北京市密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练(26)及答案.doc
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1、密云区2014高考英语阅读理解系列训练(26)及答案Lisa Pina never thought she would need the fire safety training she received during her apprenticeship (学徒期) as a union painter and dry waller.On Friday morning,she was thanking God she had it. 学。科。网Z。X。X。KOn Thursday night,while Pina was babysitting her granddaughter,nephe
2、w and two nieces in her sisters apartment,she smelled smoke and realized the apartment building was on fire.When her 4yearold granddaughter Ilean Garcia began saying,“Were going to die,”she knew she had to act.Pina,39,first sealed the door,and then told all four children to get on the floor.After ca
3、lling 911,she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety.“I said,OK,were going to lie down and were all going to play a game,”Pina said.“We all started singing our ABCs and 123s.I was just trying to make it fun.”Pina patiently waited,and a few minu
4、tes later,Riverside County sheriffs deputies (治安官的助手) arrived.Pina,Ilean,8yearold Gabriel Parga,5yearold Aubreyana Parga and 4yearold Meriyah Parga were all trapped on the second floor as flames filled the first story.Pina did the only thing she could.She opened the window and dropped the children,o
5、nebyone,into the arms of the sheriffs deputies about 15 to 20 feet below.“I just needed to keep the kids calm so they wouldnt be afraid,”Pina said.“I was deathly afraid inside,but I couldnt let them know that.”Not long after dropping the children out of the window,firefighters arrived with a ladder
6、and rescued her.Ten people were treated at the scene for suffering smoke,but nobody was seriously injured.1.The text is mainly about_.A.a big fire without serious injuryB.an urgent call 911C.a brave babysitterD.a babysitter rescuing kids from a big fire2.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer
7、s to_.A.a union painterB.a dry waller Z_xx_k C.the fire safety trainingD.the apprenticeship3.Before Lisa Pina called 911,in order to prevent the fire,she_.A.let children get on the floorB.opened the windows of the second floorC.closed the door hardD.had children start singing4.According to the text,
8、we know that_.A.Lisa Pina was the last one to be rescuedB.the fire didnt cause any injuryC.the children were sent to hospital after the fireD.during the fire Lisa Pina wasnt afraid at all1.Carrying their heavy load,the two brothers walked along the riverbank,hardly noticing the distance or the sun b
9、eating down.(完形填空第二段第一句)带着他们沉重的行囊,兄弟二人沿着河岸行走,几乎没有注意到远行的距离和太阳的曝晒。(1)The sun beat down on the desert sand.太阳曝晒着沙漠。(2)The thieves had beaten the door down.小偷破门而入。(3)The wheat had been beaten down by the rain.麦子被雨打倒了。(4)He wanted 800 for the car but I beat him down to 600.那部车他索价八百英镑,但我把他的价钱讲到六百英镑。2.then
10、 decided to find their way back to the river to catch some fish.(完形填空第二段末句)然后,(他们)决定设法回到河里,捉几条鱼。(1)They found their way out of the crowded market. Zxxk 他们设法从拥挤的市场里挤出来。(2)The hunter found his way into the deep forest in search of the injured deer.猎人设法进入森林深处寻找那只受伤的鹿。(3)He thought hard and found a way
11、to solve the problem at last.他努力思考,最后终于想出一个解决这个问题的办法。3.After calling 911,she told the children to start singing and promised them all treats as soon as they reached safety.(阅读理解第二段末句)拨打完911求救电话,他们一到达安全地方,她就告诉孩子们开始唱歌,并允诺他们所有快乐的事情。(1)It was a real treat to visit them!拜访他们真是一件乐事!(2)Now remember this is
12、 to be my treat,so Ill pay for everything.别忘了这次该我请客,所以一切由我付款。答案-1.D2.C3.C4.A*结束 Which is safer - staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working at the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low. However, what about flying compared to working in t
13、he chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home. The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go w
14、rong they often cause death to those living nearby. It is this that chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately, they are extremely rare. The most famous ones happened at Texas City (1947), Flixborough (1974), Seveso (1976), Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984). Some of these are always in the minds of
15、the people even though the loss of life was small. No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Me
16、xico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal. Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger. Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate, which is safe unless stored in a great quantity. The Flixbo
17、rough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep. When the poisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable o
18、f taking effective action. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb. The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks. Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode. Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters woul
19、d all have died. 9. According to the passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened at _. A. Texas city B. Flixborough C. Seveso D. Mexico City10. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Working at the office is safer than staying at home. Zxxk B. Travelling to w
20、ork on public transport is safer than working at the office. C. Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry. D. Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air. 11. From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of _. A. natural gas, which can easily catc
21、h fire B. fertilizer, which cant be stored in a great quantity C. poisonous substance, which cant be used in overcrowded areas D. fuel, which is stored in large tanks 12. From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that _. A. to avoid any accident we should not repair the facilities in ch
22、emical industry B. the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of thechemical industry C. all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measureshad been taken D. natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe参考答案 / BDBC*结束 Although the Spring Fes
23、tival is generally regarded as the most import celebration of the year, the fall and winter have a number of non-native holidays that are gaining popularity among the Chinese.These include Halloween, Christmas and Valentines Day. In the past, these foreign holidays were observed only by those who wo
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