高考英语二轮阅读理解三月特训22.docx

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高考英语二轮阅读理解三月特训22

2014届高考英语二轮复习三月精品练习阅读理解74

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CISHAN,Aug12-HundredsofpeoplewerestillmissingtodayinremotevillagesinsouthernTaiwananddisasterofficialssaidtheywereuncertainhowmanypeoplemighthavebeenkilledbymudslidestriggeredbyTyphoonMorakot.

Morakot,whichdidterribledamagetoTaiwanovertheweekend,haskilledabout70peopleacrosstheislandandcausedfarm-relatedlossofmorethanNT$9billion（RMB964million）.Morethan100peoplehavebeenkilledinAsiaduetoMorakotandtropicalstormEtau.

 Butseveralhundredvillagerslistedasmissingwerefoundaliveinareaswhereroadswerewashedoutandaccesswaslimitedtohelicopters.Thegovernmentsentspecialforceswithsatellitephonestothehardesthitareas."Weareanxioustodoourbesttogetthetrappedpeopleout,"saidHuJul-chou,anarmyofficialinvolvedintherescueeffort."Hopesaregettingslimmerasthedaysgoby."HusaiditwasunclearhowmanypeoplewereburiedandfeareddeadinvillagesinsouthernTaiwan.

 "IhavetosayIfeelprettygoodtobealive,"saidLinDong-wen,45,fromthevillageofNamahsia,sittinginfrontofapileofmedicineafterbeinghoistedawaybyarescuehelicopter."IfIhadbeenleftthereanylonger,Iwouldn'thavemadeit.Isawthemudslidecoming,"saidLinafterarrivinginCishan,hubofrescueefforts."Itwasreallyhuge,andIpassedout.WhenIawoke,therewasmudalloverandIclimbedoutofit."

Helicoptersdroppedfoodandsuppliestosurvivors.Otherrescueteamspilotedrubberdinghiesthroughragingmuddyrivers.

Groupsofanxiousrelativesawaitedthearrivalofhelicopterflightsatthemakeshiftrescuebase.Somesurvivorstriedtocallrelativesonmobilephones."Rightafterthemudslide,wemanagedtogetintouchwithourfamilymembersthroughmobilephonesandtextmessages,"said41-year-oldteacherawaitingnewsattherescuehub."Butlatertheyswitchedofftheirphonestosavepower."

45.Fromthetextweknowthat_________________

AMorakothasmademorethan100peopledeadinTaiwan

BMorakothascausedasmuchlosstoTaiwanasotherparts

CMorakotstayedoverTaiwanovertheweek

DMorakothasbroughtworriestotheofficials

46.Thevillagerswhowerethoughttobemissing_________.

Aweretrappedinsomeareas

Bwouldn’tgetintouchwithothers

Conlylikedtobetakenoutbyhelicopter

Dwantedtokeeptheburiedcompany

47.AccordingtoLinDong-wen,________

Athedisasterlastedforalongtime

Bthevillagewasdestroyedinaflash

Chewantedtoholdthemudslide

Dthemudslidefrightenedhimintounconsciousness

48.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

AAllthesurvivorstrappedhavebeenrescuedbyhelicopters.

BAlltherelativescanringthesurvivors

CThegovernmenthasadoptedotherrescueforms.

DThemudslidewillbecomemoreserious.

MymindwentblankwhenIsawthegunpointingagainstthecarwindowaswepulledoutofthegarage.Thiscan’tbehappeningtome.ThenIfeltthegun,cold,againstmyhead,andIheardmyfriendJeremysaying,“Whatdoyouwant?

Takemywallet,”butatthetimeIthoughtofnothing.

Irememberbeingalittleannoyedwhenthegunmanpulledmefromthecarbythehair.Irememberthewalktothehouse---Jeremy,me,thetwomenwithtwoguns.Irememberthefearandangerinthegunmen’svoicesbecauseJeremywasbeingslow,andIrememberwonderingwhyhewasbeingslow.IdidnotrealizethatJeremyhadthrownthekeysintothebush.ButIrememberthatsoundofthegunhittingJeremy’sheadandthefeelingasthemanwhohadholdofmyhairreleasedme.AndIrememberthesplitsecondwhenIrealizedhewaslookingatJeremy,andIrememberwonderinghowfarIcouldrunbeforehepulledthetrigger.ButIwasalreadyrunning,anduponreachingthecaracrossthestreet,Ididn’tcrouch（蹲伏）behinditbutscreamedinstead.

Irememberthinkingtherewassomethingridiculousandillogicalaboutscreaming“Help,help!

”ateighto’clockonaTuesdayeveninginDecemberandchangingmyplea（恳求）tothemorespecific“Help,letmein,pleaseletmein!

”Butthehouseswerecold,closed,unfriendly,andIranonuntilIheardJeremy’sscreamsbehindmeannouncingthatourattackershadfled.

TheneighborswhohadnotopenedtheirdoorstouscameoutwithbaseballbatsandhelpedJeremyfindhisglassesandkeys.Inagrouptheywereverybrave.Wewaitedforthepolicetocomeuntilsomeonesaidtosomeoneelsethatthenoodlesweregettingcold,andIsaidpolitely,“Pleasegoandeat.We’reOK.”

