1 . A snowboarder was feeling lucky to be alive yesterday after a helicopter rescue(直升机营救).
Ben Akintola, 30, was snowboarding in the French Alps under a clear blue sky in the afternoon when a large amount of snow fell down the side of the mountain. He didn’t have time to escape(逃脱) and it hit him with full force and knocked him senseless.
He woke in the night in total darkness. He was lying on an icy rock. Amazingly, he still had a mobile phone signal(信号), so he called a friend a thousand kilometers away in Britain. His friend called the French rescue services.
“I was waiting for what seemed like hours on that rock. I was beginning to give up hope when I heard the sound of a helicopter. It was circling around in the darkness, looking for me. I was trying my best to wave my mobile around. Fortunately the helicopter pilot saw the light.”
“I was overjoyed when the helicopter headed my way. It stayed above me and began lowering a rope.”
Ben was in hospital last night but he was not being treated for any serious injuries. He’s looking forward to going home today.
The French rescue services said: “We were very pleased that we were able to save Ben. The risk of snow slide off-piste(非滑雪场地的) is much higher at this time of year. All snowboarders and skiers should stay on the ski runs and not go off-piste. Ben was very lucky.”
1. What happened to Ben?| A．He got lost in the French Alps. | B．He had a snowboarding accident. |
| C．He was separated from his friends. | D．He was knocked down by falling rocks. |
| A．from his friend | B．in the early afternoon |
| C．after receiving his call | D．when seeing his mobile |
| A．It made him strong in the darkness. | B．It caused him to hope for the best. |
| C．It was shorter than he expected. | D．It was a little discouraging. |
| A．A Lucky Escape | B．A Rocky Mountain |
| C．Risks of Snowboarding | D．French Rescue Services |
2 . An Australian couple has been rescued from a crocodile-ridden part of Australia's remote north after lighting a fire and writing the word "help" in mud to attract the attention of search crews.
Colen Nulgit, 20, and his girlfriend Shantelle Johnson, 18, went fishing on Sunday in Keep River National Park near Western Australia. There are saltwater crocodiles in all waterways around the park.
Nulgit said their day of fishing tuned into a freezing, sleepless overnight stay when their truck got stuck in mud. "Our hearts sank," Nulgit said, Nulgit said they had seen crocodile tracks in the area earlier and, as the waters rose and sun set, because afraid of being swept away by a large tide—or being attacked by crocodiles. "These crocodiles are not afraid of humans. They're not afraid of anything." he said. "Food's food for them. Anything is food."
In their home town of Kununurra, Johnson's mother called the police when they failed to return that night. Nulgit said they huddled(蜷缩) under a blanket away from the river, but couldn't get any sleep. They wrote "help" in large letters in the dry mud with a stick at about 4 a. m. Monday, hoping to attract attention from a passing plane. However Nulgit admitted he was worried about being stranded for a long time, adding: "Hardly anyone goes out that way."
On Monday, Kununurra police organized a search party using a plane from a local company to find the pair, the Western Australia Police Force said in a statement. Nulgit and Johnson lit a fire as soon as they heard the plane to help draw attention.
"If they had not lit the fire and advised family members details of when they were leaving and an expected return time, the couple may not have been located," the police statement added.
Nulgit said the adventure wouldn't stop the pair from heading out again—although next time they'll make better preparations beforehand. "I'm just grateful for everyone who helped and came out to look for us," he said. "We're pretty lucky surviving and getting out of that."
1. What is the text mainly about?| A．The danger from crocodiles. | B．A young couple's adventure. |
| C．The Australian police force. | D．A sleepless night by the fire. |
| A．Trapped. | B．Attacked. | C．Ignored. | D．Swept. |
| A．frightened | B．annoyed | C．depressed | D．regret |
| A．The couple wrote the word "help" in mud with a stick. |
| B．The couple huddled under a blanket the whole night. |
| C．The couple told Johnson's mom when they would return. |
| D．The couple gave a detailed description of their location. |
3 . I travel a lot with my sister Jane to attend a lot of jewelry(珠宝) shows as designers(设计师), so we can't pack lightly and usually bring about four suitcases filled with our work.
Most of our stuff is made from heavy materials and metals. So part of the routine for us when we fly is getting stopped by security(安检). Our jewelry sets off the alarms, and we've become accustomed to arriving early to go through private screenings. Most of the time, it's not troublesome.
However, on our recent trip to a Paris trade show, we were stopped at security and asked to empty our bags. One of the agents walked over to another agent and they started whispering to each other. Both gentlemen came back, and one of them then told us that it seemed that we were carrying a very dangerous object.
My sister and I just said, "Huh? Of course, we were a little concerned, thinking that maybe someone put something dangerous in one of our bags when we weren't looking.
One of the agents then started to unpack our bags. I kept asking what he was looking for and then the object in question finally appeared. It was our Cosima necklace. It's a piece of jewelry, with large, metal triangular spikes (三角形长钉).
My sister and I looked at each other and breathed a huge sigh of relief. We started laughing and explained to the two male agents that it was just a necklace from our collection, not a weapon of mass destruction. They thought we were lying, and one agent kept repeating that he believed it was a weapon.
I tried to explain that we were jewelry designers going to a trade show, and this was simply a piece from our collection. But the agents didn't buy it. Then a few women guards came over to assist. One of the women guards was holding an earring up to her ear and another was trying on a ring. Apparently, they liked our stuff.
It was only at this point that the male guards gave up and I think they also got tired of listening to a bund of women talk about jewelry. They let us through.
We took the names of the women agents and sent them a piece of jewelry when we got back to say thanks.
1. The writer and her sister were stopped by the agents because .| A．their suitcases were too heavy. |
| B．they were suspected to carry dangerous objects. |
| C．the agents wanted to play a joke on them. |
| D．the agents wanted to admire the jewelry inside the suitcases. |
| A．Doubt | B．Purchase |
| C．Believe | D．understand |
| A．show them her thanks for their assistance | B．get help from them next time |
| C．show them her talent in designing jewelry | D．persuade them to buy her jewelry later |
| A．The writer is always travelling on business. |
| B．The male agents didn't believe the writer at first. |
| C．The female agents liked the jewelry. |
| D．Someone put something dangerous in one of the writer's bags. |
