Todd McHugh doesn't think he is a hero, but police say the California teenager probably saved a mother and her two young children from serious injury or death last month．
He pulled them out of their car, stuck on light-rail tracks in Folsom, California, about 90 seconds before a train smashed into it．
McHugh, 17, was northbound on his way to meet friends when the silver car in front of him turned off the road, went into a ditch and jolted(摇晃)to a stop on the tracks．
McHugh jumped out of his vehicle and went to help．The driver, a woman who police say had fallen asleep, was behind the wheel and dazed．Her two daughters aged 7 and 10, were in the back seat, buckled(扣住)in．
McHugh took the woman's hand and helped her from the car．She unbuckled the kids．
Another driver who had pulled over to help shouted that a train was coming, McHugh recalled．
Police said the other man ran along the tracks and tried to wave down the train．It was dark and there was a bend in the tracks．The train operator probably never saw him．
McHugh said the driver applied the brakes, but the train was still going fast when it came up on them．
The woman, her daughters and McHugh took shelter behind his truck as the train smashed into their car, dragging it down the tracks, the teenager said．
The woman's car was destroyed．Officials said the train was damaged．But none of the crew and four passengers were injured．
Police said the outcome could have been far worse： “Had she sat there for another minute or two, she and her daughters could have been in that vehicle when the train struck it, and they could have been severely injured or killed．”
McHugh said he “didn't do anything anyone else wouldn't have done．”
(1)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
The woman, her daughters and McHugh hid in the truck as the train smashed into the car．
B．
The woman and her daughters were unable to get out of the car by themselves．
C．
The train driver applied to brake, as a man tried to wave down the train．
D．
The mother was slightly hurt in the accident．
(2)
Todd McHugh can be best described as ________．
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A．
brave and modest
B．
calm and proud
C．
kind and patient
D．
clever and diligent
(3)
What can we infer from the passage?
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A．
It was risky for the woman to drive with two babies．
B．
Had it not been for McHugh's timely help, the woman driver and her two daughters would have been seriously injured or even killed．
C．
It was careless of the train driver not to have noticed the warning．
D．
The mother was at a loss at the sight of the approaching train．
(4)
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
Beth Marinelli is 29 years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs about 350 pounds．She is not always able to fit herself into theater or restaurant seats, or into train or airplane seats．She has to go to specialty(特制品)stores to buy clothes．All of this makes Beth Marinelli very angry．But what angers her most is New Jersey’s mandatory(强制性的)seat belt law．
New Jersey drivers and front seat passengers are required by law to wear seat belts．The problem for Beth Marinelli is that car makers don’t make seat belts large enough for obese people．As a result, people with weight problems are not required to buckle up(扣上安全带)like everybody else．“Statistics(统计数字)show how much safer it is to be in an accident while wearing a seat belt, says Marinelli．“The lawmakers are saying that if you’re fat, you can be free from wearing a seat belt－that it’s OK to die in a car accident．”
Social discrimination against the very fat people is very strong．According to Marinelli, she left high school because of constant teasing about her weight．But the cruel jokes and comments didn’t end with her youth．She was forced to work as a cook at her brother’s fast food restaurant because her weight ?discourages? employers from hiring her．
One day Marinelli wants to write a book about her life．She’ll call it “Growing Up Fat in America．”She wants to warn young people who are overweight about what’s in store for them, and encourage them to lose weight．“If one 10-year-old fat kid listens to me and says,’I don’t want to go through that,’ then I’ve succeeded．”
(1)
According to the passage, which is NOT one of the difficulties the fat people face?
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A．
The one that they felt it hard to fit themselves into the theater chairs．
B．
The one that they felt it hard to find a job．
C．
The one that they felt it hard to marry．
D．
Discrimination．
(2)
According to the passage, the underlined word “obese” refers to ________．
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A．
Very fat．
B．
Foolish．
C．
Good-tempered．
D．
Bad-tempered．
(3)
Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．
She left school because she was laughed at by others．
B．
She has to be a cook because her weight prevents her from being employed．
C．
She was still laughed at even though she already left school．