1 . The sound that woke Damian Languell at 8:15 am was so loud that he assumed it came from inside his house. As he got up to investigate, he heard another sound, this one coming most definitely from outside. Looking out of his bedroom window, he spied a tree engulfed (淹没) in smoke about 500 yards away. A car was wrapped around the tree’s base, its engine on fire.
Grabbing buckets of water, Languell and his girlfriend ran to the crash site. The wreck looked worse up close. The car, a 1998 Buick, was split nearly in two, and the tree was where the driver’s seat ought to have been, as if planted there. No one should have survived this crash, and yet there was 16-year-old Quintin Thompson, his terrified face pressed against the driver’s side window, in visible pain. Languell tried putting out the fire with his buckets of water with no success. When the flames got into the front seats, he realized he had to get the boy out of there.
In an act that a police report described as showing “complete disregard for his own safety”, Languell opened the Buick’s back door and crawled in. Thompson was struggling to get free, Languell says. “That’s when I noticed how bad his legs were.” Using a pocketknife he’d had the foresight to bring with him, he sawed through Thompson’s seat belt.
Now that Thompson was free, Languell pulled him out a back window of the vehicle, then dragged the teen to safety before the entire car was engulfed in flames.
Although Thompson suffered multiple fractures (骨折) to his legs, spine, and face, a social media post described him as “looking great, smiling, and joking.” Languell thinks about that day often. “My heart goes out to Thompson. When you are that close to that level of hurt, you feel it so directly.”
1. When Damian heard the big sound, ______.A.he called 911 immediately |
B.he stayed inside his house |
C.he woke up his girlfriend |
D.he got up to see what happened |
A.the police had arrived |
B.the whole car was completely in flames |
C.Thompson was terrified and painful |
D.Thompson was smiling and joking |
A.brave | B.lucky |
C.simple-minded | D.warm-hearted |
A.His own bravery and persistence. |
B.The several buckets of water. |
C.The timely arrival of the police. |
D.The pocketknife Damian carried with him. |
2 . The rescue of an Austrian skier who was found alive after being buried by an avalanche is being called a “miracle”. Police in Upper Styria — the mountainous and forested region in southern Austria — said they were alerted on Christmas Day that a 26-year-old skier had not returned from the slopes. The man who alerted police said he had managed to get through to the skier’s mobile phone but heard only “cracking noises” on the line, the BBC reported.
A rescue team was able to trace the skier beneath more than 3 feet of snow using an electric avalanche victim’s transceiver (无线电收发两用机), which skiers are required to wear in avalanche-prone areas. They found the man was on a slope of Mount Pleschnitzzinken, in the northwestern area of Upper Styria. “You can’t move under a blanket of snow like this,” Stefan Schrock of the Styria mountain rescue service told Austrian public broadcaster ORF. “The man was extremely lucky that he had a big enough air pocket under the blanket of snow, so he had oxygen too and was able to breathe.”
The man was found about two hours after authorities were first alerted. However, the avalanche hit the region three hours before that when the man was buried in the snow. A rescue team and local police dogs dug the man out of the snow and he was taken down the valley suffering from hypothermia (体温过低). He was otherwise unharmed.
An avalanche also swept across a marked ski trail near the Swiss town of Andermatt on Thursday, injuring two people. Four others were either rescued themselves from the snow unhurt. Police and rescuers searched the snowslide after witnesses said more people might be buried, but the operation ended with police saying there were no more victims. The avalanche occurred mid-morning while many holiday skiers enjoyed mountain sunshine the day after Christmas.
1. Why did the man alert the police?A.He found two people injured. |
B.A 26-year-old skier got lost. |
C.He heard only terrible noises. |
D.Many people got lost on the slope. |
A.Only the dog helped him. |
B.He had an electronic transceiver. |
C.A blanket of snow helped him. |
D.He had a big enough air pocket. |
A.For two hours. |
B.For three hours. |
C.For five hours. |
D.For a week. |
A.A terrible avalanche. |
B.A Christmas miracle. |
C.An exciting rescue. |
D.A Christmas ski. |
3 . 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. |
4 . “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. |
6 . 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. |
8 . My two daughters and I got into the car to spend our weekend in Florida. Autumn, the elder one, offered to drive. I sat next to her, and Amber sat in back. After setting off, the three of us sang to the radio at the top of our voice.
