选修六Unit4高考拆组训练
阅读理解组块专练——练速度
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
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OneSundayMalachiBradleywassearchingforwildmushroomsineasternUtahwhenherealizedhehadwanderedtoofarfromthemountainlakewherehewashikingwithhisfatherandsiblings.
The10-year-oldboytriedlookingforaroadtoflagdownadriver,buttheareaabout200mileseastofSaltLakeCitywastooremote.Herememberedthesurvivalskillshisfatherhadtaughthimandeventuallyhunkered(蹲下)downbetweenrocksstillwarmfromthesuntoprotecthimselffromthecoldmountainnight.
“Itwasstrangenothavinganybodywithme,butIjustkeptgoing.IknewIhadtomakeitback,ormyfamilywouldbereallysad,”MalachisaidonTuesday.Overthenearly30hourshewasmissinginthebackcountry.Hefoundriverwatertodrinkandeventriedunsuccessfullytocatchafishwithaspearmadefromastick.
Meanwhile,dozensofsearchandrescueworkersweresearchingtheareaonhorsesandATVs(全地形车),aswellasintheair,buttheycouldn’tspotMalachiinthewoodedarea.
Asnightfellandtemperaturedropped,MalachiwrappedhisT-shirtaroundhislegs,huddledinhisjacketandprotectedhimselffromtheweatherbetweentherocks.Theremainingwarmthhelpedhimgetthroughthenight.
BackatPaulLake,hisfather,DannyBradley,andafriendwhohadjoinedthemforthecampingwerekeepingafireburning,hopingtheboymightwanderbackbyhimself.Asthehoursworeon,Bradleyimaginedhissonaloneinthewoodsandwasterrifiedthathemightbehurt.
Thenextday,Malachiheardapolicehelicopterflyingoverhead.Heknewthesearchersaboardthecraftcouldn’tseehimthroughthetrees,sohestartedwalkingagainuntilhefoundaclearing.HestayedthereandbrieflyfellasleepuntilasearchplanespottedhimfromtheairandahelicopterlandedtopickhimuponMonday.
“Malachiwasfoundaboutfivemilessoutheastofwherehewentmissing,”UintahCountySheriffVanceNortonsaid.It