1. Why did the driver knock into the tree?
A.He got drunk. | B.He was driving fast. | C.He tried to avoid a bicycle. |
A.She was riding her bike. | B.She was driving her car. | C.She was standing on the road. |
2 . A Jacksonville family was grateful to be alive this weekend, and the dad, Steven Poust said it’s all because of his 7-year-old son, Chase. The young boy beat a current that separated him from his father and 4-year-old sister, Abigail, in the St. Johns River near Mandarin Point on Friday.
Steven Poust anchored (抛锚) his boat in the water while he fished and his kids played around it. While Chase and Abigail were in the water, Abigail let go of the boat because of a current and they were both stuck.
Chase felt really scared, because he didn’t have a life jacket on. Luckily Abigail had one but she floated along with the current. Poust jumped in the water trying to grab Abigail while Chase tried to swim to the shore. Poust tried to grasp both of them, but he wore himself out. Abigail floated away from him.
Chase kept swimming to the shore. He first doggie paddled, then floated on his back to make sure he wouldn’t tire himself out. The current went the opposite way of going to the boat and the shore, so it was very hard to swim that way. He made it to the shore while his dad and sister were stuck in the water before being rescued by the firefighters.
Once Chase reached the shore, he ran to the nearest home to knock for help and the hostess called the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.
“I screamed for help at the top of my lungs and waved my arms and sure enough someone heard me,” Poust said. “Abigail also made it to the shore and got help and our lives were saved.”
1. Why did Poust stop his boat in the water?A.He went fishing. | B.He wanted to learn swimming. |
C.His boat broke down. | D.There was a strong current. |
A.She was loved more by her father. |
B.She failed to resist the current. |
C.She didn’t feel scared at all. |
D.She was saved by her father. |
A.Swam like a dog. | B.Rowed the boat. |
C.Sank in the water. | D.Screamed for help. |
A.Gifted. | B.Generous. | C.Ambitious. | D.Brave. |
3 . The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King’s baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(面包房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o’clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul’s and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them new St Paul’s.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
1. The underlined word “family” in the second paragraph means .A.home | B.children |
C.wife and husband | D.wife and children |
A.some people lost their lives |
B.the birds in the sky were killed by the fire |
C.many famous buildings were destroyed |
D.the King’s bakery was burned down |
A.Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire. |
B.Because Pepys also wrote about the fire. |
C.To show that poor people suffered most. |
D.To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire. |
a. There was a strong wind.
b. The streets were very narrow.
c. Many houses were made of wood.
d. There was not enough water in the city.
e. People did not discover the fire earlier.
A.a and b | B.a, b and c |
C.a, b, c and d | D.a, b, c, d and e |
1. What happened to the woman?
A.She lost her wallet. |
B.She didn’t finish his paper. |
C.She was caught by policemen. |
A.In the morning. |
B.In the afternoon. |
C.At noon. |
A.The police station. |
B.The shop. |
C.The restaurant. |
A.The woman’s friend. |
B.The shop’s manager. |
C.The restaurant’s manager. |
This is an unbelievable real Christmas story: one of courage, life and passing on love.
Twenty-five years ago, Ray Anderson, a single parent with a one-year-old son, was returning home after giving out gifts to the needy people on Christmas Eve when he witnessed a terrible accident which took place when the driver of a truck ran a red light and collided (碰撞)with the car of Sandra Jenkins. The influence of the collision killed Sandra instantly, but her three-month-old daughter was left trapped upside down in the burning car seemingly doomed to a fiery tomb.
While others looked on in horror, Anderson jumped out of his car and crawled (爬)into the car through the broken window to try to free the baby. Seconds later, the car was totally on fire, but Anderson was unexpectedly able to pull the baby to safety. While the child came out of the accident with no injuries, Anderson suffered third degree burns over 80 percent of his body.
Two days later, Anderson died, but his heroic act was published widely in the media. Anderson’s son was soon raised by relative, and the family moved to the East Coast.
The most unbelievable part of this story unfolded only last week. Karen and her fiance(未婚夫), Aaron, were looking through some old boxes in the basement of Karen’s home when they came across some old newspapers. “This is me when I was a newborn baby. My mother was busy with some volunteer work when the accidnet happened. I was rescued from a burning car, but my mother died in the accident,” explained Karen. Although Aaron knew Karen’s mother had died years earlier, he never fully understood the situation until he started to skim over the newspaper article. Karen continued to sort through some old books when saw Aaron absorbed in the details of the accident.
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Then she noticed, to her much surprise, tears rolling down from his eyes, and he began to cry uncontrollably.
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According to the article, Aaron’s father and Karen’s mother were both on a task of helping the needy families in the area.
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6 . It was about 10:15 p.m. Janice Esposito got off the train at the Bellport, New York, got into her car and began driving home. She had traveled the route so many times that she almost drove automatically: a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and then—bang! Out of nowhere a car crashed into Esposito’s car, pushing her backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. Injured but mostly shocked by the crash and by the airbags that popped up, she got stuck in the vehicle.
As it happened, Pete DiPinto was getting ready for bed when he heard the crash coming from not far outside his bedroom window.
A volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never stopped to think. He grabbed a flashlight and rushed out. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he said. “We’re always on duty.”
The first car he came upon, 2,000 feet from his front yard, was the one that had hit Esposito. Once making sure the driver was OK, he looked around and spotted Esposito’s car straddling (骑跨) the railroad tracks. And then he heard a bell sound, which signaled a coming train.
DiPinto rushed to Esposito’s car and hit on the driver’s side window. She just looked at him, “I don’t know where I am,” she said.
“You’re on the railroad tracks,” DiPinto yelled. “We have to get you off right now!” The train was traveling at a speed of 65 miles per hour toward them. The driver’s door couldn’t be opened due to the crash, so DiPinto ran to the passenger side. He threw open the door, pushed aside the airbags, seized Esposito’s arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat until he finally got her out and walked her to safety as quickly as he could.
Within seconds, the train crashed into the car. “It was like a Hollywood movie, ” DiPinto told reporters the next day.
“Last night,” said Greg Miglino Chief of the South Country Ambulance, “the hero arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck.”
1. What can we know about the accident from the first paragraph?A.Esposito was not familiar with the road. |
B.Esposito was driving too fast. |
C.The crash was violent. |
D.It should have been avoided. |
A.Esposito was badly injured. |
B.Esposito was to be hit by the train. |
C.Esposito was firmly stuck in the car. |
D.The driver’s door couldn’t be opened. |
A.He is praising DiPinto’s heroic action. |
B.DiPinto didn’t act as professionally. |
C.A firefighter should be ready any time. |
D.Fire trucks are not enough for emergencies. |
A.Regretful | B.Calm | C.Powerful | D.Nervous |
A.A woman had an accident on the way home at night. |
B.A woman had a narrow death escape. |
C.A firefighter managed to become a hero overnight. |
D.A firefighter saved a woman from a further accident. |
1. Where are the speakers?
A.In the office. | B.At home. | C.At the airport. |
A.He got up late. | B.The traffic was bad. | C.His car broke down. |
A.By taxi. | B.By subway. | C.By bus. |
1. What was the woman doing at that time?
A.Skiing. | B.Driving. | C.Running. |
A.She found the guy. | B.She lost her gloves. | C.She made a mistake. |
A.He took her picture. | B.He posted her on Facebook. | C.He made fun of her. |
A.She doubts he is the guy. | B.He is wearing a red hat. | C.He has got her gloves. |
A.A piece of news. |
B.Some soldiers. |
C.The natural environment. |
A.None. | B.Two. | C.Four. |