When Ruth was sixty-eight years old, she visited her daughter Judy and teenage granddaughter Marcy in California. They headed for their cabin, moving forty miles up and down the mountains in their car,along a narrow one-lane road that wound terrifyingly close to cliffs (悬崖).
After dinner, Marcy announced the water tank was low and that she would drive the car down to the pump and get water. Ruth was nervous about her young granddaughter driving down the narrow road by herself, but Judy reminded her that Marcy had been driving vehicles up there roads for many years
“Just be careful, Marcy”, her mother warned. “They’ve had a drought up here and the road along the cliff is pretty shaky. Be sure to hug the mountain side.”
Ruth and Judy watched Marcy from the big window where they could see the road winding down the mountainside. Fifteen minutes later, Judy was still watching when suddenly she screamed,”Oh no! She went over the cliff, Momma! The car and Marcy--they went over! We have to help her!Come on!”
Judy took off running desperately. Grabbing a three-foot-long walking stick against the cabin door, Ruth ran behind her, but Judy was quickly out of sight after the first turn in the road. Breathing hard, Ruth ran on and on, trying to catch up with her daughter. It was getting harder and harder to see anything at dusk.
Suddenly she stopped, not knowing where she was.”Marcy!Judy!”she shouted.
A faint voice .”Momma!”It was Judy.
Ruth screamed into the darkness “Judy,where are you?” Off to her right and down the cliff she heard, “Down here,Mother!Don’t come near the edge! I slipped on loose rocks and fell over. I’m down about ten feet.”
“Oh dear! Judy, what can I do?”
“Just stay back, Momma!”
Facing the situation, Ruth felt her heart was pounding, and chest pains almost took her breath away. She started to sob, totally at a loss what to do.
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At that moment, Ruth glimpsed at the walking stick, an idea striking her.
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Ruth held her close and said anxiously. “Judy. We have to get help for Marcy!”
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A great fire has destroyed the old cathedral (大教堂) of Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院) in Paris, one of France’ s
Thousands of people gathered in the streets around the cathedral, watching the flames in silence. Some of them could be seen crying. Watching such a famous old building
No other site represents France like Notre Dame Cathedral,
The three large rose windows have been destroyed
3 . Surfer Dudes to the Rescue!
About 50 feet from shore of the Northern California’s Trinidad State Beach, two brothers were fighting for their lives. They had been swept out to sea in a rip current (激流), their mouths barely able to stay above the water. Thick fog made it difficult for beachgoers to see the guys, but the screams were unmistakable. And every second counted. The brothers, ages 15 and 20, were wearing shorts and T-shirts, unsuitable for a November day, let alone the freezing water. Keven Harder, a supervising ranger (巡查员), told the North Coast Journal in nearby Eureka that swimming in such a temperature “takes the fight right out of you.”
Luckily, four surfers in wet suits were nearby. Narayan Weibel, Spenser Stratton, and Adrian York, all 16, along with Taj Ortiz-Beck, 15, were on their surfboards riding up and down the coast on five-foot waves when they heard the cries. They turned and saw two bobbing heads and four struggling arms. “We looked at each other and knew these guys were about to drown,” Weibel told the Washington Post.
Weibel, Stratton, and Ortiz-Beck paddled toward the distressed swimmers while York headed to shore to warn someone to call 911. He then dived back in to help his friends.
As the surfers drew close, the brothers were still fighting hard for their lives. “It was pretty stressful, but there wasn’t any time to think about it, and that helped me keep my cool,” Ortiz-Beck says.
Ortiz-Beck pulled up alongside the younger brother. Grabbing him under his arms, he raised him up onto his board. Stratton and Weibel, meanwhile, hurried to help the older brother. He was large, 250 to 300 pounds, and he was panicked.
“I told them, ‘Calm down—we got you!’” says Weibel. “They thought they were going to die.”
York arrived in time to help get the older brother atop the second board. The surfers then paddled several minutes through choppy water to the medical help waiting onshore. The brothers were scared but fine.
“When we get a call like this one, it’s usually too late by the time we get there,” says Dillon Cleavenger, a first responder. “I can’t say enough about what these boys did. They were willing and prepared to risk their lives.”
