1 . Any car accident is frightening, but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water, with you trapped inside, is absolutely terrifying.
Brace yourself for impact (撞击力). As soon as you're aware that you're going off the road and into a body of water, adopt a brace position. The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle, so you should place both hands on the steering wheel in the “ten and two” position.
Undo your seat belt.
Break the window. If you aren’t able to open the window, or it only opens halfway, you’ll need to break it with an object or your foot. It may feel counterintuitive (有悖常理的) to let water into the car.
Escape when the car has equalized. If it has reached the dramatic stage where the car cabin has been filled with water and it has become balanced, you must move quickly and effectively to ensure your survival.
A.Open the window as soon as you hit the water. |
B.Surviving a sinking car is not as difficult as you think. |
C.It takes 60 to 120 seconds for a car to fill up with water usually. |
D.Such accidents are particularly dangerous due to the risk of drowning. |
E.In conclusion, if you know what to do in the water, you will be safe. |
F.This is the first thing to attend to, yet it often gets forgotten in the panic. |
G.But the sooner the window is open, the sooner you can escape directly through it. |
2 . Mike was 11. As his birthday was coming up,he
On his
After a week,when Mike was walking home from school, he saw a boy riding a bike. Mike
Mike helped him stand up and provided him with water.
An ambulance (救护车)came and carried Sam to hospital. He then rushed to Sam's home and
Sam and his parents thanked Mike for the
Sam got a new bike and he came to know that Mike didn't have the
A.persuaded | B.arranged | C.requested | D.ordered |
A.jumping | B.driving | C.walking | D.wandering |
A.drop | B.discover | C.hug | D.pick |
A.gathered | B.spotted | C.fixed | D.located |
A.holiday | B.birthday | C.graduation | D.celebration |
A.frightened | B.hopeful | C.unhappy | D.impatient |
A.calm | B.grateful | C.puzzled | D.upset |
A.felt | B.learned | C.agreed | D.argued |
A.Suddenly | B.Eventually | C.Thankfully | D.Actually |
A.treated | B.remembered | C.regarded | D.recognized |
A.Before | B.Since | C.Unless | D.Though |
A.slightly | B.necessarily | C.seriously | D.gently |
A.church | B.school | C.hospital | D.shelter |
A.complained | B.reminded | C.impressed | D.informed |
A.generous | B.pleasant | C.honored | D.limited |
A.unlikely | B.possible | C.exciting | D.unbelievable |
A.worried | B.injured | C.beat | D.attacked |
A.broke out | B.missed out | C.checked out | D.pulled out |
A.interest | B.confidence | C.right | D.chance |
A.permission | B.admission | C.guidance | D.introduction |
“Dad,” whispered Tarig. “Are you awake?” Dad opened his eyes. “What’s the matter, son?” Tarig couldn’t sleep and he felt that it was too hot. Maybe there’s a storm coming. All day long he felt like something was about to happen. Dad whispered back to his son, “You could be right. Go back to bed, there’s a good boy.”
Tarig shook his head. “I’m going downstairs where it’s cooler. Why don’t you come with me?” Dad refused, saying that he would stay there. Tarig went down the landing. He and his father were alone in the house. His mother and sister had gone to visit relatives. He went into the kitchen and lay on the floor. He felt cooler and fell sleep at last.
Suddenly he awoke with a shock. In the distance he could hear a roar, like thunder. It seemed to be coming closer and closer. The storm must have arrived, just as they expected. But this was no ordinary storm. Within seconds the whole house began to shake. The vase fell off the shelves with a crash. Tarig could feel the floor moving beneath him. What on earth was happening? He jumped to his feet and tried to turn on the light. It didn’t work. He reached the back door, but just then came aloud cracking noise. Next moment a pile of bricks came down around him. A terrible choking(窒息的) smell filled the air.
At last the dust cleared. Tarig was amazed to find that he was still alive. The framework of the doorway must have saved him. He called out, “Dad? Dad, are you all right?”
No answer. But he heard a rescue dog barking. He struggled to know what was going on outside, but he couldn’t move. Maybe someone was approaching here. “Are they my family? Or my relatives?”
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Without any more thought, Tarig determined to call for help.
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Tarig asked where his dad was but nobody replied.
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4 . Luke is a cute dog, living together with me for five years. We get lots of
Somehow, Luke rushed toward the forest. There was no longer any hope at that moment to wait for Luke to come back to the
A.rain | B.sun | C.noise | D.fires |
A.damaged | B.removed | C.changed | D.treated |
A.made | B.caught | C.set | D.burned |
A.forest | B.house | C.area | D.shelter |
A.lost | B.died | C.appeared | D.remained |
A.warned | B.reminded | C.informed | D.promised |
A.buried | B.trapped | C.controlled | D.swallowed |
A.immediately | B.slightly | C.approximately | D.particularly |
A.Since | B.Unless | C.When | D.Until |
A.call | B.shout | C.voice | D.sound |
A.understood | B.recognized | C.treated | D.realized |
A.recorded | B.noticed | C.followed | D.wanted |
A.fireman | B.doctor | C.farmer | D.teacher |
A.save | B.raise | C.protect | D.hate |
A.fun | B.enormous | C.little | D.risky |
On Sunday, a bus in Chongqing fell into the Yangtze River,
A woman passenger failed
I wonder why none of the passengers took action to stop the fight.
