Water Safety

To rescue a drowning person, don't jump into the water unless you are a trained lifesaver. The victim(受害者) may pull you under.

Instead, try to toss (抛) a life preserver if you have one. Anything that will float can save the person's life. A beach ball, a vacuum jug, or a picnic chest will also help. The National Safety Council points out that many drownings could be prevented if people knew all the common objects that float well enough to help a drowning person.

If you are in a boat, or you can find one, use the boat to try to reach the person in trouble. Turn the boat so the victim can grab the stern(船尾). Don't stand up to help the victim. Stay seated so the boat won't overturn. Try to balance the boat as the person climbs aboard. If the boat overturns, stay hanging on to the side for a while to relax before trying to right it.

5. What kind of things should you throw to a person in trouble in the water?

A. A stone.

B. A heavy box.

C. Something that floats well enough.

D. Something large and heavy.

6. Which sentence belongs to the box?

A. Jump into the water and swim to him(her).

B. Paddle(用桨划) the boat towards the coast.

C. Stand up and shout for help.

D. Turn the rear(后部) of the boat towards the person in the water.

7. The first paragraph helps the reader understand why ________.

A. there are so few drowning accidents

B. people are often drowned themselves when they try to save a drowning person

C. so many drowning people are able to save themselves

D. it is important to drink plenty of water

8. Where would you be most likely to find a passage like this?

A. In a encyclopedia (百科全书).

B. In a humorous story about a couple who sail around the world.

C. In a newspaper account of the National Cup sailing competition.

D. In a guidebook.

词语辨析

A．用can, could, can't, might或must填空。

(1) If you had come to the meeting last Monday, you ________ have met Mr Zhao.

(2) Let's not wait any longer; he ________ not come at all.

(3) She ________ be working at lunch time.

(4) Only by working hard ________ we succeed.

(5) He ________ have cheated in the exam. You know he never studies hard.

B．用fault或mistake的适当形式填空。

(6) She made few ________ in her homework.

(7) This machine has an electrical ________.

(8) He is always finding ________ with others.

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer (造酒人). He’d   36  his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37   had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me   38  near a vat (酿酒用的桶) of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good   39 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that   40  me to study law and business at the same time.

In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d   41  done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out.   42 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t   43  till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.

I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to   44 . I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I   45 , “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?”  At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in   46   quality. Why not make good beer for   47 ? I thought.

I decided to give up my job to become   48 . When I told Dad, he was   49 , but in the end he   50  me. I called my beer Samuel Adams,   51  the brewer and patriot (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea Party.   52  I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get  the   53  out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) to be a brewer. My   54  to the young is simple: Life is very   55 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人). He’d  36   his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, ___37    had his father and grandfather befere him. He didn’t want me  38   near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good ___39  , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that  40   me to study law and business at the same time.

In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d  41   done anything but go to school. So, at  24 I decided to drop out. 42  , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t  43__   till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.

I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to  44  . I finished Havard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I  45  ,  “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?”  At that time, Americans spent good  money on beer in  46    quality. Why not make good beer for  47  ? I thought.

I decided to give up my job to become  48  . When I told Dad, he was  49  , but in the end he  50   me. I called my beer  Samuel Adams,   51   the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to start  the Boston Tea Party.  52   I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get  the   53   out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager（淡啤酒） won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定) to be a brewer. My  54   to the young is simple:Life is very  55  , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.  

36.A.cost B.spent    C.taken   D.paid

37.A.like B.as if     C.so D.nor

38.A.anywhere       B.anyway       C.anyhow       D.somewhere

39.A.habits     B.teachers       C.grades  D.work

40.A.promised       B.convinced    C.advised       D.allowed

41.A.never     B.ever     C.always D.hardly

42.A.Fortunatnely  B.Obviously   C.Possibly      D.Surprisingly

43.A.assure     B.decline C.deny    D.wait

44.A.school    B.Colorado     C.my home     D.my decision

45.A.thrilled   B.stressed       C.wondered    D.sneezed

46.A.cheap     B.expensive    C.low      D.high

47.A.Englishmen   B.Europeans   C.the world    D.Americans

48.A.a lawyer B.a brewer      C.an instructor       D.an engineer

49.A.astonished      B.satisfied      C.interested    D.anxious

50.A.hated      B.supported    C.raised   D.left

51.A.for  B.at C.in D.after

52.A.Therefore      B.Otherwise    C.Also    D.Yet

53.A.price      B.name   C.company     D.party

54.A.advice    B.life      C.job      D.experience

55.A.hard       B.busy    C.short    D.long