题目内容
13.Being a normal,healthy nineteen-year-old,Rhona was in the habit of falling asleep the moment her head touched her pillow and not wakening up again until her mother called her at seven-thirty.When she awoke that morning in the grey light of early dawn,she had no idea what had disturbed her.Then she imagined,or thought she imagined,a faint smell of smoke around her nostrils (鼻孔).What was strange,though,was the very fact that she was wide awake and,according to her bedside clock,it was only a quarter to four.
She sat up,listening,alert.There was definitely a smell of burning.Rising quickly,she crossed to the window and opened it quietly,thinking it would be the remains of some garden bonfire.But it wasn't.She saw smoke and flames billowing out of a downstairs window next door.
Barefoot and in pyjamas,she ran first to her parents'room,opening their door to call,"Mum!Dad!There's a fire next door!"
Downstairs in a flash,she hurriedly dialed 999 and gave her name and address in clear,brief tones.By the time she had finished,Graeme,her elder brother,was coming running downstairs.
"You go to their front door-I'll go to the back,"she said to him.
As she banged on their neighbors'back door,she could hear a child crying in fear.Without stopping to think,Rhona lifted the large doorstop and smashed it through a glass panel,put her hand in and turned the key which opened the door.
Through the smoke she saw a drying screen hung with white washing and she grabbed at as many of the damp clothes as she could on her way past towards the stairs.Halfway up she met Mr Parker carrying the baby and she hurriedly gave him some wet towels before doing the same for Mrs Parker who was behind him leading two-year-old Clare by the hand.
"Crouch down as low as you can,"Rhona directed them as she took the child's other hand.Within a matter of seconds the family was safely outside.
66.Rhona woke up early in the morning becauseC.
A.her mother called her for an emergency
B.she heard a baby crying in fear downstairs
C.she smelt something burning in the air
D.the alarm clock rang as she set it
67.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?D
A.Rhona,together with her brother,Graeme,went to the Parkers'rescue.
B.The Parkers escaped from the burning house together.
C.Rhona broke into the house by back door after smashing the glass panel.
D.Rhona covered her mouth with the damp clothes before entering the Parkers'.
68.According to the article,Rhona can be best described asD.
A.alert and timid
B.courageous and stressed
C.panic and sympathetic
D.decisive and responsive
69.It can be inferred that when the fire broke out,B.
A.The Parkers were at a loss what to do
B.Rhona had a good knowledge of survival skills
C.Rhona showed the Parkers a safe fire escape
D.Rhona's parents helped to save the scared children.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者向我们讲述了罗娜在早上起床之后发现家里着火了,她马上叫醒了家人并拨打报警电话,采取了紧急急救措施,保护了家人的生命,作者通过这篇文章告诉我们在发生火灾的时候要保持镇定.
解答 66.C 细节理解题,根据第二段Then she imagined,or thought she imagined,a faint smell of smoke around her nostrils (鼻孔).可知Rhona在早上醒来是因为她闻到了空气中有东西被烧焦的气味,故选C.
67.D 推理判断题,根据倒数第二段Through the smoke she saw a drying screen hung with white washing and she grabbed at as many of the damp clothes as she could on her way past towards the stairs.Halfway up she met Mr Parker carrying the baby and she hurriedly gave him some wet towels before doing the same for Mrs Parker who was behind him leading two-year-old Clare by the hand.可知罗娜在去帕克家之前并没有用湿衣服捂住她的嘴,故选D.
68.D 推理判断题,根据第四段Barefoot and in pyjamas,she ran first to her parents'room,opening their door to call罗娜发现着火之后马上行动体现出她的果断和敏捷的反应,故选D.
69.B 细节理解题,根据第五段Downstairs in a flash,she hurriedly dialed 999 and gave her name and address in clear,brief tones.可知在发生火灾后罗娜马上拨打报警电话可以看出她有良好生存技能,故选B.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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Here's a test you might enjoy:rate these situations on a number scale,ranging from 1for mild discomfort to 7 for unbearable distress.
Situation 1:you're visiting New York City and realize there's no way you'll be able to get to all the exhibits,see all the recommended plays or take in even part of the"musts".How do you feel now?Something like 5?
Situation 2:you,re at dinner with friends,and you've all agreed to make it a strictly phone-free evening.But your smartphone won't stop beeping Twitter and text alerts.Something is obviously up in your social network,but you can't check.Even 7wouldn't match the stress you're feeling now.
Welcome to FoMO (Fear of Missing Out),the latest mental disorder caused by social media connections sharing updates that leaves individuals feeling that they are missing out on something more exciting,important,or interesting going on somewhere else.It is an outcome of technological advancement and booming social information.According to a recent study,56per cent of those who use social networks suffer this.
It is not uncommon that at night when you've sworn again to put the phone aside or turn off the computer,you cast one last glance at the screen on your way to bed in case you miss some titbit (趣闻)supplied by mere acquaintances or even strangers'requesting your"friendship".
We all know the studies showing that end-of-life regrets centre on what we didn't do,rather than on what we did.If so,constantly watching others doing things that we are not is rich ground for a future of looking back in sorrow.Attractive online images-so charming from afar-make FoMO more destructive.Technology has become the major construct through which we define intimacy (亲密).You may look on in wonder as someone taps out an endless text message instead of actually talking to the person they're with.Being connected to everyone,all the time,is a new human experience; we,re just not equipped to cope with it yet.
Researchers say our dependence on technology can be reduced if we manage to separate ourselves,even for short periods of time,from our gadgets.However,the problem can only be settled when we grasp that our brains and our humanity-not our technologies-enable this addiction.We cannot seek solutions without honestly asking ourselves why we are so afraid of missing out.Researchers find FoMO occurs mostly in people with unfulfilled psychological needs in fields such as love,respect and security.FoMO levels are highest in young people,in particular young men.
What,then,can we do about something so damaging to our quality of life?The best way to cope with FoMO is to recognize that,at our fast-paced life,we are sometimes bound to miss out.Instead of trying to maximize our benefits,we seek a merely"good enough"result.If you still doubt that"good enough"is the best cure for FoMO,the words of the American essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson might strike the right chord,"For everything you have missed,you have gained something else,and for everything you gain,you lose something else."
Escape from FoMO
Main Points | Details |
Concept of FoMO | FoMO,constantly (71)disturbing our peace of mind,refers to the unease of feeling that we are not part of social connection. |
Examples of FoMO | •When having dinner with friends,we feel extremely depressed when (72)forbidden to check our social network. •Determined as we are to put aside phones,we can't shift our (73)attention/focus/concentrationfrom them until we go to bed. |
(74)Reasons/Triggers/Causesbehind FoMO | •Technology develops and social information explodes. •Images of online friends (75)appeal more to us,compared to our real world friends. •Some of us attempt to feel(76)psychologically A fulfilled on social network. |
Bad effects of FoMO | •We are constantly (77)regretful/sorryfor things that we didn't do. •Communicating with friends in the virtual world gives(78)rise to the decline of important relationships with friends and family. |
Suggestions on avoiding FoMo | •Get (798)separated/away/disconnected from the modern technology. •Recognize that missing out is part of our life. •Accept that (80)losses/losscan sometimes be"a blessing in disguise". |
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