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The men stayed with Greg Popple for 30 minutes and had to be rescued themselves by helicopter as the
drama unfolded.
The 45-year-old had floated out on a body board near Hutchwns Point at 8:30 am.He found himself in
trouble about half-a-mile from the shore and dangerously close to rocks. Surfers Graig Evans, 31, Robert Miles,
19, and Owain Daviees, 23, were risking their own safety to keep him floating for 30 minutes. Luckily a passer-
by noticed what was going on and raised the alarm. Porthcawl Coastguard, Porthcaw Lifeboat and an RAF
helicopter all took part in the rescue.
"The man who got into trouble was a body boarder-there was a big tide where he was," said Joe Missen.
"Three other surfers spotted he was in difficulty and he was going down. They kept him afloat because he was
in a state of shock and out of energy. If Mr. Popple was closer to the rocks, it could have been a lot worse, but
they managed to keep him from harm".
Mr. Missen"s mum Alison, also part of the rescue team, said, "That part of the water is notorious for taking
people out to nowhere".
The three men had clocked off a night shift at Ford Motor Company shortly before the incident.
"I headed straight down to the beach for a surf, when I saw him flailing (挥动). We just swam straight out
to him and kept him calm while the help came".
The four men were taken to the life boat house to recover, without injuries.
B. Notorious Place for Surfers
C. Surfers Rescue Man Caught in Tide
D. Greg Popple-a Lucky Dog
B. Craig Evans
C. Robert Miles
D. a passer-by
B. The three men were badly injured
C. Mr. Popple"mum was also in the rescue team
D. Mr. Davies was going to work that morning
B. Keeping Mr Popple swimming in the sea.
C. Asking him to have a good rest.
D. Keeping him floating everywhere.
B. A news report.
C. A poster.
D. An advertisement.
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试题【阅读理解。 Three surfers rushed to save a man"s life after he was left drifting o】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Kentucky"s mountain highway last June. Yet they worked together like long-time partners and saved two
drivers from near certain death. For their bravery, Terry and Floyd have been named Goodyear North
America Highway Heroes for 2003. The award was announced on Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking
Show. Terry and Floyd were rewarded $20,000 with a free trip to Nashville.
On June 22, Terry and Floyd, driving trucks separately, came across an accident involving a jeep and a
car on mountain parkway. The quick-thinking men broke the back window of the upside-down jeep, freed
the driver from his seat belt, and dragged him to safety. But the driver of the car was made unable to move
with a lot of weight on him inside the car, and the fire from the jeep was spreading dangerously close.
"The paint was melting (融化) on the car; it was so hot," recalled Floyd.
Terry and Floyd fastened a nylon strap (带子) between Floyd"s truck and the car in an effort to pull it
away from the burning jeep. The first two failed. On the third try, the strap held and Floyd pulled the car to
safety. Soon afterward, the fire reached the jeep"s gas tank, creating a fireball that took in the area where the
car had been located.
When rescue people arrived, Floyd, an experienced technician (技师), used the Jaws-of-Life to free the
car driver.
B. a kind of jeep
C. a kind of car
D. an experienced partner
B. didn"t see each other again after the accident
C. saved two drivers from two trucks
D. succeeded in the rescuing work
B. stuck in
C. dead
D. drunk
B. It lost the gas tank.
C. It blew up.
D. It fell down the side of the mountain.
on the road, I found the 1 pieces of a mirror. There was a Garman motorcycle accident.
I tried to find all the pieces and put them 2 , but it was not possible, so I kept only the 3 piece and
I made it round. I could 4 with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the 5 that I could reflect
(反射) light to dark places where the sun would never shine-in 6 holes and some other dark places. It
became a 7 for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.
I 8 the little mirror, and, as I 9 up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and 10 the game,
As I became a 11 , I grew to understand that this was not 12 a child"s game but a metaphor (象征) for
what I might do with my life. I came to 13 that I am not the light or the source of light. But light-truth,
understanding, knowledge-is 14 , and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.
