It was the homecoming parade in Rockwall,Texas,and cheerleader Tyra Winters,was riding on the top of one of the school's floats(彩车)。As it slowly made its way down the wide road,the 17-year-old enthusiastically waved at the crowd,all the while soaking in the music,laughter,and applause.
All of a sudden.a horrific scream sounded.Looking down,Winters saw a two-year-old on the sidewalk gasping for air.his extremely worried mother begging for help.The boy,Clarke Hornback Lad been sucking on a piece of candy when it slid down the back of his mouth,lodging in his throat and blocking his windpipe.
"I see a little bright red face and his mom's begging,Someone help me,someone help me.'"
Winters told KTVT."There was no coughing;there was no breathing,Clarke's mother,Nicole Homback,later told news station NBCDFW.He was just gasping for air."No one seemed to know how to help.
Except for Winters.A senior with dreams of becoming a pediatric surgeon,she had learned the Heimlich maneuver and CPR.Knowing that the clock was ticking,she leaped off the moving float and ran to the child.
By the time she got to Clarke,his face had turned purple."I got him!"she yelled to Nicole as she grabbed the boy from her."I tilted him and gave a good three back thrusts,"she told the local CBS station.
Soon,the boy coughed up the piece of candy,gasped,and began breathing again.Without another word,Winters handed Clarke back to his mother and ran back to her float before it could leave her behind.
It all happened so fast,Nicole never had time to thank the teen.Winters' s heroic actions left Nicole speechless."I don't really have any words,"she says."The words that you would say to anyone who does something for you is' thank you.' But that doesn't seem good enough."
1.What does the underlined word"lodging"mean in Paragraph 2?
A.Stuck. B.Caught.
C.Slid. D.Found.
2.Which of the following is the correct order of the events?
a. The boy coughed up the piece of candy, gasped, and began breathing again.
b. Winters leaped off the moving float and ran to the child.
c. Winters was riding on the top of one of the school's floats.
d. Winters tilted the boy and gave a good three back thrusts.
e. The boy, Clarke Hornback, had been sucking on a piece of candy, blocking his windpipe.
A.c-a-d-b-c
B.c-e-b-d-a
C.b-d-a-c-e
D.a-e-d-c-b
3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.It happened so fast, Nicole had no time to thank the teen.
B.Nicole didn't want to say anything about the incident.
C.Nicole was grateful for Winters' s heroic actions.
D.It is always good to learn more knowledge.
4.What kind of person do you think Winters is?
A.Helpful. B.Mean.
C.Organized. D.Determined.
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It was the homecoming parade in Rockwall,Texas,and cheerleader Tyra Winters,was riding on the top of one of the school's floats(彩车)。As it slowly made its way down the wide road,the 17-year-old enthusiastically waved at the crowd,all the while soaking in the music,laughter,and applause.
All of a sudden.a horrific scream sounded.Looking down,Winters saw a two-year-old on the sidewalk gasping for air.his extremely worried mother begging for help.The boy,Clarke Hornback Lad been sucking on a piece of candy when it slid down the back of his mouth,lodging in his throat and blocking his windpipe.
"I see a little bright red face and his mom's begging,Someone help me,someone help me.'"
Winters told KTVT."There was no coughing;there was no breathing,Clarke's mother,Nicole Homback,later told news station NBCDFW.He was just gasping for air."No one seemed to know how to help.
Except for Winters.A senior with dreams of becoming a pediatric surgeon,she had learned the Heimlich maneuver and CPR.Knowing that the clock was ticking,she leaped off the moving float and ran to the child.
By the time she got to Clarke,his face had turned purple."I got him!"she yelled to Nicole as she grabbed the boy from her."I tilted him and gave a good three back thrusts,"she told the local CBS station.
Soon,the boy coughed up the piece of candy,gasped,and began breathing again.Without another word,Winters handed Clarke back to his mother and ran back to her float before it could leave her behind.
It all happened so fast,Nicole never had time to thank the teen.Winters' s heroic actions left Nicole speechless."I don't really have any words,"she says."The words that you would say to anyone who does something for you is' thank you.' But that doesn't seem good enough."
1.What does the underlined word"lodging"mean in Paragraph 2?
A.Stuck. B.Caught.
C.Slid. D.Found.
2.Which of the following is the correct order of the events?
a. The boy coughed up the piece of candy, gasped, and began breathing again.
b. Winters leaped off the moving float and ran to the child.
c. Winters was riding on the top of one of the school's floats.
d. Winters tilted the boy and gave a good three back thrusts.
e. The boy, Clarke Hornback, had been sucking on a piece of candy, blocking his windpipe.