It was a great trip until the rain poured and the rain was too heavy. “I have to pull over, ” Autumn said. She tried to enter the far right lane (车道) to find a place to stop, but trucks ran fast, making water onto our car. The car was out of control, then worse — it started to move left and right. Autumn fought to control it but it was too late. We ran into a truck. The girls jumped out of the car. My chest felt much pain.
“Get out, Mom. Come on!” Amber cried. “I can't,” I said. Autumn took out her cellphone, “There's been an accident. Send an ambulance (救护车)!” Amber and Autumn pulled me out of the car and helped me lie on my back in the grassy area by the roadside. I had to calm myself and looked up. A man held a large umbrella over me and other kind faces appeared above me. A woman helped to treat a cut over Amber's eye. Another woman came close to me and said, “No one in the truck was injured. Help was on the way.” The woman mentioned she was a nurse; the other woman who took care of Amber's cut was an eye specialist. We couldn't have asked for better care.
In the hospital the pain in my chest began to disappear. Later, the tests at the hospital made sure we had no serious injuries. We'd left all our troubles behind thanks to these kind people, who seemed to be angels (天使) in my eyes.
1. How did the author and her two daughters feel after setting out?A.They were worried about the weather. |
B.They enjoyed themselves greatly. |
C.They thought it was a long journey. |
D.They felt lucky to take the journey. |
A.To stop by the roadside. |
B.To follow the truck closely. |
C.To get into the fast traffic lane. |
D.To move the car left and right. |
A.Unexpected heavy rain |
B.Leave our troubles behind |
C.Kind angels saved the day |
D.My two kind daughters |
9 . When two ninth-grade students found smoke coming out of the back of their school bus early Tuesday morning,their bus driver knew just what to do. Thanks to her
While
Since then,Stroble,who has been a bus driver for seven years
The local fire department is still unsure what
A.careful | B.deep | C.kind | D.quick |
A.saved | B.shown | C.gotten | D.checked |
A.bringing | B.driving | C.inviting | D.walking |
A.gas | B.water | C.smoke | D.heat |
A.gradually | B.suddenly | C.finally | D.immediately |
A.anyone | B.someone | C.everyone | D.another |
A.found out | B.turned down | C.put out | D.cut down |
A.large | B.wide | C.fast | D.bright |
A.tired of | B.angry about | C.surprised at | D.worried about |
A.new | B.simple | C.good | D.active |
A.or | B.and | C.but | D.so |
A.praised | B.encouraged | C.helped | D.supported |
A.sure | B.fond | C.certain | D.proud |
A.serious | B.mad | C.calm | D.positive |
A.after | B.until | C.if | D.because |
A.hero | B.friend | C.teacher | D.leader |
A.controlled | B.fixed | C.ordered | D.caused |
A.topic | B.bus | C.source | D.detail |
A.Also | B.Besides | C.However | D.Later |
A.think | B.focus | C.stand | D.look |
10 . The snow trapped Taylor, but taco sauce (卷饼酱) saved his life. It all began last Sunday when Taylor, along with his dog, went to get gas for his
Taylor told the police his car got
By Wednesday, a
On Friday, a skater called 911 saying they had
A.truck | B.bus | C.car | D.boat |
A.broken | B.stuck | C.lost | D.changed |
A.fell asleep | B.took risks | C.tried out | D.kept on |
A.also | B.almost | C.still | D.even |
A.put | B.call | C.break | D.walk |
A.difficult | B.boring | C.important | D.possible |
A.returned | B.pointed | C.tended | D.appealed |
A.learning | B.working | C.missing | D.traveling |
A.until | B.after | C.before | D.unless |
A.clean | B.hot | C.warm | D.mild |
A.bought | B.ate | C.made | D.borrowed |
A.seen | B.saved | C.known | D.paid |
A.send | B.dig | C.pick | D.tick |
A.clay | B.typhoon | C.thunderstorm | D.snow |
A.desperate | B.awkward | C.thankful | D.ashamed |