1. Where was the woman when the accident happened?
A.At a bus stop. | B.At a restaurant. | C.At a store. |
A.Around 1:00 p.m. | B.Around 1:10 p.m. | C.Around 1:15 p.m. |
A.It moved fast. |
B.It crashed into a walker. |
C.It was brought to a sudden stop. |
A.A doctor. | B.A reporter. | C.A policeman. |
2 . 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1. What was wrong with the woman’s car?A.It was on fire. | B.Its engine smoked. | C.It gave out a terrible noise. |
A.To ask for help. | B.To find a friend. | C.To rescue a person. |
A.Hire a car. | B.Drive a truck. | C.Ring her friend. |
3 . Bill Johnson was walking along the banks of the Niagara River, trying to find a good place to take a photo. Finally, he found the
Tired and gasping for breath, he paddled his hands, trying to stay afloat. Finally, he found himself being
A.poor | B.perfect | C.unique | D.wet |
A.beyond | B.into | C.from | D.over |
A.blew | B.landed | C.flew | D.stressed |
A.site | B.distance | C.reach | D.measure |
A.stretched | B.jumped | C.ran | D.went |
A.strong | B.weak | C.light | D.heavy |
A.Automatically | B.Casually | C.Properly | D.Desperately |
A.put out | B.swept away | C.driven away | D.pulled over |
A.drawing | B.dropping | C.leaving | D.climbing |
A.fell | B.lasted | C.got | D.stood |
A.pouring | B.crying | C.moving | D.turning |
A.part | B.machine | C.way | D.hand |
A.puzzled | B.embarrassed | C.realised | D.sacrificed |
A.risked | B.struggled | C.relieved | D.frustrated |
A.waste | B.hold | C.lose | D.shorten |
A.bringing up | B.shooting up | C.cutting up | D.breaking up |
A.lifted | B.followed | C.pushed | D.ranked |
A.washed | B.wound | C.trapped | D.wrapped |
A.humble | B.reliable | C.capable | D.panicked |
A.column | B.advertisement | C.headline | D.journalist |
I worked at a local station of the Berlin fire department. We got an alert (警报) around 8:25pm that Friday and rushed to the fire engine, where the printout from the dispatcher (调度员) said there was a nine-year-old boy locked in a safe.
I asked myself: if it were a safe, would it be airtight? I was aware that it might already be too late by the time we arrived. I had to plan for a bad outcome. On the other hand, if we were in time, how long would it take us to open the safe? I knew it would be an incredibly difficult task. It’s what safes are designed for—not to be opened.
It took less than five minutes to reach the property. When I saw a woman crying on the street,
I knew the situation was serious. She was the boy’s mother and she led us into the basement. She told us the boy was alive and we started talking to him; he was very calm. We asked how it had happened: during a game of hide and seek with his five-year-old brother, he had thought the safe would be a good place to hide.
The boy’s parents had got the house from his mother’s father. The unlocked safe had been there when they moved in and was in an area they didn’t use much. The boy’s little brother had shut the safe, then, when he couldn’t open it again. The only person who knew the combination was the boy’s late grandfather.
From the outset, the biggest priority was getting oxygen to the boy. We got oxygen from the hospital. The boy said that he could feel a thin stream of air. I asked his parents if anyone had opened the safe before and they said no. So we had to guess a six-digit code (密码). We started typing them in—but we had to wait 10 minutes between each attempt before we could try again. So quickly we tried them all. No luck.
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We were fully prepared at this point to open the safe by force, starting with a drill.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Then, just as we started to make the first cut, my workmate typed in the correct code.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The scene of firefighters in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia being frozen into “icemen” while braving the fierce snowstorm to rescue people moved many to tears.
On March 12, Qi Yuehua, head of the Baerhu Road Station of the New Baerhu Zuoqi Fire and Rescue Brigade in Hulunbuir, said in an interview that the team members worked continuously for nearly five hours two days ago, saving 8 people trapped in 3 cars. The temperature at the time was around minus 30 degrees Celsius, so there was later a scene of firefighters being frozen into “icemen”.
“At 12:46 on March 10, we received a call for help, saying that a vehicle was trapped in the snow 35 kilometers away in the direction of National Highway 332. A driver was trapped in the car waiting for rescue” said Qi Yuehua. “By noon, a fierce snowstorm had formed, and it was blowing strongly and the temperature was very low. Obviously, it was dangerous to drive out, but everyone must immediately go to the scene.”
The two rescue vehicles with 12 firefighters set out at 12:50. The visibility was less than 5 meters that day, and the snowy road was slippery, making driving very difficult. It was hard to tell which way it was to the rescue site, and the rescue team could only move slowly based on previous driving experience. Consequently, it took more than an hour that day to drive for a journey that usually takes only ten minutes.