A.c-a-d-b-c
B.c-e-b-d-a
C.b-d-a-c-e
D.a-e-d-c-b
3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.It happened so fast, Nicole had no time to thank the teen.
B.Nicole didn't want to say anything about the incident.
C.Nicole was grateful for Winters' s heroic actions.
D.It is always good to learn more knowledge.
4.What kind of person do you think Winters is?
A.Helpful. B.Mean.
C.Organized. D.Determined.
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I was born and brought up in Texas and I am a graduate of the University of Texas. However, around my second \rear in law school. I wanted to make a great _____, which was almost unheard of for Texans: I wanted to leave!
I_____this after completing my first year internship(实习期). I knew I wanted something _____and my chance came. A snowstorm blanketed the entire city and thousands of people were_____. I overheard that StubHub, a big company from San Francisco, was giving a _____next door to my hotel. I thought if I could get an internship, I could _____the summer and at least see what it was like. Yes, it was a huge leap(巨变).I told myself I was_____.
There was just one problem: I wasn't _____to the StubHub party. But you know I'm the type of person who goes for something she ____. Needless to say, I _____ the party and found my way to the president. I ____ introduced myself and then asked if they had a ____ internship program. Guess what? They _____my request to be an intern, even though no such program ____.
Although the legal department didn't have a______position for me, the experience has____my life. Working for a great company in San Francisco, I'm incredibly ______for making my decision to leave Texas.
By leaving Texas, I learned that it is so much more______to try the unfamiliar than to stay in the ____. Exploring the unfamiliar is how you'll understand what _____ your life. I say, dive in head first.
1.A.agreement B.change C.promise D.success
2.A.knew B.heard C.realized D.confirmed
3.A.easy B.beneficial C.familiar D.different
4.A.gathered B.killed C.controlled D.rescued
5.A.contest B.performance C.party D.speech
6.A.look for B.fight for C.wait for D.leave for
7.A.lucky B.ready C.diligent D.unselfish
8.A.going B.expecting C.invited D.permitted
9.A.wants B.promises C.tells D.refuses
10.A.enjoyed B.crashed C.joined D.reached
11.A.carefully B.kindly C.slowly D.nervously
12.A.real B.legal C.big D.new
13.A.thought B.kept C.declined D.accepted
14.A.appeared B.broadcast C.existed D.worked
15.A.permanent B.high C.right D.good
16.A.disturbed B.shaped C.updated D.ruined
17.A.calm B.confident C.happy D.regretful
18.A.rewarding B.difficult C.important D.shocking
19.A.company B.distance C.urban D.comfortable
20.A.makes B.fits C.troubles D.endangers
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The story happened several years ago. I was in Texas and I had a friend 1. family business was to provide accommodation to people. He asked me whether I would be interested in doing a part-time job in one of the leading 2. (hotel), I said sure.
One day at around 2 a.m.in the night, I saw a car rushing 3. the parking zone with fire 4. (come) out from the front of the car and it looked pretty 5. (danger).It happened that the car might explode and there were 6. (near) 50 cars parked there. I immediately 7. (run) to see what was happening. In the meantime, the owner of the car, got out and tried to put out the fire. Within five minutes, we controlled the situation and the fire was put out. Imagine how terrible 8. would have been if other vehicles in the parking lot had caught fire. Ralph expressed his 9. (appreciate) and in the morning everyone who saw and came to know about the incident said to me that I had done 10. great job. I got a hero’s applause.
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October 21 was a very dark day in Texas.Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes,it caused the largest business damage in Texas’s history.The worst thing is Hanna’s destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines.According to Center Point Energy,Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15 million customers.Currently, more than 4,000 of them are still in the dark.Crews have worked 16-hour shifts to restore power to residents.
Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal.Schools,restaurants,retail stores and gas stations are open.Smiles are back.But harder-hit places,including Galveston,will take much longer to recover. Hundreds of people are still missing,and coastal towns are a mess.Some ruins from storm have drifted south to other beaches in Texas.Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage.Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13.Many school supplies were destroyed.
Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at Alamo Elementary School in Galveston,Texas.This is where Paula Reed and her family are staying.Believe it or not,Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing.When Paula was a girl,she was an orphan,but was taken in by her stepmom,Antonia Flores.Reed lost contact with Flores and had been trying desperately to locate her for the past few years.Before the hurricane,Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter.There,she reunited with Flores after 30 long years! The moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.
1.What’s the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna?
A.Hundreds of people are still missing.
B.A large number of people are homeless.
C.Power facilities are severely destroyed.
D.Factories are closed and many people jobless.
2.It can be inferred that the residents in Houston________.
