Question

Can you escape from a sinking vehicle? The answer is obviously yes. “But you’ve got to be quick.” said Gordon Greisbeck, a professor from the University of Manitoba’s. Here he gives four rules of survival.

Rule 1. Don’t call 911 until you are out of the car. You should get out of that vehicle immediately after unbuckling. Think about calling 911 once you’ve made it out alive. ‘Time is very important,” Greisbeck says, “If you touch your cell phone, you’re probably going to die.”

Rule 2. Don’t open the door. Roll down or break the windows instead. Opening the door is very difficult against the water pressure and it also allows so much water into the vehicle that it will speed up the sinking process. Since most vehicles now have electronically controlled windows, it is probable that the circuits (電路) will short before you have a chance to roll them down. So you’ll need a tool like the Life Hammer to break the windows open. And make sure these tools are within reach at all times.

Rule 3. Children first. Everybody should get out of their own window if possible, but the kids are going to have a harder time fighting through the rush of water, so push them out if you have to. Greisbeck suggests starting with the oldest kids and taking the youngest out in your arms.

Rule 4. Get out. Swim through the broken windows as fast as possible. You can’t imagine what will happen in the next second. Any intention to take your belongings can be deadly.

If you’ve failed to get the windows rolled down or broken, you’ll still have the slightest of chances to escape. Once water fills the car, the pressure will be equalized and you will be able to open the door. But to do this, you will also have to be expert at holding your breath in an extremely stressful situation.

How to 1.___ a Sinking Vehicle
Rules	Details	2.___
Don’t call Immediately.	Make a phone call once you’ve 3.___ in escaping.	Time is of great importance.
Don’t Open The door.	Roll down the windows or use a Life Hammer to make the windows 4.__.	◆The water pressure can make opening the door 5.___. ◆The vehicle will sink 6.___ if you open the door. ◆Most cars have electronically controlled windows and the circuits will 7.___ short.
Children first.	Push the oldest kids out first, and then go out with the youngest in your8.___.	Kids have more difficulty 9.___ through the rush of water.
Get out.	Swim through the broken windows as fast as possible.	What will happen is10.___ your imagination.

 

Answer 1

1.Survive

2.Reasons

3.succeeded

4.broken/open

5.difficult/hard

6.faster

7.probably

8.arms

9.fighting/struggling

10.beyond

【解析】

試題分析：如果你駕駛的汽車不慎落入水中，能不能逃生呢？可以考慮一下Gordon Greisbeck教授所說(shuō)的四原則：1.從車?yán)锾映鰜?lái)再打電話911；2. 不要開(kāi)門；3.兒童優(yōu)先；4. 生命第一，要盡快逃離車子。

1.根據(jù)Can you escape from a sinking vehicle? The answer is obviously yes.可知選Survive。本文主要講了當(dāng)機(jī)動(dòng)車掉入水中時(shí)如何逃生。

2.2】根據(jù)文章的結(jié)構(gòu)可知，第一段引出主題。一位大學(xué)教授講了生存四原則。接下來(lái)就分別講述了做法和原因。故選Reasons。

3.3】根據(jù)Don’t call 911 until you are out of the car.可知，應(yīng)該先從車?yán)锾映鰜?lái)在撥打電話，故選succeeded。

4.4】根據(jù)Roll down or break the windows instead.可知，應(yīng)該從打開(kāi)或打破窗戶，故選broken/open。

5.5】根據(jù)Opening the door is very difficult against the water pressure可知，水壓使打開(kāi)車門很困難。故選difficult/hard。

6.6】根據(jù)it also allows so much water into the vehicle that it will speed up the sinking process.可知，打開(kāi)車門會(huì)有很多的水涌入車?yán)镆灾劣跁?huì)加速車子的下沉，故選faster。

7.7】根據(jù)Since most vehicles now have electronically controlled windows, it is probable that the circuits (電路) will short before you have a chance to roll them down.可知，大多數(shù)的車有電動(dòng)控制車窗，所以很可能你還沒(méi)來(lái)得及搖下車窗，線路就短路了，故選probably。

8.8】根據(jù)Greisbeck suggests starting with the oldest kids and taking the youngest out in your arms. 可知，應(yīng)該先讓最大的孩子出去，然后抱著最小的，故選arms。

9.9】根據(jù)the kids are going to have a harder time fighting through the rush of water, 可知，小孩子在湍急的水中更難，故選fighting/struggling。

10.0】根據(jù)You can’t imagine what will happen in the next second.可知，應(yīng)該盡快從車?yán)锾与x，什么事情都可能發(fā)生，令人難以想象，故選beyond。

考點(diǎn):任務(wù)型閱讀。