Bob Butler lost his legs in 1965 in Vietnam. Later he returned to the USA and began his life in wheelchair (轮椅). One day he was working in his yard when he heard a woman calling for help. He began moving towards the woman’s house, but something on the ground stopped his wheelchair going through the back door. So he got out of his wheelchair and started to crawl (爬行).

When Butler got through the back door of the house, he found there was a little girl in the pool. She had no arms and couldn’t swim. Her mother was calling for help crazily. Butler got into the pool and pulled the little girl out of the water. Her face was blue, and she was not breathing.

Butler did CPR (心肺复苏术) on her right away. As Butler continued doing CPR, he talked to the mother. “Don’t worry,” he said. “It’ll be OK. I was her arms to get out of the pool. I am now her lungs. Together we can make it.”

Soon the little girl coughed and began to cry. The mother asked Butler how he knew it would be OK. “I didn’t know,” he told her. “But when my legs were blown off (炸掉) in the war, a little girl in Vietnam said to me in broken English, ‘It’ll be OK. You will live. I’ll be your legs. Together we make it.’ Her kind words brought hope to me and I wanted to do the same for your little girl.”

1.What did Butler hear when he was working in his yard one day?

A. He heard a little girl crying.

B. He heard a woman calling for help.

C. He heard his neighbors arguing.

D. He heard someone calling his name.

2. How did Butler get through the woman’s back door?

A. By bike. B. On foot.

C. By crawling. D. By moving his wheelchair.

3. What did Butler find when he got through the woman’s back door?

A. A little girl lost her legs.

B. The woman was saving her kid.

C. The woman was in the pool.

D. A little girl was in the pool.

4.What does the underlined word “lungs” mean in Chinese?

A. 肺 B. 大脑 C. 肾 D. 肝脏

5.What did the little girl in Vietnam say to Butler?

A. “I’ll be your legs.” B. “I’ll be your lungs.”

C. “I’ll be your friend.” D. “I’ll be your family.”

Teenager Jake Deham was skiing(滑雪) with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn’t know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.

Jake couldn’t find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn’t work out the right way to go.

It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm(镇定). At home, Jake watched a lot of programmes about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programmes and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn’t blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature fell to a dangerous-15℃ that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.

But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programmes always said,“ If you are lost, you should find someone else’ s tracks(足迹) through the snow and follow them.” “I wanted to live my life.” remembers Jake.“So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those.” He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of worker who came to save him. He was safe!

His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn’t even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.

So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life!

1.Jake’s parents didn’t know that he was missing until .

A. they reached the foot of the mountain

B. they began to ski down the mountain

C. a team of workers found Jake

D. Jake lost on of his skis

2.What was the most important decision Jake made for his safety?

A. To go skiing with his family in the USA.

B. To search for the ski that he had lost in the snow.

C. To take off his other ski and walk down the mountain.

D. To build a hole in the snow to keep himself warm.

3.How did Jake get down the mountain the next morning?

A. He followed his parents.

B. He followed the workers.

C. He followed some ski tracks.

D. He followed some light.

4.What was the correct order in which these events happened?

a. Jake made a hole in the snow.

b. Jake lost one of his skis.

c. Jake finally saw lights.

d. He followed some lights.

A. d-b-a-c B. a-b-c-d

C. b-a-d-c D. c-b-a-d

5.Facing the difficulties, Jake Denham was .

A. polite and hardworking B. calm and clever

C. outgoing and helpful D. warm and friendly

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