BUKHANNON, West Virginia－Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two-mile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident
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Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates(最新报道)on the rescuers' progress．
The miners were trapped at about 6∶30 and many families weren't informed of the accident until about 10 a
.m－more than three hours after it happened．“It's very upsetting, but you've got to be patient, I guess,” said John Helms, whose brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine．
The trapped miners were about 260 feet underground and about 10, 000 feet from the Sago Mine's entrance, said Roger Nicholson, general counsel from International Coal Group．
At a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800 feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 p. m．Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later．
He said the crew was very experienced, with some members having worked underground for 30 to 35 years
．The miners were equipped with about one hour of breathable oxygen each．The company has not released the names of the miners．
The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect(remove)the power to the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing that．“We don't want to be energizing anything if it's in an atmosphere with burnable gases,” Kips said．
The cause of the explosion was not immediately known．High levels of carbon monoxide were discovered shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have since subsided(减退), authorities said．
(1)
According to the passage, we can infer that ________．
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A．
all the miners who were trapped underground were still alive
B．
communication with the trapped miners was cut off
C．
the two rescue teams entered the mine at the same time
D．
the rescue started as soon as the accident happened
(2)
If the first team advanced at an average speed, they could dig about ________ per hour．
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A．
1, 000 feet
B．
2, 400 feet
C．
1, 200feet
D．
4, 800feet
(3)
Where can the passage be seen?
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A．
In a magazine
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B．
In a newspaper．
C．
In a science book．．
D．
On an advertisement．
(4)
Which of the following shows the position where the miners were trapped?
I’m fat．I’m too skinny．I’d be happy if I were taller, shorter, had curly hair, straight hair, a smaller nose, bigger muscles, longer legs．Do any of these statements sound familiar? Do you often put yourself down? If so, you’re not alone．As a teen, you’re going through a ton of changes in your body．And as your body changes, so does your image(
形象)of yourself．Lots of people have trouble getting used to it and this can affect their confidence．
Some people think they need to change how they look or act to feel good about themselves．But actually all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how you think about yourself．
The first thing to do is recognize that your body is your own, no matter what shape, size, or color it comes in．If you’re very worried about your weight or size, go to your doctor to check that things are OK．But it’s no one’s business but your own what your body is like－finally, you have to be happy with yourself．
Next, find which aspects(
方面)of your appearance you can change and which you can’t change and need to accept－like your height, for example, or your shoe size．
If there are things about yourself that you want to change you can do this by making goals for yourself．For example, if you want to get fit, make a plan to exercise every day and eat nutritious foods．
When you hear negative comments coming from within yourself, tell yourself to stop．Try building your confidence by listing three things in your day that really gave you pleasure．It can be anything like the way the sun felt on your face, the sound of your favorite band, or the way someone laughed at your jokes．
(1)
From the first paragraph, we can infer that ________．
【题类】单选
【选项A】
many teens can’t accept their body change easily
(2)
Which of the following does the author probably agree with?
【题类】单选
【选项A】
Change the way other people look at you．
(3)
The underlined phrase “put yourself down” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．