6 . It was late, about 10:15 p. m. Janice Esposito got off the train at Bellport, New York, went to her car and started driving home. She was so familiar with the route that she almost drove automatically. However, when Esposito's car had just crossed the railroad tracks—bam!, it hit another vehicle and was pushed back onto the tracks. Injured but mostly shocked by the crash and by the airbags that popped up, she was stuck in the vehicle.
As it happened, Pete DiPinto was just about to go to sleep when he heard a sharp noise. As a volunteer firefighter, he fetched a flashlight and rushed out without hesitation. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he said. “We're always on duty.”
After making sure that the driver was all right, DiPinto discovered Esposito's car straddling the railway tracks. And then he heard the bell ring, which signaled a train's arrival.
DiPinto rushed to Esposito's car and broke the window on the driver's side. Esposito looked up at him, with her eyes glazing over. “I don't know where 1 am,” she said.
“I have to get you off right now!” DiPinto yelled. The train was running toward them at a high speed. The driver's door cannot be opened due to the collision (硬撞), so DiPinto quickly ran to the other side and managed to open the door. He pulled her toward him across the passenger seat until finally got her out to safety. Several seconds later, the train crashed into the vehicle. “It was like a Hollywood movie,” DiPinto told reporters the next day.
“Last night,” said Gregory Miglino Jr, Chief of the Department in South Country Ambulance, “the hero arrived in pajamas (睡衣裤), not in a fire truck.”
1. What can we know about the accident from Paragraph 1?A.Esposito's car hit another vehicle. |
B.Esposito drove too fast. |
C.Esposito didn't know the route well. |
D.A running train crashed into Esposito's car. |
A.She felt all right. |
B.She was badly hurt. |
C.She got stuck in the car. |
D.She completely lost her consciousness. |
A.Through the window on the driver's side. |
B.Through the door on the driver's side. |
C.Through the window on the passenger's side. |
D.Through the door on the passenger's side. |
A.DiPinto was not a professional firefighter. |
B.DiPinto rushed to save life without thinking about himself. |
C.DiPinto was a special firefighter who liked wearing pajamas. |
D.DiPinto was unable to find a fire ruck when the accident happened. |
7 . 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 |
8 . A bull bison(野牛)in Yellowstone National park charged at a 9-year-old Florida girl. Luckily, the girl was left with only relatively minor injuries. Eyewitnesses say that a group of around 50 people—including the unidentified girl—were standing within 5 ~ 10 feet of the bison for at least 20 minutes near Observation Point Trail before the animal decided to charge. "We saw through the trees some people petting the bison, super close,” Hailey Dayton, 18, an eyewitness who filmed the incident. " Because it was agitated by all the people and noise, it just attacked.''
In Yellowstone, there are about 4 ,500 bison, the nation's largest and most important bison population on public land. Yellowstone is the only place in the lower 48 states where free-ranging bison have lived continuously since prehistoric times, according to a statement from the National Park Service (NPS). The Yellowstone population is also significant for being one of the few herds(群)in the country that has not been inter- bred(杂交)with cattle.
While they feed primarily on grass, they can be aggressive if annoyed. " Stay 25 yards away from all large animals—bison, bighorn sheep, deer etc. —and at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves," the statement read. " If need be, turn around and go the other way to avoid interacting with a wild animal in a close distance. ”
Despite the presence of seemingly more dangerous animals such as bears and wolves, bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other creature. "This is what happens when you make fun of wildlife and pay no mind to an animal's personal space,'' Dayton wrote in a tweet. " This family was petting the buffalo before it charged. And as you can see the parents saved themselves over their daughter. That really put me off. ”
1. What does the underlined word "agitated" probably mean?A.Amused. | B.Released. |
C.Comforted. | D.Disturbed. |
A.The remaining population of bison. | B.What Yellowstone means to bison. |
C.How bison survived the hardships. | D.Bison's living conditions in Yellowstone. |
A.To warn people not to tease bison. | B.To inform readers of some large animals. |
C.To persuade readers to protect the wildlife. | D.To urge people to give bison enough space. |
A.Positive. | B.Pitiful. |
C.Unfavorable. | D.Admirable. |
9 . During the day, I heard something happened at the Twin Towers. But nobody seemed to really
When I got home, my mum told me that the Twin Towers had been attacked, and that my dad had gone there to
We didn’t learn exactly what had happened to him until much later. We
Twenty years later, I still
Looking back, I don’t think only of the sad
A.wonder | B.care | C.know | D.anticipate |
A.wrong | B.ambitious | C.different | D.strange |
A.stimulated | B.picked | C.recalled | D.shifted |
A.objective | B.region | C.mission | D.station |
A.help | B.assign | C.cease | D.cite |
A.hoping | B.promising | C.requiring | D.refusing |
A.significant | B.gone | C.chosen | D.mistaken |
A.made sense | B.made sure | C.picked out | D.found out |
A.serious | B.courageous | C.excited | D.surprised |
A.showed up | B.shut up | C.fell down | D.broke down |
A.protest | B.miss | C.worry | D.quote |
A.profile | B.passion | C.love | D.resolution |
A.carefulness | B.patience | C.wisdom | D.bravery |
A.event | B.lesson | C.option | D.change |
A.apparently | B.occasionally | C.literally | D.especially |
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