At 14:18, the rescue team eventually arrived at the scene and found the location of the trapped driver. Due to the heavy wind and snow, the door of the vehicle could not be completely closed. The driver hid in the car, trembling violently with cold. The firefighters found that two other vehicles with seven people were also trapped there. They were involved in a traffic accident due to slippery roads and poor visibility.
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Without any delay, the firefighters started their rescue effort.
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When asked if it was too hard and too risky to be firefighters, Qi smiled.
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6 . On a foggy day, I was listening to the radio on my drive when suddenly something caught my eye out the driver’s side window. I turned to look but it wasn’t clear because of the thick fog. Then I didn’t know how long I was knocked out.
It didn’t take me long to realize I couldn’t move either arm and my face was bleeding heavily. Over the next few days in the hospital, I began to get a clearer picture of what had happened. A local high school student, rushing to class, had crossed the center line and hit me head-on. I heard through friends of mine who knew his family that he was very, very upset by what had happened. I felt bad that he had such a burden to bear at such a young age.
Fourteen months after the accident. I was grocery shopping when a woman I didn’t know approached me and asked if I was Suzanne. She introduced herself, and I realized it was the young man’s mother. I appreciated learning how he was doing. He avoided severe injury but needed advice to help with the emotional trauma (创伤) of causing the accident. I could certainly understand the difficulty of getting back behind the wheel of a car. Secretly, I wished I could talk to him myself.
Seven months later, it was time for my daughter’s Christmas band concert at the high school. The first adult I recognized upon entering the auditorium was the mother who approached me in the grocery store. I wondered why she was there. One young man in a white hoodie and ball cap ran up. Suddenly, I realized that it was him, the driver, as he resembled that mother.
I edged my way through the crowd. “Hi, I’m Suzanne,” I greeted. “I just wanted to say that I’m okay, and I was never mad at you. I know this was hard on you.” He apparently knew who I was. “You do?” came a slightly muffled (模糊不清的) answer. “I’m really okay,” I added, patting him on the shoulder and feeling like I was the only person who could let him forgive himself. I was the only person who could give him that gift if he could see me and hear from me that all was well.
1. What might cause the author’s accident?A.Her temporary blindness. | B.Her physical burden. |
C.The boy’s distraction. | D.The boy’s violating the traffic rule. |
A.wanted to ease the boy’s mind | B.wanted the boy to make up for the loss |
C.wanted the boy to make an apology | D.wanted the boy to bear a heavy burden |
A.He was terribly injured physically. | B.He didn’t feel guilty at all. |
C.He needed psychological advice. | D.He rejected the author’s kindness. |
A.Generous and relieved. | B.Forgiving and straightforward. |
C.Sympathetic and caring. | D.Light-hearted and supportive. |
7 . It was the day I graduated from university. The car I was driving
The driver climbed out of his truck, slowly and
My mom
I graduated that evening with my family in
A.beat | B.found | C.attacked | D.hit |
A.changed | B.decorated | C.destroyed | D.abandoned |
A.carefully | B.curiously | C.considerately | D.creatively |
A.showed off | B.went away | C.gave in | D.got up |
A.harmonious | B.identical | C.broken | D.remarkable |
A.wandered | B.screamed | C.danced | D.laughed |
A.fag | B.key | C.head | D.hand |
A.rejected | B.transformed | C.preserved | D.crashed |
A.quietly | B.suddenly | C.sincerely | D.negatively |
A.as for | B.except for | C.along with | D.in spite of |
A.hear | B.plan | C.celebrate | D.reward |
A.dirt | B.ice | C.blood | D.cash |
A.invested | B.produced | C.monitored | D.repaired |
A.particular | B.advance | C.attendance | D.person |
A.relevant | B.strong | C.impressive | D.vivid |
A.A theft. | B.A thief. | C.An accident. |
9 . One evening, 13-year-old Briar agreed to look after his four younger sisters while his parents were out. The parents were
The first thought coming to Briar’s mind was to rescue his little sisters. The family had
Briar remained calm and focused on the
Firefighters arrived on the
A.courageous | B.ignorant | C.confident | D.obvious |
A.presence | B.absence | C.assistance | D.silence |
A.previously | B.rarely | C.extremely | D.eventually |
A.excited | B.ashamed | C.prepared | D.determined |
A.went | B.lived | C.got | D.spread |
A.efficient | B.fluent | C.urgent | D.patient |
A.took hold of | B.put emphasis on | C.showed mercy to | D.caught up with |
A.safety | B.failure | C.awareness | D.sight |
A.problem | B.difficulty | C.danger | D.store |
A.except | B.besides | C.since | D.despite |
A.actually | B.desperately | C.entirely | D.definitely |
A.price | B.point | C.age | D.depth |
A.faster | B.lower | C.larger | D.weaker |
A.scene | B.position | C.time | D.way |
A.frightened | B.respectful | C.amused | D.grateful |