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.
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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 |
3 . 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 |
On a sunny Saturday in June, Alyson, 3, squealed(尖叫) with laughter as she and her mother, Marlen, played hide-and-seek in the front yard of their home. With Marlen close behind, tiny Alyson flashed into the backyard of an elderly neighbor. About halfway across the yard, Alyson suddenly disappeared, seemingly swallowed whole by a barely visible opening in the ground. Marlen screamed.
The neighbor’s caretaker, Luz, 26, was preparing dinner in the neighbor’s kitchen and assumed the shrieks were the sounds of children playing. But she ran outside anyway and found Marlen sobbing and Alyson’s sister Damary, 25, kneeing on the grass, dialing 911.
“Alyson fell in the hole！” Damary cried to Luz. Luz gave a quick glance down the hole in disbelief and saw only darkness. Then she heard Alyson’s wails(哭泣) from deep underground. “Hang on there, sweety. We’ll get you out soon.”
Luz ran inside the house and down to the basement for a ladder,which happened to be not very long. She then settled for a gray extension cord(延长线) to use as a rope with which to rappel(用绳索下降) into the hole. Back in the yard, she and Damary used their hands to dig at the hole, widening the opening from 7 inches in diameter to about 20 inches.Marlen sat on the grass,too distracted to help.
At the thought that Alyson might get hurt and was too young to grasp and climb the rope on her own, Luz made up her mind to go down herself. When the police detective Aaron arrived a few minutes later, Luz was already in the hole up to her waist.
“Get out of here,” the officer told Luz, lifting her up by the arm. “It’s dangerous for you.”
“It’s more dangerous for the Baby,” she argued, “She’s going to die.”
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The detective begged Luz to wait for help, but she determined.
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Minutes later, the Fire Department and Rescue Squad arrived.
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One of my most memorable trips took place during the summer vacation about three years ago, when my sister, my aunt and I took a trip to Spain because we were moving. On the day of the trip, I lay in bed thinking about my friends whom I was going to leave behind and thoughts were flooding in.
When we arrived at the hire station, we seemed to have some problems with our luggage because it was too much for a taxi, so we had to book a van (厢式送货车) to take our luggage to the airport. We waited for a long period to find a perfect van that would fit our luggage.
Before leaving, I felt very bad because I was going to a different country and was going to miss all my friends and family. I was not comfortable and cried.
The journey was almost perfect at the beginning, but soon it began to rain. Because of the rain, the drivers could not see far away, which caused a huge traffic jam. I was sitting by the window with a can of Coke that I had bought in the store earlier. My aunt and sister fell asleep, and during this time. I felt bored and thought about other things that bothered me. My eyes turned to the mountain in front of us.
A bus suddenly appeared in the picture. It was very close to us. Cars sped past us without any speed limit. Beside me was a very deep lake: I wondered to myself what if something or someone fell inside it. Suddenly, a bus in front of our van stopped, and because it was raining heavily and the van was going fast, no one could see what was going to happen. Then, bang, we bumped into each other. Our van overturned, but luckily, it didn’t fall into the lake. People came to help us get out of the van because we were blocked and the driver was half-dead.
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We struggled to get out of the van and everything we had was gone.
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I was losing a lot of blood and then the emergency aid came.
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6 . It was rush hour in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this September. Timothy White was
Pretty soon, this guy’s going to
Trapped, White
The driver, Todd DeAngelis, was just a bit
An ambulance soon arrived and took DeAngelis to hospital. “You kept me
| A．jogging | B．running | C．riding | D．driving |
| A．bus | B．cart | C．pickup | D．balloon |
| A．steadily | B．abnormally | C．regularly | D．effectively |
| A．driver | B．customer | C．conductor | D．passenger |
| A．look | B．crash | C．break | D．walk |
| A．agreed | B．happened | C．decided | D．refused |
| A．speed | B．situation | C．street | D．direction |
| A．awaiting | B．separating | C．joining | D．following |
| A．pulled over | B．drove away | C．turned up | D．slowed down |
| A．spring | B．summer | C．fall | D．winter |
| A．weak | B．stable | C．constant | D．mighty |
| A．nervous | B．conscious | C．exhausted | D．energetic |
| A．forced | B．tested | C．raced | D．watched |
| A．aside | B．off | C．from | D．in |
| A．work | B．application | C．competition | D．recovery |
Lesia Cartelli was badly burned in a gas explosion at her grandparent’s house at age 9. In fact，the burns were so severe that her own grandfather didn’t recognize her. But now，this brave woman uses her injured past to help other burn victims find healing.
