阅读理解—考查性格品质的形容词 学历案-2023届高三英语二轮复习

Talking about people --- their qualities Learning objectives: a : Cooperate to list as many adjectives as possible to describe people. b : Get to know a story about an ordinary people---Pole DiPinto and his qualities. c : Realize that ordinary people can still achieve unusual things. Word list 1. T-boned: crashed into 2. grab : grasp or seize suddenly 3. bang: to hit sth. in a way that makes a loud noise 4. estimate : eg: The tree is estimated to be at least 700 years. It was late, about 10:15 p.m, when Janice Esposito arrived at the New York train station and began the 20-minute drive home. She had traveled the route so many times that she almost drove on autopilot (自动驾驶): a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and then-bang! Out of nowhere, a car T-boned Janice’s car, pushing her backward onto the railroad tracks. As it happened, Pole DiPinto was getting ready for bed. He'd just closed his book when he heard the loud crash not far outside his bedroom window. A volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, 64, never stopped to think, He grabbed a flashlight and still in his pajamas (睡衣), ran out the door. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he said, “We're always on duty.” The first car he came upon was the one that had hit Janice. Once DiPinto concluded the driver was OK, he looked around and spotted Janice's car lay across the railroad tracks. And then he heard a terrible sound: the bells signaling an on-coming train. DiPinto rushed to Janice's car and banged on the driver's side window. She just looked at him, her eyes unfocused. “I don't know where I am,” she said. She seemed unhurt. “Honey, you're on the railroad tracks,” DiPinto shouted, “We have to get you off right now!” He pulled hard on the door handle, but it didn't work. The heavy train, traveling at 65 miles per hour, was heading toward them. DiPinto ran to the passenger side and threw open the door. “Please, God, don't let her b