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Three Central Texas men were honored with the Texas Department
of Public Safety’s Director’s Award in a Tuesday morning ceremony for their heroism in saving the victims of a serious two-car accident.
The accident occurred on March 25 when a vehicle lost control
while traveling on rain-soaked State Highway 6 near Baylor Camp Road.It ran into an oncoming vehicle,leaving the occupants trapped inside as both vehicles burst into flames.
Bonge was the first on the scene and heard children screaming.He broke through a back window and pulled Mallory Smith,10,and her sister,Megan Smith,9,from the wreckage.The girls’mother,Beckie Smith,was not with them at the time of
the wreck,as they were traveling with their babysitter,Lisa Bowbin.Beckie Smith still remembers the sickening feeling she had upon receiving the call informing her of the wreck and the despair as she drove to the scene.Bozeman and Clemmons arrived shortly after Bonge and helped rescue the other victims and attempted to put out the fires.
“I was nervous,” Bozeman said.“I don’t feel like I’m a hero.I was just doing what anyone should do in that situation.I hope someone would do the same for me.”
Everyone at the accident made it out alive,with the victims suffering from nonlife-threatening injuries.Mallory Smith broke both femurs,and Megan had neck and back injuries.Bowbin is still recovering from a broken pelvis,ankle and foot.
The rescuers also were taken to the hospital and treated for cuts and smoke breathing,Bonge said.
In addition,Bozeman got to meet accident victim Anthony Russo in the hospital after the accident,where Russo presented him with a glass frame inscribed with “Thank you”.Those involved in that fateful encounter on Highway 6 credited God blessing for bringing them together.
“Whatever the circumstances,Tuesday’s ceremony provided a time to be grateful for those who put their lives on the line for the lives of complete strangers,” Beckie Smith said.“We’re calling it the Miracle on Highway 6.”
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Three persons were awarded for rescuing victims in a car accident.
B.Three ordinary people were regarded as great heroes.
C.Several victims were carried to safety from the burning cars.
D.A car accident occurred on rain-soaked State Highway 6.
解析:选A。主旨大意题。这是一篇资讯报道。从第一段第一句“Three Central Texas men were honored with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Directors Award”及下文内容可知,A为本文大意。
2. Who saved Megan Smith from the damaged car?
A.Clemmons.B.Anthony Russo.
C.Bozeman.
D.Bonge.
解析:选D。细节理解题。从第三段“Bonge was the first on the scene and heard children screaming.He broke through a back window and pulled Mallory Smith,10,and her sister,Megan Smith,9,from the wreckage.”可知答案。
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Luckily,no one received too serious injuries in the accident.
B.All the victims received slight injuries in the accident.
C.The rescuers were taken to the hospital to visit the victims.
D.The injured will soon recover from their injuries.
解析:选A。正误判断题。从第五段的“...with the victims suffering from nonlife-threatening injuries.”可知A项符合文意。
4.It can be inferred from what Beckie Smith said that ________.
A.she regarded the accident as a wonder
B.she was frightened by the serious accident
C.she thought highly of the rescuers
D.she called on others to learn from the rescuers
解析:选C。推理判断题。从最后一段的“Tuesday’s ceremony provided a time to be grateful for those who put their lives on the line for the lives of complete strangers.”可知答案。
Until recently, the “science of the future” was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. This combination is the science of biotechnology.
Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic(合成的) materials. However, it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve heat and also to absorb moisture. Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near the combination of strength, lightness and flexibility that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects.
Nevertheless, scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in “growing” a material that has many of the characteristics of human skin. The next step may well be “biotech hearts and eyes” which can replace diseased organs in human beings. These will not be rejected by the body, as is the case with organs from humans.
The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising. In 1996 the famous science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, many of whose previous predictions have come true, said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy. Some of these power sources will be biological. Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable power sources. Coal, oil and gas are indeed convenient. However, using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution. It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to catastrophic(灾难性的) levels unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and cleaner.
It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other “science of the future” can solve our problems. Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power. Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless, cheap and safe energy. Today those promises lie buried in a concrete grave in a place called Chernobyl(切尔诺贝利), in the Ukraine. Biotechnology is unlikely, however, to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way.
68.According to the passage, the science of the future is likely to be __________.
A. electronics
B. biotechnology
C. genetic engineering
D. nuclear technology
69. Organic chemistry helps to produce materials that are __________.
A. as good as wool
B. as good as an insect’s body
C. not as good as natural materials
D. better than natural materials.
70. According to the passage, it may soon be possible__________.
A. to make something as good as human skin
B. to produce drugs without side effects
C. to transplant human organs
D. to make artificial hearts and eyes
71. In 1996, Arthur C. Clarke predicted that ___________.
A. biological power sources would be put into use soon
B. oil, gas and coal could be repeatedly used in the future
C. dependence on non-renewable power sources would be reduced soon
D. the Chernobyl disaster would happen in two years[
72. What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Biotechnology can solve all our future energy problems.
B. Biological power is cheaper than nuclear power.
C. Biological power may not be as dangerous as nuclear power.
D. Biological power will keep all its promises.
68-72 BCDAC
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