The 30-mile road that runs through the mountains of Willie Valley makes most drivers′ hands sweat. But Andersen, a 46-year-old father of four, wasn’t expecting any trouble on the road last New Year’s Eve, when he set off for a ski trip to the Bear Mountains with nine-year-old daughter Mia, four-old son Baylor, and nine-year-old neighbor Kenya. Andersen had driven through the Valley hundreds of times over the years.
The weather was fine. But the higher they drove, the more slippery the road became. Rounding a sharp U-turn, Andersen saw a heavy truck off the road and immediately hit his brakes. In a minute, the car was going at 25 miles per hour down the mountain before falling down from a ten-foot dam into the extremely cold Logan River.
The crash had broken a few windows, and within seconds, the car was filled with water. “It was frightening that we were going fast into deep water,” remembers Andersen, a soft-spoken manager.
Having lost all sense of direction, Andersen began to search the freezing water for the kids. Mia had been right next to him in the front seat; now, in the blackness, he couldn’t find her. “I thought, if I don’t get out, maybe none of us are going to get out.” Andersen got out of his seat belt, swam through a broken window, and, deeply and quickly, breathed air at the surface. That’s when he saw a group of men, about ten in all, appear at the top of the dam. One after another, they rushed down into the water. Helping onto safety all the three children, they began to shout at the father, “Who else is in the car？”
Andersen says respectfully, “It was like the sight of angels.”
1. What might be the main cause of the car accident？
A. The bad weather. B. The high dam.
C. The sudden brake. D. The heavy truck.
2. Andersen didn’t expect any trouble on the road because _____.
A. he was familiar with the road
B. he was good at driving
C. his hands didn’t have sweat
D. the weather was fine
3. What can be learned from the last paragraph？
A. Andersen lost consciousness in the water.
B. Strangers helped Andersen out of the car.
C. Andersen liked Mia most among the children.
D. Strangers teamed together to save three children.
4.The underlined sentence is to express Andersen’s feeling of being _____.
A. tired B. excited C. doubtful D. thankful
5.Which of the following can be the best title of the text？
A. Stay calm when in trouble
B. Drive rounding a U-turn
C. Miracle rescue from a river
D. Mystery of the Bear Mountains
I arrived at my mother's home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt (被子) after quilt from the boxes, showing their beauties. She was for a quilt show at the Wooden Church. When we began to fold and put them into the boxes, my attention was by something at the bottom of one box. I it out. “What is it?” I asked.
“Oh?” Mom said, “that's Mama's quilt.”
I the quilt. It looked a group of school children had it together: irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked on the right.
“Grandmother made this?” I said, . My grandmother was a at making quilts. This didn't certainly look like any of the quilts she had made.
“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home last year and made some ,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is I’ve done so far.”
I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched a piece of cloth those words: “My mother made many quilts. She didn't get all line . But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”
“Oh, this is so nice, mom,” I said. It to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was her own mother. I realized I held in my hands a family . It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another, two generations.
1.A. flew B. rushed C. floated D. wandered
2.A. proudly B. slightly C. calmly D. hopefully
3.A. trading B. reaching C. asking D. preparing
4.A. up B. down C. back D. off
5.A. drawn B. shocked C. embarrassed D. excited
6.A. raised B. pulled C. caught D. held
7.A. pressed B. folded C. spread D. arranged
8.A. even if B. if only C. as if D. only if
9.A. picked B. added C. chained D. pieced
10.A. line B. bar C. stick D. mark
11.A. delighted B. scared C. surprised D. worried
12.A. master B. beginner C. scholar D. customer
13.A. decisions B. dresses C. changes D. progress
14.A. how B. which C. where D. what
15.A. to B. with C. for D. by
16.A. straight B. wrong C. mixed D. respectable
17.A. occurred B. happened C. replied D. struck
18.A. promoting B. moving C. honoring D. approaching
19.A. custom B. treasure C. memory D. award
20.A. passing B. holding C. satisfying D. covering
____ they didn’t share with you was that they couldn’t afford the trip at all.
A. That B. As C. Which D. What
Never put this medicine ____ the reach of children. They might take it for candies.
A. beyond B. across C. within D. at
____ by high mountains, the city is infamous for air pollution.
A. Surrounding B. To be surrounded
C. Surrounded D. Having surrounded
There were so many people on the platform waiting to ____ the train that we gave it up.
A. check B. carry C. find D. board
