LONDON (Reuters) — British milkman Steve Leech, who saved several shops and flats by putting out a fire with 320 pints of milk, was celebrating Thursday after winning a national bravery award.
Leech, 35, named “Hero Milkman” by the National Dairymen’s Association, said that he had noticed smoke coming out of a shop in Cornwall, southern England, while delivering (递送) milk as usual a year ago.
“I saw the flats up above and thought I’d better do something. So I kicked the door in and started pouring milk everywhere,” Lee told Reuters Thursday.
“When firemen arrived, the fire was almost out,” he said. Firemen said he had helped save the lives of eight people living in the flats above the shops.
“It was hard work opening all those bottles, especially since they have tamper-proof lids. But it was even harder trying to explain to my boss where all the milk had gone.”
1. This is a(n) _______ from London.
A. poster B. review C. advertisement D. news report
2. Leech was awarded the prize for his _______.
A. hard work B. brave behaviour
C. invention D. patriotic behaviour
3. Which is the correct order of what Leech did about a year ago?
①The fire was almost put out. ②He kicked the door in.
③He noticed smoke coming out of a shop. ④He delivered mile as usual.
⑤He poured milk everywhere.
A. ①②③④⑤ B. ④②③⑤① C. ③④①②⑤ D. ④③②⑤①
4.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests (暗示) that tamper-proof lids add to the difficulty of _______ those bottles.
A. stealing B. breaking C. opening D. wasting
5. Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Leech put out a fire with milk at the age of 34.
B. Cornwall is in the north of England.
C. Leech saved eight people in the shops.
D. The fire was already out before firemen arrived.
Sharks frighten most of us, but Daniel Weaver, a shark scientist, swims with them for a living! We asked him some questions about this unusual job.
So Daniel, what’s it like to be a shark scientist?
Well, it’s a great job. I often travel to faraway places like South Africa and Fiji to study sharks. On the other hand, a shark scientist sometimes does boring desk work, such as writing reports. Also, shark scientists don’t usually get paid a lot.
What qualities (品质) do you need to become a shark scientist?
Shark scientists need to be wise and strong. They enjoy working outdoors and they have to be cool and patient (耐心). They also have to be quite brave!
So do you think it’s a dangerous job?
Well, sharks have up to 15 rows of sharp teeth. However, sharks hardly attack (攻击) humans. There are over 350 kinds of sharks in the world and only about 10 are dangerous to us. In fact, dogs kill more people every year than sharks! Humans kill over 12 million sharks a year for food and sport!
How do you become a shark scientist?
A shark scientist usually studies Marine Science or Zoology at university. It’s also good to get some work experience in an aquarium (水族馆). In my opinion, I have the best job in the world!
1._______ questions were asked about Daniel’s unusual job.
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
2.As a shark scientist, Daniel _______.
A. studies sharks in his neighbourhood B. makes lots of money
C. swims with sharks for a living D. only writes reports on sharks
3.In Daniel’s opinion, one needs to be _______ to become a shark scientist.
①excited ②patient ③brave ④strong ⑤wise
A. ①②③④ B. ①③④⑤ C. ②③④⑤ D. ①②④⑤
4.The underlined “Marine Science” and “Zoology” must be two _______ at university.
A. subjects B. books C. scientists D. prizes
5.From the passage we can know that _______.
A. sharks are likely to attack humans
B. dogs are as dangerous as sharks to humans
C. sharks are not dangerous to humans at all
D. humans do more harm to sharks than sharks do to humans
As Sam slowly woke, he got a funny feeling in his stomach. He knew he would have to do something that he had been afraid to do for a long time.
The school bus came on time, and he sat with his friend, Billy. They chatted about baseball. It was a great way to get his mind off what he had to do later. As they got close to the school, he could feel his heart beating. His hands were starting to sweat. He hated this!
He entered Mrs. Owen’s class. She was smiling, and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning.
“Hi, Sam!” she said as he walked in.
“Hi,” he said and quickly sat in his seat. Then the class began to take their spelling test. He looked at the clock. The time was near. He hoped he was not first! Mrs. Owens said it was time to begin their special day.
“Sam, you’ll be first.” Mrs. Owens said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his report on Hawaii, and I know it is very interesting.”
Sam nervously greeted his class. Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk. He talked in front of the whole class, and it was fun. The class clapped as he finished and Mrs. Owens was smiling. It wasn’t terrible at all and he knew he would do better the next time.
1. How did Sam feel after he woke?
A. Excited. B. Nervous. C. Happy. D. Hungry.
2.What did Sam have to do that day?
A. To have a baseball match. B. To take a reading test.
C. To go to a new class. D. To do something special.
3.What does the underlined word “sweat” probably mean?
A. 触摸 B. 鼓掌 C. 出汗 D. 指点
4. Which could be inferred (推断) from this passage?
A. Sam hated chatting about baseball.
B. Sam learned about Hawaii by travelling.
C. Mrs. Owens is unfriendly to her students.
D. The class enjoyed Sam’s talk very much.
5. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. A special day B. An interesting lesson
C. A nice teacher D. A professional report
Michael Essany is the young star of his own TV talk show. When he was 14, he bought some 36 machines and asked a local television station to air (播放) his show. Michael contacted 500 famous people but only three of them 37 to be on his show. However, now many well-known people want to be on his show. In 2003, the Michael Essany Show became so 38 that even the E! network made a show about his show!
Michael’s show is 39 from the living room of his family’s house. Before the show starts, his parents 40 the guests at the airport and make them comfortable. While the show is 41 , Michael tells jokes and interviews the guests, and his parents 42 the video machines. After Michael finished the show, the guests eat dinner with Michael and his 43 in the dining room.
Michael’s fame (名气) is 44 , but he still has plans and goals. “I would like to be the host of The Tonight Show. That is my 45 , and it’s a dream I intend to realize one day.”
1. A. radio B. video C. Internet
2. A. forgot B. refused C. agreed
3.A. strange B. popular C. serious
4. A. recorded B. discovered C.introduced
5. A. help out B. look after C. pick up
6. A. on B. off C. up
7. A. mend B. run C. sell
8.A. family B. audience C. boss
9. A. falling B. disappearing C. growing
10. A. advice B. dream C. story
— is the history of Tsinghua University? (2011年佛山)
— 100 years.
A. How soon B. How long C. How far
Do you have any shoes can match the dress?
A. attracts B. attracted C. has attracted