1. What can we know from the first paragraph?A.Two brothers were almost drowned in the sea. |
B.Beachgoers happened to meet the two brothers. |
C.The supervising ranger warned them not to swim then. |
D.Surfers barely wore T-shirts and shorts in such weather. |
A.Swimming in a rip current. | B.Surfing on high waves. |
C.Struggling with their arms to shore. | D.Practising diving in the sea. |
A.Andrian York dived back to call the police |
B.Keven Harder played the most important role |
C.Narayan Weibel tried to calm down the brothers |
D.Ortiz-Beck saved the larger and panicked brother |
A.Hardworking and friendly. | B.Kind and humorous. |
C.Devoted and talented. | D.Brave and determined. |
It was a very hot afternoon. My friend Leah and I were waiting for the rush hour train. We were tired and couldn’t wait to get back to the place where we were living.
When the train arrived, we got into the second carriage from the front. The air-conditioning wasn’t working at the rear (后部), so the front was particularly crowded that day. I sat by the window admiring the changing landscape.
Suddenly we felt enormous pressure pushing us backwards into our seats. The windows broke into tiny pieces and dust flew around violently. I could barely open my eyes.
The train was suffering from a crash, and it didn’t feel as if it were going to stop. I thought I would be dead. I thought about my husband Guy, who was supposed to receive the news first. I thought of my dear father and other family members, wondering how each would deal with my death.
Voices began to break through my thoughts. People were anxious. Strangely, I was totally calm. I wasn’t panicking; my heart wasn’t even beating fast. When the train finally stopped, we slowly stood up, pushing off the table that had fallen onto us; others stayed in their seats and many were injured and covered in blood. I could hear screaming. A soldier pushed the damaged door open for us to escape.
Our carriage had run out of rails and we were halfway home. We had a lot of blood on us and I searched my body for wounds, but I didn’t find any. My knees felt painful and my hips were black and blue, and Leah had her hand cut when jumping off the train, but that wasn’t serious.
Helicopters landed and we saw soldiers running in and out. All around us were ambulances (救护车) and people lying on the ground. Everyone was shouting for help. I rang Guy, who was very calm and said he would come and get us. Seeing all these brought me great emotional hurt.
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It was almost dark by the time we found Guy and he drove us home.
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In the days that followed, I convinced myself I had internal bleeding.
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5 . I was recently involved in a bad traffic accident. I was knocked unconscious by the impact so I don’t
As I lay in the emergency room, I found myself
Since that day, the physical recovery has been
A.receive | B.remember | C.mention | D.care |
A.bring | B.hit | C.pay | D.answer |
A.sacrificing | B.predicting | C.analyzing | D.mourning |
A.wealthy | B.alive | C.optimistic | D.healthy |
A.threatened | B.informed | C.ignored | D.hurt |
A.difficult | B.smooth | C.quick | D.stable |
A.works | B.happens | C.matters | D.functions |
A.understand | B.control | C.identify | D.oversee |
A.rejecting | B.identifying | C.improving | D.accepting |
A.hurry | B.dilemma | C.routine | D.mess |
A.comfortably | B.quietly | C.fully | D.busily |
A.As | B.Before | C.Unless | D.Although |
A.love | B.future | C.work | D.1ife |
A.1ift | B.break | C.protect | D.show |
A.suffer | B.escape | C.discover | D.learn |
6 . It’s a good idea for families to talk about what they would do to escape a fire.You’ll want to talk about escape plans and escape routes,so let’s start here.
An escape plan can help every member of a family get out of a burning house.The idea is to get outside quickly and safely.Smoke from a fire can make it hard to see where things are,so it’s important to learn and remember the different ways out of your home.If you live in an apartment building,you’ll want to know the best way to the stair or other emergency exits.If you’re in a room with the door closed when the fire breaks out,you need to take a few extra steps:
Check to see if there’s heat or smoke coming in the cracks (裂缝) around the door.
If you don’t see smoke — touch the door.If the door is hot or very warm — don’t open the door!
If you don’t see smoke and the door is not hot — then use your fingers to lightly touch the doorknob (门把手).If the doorknob is hot or very warm—don’t open the door!
If the doorknob feels cool,and you can’t see any smoke around the door,you can open the door very carefully and slowly.When you open the door,if you feel a burst of heat,or smoke pours into the room,quickly shut the door and make sure it is really closed.If there’s no smoke or heat when you open the door,go toward your escape route exit.
