Camilla Broomstick, a missing Camden –area woman, was reported found inside her damaged Chevrolet Malibu Sunday afternoon in a County near Camden New Jersey, at the bottom of an embankment(路堤) off a highway, according to authorities. Her car, turned upside down, was spotted by a passer-by who had stopped to view scenery and noticed something shining and what looked like a body, authorities said. When emergency responders arrived, they found Broomstick alive inside her severely damaged car. The vehicle rested upside down after flying 120 feet off the highway and rolling an additional 200 feet into an aspen woods.
“The crash alone would have killed her,” New Jersey State Trooper Dean Enoch said. “It's surprising that she survived the crash at all, and then to be down there for that amount of days without food or water.”
Earlier Monday, the family released a statement at the hospital thanking emergency responders who rushed Broomstick to the hospital and to the man who found her and notified authorities.
“We sincerely appreciate all the thoughts, prayers and kind gestures from the community during such a hard time for our family,” the statement read. “While we're hopeful of her prognosis(愈后), Camilla was seriously injured and with multiple internal and external injuries. Later this afternoon Camilla will be undergoing surgery here to amputate(截肢) both of her feet. Doctors were not able to save her feet due to the serious injuries. Camilla is in critical but stable condition at this time and has a very long road ahead.”
In the statement, family members mentioned reports that Broomstick wrote a request for help on an umbrella she pushed out the car window. “We cannot comment on that right now because we have not seen the umbrella,” the statement said. Family members also asked that the public respect their privacy.Who found the severely damaged car?
A.The authorities. | B.A passer-by. |
C.Emergency responders. | D.Her families. |
Where was the damaged car when it was found?
A.200 feet from the high way. | B.120 feet from the high way. |
C.220 feet from the high way. | D.320 feet from the high way. |
What can we know from the passage ?
A.Camilla Broomstick was lucky to survive. |
B.Camilla Broomstick had a strong will. |
C.Camilla Broomstick had a good body. |
D.Camilla Broomstick was bad in driving. |
What is implied in the last two paragraphs?
A.Broomstick’s family are grateful for the doctors. |
B.Broomstick’s family are not sure about the umbrella. |
C.Broomstick’s family are worried about her legs. |
D.Broomstick’s family are not willing to be disturbed. |
Paul was a good athlete when he was a middle school student. He liked running and jumping and won some medals at the sports meetings. So he was tall and strong. Suddenly war broke out and the young man joined the army. He was sent to the front and killed several enemy soldiers. Two years later he raturned to his home town and found a job at the police station. People had known about his bravery by then and they all liked the polite young man.
One day a few young men had drunk too much before they came in a cinema. They danced and sang there and the film couldn't be shown. Paul was ill that day and went to the hospital. When he was passing there, the young men were beating an old man. He went to stop them and they began to fight. He caught them all and sent them to the police station. Since then all the bad men in the town were afraid of the brave policeman.
It was a summer evening. The weather was hot and few people could stay indoors. Paul was on duty and sat by the telephone. Suddenly in rushed a beautiful girl with a book in her hand. She stood there, shaking in her shoes.
“What's the matter, madam? ”asked Paul.
“I wish you could protect me sir, ”answered the girl.
“Protect? ”Paul said in surprise. “For what? ”
The girl showed the book to Paul. The young man understood at once: it was a book about Ghosts(鬼)!Paul won some medals because ____. [ ]
A.he was a middle school student |
B.he was tall and strong |
C.he kept doing morning exercises |
D.he was good at running and jumping. |
Paul was ____ after he joined the army. [ ]
A.a good athlete |
B.a brave soldier |
C.a polite policeman |
D.a brave policeman |
Paul sent the young men to the police station because ____. [ ]
A.they made some trouble(闹事)at the cinema |
B.they drank much in the restaurant |
C.they wouldn't see the filin |
D.they wanted to fight with him |
Paul sat by the telephone that evening because ____. [ ]
A.he was waiting for an important call |
B.he was going to call somebody |
C.he was on duty |
D.he wasn't afraid of hotness |
Ruben lived in a small village. There was no school there and he had to study in a school in the town. It was nearly five kilometres away from his village. His father couldn't buy a bike for him and he had to go to school on foot. He got up early in the morning. Usually he had to run there in order not to miss the first class. He kept running every day and it was helpful to him. He's strong and tall now and he ran faster than any other man in his village. He took part in several sports meetings and won some medals. The young man is proud of(以……自豪)it and always wants to have a race with others.
One day his mother was ill and his father told him to buy some medicine for headache in the town. The young man got there soon. There were many people in the chemist's shop while he was waiting there. And when his turn came, he could't find his money. An old woman hinted(暗示)a young man had stolen it. He saw the thief had already left the shop. He ran towards him quickly. The thief found it and began to run. He was happy and tried to catch up with him.
“Let's have a race and see who will run faster, ”Ruben called out behind.
