Eight – year – old Jesse Abrogate was playing in the sea late one evening in July 2001 when a 7-foot bull shark attacked him and tore off his arm. Jesse’s uncle jumped into the sea and dragged the boy to shore. The boy was not breathing. His aunt gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (人工呼吸) while his uncle rang the emergency services. Pretty soon, a helicopter arrived and flew the boy to hospital. It was a much quicker journey than the journey by road.

    Jesse’s uncle, Vance Folsenzier, ran back into to the sea and found the shark that had attacked his nephew. He picked the shark up and threw it onto the beach. A coastguard shot the fish four times and although this did not kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down into its stomach, and pull out the boy’s arm.

    At the Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Dr. Ian Rogers spent eleven hours reattaching Jesse’s arm. “It was a complicated operation,” he said, “but we were lucky. If the arm hadn’t been recovered in time, we wouldn’t have been able to do the operation at all. What I mean is that if they hadn’t found the shark, well then we wouldn’t have had a chance.’

    According to local park ranger Jack Tomosvic, shark attacks are not that common. “Jesse was just unlucky,” he says, “evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in area where swimming is allowed.’

When reporters asked Jesse’s uncle how he had had the courage to fight a shark, he replied, “I was mad and you do some strange things when you’re mad.”

What was the boy doing when the accident happened?

    A．Feeding a hungry shark.      B．Jumping into the rough sea.

    C．Dragging a boy to the shore. D．Swimming in a dangerous area.

In which way did the boy’s uncle help with the operation?

    A．By finding his lost arm.     B．By shooting the fish.

    C．By flying him to hospital.       D．By blowing into his mouth.

How was his uncle in time of danger?

    A．Careful. B．Brave.   C．Optimistic.  D．Patient.

Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

Jesse’s uncle was mad.

Jesse was playing in area where swimming is allowed.

It was very difficult for the doctor to reattach Jesse’s arm.

Evening is the shark’s feeding time.

Tsunami warning system is tested

If he, the founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, were alive, Thomas Jaggar would be proud of the U.S. tsunami warning system after Friday’s devastating earthquake in Japan sent a surge (大浪，洶涌) of ocean water dashing toward the West Coast.

● WASHINGTON — So many people surged to the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center website that it slowed to a crawl early Friday, unable to provide critical information to the public about the coastal impact in the U.S. of a massive earthquake in Japan.

McClatchy Washington Bureau — Mar 11 06:09 p.m.

● CHICAGO — A tsunami warning has been issued for the central and northern California coast and Oregon, the National Weather Service announced early Friday.

Chicago Tribune— Mar 11 06:07 a.m.

● HONOLULU — A tsunami warning was issued late on Thursday for Hawaii after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan, prompting state civil defense officials to order all coastal areas evacuated（把…撤出…）by 2 a.m. local time. Tsunami sirens (警報) began sounding at 9:59 p.m. on Thursday. They have sounded every hour since 11:15 p.m.

Alaska Tsunami Warning Center also issued a warning for much of the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California.

Reuters via Yahoo! News — Mar 11 01:22 a.m.

● LOMPOC — Tsunami warning ‘a(chǎn) wake-up call’              

A tsunami warning that led to evacuations for coastal communities and campgrounds in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties Friday served as a successful trial for a more serious emergency, officials said after the danger passed.

The Lompoc Record — Mar 11 11:29 p.m.

● WELLINGTON — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific near Japan, and it said the sea level readings confirm that a tsunami has been generated and was in effect for some Pacific islands — Hawaii, China’s Taiwan, the Philippines and Indonesia etc.

New Straits Times — Mar 11 07:48 a.m.

                                  — Reproduced by Yahoo Greenwich Meantime

1..

. A tsunami warning was issued for all the following states in the U.S. except for _____.

    A. Ohio         B. California           C. Oregon          D. Alaska

2..

 The underlined word “prompting” (in the fourth paragraph) most probably means _____.

A. promoting      B. advocating     C. urging         D. appealing

3..

According to the passage, the Pacific Tsunami warning was first reported by _____.

A. New Straits Times                    B. Reuters via Yahoo! News

    C. McClatchy Washington Bureau          D. Chicago Tribune

4..

In which city did the news agency issue a tsunami affecting for some other places apart from Japan and Hawaii?

A. LOMPOC.        B. WASHINGTON.      C. HONOLULU.    D. WELLINGTON.

 

According to a survey released by the Nielson Company on Thursday, China has become a global tourist attraction after the Beijing Olympics.

The survey said the Olympics not only built up China’s image but also served as an advertisement for China’s tourism.

The online survey was conducted on consumers in 16 countries and regions before Games’ opening ceremony and after the closing.

About 80 percent of the respondents had not been to China before the events and 50 percent of them expressed hopes of visiting China after the Games.

