connection /kə'nekʃ?n/ n．　　　　　　　 　联系，关联

transform/træns'fɔːm/ v. 　　　　　　　　　　使改变，变换

5．It can be inferred from what Beckie Smith said that ________.

A．she regarded the accident as a wonder

B．she was frightened by the serious accident

C．she thought highly of the rescuers

D．she called on others to learn from the rescuers

解析：推理判断题。从最后一段中的“Tuesday's ceremony provided a time to be grateful for those who put their lives on the line for the lives of complete strangers”可知答案。

答案：C

B

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(2011·东北三省四市联考)It is a hot summer day，and you feel thirsty.A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade.How do you feel when you see the glass？Will you describe your feeling as happiness or as pleasure？I believe you will say it is a feeling of pleasure.There is a connection between these two kinds of feelings，and sometimes one causes the other，but they are not the same.Pleasure is more dependent on the five senses while happiness is independent of them.

When you are happy，little unpleasant events usually do not disturb you.When you are unhappy，you feel as if everything is against you. You may compensate_for it by eating chocolate and sweets because this gives you pleasure，yet you stay unhappy.A person may smoke cigarettes because it gives him pleasure，yet this does not make him happier，especially if he knows the fact that it is not good for his health.

The physical world is always in a changing state.At each moment a new thing is being created，changed，transformed and then destroyed.This is the normal state of things and no one can change it.If we stay still in a certain state，we are sure to experience unhappiness sooner or later.On the other hand，if we adjust to the environment，nothing can influence our moods.Then outer events have nothing to do with our inner joy of mind.

The room of the mind is filled with worry or fear.If you are free of thinking about them，the room has been emptied，and then you will see what is happening and experience it.When your mind stays quiet，you will see that happiness comes from the inside.

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Luckily，no one received too serious injuries in the accident.

B．All the victims received slight injuries in the accident.

C．The rescuers were taken to the hospital to visit the victims.

D．The injured will soon recover from their injuries.

解析：推理判断题。从第八段中的“with the victims suffering from nonlife­threatening injuries.”可知A项符合文意。

答案：A

3．Which of the following can be used to describe Bozeman?

A．Kind. 　　　　　　　B．Modest.

C．Excited.　 　　　　　D．Smart.

解析：观点态度题。从文章第七段中 Bozeman说的话可知，他是一个比较谦虚的人。

答案：B

2．Who saved Megan Smith from the damaged car?

A．Clemmons.　　　　B．Anthony Russo.

C．Bozeman.　 　　　　　　　　D．Bonge.

解析：细节理解题。由第三段可知答案。

答案：D

In addition，Bozeman got to meet accident victim Anthony Russo in the hospital after the accident，where Russo presented him with a glass frame inscribed with “Thank you”．

where引导非限制性定语从句。

句意：另外，事后，Bozeman在医院见到了事故的受害者Anthony Russo，Russo送给了他一块题写“Thank you”的玻璃框。

语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道。三月二十五日在德克萨斯州的一个高速公路上发生了一起严重的交通事故。Bonge、Bozeman和Clemmons三人成功把出事者救出，因而获得了the Texes Department of Public Safety's Director's Award。

1．What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Three persons were awarded for rescuing victims in a car accident.

B．Three ordinary people were regarded as great heroes.

C．Several victims were carried to safety from the burning cars.

D．A car accident occurred on rain­soaked State Highway 6.

解析：主旨大意题。这是一篇新闻报道。从第一段第一句及下文内容可知，A项为本文大意。

答案：A

run into　　　　　 撞在……上

in addition　 　　　　另外

ceremony /'serəmənI/ n．　　　 　仪式，典礼

despair /dI'speə/ n.　 　　　　　　　绝望

encounter /In'kaʊntə/ n.　 　　　　　邂逅，偶然相遇

in other words　 换句话说

hang out　 闲逛