Three Central Texas men were honored with the Texas Department of Public Safety

Three Central Texas men were honored with the Texas Department of Public Safety

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Three Central Texas men were honored with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Director’s Award in a Tuesday morning ceremony for their heroism in saving the victims of a serious two­car accident.
The accident occurred on March 25 when a vehicle lost control while traveling on rain­soaked State Highway 6 near Baylor Camp Road. It ran into an oncoming vehicle, leaving the occupants trapped inside as both vehicles burst into flames.
Bonge was the first on the scene and heard children screaming. He broke through a back window and pulled Mallory Smith, 10, and her sister, Megan Smith,9, from the wreckage.
The girls’ mother, Beckie Smith, was not with them at the time of the wreck, as they were traveling with their baby sitter, Lisa Bowbin.
Beckie Smith still remembers the sickening feeling she had upon receiving the call informing her of the wreck and the despair as she drove to the scene.
Bozeman and Clemmons arrived shortly after Bonge and helped rescue the other victims and attempted to put out the fires.
“I was nervous,” Bozeman said. “I don’t feel like I’m a hero. I was just doing what anyone should do in that situation. I hope someone would do the same for me.”
Everyone at the accident made it out alive, with the victims suffering from nonlife­threatening injuries. Mallory Smith broke both femurs(股骨), and Megan had neck and back injuries. Bowbin is still recovering from a broken pelvis(骨盆), ankle and foot.
The rescuers also were taken to the hospital and treated for cuts and smoke breathing, Bonge said.
In addition, Bozeman got to meet accident victim Anthony Russo in the hospital after the accident, where Russo presented him with a glass frame inscribed with “Thank you”, Bozeman said. Those involved in that fateful encounter on Highway 6 credited God blessing for bringing them together.
“Whatever the circumstances, Tuesday’s ceremony provided a time to be grateful for those who put their lives on the line for the lives of complete strangers,” Beckie Smith said, “We’re calling it The Miracle on Highway 6.”
小题1: What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Three persons were awarded for rescuing victims in a car accident.
B.Three ordinary people were regarded as great heroes.
C.Several victims were carried to safety from the burning cars.
D.A car accident occurred on rain­soaked State Highway 6.
小题2: Who saved Megan Smith from the damaged car?
A.Clemmons.B.Anthony Russo.
C.Bozeman.D.Bonge.
小题3:Which of the following can be used to describe Bozeman?
A.Kind.B.Modest.
C.Excited.D.Smart.
小题4: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Luckily, no one received too serious injuries in the accident.
B.All the victims received slight injuries in the accident.
C.The rescuers were taken to the hospital to visit the victims.
D.The injured will soon recover from their injuries.

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析

小题1:A 主旨大意题。这是一篇新闻报道。从第一段第一句Three Central Texas men were honored with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Director’s Award…及下文内容可知,A项为本文大意。
小题2: D 细节理解题。从第三段Bonge was the first on the scene and heard children screaming. He broke through a back window and pulled Mallory Smith, 10, and her sister, Megan Smith, 9, from the wreckage.可知。
小题3:B 推理判断题。从文章第七段中Bozeman说的话可知,他是一个比较谦虚的人。
小题4:A 推理判断题。从第八段…with the victims suffering from nonlife-threatening injuries.可知A项符合题意。
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PERTH—Search crews will send a submarine(潜航器)deep into the Indian Ocean on Monday for the first time to try to determine whether signals detected by sound-locating equipment are from the  missing Malaysian plane"s black boxes, the Australian head of the search said.
Angus Houst on said the crew on board the Ocean Shield  will send the underwater vehicle sometime Monday evening. The Bluefin 21 submarine can create a sonar(声呐)map of the area to chartany wreckage(残骸)on the seafloor.
The move comes after crews picked up a series of underwater sounds over the past two weeks that were consistent with an aircraft"s black boxes.
“We haven’t had a single detection in six days, and l guess it’s time to go under water,” said Houston.
“Analysis of the four signals has reduced the search area on the ocean floor. The experts have therefore determined that the Australian Defense Vessel Ocean Shield will stop searching with the Towed Pinger Locator(拖曳声波定位仪)later today and use the underwater vehicle Bluefin 21 as soon as possible," he said at a news conference in Perth.
But Houston warned the switch to the submarine will not automatically "result in the detection of the aircraft wreckage. It may not.”
He said the submarine will take 24 hours to do each task, including two hours to dive, 16 hours to search the bottom, then two more hours hack up and four hours to download data.
Recovering the plane"s flight data and cockpit(飞行员座舱)voice recorders is necessary For investigators to try to figure out what happened to Flight 370, which disappeared on March 8. 
Houston said the search using the submarine will be a slaw and painstaking process.
The submarine takes six times longer to cover the same area as the pinger locator,and will need about six weeks to two months to examine the present underwater zone. The signals are also coming from 4,500 meters (15,000 feet) below the surface, which is the deepest the submarine can dive.
小题1:The submarine will be sent deep into the Indian Ocean on Monday to _____ .
A.create a sonar trap of the area
B.pick up underwater sounds
C.see if the signals detected are from the target black boxes
D.reduce the search area on the ocean floor
小题2:According to the passage, the submarine_______ .
A.will download data of the black boxes
B.can find the aircraft wreckage within 24 hours
C.will recover the plane"s flight data and voice recorder
D.can dive to a depth of no more than 4,500 meters
小题3:The underlined sentences in the passage indicate that______.
A.the switch of the submarine may not function properly
B.the Ocean Shield will switch to submarine when it is necessary
C.the submarine will detect the wreckage of the plane automatically
D.the detection of the wreckage can"t be guaranteed by using the submarine
小题4:The search will be a slow and painstaking process, mainly because _____ .
A.the underwater sounds were consistent with an aircraft"s black boxes
B.the submarine travels slowly and the ocean is deep
C.they haven"t had a single detection in six days
D.Ocean Shield stops searching wine the towed pinger locator

