Linda was kind of late. Linda, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform, Linda felt weak and tired — maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.

Several yards away, Frank, 43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.

But when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, “Oh, my God, she fell in！”Frank didn’t hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. “No ! Not you ! ”his girlfriend screamed after him.

She was right to be alarmed. By the time Frank reached Linda, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station.

It was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the arms and drag her away from the edge. That was where Linda briefly regained consciousness, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse.

Linda thought she’d been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldn’t, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in.

Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40minute train ride downtown—just as he had been seconds after the rescue, which made her think about her reaction at the time. “I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die, ” she explained.

56. What was the most probable cause for Linda’s weakness?

A. She had donated blood the night before.          B. She felt hot in the subway.

C. She had done a lot of work.                          D. She had run a long way.  

57. How did Frank save Linda?

A. By helping her rise to her feet.                       B. By lifting her to the platform.   

C. By pulling her along the ground.                     D. By dragging her away from the edge.

58. When did Linda become conscious again?

A. When the train was leaving.                           B. After the police and fire officials came.

C. After she was back on the platform.       

D. When a man was cleaning the blood from her head.

59. The passage is intended to________.

A. warn us of the danger in the subway                    

B. show us how to save people in the subway

C. report a traffic accident                                D. tell us about a subway rescue  

Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and _36_ his tent then, made a fire and have a _37_ meal. When night fell, he_38_ down to sleep.

He had_39_ fallen asleep when he felt a soft _40_ on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much  41  .”

The Arab was a  42  man, “All right, do as you  43  .” he said. Then he turned on his _44_  and went back to sleep.

It wasn’t long  45  he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind  46  I keep it inside the tent, too?”

“ _47_ .” the man said. But this time he felt a bit  48  , as camel had such a long neck.

No sooner had he shut his eyes  49  he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”

The Arab_ 50_ over to one side of the tent. He made _51_ as small as he could. It was not _52_ comfortable, and sleep was now out of  53  .Soon after that the camel gave his a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us.  54  , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only_55_ that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.

1.                A．built           B．made          C．put up    D．set

2.                A．simple         B．rich            C．excellent D．ordinary

3.                A．laid            B．lay             C．lied  D．went

4.                A．seldom         B．not            C．almost    D．hardly

5.                A．touch          B．beat           C．kick  D．bite

6.                A．place          B．tent            C．room D．blanket

7.                A．hard-hearted    B．kind-hearted     C．absent-mined  D．careless

8.                A．please         B．willing          C．are like   D．want

9.                A．light           B．head           C．arm  D．side

10.               A．after           B．before         C．since D．then

11.               A．whether        B．as             C．that  D．if

12.                                A．Yes, of course    B．No, not at all

C．Don’t, please                    D．No, you can

13.               A．crowded       B．comfortable     C．warmer   D．narrower

14.               A．than           B．then           C．when D．after

15.               A．went          B．walked         C．climbed   D．moved

16.               A．the tent.        B．himself         C．room D．ground

17.               A．very           B．much          C．a bit  D．a little

18.               A．question        B．the question     C．quite possible   D．possibility

19.               A．Except         B．Besides         C．After all   D．But

20.               A．fair            B．wrong          C．satisfied   D．right

　　Once an Arab was travelling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and 1 his tent, made a fire and had a 2 meal. When night fell, he 3 down to sleep.

　　He had 4 fallen asleep when he felt a soft 5 on his. elbow (肘). He woke up to find that his camel (骆驼) had put his head inside the tent. The camel said, “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It's so cold outside I won't take up too much 6 .”

　　The Arab was a 7 man. “All right, do as you 8 .” he said. Then he turned on his 9 and went back to sleep.

　　It wasn't long 10 he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind 11 I keep it inside the tent, too?”

　　“ 12 ,” the man said. But this time he felt a bit 13 , as the camel had such a long neck.

　　No sooner had he shut his eyes 14 he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “Will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm them up a little?”

　　The Arab 15 over to one side of the tent. He made 16 as small as he could. It wasn't 17 comfortable, and sleep was now out of 18 .

　　Soon after that the camel gave him a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. 19 , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only 20 that you should leave the tent wholly to me.”

　　And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.

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