洞口坍塌，紧急救援外刊阅读练习-2023届高三英语二轮专题

主题语境：自然灾害与安全常识 体裁：记叙文 阅读建议时长：8min 原文出处：BBC Learning English 词数：392 难度：★★ 文章导读： 威廉带着四个小伙伴探访林中山洞，突然洞口发生了坍塌！还好护林人维克多发现了他们…… School Backpacks and Scream for Help Led to Rescue 洞口坍塌，紧急救援 William was a student who was the only son of his wealthy parents and felt entitled to the luxuries he had in his life. On a class field trip, William met the forester, Victor, who had been living in a wooden house in the forest over ten years. When learning Victor’s life, William laughed at him with his friends. During the field trip, William and his classmates passed by  an entrance to a cave.  “This looks so cool!” William exclaimed. He wanted to go inside the cave, but his teacher stopped him. The next day, William reached the cave with his four friends, only to find they couldn’t take their schoolbags through the entrance. One by one, the teenagers entered the cave and were amazed to see how wide it was from the inside. Albert picked a large stone up and hit one of the walls with it.  “This place is so cool!” he laughed quietly before the rocks from the wall came falling.  “Watch out, Albert!” William said and pulled Albert towards himself. The teenagers screamed in fear when they saw the rocks fall. They couldn’t see anything because of the dust floating in the air. The friends were scared when they realized they were trapped in the cave. “HELP! WE ARE STUCK!” the teenagers started screaming for help, hoping someone would hear them. Fate sent Victor to the cave.  The forester picked berries every other day from the trees near the cave. While he was walking back to his house, five bright-colored schoolbags caught his attention. Then he approached the cave and shouted,  “Hey! Who’s in there?” “I’m William! I came here yesterday with my teacher! Help us, please! We are stuck!” “Okay, calm down, children! I’ll help you out!” Victor said. Victor quickly called 911① and informed them about the kids in the cave. Thinking the paramedics would take at least twenty minutes to arri