on speed and absent-minded driving, when he noticed a car speeding past him. What in the beginning seemed like a common traffic violation (违规) rapidly turned into a life-and-death crisis.
As Fraser came up to the car, he was met with a sad cry from a woman, who screamed, “We got a baby in here dying. Help! Help!” Both the woman and the man in the car were frightened as they handed over the baby boy, who appeared to be lifeless, not breathing and turning blue.
Rather than giving in to the pressure of the moment, Fraser immediately sprang into action. He examined the baby and doubted that he might be choking (窒息). Fraser quickly positioned the baby on his forearm and performed a series of back blows to force any obstruction (阻塞物) from the baby’s airway out.
However, the baby still showed no signs of breathing. Fraser’s heart raced, but his training kicked in here. After making sure the baby’s airway was clear, he then continued to perform CPR on the baby. His hands pressed the baby’s tiny chest and at the same time, he blew some air into the baby’s mouth to help make his heart beat again. Fraser continued these life-saving efforts tirelessly, knowing that every second counted.
Surprisingly, the baby began to breathe once more. Fraser described the moment, saying, “The baby started breathing, and you saw that color started coming back around his lips. You realized that something happened here, and we were heading in the right direction.”
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After a while, the baby gave out a cry, a sign that life was returning.
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Then the baby was quickly transported to a nearby hospital.
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7 . I’ve been farming sheep on a hillside for 54 years. I use a small tractor to get about. My dog Don always sits beside me in the passenger seat.
One morning I
Lamb and mother
My heart froze in my chest as I
Heart in mouth, I
The police
A.dropped | B.saw | C.carried | D.returned |
A.kids | B.friends | C.owner | D.mother |
A.ask about | B.play with | C.take care of | D.run into |
A.freed | B.exchanged | C.reunited | D.examined |
A.unexpected | B.dangerous | C.embarrassing | D.difficult |
A.Fortunately | B.Generally | C.Immediately | D.Obviously |
A.lamb | B.vehicle | C.seat | D.fence |
A.saw | B.stopped | C.remembered | D.drove |
A.crowd | B.motorway | C.field | D.hill |
A.take off | B.catch up | C.hold back | D.get out |
A.real | B.best | C.basic | D.last |
A.fixed | B.noticed | C.reached | D.closed |
A.resting | B.running | C.parking | D.turning |
A.steep | B.long | C.rough | D.busy |
A.abandoned | B.approached | C.recognized | D.repaired |
A.unclean | B.uncertain | C.unhurt | D.unhappy |
A.arrived | B.replied | C.survived | D.waited |
A.ability | B.dream | C.luck | D.idea |
A.common | B.confusing | C.desirable | D.awful |
A.meal | B.test | C.job | D.lesson |
8 . Last Sunday, I was standing still and watching traffic, so I could cross the road. Traffic was coming from the right side. When I saw it was
All of a sudden, an electric bicycle driver came from the left side. A part of the electric bicycle
I had open bleeding wounds. The driver drove me to a nearby
The driver tried to
Nothing in this world happens without a
I came to the hospital later and visited my doctor, who
The driver did hit me, but I didn’t think it would be a big problem, about which the doctor
A.busier | B.safer | C.heavier | D.faster |
A.passed | B.controlled | C.cut | D.followed |
A.wrong | B.far | C.thick | D.right |
A.excitedly | B.bravely | C.properly | D.slowly |
A.bookstore | B.drugstore | C.school | D.station |
A.pay for | B.pack up | C.take away | D.pick out |
A.remove | B.change | C.hide | D.create |
A.quit | B.regret | C.worry | D.struggle |
A.word | B.reason | C.sign | D.meaning |
A.mistakes | B.efforts | C.research | D.success |
A.achievement | B.failure | C.loss | D.warning |
A.protected | B.treated | C.questioned | D.trained |
A.time | B.presents | C.advice | D.chances |
A.learned . | B.talked | C.agreed | D.heard |
A.stressful | B.neat | C.confident | D.calm |
9 . In 1840, Chicago was a small town of forty-five hundred souls. It ranked 92nd in population in the United States. Yet, only three decades later, by 1870 — just a year before the great fire — Chicago was closing in on a population of 300,000, making it the fifth-biggest city in America and the fastest-growing city in the world.
What led to all this rapid growth? In three words: location, location, location.
“Chicago was near the center of the country, and near where the waterways and railways met,” city historian Tim Samuelson notes. “It was a perfect place for anything and anyone to get anywhere...”
Timing had a lot to do with it, too. America was moving from a rural to an industrial power. Chicago was right in the middle of the action. Ironically, its rapid growth was almost its undoing. “Chicago had to build, and build quickly, and so they built it out of wood,” explained Sarah Marcus of the Chicago History Museum. “It was quick, it was easy, and it was cheap.”
And, as it turned out, very “easy” to catch fire.
By most accounts, the fire started on the city’s West Side, near the De Koven Street barn of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary. No one is sure of the cause, but it could have been anything, from vandals (故意) to a drunken neighbor to that clumsy cow of urban legend.
Within minutes, the fire got out of control, tearing through Chicago’s business district. The fire was so hot, it created its own tornado of flame. By 3:30 a.m., all hope of saving large parts of the city was gone. Nearly 30 hours later, the fire finally died. The reason? There was nothing left to burn.
The losses were shocking: The fire took away nearly 300 lives, destroyed over 17,000 buildings covering almost 3.5 square miles, and caused damage of over $200 million—about 3.8 billion today. Roughly a third of the city lay in ruins, and one out every three people living in Chicago — nearly 100,000 residents — became homeless overnight.
1. Which paragraph describes the rapid growth of Chicago?A.paragraph 1. | B.paragraph 2. |
C.paragraph 4. | D.paragraph 5. |
① Chicago was built out of wood.
② Chicago had good transportation.
③ Timing was perfect.
④ Wood was cheap.
A.①③ | B.②④ | C.①④ | D.②③ |
A.happy | B.sad | C.nervous | D.hopeful |
A.The cause of the fire was clear. |
B.The fire was put out by firefighters. |
C.The fire caused great damage to Chicago. |
D.Lage parts of the city was saved. |
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Two years before, I traveled to Brazil and I rented for a car. Unfortunate, I had an accident and hit another car, and I needed to stay in a hospital for at least two week. I called my parents, so I did not tell them what had happened. I knew that they would be worried about myself because I was so farther away, and that my mother would not sleep if she knew. Therefore, I told them interested stories and how I am enjoying Brazil. As a result, nobody knew truth. I still think that it was the right thing to do.