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  Todd McHugh doesn't think he is a hero, but police say the California teenager probably saved a mother and her two young children from serious injury or death last month.

  He pulled them out of their car, stuck on light-rail tracks in Folsom, California, about 90 seconds before a train smashed into it.

  McHugh, 17, was northbound on his way to meet friends when the silver car in front of him turned off the road, went into a ditch and jolted(摇晃)to a stop on the tracks.

  McHugh jumped out of his vehicle and went to help.The driver, a woman who police say had fallen asleep, was behind the wheel and dazed.Her two daughters aged 7 and 10, were in the back seat, buckled(扣住)in.

  McHugh took the woman's hand and helped her from the car.She unbuckled the kids.

  Another driver who had pulled over to help shouted that a train was coming, McHugh recalled.

  Police said the other man ran along the tracks and tried to wave down the train.It was dark and there was a bend in the tracks.The train operator probably never saw him.

  McHugh said the driver applied the brakes, but the train was still going fast when it came up on them.

  The woman, her daughters and McHugh took shelter behind his truck as the train smashed into their car, dragging it down the tracks, the teenager said.

  The woman's car was destroyed.Officials said the train was damaged.But none of the crew and four passengers were injured.

  Police said the outcome could have been far worse: “Had she sat there for another minute or two, she and her daughters could have been in that vehicle when the train struck it, and they could have been severely injured or killed.”

  McHugh said he “didn't do anything anyone else wouldn't have done.”

(1)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

The woman, her daughters and McHugh hid in the truck as the train smashed into the car.

B.

The woman and her daughters were unable to get out of the car by themselves.

C.

The train driver applied to brake, as a man tried to wave down the train.

D.

The mother was slightly hurt in the accident.

(2)

Todd McHugh can be best described as ________.

[  ]

A.

brave and modest

B.

calm and proud

C.

kind and patient

D.

clever and diligent

(3)

What can we infer from the passage?

[  ]

A.

It was risky for the woman to drive with two babies.

B.

Had it not been for McHugh's timely help, the woman driver and her two daughters would have been seriously injured or even killed.

C.

It was careless of the train driver not to have noticed the warning.

D.

The mother was at a loss at the sight of the approaching train.

(4)

Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

[  ]

A.

A serious car accident

B.

A heroic deed

C.

A narrow escape

D.

Accidental deaths and injuries

答案:1.B;2.A;3.B;4.B;
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  April 22,2010 will be the 18th celebration of the annual Take Our Daugluers to Work Day(TOD), a project the National Ms.Foundation for Women of America(NFW)developed to expose girls to expanding opportunities for women in the workplace.

  The program offers, millions of girls a first - hand view of the many career opportunities available in their futures.Now that women make up 46 peroent of the U.S.workforce, girls can find role models in every occupational field-from politics to molecular biology to professional athletics, to name just a few.TOD encourages girls to focus on their abilities and opportunities, not just their appearance.

  The NFW developed the project more than a decade ago to address the self-esteem problems that many girls experience when they enter adolescence.At school, boys often receive more encouragement in the classroom, especially in math.science and computer science, the academic fields that tend to lead to the highest salaries.Women receive on average only 73 cents for every dollar that men are paid.and remain vastly underrepresented(数量不足)in top executive positions and technology fields.TOD aims to give girls the confidence and inspiration they need to develop successful careers, particularly in non-traditional fields.

  Perhaps because the program had become so widespread and successful, TOD had been criticized for excluding boys.and it was expanded in 2003to include boys.The program's official website states that the program was changed in order to provide both boys and girls with opportunities to explore careers at an age when they are more flexible in tenns of gender stereotyped roles."We should also show boys that becoming a child care provider is as acceptable a choice as becoming a police officer or CEO," added Sara K.Gould.executive director of the NFW.

(1)

The purpose for having a Take Our Daughters to Work Day is ________

[  ]

A.

to encourage girls to get top paying jobs

B.

to let girls spend more time with their mothers

C.

to show girls possibilities for work and careers

D.

to give girls a chance to visit their mothers' offices

(2)

Why are women underrepresented in some fields such as technology?

[  ]

A.

They are not interested in these fields.

B.

They are not encouraged to work in these fields.

C.

They are not paid the same as men in these fields.

D.

They are not allowed to be educated in these fields.

(3)

TOD was criticized because some people ________.

[  ]

A.

thought it was not fair to boys

B.

did not like having children at work

C.

did not have daughters to take to work

D.

would rather have their daughters stay at home

(4)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Boys are now included on Take Our Daughters to Work Day.

B.

Women and men have always been treated equally at work.

C.

Homemaking and raising children are jobs for girls only.

D.

Girls grow up receiving more attention than boys.

(5)

What can we learn from Sara K.Gould's words?

[  ]

A.

Boys are sometimes more careful and responsible than girls.

B.

It is most suitable for women to look after children at home.

C.

Aboy's life ambition should be to become an officer or CEO.

D.

It is also acceptable for boys to do what girls are supposed to.

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