On that terrible day，Lesia and her cousin were playing in their grandparent’s basement. A gas leak caused the whole house to blow up. The explosion threw many of the 9 family members in the home across the street. Already a fighter，Lesia pulled herself out of the ruins. Flames still covered her little body，so she rolled in the dirt and snow to put them out.
“It was all face，hands，back and it had burned around my waist，”she says. Lesia’s own grandfather thought she was someone else because of how badly she was burned. As nursing staff loaded her into the ambulance，her grandfather tried to leave. He thought the house ruins still held his granddaughter’s body. Even though Lesia was right in front of him，he didn’t realize it was the same child.
Catching a glimpse of her reflection in the ambulance window helped Lesia understand why her grandfather didn’t recognize her. Burns covered 50％of her body and fire burned off all her hair.
Lesia spent several months in the hospital，undergoing surgeries and skin grafts(移植). Once released，Lesia’s scars(疤)drew stares and questions from people. so she started isolating herself.
“When I was burned，everything in my life changed，”she said. “My friendships changed. I hated going to schoo1. You are coping with things you never had to cope with before. People staring at you. People asking questions. Why do you look like that?”
Lesia could have remained isolated her whole life. When bad things happen，we can always choose to move backwards or to let God give our pain purpose. Lesia chose the latter，realizing she was put on this Earth to do more than just survive.
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“My life got better when I started to look at my life as a gift.”Lesia said．
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Those who join Angel Faces describe it as a life-changing experience．
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1. What did the two men plan to do?
| A．Attend a sailing race. |
| B．Travel between two islands. |
| C．Get away from their country. |
| A．Relieved. | B．Optimistic. | C．Upset. |
| A．They were found by a passing boat. |
| B．They boated to the nearest shore. |
| C．They found a floating device. |
1. What happened to the woman at the beginning?
| A．She lost her phone. | B．She couldn’t find the way. | C．She was trapped in heavy snow. |
| A．The car was running out of gas, |
| B．She stopped to answer a call. |
| C．The engine couldn’t work properly. |
| A．By drinking hot tea. | B．By using the car heater. | C．By having more clothes on. |
| A．They called an ambulance. |
| B．They led the woman to her home. |
| C．They helped the woman go to the main road. |
10 . When I was 12, I went on a 720-mile cycling trip with my brother and father. Before the trip, we
One night, we were getting to a campsite and cycling down a large hill with
Instinctively, I rushed out in front of my brother in the middle of the road, and
My father said I was
| A．accounted | B．prepared | C．searched | D．answered |
| A．enthusiastic | B．courageous | C．professional | D．committed |
| A．paid | B．cared | C．looked | D．longed |
| A．in | B．around | C．on | D．beyond |
| A．eagerness | B．anxiety | C．surprise | D．relief |
| A．hiking | B．climbing | C．wandering | D．cycling |
| A．sank | B．slid | C．rolled | D．raced |
| A．attached to | B．buried in | C．loaded with | D．stuck in |
| A．danger | B．trouble | C．shock | D．vain |
| A．clapped | B．waved | C．raised | D．rubbed |
| A．around | B．back | C．ahead | D．aside |
| A．potentially | B．slightly | C．incredibly | D．generously |
| A．risking | B．losing | C．saving | D．changing |
| A．suggestions | B．preferences | C．prospects | D．dilemmas |
| A．removed | B．released | C．robbed | D．freed |
