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UNIT 5 FIRST AID
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking
课时作业(一)
Ⅰ 完形填空
(2023·山东省烟台市高二上学期期中考试)Edmond was a school bus driver for 22 years. One morning, the rain pouring down, he and the bus monitor Valentine were called to __1__ a student who missed the bus. What __2__ them was that the student didn't turn up when they reached the specified place.
Edmond and Valentine didn't expect they had a larger __3__ to achieve. Just around the corner, they found two children __4__ in the rushing floodwaters. The boy and the girl were struggling to hold onto a __5__ to avoid being swept away.
Edmond and Valentine couldn't __6__ to save them, but neither could swim. Jumping into action meant putting their own __7__ on the line. Since the bus was for special needs children, it was __8__ with removable seat belts. They got a(n) __9__. Immediately they tied the seat belts together so as to __10__ the children.
Close by neighbors additionally got here to __11__, and the group made combined efforts to __12__ the boy and the girl from the tree. They created a human chain and __13__ the tied belts out until Edmond got a firm hold on the children and pulled them to safety.
The two children were __14__ of Edmond, giving him a big hug. Surrounding them, everyone present was filled with happiness, though wet all over. This great rescue operation went viral on social media and drew praise for their __15__ from all quarters.
篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了校车司机Edmond (爱德蒙)和校车班长Valentine (瓦伦丁)在大雨倾盆的早上救出被洪水围困的两个孩子的故事。
1.A.look after B.send for
C.pick up D.call on
答案:C look after “照顾”;send for “召唤,派人去请”;pick up “开车接”;call on “号召”。根据上文“Edmond was a school bus driver”和下文“What __2__ them ... the specified place.”可知,Edmond和校车班长去接一个错过公交车的学生。故选C。
2.A.discouraged B.bored
C.excited D.impressed
答案:A discourage “使沮丧”;bore “使厌烦”;excite “使激动”;impress “使印象深刻”。根据下文“the student didn't turn up when they reached the specified place”可知,他们专门去接那名学生,但学生却没有出现,这让他们很沮丧。故选A。
3.A.dream B.goal
C.success D.mission
答案:D dream “梦想”;goal