2023届高考英语二轮复习外刊阅读模拟强化训练七选五专题四

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 七选五专题四 ① Long after midnight the excavators tore urgently at the rubble of the collapsed apartment building, though the rescue workers knew the likelihood of finding survivors was slim. ____1___His aunt was missing under the rubble of this building,140 miles from one of yesterday’s twin earthquakes. Another 10 buildings in Adana had reportedly collapsed, with rescuers calling for silence around destroyed buildings so they could locate the screams of people trapped under them. Throughout the day neighbours and relatives like Ilker had maintained a mournful vigil in the freezing courtyard of the building. __2__ Into the night they waited, a woman’s sobs carrying over the drone of the diggers. Ilker vowed to remain until his aunt’s body was found, though he expected this could take another day. ___3___Then the neighbours and relatives passed around the battered prints, trying to identify whose apartment they were now working through. Some of the recovered bodies were mangled beyond recognition, said Ilker. “There was no face, there was no head,” he said of a child pulled out earlier. “I am angry,” he said. “____4___, but after some time we forget about them.” As the first 7.8-magnitude quake struck at about 4.17am local time, countless families were crushed to death while they slept in their beds. ____5___Some, who were still able to use their phones, posted livestreams where they gave their addresses and begged people to come and dig them out. 【题源 The Daily Telegraph (February 7, 2023)】 A. In the 1999 earthquake he lost friends. B. But many others clung to life as they cried out for help. C. This was a recovery operation, not a rescue, said Ilker, a 43-year-old environmental engineer. D. The rescue workers uncovered photographs from the debris. E. They huddled under blankets and warmed themselves around fires. F. We are still hoping, even though we know in our hearts it is nearly impossible for them still to be alive. G. Every time after every earthq