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University of Maryland student Ben Simon and his friends couldn’t stand to see good food thrown out on their campus.“We basically noticed that some of the extra food from the dining hall was going to waste at the end of the day.And we met with the dining services and asked them whether it would be okay if instead of throwing out the food we would donate it.And they were on board,” he said.
So 18 months ago,the students began what they call the Food Recovery Network.Each night,volunteers would show up at a campus dining hall to pick up leftovers and deliver them to area shelters and food banks.So far,they have donated more than 23 000 kilos of food that would otherwise have been thrown out.
Nationwide,$165 billion worth of food is wasted each year,according to the National Resources Defense Council.Spokesman Bob Keefe says that is about 40% of the country’s entire food production.“If we can reduce our waste in this country by 15%,we can feed 25 million hungry Americans.That is a huge benefit.That is what programs like this Food Recovery Network are doing,” he said.
Christian Life Center is one of the beneficiaries (受益者) of the students’ efforts.Ben Slye,the senior pastor (牧师),said,“It has been just amazing to see these students take their own time,their own vehicles and own gas money and be able to make an effort like this.Each week we are able with this food probably to feed over hundred people.”
The University of Maryland’s Food Recovery Network now has 200 volunteers and the program has expanded to 18 schools across the country.“I want to grow 18 chapters to a thousand chapters within five years.And once we get to the Food Recovery Nation being at every college campus in America,we want to expand to restaurants and farms.” said Simon.
The volunteers are committed to making that happen.
小题1:The dining services in University of Maryland________.
A.threw out good food on the campus
B.supported the volunteers’ job
C.enjoyed the talk with the students
D.donated their leftovers to the poor
小题2:Volunteers from the Food Recovery Network________.
A.started the Food Recovery Network two years ago
B.delivered leftovers as well as money to shelters
C.helped to solve the hunger issues in America
D.donated leftovers to avoid food waste
小题3:Ben Slye’s attitude toward the volunteers’ effort was that of________.
A.unconcern  B.doubt
C.appreciationD.opposition
小题4:We can learn from the text that________.
A.over 40% of the country’s entire food is wasted each year
B.altogether 25 million Americans suffer from hunger nowadays
C.Simon aims to expand the program to restaurants and farms
D.every college has started the Food Recovery Network
小题5:What can be the best title for the text?
A.College Students Rescue Leftover Food
B.Battles Against the Problem of Hunger
C.How to Pick up Leftovers on College Campuses
D.Waste Problems in University of Maryland

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(2014·山东实验中学一模)When Peng Liyuan stepped off the plane in Moscow,the whole world wanted to know who dressed the elegant first lady.The reporter released the secret—Ma Ke.

