Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was 36 in career and often complained that he had been fooled (欺騙) by others. One day he told his wife he was 37 disappointed with the city that he had to 38. So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday 39. When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly 40 and they were forced to stop work. Terry was sorry to have 41 to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light 42 on his door. “Who is it?” he wondered. Terry knew 43 else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be 44. He opened the door impatiently (不耐煩地). At the door was a little 45, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have 46? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door 47. After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and 48 the same little girl outside. But this time she was 49 two candles radiating (放光) red light. She said, “My grandma told me the 50 neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to51 you these.” At that moment Terry suddenly realized what 52 his failure in life. It was his indifference (冷漠) and 53 to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else 54 himself, for his eyes had been covered by his 55 mind.
BUKHANNON, West Virginia—Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two-mile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident.
Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates(最新報(bào)道)on the rescuers’ progress.
The miners were trapped at about 6:30 and many families weren’t informed of the accident until about 10 a.m-more than three hours after it happened. “It’s very upsetting, but you’ve got to be patient, I guess,” said John Helms, whose brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine.
The trapped miners were about 260 feet underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine’s entrance, said Roger Nicholson, general counsel from International Coal Group.
At a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800 feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 p.m. Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later.
He said the crew was very experienced, with some members having worked underground for
30 to 35 years. The miners were equipped with about one hour of breathable oxygen each. The company has not released the names of the miners.
The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect (remove) the power to the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing that. “ We don’t want to be energizing anything if it’s in an atmosphere with burnable gases,” Kips said.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. High levels of carbon monoxide were discovered shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have since subsided(減退), authorities said.
According to the passage, we can infer that ________.
A. all the miners who were trapped underground were still alive
B. communication with the trapped miners was cut off
C. the two rescue teams entered the mine at the same time
D. the rescue started as soon as the accident happened
If the first team advanced at an average speed, they could dig about _______ per hour.
A. 1,000 feet B. 2,400 feet C. 1,200feet D. 4,800feet
Where can the passage be seen?
A. In a magazine. B. In a newspaper. C. In a science book.. D. On an advertisement.
Which of the following shows the position where the miners were trapped?
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __16__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __17__ with the city that he had to leave. So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __18__ up their new home, the light suddenly __19__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __20__ and had to wait __21__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __22__ on his door that were clearly audible (聽(tīng)到) in the __23__ night. “Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __24__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __25__, so he went to the door and opened it __26__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __27__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __28__ things.” After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __29__ this time she was __30__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __31__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __32__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __33__ in life. It was his __34__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __35__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader
whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __16__ that he
had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __17__ with the
city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was
the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __18__ up their
new home, the light suddenly __19__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to
bring along __20__ and had to wait __21__ in a low mood. Just then he heard
light, hesitant __22__ on his door that were clearly audible (聽(tīng)到) in the __23__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a
__24__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __25__,
so he went to the door and opened it __26__. At the door was a little girl,
shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered
Terry in anger and shut the door __27__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over
it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to
__28__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again.
He opened it and found the same girl outside. __29__ this time she was __30__
two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need
candles. She __31__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __32__ by what
he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __33__ in life. It
was his __34__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was
__35__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
BUKHANNON,
West Virginia—Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two-mile path on Monday
night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not
been heard from since the early morning accident.
Meanwhile, at a nearby
church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates(最新報(bào)道)on
the rescuers’ progress.
The
miners were trapped at about 6:30 and many families weren’t informed of the
accident until about 10 a.m-more than three hours after it happened. “It’s very
upsetting, but you’ve got to be patient, I guess,” said John Helms, whose
brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine.
The trapped miners
were about 260 feet underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine’s
entrance, said Roger Nicholson, general counsel from International Coal Group.
At
a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800
feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 p.m. Another team
entered the mine about 30 minutes later.
He said the crew was
very experienced, with some members having worked underground for
30
to 35 years. The miners were equipped with about one hour of breathable oxygen
each. The company has not released the names of the miners.
The teams test the air
about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect (remove)
the power to the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing
that. “ We don’t want to be energizing anything if it’s in an atmosphere with
burnable gases,” Kips said.
The
cause of the explosion was not immediately known. High levels of carbon
monoxide were detected shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue
efforts, but those levels have since subsided(減退),
authorities said.
1. According to the
passage, we can infer that ________.
A.
all the miners who were trapped underground were still alive
B. communication with
the trapped miners was cut off
C.
the two rescue teams entered the mine at the same time
D. the rescue started
as soon as the accident happened
2.
If the first team advanced at an average speed, they could dig about _______
per hour.
A. 1,000 feet B.
2,400 feet C. 1,200feet D.
4,800feet
3.
Where can the passage be seen?
A. In a magazine. B.
In a newspaper.
C.
In a science book.. D.
On an advertisement.
4. Which of the
following shows the position where the miners were trapped?
BUKHANNON,
West Virginia—Two rescue teams slowly moved
along a two-mile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that
trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident.
Meanwhile,
at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting
for updates(最新報(bào)道)on the rescuers’ progress.
The
miners were trapped at about 6:30 and many families weren’t informed of the accident until about 10 a.m-more than three hours
after it happened.“It’s
very upsetting, but you’ve got to be patient, I guess,” said John Helms, whose brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine.
The
trapped miners were about 260 feet underground and about 10,000 feet from the
Sago Mine’s entrance, said Roger Nicholson, general
counsel from International Coal Group.
At
a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800
feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 p.m.Another
team entered the mine about 30 minutes later.
He
said the crew was very experienced, with some members having worked underground
for 30 to 35 years.The miners were equipped with about one hour of breathable oxygen
each.The company has not released the names of the
miners.
The
teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect (remove) the power to the phones they use to communicate with the surface
before doing that.“ We don’t
want to be energizing anything if it’s in an atmosphere with burnable
gases,” Kips said.
The
cause of the explosion was not immediately known.High levels of carbon monoxide were discovered
shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels
have since subsided(減退), authorities said.
1.According to the passage, we can
infer that ________.
A.a(chǎn)ll the miners who were
trapped underground were still alive
B.communication with the
trapped miners was cut off
C.the two rescue teams
entered the mine at the same time
D.the rescue started as soon
as the accident happened
2.If the first team advanced at an
average speed, they could dig about _______ per hour.
A.1,000 feet B.2,400 feet C.1,200feet D.4,800feet
3.Where can the passage be seen?
A.In a magazine. B.In a newspaper.
C.In a science book.. D.On an advertisement.
4.Which of the following shows the
position where the miners were trapped?