1. The best title for the passage is__________.A.How to Deal with Smoke from a Fire |
B.How to Make an Escape Plan and an Escape Route |
C.The Best Way to Find the Stair or Other Emergency Exits |
D.Steps on How to Escape a Fire in a Room with the Door Closed |
A.get outside quickly and safely |
B.stay in the room and wait for help |
C.try to put out the fire by yourself |
D.jump out of the room through windows |
A.Find the nearest stair and run down. |
B.Close the door as quickly as possible. |
C.Open the door very carefully and slowly. |
D.Escape from your room as quickly as possible. |
A.A safety guide book. |
B.A traffic guide book. |
C.A science fiction. |
D.A science report. |
7 . “Fire! Fire! ” What terrible words to hear when I
I began to
“My baby! My baby! ”she cried. Those people cheered loudly
A.hung up | B.called back | C.woke up | D.turned back |
A.clean | B.empty | C.strong | D.wooden |
A.water | B.smoke | C.books | D.toys |
A.run | B.play | C.talk | D.read |
A.sleep | B.work | C.hear | D.breathe |
A.hard | B.hot | C.cold | D.dirty |
A.wet | B.boring | C.soft | D.dangerous |
A.hands | B.arms | C.back | D.face |
A.burning | B.growing | C.green | D.light |
A.Strangely | B.Naturally | C.Luckily | D.Recently |
A.gave up | B.set off | C.looked around | D.got through |
A.role | B.cry | C.task | D.lesson |
A.madly | B.slowly | C.carefully | D.patiently |
A.if | B.once | C.as | D.unless |
A.hurt | B.saved | C.killed | D.punished |
1. What does the woman probably do?
A.She's a diver. | B.She's a lifeguard. | C.She's a swimming instructor. |
A.The woman. |
B.One of the students. |
C.The instructor. |
A.Ten minutes later. |
B.Twelve minutes later. |
C.Twenty minutes later. |
A.She didn't know what happened. |
B.She went back into the pool. |
C.She cried. |
9 . Notre-Dame, the cathedral (大教堂) that serves as one of Paris’ most beloved monuments, is on fire. According to The New York Times the fire began around 6: 30 p.m. local time when tourists urgently rushed out of the building. Andre Finot, a spokesman for the cathedral, told The Times that the cause of the fire was still unknown and that no one had been hurt while damage to the building appeared catastrophic(灾难性的).
CNN reports that over 400 firefighters have been sent to fight the fire, but that they may be unable to save the cathedral. Built in the 12th century, Notre-Dame houses several relics important to Catholics (天主教徒). NBC News reports that relics from Saint Genevieve and Saint Denis may be lost, together with a relic believed to be from Jesus Christ’s crown of thorns, but it states that the authorities now believe that the cathedral has been saved from “total destruction”.
Notre-Dame is visited by a reported 30,000 people a day and 13 million people per year. Its destruction represents a global cultural loss. “This is just horrible,” Mohamed Megdoul, 33, a film producer and witness to the fire told The Times, speaking in tears. “A thousand years of history is being wiped away. This belonged to the whole world, and now it’s disappearing.”
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his sadness on Twitter. Other politicians, including Melania Trump, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, also shared their sadness on Twitter.
1. What do we know about Notre-Dame according to the passage?A.It has been completely destroyed by the fire. |
B.It’s a huge political loss to the world. |
C.It’s only meaningful to Catholics. |
D.The reason of the fire remained to be found out. |
A.The history of France is destroyed because of the fire. |
B.The loss the fire caused is huge. |
C.The damage to Notre-Dame is being wiped off. |
D.The cathedral has been saved from “total destruction”. |
A.To report a disaster about Notre-Dame. |
B.To express people’s sadness about the destruction. |
C.To emphasize the value of Notre-Dame. |
D.To show the worldwide concern. |
1. What trouble did the library fall in?
A.It hadn't enough money left to move its instruments. |
B.It hadn't enough money left to buy all the books it needed. |
C.It hadn't enough money left to move all the books it had. |
A.The library could have all the books lent to the readers in the city. |
B.The students around the city could come for help. |
C.The librarians could have all the books delivered to their homes. |
A.Use your head, and you can find a way. |
B.More hands, lighter work. |
C.Where there is a will, there's a way. |