The hospital burn unit is a popular place on the day after Thanksgiving. I found that out three years ago, when my 18-month-old daughter touched a radiator pipe while playing around our friends' farmhouse. Instead of feasting on leftover stuffing, I rushed my child as she screamed to hospital. Instead of getting a jump on my Christmas shopping, I learned how to take care of second-degree burns.
Our story had a happy ending. With weeks of twice-daily treatments at Mommy and Papa's kitchen-table burn clinic, my daughter's hands healed. But other children we saw at the outpatient burn clinic weren't so lucky. I saw hands _____________________, a mouth that would never smile straight, a scalp that would never grow hair. All the parents had stories of accidents as easy as ours: a cup of tea knocked from a side table, a tumble(摔倒)into a space heater. "Heaters and soup," one veteran nurse told me at the hospital. "That's all it is. Heaters and soup. "
Most of the injuries were to hands and wrists, and most came from contact with hot liquids or from touching hot objects. Not only do small children not realize the danger posed by hot objects; their skin is much thinner than that of adults. They burn more quickly, and the burns tend to be deeper and more severe.
Traditional fire safety education focused on preventing fires. The number of children injured by playing with fire has declined substantially when the Consumer Product Safety Commission required that cigarette lighters be child-resistant. "We know people know about smoke alarms," says Chrissy, program manager for Safe Kids USA, a nonprofit that works to reduce childhood injuries. Now, fire safety experts hope that public education efforts will turn to burns that can be just as terrible as injuries caused by flame.
1. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
People used to be warned of the fire burns.
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2. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence.(within 10 words)
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3. What is the best title for this passage? (within 10 words)
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4. For what purpose does the author mention “a cup of tea” or “a tumble into a space heater” in Paragraph 2? (within 10 words)
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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
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阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用口号中词语的正确形式填空。
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m very pleased (see) all of you here because you are my special guests. Welcome to our company’s museum. My name is Brown, George Brown. I’m the general manager of the company. As you all know, we
(main) make computers in our company, as well as some other electronic products. But we are also quite interested in
(educate). That’s why we have founded this museum,
children can learn how computers have been developed, how they are made
how they are used in industry, agriculture, scientific research and many other areas. Children can operate the computers, push the buttons and listen to stories about computers, and they can enjoy video shows. I know you are all teachers and you know
schoolchildren really need. So I hope you can give me suggestions after you
(show) around. I want my museum to be the best of its kind
it opens to all schoolchildren. This is Mr Tom Silver, my assistant. He will be your guide now. I’ll be ___
___ you in an hour and a half. Enjoy
. See you.
I wonder whether Mike is getting annoyed with me. I had promised to help him his maths in the library this afternoon.
just as I was about to start out, Uncle John,
had just come back from abroad, came to see me. John has always been a good friend as well
a good uncle. He used to come to see me when I was young, but I had not seen him for ages.had a good chat and had a very nice time together. I tried to call Mike and tell him about the delay, but wasn’t able
reach him since his mobile phone was powered off. When I got to the library, he was nowhere to be seen. He was likely to be very upset, since I should have met him there. I think I’d better apologize to him tomorrow
not keeping the appointment. I’d rather tell him the truth than make
excuse.
The way people spend their holidays has changed a lot.
seems that people are changing their
(mind) and they want to explore the outside world. The seaside still has
different attractions for people. But it will be possible to decrease(下降) because
the pollution. Now people
(persuade) to travel abroad which can widen their knowledge about the world. Another track is that camping is
(rise). People insist
getting close to nature. Anyway, people should refer to journals, guide books and even ask advice
the experienced
they begin their travel.
填空Time came to the year 1938 and people in the world began to broadcast the first color TV program.
was not until 1938the first color TV program was broadcast.
Aspirin is likely to reduce the risk of heart attacks in that it can help the blood circulate better.Aspirin has theto reduce the risk of heart attacksit can help the blood circulate better.
Follow those experts’ tips, and your time doing research on the Internet will be much more worthwhile.
you follow those experts’ advice, it is worthwhileyour time doing research on the Internet.They complained about the quality of the food there and were unwilling to foot the bill(埋单).
Not onlythey complain about the quality of the food there, but also theyto foot the bill.A lot of people agree acupuncture can reduce pain as it can avoid pain reaching the brain.
A lot of peopleto the theory that acupuncture can reduce pain as it can block painreaching the brain.
Chinese media and Internet users on Monday condemned a lack of morals in society after a toddler was struck twice by two different vans and left bleeding on the road as more than a dozen bystanders did nothing to help the seriously injured girl.
The incident, captured by a surveillance camera and aired by Southern Television Guangdong (TVS), showed the two-year-old girl was knocked down and run over by a white van on a narrow market street on the afternoon of Oct. 13, in Foshan City of Guangdong Province.
The driver fled the scene of the accident, leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk. Over the next six minutes, more than a dozen people walked by the girl, yet not one individual did anything to help her. The girl was then hit a second time by another van before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses.
Doctors said that the girl, who was put on life support after being hospitalized, remains in a deep coma. The girl's parents, who are migrants living in the city, are now with her.
Police said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. However, the apathy of the bystanders shown in the video has shocked the public, as Internet forums have seethed with anger, and people are questioning the morality of society.
High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public.
But in recent years, the perception of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are perceived to be affecting society’s values.
On Sept. 2. an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose.
Some have linked the absence of good models to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her.
A strong chorus of opinion on the Internet says laws should exempt(免除)models from responsibility, yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s morality dilemma.
Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily commentator, said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of responsibility should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society..From the passage, what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past?
A.The public would feel proud of him/ her and showed love and respect for him/ her |
B.He/she would be awarded by the government. |
C.He/she would be condemned by the public. |
D.He/she would have to worry about liability. |
Which of the following is TRUE about this passage?
A.Nobody helped the girl who was struck twice by two different vans. |
B.High moral standards were once regarded as national pride in China. |
C.The toddler died immediately after she was hit a second time. |
D.Journalists from TVS captured the incident by using a camera. |
In recent years, society’s values is believed to be affected by________ .
A.people’s perceptions | B.the apathy of bystanders |
C.profit and materialism | D.the morals of society |
According to Cao Lin, what is the fundamental reason for not helping the girl?
A.The worry of responsibility. |
B.Lack of laws that exempt role models from responsibility. |
C.The other two cases mentioned in the article--the case of an 88-year-old man and the case where a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her. |
D.The decline of humanity in society. |
Where is the article probably taken from?
A.A news report. | B.A fashion magazine. |
C.A science fiction. | D.An education column. |