When Chato’s barking didn’t stir Jerrica Seals, the recently adopted dog tried nibbling on the teenager’s leg to get the girl out of the burning house.?

    “No one was hurt.” Fort Myers firefighters responded at about 7:00 a.m.

    Five people lived in the Garcia’s home. That was neighbor Janice Hamilton’s main concern when she looked out of her window Friday and saw the flames. “I just threw my pants on to run outside and make sure they knew how many people lived there,” Hamilton said. “It was scary.”

    “Seals called me screamingly,” said Leticia Vega, 36, the sister of Seals’ boyfriend, Javier Garcia, 23, who owns the house. “She said the dog woke her up barking, jumped on the bed and bit her on the leg.”?

    It is said that Garcia’s brother brought Chato home several weeks ago after the animal wandered onto a Lehigh Acres construction site. Since then, Vega said, Chato had been mostly quiet until it mattered. “He doesn’t usually bark.” Vega said. “He’s really friendly.”?

    According to deputy fire chief Steve Clyatt, possibly the fire started because of an improper extension cord(电缆) used on a window air conditioner. More than half of the house was burned down. There was extensive smoke and water damage in the remainder of the structure. Estimates (估计)for repair costs were unavailable. “I’d say it’s unlikely they will recover this, but I’ve been surprised before.” Clyatt said.?

1. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage??

    A. Janice Hamilton Helps Save Neighbors?

    B. Firefighters Put out House Fire?

    C. A Dog Saves the Whole Family from House Fire?

    D. Family Needs Help Due to House Fire

2. The underlined word “they” in the third paragraph most probably refers to _______.

    A. other neighbors?                              B. Hamilton’s family members?

    C. Vega and her brother Garcia?             D. the firefighters

3. By saying “I’d say it’s unlikely they will recover this, but I’ve been surprised before.” in the

   last paragraph, Clyatt means _______.?

    A. it’s a wonder that Seals survived the fire?    B. the house was badly damaged?

    C. such a big fire was seldom seen?            D. Chato is a very clever dog

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned??

    A. The person who called the firefighters.?

    B. The possible cause of the accident.?

    C. The relationship between Seals and Garcia.?

    D. The owner of the house.

 

请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。

    In the United States, engineering is a profession that has been dominated(支配)historically by men. Even today, it's still true that few women become civil or chemical or mechanical(机械的) engineers, but that's something www.EngineerGirl.org aims to change. Young women who visit the web site can find out about a great career choice they might not have considered.

    "Women are very much underrepresented in engineering and in engineering education programs and then of course, down the road, in the engineering workforce. So only about 20 percent of engineering undergraduate degrees go to women, and then only about nine percent of working engineers are women."

    Mary Mattis is the National Academy of Engineering, says the EngineerGirl website aims to reach young women around ages 11 through 14, when they are just getting old enough to start thinking about their futures.

    "We know from the research that middle-school girls are at a critical(关键的)point in their lives, and that it's a time when we need to reach them, both with an understanding, increasing their awareness of interesting fields in engineering, what a wonderful productive and exciting career you can have as an engineer. But we also need to reach them at that time because you have to take certain courses, and you can't start thinking about taking those courses when you're a junior in high school."

    Engineering is a demanding course of study ---there is a lot of science and mathematics, for many girls and even boys, that can be challenging. But Ms. Mattis says that the EngineerGirl website stresses that engineering can also be fun and exciting.

    "It's about designing things. It's about changing the world for people. It's about making a difference. And, in addition, you can make a good living, you can be independent economically by becoming an engineer. All of those things are messages that girls need to get."

    While most engineers go into traditional fields such as mechanical and electrical engineering, the EngineerGirl site also highlights unusual engineering careers in fields such as sports engineering and --- believe it or not --- chocolate engineering.

    "There's a section called 'why be an engineer,' and that talks about the many opportunities and increasingly different opportunities like with bio-engineering and environmental engineering, some fields that might appeal to girls who want to make a difference or have a meaning for their careers beyond earning an income."

    Even if you are not a girl in the target age group, there’s a lot of interesting information on the site, including biographies(传记)of some notable(显著的)women engineers.

Title : Website(1)______ Girls to learn Engineering

Present (2)_____ for the engineering profession in the USA

The majority of men take up the profession throughout(3) ______, while only a small number of women work as engineers.

(4)_____ of the website

To  make  young  women (5)_____ of interesting  fields  in engineering and what productivity and(6)_____ the career of being engineers can bring them.

(7)_____ of being engineers

* It can be fun and exciting.

* It can(8)_____ the world for people.

* You can make a good living.

* You can gain economic(9)_____ by becoming an            engineer.

Other fields concerning engineering 

Various opportunities are talked about like bio-engineering and engineering (10) _____ to sports, and even chocolate

 

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