Ken Scott kicked off the covers and leapt out of bed at his home in the Rocky Mountain town of Mullan, Idaho. He’d just heard on the radio that the nearby Silver Mountain Resort had been blessed with nearly a foot and a half of new snow. As an experienced ski addict, he didn’t want to miss this big golden opportunity. These conditions are what skiers live for.
When Scott reached Silver Mountain’s locker room, he came across his friend Paul, a former ski instructor who had also been a regular on these slopes for more than two decades. Both of them were exhilarated. Before setting off, it was Paul’s routine to check his phone tightly fixed inside his parka (风 雪外套). For the next hour the pair skied on various runs under a lightly dull sky, making fresh tracks. They were both in a playful mood, laughing as they tackled the steep runs.
Almost immediately, the snow beneath their feet gave way. In a millisecond, Paul realized what was happening. “Avalanche! (雪崩)” he yelled to Scott, who was not far behind. Scott responded. The sudden snow slide caused fear in his voice. “This is happening!” Instantly, both were hit by a mass of snow that would hit and carry them some 500 feet down the mountain. Scott felt it surrounding and enclosing him, moving quickly up his back and over his shoulders, then heavy against his neck. Snow filled the space in front of him and piled up around the whole of him. Paul, too, was swept downhill.
They remembered the avalanche survival lessons they had learned. Keep your head up. Try to swim. Stay on top of the snow. But the snow was too powerful and they felt themselves rolling like a load of clothes in a washing machine. When Scott finally came to rest, he was lying on his left side and completely buried, skis and poles still attached.
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Paul was luckier, ending up partially buried and probably surviving.
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Recalling the terrible experience, Scott thanked his friend and the rescue team.
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2 . First aid is a crucial aspect of healthcare that can significantly save someone’s life or prevent further injury or illness. Knowing when to use first aid is essential so that proper measures are taken promptly.
Injuries and Accidents
One of the most common instances where first aid is required is in injuries and accidents.
Cardiac Arrest (心脏停跳)
Another critical situation where first aid can make a difference is during a cardiac arrest. A cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops functioning; immediate intervention is necessary.
Choking and Suffocation (窒息)
Choking and suffocation are emergencies that can occur at any time, and immediate intervention is necessary to prevent further complications. If someone is choking, it is essential to act quickly.
When to use first aid can significantly save someone’s life or prevent further injury or illness.
| A．In any emergency, it is essential to remain calm. |
| B．This can include cuts, burns, falls, sprains, and other unpleasant injuries. |
| C．If someone has taken a poisonous substance, calling emergency services. |
| D．Perform the Heimlich manoeuvre to force out the object causing the obstruction. |
| E．Bleeding and overdose are medical emergencies that require immediate attention. |
| F．This blog post will discuss when to use first aid and the importance of early intervention. |
| G．Blood circulation (血液循环) and oxygen supply to vital organs should be restored immediately. |
| A．He was rescued on the 16th floor. | B．He pressed the wrong button. | C．He got stuck in the lift. |
It was a hot day. The sun scorched (炙烤) down and everywhere you looked, you could see the heat waves blowing above the sand. John rolled over, realizing that half of his body was well and truly burnt. He had not meant to sleep in the sun but the heat and late nights studying for his examinations made him miserable. Stretching, he got to his feet, picked up his surfboard and looked around. The beach, which had earlier been crowded in the sun, was now comparatively empty. Seagulls flew down to clean up the food of people’s picnic lunches.
The ice-cream van had gone, and so were the lifeguards who were doing first aid on the beach. John looked up to where the sun was and estimated it was about five o’clock. Time to head home. It was “Mum’s Kitchen Rule” that had him moving homewards. If he did not get home in time for dinner, he would go hungry. Wandering along the water’s edge, he happened to glance out to sea. What made him look up at that particular moment, he never knew, but it was the right time for the swimmer he spotted. His hand was up, signaling distress (险情) and he was calling out something.
Quickly John glanced around the beach — no one else was close enough to help the man, and crucially, no one had noticed. Cupping his hands to his mouth, he shouted “Help” to get the attention of other people on the beach. Someone waved back to him and John pointed to the swimmer. “Get help,” he shouted. Then without hesitation, he jumped into the sea with his surfboard. John was a strong swimmer and had a good skill for distance swimming. His coach had tried hard to persuade him to go into competitions but he was not interested.
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Now he was swimming for more than enjoyment or medals.
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5 . 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
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“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 |
6 . Any car accident is frightening, but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water, with you trapped inside, is absolutely terrifying.
Brace yourself for impact (撞击力). As soon as you're aware that you're going off the road and into a body of water, adopt a brace position. The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle, so you should place both hands on the steering wheel in the “ten and two” position.
Undo your seat belt.
Break the window. If you aren’t able to open the window, or it only opens halfway, you’ll need to break it with an object or your foot. It may feel counterintuitive (有悖常理的) to let water into the car.