Iwashappytoseethemgo.Theyhadbeentalkingofstrictersentencesforcriminals,ofbringingbackthedeathpenalty（处罚）andhowthePresidentisgoingtocleanupthecountry.Iwasthinking,theycouldbesayingallofthisovermydeadbody,andIstillfeelthatstiffersentenceswouldn’tchangeathing.InarushalltheangerIshouldhavefeltformyattackerswasdirectedagainstthesecontentedpeoplestandinginfrontoftheirwarm,comfortablehomestalkingaboutallthegunstheyweregoingtobuy.WhatgoodwouldgunshavebeentoJeremyandme?

Peopleallovertheneighborhoodhadcalledtoreportourscreams,andthepoliceturnedoutinforcetwentyminuteslater.Theywereill-temperedaboutwhatwas,tothem,muchtroubleaboutnothing.Afterall,Jeremywashardlyhurt,andwewerehopelesswhenitcametodescribingthegunmen.“Typical,”saidonepolicemanwhenwecouldn’tevenagreeonhowtallthemenwere.Bothofuswereabletodescribethegunsinhorrifyingdetail,butthetwopolicemenwhostayedtomakethereportdidn’tthinkthatwouldbemuchhelp.

Thepolicemenwerematter-of-factaboutthewholething.Thethinonesaid,“Thatwasastupidthingtodo,throwingawaythekeys.Whenamanhasagunagainstyourheadyoudowhatyou’retold.”Jeremylookedproperlyembarrassed.

Thenthefatpolicemancameupandthethinonewenttolookaroundtheoutsideofthehouse.“Thatwasthebestthingyoucouldhavedone,throwingawaythekeys,”hesaid.“Ifyouhadgoneintothehousewiththem…”Hisvoicebecameweaker.“Theywouldhavehurther”---hetwistedhisheadtowardme---“andkilledyouboth.”Jeremylookedhappier.“Look,”saidthefatpolicemankindly,“there’snorightorwronginthesituation.There’sjustluck.”

AllthatsleeplessnightIreplayedthemomentthoseblackglovescameuptothecarwindow.Howlongdidthewholethinglast?

Threeminutes,five,eight?

NomatterhowmanyhoursofmylifeImayspendrelivingit,Iknowthereisnowaytoprepareforthenexttime---nointelligentresponsetoagun.Thefatcopwasright.There’sonlyluck.ThenexttimeImightendupdead.

AndI’msuretherewillbeanexttime.Itcanhappenanywhere,anytime,toanyone.Securityisanillusion（幻觉）;thereisnosafetyinlocksoringuns.Gunsmakesomepeoplefeelsafeandsomepeoplefeelstrong,butthey’refoolingthemselves.

2．Whenthewritersawthegunpointingagainstthecarwindow,________.

A.shefeltveryannoyed

B.shelostconsciousness

C.shefeltverymuchnervous

D.shelostthepowerofthinking

3．Whatmostpossiblydrovethetwogunmenaway?

A.Jeremy’sfightingB.Theauthor’sscreaming

C.Theirneighbour’sbraveactionD.Thepolice’sarrival

4．Whentheauthorcalledforhelp,theneighborsdidn’tcomeoutimmediatelybecause________.

A.theyweremuchtoofrightened

B.theywerebusypreparingdinners

C.theyneededtimetofindbaseballbats

D.theythoughtsomeonewasplayingatrick

5．Theauthorwashappytoseetheneighborsgobecause________.

A.shehatedtolistentotheiremptytalk

B.shedidnotwanttobecomeanobjectofpity

C.shewasangeredbytheirbeinglatetocometoherhelp

D.shewantedtobeleftalonewithJeremytogetovertheshock

6．Thepolicewereratherangrybecause________.

A.theauthorwasnothurtandgaveafalsealarm

B.theythoughtitwasacaseoflittleimportance

C.theauthorandJeremycouldnottellthepoliceanything

D.thegunmenhadalreadyfledwhentheyarrivedonthescene

7．Whattheauthorwantstotellusisthat________.

A.neighborsarenothelpfulinmomentsofdifficulty

B.thepolicearenotreliablewhenoneisintrouble

C.securityisimpossibleaslongaspeoplecanhaveguns

D.preventingrobbersenteringyourhouseisthebestchoice

Besidescalling911,hereiswhattodoinsomelife-threateningemergencieswhennooneis

aroundtohelp.

Lostinthewilderness

First,you’vegottoacknowledgeyou’reintrouble.Staywhere

youcanbeseenclearlyandremembertorest.Keepingasense

ofhumorhelpstoo—itreducesstressandhelpscreativethinking.

Inawideopenarea,makeacolorfulcrossoutofrockstoshow

yourpresentposition.

Choking

Aimtohitthetopofthechairagainstyourstomach,inthesoftpart

belowthebonyupside-downVoftheribs（肋骨）.Makeasudden

pushagainstthechair.Ifyoustillcan’tbreatheaftersixtries,call911,

evenifyoucan’ttalk.Writethewordchokingsomewherenearby,and

leavethelineopenuntilhelparrives.

Severebleeding

Useyourhandorcleancotton,orpapertowels,orascarf,

oranyclothyoucanfind,andpushdownonthewound

untilthebleedingstops.Butifyouputabandaround

yourlegtightly,you’regoingtoclosethevessels（血管）

totheentireleg.Inthisway,youcouldloseyourfoot.

Bearattack

Ifyousurpriseabear,don’trunaway.Thatinvitesanattack.

Instead,standupandbackawayslowly,withoutlookingthe

bearintheeyes.Ifitdoeschargeatyou,stickoutyourchest,

raiseyourarms,andspreadyourlegs.Shoutatthebear,to

frightenit.Ifit’sgoingtoattack,liefacedown,withyourhands

heldfirmlybe