I am just a single piece of a mirror whose 15 design and shape I do not know. 16 , with what I have I
can reflect light into the dark places of this 17 -into the black places in the 18 of men-and change some
things 19 some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the 20
of my life.
| ( )1. A. broken ( )2. A. back ( )3. A. best ( )4. A. talk ( )5. A. idea ( )6. A. deep ( )7. A. job ( )8. A. kept ( )9. A. came ( )10. A. watch ( )11. A. man ( )12. A. always ( )13. A. announce ( )14. A. absent ( )15. A. whole ( )16. A. So ( )17. A. country ( )18. A. hands ( )19. A. on ( )20. A. way | B. dropped B. down B. longest B. play B. fact B. big B. task B. hid B. stood B. continue B. boy B. completely B. doubt B. home B. most B. However B. village B. brains B. in B. standard | C. pointed C. together C. smallest C. flash C. decision C. pretty C. game C. forgot C. grew C. remember C. father C. really C. understand C. far C. half C. Besides C. world C. eyes C. with C. quality | D. sharpened D. up D. largest D. share D. reason D. empty D. trouble D. lost D. went D. change D. grandfather D. just D. expect D. there D. other D. Certainly D. city D. hearts D. like D. meaning |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each thought oneself to be the better painter. One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice. Surprised and pleased by the offer, the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter. After a moment she replied as follows, "Each of us must paint a picture. If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife. If not, please drop the question." Then it was decided to give it the following day. The next morning, Alice hung her picture on the gate. It showed a bunch of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by. In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece and fixed eyes on it. Several hours passed. Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand. When he finally stopped before Alice, the girl artist brushed like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation. Why? | |||
| 1. What did Alice think Kerry"s offer? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. She liked Kerry, but she didn"t expect him to promise marriage to her. B. She didn"t want to marry anybody. C. She didn"t like it at all. D. She thought the offer wasn"t polite. | |||
| 2. In the sentence "If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife". "superior to" here means _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. not so better than B. better than C. as bad as D. as good as | |||
| 3. Which of the following is true? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. Kerry didn"t accept Alice"s suggestion. B. Kerry wasn"t sure of his painting so he dropped his offer. C. Kerry did go the next day, but he failed to take a picture. D. Kerry agreed to Alice"s suggestion. | |||
| 4. Alice"s picture won high praise because _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. it was true to nature B. the flowers were red C. it showed so large a bunch of flowers D. people felt it strange to hang it on the gate | |||
| 5. The "leather suitcase" was in fact _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. a real one B. a painting drawn by Kerry C. a box with a picture in it D. made up of leather | |||
| 附加题（阅读理解）。 | |||
| Most young architects-particularly those in big cities-can only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want, which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner, Brain Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical-parts film in Atlanta. Form the outside, it looks too old, even something horrible, but open the door and you are in a wide, open courtyard, lined on three sides with rusting (生锈的) walls. In 2000, Yocum and Bell found this building in the city"s West End. Built in 1947, the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right, so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition (排除), pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building. The demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and "to treasure what was there- the walls, the rust, and the light." Yocum said. "Every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It"s like an art installation (装置) in there-a slow-motion show." Since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer (缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond. Yocum and Bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from the decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less. | |||
| 1. According to the passage, it is _____ for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. easy B. unnecessary C. unrealistic D. common | |||
| 2. Yocum bought the old building because _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. it was a bargain to him B. it was still in good condition C. it was located in the city center D. it looked attractive from the outside | |||
| 3. Working on the old building, Yocum and Bell _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. pulled rubbish out through the roof B. removed the skylights from the bathroom C. presentd a slow-motion show in an art gallery D. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building | |||
| 4. It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roof B. turned more old buildings into art galleries C. got inspiration from decorating their old building D. paid more attention to the outside of the art gallery | |||
| 5. The main idea of the passage is that _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. people can learn a lot from their failures B. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building C. people should not judge things by their appearance D. creative people can make the best of what they have | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling lawyer, but I always knew he was 1 . He never criticized (批评) us, but used 2 to bring out our best. He"d say, "If you pour water on flowers, they flourish (茂盛). If you don"t give them water, they die." I 3 as a child I said something unkind about somebody, and my father said, " 4 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it"s a reflection of you." He explained that if I looked for the best about people, I would get the best 5 . From then on I"ve always tried to 6 the principle (原则) in my life and later in running my company. Dad"s also always been very 7 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 8 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 9 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway (使动摇) me from my decision, 10 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, "Richard, when I was 23, my dad suggested me to go into law. And I"ve 11 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 12 I didn"t pursue (追求) my 13 . You know what you want. Go fulfill (实现) it." As it turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 14 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I"d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 15 me. | |||