9.Picture this scene,a 6-year-old girl is alone on a raft,with no lifejacket,200yards from the shore with the winds whipping up the water.She is pointing at her cousins,and yelling out,"They are drowning!"Your eyes scan left only to see a three-year-old above the surface of the water and you realize two hands are holding her up,the hands of 14-year-old Mallory,who is struggling below the surface of the water.
Three seventeen-year-olds from Salt Lake City,Tiana Skeen,Caitlin Caldwell and Jessica Osterloh,were on the lake for fun in the sun at Bear Lake when they heard the cry for help and saw this terrifying scene.The teens witnessed the three young girls in this very dangerous situation.The teens reacted quickly and swam out to save the girls while crying out toward jet skiers and people on the beach for help.Fourteen-year-old Mallory was struggling to hold her little cousin Rylee above water.The teens rescued Rylee just in time but couldn't find Mallory.Meanwhile,6-year-old Sydney was floating away on the raft with no lifejacket.The girls flagged down a jet ski to get her and bring her back to the beach.
The three teen heroines (女英雄) saved the 3-year-old and the 6-year-old,but they feel Mallory is the real heroine,as she held her 3-year-old cousin above the water until the teens were able to rescue Rylee.Mallory was finally found,but she died on the way to the hospital.
Now,the teen heroines strongly remind everyone to wear a life jacket when on the water.
33.What was Mallory doing,when the accident happened?C
A.She was crying out for help on a raft.
B.She was trying her best to catch a raft.
C.She was trying to help her cousin survive.
D.She was struggling above the surface of the water.
34.It is implied in the passage thatB.
A.life jackets are not provided for free at Bear Lake
B.Mallory couldn't have been killed with a life jacket
C.Rylee was saved because she was a good swimmer
D.children are not allowed to play on the lake alone
35.What's the best title for this passage?D
A.A dangerous experience
B.Bear Lake
C.A life jacket
D.Three teen heroines.
分析 本文讲述三个青少年救了三个孩子的事情.
解答 CBD
33.C 细节题.根据第二段提到Fourteen-year-old Mallory was struggling to hold her little cousin Rylee above water.可知,她正在努力抓住 Rylee 伸出水面的手,故选C.
34.B判断推理.在第二段介绍了Fourteen-year-old Mallory was struggling to hold her little cousin Rylee above water.当时Mallory努力地拖着Rylee 出水面,以及The teens rescued Rylee just in time but couldn't find Mallory.最后Rylee被营救而没有发现Mallory,可知,如果当时Mallory穿救生衣的话,她就不会死,故选B.
35.D 主旨大意.根据全文的介绍可知,本文讲述三个青少年救了三个孩子的事情,故选D.
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