According to the survey, 70 percent of the respondents felt Beijing was more modern and scientific than what they had thought.

The most interested respondents were from Singapore, India, Mexico, South Africa and the Republic of Korea, as well as China’s Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Pan Wen, in charge of Chinese tourism research of the Nielson Company, said the World Tourism Organization predicted that China would become the largest tourist attraction in the world with 137 million foreign tourists every year.

“This figure would be realized earlier with the aid of the Beijing Olympics,” Pan said.

1.When was the online survey conducted?

A. During the Olympics   

 B. Before Games’ opening ceremony and after the closing

C. After the Olympics’ closing

D. We don't know

2.Which countries were the most interested respondents from?

  A. Singapore, India, Mexico    B. South Africa and the Republic of Korea

C. China’s Hong Kong and Taiwan          D. All of the above

3.Which country did the World Tourism Organization predict would become the largest tourist attraction in the world?

A. China      B. Japan      C. South Africa     D. Hong Kong

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. About 80 percent of the respondents expressed hopes of visiting China during the Games

B. The online survey was conducted on consumers in 16 countries

C. 137 million foreign tourists have come to China every year

D. The Beijing Olympics greatly speed up China’s tourism

 

Eight-year-old Jesse Abrogate was playing in the sea late one evening in July 2001 when a 7-foot bull shark attacked him and tore off his arm. Jesse’s uncle jumped into the sea and dragged the boy to the store. The boy was not breathing. His aunt gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while his uncle rang the emergency services. Pretty soon, a helicopter arrived and flew the boy to hospital. It was a much quicker journey than the journey by road.

Jesse’s uncle, Vance Folsenzier, ran back into the sea and found the shark that had attacked his nephew. He picked the shark up and threw it onto the beach. A coastguard shot the fish four times and although this didn’t kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down onto its stomach, and pull out the boy’s arm.

At the Baptist hospital in Pensacola, Dr Lan Rogers spent eleven hours reattaching Jesse’s arm. “It was a complicated operation,” he said, “but we were lucky. If the arm hadn’t been recovered in time, we wouldn’t have been able to do the operation at all. What I means is that if they hadn’t found the shark, well then we wouldn’t have had a chance.”

According to local park ranger (園林管理者) Jack Tomosvic, shark attacks are not that common. “Jesse was just unlucky” he says, “Evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in the area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in the area where swimming is allowed.” When reporters asked Jesse’s uncle how he had had the courage to fight a shark , he replied, “I was mad and you do some strange things when you’re mad.”

1.What was the boy doing when the accident happened?

A．Feeding a hungry shark                   B．Jumping into a rough sea

C．Dragging a boy to the shore                D．Swimming in a dangerous area

2.In which way did the boy’s uncle help with the operation?

A．By finding his lost arm                    B．By shooting the fish

C．By flying him to hospital                   D．By offering his blood

3.How was his uncle in time of danger ?

A．Careful           B．Brave             C．Optimistic         D．Patient

 

When other nine-year–old kids were playing games , she was working at a petrol station．When other teens were studying or going out , she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street．But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholar and gain entry to Harvard University．

Her amazing story has inspired a move , “ Homeless to Harvard : The Liz Murray Story ”, shown in late April．

Liz Murray , a year- old American girl , has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination．

Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted．There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house．Liz was the only member of the family who had a job．

Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old．The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life．Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died , she decided to do something about it．

Liz went back to school．She threw herself into her studies , never telling her teachers that she was homeless．At night , she lived on the streets．

“ What drove me to survive had to do with understanding , by understanding that there was a whole other way of being．I had only experienced a small part of the society , ” she wrote in her book “ Breaking Night ”．

She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on．She used the benefits that come easily to others , such as a safe living environment , to encourage herself that “ next to nothing could hold me down ”．

She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University．But Liz decided to leave her top university for a couple of moths earlier this year in order to take care of her father , who has also developed AIDS．“ I love my parents so much．They are drug addicts．But I never forget that they love me all the time．”

Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “ as simple a making a decision．”

1.In which order did the following thing happen to Liz ?

a．Mum died                            b．Worked at the petrol station

c．Got admitted into Harvard           d．had trouble finding a place to sleep

A．b-a-d-c           B．a(chǎn)-b-d-c            C．d-b –a –c       D．b-d-a –c

2.What decision did Liz make that changed her life ?

A．To go back to school                     B．To go to the best university

C．To survive                             D．To live a different life from her parents

3.What actually drove her on towards her goal ?

A．Envy                                 B．Her love for her parents

C．He Mum’s death                       D．Her willpower and determination

4.When she wrote “ I had only experienced a small part of the society ”, she _____

A．wanted to encourage herself

B．suggested something she wanted for her life

C．suggested people often look back

D．meant that she had little experience