Excited screams of joy,the sounds of two happy little girls playing in the sand,rang across the beach. But I walked along,barely aware of it. I'd come to this remote beach on my sailboat,a place to escape. My wife and I had recently separated,our marriage in trouble. I worried about my two boys,just six and eight. It seemed like forever since I'd heard them laugh. But I didn't know what to do to make things better.
“Help!Help!”The girls shouted. I'd meant to tell them to stay away from the dangerous water. Now one of them was in the ocean,beyond the surf line. I could just hear her screams over the waves. Any second now she'd be swept away. I ran across the sand as fast as I could. The other girl was at the edge of the surf line,yelling.
“Wait!Stop!Don't go any farther!”I charged into the waves and was reaching for her when a wall of water dashed over us. For half a second I saw her disappear under another big wave. I'm a strong swimmer, but I could feel the wave pulling me hard. I swam to her and seized her, her little body shaking, trembling. But where is the other girl? I saw a waving arm. A head broke the surface, not far away. The arms of the girl I'd rescued were wrapped desperately around my neck. She was breathing with sobs. “Let go of my neck. I need you on my back. Hold my shoulders so I can swim to your friend. ”
She loosed her hands and I shifted her to my back. “She's my sister, Sarah, and I am Lillian,” she said. For a moment I thought of my boys. How much they loved each other. How much I loved them.
I looked across the water and saw a small head after a big wave. I quickened my swimming,fighting for each breath. Tiny arms pressed against my shoulder. I reached out and held the second little girl. She was in total tiredness,taking deep breaths,crying quietly.
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I swam hard with the two girls and looked toward shore,but I couldn’t see anyone.
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“Mommy!” The loud cry wakened my consciousness,
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2 . A great number of people can get injured or even killed resulting from a human stampede (踩踏).The bad thing is that a peaceful group of people can quickly become concerned and panicked(恐慌).
Be aware of the general atmosphere of the event, as panic situations can often be expected. When in danger, a few seconds can make all the difference. If you find yourself in the middle of a moving crowd, do not fight against the pressure, do not stand still or sit down.
If you fall, get up quickly. If you fall and cannot get up, keep moving by crawling in the same direction of the crowd, or if that is not possible, then cover your head with your arms and curl (蜷缩) up.
A.Make yourself know the type of ground you are standing on |
B.Do not lie on your stomach or back, as this dangerously leaves your lungs unprotected |
C.If you are stepped on, you should shout for help |
D.Instead, move in the same direction of the crowd |
E.Keep your hands up by your chest, like a boxer |
F.What’s worse is that the stampede can be caused while there seems no actual danger |
G.Raise your arms to the full length |
3 . Alexis, 17, sat quietly in the passenger seat of her dad’s car. She let her eyes lazily scan, the landscape for wildlife. Then a deer came into view about 200 yards in front of them. “Dad, there’s a deer there!” Alexis said. It was a male deer with sharp sntlers(角) on each side of its head.
As the car moved closer, Alexis saw that the deer’s head was bent toward the ground. Then she heard a scream and saw an arm fly up near the deer’s head. Alexis realized the deer was attacking a woman. Sue, a 44-year-old mother, had been out for her morning run. The deer followed her and edged closer. “I knew I was in trouble,” Sue says. She went to pick up a stick for self-defense, and the deer charged. It lifted her with its antlers and threw her into the air. Sue could feel blood flew down her leg. Within seconds, the deer had pushed her off the road.
When Alexis and her father pulled up, the deer was throwing Sue like a doll. Alexis looked into the woman’s terrified eyes, and before her father had even stopped the car, the teenager jumped quickly out of the car and ran toward the deer. “I was kicking it to get its attention,” she says. Then her father, who had followed his daughter, pushed the deer away from the women.
Alexis helped Sue into the car, and then applied a piece of cloth to Sue’s injured leg. “We’re going to get you to a hospital,” Alexis said. Then she heard her father shout loudly. He had been knocked to the ground. Alexis took hold of a hammer from the car and ran to where her father lay on his back. She beat the deer’s head and neck, but the blows didn’t scare it away. “I was losing faith,” she says. “A couple more strikes, Alexis,” said her father. “You can do it.” Turning the hammer around, Alexis closed her eyes and beat the deer’s neck with all her strength. When she opened her eyes, the deer was running away. Alexis got in the driver’s seat and sped toward the nearest hospital.
After Sue was treated, she tearfully thanked her rescuers. “You expect a teenage girl to get on the phone and call for help,” she says, “not to beat up a deer.”
1. What was Sue doing when she was attacked by the deer?A.She was driving home. | B.She was resting on the road. |
C.She was taking exercise. | D.She was feeding wild animals. |
A.changed | B.cut |
C.attacked | D.moved |
A.She pushed the deer away. | B.She hit the deer with her feet. |
C.She drove the car to hit the deer. | D.She beat the deer with a hammer. |
A.Strong. | B.Cruel. |
C.Energetic. | D.Brave. |
4 . A Heroic Driver
Larry works with Transport Drivers, Inc. One morning in 2009, Larry was
The man who had his bright lights on
Once fire and emergency people arrived, Larry and the other man
One thing is
A.walking | B.touring | C.traveling | D.rushing |
A.passengers | B.colleagues | C.employers | D.customers |
A.Since | B.Although | C.As | D.If |
A.each | B.another | C.that | D.his |
A.flames | B.smoke | C.water | D.steam |
A.used | B.disabled | C.removed | D.abandoned |
A.got hold of | B.prepared | C.took charge of | D.controlled |
A.came down | B.came through | C.came in | D.came over |
A.returned | B.received | C.made | D.confirmed |
A.then | B.again | C.finally | D.even |
A.Starting | B.Parking | C.Passing | D.Approaching |
A.quiet | B.still | C.away | D.calm |
A.for | B.so | C.and | D.but |
A.explode | B.slip away | C.fall apart | D.crash |
A.as if | B.unless | C.in case | D.after |
A.stepped forward | B.backed off | C.moved on | D.set out |
A.woman | B.police | C.man | D.driver |
A.forbidden | B.ready | C.asked | D.free |
A.for certain | B.for consideration | C.reported | D.checked |
A.patience | B.skills | C.efforts | D.promise |