1 . On Thursday morning, two teenage boys were rescued by a drone (无人机) in Australia while lifeguards were still training to use the machine.
The ______, aged 15-17, got into difficulties about 700 feet off the coast of Lennox Head, New South Wales (NSW). A passerby saw them ______ in dangerous waves. Lifesavers ______ sent the drone to drop a lifeboat, and the pair made their way safely to the ______.
The drone, known as “Little Pipper”, was actually not ______ to be saving anyone just yet---lifeguards were being trained to ______ the machine. When a call came about the swimmers ______, the drone happened to be nearby.
Jai Sheridan was the lifeguard who ______ the drone. He described the experience as ______. “The Little Ripper ______ proved itself today. It is a highly efficient (高效的) piece of lifesaving equipment. I was ______ the drone when the alarm was raised. I directed it towards the swimmers, and dropped the ______. With its support they made their way to safety. They were ______, but not hurt. The teens were rescued in just 70 seconds with the drone---while a lifeguard would have taken up to six minutes to ______ the rescue.”
John Barilaro, an official of the state, ______ the rescue as historic. “It was the world’s ______ rescue by the unmanned aircraft”, he said. “Never before has a drone been used to ______ swimmers like this.”
Last December, the NSW state government ______ some “Little Ripper” drones for 247,000 pounds. ______ some are designed to spot sharks, others are ______ with lifeboats, alarms and loudspeakers. “It was money well spent,” said John Barilaro.
1. A.swimmers | B.pilots | C.visitors | D.rescuers |
2. A.playing | B.surfing | C.struggling | D.training |
3. A.finally | B.secretly | C.immediately | D.gratefully |
4. A.island | B.ship | C.hospital | D.shore |
5. A.advised | B.supposed | C.allowed | D.guided |
6. A.operate | B.repair | C.work | D.power |
7. A.in charge | B.in place | C.in action | D.in trouble |
8. A.flew | B.brought | C.checked | D.designed |
9. A.funny | B.useful | C.amazing | D.important |
10. A.necessarily | B.basically | C.probably | D.certainly |
11. A.studying | B.piloting | C.boarding | D.inspecting |
12. A.lifebelt | B.lifeline | C.lifeguard | D.lifeboat |
13. A.sick | B.tired | C.excited | D.surprised |
14. A.record | B.complete | C.experience | D.report |
15. A.thanked | B.greeted | C.imagined | D.praised |
16. A.latest | B.best | C.first | D.quickest |
17. A.rescue | B.warn | C.protect | D.reward |
18. A.offered | B.bought | C.booked | D.made |
19. A.Since | B.Unless | C.While | D.Before |
20. A.equipped | B.connected | C.covered | D.filled |