Soon after that he caught up with the thief. But he didn't stop and went on running. At a crossing one of his friends asked, “What are you running for, Ruben? ”
“I'm running after(追)a thief. ”
“Where's the thief, then? ”
“He wants to show that he'll run faster than me, but he's fallen behind!” Ruben had to run to school because ____. [ ]
A.he had no bike |
B.he hoped to win some medals |
C.his village was a little far from the school |
D.he was afraid to be late for class |
____ , so he won some medals. [ ]
A.Ruben is good at running |
B.Ruben went to school on time |
C.Ruben often took part in the sports meetings. |
D.Ruben likes to have a race with others |
The phrase “a chemist's shop”in the story means ____. [ ]
A.化工商店 | B.药店 | C.化工厂 | D.制药厂 |
Ruben's money was stolen ____. [ ]
A.on his way to the town |
B.before he went in the shop |
C.when he was waiting in the shop |
D.after he had left the shop |
Ruben was happy because ____. [ ]
A.he could easily catch the thief |
B.he had a chance(机会)to have a race |
C.he knew who had stolen his money |
D.he would win another medal that day |
Robert was born in a small town in England. His father has a farm and can supply him enough money to finish university where he's studying law. The young man studies hard and hopes to be a famous lawyer.
Last Monday their term was over. Robert said to his father on the telephone that he was going to travel in a small country during his summer holiday. His father agreed to his plan and posted some money to him. So he started four days ago. Their plane landed at the only airport of the country safely. He took a taxi and got to a hotel in the centre of the capital. He felt hungry and tired. So he had a dinner and then a good sleep. This morning he was all right and was going to visit some places of interest. He met an English visitor while he was having breakfast and the man told him to be careful of thieves.
Robert thanked the man and left. But he thought he was smart(机灵的)and strong and he decided to have a try. He brought out a piece of paper and wrote on it, “A pig has stolen my wallet(钱包)!”Then he put the note into his empty wallet. After that he put the wallet into a pocket and set off. He did all carefully and hoped to find out who would steal it.
“Everything went well, ”Robert thought to himself after he had returned to the hotel. He brought out his wallet and put his money into it again. He had a look at the note. To his surprise, it was rewritten. It said, “Your uncle has touched your wallet!” Robert can study in the university because ____. [ ]
A.he wants to be a lawyer |
B.his father is a rich farmer |
C.he's smart and strong |
D.he keeps his wallet well |
Robert went to the small country to ____. [ ]
A.make fun of the thieves |
B.catch some thieves |
C.visit the places of interest |
D.have a nice meal and a good sleep there |
The English visitor thought ____. [ ]
A.there were a lot of thieves in the city |
B.Robert could deal with the thieves |
C.it was dangerous to travel in the city |
D.Robert had to take good care of himself |
International Studies (BA)
Key features
● Recognizes the “global community”(国际社会)
● Has close connections with practical research
● Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups
About the course
The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states. It will provide more space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank.
The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries. You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems.
Related(相关的)courses
BA (Hons) Community Management
BA (Hons) Public Policy and Management
Employment possibilities
International organizations
International business
Earth Science (BSc)
Key features
● Based on key courses and the latest research findings
● Pays much attention to practical skills
● Offers chances for fieldwork(实地考察)
About the course
The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind. Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning of using the natural resources.
The course covers geography and geology. You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly overseas, and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year.
Related courses
BSc (Hons) Geograhpy
BSc (Hons) Geology
Employment possibilities
Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industriesInternational Studies is a course in ________.
A.international polities | B.international business |
C.international systems | D.international bodies |
After taking the course of International Studies, the students will _______.
A.become practical and open-minded |
B.have a greater ability to discuss theories |
C.know how to settle international problems |
D.have good jobs in any international organizations |
Earth Science, as described in the second text, ________.
A.is attractive because of the chances for fieldwork |
B.pays more attention to practical skills than theories |
C.is built on important courses and the results of recent studies |
D.encourages students to play a role in using natural resources |
It can be inferred that the above two texts are written for the students who _______.
A.enjoy research work | B.plan to choose courses |
C.study in the UK | D.are interested in overseas fieldwork |
Gene technology to benefit people
Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.
The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(寿命) can be prolonged.
Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have hereditary(遗传的) diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientist just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.
Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep, therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.What does "these two killers" in the second paragraph refer to?
A.gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases. |
B.The two murderers who killed the cloned baby |
C.The two diseases of cancer and heart disease |
D.Hereditary diseases and cancer |
What's the main idea of the third paragraph?
A.How gene technology can be applied in the field of treating hereditary diseases. |
B.Gene technology can be used to clone human babies. |
C.Gene technology can help people to give birth of a baby. |
D.Gene technology can help the English imperial family out |
In what way gene technology can help to treat hereditary diseases?
A.Using gene technology, people with hereditary diseases can have more living days. |
B.Using gene technology, scientist finds the wrong gene and corrects it. |
C.Using gene technology, human babies can be cloned. |
D.Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technology. |
What is the main purpose of writing this passage?
A.Expressing the writer's idea that gene technology will benefit people |
B.Telling people the advantages of gene technology |
C.Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people |
D.Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity |