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 A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in his car on a forest track for two months with no food, police and local media reported on Saturday.

  The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found on Friday, February17, too weak to say more than a few words.

  He was found not far from the city of Umea in the north of Sweden by snowmobilers who thought they had come across a ruined car until they dug their way to a window and saw movement inside.

  The man, who was lying in the back seat in a sleeping bag, said he had been in the car since December 19.

  “Just incredible that he’s alive considering that he had no food, but also since it’s been really cold for some time after Christmas.” a rescue team member told regional daily Vasterbottens- Kuriren, which broke the news.

  Ebbe Nyberg, duty officer at the Umea police, said police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time.

  “We would not make up something like this. The rescue services were on site too and saw the same as us.” he told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.

  Umea University Hospital, where the man is recovering after being rescued by police and a rescue team, said in a statement he was doing well considering the circumstances.

  Doctors at the hospital said humans would normally be able to survive for about four weeks without food. Besides eating snow, the man probably survived by going into a dormant-like(休眠似的）state, physician Stefan Branth told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.

  “A bit like a bear that hibernates. Humans can do that.” he said. “He probably had a body temperature of around 31 degrees which the body adjusted to. Due to the low temperature, not much energy was used up.”

  “Why the man ended up under the snow in the forest remains unknown,” police said.

1.Who found the Swedish man in the snow?

    A．Snowmobilers.  B．The police.  C．A rescue team.  D．Local people.

2.“Police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time.” implies that 　　　　.

    A．police didn’t think it true         B．police were sure of the fact

    C．police had some doubt on the fact  D．police had reasons to doubt the fact

3.The reason why the man could survive was most probably that 　　　　.

    A．he was only forty-five year old    B．he did not use any energy

    C．he slept in the sleeping bag       D．he was in a dormant-like state

4.Which is the correct order of the following events?

    a．The Swedish man was stuck in the snow.

    b．He was sent to Umea University Hospital.

    c．He was found by snowmobilers.

    d．He was recovering after treatment.

    e．He stayed in his car for nearly two months.

    f．He was dug out by people.

    A．e, a, c, d, f, b         B．a, e, c, f, b, d

 C．a, f, c, e, b, d         D．e, c, f, a, d, b

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

    A．A Traffic Accident              B．A Long Sleep in Winter

    C．An Incredible Survival           D．A Successful Rescue

FOR many young people, having to attend school with a parent would be their worst nightmare. However, Senior 1 student Li Qinmei is happy taking her father with her as long as she can go to classes. He is disabled and unable to take care of himself.

The 16-year-old country girl in Zhucheng, Shandong Province has experienced one disaster after another in her short life. Li lost her mother at three. Four years later, her father became paralyzed after a tractor accident. At 12, her misfortune returned with the death of her grandma. Since then she has been forced to shoulder all the responsibility for her broken family.

Li learnt to cook and managed to live a life with an allowance of only 24 yuan per month. The most difficult thing she had to deal with was helping her father bathe, dress and use the toilet as he could hardly move.

"I felt embarrassed, and so did my dad. It was really hard at the beginning," she recalled.

During most of her junior school years, Li went to classes only once a month as her father was seriously ill at the time.

"I taught myself at home and asked teachers for help on my school days," she explained.

Li's hard work paid off this fall. She was admitted by Zhucheng No 1 High School, a local key school, based on her good performance in the entrance exams.

The school offered Li and her father a room on campus to live in so she could look after him during breaks.

Once in a while, Li felt sad when she saw her classmates going shopping or hanging out with friends.

"I envy them sometimes because they have both mum and dad to look after them. However, I soon feel relieved as I still have my dad with me," she said.

Li admitted that the difficulties in life had taught her to be strong.

"I believe I will go on and continue my studies at a good university," she said, in a confident tone.

Her teacher Mr. Wang has the same belief. Li made great progress in the recent monthly exams. "She works hard and is always eager to excel . It's not easy for her never to be late for school, but she has managed to make it work," Wang said.

1.Li Qinmei has to shoulder the family because ________.

A. her father was badly injured in a car accident

B. her mother passed away when she was 3

C. her grandma died when she was 12

D. misfortune in her life forced her to do so

2.From the passage we can infer that _________.

A. Li Qinmei doesn’t like others talking about her father

B. many young students hate going to school with their parents  

C. Li Qinmei has made great progress in her study

D. Li Qinmei has lost three relatives and has to take care of her father

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “hanging out” in the passage?_________.

A. playing outside  B. working hard  C. exchanging ideas  D. talking happily

4.According to the passage, which statement is Not True? __________.

A. Li Qinmei was admitted to a local key school because of his good scores in the exams

B. Li Qinmei is very embarrassed when she helps her father bathe

C. Li Qinmei often goes to attend her father after class

D. Li Qinmei is able to go to class on time though she has to attend her father

5.What’s the best title of the story?________.

A. Difficulties make strong             B. A touching story

C. A strong-minded girl-Li Qinmei       D. Li Qinmei’s successful study life

I saw the old man, with his untidy clothes and messy hair, as he dashed between the rows of the department store. He was trying to be ordinary but he was hard not to __21    .

He    22    the saleswoman and with a slight    23  , possibly German, asked where the women’s shoes were sold. “Fourth floor.” She responded in a voice I could hear 10 miles away. “Pardon? Where did you say they were?” he asked again, apparently    24 . Clearly the old man was somewhat    25    “Fourth floor, sir,” the friendly saleswoman replied patiently, this time so   26   that customers turned to see what was causing the   27    .

I continued watching as the man thanked the saleswoman and   28   for what I assumed was the fourth floor. But rather than walk to the    29    or the lift, he dashed behind a shelf, took out a notebook and started writing hurriedly, with an almost mad   30   on his face. Then he went straight up to another saleswoman and asked where the women’s shoes were sold. Again he asked her to   31   the answer and once more he walked away and took down some notes.

He did this three more times before a department store    32  , thinking him mad, removed him from the store. But rather than be   33   , the old man departed with a huge smile on his face. Although the incident was  34   , it was not until a year later, during my first year of university, that I gave it any further   35   . I walked into my language classroom and met my professor. It was that very same man.

The monitor suggested        to the Sea World in the summer vacation.

A．to me visiting   B. their visiting  C. to me their visit   D. they visit

 He was busy writing the exam paper , only ___once in a while to check the time. 

A. to stop      B. stopping             C. to have stopped  D. having stopped