Escape when the car has equalized. If it has reached the dramatic stage where the car cabin has been filled with water and it has become balanced, you must move quickly and effectively to ensure your survival.
| A．Open the window as soon as you hit the water. |
| B．Surviving a sinking car is not as difficult as you think. |
| C．It takes 60 to 120 seconds for a car to fill up with water usually. |
| D．Such accidents are particularly dangerous due to the risk of drowning. |
| E．In conclusion, if you know what to do in the water, you will be safe. |
| F．This is the first thing to attend to, yet it often gets forgotten in the panic. |
| G．But the sooner the window is open, the sooner you can escape directly through it. |
7 . At around 6:30pm local time on April 15th in France, Notre Dame in Paris was getting angry. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, the fire started in the attic (阁楼) of the monument and then
Notre Dame de Paris, which
After the French firefighters
| A．distribute | B．directed | C．spread | D．transformed |
| A．anyhow | B．immediately | C．somehow | D．suddenly |
| A．Admitting | B．Witnessing | C．Preventing | D．Predicting |
| A．sigh | B．word | C．sign | D．picture |
| A．wind | B．exists | C．sets | D．stands |
| A．delicate | B．worthless | C．invaluable | D．weak |
| A．points | B．scenes | C．views | D．attractions |
| A．remaining | B．historic | C．accessible | D．favorable |
| A．suffered | B．resulted | C．acquired | D．obtained |
| A．decrease | B．waste | C．disaster | D．trouble |
| A．marched | B．gathered | C．wandered | D．settled |
| A．or | B．and | C．except | D．but |
| A．angry | B．confused | C．sad | D．amazed |
| A．urgently | B．angrily | C．cleverly | D．cautiously |
| A．managed | B．fought | C．attempted | D．repaired |
| A．put out | B．taken out | C．brought out | D．pulled out |
| A．scarred | B．destroyed | C．remained | D．saved |
| A．In time of | B．In danger of | C．In face of | D．In memory of |
| A．announcement | B．determination | C．agreement | D．preparation |
| A．deserves | B．allows | C．creates | D．holds |
8 . As Rena was driving home in the rain. “I can hardly see!” She worried. Just a few miles more, an electrical pole in front of her car was getting bigger and bigger. The car shot forward. Crash! Rena felt the force tear her from the seat. She felt a sharp pain in her lap. “I went through the windshield but I’m alive!” She realized.
Then she heard a sharp crack, looked up and saw the pole had broken in half and was plunging (下落) toward her! But luckily, the pole landed three feet from her head. The broken pole had torn down electrical wires and they were dangling (悬垂) just inches away from her, trapping her in between them! “An electric current... water... if those cables touch me, I’m dead!”
Less than a mile away, New York State highway officer Juan Diaz saw a flash in the sky followed by a loud crack. “Lightning must have hit,” he thought turning his car around. A few minutes later, he saw Rena’s crumpled car. “I’ve got to help this young woman!”
“Are those footsteps?” Rena thought, hope rising as she lay there. Through the cocoon of wires, she saw a blue uniform. “Please help me!” she cried weakly. “Don’t move!” Diaz shouted, “I’m going to get you out!” But how? He worried.
Suddenly, the base of the pole burst into flames! Diaz felt a chill of fear. He knew it carried thousands of volts. He thought of his wife and five-year-old son at home. “But I can’t leave her here,” he thought. In a flash he swallowed his fear and stepped toward Rena. As he did, the powerful current stung his feet. But he didn’t stop.
At that moment, one of the wires jumped, leaving a three-foot opening in the cables around Rena. “Maybe I can drag her through there. It’s the only chance we have.” Cables hissed (发出嘶嘶声) inches from his feet, but Diaz just kept on walking, four steps, then five... finally he was by her side.
“Don’t worry,” he said gently, “We’ll make it.” Diaz grabbed Rena’s ankles, then dragged her through the narrow opening in the tangle of wires. “We’re almost there,” he said over and over. The sureness of his voice checked Rena’s terror.
Suddenly, Diaz took her up in his arms and ran 20 feet more, taking shelter behind the patrol car. “We did it!” he shouted. Just then the transformer exploded, engulfing the area in flames. They both realized: We didn’t have a second to spare.
1. What happened to Rena when driving home?| A．Her car hit an electrical pole. |
| B．An electrical pole fell onto her car. |
| C．Her car turned over because of the wet road. |
| D．Lightning hit her car and threw her onto the ground. |
| A．She saw a police car nearby. |
| B．She heard someone was coming. |
| C．She realized that the pole hadn’t hit her. |
| D．She knew the wires didn’t carry electricity. |
| A．Rena looked like his wife. |
| B．He missed his wife and his son. |
| C．He thought it worthless to save Rena. |
| D．He knew it might cost him his life to save Rena. |
| A．Diaz’s courage and the strong transformer. |
| B．Diaz’s boldness and the weak electrical current. |
| C．Diaz’s carefulness and his electricity-proof uniform. |
| D．Diaz’s bravery and the narrow opening left by a wire. |
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. |
10 . 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 |