A.have fully recovered from the disaster
B.were the most unlucky people in the disaster
C.need a long time to bring their life back to normal
D.suffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston
3.Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home for_______
A.at least one month B.at least three weeks
C.two weeks at most D.nearly half a month
4.Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because_______
A.they had nothing lost after Hurricane Hanna
B.they lived a happier life in San Antonio shelter
C.Paula was taken good care of in the shelter
D.Paula reunited with her stepmother after three decades
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October 21 was a very dark day in Texas.Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes,it caused the largest business damage in Texas’s history.The worst thing is Hanna’s destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines.According to Center Point Energy,Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15 million customers.Currently, more than 4,000 of them are still in the dark.Crews have worked 16-hour shifts to restore power to residents.
Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal.Schools,restaurants,retail stores and gas stations are open.Smiles are back.But harder-hit places,including Galveston,will take much longer to recover. Hundreds of people are still missing,and coastal towns are a mess.Some ruins from storm have drifted south to other beaches in Texas.Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage.Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13.Many school supplies were destroyed.
Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at Alamo Elementary School in Galveston,Texas.This is where Paula Reed and her family are staying.Believe it or not,Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing.When Paula was a girl,she was an orphan,but was taken in by her stepmom,Antonia Flores.Reed lost contact with Flores and had been trying desperately to locate her for the past few years.Before the hurricane,Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter.There,she reunited with Flores after 30 long years! The moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.
1.What’s the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna?
A.Hundreds of people are still missing.
B.A large number of people are homeless.
C.Power facilities are severely destroyed.
D.Factories are closed and many people jobless.
2.It can be inferred that the residents in Houston________.
A.have fully recovered from the disaster
B.were the most unlucky people in the disaster
C.need a long time to bring their life back to normal
D.suffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston
3.Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home for_______
A.at least one month
B.at least three weeks
C.two weeks at most
D.nearly half a month
4.Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because_______
A.they had nothing lost after Hurricane Hanna
B.they lived a happier life in San Antonio shelter
C.Paula was taken good care of in the shelter
D.Paula reunited with her stepmother after three decades
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October 21 was a very dark day in Texas. Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes, it caused the largest business damage in Texas’s history. The worst thing is Hanna’s destructive force nearly wiped out(摧毁) most power poles and power lines. According to Center Point Energy, Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15 million customers. Currently, more than 4,000 of them are still in the dark. Crews have worked 16-hour shifts(更换) to restore power to residents.
Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal. Schools, restaurants, retail(零售) stores and gas stations are open. Smiles are back. But harder-hit places, including Galveston, will take much longer to recover. Hundreds of people are still missing, and coastal towns are a mess. Some ruins from storm have drifted(漂流) south to other beaches in Texas. Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage. Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13. Many school supplies were destroyed.
Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at Alamo Elementary School in Galveston, Texas. This is where Paula Reed and her family are staying. Believe it or not, Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing. When Paula was a girl, she was an orphan, but was taken in by her stepmum, Antonia Flores. Reed lost contact with Flores and had been trying desperately to locate her for the past few years. Before the hurricane, Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter. There, she reunited with Flores after 30 long years! The moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.
1.What’s the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna?
A. Hundreds of people are still missing.
B. A large number of people are homeless.
C. Power facilities are severely destroyed.
D. Factories are closed and many people are jobless.
2.It can be inferred that the residents in Houston ________.
A. have fully recovered from the disaster
B. were the most unlucky people in the disaster
C. need a long time to bring their life back to normal
D. suffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston
3.Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home for _______.
A. at least one month
B. at least three weeks
C. two weeks at most
D. nearly half a month
4.Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because _______.
A. they had nothing lost after Hurricane Hanna
B. they lived a happier life in San Antonio shelter
C. Paula was taken good care of in the shelter
D. Paula reunited with her stepmother after three decades
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October 21 was a very dark day in Texas. Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes, it caused the largest business damage in Texas’s history. The worst thing is Hanna’s destructive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines. According to Center Point Energy, Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15 million customers. Currently, more than 4,000 of them are still in the dark. Crews have worked 16-hour shifts to restore power to residents.
Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal. Schools, restaurants, retail stores and gas stations are open. Smiles are back. But harder-hit places, including Galveston, will take much longer to recover. Hundreds of people are still missing, and coastal towns are a mess. Some ruins from storm have drifted south to other beaches in Texas. Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage. Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13. Many school supplies were destroyed.
Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at Alamo Elementary School in Galveston, Texas. This is where Paula Reed and her family are staying. Believe it or not, Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing. When Paula was a girl, she was an orphan, but was taken in by her stepmom, Antonia Flores. Reed lost contact with Flores and had been trying desperately to locate her for the past few years. Before the hurricane, Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter. There, she reunited with Flores after 30 long years! The moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.