Peng Liyuan has been wearing Ma Ke’s designs for more than a decade,a fact that was only highlighted recently when she was on her first state visit,accompanying her husband President Xi Jinping.The elegant and attractive Peng,formerly a popular singer,has been compared with the US’ first lady Michelle Obama and France’s Carla Bruni­Sarkozy,since stepping off the airplane in Moscow on March 22.Suddenly,everyone was curious to know more about the first lady’s wardrobe.
Even so,Ma prefers a low­key approach.“If you eat a tasty egg why would you want to see the hen?” she says of all the media attention.
Ma’s relationship with Peng began 10 years ago after a concert in Guangzhou when a reporter told Peng she knew the designer behind the label Exception de Mixmind.Peng asked for an introduction because she was a fan of Ma’s designs and had been wearing them for years.
The two naturally became friends.Ma says:“The painting reflects the painter,and clothes reflect both the designer and the wearer.Someone desires fame and wealth,or love and sympathy;what you have in your heart is reflected in the design.Those who don’t share my philosophy won’t buy my clothes.Peng is a caring person,devoted to charity and environmental protection,which is exactly what I’m doing now.”
However,regardless of the brand,Peng’s support of Chinese labels has surprised millions of Chinese who favor foreign fashion brands.
“Instead she presented a vision of Chinese fashion,desiring to bring Chinese designers to the world stage,” says a western designer.
The first lady’s double­breasted coat and her black leather handbag aren’t available at any of Exception’s shops,though Exception’s physical stores do have seen a rising number of visitors.
小题1:The passage mainly discusses________.
A.the designer of the first lady Peng Liyuan’s dress,Ma Ke
B.the friendship between Peng Liyuan and her designer
C.Peng Liyuan’s clothes on her first state visit
D.the reactions to Peng Liyuan’s first visit to Moscow
小题2:In the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 Ma Ke mentioned “an egg and the hen” to show________.
A.it is hard to explain “Which came first,the egg or the hen?”
B.paying such great attention to her was unnecessary
C.the outcome was more important than the process
D.her dissatisfaction with the media attention on her dress
小题3:What can be inferred from the passage?
A.First ladies compete with each other whenever they are together.
B.Peng’s suits can be bought in Ma Ke’s clothes stores.
C.Ma Ke offered to design the first lady’s clothes through her friends.
D.Peng had liked Ma’s designs long before she got to know her in the flesh.
小题4:In the passage,Peng Liyuan________.
A.often reflects on what she has in her heart before choosing clothes
B.is sympathetic and has a strong environmental consciousness
C.always desires the exceptional charm of the brand
D.is knowledgeable in philosophy
小题5:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Peng wears the dress designed by a Chinese designer probably to support Chinese brands
B.Many citizens found Peng Liyuan’s choice quite unexpected.
C.Black leather handbags like Peng’s are widely sold in bag stores in big cities.
D.After Peng Liyuan’s visit to Moscow Ma Ke’s clothes became more popular.

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It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on by way of the group’s online service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn’t just something that happened in Australia. It’s world history.”
The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the hurry of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia—where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part—other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia (安乐死). In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes (多米诺骨牌) to start falling.
Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death — probably by a deadly injection or pill — to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed (诊断) as Terminally Ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill Law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.
小题1: Which of the following has the similar meaning to “But the tide is unlikely to turn back.”?
A.What happened in Australia can change world history.
B.It is impossible to pass the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Law.
C.Doctors are allowed by law to take the lives of the ill patients.
D.That the Law has been passed probably can’t be changed.
小题2: From the second paragraph we learn that __________.
A.the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countries
B.physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasia
C.changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hurry passage of the law
D.it takes time to realize the significance of the law’s passage
小题3:By saying “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling”, the author means __________.
A.observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasia
B.similar bills are likely to be passed in the U.S., Canada and other countries
C.observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoes
D.the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop
小题4: We can learn from the passage that Lloyd Nickson __________.
A.will face his death with calm when dying
B.experiences a lot the suffering of a lung cancer
C.has an intense fear of terrible suffering
D.undergoes a cooling off period of seven days
小题5: The author’s attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of __________.
A.oppositionB.doubtC.approvalD.anxiety

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You are the collector in the gallery of your life. You collect. You might not mean to but you do. One out of three people collects tangible(有形的)things such as cats, photos and noisy toys.
There are among some 40 collections that are being shown at “The Museum Of”—the first of several new museums which, over the next two years, will exhibit the objects accumulated by unknown collectors. In doing so, they will promote a popular culture of museums, not what museums normally represent.
Some of the collections are fairly common—records, model houses. Others are strangely beautiful—branches that have fallen from tree, for example. But they all reveal (显露)a lot of things: ask someone what they collect and their answers will tell you who they are.
Other on the way include “The museum of Collectors” and “The Museum of Me.”These new ones, it is hoped, will build on the success of “The Museum Of.” The thinkers behind the project want to explore why people collect, and what it means to do so. They hope that visitors who may not have considered themselves collectors will begin to see they, too, collect.
Some collectors say they started or stopped making collections at important point: the beginning or end of adolescence—“it’s a growing-up thing; you stop when you grow up,”says one. Other painful times are mentioned, such as the end of a relationship. For time and life can seem so uncontrollable that a steady serial(顺序排列的)arrangement is comforting.
小题1:How will the new museums promote a popular culture of museums?
A.By collecting more tangible things.
B.By showing what ordinary people have collected.
C.By correcting what museums normally represent.
D.By accumulating 40 collections two years from now.
小题2:What can be learned about collectors from their collections?
A.Who they are.
B.How old they are.
C.Where they were born.
D.Why they might not mean to collect.
小题3:Which of the following is an aim of the new museums?
A.To help people sell their collections.
B.To encourage more people to collect.
C.To study the significance of collecting.
D.To find out why people visit museums.
小题4:According to the last paragraph, people may stop collecting when they       
A.become adults
B.feel happy with life
C.are ready for a relationship
D.feel time to he uncontrollable

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