题目内容
At just six years old, Joey Kilpatrick is Australia’s unofficial hide-and-seek champion after he hid in a bedroom cupboard for eight hours while playing his favourite game, causing a massive rescue operation.
The determined little boy’s disappearing act led to a full-scale search, including nine police officers, five State Emergency Service volunteers, tracker dogs and almost all of the residents(居民) of the town of Goombungee.
His mother, Chris, says she called the police when Joey disappeared one afternoon after telling his older brother, Lachlan, 14, that he was off to play hide-and-seek.
“I called the two boys for dinner, ” Chris says. “After about 20 minutes I started to worry. I was shouting to Joey, ‘OK, we can’t find you, time to come out!’ ”
But there was no sign of her little boy. Within minutes of Chris calling the authorities, the police started on of the biggest ground searches in the town’s history.
“I was really scared. I rang my husband, Kris, who works out of town, and he immediately hit the road, calling me every 10 minutes, ” Chris recalls. “They searched the house from top to bottom; everyone was out looking for him. When a neighbour asked if I’d checked the water tank, that’s when reality hit. I was terrified.”
After hours of searching the town, confused police decided to search the house one more time.
“I just sat there waiting, ” Chris says. “Then a strange feeling came over me, and I wandered into the bedroom and put my hand on a pile of blankets in the cupboard. As I pulled them out, there he was --- asleep and completely unaware of what was going on! I’ve never hugged him so hard.
Senior constable(巡警), Chris Brameld, from Goombungee police, says he is glad that Joey’s game had a happy ending: “When we realized he was safe, we agreed that it doesn’t get much better than that!”
And young Joey promises that next time he won’t be so intent on finding the best hiding place. “I want to say sorry to the policemen and to Mummy for scaring them, ” he says. “ I promise next time I’ll hide where they can find me and I won’t fall asleep!”
61. Why did the boy hide in a bedroom cupboard?
A. He wanted to start a massive rescue operation.
B. He didn’t think he could be easily found there.
C. He is Australia’s unofficial hide-and-seek champion.
D. He thought it was good place to sleep.
62. What did the boy’s mother do the moment she couldn’t find her son?
A. She turned to her neighbors for help. B. She called the police and her husband.
C. She checked the water tank. D. She searched the town from top to bottom.
63. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The boy felt very cold when he was found.
B. The boy knew clearly what was going on.
C. The mother was very grateful to find her boy.
D. The mother usually hugged her boy very hard.
64. How did the boy feel after he found out what had happened?
A. Pitiful. B. Funny. C. Scared. D. Guilty.
65. According to the passage, what was the best thing in the end about what happened?
A. The boy was found safe. B. The boy fell asleep.
C. The boy won the championship. D. The boy found the best hiding place.
BBCDA
There is a saying in French—“Si vieillesse pouvait, si jeunesse savait”—which means roughly “if age had the ability, if youth had the knowledge.” I was reminded of this saying the other day when I saw an interview with a distinguished Asian neurosurgeon(神经外科医生), now retired, about the impact of computer technology on modern surgery.
He was referring to the difficulty people of his age had in using the new techniques, but also to the fact that younger surgeons, who are more comfortable with the technology, lack some of the wisdom of experience.
It struck me that this problem is not just confined(局限于) to specialized fields such as medicine, but is widespread in modern life. There are many areas where the rapid growth of technology has widened the generation gap.
Young people are at ease with modern technology and propose all sorts of ways for using and developing it. But they often lack the experience needed to see further into the future to the possible dangers that a particular development may cause.
Older people see all sorts of difficulties and dangers, but are sometimes ignored, or even accused of being against progress, if they point out potential problems. Equally, they may see potential uses, but not have the technical skills to put them into practice themselves or the trust in the younger generation to do so.
Enthusiasm and inexperience come into conflict with caution and arrogance, usually with unsatisfactory results for both sides.
What is needed is the development of a partnership, based on mutual respect, which can deliver real progress by combining enthusiasm and caution in a constructive way, rather than in conflict with each other. The old need to give the younger generation the time, the resources and, above all, the authority to develop new ideas and use their skills. In exchange, the young need to turn more actively to the older generation to seek their advice and exploit their greater experience of the world in foreseeing and overcoming potential problems.
【小题1】The passage is mainly about ________.
| A.the impact of computer technology on modern surgery |
| B.an interview with a distinguished Asian neurosurgeon |
| C.new generation gap between the old and the young |
| D.a conflict between knowledge and experience |
| A.introduce the topic |
| B.show the difference between French and English |
| C.make readers confused |
| D.prove the writer’s wisdom |
| A.Old people’s enthusiasm in obtaining new technology. |
| B.Old people’s difficulty in using computers. |
| C.Young surgeons’ bad manners in working. |
| D.Young surgeons’ difficulty in getting experience. |
| A.They are happy with modern technology. |
| B.They are easy to learn new techniques. |
| C.They can foresee the future of the young generation. |
| D.They are rich in work experience. |
| A.The young and the old should respect and learn from each other. |
| B.The young should teach the old modern technology. |
| C.The old should maintain their authority in every field. |
| D.The young and the old should work independently. |