1.What’s the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna?
A. Hundreds of people are still missing.
B. A large number of people are homeless.
C. Power facilities are severely destroyed.
D. Factories are closed and many people jobless.
2. It can be inferred that the residents in Houston________.
A. have fully recovered from the disaster
B. were the most unlucky people in the disaster
C. need a long time to bring their life back to normal
D. suffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston
3.Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home for_______
A. at least one month
B. at least three weeks
C. two weeks at most
D. nearly half a month
4. Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because_______
A. they had nothing lost after Hurricane Hanna
B. they lived a happier life in San Antonio shelter
C. Paula was taken good care of in the shelter
D. Paula reunited with her stepmother after three decades
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Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. Then I was born in E1 Paso,Texas and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.
Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and nationalism.
I got my first real job when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a cardboardbox factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He rented space in a little shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr.Ben’s Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week,which meant getting up at 3 a.m..To pick up rubbish, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I’d sleep in the car on the way home.
I did this for two years,but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime. I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic(道德), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life’s competing interests-in my case,school,homework and a job. This really helped during my senior year of a high school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fastfood joint while taking a full load of college preparation courses.
The hard work paid off. I attended the U.S.Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly(州议会).In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor.
59. Before my father got injured,we________.
A. didn’t like living in the USA B. lived a poor but happy life
C. were lucky to move to the USA D. had many ways to make money
60. When he recovered,to make a living my father________.
A. ran a small shopping mall B. did a parttime job
C. worked as a barber D. became a street cleaner
61. Working in the parking lot for two years had taught me________.
A. how to obey school discipline B. how to do two things well at a time
C. that discipline and work were of equal value
D. that I must do as many things as possible at a time
62. The author tells us in the last paragraph that we should be proud of those who________.
A. have done all kinds of jobs B. are cleaning the parking lot
C. have achieved a lot in their lives D. are bearing their responsibilities
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The National Day Parade for the 60th anniversary of the founding of China was so grand that it certainly didn’t the whole nation.
A.bread down B.calm down C.let down D.set down
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Two Texas football players have gone viral (走红) after they knelt together in prayer(祈祷). And it couldn't have come at a more_____moment. The final whistle sounded after a(n)_____ game that saw Sherman High School completely defeat West Mesquite High 56﹣55. What happened next left the crowd_____: Sherman's Gage Smith, instead of_____with his team, went over to Mesquite's Ty Jordan and the two took a knee together.
The_____was that Smith recently learned that Jordan's mother, Tiffany, was battling stage 4 cancer, and that was_____the two players knelt in prayer for Jordon's family.
As the two_____, the wife of Smith's coach snapped a picture of the heartwarming moment. And then Jordan's aunt_____the image on Facebook, obtaining more than 100,000_____in just an hour.
The moving_____made Tiffany cry. It's been a hard time for Tiffany, who was diagnosed (诊断) with lung and bone cancer last winter. The_____hospital stays cost Tiffany her job earlier this month, and_____, her health insurance. And she now has to_____the high cost of treatments herself. Smith's_____prayer lifted her spirits.
Smith said he and Jordan had played on a summer football team together before becoming_____ this last game. However, Smith won't let this break their_____. "During the game,we're gonna play and try to_____, but you still have that_____for the other opponent," says Smith. "I wanted to do that prayer for him."
"He's such a true leader and he is so_____that a lot of the guys on the team_____him," said head coach J.D. Martinez. "I'm glad that other people are having the opportunity to see it, too."
1.A.important B.difficult C.touching D.entertaining
2.A.amusing B.tough C.educational D.nation﹣wide
3.A.embarrassed B.confused C.frustrated D.annoyed
4.A.celebrating B.praying C.practicing D.fighting
5.A.truth B.problem C.news D.secret
6.A.when B.where C.how D.why
7.A.whispered B.hugged C.shook hands D.stood up
8.A.posted B.found C.scanned D.polished
9.A.rewards B.copies C.votes D.likes
10.A.game B.reunion C.gesture D.spirit
11.A.temporary B.over﹣night C.long D.secret
12.A.in turn B.in a way C.for a moment D.without exception
13.A.look forward to B.forget about C.cover D.estimate
14.A.frequent B.daily C.unexpected D.unconditional
15.A.acquaintances B.enemies C.players D.captains
16.A.hearts B.routines C.promise D.bond
17.A.compromise B.cooperate C.learn D.win
18.A.respect B.passion C.blame D.sorrow
19.A.enthusiastic B.ambitious C.aggressive D.sympathetic
20.A.inspired B.followed C.instructed D.understood
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