A Day in the Life of a Firefighter

Rob Elliot has worked as a firefighter for eight years. Rob’s day starts at 9 a.m. Rob and other firefighters meet in front of the fire station to get their instructions for the day. “Every day is different,” says Rob. “On some days, I drive the fire engine. On other days, I wear the breathing equipment (呼吸装备) and go to the scenes on fire. I enjoy every part of my job.”

Firefighters rescue people from all kinds of situations (情况).” People call us to road accidents, heavy rain, railroad stops and chemical spills (化学品泄漏),” says Rob.

But firefighters do more than rescuing people. They give first aid (紧急救护), and they clean up and check scenes after an accident. They often work together with the police and doctors. They also teach people about fire safety.

Today, Rob and Jenny, another firefighter, were busy checking the equipment. But suddenly, there was a call. A house was on fire and there were two people trapped (被困) in an upstairs bedroom. The firefighters jumped into the fire engines and raced to the house. Rob and Jenny ran upstairs while the rest of the team used hoses to put out the fire. Rob and Jenny found a mother and a daughter in one of the bedrooms. They opened a window and helped the mother and her little girl to climb down a ladder. Soon the fire was out and everyone was safe. “And it’s still only eleven o’clock!” said Rob.

1.Where do Rob and other firefighters meet to get their instructions for the day?

___________________________________________________.

2.Does Rob drive the fire engine every day?

_______________, _______________________________.

3.Which sentence in the passage shows Rob Elliot loves his job?

____________________________________________________.

4.Besides (除……之外) rescuing people, what else do firefighters do? (List two things)

They _________________ and _____________________.

5.Do you want to be a firefighter? Why or why not?

___________________________________________________.

Choose the best answer

How does your lunch taste? Students at the Philips Academy Charter School in the US say their lunch taste fresh and “proud”.

From grades 6 to 8 students in the school had to grow their own lunch. On the small farm inside their kitchen, they grew crops like broccoli and many kinds of Asian greens.

To most students, it was the first time for them to see how food is produced (生产). The greens grow under artificial lights (人造灯). Each month, students from different grades come to observe ( 观察) and water them. The farm produced about 8 pounds (3.6 kg) of leafy greens every three weeks. The fresh food was soon on the students’°table.

“We harvest it and then it’s used in the kitchen and the salad bar. And we’re eating it during lunch, and it’s fun,”said Yves Millien, 14.

And this organic (有机的) project is not only for teaching science. It really helped change students’eating behavior. Catkin Flowers, 13, hated green food before. She thought they tasted bad. However, aft er she grew her own crops, Catkin changed her mind.

“I made this and I want to eat it because it’s good and I am proud of it,”said Catkin.

1.The students say their lunch tastes “proud” because ________.

A.they grow their own lunch B.their lunch tastes delicious

C.they cook their own lunch D.their lunch is good for their health

2.The students grow vegetables _______.

A.in their classrooms B.in their school kitchen

C.on a nearby farm D.on the playground

3.The farm takes ________ to produce about 8 pounds of leafy greens.

A.one month B.two weeks C.a week D.three weeks

4.According to Catkin Flowers, the project has changes her _______.

A.attitude toward science B.eating habits

C.work style D.learning habits

5.What can we infer from the story?

A.The school doesn’t have enough money to buy food.

B.Students in the US enjoy growing vegetables.

C.The project is part of the school’s science class.

D.The project aims to change students’eating habits.

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